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{
"Worcester":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": low-fired porcelain containing a frit and steatite produced at Worcester, England, from about 1751":[],
"Joseph Emerson 1784\u20131865 American lexicographer":[],
"city and capital of Worcestershire and formerly capital of Hereford and Worcester population 100,000":[],
"city in east central Massachusetts west of Boston population 181,045":[],
"county of west central England; capital Worcester area 704 square miles (1823 square kilometers), population 566,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1783, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8wu\u0307-st\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194857",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Worcestershire":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a pungent sauce whose ingredients include soy, vinegar, and garlic":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Worcestershire , England, where it was originally made":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also -\u02ccsh\u012b(-\u0259)r-",
"-st\u0259-",
"-sh\u0259r-",
"\u02c8wu\u0307-st\u0259r-\u02ccshir-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181631",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Worcestershire sauce":{
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"definitions":{
": a pungent sauce whose ingredients include soy, vinegar, and garlic":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Worcestershire , England, where it was originally made":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also -\u02ccsh\u012b(-\u0259)r-",
"-st\u0259-",
"-sh\u0259r-",
"\u02c8wu\u0307-st\u0259r-\u02ccshir-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192401",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Worth, Lake":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"inlet (lagoon) of the Atlantic in southeastern Florida":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rth"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085508",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Worthing":{
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"definitions":{
"town in West Sussex, southern England, on the English Channel population 109,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259r-t\u035fhi\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224706",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"wor":{
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"definitions":{
"worshipful":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233403",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"word":{
"antonyms":[
"articulate",
"clothe",
"couch",
"express",
"formulate",
"phrase",
"put",
"say",
"state"
],
"definitions":{
": a brief remark or conversation":[
"would like to have a word with you"
],
": a favorable statement":[
"put in a good word for me"
],
": a number of bytes processed as a unit and conveying a quantum of information in communication and computer work":[],
": a quarrelsome utterance or conversation":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural they had words and parted"
],
": a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use":[],
": a verbal signal : password":[],
": a written or printed character or combination of characters representing a spoken word":[
"the number of words to a line",
"\u2014 sometimes used with the first letter of a real or pretended taboo word prefixed as an often humorous euphemism the first man to utter the f word on British TV \u2014 Time we were not afraid to use the d word and talk about death \u2014 Erma Bombeck"
],
": any segment of written or printed discourse ordinarily appearing between spaces or between a space and a punctuation mark":[],
": good news":[
"what's the good word"
],
": gospel sense 1a":[],
": in exactly those terms":[
"implied that such actions were criminal but did not say so in so many words"
],
": in plain forthright language":[
"in so many words , she wasn't fit to be seen",
"\u2014 Jean Stafford"
],
": in short":[],
": logos":[],
": news , information":[
"sent word that he would be late"
],
": not inclined to say more than is necessary : laconic":[
"a man of few words"
],
": order , command":[
"don't move till I give the word"
],
": promise , declaration":[
"kept her word"
],
": rumor":[],
": saying , proverb":[],
": something that is said":[],
": speak":[],
": talk , discourse":[
"putting one's feelings into words"
],
": that can be relied on to keep a promise":[
"\u2014 used only after man or woman a man of his word"
],
": the act of speaking or of making verbal communication":[],
": the entire set of linguistic forms produced by combining a single base with various inflectional elements without change in the part of speech elements":[],
": the expressed or manifested mind and will of God":[],
": the text of a vocal musical composition":[],
": to express in words : phrase":[
"a carefully worded reply"
],
": with my assurance : indeed , assuredly":[
"upon my word , I've never heard of such a thing"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"How do you spell that word ",
"\u201cPlease\u201d is a useful word .",
"Our teacher often used words I didn't know.",
"What is the French word for car",
"Describe the experience in your own words .",
"The lawyer used Joe's words against him.",
"She gave the word to begin.",
"We will wait for your word before we serve dinner.",
"Verb",
"Could we word the headline differently",
"tried to word the declaration exactly right",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Description: \u2018Alinta\u2019 is a word that means \u2018fire\u2019 or \u2018flames\u2019 in a few Australian indigenous languages. \u2014 Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"But Nash\u2019s work is considered by many to be the authoritative word on Parker, a former carnie who made his fortune off the King, and whose pros and cons as a very, very controlling manager continue to be debated to this day. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"Androgynous might be a better word , as his clothes are still fluid in their sensibility. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"This is not the final word but the beginning of a long battle over it. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
"The name on the boat's stern is Kyklades, the Greek word used to describe circle of islands at the heart of the civilization during the Bronze Age. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"Bone is the right word : This bone belonged to a mastodon, and mastodons are still fresh bodies in the dirt, not petrified fossils entombed in the rock. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"In our language there is one truthful word only: chaos. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"The note was the first word fans have heard from Justin in several days as the singer continues his recovery from complications from Ramsay Hunt syndrome. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Your doctor may know how to word a letter that makes clear your medical need for accommodation without giving unnecessary detail. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Gerritson said the new standards simply re- word the old standards. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wort word, Latin verbum , Greek eirein to say, speak, Hittite weriya- to call, name":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"expression",
"term"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015908",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"word on the street":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": what people are saying":[
"Word on the street is that the company is going out of business."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074344",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"word order":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the order or arrangement of words in a phrase, clause, or sentence":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The most concrete layer, called the surface structure, captured facts about the overt shape of the sentence ( word order , inflection, and pronunciation). \u2014 Geoffrey K. Pullum, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"English speakers use word order for this function, but this is by no means the only option. 5. \u2014 Michelle Sheehan, Quartz , 3 July 2019",
"The world\u2019s many modern signing systems have different rules for pronunciation, word order , and grammar. \u2014 National Geographic , 28 May 2019",
"The loss of case in modern English means that word order must be relatively fixed, usually subject, verb and object in that sequence. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Mar. 2018",
"In English and other case-poor languages, from Swedish to Vietnamese, the solution is word order . \u2014 The Economist , 1 Mar. 2018",
"While the grammar is fairly alien to English speakers\u2014 word order is unimportant to give a sentence meaning, and subjects and objects are reflected by changes to the verbs\u2014the pronunciation was really the more complicated problem. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 19 Apr. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084735",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"word-of-mouth":{
"antonyms":[
"paper",
"written"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun phrase",
"1817, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccw\u0259rd-\u0259(v)-\u02c8mau\u0307th"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"nuncupative",
"oral",
"spoken",
"unwritten",
"verbal",
"viva voce"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113717",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun phrase"
]
},
"word-paint":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to depict graphically in words":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from word-painter & word-painting":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113323",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"wordage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the number or quantity of words":[],
": verbiage sense 1":[],
": wording":[],
": words":[]
},
"examples":[
"somewhere, lost within all that wordage , is a modestly worthwhile idea",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The isle\u2019s tourism website beckons travelers with picturesque wordage that can make one understand why Knowles misses his homeland. \u2014 Gary Stoller, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Messages varied in terms of wordage , but most signs offered support with unique personal twists. \u2014 Briar Napier, The Arizona Republic , 11 July 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259r-dij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"circumlocution",
"diffuseness",
"diffusion",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"logorrhea",
"long-windedness",
"periphrasis",
"prolixity",
"redundancy",
"verbalism",
"verbiage",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordiness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090118",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wordbook":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": vocabulary , dictionary":[]
},
"examples":[
"a wordbook of nautical slang"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rd-\u02ccbu\u0307k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dictionary",
"lexicon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132700",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wordily":{
"antonyms":[
"compact",
"concise",
"crisp",
"pithy",
"succinct",
"terse"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to words : verbal":[],
": using or containing many and usually too many words":[]
},
"examples":[
"The original script was too wordy .",
"her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To the extent anyone thinks the IRC is too detailed and too wordy today, Surrey has something to do with that. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Not everyone in the community responded in the same way to the wordy , precocious, slightly effeminate Black kid in the neighborhood. \u2014 Jameel Mohammed, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"The aforementioned shows are staged similarly, too, with small casts and wordy songs that reveal a character\u2019s interiority to open-hearted audiences. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"This is not a plea, asking companies, institutions and organizations to take an amorphous, wordy pledge, post it on social media and roll it into future talking points. \u2014 Brenda D. Wilkerson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Among the other flavors are the menu are double-fold vanilla, freckled mint chocolate chip, arbequina olive oil, strawberry honey balsamic, choloate tres leches and the wordy salted, malted, chocolate chip cookie dough. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
"McLaren had drawn up a ceasefire document full of wordy stipulations, which Caver signed in front of Evelyn. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Introverted presenters should prepare brief talking points that are not too wordy and cover the main points. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Lamar and Eminem, prot\u00e9g\u00e9s of sorts, both write wordy , caustic, cerebral raps that move faster than any mind or mouth should. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259r-d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wordy wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
"synonyms":[
"circuitous",
"circumlocutory",
"diffuse",
"garrulous",
"logorrheic",
"long-winded",
"pleonastic",
"prolix",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195021",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"wordiness":{
"antonyms":[
"compact",
"concise",
"crisp",
"pithy",
"succinct",
"terse"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to words : verbal":[],
": using or containing many and usually too many words":[]
},
"examples":[
"The original script was too wordy .",
"her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To the extent anyone thinks the IRC is too detailed and too wordy today, Surrey has something to do with that. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Not everyone in the community responded in the same way to the wordy , precocious, slightly effeminate Black kid in the neighborhood. \u2014 Jameel Mohammed, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"The aforementioned shows are staged similarly, too, with small casts and wordy songs that reveal a character\u2019s interiority to open-hearted audiences. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"This is not a plea, asking companies, institutions and organizations to take an amorphous, wordy pledge, post it on social media and roll it into future talking points. \u2014 Brenda D. Wilkerson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Among the other flavors are the menu are double-fold vanilla, freckled mint chocolate chip, arbequina olive oil, strawberry honey balsamic, choloate tres leches and the wordy salted, malted, chocolate chip cookie dough. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
"McLaren had drawn up a ceasefire document full of wordy stipulations, which Caver signed in front of Evelyn. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Introverted presenters should prepare brief talking points that are not too wordy and cover the main points. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Lamar and Eminem, prot\u00e9g\u00e9s of sorts, both write wordy , caustic, cerebral raps that move faster than any mind or mouth should. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259r-d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wordy wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
"synonyms":[
"circuitous",
"circumlocutory",
"diffuse",
"garrulous",
"logorrheic",
"long-winded",
"pleonastic",
"prolix",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105347",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"wording":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the act or manner of expressing in words : phraseology":[]
},
"examples":[
"What's the exact wording of the agreement",
"it's important to get the wording of this law precisely correct",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The $10 million would be spent over several years to fund Census Bureau field tests of different wording and placement of questions that would appear on its annual American Community Survey. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"The $10 million would be spent over several years to fund Census Bureau field tests of different wording and placement of questions that would appear on its annual American Community Survey. \u2014 CBS News , 11 June 2022",
"The $10 million would be spent over several years to fund Census Bureau field tests of different wording and placement of questions that would appear on its annual American Community Survey. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"In Nebraska, lawmakers are considering a bill that the American Civil Liberties Union said may create barriers for women struggling with infertility due to the ambiguity of the wording regarding when life begins. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"Some well-meaning taxpayers forget to sign, or may unwittingly change the penalties of perjury wording . \u2014 Robert W. Wood, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Regardless of the final wording adopted, however, Zietlow-DeJesus says the mission and work of the ADAMHS Board has not changed through any iterations. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Some experts who have studied consumer responses to recalls have been critical of the wording that companies sometimes choose for their recall press releases. \u2014 Katie Wedell, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Few of us would want to read a novel devoid of colorful wording . \u2014 Lawrence Krauss, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1649, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259r-di\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"diction",
"language",
"phraseology",
"phrasing",
"verbiage"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080504",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wordless":{
"antonyms":[
"communicative",
"speaking",
"talking"
],
"definitions":{
": not expressed in or accompanied by words":[
"a wordless picture book"
],
": silent , speechless":[
"sat wordless throughout the meeting"
]
},
"examples":[
"he stood wordless before his accusers",
"a wordless fondness for each other",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This wordless comedian is now the most-followed person on TikTok Meet the 22-year-old TikTok star with facial expressions that say a thousand words. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Some of the film\u2019s wordless sequences achieve ineffable depths of feeling \u2014 grief, joy, suspense \u2014 through a combination of understated lensing and Kelman Duran\u2019s stirring score, an elegant and otherworldly distortion of reggaeton samples. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"But, Arrow's Nathan Mitchell plays him with a wordless stoicism that is cool and bone-chilling. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
"David Loy, legal director of the First Amendment Coalition, said courts, and neighbors, can usually tell the difference between free expression and disruptive or dangerous noise, even when the sound is wordless . \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
"One of the most moving scenes is largely wordless : During a long drive, Cal tells his sister about the car crash that killed his mother two years ago. \u2014 Pat Padua, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Happening is most effective in its wordless sequences, when the audience can stay absorbed in the intense physicality of Anne\u2019s predicament, the all-consuming anxiety that drains her intellectual and emotional energies. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 12 May 2022",
"The surgeon joined me, accompanied by a wordless young female assistant with immaculate makeup. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"For some, walking 24,000 miles in wordless silence is the route to enlightenment. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rd-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dumb",
"mum",
"mute",
"muted",
"silent",
"speechless",
"uncommunicative"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111432",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"words fail someone":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122449",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"wordy":{
"antonyms":[
"compact",
"concise",
"crisp",
"pithy",
"succinct",
"terse"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to words : verbal":[],
": using or containing many and usually too many words":[]
},
"examples":[
"The original script was too wordy .",
"her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To the extent anyone thinks the IRC is too detailed and too wordy today, Surrey has something to do with that. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Not everyone in the community responded in the same way to the wordy , precocious, slightly effeminate Black kid in the neighborhood. \u2014 Jameel Mohammed, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"The aforementioned shows are staged similarly, too, with small casts and wordy songs that reveal a character\u2019s interiority to open-hearted audiences. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"This is not a plea, asking companies, institutions and organizations to take an amorphous, wordy pledge, post it on social media and roll it into future talking points. \u2014 Brenda D. Wilkerson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Among the other flavors are the menu are double-fold vanilla, freckled mint chocolate chip, arbequina olive oil, strawberry honey balsamic, choloate tres leches and the wordy salted, malted, chocolate chip cookie dough. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
"McLaren had drawn up a ceasefire document full of wordy stipulations, which Caver signed in front of Evelyn. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Introverted presenters should prepare brief talking points that are not too wordy and cover the main points. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Lamar and Eminem, prot\u00e9g\u00e9s of sorts, both write wordy , caustic, cerebral raps that move faster than any mind or mouth should. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259r-d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wordy wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
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"circuitous",
"circumlocutory",
"diffuse",
"garrulous",
"logorrheic",
"long-winded",
"pleonastic",
"prolix",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073232",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"composition",
"number",
"opus",
"piece"
],
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": a place where industrial labor is carried on : plant , factory":[],
": a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity":[],
": activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something:":[],
": activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood":[
"people looking for work"
],
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"worked on my sympathies"
],
": contrive , arrange":[
"we can work it so that you can take your vacation"
],
": effective operation : effect , result":[
"wait for time to do its healing work"
],
": energy expended by natural phenomena":[],
": everything possessed, available, or belonging":[
"the whole works , rod, reel, tackle box, went overboard",
"ordered pizza with the works"
],
": excite , provoke":[
"worked myself into a rage"
],
": ferment sense 1":[],
": having effect : operating , functioning":[],
": in process of being done":[],
": in process of preparation, development, or completion":[],
": in training":[],
": involving or engaged in work":[
"a work crew",
"work hours"
],
": manner of working : workmanship , execution":[],
": one's place of employment":[
"didn't go to work today"
],
": performance of moral or religious acts":[
"salvation by works"
],
": something produced by the exercise of creative talent or expenditure of creative effort : artistic production":[
"an early work by a major writer"
],
": something produced or accomplished by effort, exertion, or exercise of skill":[
"this book is the work of many hands"
],
": something that results from a particular manner or method of working , operating, or devising":[
"careful police work",
"clever camera work"
],
": something that results from the use or fashioning of a particular material":[
"porcelain work"
],
": structures in engineering (such as docks, bridges, or embankments) or mining (such as shafts or tunnels)":[],
": subjection to drastic treatment : all possible abuse":[
"\u2014 usually used with get or give get the works gave them the works"
],
": suitable or styled for wear while working":[
"work clothes"
],
": sustained physical or mental effort to overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result":[],
": the material or piece of material that is operated upon at any stage in the process of manufacture":[],
": the result of such energy":[
"sand dunes are the work of sea and wind"
],
": the transference of energy that is produced by the motion of the point of application of a force and is measured by multiplying the force and the displacement of its point of application in the line of action":[],
": the working or moving parts of a mechanism":[
"the works of a clock"
],
": to be in agitation or restless motion":[],
": to bring into a desired form by a gradual process of cutting, hammering, scraping, pressing, or stretching":[
"work cold steel"
],
": to bring to pass : effect":[
"work miracles"
],
": to carry on an operation or perform a job through, at, in, or along":[
"the peddler worked the corner",
"a sportscaster hired to work the game"
],
": to cause to toil or labor":[
"worked their horses nearly to death"
],
": to control or guide the operation of":[
"switches are worked from a central tower"
],
": to exert an influence or tendency":[],
": to exert oneself physically or mentally especially in sustained effort for a purpose or under compulsion or necessity":[],
": to fashion or create a useful or desired product by expending labor or exertion on : forge , shape":[
"work flint into tools"
],
": to function or operate according to plan or design":[
"hinges work better with oil"
],
": to get (oneself or an object) into or out of a condition or position by gradual stages":[],
": to get into a specified condition by slow or imperceptible movements":[
"the knot worked loose"
],
": to greet and talk with in a friendly way in order to ingratiate oneself or achieve a purpose":[
"politicians working the crowd",
"worked the room"
],
": to have effect upon : operate on":[],
": to make use of : exploit":[],
": to make way slowly and with difficulty : move or progress laboriously":[
"worked up to the presidency"
],
": to move slightly in relation to another part":[],
": to pay for or achieve with labor or service":[
"worked my way through college",
"worked my way up in the company"
],
": to perform or carry through a task requiring sustained effort or continuous repeated operations":[
"worked all day over a hot stove"
],
": to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary":[
"works in publishing"
],
": to permit of being worked : react in a specified way to being worked":[
"this wood works easily"
],
": to practice trickery or cajolery on for some end":[
"worked the management for a free ticket"
],
": to prepare for use by stirring or kneading":[],
": to produce a desired effect or result : succeed":[
"a plan that will work"
],
": to sail to windward":[],
": to set or keep in motion, operation, or activity : cause to operate or produce":[
"a pump worked by hand",
"work farmland"
],
": to solve (a problem) by reasoning or calculation":[
"\u2014 often used with out"
],
": to strive to influence or persuade":[],
": used for work":[
"a work elephant"
],
": without regular employment : jobless":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I started working when I was sixteen.",
"She works part-time at the restaurant.",
"She has always wanted to work in advertising.",
"She has to work two jobs to support her family.",
"She worked through lunch to get the report done.",
"I'm not working tomorrow\u2014the boss gave me the day off.",
"He works about 60 hours a week.",
"The job requires that you work some nights and weekends.",
"She is used to working long hours .",
"She works the Northeast region of the state selling insurance.",
"Noun",
"She is trying to find work in publishing.",
"How long have you been looking for work ",
"He started work as a car salesman.",
"I know him through work .",
"She didn't come to work today.",
"He left work a few minutes ago.",
"She's not here right now. She's at work .",
"She went out with her friends from work .",
"Can you describe your work to the class",
"A large part of the work is responding to e-mails.",
"Adjective",
"What does your work schedule look like this week",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The rationing has forced Sri Lanka into a de facto lockdown, with schools closed and employees encouraged to work from home where possible, although the government is permitting fuel sales for public transport, medicine, and food transport. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Even getting to work , thanks to sky-high gas prices, can feel practically untenable. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"When regular people \u2014 not a special ops unit or a group of superheroes \u2014 figure out a way to work toward a common goal",
"When a government policy threatens families at the shelter, will June and Tyrell be able to work together to stop it",
"In that city of about 160,000 people, the police department responded to 153 murders in the past year but has just eight homicide detectives to work that caseload. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
"Pin boys used to work the lanes for 10 cents an hour until mechanical pinsetters were installed in 1960. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"Thompson will lead Amazon\u2019s TNF pregame, halftime and postgame coverage, joining analysts Richard Sherman, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Tony Gonzalez. Thompson will also continue to work for Fox Sports, hosting its Fox NFL Kickoff show. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"Silverberg went on to work at Lovecraft for nine years while finishing high school and attending university. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Opening reception for curatorial residency exhibition that brings together the work of visual artists practicing in printmaking, digital media and drawing. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
"The Yellow Line tunnel and bridge rehabilitation work is a separate project that will shut down the Yellow Line tunnel near the L\u2019Enfant Plaza station and the bridge across the Potomac River until about May 2023. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"The offseason work begins with trying to re-sign key contributors Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The work will support thousands of jobs at the shipyard for many years to come. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"Many of us over-manage the work of our colleagues and teams. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"However, the trend is expanding; the nonfiction community is entering the audio space too, not necessarily to seek out ideas, but to highlight the work that goes into making documentaries. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Under Winters\u2019s guidance, Gunn traced lineages between classical poetry and the work of Modernists such as Robert Duncan, William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, and Wallace Stevens. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Two former members of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, Jill Wine-Banks and George Frampton, were at the reunion discussing the work of the Jan. 6 committee over cocktails. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Leah had plans to paddle section nine of the French Broad River, fives miles of flat and Class III whitewater ending at a hot springs\u2014her favorite post- work spot. \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"As mopeds rumbled down nearby streets, neighbors set up speakers for post- work karaoke. \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"The supervisor not only encouraged him to revamp his schedule but used the event to tell other team members to follow their non- work interests as well. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"With social media star Tess Masazza as his guide, Tucci raised a glass to the Milanese mainstay of the post- work drink. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2021",
"The company agreed to allow organizing in non- work areas of its facilities and send notices informing workers of their rights. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Either format gives workers an extra free day to deal with non- work issues, either weekly or every other week. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
"By that time, Jocinda has moved up the chain at NASA, whereas Brian is divorced (from his non- work wife) and on the verge of being evicted. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Recently, the forum has battled criticisms that its anti- work narrative and 1.7 million followers are fueling the U.S.'s labor shortage. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 27 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English werk, work , from Old English werc, weorc ; akin to Old High German werc work, Greek ergon , Avestan var\u0259zem activity":"Noun",
"Middle English werken, worken , from Old English wyrcan ; akin to Old English weorc":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for work Noun work , labor , travail , toil , drudgery , grind mean activity involving effort or exertion. work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force. too tired to do any work labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion. farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering. years of travail were lost when the house burned toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor. his lot would be years of back-breaking toil drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor. an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery grind implies labor exhausting to mind or body. the grind of the assembly line work , employment , occupation , calling , pursuit , m\u00e9tier , business mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living. work may apply to any purposeful activity whether remunerative or not. her work as a hospital volunteer employment implies work for which one has been engaged and is being paid by an employer. your employment with this firm is hereby terminated occupation implies work in which one engages regularly especially as a result of training. his occupation as a trained auto mechanic calling applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession. the ministry seemed my true calling pursuit suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zeal or steady interest. her family considered medicine the only proper pursuit m\u00e9tier implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted. acting was my one and only m\u00e9tier business suggests activity in commerce or the management of money and affairs. the business of managing a hotel",
"synonyms":[
"beget",
"breed",
"bring",
"bring about",
"bring on",
"catalyze",
"cause",
"create",
"do",
"draw on",
"effect",
"effectuate",
"engender",
"generate",
"induce",
"invoke",
"make",
"occasion",
"produce",
"prompt",
"result (in)",
"spawn",
"translate (into)",
"yield"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203331",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"work (for)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to be a servant for worked for a rich and powerful family"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121505",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"work curve":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a graphic record of the amount done in each successive part of a prolonged period of work \u2014 compare fatigue curve":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124803",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"work farm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a farm on which persons guilty of minor law violations are confined":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But two of Emmett\u2019s friends from the work farm , Duchess and Woolly, join them and force Emmett and Billy east to New York. \u2014 Richard J. Chang, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Emmett Watson, 18, has just returned to Nebraska from 15 months at a juvenile work farm in Kansas. \u2014 Joanne Kaufman, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Margaret, Waley\u2019s wife, landed at a Michigan work farm . \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Her father, who had served in Chiang Kai-shek\u2019s Nationalist Army, was arrested when Ms. Liu was an infant and did not see his daughter again for more than 40 years, when Ms. Liu found him on a rural work farm . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Aug. 2021",
"In another road trip, Tarbell visits Terra Farm and Manor near Prescott, a working farm and guest house where visitors can take cooking courses with chefs, farmers and winemakers. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Among the victims are the ranunculus that carpet the Flower Fields near the San Diego Freeway in Carlsbad \u2014 a working farm that also is an important agritourism destination. \u2014 Geoffrey Mohan, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Many of the dishes were prepared with food from the school, which has the city\u2019s only working farm , according to school officials. \u2014 Javonte Anderson, chicagotribune.com , 27 Nov. 2019",
"We\u2019re outside of Stockholm off this dirt road on a big, working farm . \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131536",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"work function":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the energy that is needed for a particle to come from the interior of a medium and break through the surface":[
"\u2014 used especially of the photoelectric and thermionic emission of electrons from metals"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184828",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"work in":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to insert or cause to penetrate by repeated or continued effort":[],
": to interpose or insinuate gradually or unobtrusively":[
"worked in a few topical jokes"
]
},
"examples":[
"I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup.",
"managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"edge in",
"fit (in ",
"inject",
"insert",
"insinuate",
"intercalate",
"interject",
"interpolate",
"interpose",
"intersperse",
"introduce",
"sandwich (in "
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103623",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"work like magic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be very effective":[
"a dish detergent that works like magic"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121755",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"work magic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to do special or remarkable things":[
"He's a brilliant chef who works magic with the most basic ingredients."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124425",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"work out":{
"antonyms":[
"answer",
"break",
"crack",
"dope (out)",
"figure out",
"puzzle (out)",
"resolve",
"riddle (out)",
"solve",
"unravel",
"unriddle",
"work"
],
"definitions":{
": a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance":[],
": a test of one's ability, capacity, stamina, or suitability":[],
": an undertaking or plan intended to resolve a problem of indebtedness especially in lieu of bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings":[],
": develop":[
"the final situation is not worked out with psychological profundity",
"\u2014 Leslie Rees"
],
": to amount to a total or calculated figure":[
"\u2014 used with at or to"
],
": to bring about by labor and exertion":[
"work out your own salvation",
"\u2014 Philippians 2:12 (King James Version)"
],
": to devise, arrange, or achieve by resolving difficulties":[
"after many years of wrangling, worked out a definite agreement",
"\u2014 A. A. Butkus"
],
": to discharge (a debt) by labor":[],
": to engage in a workout":[
"works out regularly at the gym"
],
": to exhaust (something, such as a mine) by working":[],
": to prove effective, practicable, or suitable":[
"how this will actually work out I don't know",
"\u2014 Milton Kotler"
],
": to solve (something, such as a problem) by a process of reasoning or calculation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The team had a good workout at practice today.",
"Her workout includes running on the treadmill and lifting weights.",
"Verb",
"by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem",
"worked out a compromise between the warring factions",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Finally, Heria takes on the training routine that has been tried by just about every fitness influencer on YouTube: the One Punch Man workout , consisting of 100 situps, 100 pushups, 100 air squats and a 6-mile run. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 26 June 2022",
"Carruthers emphasizes that pilates isn\u2019t just a workout , but rather a practice. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"Which makes Minott\u2019s Wednesday workout for the Utah Jazz \u2014 the only team not to hold a single draft pick at present \u2014 all the more intriguing. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"With celebrity backers including Jay-Z and MLB All-Star Adrian Gonzalez, the LIT Method offers a low-impact, high-intensity workout that can be done anywhere. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The workout at the AdventHealth Practice Facility at Amway Center, the team\u2019s home arena, was closed to everyone except Magic personnel. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"The former Purdue 3-point specialist and Crown Point native said his pre-draft workout for Pacers, the only one he's had so far, came together quickly. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"Sharing your feelings with someone in your support system, channeling them through an intense workout , or rage-writing them in a journal can all be helpful ways of working through your anger. \u2014 Suzy Katz, SELF , 12 May 2022",
"For a workout , jog or bike along the nearly 9-mile Corpus Christi Bay Trail. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There were no conflicting ideas or plan B in case a bodybuilding career did not work out . \u2014 Kumar Mehta, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The fund is hoping to reach an agreement with creditors that would give it more time to work out a plan. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Along with related artworks, these help rewrite the narrative around the European Modernists working in Southern California \u2014 that L.A. offered them freedom and oodles of empty space in which to work out their ideas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"That upends a proposal made in 2021 by Mr. Adams\u2019s predecessor, Bill de Blasio, to temporarily shore up the highway for 20 years at a cost of more than $500 million to give the city more time to work out a permanent solution. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Planet Fitness has their High School Summer Pass where teens 14-19 can work out for free for the entire summer at any of the Planet Fitness locations in the United States and Canada. \u2014 Seventeen , 10 June 2022",
"But our brains need vigorous exercise and the best way to work out those cranial muscles is to attach a book to them. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
"Rivian has yet to include the tank-turn function in the production R1T, but with the EQG not expected to arrive until 2024, Mercedes has some time to work out the kinks. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s not unfair to expect a show to work out its kinks by the second season after a bumpy debut. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1534, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"drill",
"exercise",
"practice",
"practise",
"routine",
"training"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205055",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"work over":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to beat up or manhandle with thoroughness":[
"My boxing opponent worked me over in the ring."
],
": to do over : rework":[
"saved the play by working the first act over"
],
": to subject to thorough examination, study, or treatment":[
"shelf stock worked over by shoppers"
]
},
"examples":[
"those thugs really worked him over"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"bung up",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"punch out",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201443",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"work song":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a song sung in rhythm with work":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Evans rose to viral fame earlier this month after posting TikTok videos performing traditional sea shanties -- the type of work song originally sung by sailors on large merchant ships. \u2014 Tatiana Cirisano, Billboard , 22 Jan. 2021",
"Sea Music Festival The 39th annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport features four days of workshops, concerts, a children\u2019s stage with special performances and demonstrations of maritime work songs \u2013 or chanteys \u2013 aboard historic vessels. \u2014 Hartford Courant, courant.com , 4 June 2018",
"That style \u2014 with its shout-along refrains \u2014 has always been heavily percussive, with a touch of hip-hop in the rhythms of Reynolds\u2019 phrasing, and even the suggestion of 21st-century work songs in the stomp of the music. \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 26 May 2018",
"Pappas and Pat LaGuardia brought working song projects to the full band. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com , 6 Feb. 2018"
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"But for workaday journalists, the cost of a muted campaign is significant. \u2014 Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
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"In that regard, at least, producer-director Stanley Nelson\u2019s film does a service, introducing a general audience to Davis\u2019 remarkable narrative, albeit in a mostly workaday fashion. \u2014 Howard Reich, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2019",
"In that regard, at least, producer-director Stanley Nelson\u2019s film does a service, introducing a general audience to Davis\u2019 remarkable narrative, albeit in a mostly workaday fashion. \u2014 Howard Reich, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2019",
"In that regard, at least, producer-director Stanley Nelson\u2019s film does a service, introducing a general audience to Davis\u2019 remarkable narrative, albeit in a mostly workaday fashion. \u2014 Howard Reich, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2019",
"In that regard, at least, producer-director Stanley Nelson\u2019s film does a service, introducing a general audience to Davis\u2019 remarkable narrative, albeit in a mostly workaday fashion. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
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"The show finds humor in the solidarity of a thankless job, offering the kinds of genuine laughs that might provide a glimmer of light on an otherwise hellish workday . \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
"The Green and Orange Lines operated through Haymarket Square Monday, marking the first workday that trains traveled through the key station since last week\u2019s abrupt shutdown due to safety concerns. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Stephanie Williams of Mount Airy was attending her first workday along with her son, Jayden Capels, 12. \u2014 Katie V. Jones, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
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"Preppy in pinstripes, these juicy trunks are the weekend version of his workday wear \u2013 but so much more fun. \u2014 Lois Alter Mark, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The camera is a shrewd interlocuter in Erige Sehiri\u2019s narrative debut Under the Fig Tree, which chronicles a summer workday for a group of Tunisian fig harvesters. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"It can be made ahead of time and packed for a picnic or workday lunch. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022"
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"Although, as of recently, there are handfuls of people who have decided to prioritize self-care, many Black women and women of color overall still find themselves severely over worked and constantly exhausted. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"From that day on, Serena\u2019s worked hand-in-hand with Nike designers to bring her legendary on-court looks to life and change the modern-day tennis outfit forever. \u2014 Essence , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"For more than a century, his plan more or less worked . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Its mainplate and bridges are made of solid 18-karat rose gold that is open- worked and meticulously finished. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"For more than a century, his plan more or less worked . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"From there, the two worked up the idea within their respective organizations, with Lue asking Lawrence Frank, the Clippers\u2019 top basketball executive, and Gillian Zucker, the top business executive. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Think long term and stay open minded, and avoid shutting down new ideas from people who may have just worked up the courage to pitch a thought for the first time. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"The eradication of darkness may seem like a fringe, superficial issue to get worked up about\u2014more of an aesthetic problem than a load-bearing one. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s the odd exception\u2014the Russian state is fond of battering Ukraine, for example\u2014but for most people in most countries, cyber has not been much to get worked up about. \u2014 Ciaran Martin, Wired , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The characters were worked up about the U.S. running out of oil, which definitely hasn\u2019t happened and won\u2019t anytime soon. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"We get worked up about what people will think about us, but the truth is people don\u2019t think about us at all. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Like most strong stylists, though, Didion worked up her craft as a sensitive reader of other masters. \u2014 Nathan Heller, The New Yorker , 23 Dec. 2021"
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"The company is planning to hire 200 workers .",
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"The average hourly wage for a private care worker was \u00a39 ($11) for the 2020-21 financial year, according to charity Skills for Care. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Taken together, East says the 4% pay bump and the \u00a32,000 bonus would amount to a 9% worker pay increase for the year, which is in line with current inflation rates but saves the company from committing to salary increases beyond 4% long-term. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"Three poll workers working the Munster early-voting satellite polling location during the 2022 primary election filed a complaint against a fellow poll worker for being racist, unprofessional and rude. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Others testifying Tuesday will be Raffensperger\u2019s top deputy Gabriel Sterling and Shaye Moss, a Georgia elections worker . \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"In Fusagasug\u00e1, Nina Cruz, 27, a cafe worker , said Mr. Petro would fail Colombia\u2019s struggling families, and she was particularly repulsed by his past as a member of a leftist rebel group. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett star in Carol, which follows Therese, a young department store worker who begins seeing the titular older woman in the early 1950s. \u2014 Lia Beck, EW.com , 18 June 2022",
"Soon after that, other groups arrived, including one that claimed to represent a former Russian government minister, according to Mr. Skorniakov, who was told by a worker who witnessed it. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Alliance Global is chaired by tycoon Andrew Tan, the son of a factory worker who made his fortune by developing high-end residential condominiums and commercial properties in Metro Manila in the 1990s. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
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"ModuleQ\u2019 s focus on using AI to improve the seller experience and enhance the day-to-day seller workflow is paying off. \u2014 Stephen Diorio, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The camera accommodates a range of lenses, including anamorphic and spherical, Super 35 and large format, and has a selection of accessories and new workflow apps. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
"Electronic prescribing created lasting, transformative change because the technology was built to streamline medical workflow issues like routing, medication history, and prior authorization while automating mundane processes like renewals. \u2014 Sean Doolan, STAT , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This implicit trust approach must be replaced with a zero-trust model that assumes that every user, device, application and workflow may have already been compromised. \u2014 Michael Xie, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"The goal is to help the employee better understand the broader workflow or value chain as well as keep their interest level high and on the lookout for other opportunities within the company. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Tatusian is looking forward to strengthening the design voice of The Times\u2019 out-of-the-box builds, helping establish a pipeline and workflow for those projects and taking the organization\u2019s typography into the future. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The result is that some offerings do not address the right clinical or operational need, are not suitably integrated into existing workflow , or simply do not work. \u2014 Kathleen Walch, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Remember that salary negotiations are a standard process in the workforce . \u2014 Kwame Christian, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Even before the pandemic Italy had one of the lowest representations of women in the workforce , a fact Italian Minister for Equal Opportunities Elena Bonnetti acknowledged. \u2014 Melissa Mahtani, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"That would just be the start of the fallout from a ruling with implications that stretch far beyond reproductive health care, to encompass suppression of female participation in the workforce and the amplification of racial and economic inequities. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Georgia now has about 94,000 more people in the workforce than when the pandemic began. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"Cardona said education leaders were struggling to fill vacancies and increase diversity in the workforce . \u2014 Daniella Silva, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"Clever marketing can help cultivate this appeal\u2013and usher in the workforce of tomorrow. \u2014 Pritma Chattha, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"At a time when women, in particular, are in the workforce but earning less than their male counterparts, often while doing vital care work at the same time, this feels particularly pernicious. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
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"The firm aspires to generate new possibilities of working , operating, interacting, playing, and living for its customers. \u2014 Steve Denning, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The problem escalated Tuesday as thousands of rail workers went on strike over demands for better pay and working conditions \u2014 the biggest walkout on the railways in 30 years \u2014bringing large parts of the network to a halt. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"In January, The Times followed a day in the life of a hotel housekeeper, who kept a diary that described grueling working conditions during the pandemic. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00edn, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"The company has tried to quash organizing efforts, but even without them warehouse workers are increasingly vocal about things like insufficient bathroom breaks, dangerous working conditions, and a culture of surveillance in Amazon facilities. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 17 June 2022",
"There is ongoing federal litigation from at least four former employees who allege unfair and dangerous working conditions. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Those still lucky enough to be employed at auto factories faced tough working conditions. \u2014 Mike Smith, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"The steady economic growth of the country of 170 million people has been a regional success story in recent years, but human rights and labor organizations have long expressed concern about poor working conditions and workplace safety measures. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"If the Clarksville workers vote to unionize, workers there would be able to choose representation to negotiate pay and working conditions with the company. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Astorino is a consultant and former county executive of Westchester County while Wilson is a businessman who emphasizes his working -class roots. \u2014 ABC News , 28 June 2022",
"With kids being abducted left and right in this film, some of today\u2019s generation might be wondering why these parents didn\u2019t just pick up their kids from school, but this was a very different time, especially in a working -class neighborhood. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
"Just across the river, the adjoining historically working -class neighborhoods of Testaccio and Ostiense have bloomed in the past decade, becoming destinations for more authentic eating and drinking. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"For the first time, Enninful shares more about his origins as a working -class immigrant who rose to the top title in fashion by championing those who, like him, have been pushed to the margins time and again. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
"Presley, born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and raised in a working -class neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, made early connections with the Black community, finding inspiration in its culture, religious traditions, and music. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 June 2022",
"But tackling the grossly unfair global system of debt diplomacy is the kind of populist proposal that can generate widespread working -class support linking disparate groups. \u2014 Rohan Montgomery, The New Republic , 26 June 2022",
"Sadr is a storied figure both here and abroad, with a history of battling U.S. troops and fierce loyalty from his working -class followers. \u2014 Mustafa Salim, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"In the Mission, a historically working -class and Latino neighborhood, artists\u2019 spaces battled with real-estate developers. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022"
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"amateurish",
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"He did a workmanlike job on the boat.",
"She showed workmanlike thoroughness in everything she did.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bogeys on five of the final eight holes by Faldo enabled Strange to employ his workmanlike game and bask in the sunshine. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Texas coach Chris Beard, a rising star in the profession, improved to 5-0 in first-round games as his No. 6 Longhorns posted a workmanlike 81-73 win over a tough 11th-seeded Virginia Tech squad. \u2014 Jim Litke, ajc , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The show demystifies him in the workmanlike way that today\u2019s cinematic universes inevitably treat their bit players: by turning them into boring old heroes. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Severna Park got a goal in each half and used its suffocating defense to keep Potomac\u2019s Winston Churchill quiet in a workmanlike 2-0 win Saturday night, giving the defending champion Falcons their 25th title to extend their own state record. \u2014 Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"In a competitive year, Hanks didn\u2019t secure an Oscar nomination, perhaps because his workmanlike effort refused to call too much attention to itself in Howard\u2019s earnest ensemble adventure. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 July 2021",
"In a competitive year, Hanks didn\u2019t secure an Oscar nomination, perhaps because his workmanlike effort refused to call too much attention to itself in Howard\u2019s earnest ensemble adventure. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 July 2021",
"In a competitive year, Hanks didn\u2019t secure an Oscar nomination, perhaps because his workmanlike effort refused to call too much attention to itself in Howard\u2019s earnest ensemble adventure. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 July 2021",
"In a competitive year, Hanks didn\u2019t secure an Oscar nomination, perhaps because his workmanlike effort refused to call too much attention to itself in Howard\u2019s earnest ensemble adventure. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 July 2021"
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"\u2014 Leslie Rees"
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"\u2014 Philippians 2:12 (King James Version)"
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"\u2014 A. A. Butkus"
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"\u2014 Milton Kotler"
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"Noun",
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"Her workout includes running on the treadmill and lifting weights.",
"Verb",
"by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem",
"worked out a compromise between the warring factions",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Finally, Heria takes on the training routine that has been tried by just about every fitness influencer on YouTube: the One Punch Man workout , consisting of 100 situps, 100 pushups, 100 air squats and a 6-mile run. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 26 June 2022",
"Carruthers emphasizes that pilates isn\u2019t just a workout , but rather a practice. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"Which makes Minott\u2019s Wednesday workout for the Utah Jazz \u2014 the only team not to hold a single draft pick at present \u2014 all the more intriguing. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"With celebrity backers including Jay-Z and MLB All-Star Adrian Gonzalez, the LIT Method offers a low-impact, high-intensity workout that can be done anywhere. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The workout at the AdventHealth Practice Facility at Amway Center, the team\u2019s home arena, was closed to everyone except Magic personnel. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"The former Purdue 3-point specialist and Crown Point native said his pre-draft workout for Pacers, the only one he's had so far, came together quickly. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"Sharing your feelings with someone in your support system, channeling them through an intense workout , or rage-writing them in a journal can all be helpful ways of working through your anger. \u2014 Suzy Katz, SELF , 12 May 2022",
"For a workout , jog or bike along the nearly 9-mile Corpus Christi Bay Trail. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There were no conflicting ideas or plan B in case a bodybuilding career did not work out . \u2014 Kumar Mehta, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The fund is hoping to reach an agreement with creditors that would give it more time to work out a plan. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Along with related artworks, these help rewrite the narrative around the European Modernists working in Southern California \u2014 that L.A. offered them freedom and oodles of empty space in which to work out their ideas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"That upends a proposal made in 2021 by Mr. Adams\u2019s predecessor, Bill de Blasio, to temporarily shore up the highway for 20 years at a cost of more than $500 million to give the city more time to work out a permanent solution. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Planet Fitness has their High School Summer Pass where teens 14-19 can work out for free for the entire summer at any of the Planet Fitness locations in the United States and Canada. \u2014 Seventeen , 10 June 2022",
"But our brains need vigorous exercise and the best way to work out those cranial muscles is to attach a book to them. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
"Rivian has yet to include the tank-turn function in the production R1T, but with the EQG not expected to arrive until 2024, Mercedes has some time to work out the kinks. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s not unfair to expect a show to work out its kinks by the second season after a bumpy debut. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
],
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"1534, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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": structures in engineering (such as docks, bridges, or embankments) or mining (such as shafts or tunnels)":[],
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": to prepare for use by stirring or kneading":[],
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"\u2014 often used with out"
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"Verb",
"I started working when I was sixteen.",
"She works part-time at the restaurant.",
"She has always wanted to work in advertising.",
"She has to work two jobs to support her family.",
"She worked through lunch to get the report done.",
"I'm not working tomorrow\u2014the boss gave me the day off.",
"He works about 60 hours a week.",
"The job requires that you work some nights and weekends.",
"She is used to working long hours .",
"She works the Northeast region of the state selling insurance.",
"Noun",
"She is trying to find work in publishing.",
"How long have you been looking for work ",
"He started work as a car salesman.",
"I know him through work .",
"She didn't come to work today.",
"He left work a few minutes ago.",
"She's not here right now. She's at work .",
"She went out with her friends from work .",
"Can you describe your work to the class",
"A large part of the work is responding to e-mails.",
"Adjective",
"What does your work schedule look like this week",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The rationing has forced Sri Lanka into a de facto lockdown, with schools closed and employees encouraged to work from home where possible, although the government is permitting fuel sales for public transport, medicine, and food transport. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Even getting to work , thanks to sky-high gas prices, can feel practically untenable. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"When regular people \u2014 not a special ops unit or a group of superheroes \u2014 figure out a way to work toward a common goal",
"When a government policy threatens families at the shelter, will June and Tyrell be able to work together to stop it",
"In that city of about 160,000 people, the police department responded to 153 murders in the past year but has just eight homicide detectives to work that caseload. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
"Pin boys used to work the lanes for 10 cents an hour until mechanical pinsetters were installed in 1960. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"Thompson will lead Amazon\u2019s TNF pregame, halftime and postgame coverage, joining analysts Richard Sherman, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Tony Gonzalez. Thompson will also continue to work for Fox Sports, hosting its Fox NFL Kickoff show. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"Silverberg went on to work at Lovecraft for nine years while finishing high school and attending university. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Opening reception for curatorial residency exhibition that brings together the work of visual artists practicing in printmaking, digital media and drawing. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
"The Yellow Line tunnel and bridge rehabilitation work is a separate project that will shut down the Yellow Line tunnel near the L\u2019Enfant Plaza station and the bridge across the Potomac River until about May 2023. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"The offseason work begins with trying to re-sign key contributors Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The work will support thousands of jobs at the shipyard for many years to come. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"Many of us over-manage the work of our colleagues and teams. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"However, the trend is expanding; the nonfiction community is entering the audio space too, not necessarily to seek out ideas, but to highlight the work that goes into making documentaries. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Under Winters\u2019s guidance, Gunn traced lineages between classical poetry and the work of Modernists such as Robert Duncan, William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, and Wallace Stevens. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Two former members of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, Jill Wine-Banks and George Frampton, were at the reunion discussing the work of the Jan. 6 committee over cocktails. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Leah had plans to paddle section nine of the French Broad River, fives miles of flat and Class III whitewater ending at a hot springs\u2014her favorite post- work spot. \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"As mopeds rumbled down nearby streets, neighbors set up speakers for post- work karaoke. \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"The supervisor not only encouraged him to revamp his schedule but used the event to tell other team members to follow their non- work interests as well. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"With social media star Tess Masazza as his guide, Tucci raised a glass to the Milanese mainstay of the post- work drink. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2021",
"The company agreed to allow organizing in non- work areas of its facilities and send notices informing workers of their rights. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Either format gives workers an extra free day to deal with non- work issues, either weekly or every other week. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
"By that time, Jocinda has moved up the chain at NASA, whereas Brian is divorced (from his non- work wife) and on the verge of being evicted. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Recently, the forum has battled criticisms that its anti- work narrative and 1.7 million followers are fueling the U.S.'s labor shortage. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English werk, work , from Old English werc, weorc ; akin to Old High German werc work, Greek ergon , Avestan var\u0259zem activity":"Noun",
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"He's in his workshop working on the lawnmower.",
"a workshop for making high-end furniture",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brunello Cucinelli Debuted alongside a live ceramics workshop in Brunello Cucinelli\u2019s Milan boutique, designer and architect Daniel Germani\u2019s limited edition ceramic cup referenced the bales of cashmere utilized by the Italian luxury knitwear brand. \u2014 David Graver, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"In order to facilitate the appropriation of its pieces by its customers, Lacoste offers a customization workshop in real-time to personalize the crocodile's essentials with its colors, cuts or initials. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Instead, a tip led a unit of the Italian police to a workshop in the Asti area of Piedmont. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Also on the roof, a mystical pyramid that was home to a 19th-century clinic and to experimental filmmaker Shirley Clarke\u2019s workshop in the 1960s, will soon include the hotel\u2019s new gym. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Born in a Nevada tailor\u2019s workshop in the 1870s, denim was popularized by Levi Strauss & Co. as workwear for lumberjacks, cowboys, and railroad workers. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Brown and Jay started a workshop in Atlanta for songwriters, with the intention of elevating marginalized voices. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In 1628, engravers in a workshop in Frankfurt-am-Main illustrated an account of the war with an attention-grabbing tableau of unmitigated violence unleashed upon unarmed colonists. \u2014 Peter C. Mancall, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Moss came in during an early workshop of the piece in 2018 and offered to help with the transcription. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"manufactory",
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"shop",
"works"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032538",
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"the academic world",
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"Noun",
"the countries of the world",
"He is famous throughout the world .",
"They sailed around the world .",
"It can be found anywhere in the world .",
"The product is shipped halfway around the world .",
"The problem occurs in many parts of the world .",
"The island was cut off from the rest of the world .",
"They want to see the world .",
"the Eastern and Western worlds",
"people living in the English-speaking world",
"Adjective",
"She broke the world record.",
"They won the world championship.",
"a world authority on gemstones",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hulu does not release viewing figures but the second season got very little buzz in a very crowded streaming world . \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"Events in a turbulent world have a way of doing that to a living, breathing art form. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"This may be something that takes place within the same universe, as in a world where the Upside Down exists, but far, far away from Hawkins and the main cast. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"What are the thoughts of women who witnessed what happened then vs. those who have never lived in a world without legal abortions",
"In a just world , though, all of them will find stiff competition in the men of Severance. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"In a world notorious for fakes and fraud, people might be expected to be on high alert for deception\u2014but NFT fans had the wool pulled over their eyes by a fake Snoop Dogg at a huge conference in New York City this week. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
"The decision could become a major issue in this year\u2019s elections, as state and federal lawmakers look to position themselves in a post-Roe world . \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a list of nominations and winners in all categories presented on tonight\u2019s show except daytime dramas (which are a world unto themselves). \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Drama ensues, and so does a multi-year, cross- world tale of loving your family. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The new numbers are just the latest evidence that this is the world American workers are living in right now. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
"At one point, Borgov offers Beth a draw, which would leave her co- world champion. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 26 Oct. 2020",
"The former two-time United States Olympian and multi- world record holder was going to make sure his student-athletes stayed safe while addressing their physical and mental needs. \u2014 Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Sep. 2020",
"The goal was to turn mainland Chinese citizens and world public opinion against the movement. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2020",
"Tel Aviv\u2019s beaches are world famous, and with miles of shoreline, there\u2019s a perfect beach for everyone. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 12 Feb. 2020",
"But instead of making China\u2019s case, Beijing\u2019s ham-handed international efforts have largely failed to sway world public opinion. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2019",
"The Swiss Air Force was left red-faced after its world famous flight demonstration team\u2014the Patrouille Suisse\u2014accidentally performed their routine over the wrong Swiss town. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 11 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to Old High German weralt age, world); akin to Old English wer man, eald old \u2014 more at virile , old":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rld",
"\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)ld"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"folks",
"humanity",
"humankind",
"people",
"public",
"species"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032917",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"world line":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the aggregate of all positions in space-time of any individual particle that retains its identity":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133122",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"world music":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": popular music originating from or influenced by non-Western musical traditions and often having a danceable rhythm":[
"\u2014 usually hyphenated when used attributively"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The North Park store\u2019s vast, ever-changing collection of vinyl offers everything from jazz, soul and soundtracks to blues, folk, rock, electronica and world music . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Plans were in the works that year to host a world music festival with a group of performers from Mongolia. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Their sophomore set, 2007\u2019s Global Drum Project, won the Grammy for best contemporary world music album in 2009. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Celebrity Series of Boston presents classical music, vocalists, world music , and dance. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"Planet Drum, the Grammy-winning, all-star collective led by the Grateful Dead\u2019s Mickey Hart and world music artists Zakir Hussain, Giovanni Hildalgo and Sikiru Adepoju, will return with their first album in 15 years on Aug. 5. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The performance features ensembles from across the School of Music performing a wide variety of genres from classical and jazz to gospel and world music . \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The group, a product of a 2017 reality show in South Korea, did have two previous releases that did well on the world music chart. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Derince, the namesake of the band, is the Eddie Van Halen of the elektrobaglama \u2014 his fingers moved up and down the neck of his lute-like instrument with lightning speed, effortlessly connecting the genres of world music , folk, and even metal. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231312",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"world power":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a political unit (such as a nation or state) powerful enough to affect the entire world by its influence or actions":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Originally a Victorian coaching inn, the crumbling property was bought and transformed by art world power couple Iwan and Manuela Wirth (hence all the museum-quality furnishings). \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian is a world power in food production, one of the biggest wheat exporters in the world, one of the biggest corn producers in sunflower oil, so multiple crops. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Once a world powerhouse that produced other inline-to-ice stars such as Chad Hedrick, Derek Parra and Jennifer Rodriguez \u2014 Olympic medalists all \u2014 the American inline program has been left in the dust by a new world power , Colombia. \u2014 Paul Newberry, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Twitter purchase is likely just the beginning of a bigger shift, as the rich become more emboldened, and social media reach becomes more akin to real world power . \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Venice that day was eerily tranquil, as at various times since the start of the pandemic, and this must also have been true during the great plague that permanently altered its history as a great world power . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Once a world powerhouse that produced other inline-to-ice stars such as Chad Hedrick, Derek Parra and Jennifer Rodriguez \u2014 Olympic medalists all \u2014 the American inline program has been left in the dust by a new world power , Colombia. \u2014 Paul Newberry, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s position today is far weaker than that faced by Churchill in 1940, when Britain was still a world power with an empire, an advanced economy, and formidable naval defenses. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Before this season, the Bengals hadn\u2019t won a playoff game since the Soviet Union was a world power \u2013 meaning a large chunk of millennials and all of Generation Z had never witnessed a postseason victory. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230655",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"world premiere":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the first regular performance (as of a theatrical production) anywhere in the world":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kuan conducted the world premiere of the opera in 2019 for New York City Opera. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
"The film will have its world premiere Saturday in the Viewpoints section of the Tribeca Film Festival. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Light and Sound Productions presents the world premiere of Martha Hansen\u2019s play for mature audiences about the intersecting lives of five older women who meet on a lesbian cruise. \u2014 Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Selections include the world premiere of a piece by senior Ian West. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Most recently, the Cambridges attended the world premiere of No Time to Die, the newest James Bond movie and the last starring Daniel Craig, in September 2021. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 19 May 2022",
"Yesterday in Los Angeles, the two attended the world premiere of their new movie, Good Mourning. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 May 2022",
"Huesera had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The show had its world premiere in Washington D.C. in 2019. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130656",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"worldliness":{
"antonyms":[
"guileless",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"unsophisticated",
"untutored",
"unworldly",
"wide-eyed"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs":[
"worldly possessions/pleasures",
"Not for wealth, in its vulgar sense, had he ever sighed; not for the enjoyment of rich things had he ever longed; but for the allotted share of worldly bliss which a wife, and children, and happy home could give him \u2026",
"\u2014 Anthony Trollope",
"Religious fervor, which the crusaders had in spades, did not preclude or even hinder their worldly ambition.",
"\u2014 Stephen O'Shea"
],
": possessing or displaying significant experience and knowledge about life and the world : worldly-wise":[
"\u2026 a wealthy, fabulously successful gay businesswoman who blows stuff up and dispenses worldly wisdom in equal amounts.",
"\u2014 Piers Marchant",
"\u2026 took the occasion to impart a bit of worldly advice.",
"\u2014 Erich Segal",
"The essays collected here counterpose two groups of men: \"the worldly men\" of \"covetous ambition,\" in the words of poet Henry King, and those whom they pushed aside in their scramble to the top.",
"\u2014 Michael S. Kimmel"
]
},
"examples":[
"She is more worldly than her younger sister.",
"she returned from her year as an exchange student a much more worldly person",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both the psychological and the physical rigors of the expedition are magnified in Alex Zhang Hungtai\u2019s other- worldly score, its ambient sounds and dissonant horns evoking everything from howling winds to whale calls. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"The brand also takes influence from worldly events and the ebbs and flows of success and failure. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 23 May 2022",
"Vasquez has his own namesake park, the spectacular Vasquez Rocks, his onetime hideout \u2014 hundreds of acres with fabled, other- worldly sandstone formations in Agua Dulce. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"As the dramatic Dubai skyline fades away into the distance, the air is filled with birdsong rather than car horns in this other- worldly natural wonderland, its lights just visible from the Dubai shoreline. \u2014 Melanie Swan, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Having a global team is an incredible opportunity to learn more about other individualized experiences and even boost your team's worldly viewpoints. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The documentary depicts a peripatetic man seemingly incapable of contentment in his growing worldly success, always inventing, trying new things, and traveling the world. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
"Cases with ceramics and lacquer wares show that Zen also introduced more worldly predilections. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"In H-Town, worldly decadence meets Texas-sized portions with a dash of Southern charm at the table. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 2 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)ld-l\u0113",
"\u02c8w\u0259rld-l\u0113",
"\u02c8w\u0259rl-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for worldly earthly , worldly , mundane mean belonging to or characteristic of the earth. earthly often implies a contrast with what is heavenly or spiritual. abandoned earthly concerns and entered a convent worldly and mundane both imply a relation to the immediate concerns and activities of human beings, worldly suggesting tangible personal gain or gratification worldly goods and mundane suggesting reference to the immediate and practical. a mundane discussion of finances",
"synonyms":[
"cosmopolitan",
"smart",
"sophisticated",
"worldly-wise"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001048",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"worldling":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person engrossed in the concerns of this present world":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1549, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)ld-li\u014b",
"\u02c8w\u0259rl-li\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020907",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"worldly":{
"antonyms":[
"guileless",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"unsophisticated",
"untutored",
"unworldly",
"wide-eyed"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs":[
"worldly possessions/pleasures",
"Not for wealth, in its vulgar sense, had he ever sighed; not for the enjoyment of rich things had he ever longed; but for the allotted share of worldly bliss which a wife, and children, and happy home could give him \u2026",
"\u2014 Anthony Trollope",
"Religious fervor, which the crusaders had in spades, did not preclude or even hinder their worldly ambition.",
"\u2014 Stephen O'Shea"
],
": possessing or displaying significant experience and knowledge about life and the world : worldly-wise":[
"\u2026 a wealthy, fabulously successful gay businesswoman who blows stuff up and dispenses worldly wisdom in equal amounts.",
"\u2014 Piers Marchant",
"\u2026 took the occasion to impart a bit of worldly advice.",
"\u2014 Erich Segal",
"The essays collected here counterpose two groups of men: \"the worldly men\" of \"covetous ambition,\" in the words of poet Henry King, and those whom they pushed aside in their scramble to the top.",
"\u2014 Michael S. Kimmel"
]
},
"examples":[
"She is more worldly than her younger sister.",
"she returned from her year as an exchange student a much more worldly person",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both the psychological and the physical rigors of the expedition are magnified in Alex Zhang Hungtai\u2019s other- worldly score, its ambient sounds and dissonant horns evoking everything from howling winds to whale calls. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"The brand also takes influence from worldly events and the ebbs and flows of success and failure. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 23 May 2022",
"Vasquez has his own namesake park, the spectacular Vasquez Rocks, his onetime hideout \u2014 hundreds of acres with fabled, other- worldly sandstone formations in Agua Dulce. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"As the dramatic Dubai skyline fades away into the distance, the air is filled with birdsong rather than car horns in this other- worldly natural wonderland, its lights just visible from the Dubai shoreline. \u2014 Melanie Swan, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Having a global team is an incredible opportunity to learn more about other individualized experiences and even boost your team's worldly viewpoints. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The documentary depicts a peripatetic man seemingly incapable of contentment in his growing worldly success, always inventing, trying new things, and traveling the world. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
"Cases with ceramics and lacquer wares show that Zen also introduced more worldly predilections. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"In H-Town, worldly decadence meets Texas-sized portions with a dash of Southern charm at the table. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 2 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)ld-l\u0113",
"\u02c8w\u0259rld-l\u0113",
"\u02c8w\u0259rl-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for worldly earthly , worldly , mundane mean belonging to or characteristic of the earth. earthly often implies a contrast with what is heavenly or spiritual. abandoned earthly concerns and entered a convent worldly and mundane both imply a relation to the immediate concerns and activities of human beings, worldly suggesting tangible personal gain or gratification worldly goods and mundane suggesting reference to the immediate and practical. a mundane discussion of finances",
"synonyms":[
"cosmopolitan",
"smart",
"sophisticated",
"worldly-wise"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072954",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"worldly goods":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": things one owns : possessions":[
"He sold all of his worldly goods ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020143",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"worldly wiseman":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one wise in the ways of the world":[
"a worldly wiseman among idealists",
"\u2014 R. M. Lovett"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"worldly-wise + man":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8w\u012bz\u02ccman",
"-m\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233250",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"worldly-minded":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": devoted to or engrossed in worldly interests":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccw\u0259rl(d)-l\u0113-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054620",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"worldly-wise":{
"antonyms":[
"guileless",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"unsophisticated",
"untutored",
"unworldly",
"wide-eyed"
],
"definitions":{
": possessing a practical and often shrewd understanding of human affairs : worldly sense 2":[
"She was pure but practical, idealistic but worldly-wise .",
"\u2014 Andy Levin",
"It's a photographic exhibition, pulling together an exceptionally diverse range of works, from the obvious to some which may surprise the most worldly-wise of old souls.",
"\u2014 Ian Mansfield",
"Mabel [Loomis Todd] is quite a woman\u2014complex, resilient, worldly wise , smart and way ahead of her time \u2026",
"\u2014 Nancye Tuttle",
"Olympia Dukakis, the self-assured, raspy-voiced actress who often played world-weary and worldly wise characters \u2026",
"\u2014 Anita Gates"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rld-l\u0113-\u02ccw\u012bz",
"\u02c8w\u0259rl(d)-l\u0113-\u02ccw\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for worldly-wise sophisticated , worldly-wise , blas\u00e9 mean experienced in the ways of the world. sophisticated often implies refinement, urbanity, cleverness, and cultivation. guests at her salon were usually rich and sophisticated worldly-wise suggests a close and practical knowledge of the affairs and manners of society and an inclination toward materialism. a worldly-wise woman with a philosophy of personal independence blas\u00e9 implies a lack of responsiveness to common joys as a result of a real or affected surfeit of experience and cultivation. blas\u00e9 travelers who claimed to have been everywhere",
"synonyms":[
"cosmopolitan",
"smart",
"sophisticated",
"worldly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002515",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"worm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a human being who is an object of contempt, loathing, or pity : wretch":[],
": a short revolving screw whose threads gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or a rack":[],
": a usually small self-contained and self-replicating computer program that invades computers on a network and usually performs a destructive action":[],
": any of numerous relatively small elongated usually naked and soft-bodied animals (such as a grub, pinworm, tapeworm, shipworm, or slowworm)":[],
": helminthiasis":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": snake , serpent":[],
": something (such as a mechanical device) spiral or vermiculate in form or appearance: such as":[],
": something that torments or devours from within":[],
": the thread of a screw":[],
": to cause to move or proceed in or as if in the manner of a worm":[],
": to insinuate or introduce (oneself) by devious or subtle means":[],
": to move or proceed sinuously or insidiously":[],
": to obtain or extract by artful or insidious questioning or by pleading, asking, or persuading":[
"\u2014 usually used with out of finally wormed the truth out of him"
],
": to proceed or make (one's way) insidiously or deviously":[
"worm their way into positions of power",
"\u2014 Bill Franzen"
],
": to treat (an animal) with a drug to destroy or expel parasitic worms":[],
": to wind rope or yarn spirally round and between the strands of (a cable or rope) before serving":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I often see worms in the garden.",
"We always used worms as bait for fishing.",
"Verb",
"He slowly wormed through the crowd.",
"He slowly wormed his way through the crowd.",
"You should have the dog vaccinated and wormed .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The dough is cut into thick, almost worm -like round strips. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Tremors centered on the small desert town of Perfection, Nevada, that is suddenly plagued with deadly, enormous worm -like monsters killing the townsfolk. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"The magma-heated hydrothermal vents deep beneath the ocean is where animals like the Yeti crab and the remarkably heat-resilient Pompeii worm dwell in temperatures above 700\u00b0F. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
"Florida\u2019s 2022 political candidates are set following Friday\u2019s qualifying deadline, teeing up races that include the state Senate president taking on a worm farmer for agriculture commissioner and a COVID-19 Grim Reaper running for attorney general. \u2014 Steven Lemongello And Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Here, Gad and Raver-Lampman reflect on Molly\u2019s evolution this season and how the show\u2019s catchiest ear worm , by Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, came together. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"Enjoying life\u2019s frivolous pleasures, the U.K. drill favorite delivers a bite-sized summer anthem, fully equipped with a chant-able chorus and ear worm sample. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
"Humanity did this with smallpox and could soon achieve this with polio and guinea- worm infections. \u2014 Nadia A. Sam-agudu, The Atlantic , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Ohio State University Extension in Trumbull County warned residents earlier this month that a homeowner had spotted a hammerhead worm in their lawn. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the idyllic scenery hides a dark history that soon starts to worm its way into Jack's mind. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
"Morfydd Clark stars as the titular Maud, a shy nurse with a murky past who can't help but worm her newfound faith into her work with hospice patients. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Rather, the flimsy excuse looks like Musk trying to worm his way out of the deal or open a window for negotiating down the price. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"Although the interior designers don't coordinate their rooms together, inevitably colors and motifs worm their way into the home's zeitgeist. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Those vulnerabilities might be weird coding mistakes (writing software is hard) or just unforeseen paths a hacker could take to worm their way in. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
"As time goes on, bad actors will likely exploit log4j to install ransomware, steal data or worm their way into the back ends of critical systems like banks or government agencies. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Some work for weeks to gain entry to a company\u2019s network and then worm their way through the system, finding the most vital data to hold hostage. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Ivermectin is used to treat parasites such as worms and lice in humans and it is also used by veterinarians to de- worm large animals. \u2014 Amanda Watts, CNN , 13 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1610, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English wyrm serpent, worm; akin to Old High German wurm serpent, worm, Latin vermis worm":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"creep",
"encroach",
"inch"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8w\u0259r-m\u0113"
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"\u2014 Truman Capote"
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"calm",
"collected",
"cool",
"easy",
"happy-go-lucky",
"nerveless",
"relaxed"
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": mentally troubled or concerned : feeling or showing concern or anxiety about what is happening or might happen":[
"worried parents",
"a worried frown",
"I'm not too worried about the weather.",
"He was worried sick . [=extremely worried]",
"But the technological intrusion of prenatal testing leaves expectant parents more worried than reassured.",
"\u2014 Ronni Sandroff",
"There was an ominous and worried expression on their faces.",
"\u2014 Jack London",
"\u2026 his mother was so worried she sent for the doctor.",
"\u2014 E. B. White"
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"1624, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8w\u0259-r\u0113d",
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"aflutter",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"atwitter",
"dithery",
"edgy",
"goosey",
"het up",
"hinky",
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"troubled",
"uneasy",
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"upset",
"uptight"
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"agita",
"agitation",
"anxiety",
"anxiousness",
"apprehension",
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"care",
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"concernment",
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": to assail with rough or aggressive attack or treatment : torment":[],
": to change the position of or adjust by repeated pushing or hauling":[],
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": to move, proceed, or progress by unceasing or difficult effort : struggle":[],
": to shake or pull at with the teeth":[
"a terrier worrying a rat"
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": to subject to persistent or nagging attention or effort":[],
": to touch or disturb something repeatedly":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We didn't want you to worry .",
"Don't worry . You'll be fine.",
"Don't make your parents worry .",
"When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry .",
"They were fine. We needn't have worried .",
"His poor health worries me.",
"It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast.",
"We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you.",
"Noun",
"She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill.",
"His high blood pressure is cause for worry .",
"Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost.",
"His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time.",
"His mother's health is a constant worry .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Climate watchdogs worry Asia could stay hooked on coal for longer than previously projected. \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 4 July 2022",
"Some professors worry that the unanswered attacks are hurting Boise State\u2019s credibility. \u2014 Daniel Golden, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
"But why worry about the height of the building or the percentage of the fa\u00e7ade facing the sidewalk",
"With China increasingly at odds with Western countries, and continuing an ambitious military buildup, more observers worry that Xi will take inspiration from his friend and partner, Russian President Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
"Others worry about the privacy implication of information posted online. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 3 July 2022",
"Some Republican operatives also worry a pre-midterm entry would help Democrats frame the 2022 cycle into a referendum on Trump. \u2014 Fin G\u00f3mez, CBS News , 3 July 2022",
"Even with internal firewalls, critics worry the utilities could still steer the process for their benefit. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"With so many of San Diego\u2019s residential neighborhoods located on canyons, firefighters worry that errant fireworks shot into the air will land on a roof or a brushy patch and easily spark a fire. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Absence of fear and worry promotes job engagement and productivity as well as the company\u2019s bottom line. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Sure, fear of technology is a sci-fi standard and this is not the first play to probe our legit worry that the machines are taking over the most intimate portals of our life. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"More prominent ones include an overwhelming sense of worry or fear, a rapid heartbeat, and difficulty breathing. \u2014 Mathew Devine, SELF , 23 May 2022",
"Her grip, even strengthened by worry , can no longer hold him. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"The questions came fast and furious for nearly five hours Wednesday night, offering a glimpse into the world of wealth, worry and water. \u2014 Brittny Mejiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"Delta-8 THC has a strong soothing impact, reducing stress and worry . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"And the worry that a recession is just around the corner plays on just about everyone's mind. \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
"Halting rumination through awareness gives us wisdom instead of worry . \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English worien , from Old English wyrgan ; akin to Old High German wurgen to strangle, Lithuanian ver\u017eti to constrict":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8w\u0259r-\u0113"
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"fret",
"fuss",
"stew",
"stress",
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"trouble"
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"verb"
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": a person who is inclined to worry unduly":[]
},
"examples":[
"My father is a real worrywart .",
"tends to dismiss people concerned about global warming as a bunch of worrywarts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By contrast to his boss, Barker\u2019s partner, Thomas Lewellyn \u2014 the book\u2019s narrator \u2014 is about 30, married, eager to have a child and rather a worrywart . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Hearing this may come as a relief to anyone who has felt sheepish about constantly changing their personal safety standards, as if the inconsistency reveals some character defect, such as being indecisive or a worrywart . \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Despite Gevinson's obvious efforts, Kate is a whiny, brow-furrowing worrywart . \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 5 July 2021",
"The fan-favorite worrywart 's Funko figure is gearing up to unsheathe his sword and unleash the power of his Thunder Breathing First Form. \u2014 Sarah Toscano, EW.com , 14 June 2021",
"Yet worrywarts say that while liquidity is plentiful at first when volatility rises, it cannot be relied on if markets stay jumpy for a while. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Mar. 2020",
"This condition is no secret, but even the typical financial worrywarts have been unperturbed that Netflix is perpetually spending other people\u2019s money to cement itself as a default entertainment option for billions of people. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Habitual worrywarts \u2014including some practitioners of the dismal science\u2014see ominous signs that America\u2019s record-breaking expansion will soon end. \u2014 Burton G. Malkiel And Atanu Saha, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2019",
"This year pop culture saw fit to gift us with not one, but three good-hearted worrywarts who carry their stress in their stomach. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 24 Dec. 2019"
],
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259r-\u0113-\u02ccw\u022frt",
"\u02c8w\u0259-r\u0113-"
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"handwringer",
"nervous Nellie",
"nervous Nelly",
"worrier"
],
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},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"His schoolwork got worse after his parents split up.",
"Her second book was worse than her first one.",
"Her first book was bad, but her second one is even worse .",
"This one is no worse than that one.",
"Could the situation get any worse ",
"You have even worse luck than I do.",
"It turned out to be a worse idea than we originally thought.",
"She ended up in worse shape than when she started.",
"Things are bad for him now, but he was in a worse situation last week.",
"Cheer up. Things could be worse , you know.",
"Noun",
"I didn't want to tell her that worse was yet to come.",
"Her accusations don't bother me. I've been accused of worse .",
"When I lost my job, my life took a turn for the worse .",
"Adverb",
"I did much worse on my second try.",
"You drive worse than he does.",
"That isn't an excellent score, but you could have done worse .",
"She was hurt worse than I was.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The college numbers are worse , with some studies showing binge drinking reaches 33% of the student population. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"And roughly three in 10 Americans say their overall mental health has been worse since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"What's worse : being kidnapped for no reason or having to smell this dinosaur's breath",
"Nothing could be worse for college football than to divide a conference housing 12 of the last 16 national champions from the rest of the sport. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"The commission would work to, to really understand systemic discrimination, abuse, and harassment at work and healthcare and at school and other sectors in society that caused those outcomes to be worse . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"They would be replaced by people who would be far worse . \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"Still, without the programs, the pandemic\u2019s impacts on school lunch availability would have been far worse . \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 June 2022",
"Stanford Physicist and former Energy Secretary Steven Chu contends that agriculture, particularly meat, is worse for the climate than power generation. \u2014 Jeff Mcmahon, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What made the prejudice worse was that the entire institutional infrastructure of college basketball was in on it; coaches, athletic directors and alumni. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Even worse , our film was buried in the distributor\u2019s catalog only after a few months, and sales became nonexistent. \u2014 Kelly Schwarze, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
"And the fire danger is still there, possibly worse this summer than the past two. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"That delay, critics argued, made the first wave of the pandemic worse in Britain than elsewhere. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"If some foods make your period diarrhea worse , try cutting back on them in the days leading up to your period. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 May 2022",
"Not since the bottom of a pre-Civil War depression has the broad bond market performed worse in a complete year than what's happened so far in 2022. \u2014 The Week , 21 May 2022",
"As a result, that\u2019s made the labor shortage even worse . \u2014 NBC News , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The coronavirus pandemic made the caregiver shortage even worse . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Even worse , the sixth-grader can\u2019t bring her beloved viola. \u2014 Christina Barron, Washington Post , 1 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
},
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"Middle English werse, worse , from Old English wiersa, wyrsa ; akin to Old High German wirsiro worse":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259rs"
],
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"He was worse off financially than he was before."
],
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"If you quit school, you will be worse off ."
]
},
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"ameliorate",
"improve",
"meliorate"
],
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": to become worse":[
"the weather began to worsen"
],
": to make worse":[]
},
"examples":[
"Spending more money is only going to worsen the problem.",
"the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Americans could ultimately worsen the problem by changing their behavior, analysts warn. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 10 June 2022",
"The heat wave could also worsen air quality and elevate the risk of a wildfire spreading should a blaze ignite, officials said. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"However, rapid weight loss is dangerous and could worsen NAFLD. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"The Riverkeeper also contended the deepening would worsen flooding and challenged the economic assumptions used to justify the federal expenditure on the project. \u2014 David Bauerlein, Orlando Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
"Executives and analysts say the situation could worsen because there are no plans to add significant refining capacity, and fuel demand will grow throughout the summer as drivers hit the road and more economies loosen Covid-19 restrictions. \u2014 Peter Santilli, WSJ , 28 May 2022",
"Thunderstorms hit the area Monday evening, which brought warnings that high winds and lightning in the highlands could worsen the fire. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Vaught\u2019s prosecution drew condemnation from nursing and medical organizations that said the case\u2019s dangerous precedent would worsen the nursing shortage and make nurses less forthcoming about mistakes. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 13 May 2022",
"Vaught's prosecution drew condemnation from nursing and medical organizations that said the case's dangerous precedent would worsen the nursing shortage and make nurses less forthcoming about mistakes. \u2014 Brett Kelman, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
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"atrophy",
"crumble",
"decay",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"descend",
"deteriorate",
"devolve",
"ebb",
"regress",
"retrograde",
"rot",
"sink"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225851",
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"antonyms":[],
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": worse":[
"I cannot hate thee worser than I do",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare",
"But in sooth Mr. Slope was pursuing Mrs. Bold in obedience to his better instincts, and the signora in obedience to his worser .",
"\u2014 Anthony Trollope"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259r-s\u0259r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000325",
"type":[
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]
},
"worship":{
"antonyms":[
"adulation",
"deification",
"hero worship",
"idolatry",
"idolization",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
],
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": a person of importance":[
"\u2014 used as a title for various officials (such as magistrates and some mayors)"
],
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"worship of the dollar"
],
": to honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power":[],
": to perform or take part in worship or an act of worship":[],
": to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion":[
"a celebrity worshipped by her fans"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Many ancient cultures worshipped the sun and moon.",
"They worship at this temple.",
"I worship God in my own way.",
"Noun",
"worship of gods and goddesses",
"Worship services are held daily.",
"the media's worship of celebrities",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Batman is a public enemy, except all the good cops love him and the nice children worship him. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"News and public opinion outlets will no longer be a place to worship Western culture. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Abuirshaid and Elkhayyat are DeSoto County residents and want to develop a mosque so their families and other Muslim families in DeSoto County will have a place to worship without having to drive a half-hour or more to Memphis. \u2014 CBS News , 4 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s been instilled in my brain to praise and worship it. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 22 June 2021",
"The sunny yellow bricks and red double-doors of Hannibal Square\u2019s Prayer Mission of God in Christ Church provide a welcome sight for anyone seeking a place to worship . \u2014 Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com , 28 May 2021",
"The Diocese of Little Rock covers all 75 Arkansas counties and includes more than 154,000 Catholics, who worship in 130 parishes and missions across the state. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"The men and women who worship at Sacred Heart have much to be angry about. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"In 1916, Hawaii\u2019s first Latter-day Saint temple was constructed, and within a year Iosepa was abandoned, as Hawaiian residents were now able to worship in their homeland. \u2014 Will Stamp, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That was met with relief from some, who invited the US attorney\u2019s office to their places of worship . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Educational institutions and places of worship would also be protected under the measure, Hochul said. \u2014 Rob Frehse, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"But thousands of houses of worship , including many mainline Protestant churches and synagogues, have LGBTQ-inclusive policies. \u2014 Luis Andres Henao, Chron , 25 June 2022",
"More a climbing party than a party-party, less a place of worship than a salon. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"With a population of 5.7 million in 1930, California had plenty of houses of worship , many of them planted by the Northern branches of Protestant denominations. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"The shooting is the latest in a house of worship amid a national reckoning on guns in America and their availability. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The Alabama shooting is the latest attack carried out at a place of worship . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Daniel Lucey, 42, faces charges of arson, interfering with civil rights, and destruction to a place of worship , Salem Police Chief Lucas J. Miller said in a statement on Saturday. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English wor\u00feschipen, worschepen, worshippen \"to hold in honor, esteem, show respect for, revere (a deity), conduct religious rites,\" derivative of wur\u00f0scip, worschip \"honor, esteem, religious faith, rank, value\" \u2014 more at worship entry 2":"Verb",
"Middle English wur\u00f0scip, worschip \"honor, esteem, renown, veneration, religious faith, a person's social standing, rank, value,\" going back to Old English weor\u00fescipe, wur\u00fescipe \"honor, esteem, veneration, dignity,\" from weor\u00fe, wyr\u00fe, as noun \"value\" and as adjective \"valuable, having status, deserving\" + -scipe -ship \u2014 more at worth entry 1 , worth entry 3":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p",
"also \u02c8w\u022fr-"
],
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"deify",
"glorify",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate"
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"noun",
"verb"
]
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": to value (something) too much":[
"My uncle worships at the altar of money."
]
},
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": to admire/love someone very much":[
"He worships the ground she walks on ."
]
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"worship entry 2 + -able":""
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"-p\u0259b\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014228",
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"adjective"
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": notable , distinguished":[]
},
"examples":[
"She was greeted by thousands of worshipful fans.",
"a movie fan's worshipful stare upon finally meeting her idol",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Countless new books have appeared on the Queen and her reign, most of them reverent if not worshipful in tone. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"His gift for messaging has rankled some: even people who support Ukraine and its fight have criticized Zelensky\u2019s celebrity appearances, or at least the public\u2019s worshipful response to him. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 18 May 2022",
"Like Gatsby, Holmes invented her celebrity and fortune out of virtually nothing: a smile, a wide and worshipful gaze, and genealogy. \u2014 Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
"But Lorenzo has a new modesty about him, and his clothing feels intimate in a way that Lauren\u2019s, which is much more like a worshipful encyclopedia of American style, simply cannot. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Caught in the right mood at Javi\u2019s seaside estate, Cage responds favorably to the billionaire\u2019s worshipful pitch. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Hardy's performance is as goofy as anything in the Joel Schumacher movies precisely because the movie's worshipful tone is so askew. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"After her death on December 23, countless worshipful , literary New Yorkers began posting on Instagram the inevitable Julian Wasser photographs of Didion with her Corvette Stingray, taken in Hollywood in 1968. \u2014 Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country , 5 Jan. 2022",
"On Friday night, Brooks was still extravagantly worshipful of the space. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 22 Nov. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English, \"deserving honor or respect, of noble character, worthy of veneration,\" from wur\u00f0scip, worschip \"honor, esteem, renown, veneration, rank\" + -ful -ful entry 1 \u2014 more at worship entry 2":""
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p-f\u0259l",
"also \u02c8w\u022fr-"
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"idolizing",
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"deification",
"hero worship",
"idolatry",
"idolization",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
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"worship of the dollar"
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"a celebrity worshipped by her fans"
]
},
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"Verb",
"Many ancient cultures worshipped the sun and moon.",
"They worship at this temple.",
"I worship God in my own way.",
"Noun",
"worship of gods and goddesses",
"Worship services are held daily.",
"the media's worship of celebrities",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Batman is a public enemy, except all the good cops love him and the nice children worship him. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"News and public opinion outlets will no longer be a place to worship Western culture. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Abuirshaid and Elkhayyat are DeSoto County residents and want to develop a mosque so their families and other Muslim families in DeSoto County will have a place to worship without having to drive a half-hour or more to Memphis. \u2014 CBS News , 4 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s been instilled in my brain to praise and worship it. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 22 June 2021",
"The sunny yellow bricks and red double-doors of Hannibal Square\u2019s Prayer Mission of God in Christ Church provide a welcome sight for anyone seeking a place to worship . \u2014 Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com , 28 May 2021",
"The Diocese of Little Rock covers all 75 Arkansas counties and includes more than 154,000 Catholics, who worship in 130 parishes and missions across the state. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"The men and women who worship at Sacred Heart have much to be angry about. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"In 1916, Hawaii\u2019s first Latter-day Saint temple was constructed, and within a year Iosepa was abandoned, as Hawaiian residents were now able to worship in their homeland. \u2014 Will Stamp, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That was met with relief from some, who invited the US attorney\u2019s office to their places of worship . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Educational institutions and places of worship would also be protected under the measure, Hochul said. \u2014 Rob Frehse, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"But thousands of houses of worship , including many mainline Protestant churches and synagogues, have LGBTQ-inclusive policies. \u2014 Luis Andres Henao, Chron , 25 June 2022",
"More a climbing party than a party-party, less a place of worship than a salon. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"With a population of 5.7 million in 1930, California had plenty of houses of worship , many of them planted by the Northern branches of Protestant denominations. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"The shooting is the latest in a house of worship amid a national reckoning on guns in America and their availability. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The Alabama shooting is the latest attack carried out at a place of worship . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Daniel Lucey, 42, faces charges of arson, interfering with civil rights, and destruction to a place of worship , Salem Police Chief Lucas J. Miller said in a statement on Saturday. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English wor\u00feschipen, worschepen, worshippen \"to hold in honor, esteem, show respect for, revere (a deity), conduct religious rites,\" derivative of wur\u00f0scip, worschip \"honor, esteem, religious faith, rank, value\" \u2014 more at worship entry 2":"Verb",
"Middle English wur\u00f0scip, worschip \"honor, esteem, renown, veneration, religious faith, a person's social standing, rank, value,\" going back to Old English weor\u00fescipe, wur\u00fescipe \"honor, esteem, veneration, dignity,\" from weor\u00fe, wyr\u00fe, as noun \"value\" and as adjective \"valuable, having status, deserving\" + -scipe -ship \u2014 more at worth entry 1 , worth entry 3":"Noun"
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"also \u02c8w\u022fr-"
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"reverence",
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]
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"1765, in the meaning defined above":""
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"also \u02c8w\u022fr-"
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"Verb",
"Many ancient cultures worshipped the sun and moon.",
"They worship at this temple.",
"I worship God in my own way.",
"Noun",
"worship of gods and goddesses",
"Worship services are held daily.",
"the media's worship of celebrities",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Batman is a public enemy, except all the good cops love him and the nice children worship him. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"News and public opinion outlets will no longer be a place to worship Western culture. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Abuirshaid and Elkhayyat are DeSoto County residents and want to develop a mosque so their families and other Muslim families in DeSoto County will have a place to worship without having to drive a half-hour or more to Memphis. \u2014 CBS News , 4 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s been instilled in my brain to praise and worship it. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 22 June 2021",
"The sunny yellow bricks and red double-doors of Hannibal Square\u2019s Prayer Mission of God in Christ Church provide a welcome sight for anyone seeking a place to worship . \u2014 Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com , 28 May 2021",
"The Diocese of Little Rock covers all 75 Arkansas counties and includes more than 154,000 Catholics, who worship in 130 parishes and missions across the state. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"The men and women who worship at Sacred Heart have much to be angry about. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"In 1916, Hawaii\u2019s first Latter-day Saint temple was constructed, and within a year Iosepa was abandoned, as Hawaiian residents were now able to worship in their homeland. \u2014 Will Stamp, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That was met with relief from some, who invited the US attorney\u2019s office to their places of worship . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Educational institutions and places of worship would also be protected under the measure, Hochul said. \u2014 Rob Frehse, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"But thousands of houses of worship , including many mainline Protestant churches and synagogues, have LGBTQ-inclusive policies. \u2014 Luis Andres Henao, Chron , 25 June 2022",
"More a climbing party than a party-party, less a place of worship than a salon. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"With a population of 5.7 million in 1930, California had plenty of houses of worship , many of them planted by the Northern branches of Protestant denominations. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"The shooting is the latest in a house of worship amid a national reckoning on guns in America and their availability. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The Alabama shooting is the latest attack carried out at a place of worship . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Daniel Lucey, 42, faces charges of arson, interfering with civil rights, and destruction to a place of worship , Salem Police Chief Lucas J. Miller said in a statement on Saturday. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English wor\u00feschipen, worschepen, worshippen \"to hold in honor, esteem, show respect for, revere (a deity), conduct religious rites,\" derivative of wur\u00f0scip, worschip \"honor, esteem, religious faith, rank, value\" \u2014 more at worship entry 2":"Verb",
"Middle English wur\u00f0scip, worschip \"honor, esteem, renown, veneration, religious faith, a person's social standing, rank, value,\" going back to Old English weor\u00fescipe, wur\u00fescipe \"honor, esteem, veneration, dignity,\" from weor\u00fe, wyr\u00fe, as noun \"value\" and as adjective \"valuable, having status, deserving\" + -scipe -ship \u2014 more at worth entry 1 , worth entry 3":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p",
"also \u02c8w\u022fr-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for worship Verb revere , reverence , venerate , worship , adore mean to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully. revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling. a professor revered by her students reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring. reverenced the academy's code of honor venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age. heroes still venerated worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony. worships their memory adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment. we adored our doctor",
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"glorify",
"revere",
"reverence",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"antonyms":[
"lose (to)"
],
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": least skillful or efficient":[
"the worst person for the job"
],
": most corrupt, bad, evil, or ill":[
"his worst fault"
],
": most unfavorable, difficult, unpleasant, or painful":[
"the worst news",
"your worst enemy"
],
": most unsuitable, faulty, unattractive, or ill-conceived":[
"has the worst table manners"
],
": most wanting in quality, value, or condition":[
"the worst results"
],
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": to the extreme degree of badness or inferiority":[
"the worst dressed person"
],
": to the greatest or highest degree":[
"groups who need the subsidies worst lose out",
"\u2014 T. W. Arnold"
],
": under the worst circumstances":[],
": very much":[
"such men \u2026 need indoctrination the worst way",
"\u2014 J. G. Cozzens",
"\u2014 often used with in wanted a new bicycle in the worst way"
]
},
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"Adjective",
"This is the worst car I've ever bought.",
"In my opinion, it's her worst book.",
"It was the worst movie I've ever seen.",
"His worst quality is his impatience.",
"This has got to be the worst day of my life.",
"The worst part of working there is the long commute.",
"My worst fears came true.",
"He lives in the worst area of the city.",
"He is the worst singer I've ever heard.",
"They're the worst team ever.",
"Adverb",
"My sister was hurt worst .",
"the areas worst hit by the drought",
"She was voted the worst -dressed celebrity of 2005.",
"Noun",
"What's the worst that can happen",
"When it comes to dancing, he is the worst .",
"That movie was the worst !",
"He is the worst of the bunch.",
"He is one of the worst in the class.",
"Even in the worst of times, she was hopeful.",
"It's still raining, but the worst of the storm is over now.",
"The worst of it is , I don't even know how to contact her.",
"The company was operating on high costs and low prices\u2014 the worst of both worlds .",
"Verb",
"how humiliating for a tennis champ to be worsted by a player no one had ever heard of",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Amid a drought that scientists say is now the worst in the region in more than 1,000 years, Lake Mead is 28% full. \u2014 Jim Carlton, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Inflation subsided, but the recession then was the worst since the Great Depression until the financial crisis earlier this century. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"And right now, quite honestly, is the worst it's ever been. \u2014 Julia Callahan, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"All three have a hand in managing state and federal lands in South Florida, where the python problem is the worst . \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"The worst part was the massive amount of online hate Heard received in relation to Depp. \u2014 Tom Spiggle, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Litter boxes are total eyesores and might be the worst part about owning a cat. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
"For Ksenia and friends opposed to the war, the worst part is thinking of the Ukrainian civilians, including children, being killed and the women raped by Russian soldiers. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"The damage to public health, democracy, the right to self-determination, and competition by Facebook is arguably the worst by any corporation in a century or more. \u2014 Roger Mcnamee, Time , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Aid agencies say those communities worst affected by flooding tend to be those that are already impoverished. \u2014 Kathleen Magramo, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"As a proportion of population, however, the Netherlands and Bangladesh are worst affected, with 59% and 58% exposed, respectively. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The island nation of Madagascar has been worst affected, hit by a cyclone and four tropical storms that left at least 178 people dead during February and March. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Some radiation spikes were noted, probably due to radioactive soil at the disaster site being churned up by military vehicles, whose occupants would probably be the worst affected. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The city\u2019s report also breaks down other trends in Portland crashes, like the areas with the highest concentration of fatalities and specific communities that were worst affected. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Somalia is by far the worst affected country, with around 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition by the end of 2022. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"An avian influenza sweeping across the Northern Hemisphere killed nearly 38 million birds - mostly turkeys and egg-laying hens - in the U.S., one of the worst -ever outbreaks. \u2014 Megan Durisin, Jen Skerritt, Michael Hirtzer, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
"Golden State ended a franchise- worst 12-year playoff drought that season and won a best-of-seven series for the first time in 31 years. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If this is Warhol at his provocative worst , at least the exhibition for the most part reveals Warhol at his colorful and kitschy best. \u2014 John J. Miller, National Review , 19 Dec. 2019",
"Shortly after taking office in July, Mr Johnson confirmed his critics\u2019 worst fears by suspending Parliament in order to try to stop it from legislating against no-deal. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Dec. 2019",
"But here\u2019s my follow-up question that shows how conflicted this season really is: Does the front office want the Dolphins to win these next three games against the bad Jets, awful Giants and worst -in-the-world Bengals",
"The offense managed to score only 22 total points against the Hilltoppers, Volunteers and Golden Eagles, and was held to less than 300 yards each time out and three of its four worst rushing performances of the season. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 12 Nov. 2019",
"The effect was most clearly seen around the three-year Red Sox whiplash era of worst -to-first-to-worst again from 2012-14. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Before departing, get a copy of everyone\u2019s travel information in case of worst -scenario situations. \u2014 Dan Q. Dao, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 23 Sep. 2019",
"The team\u2019s hope was to create more takeaways after finishing with NFL worsts of two interceptions and seven forced turnovers in 2018. \u2014 Si Wire, SI.com , 15 Sep. 2019",
"Another strange, strange window, and perhaps my choices for best and worst might be controversial. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As with most rating systems, the Medicare star rating helps rank plans from best (5 stars) to worst (1 star). \u2014 The Oregonian/oregonlive And Nerdwallet, oregonlive , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Turkey\u2019s disinflationary momentum is staying intact even after the lira suffered the emerging world\u2019s worst depreciation last month against the dollar. \u2014 Taylan Bilgic, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
"OUTLOOK Chicago allowed a whopping 291 goals last season, second worst in the league behind Ottawa, and finished with the NHL\u2019s worst penalty kill at 72.7%. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Sep. 2019",
"Europe\u2019s worst hit countries - Italy, Spain, and France - saw coronavirus death tolls declining this weekend as weeks of lockdowns prove effective. \u2014 David Clark Scott, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Maryland officials late Saturday reported the deaths of three additional residents at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Carroll County, bringing the death toll at the site of the state\u2019s worst outbreak to nine. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2020",
"As the country battles Europe\u2019s worst outbreak after Italy, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced plans for even tighter restrictions on public life, ordering those who work in nonessential services to stay home during the Easter period. \u2014 Boris Groendahl, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2020",
"The fact that Richards is 75.4% from the free throw line makes him a more viable option than most big men in that scenario when the opponent is looking to send the team\u2019s worst free throw shooter to the line. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 24 Feb. 2020",
"Here are three takeaways from the Aggies\u2019 loss to the Gamecocks: Gamecocks roll over the Aggies Saturday was one of A&M\u2019s worst games this season with the Aggies suffering their third-most lopsided loss of the year. \u2014 Alex Miller, Dallas News , 8 Feb. 2020"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1636, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
},
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"Middle English werste, worste , from Old English wierresta, wyrsta , superlative of the root of Old English wiersa worse":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259rst"
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"best",
"conquer",
"defeat",
"dispatch",
"do down",
"get",
"get around",
"lick",
"master",
"overbear",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
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"skunk",
"stop",
"subdue",
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"take",
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"verb"
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},
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},
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"Middle English, from Old English wyrt ; akin to Middle High German w\u00fcrze brewer's wort, Old English wyrt root, herb":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English wyrt root, herb, plant \u2014 more at root":"Noun"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123139",
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"noun"
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": become":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase woe worth"
],
": deserving of":[
"well worth the effort"
],
": equal in value to":[],
": estimable":[],
": having assets or income equal to":[],
": having monetary or material value":[],
": merit , excellence":[
"a field in which we have proved our worth"
],
": monetary value":[
"farmhouse and lands of little worth"
],
": moral or personal value":[
"trying to teach human worth"
],
": of substantial or significant value or merit":[],
": the equivalent of a specified amount or figure":[
"a dollar's worth of gas"
],
": the value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held":[
"a literary heritage of great worth"
],
": to the fullest extent of one's value or ability":[],
": wealth , riches":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"A diamond's worth is determined partly by its cut and clarity.",
"The worth of the stocks has increased.",
"The furniture was of little worth since it was in such bad condition.",
"He has proved his worth to the team.",
"The book has proved its worth by saving me hundreds of dollars.",
"Preposition",
"an actor worth several million dollars",
"The corporation is worth billions of dollars.",
"A carefully written cover letter and resume is worth the effort.",
"It takes a long time to get a table at the restaurant, but the food is well worth the wait.",
"The movie was good, but I didn't think it was worth all the fuss.",
"Chicago is worth a visit. I think you'll really like it.",
"Do you think the car is worth buying",
"It is worth noting that his father and mother are also doctors.",
"This book is not worth reading.",
"an idea well worth consideration",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There are so many on the market these days, so judging their worth is a hard game to play. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"Your child\u2019s temper tantrum doesn\u2019t reflect poorly on your worth as a parent. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Woods is also involved in many sports-adjacent business ventures, helping add to his net worth . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"For those of us who want an organic unisex product with natural ingredients, Maryann Organics has the background to prove its worth . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Now, the principles of this platform are beginning to prove their worth for B2B marketing as well. \u2014 Lora Kratchounova, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"And like decades of pop royalty before him, Styles is proving his worth by selling a lot of records\u2026 on vinyl. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"While the legends are still at it, an alluring new generation of tennis talent is also proving its worth . \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 1 June 2022",
"Set your phone on airplane mode, say no more times than you\u2019re used to, and stand firmly in your worth . \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Both of those prop bets came through for bettors and there are several others for postseason team performance and individual awards worth keeping an eye on. \u2014 Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Finally, at a meeting in Zambia, where giraffes and zebras wandered the grounds of the hotel, the board members approved eight projects worth a total of $168 million. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
"In that case, there are plenty of Memorial Day furniture sales worth a browse. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"Pompeo also reported receiving two carpets worth a total of $19,400 from the president of Kazakhstan and the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates. \u2014 Matthew Lee, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2021",
"In that case, there are plenty of Memorial Day furniture sales worth a browse. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"In that case, there are plenty of Memorial Day furniture sales worth a browse. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"In that case, there are plenty of Memorial Day furniture sales worth a browse. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"In that case, there are plenty of Memorial Day furniture sales worth a browse. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Forbes , 28 May 2021"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English worthen \"to exist, be, come into existence, become, change, happen,\" going back to Old English weor\u00fean, wur\u00fean (class III strong verb) \"to become, come to be, happen,\" going back to Germanic *wer\u00fean- (whence also Old Frisian wertha \"to become, happen, arise,\" Old Saxon werthan, Old High German werdan, Old Icelandic ver\u00f0a, Gothic wair\u00fean \"to become\"), going back to an Indo-European verbal base *u\u032fert- \"turn,\" whence also Latin vert\u014d, vertere \"to cause to revolve, turn, spin,\" vertor \"(I) change direction, turn,\" Lithuanian ver\u010di\u00f9, ver\u0342sti \"to cause to turn,\" Sanskrit v\u00e1rtate \"(it) turns, rolls, revolves\"; with zero-grade ablaut Old Church Slavic vr\u01d4\u0161t\u01eb, vr\u01d4teti s\u0119 \"to turn oneself\"; with a causative stem *u\u032fort- Old Church Slavic vra\u0161t\u01eb, vratiti \"to make turn,\" Sanskrit vart\u00e1yati \"(s/he) makes turn\"; from an n-present Old Church Slavic obvr\u01d4n\u01ebti s\u0119 \"to turn around,\" Tocharian B w\u00e4rn\u0101mane \"turning\"":"Verb",
"Middle English, \"having monetary value, valuable, having status, deserving, highborn, efficacious, strong,\" going back to Old English weor\u00fe, wyr\u00fe, wor\u00fe \"having monetary value, valuable,\" going back to Germanic *wer\u00fea- (whence also Old Frisian werth \"of value,\" Old Saxon werth \"of value, worthy, dear,\" Old High German werd, wert \"of value, valuable,\" Old Icelandic ver\u00f0r \"of value, worthy,\" Gothic wair\u00fes \"deserving\"), of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
"Middle English, from worth worth entry 3":"Preposition",
"Middle English, going back to Old English weor\u00fe, wyrth (strong neuter noun), going back to Germanic *wer\u00fea- (whence also Old Frisian werth, worth \"value,\" Old Saxon werth \"payment, price,\" Old High German werd \"value, price,\" Old Icelandic ver\u00f0, Gothic wair\u00fe \"price\"), noun derivative from *wer\u00fea-, adjective, \"of value\" \u2014 more at worth entry 3":"Noun"
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"\u02c8w\u0259rth"
],
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"account",
"merit",
"valuation",
"value"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193436",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"preposition",
"verb"
]
},
"worth every penny":{
"antonyms":[],
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": worth the entire amount that was paid for something":[
"Our vacation was expensive, but it was worth every penny ."
]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185724",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"worth one's weight in gold":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": very useful, valuable, or important":[
"Good teachers are worth their weight in gold .",
"An experience like that is worth its weight in gold ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185124",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"worth someone's while":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": worth doing : interesting or rewarding":[
"It would be worth your while to study the material again before the test.",
"If you help me I'll make it worth your while ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141227",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"worthful":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": full of merit":[
"a good and worthful person"
],
": having value":[
"the worthful aspects of their culture"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rth-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083139",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"worthiest of blood":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": most worthy of those of the same blood to succeed or inherit":[
"\u2014 usually used with reference to males as opposed to females"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110042",
"type":[]
},
"worthless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking worth : valueless":[
"worthless currency"
],
": useless":[
"worthless to continue searching"
],
": contemptible , despicable":[
"a worthless criminal"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rth-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaffy",
"empty",
"junky",
"no-good",
"null",
"vain",
"valueless"
],
"antonyms":[
"useful",
"valuable",
"worthy"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The boots may be nice, but they're worthless if they don't fit you.",
"She's depressed and believes that she's worthless .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two decades ago Enron became the poster boy for how not to run a 401(k) plan when it was revealed that 60% of its employees\u2019 nest eggs were in its worthless stock. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"On-chain data provided by Nansen suggests that Celsius lost at least 35,000 ETH as a result, being left with the now- worthless Stakehound ETH tokens. \u2014 Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"When no one is willing to pay a higher price, leading investors are left with worthless assets. \u2014 Maria Gracia Santillana-linares, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"More recent examples, Venezuela, Zimbabwe have had hyperinflation, that money in those countries becomes nearly worthless . \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
"While some thought went into production designer Tink\u2019s settings, the notion that this film was shot in 17 countries plays as a worthless gimmick, since we\u2019re almost entirely trapped in rooms with characters\u2019 laptops and phones. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Digital images, once viewed as worthless because they could be easily copied, could now be owned and assigned monetary value. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Some financial institutions were left holding trillions of dollars in nearly worthless subprime mortgages, including global investment companies like Bear Stearns, which saw two of its hedge funds go belly up. \u2014 Aliyah Thomas, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"Franchot, a candidate for governor, said he was baffled by the outgoing Hogan administration\u2019s sudden rush to transfer the property and questioned the administration\u2019s appraisal of the sprawling property as worthless . \u2014 Bryn Stole, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173119"
},
"worthlessness":{
"antonyms":[
"useful",
"valuable",
"worthy"
],
"definitions":{
": contemptible , despicable":[
"a worthless criminal"
],
": lacking worth : valueless":[
"worthless currency"
],
": useless":[
"worthless to continue searching"
]
},
"examples":[
"The boots may be nice, but they're worthless if they don't fit you.",
"She's depressed and believes that she's worthless .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two decades ago Enron became the poster boy for how not to run a 401(k) plan when it was revealed that 60% of its employees\u2019 nest eggs were in its worthless stock. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"On-chain data provided by Nansen suggests that Celsius lost at least 35,000 ETH as a result, being left with the now- worthless Stakehound ETH tokens. \u2014 Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"When no one is willing to pay a higher price, leading investors are left with worthless assets. \u2014 Maria Gracia Santillana-linares, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"More recent examples, Venezuela, Zimbabwe have had hyperinflation, that money in those countries becomes nearly worthless . \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
"While some thought went into production designer Tink\u2019s settings, the notion that this film was shot in 17 countries plays as a worthless gimmick, since we\u2019re almost entirely trapped in rooms with characters\u2019 laptops and phones. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Digital images, once viewed as worthless because they could be easily copied, could now be owned and assigned monetary value. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Some financial institutions were left holding trillions of dollars in nearly worthless subprime mortgages, including global investment companies like Bear Stearns, which saw two of its hedge funds go belly up. \u2014 Aliyah Thomas, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"Franchot, a candidate for governor, said he was baffled by the outgoing Hogan administration\u2019s sudden rush to transfer the property and questioned the administration\u2019s appraisal of the sprawling property as worthless . \u2014 Bryn Stole, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rth-l\u0259s"
],
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"synonyms":[
"chaffy",
"empty",
"junky",
"no-good",
"null",
"vain",
"valueless"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123531",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"worthwhile":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": being worth the time or effort spent":[
"worthwhile preparations"
],
": worthy sense 1":[
"a worthwhile cause"
]
},
"examples":[
"The money is for a worthwhile cause.",
"Seeing my children's joy made building the tree house all worthwhile .",
"Is it worthwhile to try to fix my computer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The more comprehensive documents might be worthwhile to facilitate tax planning (or on the opposite end of the wealth spectrum Medicaid planning). \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"That\u2019s admirable, of course, but taking a few hours out to support the top award in your industry is also worthwhile . \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"Even if people think your ideas are worthwhile , implementing them could seem all but impossible. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Putting Autolist's findings into context with other EV surveys is worthwhile . \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 27 May 2022",
"For some more travelers, the opulence plus convenience can be worthwhile . \u2014 Sally French, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, for those who identify as spiritual or religious, reflecting on our collective history and the future of our society through thoughtful meditation and prayer quotes can also be a worthwhile activity. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
"Southern California thankfully doesn\u2019t get as cold as Denmark, but stopping by hot springs for a day of relaxation is still a worthwhile winter activity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Despite the far-out nature of the solar gravitational lens, Turyshev, Macintosh and Madurowicz are of one mind: thinking about its possibilities now is worthwhile . \u2014 Allison Gasparini, Scientific American , 25 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259rth-\u02c8(h)w\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8w\u0259rth-\u02c8hw\u012bl",
"-\u02c8w\u012bl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132340",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"worthy":{
"antonyms":[
"no-good",
"undeserving",
"valueless",
"worthless"
],
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": a worthy or prominent person":[],
": fit or safe for":[
"a sea worthy vessel"
],
": having sufficient worth or importance":[
"worthy to be remembered"
],
": having worth or value : estimable":[
"a worthy cause"
],
": honorable , meritorious":[
"worthy candidates"
],
": of sufficient worth for":[
"a news worthy event"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Your donations will be going to a worthy cause.",
"I consider him a worthy opponent.",
"She is a worthy successor to the mayor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For most, making another successful trip around the sun is worthy of acknowledgement and celebration. \u2014 Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
"Dignity is defined as being worthy of respect or honor. \u2014 Ron Carucci, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Robinson is worthy of a first-round selection due to his all-around skill set. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"From luxe favorites by Giorgio Armani Beauty and Cl\u00e9 de Peau Beaut\u00e9 to clean formulas from Jones Road and Kosas, these essential foundations are worthy of any makeup bag. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2022",
"My hope is that through time, the Garth Brooks name is worthy of such an honor. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
"This process is typically reserved for high jewelry, but a headpiece for a 14-time Grammy winner is certainly worthy of such attention to detail. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 28 June 2022",
"The start truly couldn\u2019t have been much uglier Thursday at American Family Field, but the response was worthy of a return to first place in the division. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Trainer and his team at New Constructs weren\u2019t convinced that WeWork was worthy of its sky-high valuation after losing $1.9 billion on just $1.8 billion in revenue in 2018. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Unfortunately, the Celtics stayed consistent only in producing third-quarter bleeding worthy of triage. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"But gifts for kids that age can be tricky, and finding one worthy of a graduation can be even tougher. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
"The vast majority don\u2019t make it onto the Vatican\u2019s list of those worthy of belief. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Yet there are several beaches in Oslo worthy of attention if the weather is kind. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"In August, the Gossip Girl alum celebrated another trip around the sun with an epic slow-motion spin in the most twirl- worthy of dresses: a Teuta Matoshi gown that features a corset bodice, cherry appliqu\u00e9 and a tulle skirt with matching tie straps. \u2014 Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Harris showed why top-seeded Philadelphia might have its own Big 3 worthy of winning a championship. \u2014 Dan Gelston, ajc , 23 May 2021",
"Harris showed why top-seeded Philadelphia might have its own Big 3 worthy of winning a championship. \u2014 Dan Gelston, Star Tribune , 23 May 2021",
"There are far too many individual posters in Cyberpunk worthy of analysis, but just taking a handful highlights the exploitative nature of Night City\u2019s world. \u2014 Stacey Henley, Wired , 1 Feb. 2021"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
],
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"synonyms":[
"deserving",
"good",
"meritorious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192018",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective combining form",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"work (someone) into the ground":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to make someone work very hard and become very tired":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142113"
},
"word salad":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": unintelligible, extremely disorganized speech or writing manifested as a symptom of a mental disorder (such as schizophrenia )":[
"Damage to Wernicke's area can result in the loss of semantic associations \u2026 . Trying to speak results in garbled, nonsensical juxtapositions that neuroscientists call \" word salad \".",
"\u2014 Duncan Graham-Rowe"
],
": a string of empty, incoherent, unintelligible, or nonsensical words or comments":[
"In the moments when the debate wasn't in circus form it seemed very conventional and very one-sided, with one candidate who could give complete, coherent and informed answers about issues and the other who specialized in word salad .",
"\u2014 Robert Schlesinger",
"\u2026 composed an essay that was a word salad of solemn academic jargon.",
"\u2014 George Will"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccsal-\u0259d"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Never mind that this is the sort of word salad only a company insider could digest. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"The result, unfortunately for Higgins, is an utter word salad -- and plenty of mockery. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
"When university statements are typically mad libs of recycled company lines and forgettable word salad , there was one line in USC\u2019s announcement that stuck with Gottlieb. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
"In choosing to issue a word salad instead of an explanation, the District failed to abide by its statutory duty. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 9 Feb. 2022",
"But rather than gently attempt to steer the former president back on course, Hannity just lets Trump talk and talk; the former president delivers a nonsensical word salad that touched on, among other things, the Olympics, Ukraine and Kim Jong Un. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022",
"This trademark word salad sums up the mood on the right. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Confronted for the second time about IP, GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley emitted an undigested stream of Gatesian word salad . \u2014 Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Even though Jiang wrapped his announcement in party-speak, the word salad didn\u2019t mask the momentousness of the change. \u2014 John Pomfret, The Atlantic , 25 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145253"
},
"worrying":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": causing worry : creating reason for worry : troubling":[
"a worrying trend/development",
"a worrying question",
"The presence of the knife on the stage of the murder was a worrying circumstance for Wilson.",
"\u2014 Mark Twain"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259r-\u0113-i\u014b",
"\u02c8w\u0259-r\u0113-"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150339"
},
"word of honor":{
"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": a promise that one will do something, that something is true, etc.":[
"I give you my word of honor that I will pay the money back."
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153828"
},
"worry beads":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a string of beads that can be fingered to keep one's hands occupied":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some corporate chieftains are working the worry beads too. \u2014 Rich Miller, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Konstantinos Varelas twisted a string of blue komboloi \u2014 Greek worry beads \u2014 outside his family\u2019s restaurant on Main Street in El Monte. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Nov. 2020",
"From his left hand, below a fat gold watch, purple worry beads protrude through his knuckles. \u2014 Alexander Clapp, The New Republic , 28 Sep. 2020",
"These sounds eventually give way to the clock tower\u2019s chime and the click-tick of komboloi\u2013Greek worry beads \u2014that elders flip languidly with their fingers. \u2014 Madeleine Speed, WSJ , 8 July 2020",
"Badi said, peering through large black rectangular spectacles, his hands fiddling with a chain of worry beads . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154022"
},
"workload":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the amount of work or of working time expected or assigned":[
"students with a heavy workload"
],
": the amount of work performed or capable of being performed (as by a mechanical device) usually within a specific period":[]
},
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"\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccl\u014dd"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Students complained about the heavy workload .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And in light of the pandemic, geopolitical issues and overall burn out in the health care industry, settings like labs are facing staffing and workload procedure challenges. \u2014 Robert Reiss, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"With Davis\u2019 duties as the lead play-by-play announcer for Fox leading him to trim his Dodgers workload to 115-120 games per season and Steiner reducing his travel, Tim Neverett gets a lot of practice in adjusting to various partners\u2019 habits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Golden State\u2019s low workload start to this series combined with the extra time off should keep this from becoming a war of attrition. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Demand for board oversight has increased dramatically in recent years, along with their workload . \u2014 Aman Kidwai, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
"Crosby, O\u2019Brien said, has two particular gifts, the first being an ability to tolerate an unusually high workload . \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"That typo symbolized a U.S. tax filing system that is faulty, with a weary staff shouldering an enormous workload . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
"One of the largest public defender agencies in the Portland area plans to temporarily stop taking on misdemeanor and felony cases in Washington County starting Monday, citing an unsustainable workload and a recent flurry of resignations. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Patrick should see an even bigger workload going forward due to the loss of Hamler. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021"
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"\u2014 Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic",
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"As evening approaches, the brain\u2019s frontal lobe activity decreases affecting focus, attention to detail and working memory , and emotional wellbeing tends to be less stable. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"Studies have shown that, compared with urban walking, walking in a woodland setting more dramatically lowers stress, increases positive mood, and enhances working memory . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Working memory involves focusing attention on one task while holding other tasks in memory, so a poor working memory could result in errors, according to a NASA news release. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"In another study, our team looked at how hangovers influence executive functions (mental skills which are important for many aspects of our daily life, including working memory , flexible thinking and self control). \u2014 Craig Gunn, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The visual working memory area of the brain, which is lodged in the prefrontal cortex region above the forehead, is definitely involved, Pexman said. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Just focusing on a shortcoming means keeping things simple for the working memory . \u2014 Fortune , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Other studies show that after only six weeks of regular exercise individuals have improved working memory and visuospatial processing. \u2014 Brodie Ramin, Outside Online , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Additionally, experimental data has shown that a single brief exercise session improves working memory , inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility. \u2014 Sian Beilock, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021"
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"Those tweets helped cement Musk's reputation as a brash outsider, a workingman 's billionaire, Grygiel said. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent\u2014who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage\u2014as a fake friend of the workingman . \u2014 Mary L. Trump, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Blass owned a workingman \u2019s hands, thick with scuffed, ashy knuckles. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent\u2014who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage\u2014as a fake friend of the workingman . \u2014 Mary L. Trump, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent\u2014who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage\u2014as a fake friend of the workingman . \u2014 Mary L. Trump, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent\u2014who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage\u2014as a fake friend of the workingman . \u2014 Mary L. Trump, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent\u2014who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage\u2014as a fake friend of the workingman . \u2014 Mary L. Trump, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent\u2014who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage\u2014as a fake friend of the workingman . \u2014 Mary L. Trump, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"We didn't want you to worry .",
"Don't worry . You'll be fine.",
"Don't make your parents worry .",
"When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry .",
"They were fine. We needn't have worried .",
"His poor health worries me.",
"It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast.",
"We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you.",
"Noun",
"She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill.",
"His high blood pressure is cause for worry .",
"Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost.",
"His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time.",
"His mother's health is a constant worry .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Climate watchdogs worry Asia could stay hooked on coal for longer than previously projected. \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 4 July 2022",
"Some professors worry that the unanswered attacks are hurting Boise State\u2019s credibility. \u2014 Daniel Golden, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
"But why worry about the height of the building or the percentage of the fa\u00e7ade facing the sidewalk",
"With China increasingly at odds with Western countries, and continuing an ambitious military buildup, more observers worry that Xi will take inspiration from his friend and partner, Russian President Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
"Others worry about the privacy implication of information posted online. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 3 July 2022",
"Some Republican operatives also worry a pre-midterm entry would help Democrats frame the 2022 cycle into a referendum on Trump. \u2014 Fin G\u00f3mez, CBS News , 3 July 2022",
"Even with internal firewalls, critics worry the utilities could still steer the process for their benefit. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"With so many of San Diego\u2019s residential neighborhoods located on canyons, firefighters worry that errant fireworks shot into the air will land on a roof or a brushy patch and easily spark a fire. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Transcription lag can present other problems \u2013 among them, a worry that conversation partners might grow impatient with delays. \u2014 Tali Arbel, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Transcription lag can present other problems \u2013 among them, a worry that conversation partners might grow impatient with delays. \u2014 Tali Arbel, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
"Gary Chichester, who is being honored as the Legacy Grand Marshal in this year\u2019s parade, expressed wariness of giving in to extreme worry . \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Another heightened worry is that an escalation of the war could lead to Russian retaliation through cyberattacks. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Another worry came in a side gallery where two ghostly drawings \u2014 abandoning his love of color, Logan made these pieces entirely in shades of gray \u2014 were hung next to a pair of chairs installed for the express purpose of silent meditation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Spain's chief worry has been that the suspension might affect important gas supplies from Algeria, but the government said that so far this has not happened. \u2014 Ciar\u00c1n Giles, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Absence of fear and worry promotes job engagement and productivity as well as the company\u2019s bottom line. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Sure, fear of technology is a sci-fi standard and this is not the first play to probe our legit worry that the machines are taking over the most intimate portals of our life. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here a workman lifts a drum from a boiling lye solution which has cleaned from it grease and dust particles, Parks\u2019 original caption for the image which provides much more information and context about the dangerous, toxic nature of the work. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Williams' workman -like performance is rooted in Purdue's first-round NCAA tournament exit to No. 13 seed North Texas last season. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Mar. 2022",
"A few summers ago, a workman called at the house of David Chipperfield and his wife, Evelyn Stern, in Corrubedo, a Galician village on Spain\u2019s northwest coast. \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
"One workman remarked that the play reflected an ancient class struggle that mirrored contemporary reality. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021",
"But his workman like style -- hat down, moving from one song to the next -- left little room for wow moments. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 15 Oct. 2021",
"During repairs to the kitchen ceiling, a workman discovered a clear glass, pint-size milk bottle from Fairfax Farms Dairy resting on a beam. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2021",
"From the workman to the sportsman, there is a unified way to dress for America\u2019s national pastime. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
"Eugene gets that workman -like attitude from this father, Mandel Eugene Sr., who was a workhorse running back at East St. John in the early 90s. \u2014 Joseph Halm, NOLA.com , 25 Dec. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There was my dad\u2019s straight nose and similar lips, my mother\u2019s forehead worry lines . \u2014 Marlene Adelstein, Longreads , 3 Nov. 2017"
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"you don't have to record the professor's comments word for word in your notes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The insane crowd, of every age imaginable, sung along word for word , almost drowning out 2 Chainz's vocals. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
"Moulton suggested that the consensus about warming had been exaggerated by scientists in pursuit of grant money. Hardy began proposing amendments word for word from Moulton's suggestions. \u2014 Katie Worth, Scientific American , 20 June 2022",
"Fazio later submitted invoices to the township that repeated Czernek\u2019s notes word for word , according to his testimony. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"In both season one and season two, there's very little that is word for word , or even scene for scene coming from the books. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Fazio later submitted invoices to the township that repeated Czernek\u2019s notes word for word , according to the plea agreement. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Eventually, something was cobbled together, and Capote shared credit with Thomas Phipps IV\u2014who claimed to George Plimpton that the entire script, word for word , was his. \u2014 Mark Peikert, Town & Country , 28 Jan. 2022",
"This blueberry exemption in the Illinois bill is the exact same provision, word for word , as the one found in the Maine bill. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Shouts of encouragement from the upper row could be heard word for word . \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Dec. 2021"
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"At work she sits in front of her word processor all day.",
"She closed down her word processor and opened her e-mail program.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To get started, any word processor or text editor is sufficient. \u2014 Stacy S. Kim, Wired , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Jazz was a productivity suite folded into a word processor , spreadsheet, and database program for Macintosh systems. \u2014 PCMAG , 4 May 2022",
"Hard to believe, but 16 years ago, 2006, Google's free-to-use word processor was launched. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Apple's default word processor , included with macOS, can be customized this way as well. \u2014 David Nield, Wired , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Writer, a minimalist word processor designed by the Swiss-Japanese firm Information Architects. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"There was this long history of the first word processor that got traction was WordPerfect, and it got killed by Microsoft Word. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 18 May 2021"
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"These can include errors and omissions (E &O), malpractice insurance, liability insurance, and workers' compensation insurance. \u2014 David Rae, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The vast majority don\u2019t make it onto the Vatican\u2019s list of those worthy of belief. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Yet there are several beaches in Oslo worthy of attention if the weather is kind. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"In August, the Gossip Girl alum celebrated another trip around the sun with an epic slow-motion spin in the most twirl- worthy of dresses: a Teuta Matoshi gown that features a corset bodice, cherry appliqu\u00e9 and a tulle skirt with matching tie straps. \u2014 Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Harris showed why top-seeded Philadelphia might have its own Big 3 worthy of winning a championship. \u2014 Dan Gelston, ajc , 23 May 2021",
"Harris showed why top-seeded Philadelphia might have its own Big 3 worthy of winning a championship. \u2014 Dan Gelston, Star Tribune , 23 May 2021",
"There are far too many individual posters in Cyberpunk worthy of analysis, but just taking a handful highlights the exploitative nature of Night City\u2019s world. \u2014 Stacey Henley, Wired , 1 Feb. 2021"
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"At his news conference, Powell defended the Fed's decision by noting that the most recent inflation readings had been even more worrisome than expected. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 21 June 2022",
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"But how the product will address other tasks primarily done on work laptops, such as word processing or spreadsheet creation, remains to be seen. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 28 Apr. 2022",
"More specifically, Gloria Vena, the mother of four children, founded and operated a successful word processing business called Word For Word in our basement. \u2014 Mark Vena, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Few advances have twisted us more than word processing . \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Microsoft Word is arguably still the top player for word processing . \u2014 Tj Mccue, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Putting the building back to good use, though, is much more complicated than answering a word problem . \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 20 May 2021",
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"In a moment perhaps intended as both cheeky commentary and scene setting, a student gets frustrated with a math teacher because a word problem centers on cisgender characters. \u2014 Christopher Rosa, Glamour , 11 Mar. 2021",
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"Our children are being locked in small, overcrowded rooms for several hours each day, forced to solve complicated word problems of no practical value. \u2014 Alex Baia Thatcher Jensen, The New Yorker , 7 June 2019",
"Placement tests also aren\u2019t perfect, because reading passages and word problems may reference subjects some students aren\u2019t familiar with, while other students may underperform because of nerves, Zaback said. \u2014 Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post , 12 Aug. 2019",
"The math section is made up of multiple-choice word problems , as well as computational questions. \u2014 Tyler Blint-welsh, New York Times , 21 June 2018",
"Gone are the days of apples and oranges \u2014 the word problems on a recent middle school math test used cocaine, ammunition and tricks for arithmetic practice. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2016"
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"The Milwaukee Naked Bike Ride joins a worldwide movement that has taken place in over 200 cities from London to Madison. \u2014 Addison Lathers, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"And this kind of waste is a root cause of worldwide hunger: every year roughly one third of food produced across the globe goes to waste. \u2014 Sam Jones, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"There will be no tomorrow provided through tech alone, not without an extreme and worldwide behavior readjustment, but there will also be no tomorrow without driven and purposeful leadership. \u2014 Nelson Dumas, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The housewares guru, now 55, has since built a nearly $100 million worldwide design business, written a book, and been a judge on HGTV. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 23 June 2022",
"Environmental groups applauded the rule reversal, which comes as scientists warn of a worldwide biodiversity plunge. \u2014 John Flesher, ajc , 23 June 2022",
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"This exclusive, worldwide , multi-project, multi-year partnership is a direct reflection of Higher Ground\u2019s commitment to promote diversity, and to tell meaningful and entertaining stories in an audio format. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 21 June 2022",
"The show has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide , a publicist for the show said. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Cancellations continued on Tuesday, according to the flight tracker, with 1,231 flights canceled worldwide as of 4 p.m. Eastern time, 83 of which involved aircraft scheduled to fly to or from U.S. cities. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
"Deepfakes are hyperrealistic forgeries created by computer techniques that have triggered alarm worldwide in particular when they are used in a political context. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is scheduled to hit theaters worldwide on Nov. 17, 2023. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
"Frozen was an enormous success for Disney; according to Box Office Mojo, the film made over $1 billion worldwide and was the sixth-highest grossing movie of 2013. \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022"
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"Jackson, Scotsdale\u2019s security guard, keeps a red binder on his workstation with profiles of the clinic\u2019s regular protesters. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"Jackson, Scotsdale's security guard, keeps a red binder on his workstation with profiles of the clinic's regular protesters. \u2014 Kim Bellware, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
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"But they were employed no more legitimately, and less usefully, than the New Deal workfare participants. \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Job training and workfare programs have a pretty discouraging history. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 25 Apr. 2018",
"Though still high, deprivation has fallen by nearly half \u2014 not least in places like Siklosnagyfalu, where villagers benefit from their workfare wages. \u2014 Patrick Kingsley And Benjamin Novak, New York Times , 3 Apr. 2018",
"Among these are workfare schemes, pensions, free school meals and cash handouts, sometimes conditional on recipients sending their children to school, getting them vaccinated and the like. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Apr. 2018",
"For the last decade, the Indian government has been running a workfare program in villages throughout the country. \u2014 Seema Jayachandran, New York Times , 29 Sep. 2017"
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"The state\u2019s work-study program was previously limited to college students. \u2014 Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Campuses can help facilitate this possibility by providing course credit or exploring fellowship or work-study program funding for these positions. \u2014 Eddy Zerbe, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Notre Dame's work-study program , which offers tuition reimbursement for custodial work, was first established in 1965. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 16 July 2021",
"There are about 100 girls in the work-study program now, the sisters said. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 16 July 2021",
"The academy hopes to raise $3 million to sustain the work-study program and building renovations for years to come. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 16 July 2021",
"The carrier has faced some early criticism from labor unions over its hiring practices, including its plan to hire flight attendants through a work-study program with a college near Salt Lake City. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 26 June 2021",
"The work-study program was already widely criticized for disproportionately helping higher-income rather than lower-income students. \u2014 Matt Krupnick, Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2020",
"As a teen, Worms enrolled in the intensive, 10-year work-study program at les Compagnons du Devoir. \u2014 NOLA.com , 17 Aug. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Colorful transparent slides, mounted with slivers of nervous tissue from sacrificed animals still gummy to the touch from chemical treatments, lay scattered on the worktable . \u2014 Benjamin Ehrlich, Scientific American , 21 Mar. 2022",
"With its open shelf, the island worktable , an Etsy find, makes accessing pots and pans easy. \u2014 Raina Kattelson, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Please make sure to protect your worktable with plastic or newspaper. \u2014 Alexa Brazilian, New York Times , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Discount School Supply has magnifiers for toddlers to use to make observations and gather information as well as thick acrylic magnifiers for students that are hand held or are used on a worktable . \u2014 oregonlive , 12 May 2020",
"The front room of the studio, where visitors enter, boasts worktables and shelves to store work. \u2014 Matt Villano, SFChronicle.com , 19 Feb. 2020",
"There are screens to create animation and some good-old colored pencils and crayons next to a stack of paper on worktables . \u2014 Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities , 21 Aug. 2019",
"The Samson Pavilion has an overall visual coolness, but that\u2019s moderated by wood casework and attractive and comfortable furniture, including chairs and worktables in oiled white oak, designed by Foster\u2019s office. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland.com , 14 July 2019",
"Amber said, chopping almonds on the kitchen\u2019s white marble worktable . \u2014 Laura Rysman, New York Times , 27 June 2019"
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"The insane crowd, of every age imaginable, sung along word for word , almost drowning out 2 Chainz's vocals. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
"Moulton suggested that the consensus about warming had been exaggerated by scientists in pursuit of grant money. Hardy began proposing amendments word for word from Moulton's suggestions. \u2014 Katie Worth, Scientific American , 20 June 2022",
"Fazio later submitted invoices to the township that repeated Czernek\u2019s notes word for word , according to his testimony. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"In both season one and season two, there's very little that is word for word , or even scene for scene coming from the books. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Fazio later submitted invoices to the township that repeated Czernek\u2019s notes word for word , according to the plea agreement. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Eventually, something was cobbled together, and Capote shared credit with Thomas Phipps IV\u2014who claimed to George Plimpton that the entire script, word for word , was his. \u2014 Mark Peikert, Town & Country , 28 Jan. 2022",
"This blueberry exemption in the Illinois bill is the exact same provision, word for word , as the one found in the Maine bill. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Shouts of encouragement from the upper row could be heard word for word . \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Dec. 2021"
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"Oscar Wilde was famous for his witty wordplay .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Williams provides the beat on the track, stepping back to allow the two rappers to showcase their wordplay . \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
"The playwright sneaks in bits of enjoyable wordplay , too, as when Rev lavishes praise on his own grilling skills. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Although Guzman\u2019s Andrew is more grounded and authentic than DeCarlo\u2019s wacky, ethereal Barrymore, the two actors match each other well in energy, wordplay and swordplay. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Still running \u2014 deadline Monday night, April 18: Our big annual foal-name wordplay contest. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Redux: Show off your wordplay in a spelling bee-style competition where the winner is determined by audience applause and a panel of judges including comedians Plucky Rosenthal and Jessica Mance. \u2014 Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"The Kentucky singer-songwriter brings all of this to the fore on his new solo album Single Wide Dreamer, shuffling through a group of songs that convey empathy and humor alike, in the tradition of John Prine or wordplay master Roger Miller. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 11 May 2022",
"Less care was taken beefing up the screenplay (adapted by Chris Fedak), but one hardly comes to a Michael Bay movie for the Wildean wordplay . \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The world has changed, the couplets have changed, the vibes have changed and the wordplay has changed. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"How do you spell that word ",
"\u201cPlease\u201d is a useful word .",
"Our teacher often used words I didn't know.",
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"She gave the word to begin.",
"We will wait for your word before we serve dinner.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Description: \u2018Alinta\u2019 is a word that means \u2018fire\u2019 or \u2018flames\u2019 in a few Australian indigenous languages. \u2014 Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"But Nash\u2019s work is considered by many to be the authoritative word on Parker, a former carnie who made his fortune off the King, and whose pros and cons as a very, very controlling manager continue to be debated to this day. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"Androgynous might be a better word , as his clothes are still fluid in their sensibility. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"This is not the final word but the beginning of a long battle over it. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
"The name on the boat's stern is Kyklades, the Greek word used to describe circle of islands at the heart of the civilization during the Bronze Age. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"Bone is the right word : This bone belonged to a mastodon, and mastodons are still fresh bodies in the dirt, not petrified fossils entombed in the rock. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"In our language there is one truthful word only: chaos. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"The note was the first word fans have heard from Justin in several days as the singer continues his recovery from complications from Ramsay Hunt syndrome. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Your doctor may know how to word a letter that makes clear your medical need for accommodation without giving unnecessary detail. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Gerritson said the new standards simply re- word the old standards. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"\u02c8w\u0259rd-\u0259-\u02ccs\u014d-s\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An ensuing word-association test devolved into an increasingly dangerous exchange of racial slurs. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2021"
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"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Eligible use of funds under this program include business acquisition, expansion, working capital , debt refinance, startup costs, tenant improvements among other general business purposes. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"As a general rule, focusing on actual cash flows and working capital , rather than solely revenue and expenses, can help ensure a financial plan that can withstand fluctuating economic circumstances. \u2014 Omar Choucair, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Federal law enforcement authorities said Janine and Gerard Carbonaro were given $109,000 under the federal CARES act as working capital to support the Hair Attraction Design Team in Monroe, a business operated by Janine Carbonaro. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"How to define net working capital and how to set the target are important deal terms that directly impact value but are often neglected in the flurry of the dealmaking process. \u2014 Jay Jung, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Equipment leasing benefits businesses of all sizes, from startups and small businesses that have trouble getting traditional bank loans to more established companies looking to invest working capital in other areas. \u2014 WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Spending time really thinking through your payment schedule and cash flow is critical in preserving working capital and safeguarding your business\u2019 future success. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Have working capital and additional sources of income. \u2014 Terry Painter, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Those are the largest pieces of working capital , and those are the pieces that many people in the organization can directly affect. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His tone is assertive, the genre-transcending wordsmith boasting about his talents, squad and wins. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
"Singer August 08 joins forces with TDE wordsmith ScHoolboy Q on his latest EP, Towards The Sun. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
"Nick, his character in Conversations With Friends, is an actor in his early thirties whose partner is a successful wordsmith . \u2014 Louis Staples, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 May 2022",
"Vogel is a genuine wordsmith , and her language here is almost indecently seductive. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Goodwin had become Johnson\u2019s indispensable White House wordsmith . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Tatum\u2019s dim-witted himbo, who harbors a schoolboy crush for the wordsmith , is determined to rescue her. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 24 Mar. 2022",
"This is a far, far, far cry from the previous most famous Riddler performance by Jim Carrey, with Reeves putting a modern, murderous spin on the wordsmith that\u2019s heavily influenced by the real-world Zodiac Killer. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Wordle en masse \u2013 little green, gray, and yellow box emojis communicate the fury or favor of players trying to be the sharpest wordsmith . \u2014 Jamal Michel, USA TODAY , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The office is also operating two makeshift housing sites at the Fort Bliss U.S. Army base and a work camp in Pecos, Texas, that can accomodate 4,000 migrant teens and thousands of additional back-up beds. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 3 May 2022",
"After a brief prologue in 1968, the film backtracks to the end of World War II, as Hans is being remanded into civilian custody from a work camp . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The 50-second clip zoomed in on a snowy work camp with barking dogs and armed guards. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
"He was sentenced last July to 30 months in prison for which he's expected to report to a federal prison work camp in Oregon. \u2014 Lauren Del Valle And Kara Scannell, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
"By the end of the year, waste-sorting operations were transferred to Janowska, a work camp that later became a death camp. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"But the arrival of a pair of recent acquaintances\u2014like Emmett, recent inmates of a work camp for juvenile offenders\u2014complicates their journey. \u2014 WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
"But the arrival of a pair of recent acquaintances\u2014like Emmett, recent inmates of a work camp for juvenile offenders\u2014complicates their journey. \u2014 WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
"But the arrival of a pair of recent acquaintances\u2014like Emmett, recent inmates of a work camp for juvenile offenders\u2014complicates their journey. \u2014 WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Automaker Henry Ford was among the first to switch to a five-day workweek in 1926. \u2014 Rachel Pannett, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"The four-day workweek has been a workplace dream for decades. \u2014 Christine Hauser, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"In one company that launched the four-day workweek in 2018, the law firm Perpetual Guardian, employees opted to leave their cell phones in lockers and to shorten meetings. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"Thousands of workers in the United Kingdom are heading to the office for only four days a week in the largest-ever four-day workweek pilot experiment to take place in the world. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
"In a speech in 1965, Richard Nixon, then the nation\u2019s vice president, called for a four-day workweek to improve American families\u2019 lives. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 June 2022",
"Thousands of workers in the United Kingdom are now testing out a four-day workweek as part of a new pilot program. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"Kickstarter initiated a four-day workweek pilot program that started in April. \u2014 Fortune , 30 May 2022",
"Spain launched a four-day workweek pilot program last year with about 200 participating companies, while the UK plans to begin a six-month trial program for some 3,000 workers in June. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One interstitial word stresses the possibility of transformation rather than stasis: liminal. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 June 2020",
"Nevertheless, Aldridge offered words stressing peace and the love of family on that December day. \u2014 K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 29 Mar. 2018"
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"We didn't want you to worry .",
"Don't worry . You'll be fine.",
"Don't make your parents worry .",
"When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry .",
"They were fine. We needn't have worried .",
"His poor health worries me.",
"It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast.",
"We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you.",
"Noun",
"She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill.",
"His high blood pressure is cause for worry .",
"Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost.",
"His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time.",
"His mother's health is a constant worry .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Climate watchdogs worry Asia could stay hooked on coal for longer than previously projected. \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 4 July 2022",
"Some professors worry that the unanswered attacks are hurting Boise State\u2019s credibility. \u2014 Daniel Golden, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
"But why worry about the height of the building or the percentage of the fa\u00e7ade facing the sidewalk",
"With China increasingly at odds with Western countries, and continuing an ambitious military buildup, more observers worry that Xi will take inspiration from his friend and partner, Russian President Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
"Others worry about the privacy implication of information posted online. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 3 July 2022",
"Some Republican operatives also worry a pre-midterm entry would help Democrats frame the 2022 cycle into a referendum on Trump. \u2014 Fin G\u00f3mez, CBS News , 3 July 2022",
"Even with internal firewalls, critics worry the utilities could still steer the process for their benefit. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"With so many of San Diego\u2019s residential neighborhoods located on canyons, firefighters worry that errant fireworks shot into the air will land on a roof or a brushy patch and easily spark a fire. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Transcription lag can present other problems \u2013 among them, a worry that conversation partners might grow impatient with delays. \u2014 Tali Arbel, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Transcription lag can present other problems \u2013 among them, a worry that conversation partners might grow impatient with delays. \u2014 Tali Arbel, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
"Gary Chichester, who is being honored as the Legacy Grand Marshal in this year\u2019s parade, expressed wariness of giving in to extreme worry . \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Another heightened worry is that an escalation of the war could lead to Russian retaliation through cyberattacks. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Another worry came in a side gallery where two ghostly drawings \u2014 abandoning his love of color, Logan made these pieces entirely in shades of gray \u2014 were hung next to a pair of chairs installed for the express purpose of silent meditation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Spain's chief worry has been that the suspension might affect important gas supplies from Algeria, but the government said that so far this has not happened. \u2014 Ciar\u00c1n Giles, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Absence of fear and worry promotes job engagement and productivity as well as the company\u2019s bottom line. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Sure, fear of technology is a sci-fi standard and this is not the first play to probe our legit worry that the machines are taking over the most intimate portals of our life. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022"
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