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1354 lines
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"Weifang":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in the province of Shandong, eastern China population 1,261,500":[]
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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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"\u02c8w\u0101-\u02c8f\u00e4\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130646",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Weigert's method":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a method of tracing the course of medullated nerve fibers by hardening the tissues in a solution of potassium dichromate and staining the sections for myelin sheaths":[]
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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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"after Karl Weigert \u20201905 German pathologist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u012bg\u0259(r)ts-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021616",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Weir":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dam in a stream or river to raise the water level or divert its flow":[],
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": a fence or enclosure set in a waterway for taking fish":[],
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"Robert Walter 1803\u20131889 American painter":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Firefighters were also working to protect structures on the east side of the weir , as well as fortifying a fire line a half mile outside St. Mary\u2019s. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
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"Firefighters were also working to protect structures on the east side of the weir , as well as fortifying a fire line a half mile (800 meters) outside St. Mary\u2019s. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, ajc , 11 June 2022",
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"After some dispute, community members agreed to remove the weir in order to return the lagoon to a saltwater body and encourage its use by native birds. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Buena Vista Lagoon, located between Oceanside and Carlsbad, has been slowly transformed by a weir , or low dam, into a freshwater marsh. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Plans for the restoration were delayed for several years by a long-standing disagreement over whether the weir should be removed. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"Standing near a weir that was collecting and discharging water from a stream, with sensors to detect the flow and water chemistry, Driscoll explained what came next. \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"Silt and sediment carried by irrigation and stormwater runoff have been slowly filling the lagoon since the weir was built, slowly turning it into a marsh. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"One morning last week, Rodriguez walked to a forested nature preserve beside oil fields, where the river pushes against a weir and much of the water is diverted into a wide canal. \u2014 Ian James Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English were, going back to Old English wer, going back to Germanic *wera- (whence Old Saxon wer, werr \"fish trap, dam,\" Middle High German wer, Old Norse ver \"fishing place\"), derivative of an Indo-European verb stem *u\u032fer- \"halt, check, avert,\" whence, from an iterative derivative *u\u032for-ei\u032fe-, Germanic *warjan- (whence Old English werian \"to ward off, protect,\" Old Saxon, \"to hinder, prevent,\" Old High German weren, werren \"to hinder, defend,\" Old Norse verja \"to defend, guard,\" Gothic warjan \"to hinder, forbid\"); and, with other ablaut derivatives, Greek \u00e9rymai, \u00e9rysthai \"to ward off, protect, save,\" Sanskrit v\u1e5b\u1e47oti \"(s/he) obstructs, prevents\"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wir",
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"\u02c8wer"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105816",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weigela":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Great planting partners include weigela , new and improved varieties of potentilla such as 'Bella Bellissima,' lilac such as 'Miss Kim,' and ninebark. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"My year-old weigela suffered burns in the extreme heats. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Christian E. Weigel \u20201831 German physician":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"w\u012b-\u02c8j\u0113-l\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164013",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weigelia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a moderate red that is yellower and paler than cerise, claret (see claret sense 3a ), or average strawberry (see strawberry sense 2a ) and paler than Turkey red":[],
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": weigela sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Christian English Weigel \u20201831 + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8g\u0113l-",
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"w\u012b\u02c8j\u0113l\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191046",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weigh":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": counterbalance":[],
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": outweigh":[],
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": to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance":[],
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": to consider carefully especially by balancing opposing factors or aspects in order to reach a choice or conclusion : evaluate":[
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"weighing her options"
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],
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": to have a certain heaviness : experience a specific force due to gravity":[],
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": to have a saddening or disheartening effect":[
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"guilt weighed on my mind"
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],
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": to heave up (an anchor) preparatory to sailing":[],
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": to make heavy : weight":[
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"\u2014 often used with down"
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],
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": to measure or apportion (a definite quantity) on or as if on a scales":[],
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": to merit consideration as important : count":[
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"evidence will weigh heavily against him"
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],
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": to press down with or as if with a heavy weight":[],
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": to register a weight (as on a scales)":[
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"\u2014 used with in or out"
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],
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": to weigh anchor":[],
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": way":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase under weigh"
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],
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"\u2014 compare weigh in":[
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"\u2014 used with in or out"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She weighs herself every morning.",
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"He used a scale to weigh the bananas.",
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"The bananas weigh more than the apples.",
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"How much do you weigh ",
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"You will need to weigh the pros and cons.",
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"He took time to weigh his options.",
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"Her previous experience weighs in her favor.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Moderna's announcement comes ahead of a meeting of the regulator's outside vaccine advisers, scheduled for later this month, that will weigh key decisions around potential changes to COVID-19 boosters that may be administered this fall. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
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"In addition to evaluating the policy implications and amount of any potential student loan forgiveness, Biden must weigh the political ramifications. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"As an adult, a tortoise can weigh more than 880 pounds and live up to 200 years, according to Tropiquarium. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
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"The task force could weigh policies concerning education, the environment, cultural institutions, voting and more. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
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"The gravity of the moment, carrying a no-hitter into the final frame of the Boston City League softball championship Saturday, did not weigh on her shoulders. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"Moose antlers can weigh up to 25 pounds each and span up to six feet wide. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
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"Any kind of weakening demand in China for European goods could weigh heavily on the region too. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
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"The potential funding threat doesn't weigh too heavily on Regent Vice President Karen Walsh, who spearheaded the search committee that selected Mnookin over four other finalists. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1777, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English weyen , from Old English wegan to move, carry, weigh \u2014 more at way":"Verb",
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"alteration of way":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weigh Verb consider , study , contemplate , weigh mean to think about in order to arrive at a judgment or decision. consider may suggest giving thought to in order to reach a suitable conclusion, opinion, or decision. refused even to consider my proposal study implies sustained purposeful concentration and attention to details and minutiae. study the plan closely contemplate stresses focusing one's thoughts on something but does not imply coming to a conclusion or decision. contemplate the consequences of refusing weigh implies attempting to reach the truth or arrive at a decision by balancing conflicting claims or evidence. weigh the pros and cons of the case",
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"synonyms":[
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"count",
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"import",
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"matter",
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"mean",
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"signify"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161353",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"weigh a ton":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be very heavy":[
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"Her purse weighs a ton ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114033",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"weigh anchor":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to lift the anchor":[
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"The crew weighed anchor and prepared to sail."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052714",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"weigh down":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brighten",
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"buoy",
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"cheer (up)",
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"gladden",
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"lighten",
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"rejoice"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": oppress , depress":[],
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": to cause to bend down : overburden":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bum (out)",
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"burden",
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"dash",
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"deject",
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"depress",
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"get down",
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"oppress",
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"sadden"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100450",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"weigh in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an act or instance of weighing in as a contestant especially in sport":[],
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": to bring one's weight or influence to bear especially as a participant, contributor, or mediator":[
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"weighed in with an opinion"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"self-appointed pundits immediately weighed in on the latest political scandal"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccin"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"allow",
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"comment",
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"editorialize",
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"note",
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"observe",
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"opine",
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"reflect",
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"remark"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014518",
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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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"weigh on":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make (someone or something) sad, depressed, or worried":[
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"The bad news is really weighing on me.",
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"I can tell that something is weighing on his mind ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200616",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"weigh one's words":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to think carefully about what one is going to say":[
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"You should weigh your words before you answer that question."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182358",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"weighage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a duty or toll paid for weighing merchandise":[]
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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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"weigh entry 1 + -age":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101ij"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175205",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weighed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": counterbalance":[],
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": outweigh":[],
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": to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance":[],
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": to consider carefully especially by balancing opposing factors or aspects in order to reach a choice or conclusion : evaluate":[
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"weighing her options"
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],
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": to have a certain heaviness : experience a specific force due to gravity":[],
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": to have a saddening or disheartening effect":[
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"guilt weighed on my mind"
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],
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": to heave up (an anchor) preparatory to sailing":[],
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": to make heavy : weight":[
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"\u2014 often used with down"
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],
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": to measure or apportion (a definite quantity) on or as if on a scales":[],
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": to merit consideration as important : count":[
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"evidence will weigh heavily against him"
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],
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": to press down with or as if with a heavy weight":[],
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": to register a weight (as on a scales)":[
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"\u2014 used with in or out"
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],
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": to weigh anchor":[],
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": way":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase under weigh"
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],
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"\u2014 compare weigh in":[
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"\u2014 used with in or out"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She weighs herself every morning.",
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"He used a scale to weigh the bananas.",
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"The bananas weigh more than the apples.",
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"How much do you weigh ",
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"You will need to weigh the pros and cons.",
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"He took time to weigh his options.",
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"Her previous experience weighs in her favor.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Moderna's announcement comes ahead of a meeting of the regulator's outside vaccine advisers, scheduled for later this month, that will weigh key decisions around potential changes to COVID-19 boosters that may be administered this fall. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
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"In addition to evaluating the policy implications and amount of any potential student loan forgiveness, Biden must weigh the political ramifications. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"As an adult, a tortoise can weigh more than 880 pounds and live up to 200 years, according to Tropiquarium. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
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"The task force could weigh policies concerning education, the environment, cultural institutions, voting and more. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
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"The gravity of the moment, carrying a no-hitter into the final frame of the Boston City League softball championship Saturday, did not weigh on her shoulders. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"Moose antlers can weigh up to 25 pounds each and span up to six feet wide. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
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"Any kind of weakening demand in China for European goods could weigh heavily on the region too. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
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"The potential funding threat doesn't weigh too heavily on Regent Vice President Karen Walsh, who spearheaded the search committee that selected Mnookin over four other finalists. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1777, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English weyen , from Old English wegan to move, carry, weigh \u2014 more at way":"Verb",
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"alteration of way":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weigh Verb consider , study , contemplate , weigh mean to think about in order to arrive at a judgment or decision. consider may suggest giving thought to in order to reach a suitable conclusion, opinion, or decision. refused even to consider my proposal study implies sustained purposeful concentration and attention to details and minutiae. study the plan closely contemplate stresses focusing one's thoughts on something but does not imply coming to a conclusion or decision. contemplate the consequences of refusing weigh implies attempting to reach the truth or arrive at a decision by balancing conflicting claims or evidence. weigh the pros and cons of the case",
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"synonyms":[
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"count",
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"import",
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"matter",
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"mean",
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"signify"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100206",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"weight":{
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"antonyms":[
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"burden",
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"encumber",
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"freight",
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"lade",
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"laden",
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"load",
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"lumber",
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"saddle"
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": a heavy object to hold or press something down or to counterbalance":[],
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": a numerical coefficient assigned to an item to express its relative importance in a frequency distribution":[],
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": a piece of material (such as metal) of known specified weight for use in weighing articles":[],
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": a quantity or thing weighing a fixed and usually specified amount":[],
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": a system of related units of weight":[],
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": a unit of weight or mass \u2014 see Metric System Table":[],
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": burden , pressure":[
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"the weight of their responsibilities"
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],
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": corpulence":[],
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": measurable influence especially on others":[
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"throwing his weight behind the proposal"
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],
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": one of the classes into which contestants in a sports event are divided according to body weight":[],
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": overpowering force":[],
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": poundage required to be carried by a horse in a handicap race":[],
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": relative heaviness : mass":[],
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": something heavy : load":[],
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": the amount that a thing weighs":[],
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": the degree of thickness of the strokes of a type character":[],
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": the force with which a body is attracted toward the earth or a celestial body by gravitation and which is equal to the product of the mass and the local gravitational acceleration":[],
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": the quality (such as lightness) that makes a fabric or garment suitable for a particular use or season":[
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"\u2014 often used in combination summer- weight"
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],
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": the quality or state of being ponderous":[],
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": the relative importance or authority accorded something":[
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"the weight of her opinions"
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],
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": the standard or established amount that a thing should weigh":[],
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": to assign a statistical weight to":[],
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": to cause to incline in a particular direction by manipulation":[
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"the tax structure \u2026 which was weighted so heavily in favor of the upper classes",
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"\u2014 A. S. Link"
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],
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": to feel the weight of : heft":[],
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": to increase in heaviness by adding an ingredient":[],
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": to load or make heavy with or as if with a weight":[],
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": to oppress with a burden":[
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"weighted down with cares"
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],
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": to shift the burden of weight upon":[
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"weight the inside ski"
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],
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": weigh sense 1":[]
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Please indicate your height and weight on the form.",
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"The boat sank under the weight of the cargo.",
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"Those columns have to be strong enough to support the weight of the roof.",
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"He stays in good shape by lifting weights .",
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"I use pie weights to keep the pie crust from bubbling when I bake it.",
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"Verb",
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"I weighted the fishing line with a lead sinker.",
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"weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Symptoms, which vary depending on the severity of the inflammation, can include fever, nausea, vomiting and unintentional weight loss, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
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"At about two weeks after the transplant, Bennett started experiencing abdominal pain and weight loss that ultimately resulted in him losing more than 20 kg (40 lbs). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 June 2022",
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"In addition to personal training, those include corrective exercise, performance enhancement, weight loss, stretching and women\u2019s fitness. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
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"Online visits with physicians through Ro are free, including those for weight loss. \u2014 Julie Appleby, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Trending News Russia's ruble is the strongest currency in the world this year 5-year-old dies after being left in hot car for hours in Texas New weight loss treatment gets heavy marketing. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
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"Heartworm signs that emerge in dogs can include cough, decreased appetite or weight loss, as well as fatigue and reluctance to exercise, according the American Heartworm Society. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
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"Meals from the sunny Mediterranean region have also been linked to weight loss, stronger bones, a healthier heart and longer life. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 June 2022",
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"Among men, the waist\u2014or love handles\u2014are a persistent issue, as this tends to be one of the last and hardest places to shift fat during weight loss. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 20 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Like millions of other people around the world, Carlos Oliveira was no stranger to weight gain and low levels of activity during the pandemic. \u2014 Jesse Hicks, Men's Health , 18 June 2022",
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"Symptoms range from infertility to weight gain; excessive hair growth to acne, and the condition puts women at a heightened risk for developing depression, anxiety and type 2 diabetes. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"So a logical approach is to heavily weight the input from the folks who are the typical targets of harassment and hate speech. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Many pollsters, however, failed to weight their samples for educational achievement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
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"Partially weight the ball, but keep your feet grounded, your core strong, and your glutes engaged. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 28 June 2020",
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"The heft adds to the luxury impression although some people could find the size and weight a little on the chunky size. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Rather than weighting all Pell students equally, the formula could weight a student receiving a $6,000 Pell Grant six times higher than a student receiving a $1,000 Pell Grant. \u2014 Preston Cooper, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Males typically weight around 8 pounds and are 22 inches in length. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wight, weght , from Old English wiht ; akin to Old Norse v\u00e6tt weight, Old English wegan to weigh":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weight Noun importance , consequence , moment , weight , significance mean a quality or aspect having great worth or significance. importance implies a value judgment of the superior worth or influence of something or someone. a region with no cities of importance consequence generally implies importance because of probable or possible effects. the style you choose is of little consequence moment implies conspicuous or self-evident consequence. a decision of great moment weight implies a judgment of the immediate relative importance of something. the argument carried no weight with the judge significance implies a quality or character that should mark a thing as important but that is not self-evident and may or may not be recognized. the treaty's significance influence , authority , prestige , weight , credit mean power exerted over the minds or behavior of others. influence may apply to a force exercised and received consciously or unconsciously. used her influence to get the bill passed authority implies the power of winning devotion or allegiance or of compelling acceptance and belief. his opinions lacked authority prestige implies the ascendancy given by conspicuous excellence or reputation for superiority. the prestige of the newspaper weight implies measurable or decisive influence in determining acts or choices. their wishes obviously carried much weight credit suggests influence that arises from the confidence of others. his credit with the press",
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"synonyms":[
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"avoirdupois",
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"heaviness",
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"heft"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220253",
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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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"weight font":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": type packaged in an assortment and quantity sufficient to fill a job case and sold by weight":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105717",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weight for age":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a weight apportioned to a racehorse according to its age irrespective of any other penalties or allowances":[]
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062949",
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"type":[]
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},
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"weight in hand":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the actual weight of an archery bow":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234459",
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"type":[]
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},
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"weight lifter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": one who lifts barbells in competition or as an exercise":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Along with the New Zealand weight lifter Laurel Hubbard and the American skateboarder Alana Smith, Quinn \u2014 who goes by one name and uses gender-neutral pronouns \u2014 was one of three openly transgender athletes to compete in last year\u2019s Summer Games. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
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"Kom galvanized a generation of Manipuri athletes, including Chanu, the weight lifter , who won silver in the 49-kilogram class in Tokyo. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The father of Fares Elbakh, one of Qatar\u2019s two gold medalists in Tokyo, was an Olympic weight lifter for Egypt. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Laurel Hubbard, a weight lifter from New Zealand, became the first transgender woman to compete at the Olympics, while nonbinary athletes whose identity does not fit neatly into longstanding gender categorizations also participated. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The country\u2019s next medal came eight years later, from a weight lifter from Bulgaria. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Laurel Hubbard, a weight lifter from New Zealand, became the first openly transgender woman to participate in the Olympics. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Take Adam Fox, the 37-year old weight lifter , who, according to his girlfriend, smoked weed and posted to Facebook a lot. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 22 July 2021",
|
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"But Tagovailoa and his backup aren\u2019t a champion weight lifters with injury-protecting tree trunks for legs. \u2014 Christopher Smith, al , 15 Aug. 2019"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043553",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"weight machine":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a machine with heavy objects (called weights) attached that is used for exercise":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085045",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"weight man":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an athlete who competes in any of the field events in which a weight is thrown or put":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"While overweight men had a similar lifespan to normal- weight men , obese men lived 1.9 fewer years, and extremely obese men died six years sooner. \u2014 Lisa Rapaport, Fox News , 26 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034236",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weight of metal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the total weight of the projectiles that can be fired from a single gun in a given time or of those that can be fired simultaneously from an assemblage of guns":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064449",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"weight of numbers":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the advantage of having a great number (of things or people)":[
|
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"They won the battle through sheer weight of numbers ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051645",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weight of wind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the wind pressure measured in inches of water that is supplied to a pipe-organ stop or group of stops":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113032",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"weightiness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"light",
|
|
"unserious"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": heavy in proportion to its bulk":[
|
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"weighty metal"
|
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],
|
|
": of much importance or consequence : momentous":[
|
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"a weighty problem"
|
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],
|
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": powerful , telling":[
|
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"weighty arguments"
|
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],
|
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": solemn":[],
|
|
": weighing a considerable amount":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She grabbed a weighty book off the shelf.",
|
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"The film deals with some weighty issues.",
|
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"Those are weighty arguments in your favor.",
|
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"He was a weighty figure in the art world.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The design\u2019s crisscrossing bands in a weighty Spanx-like stretch fabric flatter the female form. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The feature component includes a weighty 80 world premieres. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Kenobi might be disappointing, but the upcoming Disney+ series Andor looks surprisingly promising; the trailer shows a wartime struggle that mirrors the grimy, weighty aesthetic of Rogue One, a fresh story with new characters. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Free of weighty toppings, the crust becomes an extra snappy stage for the cheesy and sodium-packed toppings to converge. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Saturday,the first day of the weekend considered to be the unofficial start of summer, carried a weighty weather burden. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The result is images that have a curious dual effect, conveying both solidity and delicacy; the first quality coming from the thickness of the lines, the second from our awareness that what looks so weighty on the page would rip easily at the touch. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
|
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"The third baseman slogging through the third year of a weighty seven-year, $245 million contract felt enough discomfort in his right wrist to submit to a MRI exam Friday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
|
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"This devolution of our attempt to be the Greatest Country in the World has been weighty on my usually buoyant hope. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u0101-t\u0113"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weighty heavy , weighty , ponderous , cumbrous , cumbersome mean having great weight. heavy implies that something has greater density or thickness than the average of its kind or class. a heavy child for his age weighty suggests having actual and not just relative weight. a load of weighty boxes ponderous implies having great weight because of size and massiveness with resulting great inertia. ponderous elephants in a circus parade cumbrous and cumbersome imply heaviness and bulkiness that make for difficulty in grasping, moving, carrying, or manipulating. wrestled with the cumbrous furniture early cameras were cumbersome and inconvenient",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"serious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200433",
|
|
"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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"weightless":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"heavy",
|
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"hefty",
|
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"leaden",
|
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"overweight",
|
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"ponderous",
|
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"weighty"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": having little weight : lacking apparent gravitational pull":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"a light fabric that feels almost weightless",
|
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"She floated in the pool, weightless .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"At one point, Chabon describes his interactions with his father as weightless , yet those exchanges not only nourished their extraordinary relationship but helped the young writer find his way. \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 June 2022",
|
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"This is silky, weightless , and feels like a fresh moisturizer. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Their jumps landed silently, as if their bodies were weightless . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This conditioner is ideal for anyone who needs a weightless curl product that smells amazing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
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"And as if this wasn\u2019t already perfect, the formulation of PC4Men Soothe + Smooth is weightless and silky, leaving no uncomfortable residue, irritation or redness. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Look for textures rich in good-for-skin oils that absorb instantly, intensely hydrate, and feel weightless on the skin. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Perhaps because the effects work on Strange New Worlds is only average, I wasn\u2019t blown away by any of the episodes that involved somewhat weightless ships and objects flying around in space blasting at each other. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
|
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"There's a lot to love about Glossier's Lash Slick, from an applicator with tiny bristles that coat each lash hair for natural volume to a weightless formula that doesn't clump or smudge. \u2014 ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1547, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u0101t-l\u0259s"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"featherlight",
|
|
"feathery",
|
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"light",
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"underweight"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191001",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"weighty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"light",
|
|
"unserious"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": heavy in proportion to its bulk":[
|
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"weighty metal"
|
|
],
|
|
": of much importance or consequence : momentous":[
|
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"a weighty problem"
|
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],
|
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": powerful , telling":[
|
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"weighty arguments"
|
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],
|
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": solemn":[],
|
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": weighing a considerable amount":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"She grabbed a weighty book off the shelf.",
|
|
"The film deals with some weighty issues.",
|
|
"Those are weighty arguments in your favor.",
|
|
"He was a weighty figure in the art world.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The design\u2019s crisscrossing bands in a weighty Spanx-like stretch fabric flatter the female form. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The feature component includes a weighty 80 world premieres. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Kenobi might be disappointing, but the upcoming Disney+ series Andor looks surprisingly promising; the trailer shows a wartime struggle that mirrors the grimy, weighty aesthetic of Rogue One, a fresh story with new characters. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Free of weighty toppings, the crust becomes an extra snappy stage for the cheesy and sodium-packed toppings to converge. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Saturday,the first day of the weekend considered to be the unofficial start of summer, carried a weighty weather burden. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The result is images that have a curious dual effect, conveying both solidity and delicacy; the first quality coming from the thickness of the lines, the second from our awareness that what looks so weighty on the page would rip easily at the touch. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The third baseman slogging through the third year of a weighty seven-year, $245 million contract felt enough discomfort in his right wrist to submit to a MRI exam Friday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"This devolution of our attempt to be the Greatest Country in the World has been weighty on my usually buoyant hope. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weighty heavy , weighty , ponderous , cumbrous , cumbersome mean having great weight. heavy implies that something has greater density or thickness than the average of its kind or class. a heavy child for his age weighty suggests having actual and not just relative weight. a load of weighty boxes ponderous implies having great weight because of size and massiveness with resulting great inertia. ponderous elephants in a circus parade cumbrous and cumbersome imply heaviness and bulkiness that make for difficulty in grasping, moving, carrying, or manipulating. wrestled with the cumbrous furniture early cameras were cumbersome and inconvenient",
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"synonyms":[
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"grave",
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"heavy",
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"serious"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020207",
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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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"weinschenkite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral (Er,Y)PO 4 .2H 2 O consisting of a hydrous phosphate of rare earths and occurring in white rounded aggregates and radiating masses":[]
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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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"German weinschenkit , from Ernst H. O. K. Weinschenk \u20201921 German petrographer + German -it -ite":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u012bn\u02ccshe\u014b\u02cck\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125651",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weir":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dam in a stream or river to raise the water level or divert its flow":[],
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": a fence or enclosure set in a waterway for taking fish":[],
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"Robert Walter 1803\u20131889 American painter":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Firefighters were also working to protect structures on the east side of the weir , as well as fortifying a fire line a half mile outside St. Mary\u2019s. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
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"Firefighters were also working to protect structures on the east side of the weir , as well as fortifying a fire line a half mile (800 meters) outside St. Mary\u2019s. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, ajc , 11 June 2022",
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"After some dispute, community members agreed to remove the weir in order to return the lagoon to a saltwater body and encourage its use by native birds. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Buena Vista Lagoon, located between Oceanside and Carlsbad, has been slowly transformed by a weir , or low dam, into a freshwater marsh. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Plans for the restoration were delayed for several years by a long-standing disagreement over whether the weir should be removed. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"Standing near a weir that was collecting and discharging water from a stream, with sensors to detect the flow and water chemistry, Driscoll explained what came next. \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"Silt and sediment carried by irrigation and stormwater runoff have been slowly filling the lagoon since the weir was built, slowly turning it into a marsh. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"One morning last week, Rodriguez walked to a forested nature preserve beside oil fields, where the river pushes against a weir and much of the water is diverted into a wide canal. \u2014 Ian James Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English were, going back to Old English wer, going back to Germanic *wera- (whence Old Saxon wer, werr \"fish trap, dam,\" Middle High German wer, Old Norse ver \"fishing place\"), derivative of an Indo-European verb stem *u\u032fer- \"halt, check, avert,\" whence, from an iterative derivative *u\u032for-ei\u032fe-, Germanic *warjan- (whence Old English werian \"to ward off, protect,\" Old Saxon, \"to hinder, prevent,\" Old High German weren, werren \"to hinder, defend,\" Old Norse verja \"to defend, guard,\" Gothic warjan \"to hinder, forbid\"); and, with other ablaut derivatives, Greek \u00e9rymai, \u00e9rysthai \"to ward off, protect, save,\" Sanskrit v\u1e5b\u1e47oti \"(s/he) obstructs, prevents\"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8wir",
|
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"\u02c8wer"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115520",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"weir basin":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a wide approach to the upstream side of an irrigation weir constructed so as to reduce to a minimum the effect of the momentum of the approaching water on the flow over the weir":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051050",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"weir box":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a wooden or concrete box oblong in shape and open at both ends which is set lengthwise in a canal and in which a weir for the measurement of irrigation water is set crosswise":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082056",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"weird":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of strange or extraordinary character : odd , fantastic":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural : magical":[],
|
|
": soothsayer":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"Cosmic strings are second only to black holes in the astrophysicist's pantheon of weird objects. They are narrow, ultradense filaments formed during a phase transition\u2014called inflation\u2014within the first microsecond of cosmic history. \u2014 Steve Nadis , Astronomy , October 2005",
|
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"If you looked at them closely you realized they were carved with weird , pagan creatures, more like hobgoblins than men, half hidden among trees and leaves\u2014here acanthus and there what looked like a palm tree. \u2014 Kate Atkinson , Case Histories , 2004",
|
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"As an extended fictional device allegory is used mainly in didactic, satirical fables, such as Gulliver's Travels , Animal Farm and Erewhon . In these masterpieces a surface realism of presentation gives the fantastic events a kind of weird plausibility \u2026 \u2014 David Lodge , The Art of Fiction , 1992",
|
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"My little brother acts weird sometimes.",
|
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"I heard a weird noise.",
|
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"That's weird \u2014I put my book down right here just a few minutes ago and now it's gone.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The weird thing is that there are actually no pain receptors\u2014called nociceptors\u2014in your brain tissue. \u2014 Carly Vandergriendt, SELF , 19 May 2022",
|
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"One weird thing is that Moon Knight is missing completely from the page, but yes, this is an official website, so that August date should have some weight, barring any changes. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
|
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"As always, there is nothing conventional about this festival, an event so wonderfully weird that lumping it in the same bracket with the world\u2019s Coachellas feels almost insulting. \u2014 Ryan Reed, SPIN , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"What that resulted in was this weird , distorted view of friendship. \u2014 Jenn Mckee, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The one end three that so much happened on the three for Prince, which is a weird count. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Caprice is a former trauma surgeon; her operating theater is now an actual theater, her scalpels controlled by a weird gizmo that looks like some kind of melted video-game controller. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Something weird is up with La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in the western United States and more Atlantic hurricanes. \u2014 CBS News , 28 May 2022",
|
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"Something weird is up with La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in the western United States and more Atlantic hurricanes. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 28 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"When stay-at-home measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 went into effect earlier this spring, something weird happened to our sense of geography. \u2014 Ashley Fetters, The Atlantic , 31 May 2020",
|
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"Something weird happened on the oil market last week. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, Wired , 1 May 2020",
|
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"The antidote to the winter weirds is to stay active and go outside. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Our family of weirds won\u2019t be the same without him. \u2014 Michele Corriston, PEOPLE.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
|
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"But there\u2019s no more time to rest, Betty\u2019s alarm is blaring and her mother and brother are acting like nothing weird happened the night before. \u2014 Jessica Macleish, Teen Vogue , 8 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Lewis called the off-season market weird , especially for guys his age. \u2014 Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram.com , 16 June 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1817, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English wird, werd, going back to Old English wyrd, going back to Germanic *wurdi- \"fate, chance\" (whence Old Saxon wur\u0111 \"fate,\" Old High German wurt, Old Norse ur\u00f0r ), derivative from the base of *wer\u00fean- \"to come about, happen, become\" \u2014 more at worth entry 4":"Noun",
|
|
"from construal as an adjective of weird entry 2 in weird sisters, name for the Fates of Greek and Roman myth (early Scots werd sisteris, Middle English wyrde systeres, Shakespeare weyard/weyward sisters, applied to the witches in Macbeth )":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8wird"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weird Adjective weird , eerie , uncanny mean mysteriously strange or fantastic. weird may imply an unearthly or supernatural strangeness or it may stress peculiarity or oddness. weird creatures from another world eerie suggests an uneasy or fearful consciousness that mysterious and malign powers are at work. an eerie calm preceded the bombing raid uncanny implies disquieting strangeness or mysteriousness. an uncanny resemblance between total strangers",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bizarre",
|
|
"bizarro",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"far-out",
|
|
"funky",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"kinky",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"off-kilter",
|
|
"off-the-wall",
|
|
"offbeat",
|
|
"out-of-the-way",
|
|
"outlandish",
|
|
"outr\u00e9",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"quaint",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"queerish",
|
|
"quirky",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"rum",
|
|
"screwy",
|
|
"spaced-out",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"way-out",
|
|
"weirdo",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011955",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weird out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make uneasy, bewildered, or disquieted by something considered very strange":[
|
|
"that movie weirds me out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as a curious observer, he was weirded out by the fact that members of the sect seemed to have no life outside of it"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"derail",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distemper",
|
|
"distract",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"flurry",
|
|
"frazzle",
|
|
"freak (out)",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"hagride",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025038",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weirdie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": weirdo":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8wir-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205923",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weirdless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ill-fated":[],
|
|
": improvident":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-dl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132608",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weirdo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bizarre",
|
|
"bizarro",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"far-out",
|
|
"funky",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"kinky",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"off-kilter",
|
|
"off-the-wall",
|
|
"offbeat",
|
|
"out-of-the-way",
|
|
"outlandish",
|
|
"outr\u00e9",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"quaint",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"queerish",
|
|
"quirky",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"rum",
|
|
"screwy",
|
|
"spaced-out",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"way-out",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric":[],
|
|
": strange , weird":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But make no mistake: this sadistic weirdo is super evil. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Musk is an insanely rich person and a genuine weirdo who seems to be, like many extremely rich people, governed entirely by momentary whims. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"En route to a hardly unexpected moral about embracing your inner weirdo , and learning the difference between self-control and self-repression, the panda becomes a potent cultural allegory too. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Rolling Stone , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Our attackers are weirdos, and the internet is a weirdo \u2019s paradise. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Through commitment and refinement, her weirdo -prim rock songs have come to feel quaint, and meticulous, and capable of impossible things, like little still-life paintings where the fruit keeps rolling off the table. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Teletubbyland is a deeply disturbing place, and my weirdo babies can\u2019t get enough. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In the eyes of vaccinated immune systems, Omicron looks like a big old weirdo \u2014but also, a kind of familiar one. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Jeremy Strong might be a complete weirdo in real life (don't come after me, Jessica Chastain!), but that confession scene was truly Emmy-worthy. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 13 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1955, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8wir-d\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8wir-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"character",
|
|
"codger",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"flake",
|
|
"fruitcake",
|
|
"head case",
|
|
"kook",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"nutcase",
|
|
"nutter",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"zany"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223805",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weisenheimer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": smart aleck":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172826",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weirdly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a weird manner : in a strange way":[
|
|
"a weirdly familiar place",
|
|
"has been behaving weirdly lately",
|
|
"\u2026 in the pellucid air everything seemed weirdly beautiful \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8wird-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204747"
|
|
},
|
|
"weirdliness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being weirdly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-dl\u0113n\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221622"
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},
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"weirdlike":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": weird":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062127"
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},
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"weightlessness":{
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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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"definitions":{
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": having little weight : lacking apparent gravitational pull":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101t-l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"featherlight",
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"feathery",
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"light",
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"lightweight",
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"underweight"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"heavy",
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"hefty",
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"leaden",
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"overweight",
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"ponderous",
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"weighty"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"a light fabric that feels almost weightless",
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"She floated in the pool, weightless .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The result feels weightless , even under 15-plus pound loads. \u2014 Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
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"At one point, Chabon describes his interactions with his father as weightless , yet those exchanges not only nourished their extraordinary relationship but helped the young writer find his way. \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 June 2022",
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"This is silky, weightless , and feels like a fresh moisturizer. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
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"Their jumps landed silently, as if their bodies were weightless . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"This conditioner is ideal for anyone who needs a weightless curl product that smells amazing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
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"And as if this wasn\u2019t already perfect, the formulation of PC4Men Soothe + Smooth is weightless and silky, leaving no uncomfortable residue, irritation or redness. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
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"Look for textures rich in good-for-skin oils that absorb instantly, intensely hydrate, and feel weightless on the skin. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 5 May 2022",
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"Perhaps because the effects work on Strange New Worlds is only average, I wasn\u2019t blown away by any of the episodes that involved somewhat weightless ships and objects flying around in space blasting at each other. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1547, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120953"
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}
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} |