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{
"Prejevalsky's horse":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of Prejevalsky's horse variant of przhevalski's horse"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"by alteration"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccprej\u0259\u02c8v\u00e4lzk\u0113z-",
"-lsk\u0113z-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152259",
"type":[]
},
"Premonstratensian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of an order of canons regular founded by St. Norbert at Pr\u00e9montr\u00e9 near Laon, France, in 1120":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin praemonstratensis , from praemonstratensis of Pr\u00e9montr\u00e9, from Praemonstratus Pr\u00e9montr\u00e9":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u02ccm\u00e4n(t)-str\u0259-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224611",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Prenanthes":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": a genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs (family Compositae) with lobed or pinnatifid leaves and small heads of drooping ligulate flowers \u2014 see rattlesnake root"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Greek pr\u0113n\u0113s prone (akin to pro before, forward) + New Latin -anthes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0113\u02c8nan\u02ccth\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072112",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Prescott":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Edward C(hristian) 1940\u2013 American economist":[],
"William Hickling 1796\u20131859 American historian":[],
"city in central Arizona population 39,843":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccsk\u00e4t",
"\u02c8pre-sk\u0259t",
"\u02c8pre-sk\u0259t also -\u02ccsk\u00e4t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105246",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Prescott Valley":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"town in central Arizona north-northwest of Phoenix population 38,822":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110141",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Prescott scale":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": a scale ( Matsucoccus vexillorum ) that attacks pines in the western U.S."
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"probably from the name Prescott"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8presk\u0259t-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-023952",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Presidents' Day":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the third Monday in February observed as a legal holiday in most of the states of the U.S. in honor of the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202220",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Pressirostres":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a group of birds having a narrow compressed bill":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pressi- (from Latin pressus , past participle of premere to press) + -rostres (from Latin rostrum beak)":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115819",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Pribilof Islands":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"islands of Alaska in the Bering Sea"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pri-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112143",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Pride":{
"antonyms":[
"flatter",
"pique",
"plume"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being proud: such as",
": inordinate self-esteem : conceit",
": a reasonable or justifiable self-respect",
": delight or elation arising from some act, possession, or relationship",
": proud or disdainful behavior or treatment : disdain",
": ostentatious display",
": highest pitch : prime",
": a source of pride : the best in a group or class",
": a company of lions",
": a showy or impressive group",
": to indulge (oneself) in pride",
": a reasonable and justifiable feeling of being worthwhile : self-respect",
": a feeling of being better than others",
": a sense of pleasure that comes from some act or possession",
": someone or something that makes someone proud",
": to feel self-esteem",
"Thomas died 1658 English Parliamentarian commander"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What a story, not least of all about pride , bravery, and self-awareness. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"But there is also pride that others are so interested in the boys Shakhtar has developed. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Hartford \u2014 Potential profit and a sense of civic pride are what led Hartford resident and contractor Andre Davis to attend the city of Hartford\u2019s tax deed sale of 10 properties Thursday at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Park. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"JoJo Goes, the new show set to debut Thursday, June 23 on Facebook Watch, will see the young triple-threat taking her friends on a series of new adventures, including pride parades, summer camp, performing Shakespeare and much more. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a personal and community pride that goes along with competing on the river, according to Huntington. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The shooting happened ahead of this Sunday's Pride Parade in San Francisco and in the heart of the city's popular Castro District, which is expected to be filled with revelers celebrating LGBTQ pride this weekend. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"The Community Engagement Program develops engagement initiatives for residents to cultivate a sense of pride and ownership of our neighborhoods. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"The designs were created by nail artist Eri Ishizu with one goal in mind: to feature the colors that represent pan-African pride and culture. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Americans pride themselves as being able to live in a marketplace of ideas and make decisions for themselves about truthfulness. \u2014 Jill Goldenziel, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"In this view, disability is a social identity that can comes with discrimination, but also pride in disability culture and support from other disabled people. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The Hawken boys pride themselves on the 4x100, which currently ranks ninth. \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Then again, the Suns pride themselves on defending, getting stops and running. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
"The Ravens pride themselves on their winning culture and on-field success, but sometimes losing has its benefits, too. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"Homophobia and transphobia aren\u2019t exclusive to pride month. \u2014 Michael Bach, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The owners also pride themselves on their wide variety of sides ranging from collard greens to mac and cheese. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The ultra-Orthodox, also known as the Haredim, pride themselves on preserving Jewish learning and tradition through centuries of persecution. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English pr\u0233de , from pr\u016bd proud \u2014 more at proud"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u012bd",
"\u02c8pr\u012bd",
"\u02c8pr\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[
"ego",
"pridefulness",
"self-esteem",
"self-regard",
"self-respect"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-025026",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"Pripet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in northwestern Ukraine and southern Belarus flowing east through the extensive":[
"Pripet Marshes"
],
"to the Dnieper River":[
"Pripet Marshes"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pri-\u02ccpet",
"-p\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094119",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Productus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of extinct articulate brachiopods characteristic of Carboniferous and Permian strata, lacking a pedicle but often anchored by spines on the shell, and including the largest known brachiopods some of which (as P. giganteus ) attain a width of one foot":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, lengthened, protracted, from past participle of producere to bring forth, produce, pull out":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259\u02c8d\u0259kt\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012023",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Progne":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of swallows including the purple martin and its related forms":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, irregular after Procne , a woman in Greek mythology who was transformed into a swallow, from Latin, from Greek Prokn\u0113":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4gn\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201802",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Progoneata":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a primary division of Arthropoda comprising forms with the genital apertures near the anterior end of the body and including the classes Diplopoda, Pauropoda, and Symphyla":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + Greek gon\u0113 genitals (from the stem of gignesthai to be born) + New Latin -ata":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d\u02ccg\u014dn\u0113\u02c8\u00e4t\u0259",
"-\u02c8\u0101t\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193346",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Progreso":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"city in southeastern Mexico on the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula that is the port for M\u00e9rida population 53,958"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8gre-(\u02cc)s\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-014251",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Progressive Conservative":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a major political party in Canada traditionally advocating economic nationalism and close ties with the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082203",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Progressive Dunker":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a religious group of Brethren who because of their desire for more stress on education, a church polity that was congregational, and less rigid rules regarding plain dress left the Church of the Brethren in 1882 and formed the Brethren Church":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081057",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Promethean":{
"antonyms":[
"uncreative",
"unimaginative",
"uninventive",
"unoriginal"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"it is only through the efforts of a Promethean pioneer that an art form advances"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-th\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"clever",
"creative",
"imaginative",
"ingenious",
"innovational",
"innovative",
"innovatory",
"inventive",
"original",
"originative"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042210",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"Promin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": glucosulfone":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014dm\u0259\u0307n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134806",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Prospect Park":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"large park in central Brooklyn, New York area 526 acres (213 hectares)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141036",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Prospero":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the rightful duke of Milan in Shakespeare's The Tempest":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1610, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-sp\u0259-\u02ccr\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133404",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Protestant Reformation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": reformation sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081818",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Protremata":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an order of articulate brachiopods having the peduncle opening restricted to the ventral valve or absent":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + -tremata":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d\u2027\u02c8trem\u0259t\u0259",
"-r\u0113m-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041506",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,",
"plural noun"
]
},
"Protylopus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of camels no larger than jackrabbits found in the Upper Eocene of North America and having teeth that form a continuous series, unfused lower leg bones, and four functional toes on the front feet":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + -tylopus (from Tylopoda )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259\u02c8til\u0259p\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095228",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Proudhon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Pierre-Joseph 1809\u20131865 French journalist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u00fc-\u02c8d\u014d\u207f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095302",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Proulx":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"(Edna) Annie 1935\u2013 American writer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114953",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Providence":{
"antonyms":[
"diseconomy",
"wastefulness"
],
"definitions":{
"(a northern arm of Narragansett Bay) population 178,042":[
"Providence River"
],
": God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny":[],
": divine guidance or care":[],
": the quality or state of being provident":[],
"city in northern Rhode Island that is the state capital and a port at the head of the":[
"Providence River"
]
},
"examples":[
"practicing its customary providence , the snowbound family was able to make the meager stores last until help arrived",
"had the providence to lay in supplies before the storm hit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So it\u2019s an accident\u2014maybe an accident caused by providence . \u2014 Dennis Lim, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
"Directing the classic Russian play, which deals with the loss of one\u2019s home and motherland, is another bit of providence . \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Nevertheless, the fleeting encounter of the emperor and the philosopher was the stuff of providence \u2014as if the arc of history had intersected with the designs of history\u2019s philosopher-architect. \u2014 Jeffrey Collins, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In the familiar European lore vampires can be repelled with a crucifix, scalded with holy water or burned by sunlight, a longstanding symbol of providence . \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"To him, there\u2019s providence behind the symmetry of the circumstances of his first starts at LSU and Auburn. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 17 Nov. 2021",
"The church\u2019s piano was supposed to be dedicated with a virtual recital on Feb. 21, but again providence \u2014 in the form of a hellacious deep freeze on Valentine\u2019s Day \u2014 had other ideas. \u2014 Cheryl Hall, Dallas News , 13 June 2021",
"The show felt almost like providence , as Farahani views all her past roles. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
"But by 1994, when I.O.E.\u2019s president presented Moon with a golden trophy during a celebration of Moon\u2019s ocean providence at a church estate in the Hudson Valley, the direction of what Moon put in motion was increasingly clear. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin providentia , from provident-, providens":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccden(t)s",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259-d\u0259ns"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"economy",
"frugality",
"husbandry",
"parsimony",
"penny-pinching",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"thrift"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034327",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Pr\u00e9val":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Ren\u00e9 (Garcia) 1943\u20132017 president of Haiti (1996\u20132001, 2006\u201311)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0101-\u02c8v\u00e4l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005745",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Pr\u00e9vost d'Exiles":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Antoine-Fran\u00e7ois 1697\u20131763 Abb\u00e9 Pr\u00e9vost French writer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0101-\u02c8v\u014d-\u02ccdeg-\u02c8z\u0113l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114042",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"pr":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"pair",
"price",
"printed",
"propyl",
"praseodymium",
": public relations",
"payroll",
"personal record",
"proportional representation",
"Puerto Rico",
"pair",
"Puerto Rico",
"praseodymium"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1942, in the meaning defined above"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072413",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"abbreviation ()",
"noun",
"symbol"
]
},
"praam":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of praam variant spelling of pram:1"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153126",
"type":[]
},
"prabble":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": quarrel , squabble":[
"\u2014 often used in the phrase pribbles and prabbles"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of brabble entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prab\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043325",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prabhu":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of the writer caste in western India":[],
": lord , chief":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit, literally, excelling, mighty, from prabhavati he surpasses, is powerful, from pra- before + bhavati he becomes, is":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u0259(\u02cc)bu\u0307"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051852",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"practic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": practical":[],
": practice":[],
": the ancient reported decision of the Court of Session used to show the customary practices and law":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English practik , from Middle French practique, pratique , from Late Latin practice , from Greek praktik\u0113 , from feminine of praktikos practical":"Noun",
"Middle English practik , from Middle French practique, pratique , from Late Latin practicus":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8praktik",
"\""
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003121",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"practicable":{
"antonyms":[
"hopeless",
"impossible",
"impracticable",
"infeasible",
"nonviable",
"unattainable",
"undoable",
"unfeasible",
"unrealizable",
"unviable",
"unworkable"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible":[
"a practicable plan"
],
": capable of being used : usable":[
"a practicable weapon"
]
},
"examples":[
"The idea is interesting but not practicable , I'm afraid.",
"a solution that is not practicable in the time available to us",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the year after Cumulina\u2019s birth, Wakayama and Yanagimachi made 84 more cloned mice, putting to rest lingering skepticism over whether cloning was practicable . \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Performers will drive or fly from city to city in its new iteration, and stay in hotels, a tremendous savings made practicable by the fact that there\u2019s no longer a need to check-in, say, a big cat. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"At present, the only practicable approach is correction by mitochondrial replacement. \u2014 Stephen S. Hall, Wired , 11 Mar. 2021",
"This means that comparing all possible routes is not a practicable algorithm. \u2014 Eugenia Cheng, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
"While not technically in Arctic waters, Nome has been identified by Corps officials as the most practicable northern location for harboring large vessels in Western Alaska. \u2014 Elwood Brehmer, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Mostly the desire for flexibility: 76% want the freedom to work remotely and 93% the freedom to work on their own schedules (presumably, in both cases, when practicable ). \u2014 Deborah Lovich, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"Districts will respect communities of interest, neighborhoods, and political subdivisions, like cities and counties, to the extent practicable . \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 31 July 2021",
"Cyclists on the road should remain as far to the right as is practicable . \u2014 John Pana, cleveland , 26 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prak-ti-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for practicable possible , practicable , feasible mean capable of being realized. possible implies that a thing may certainly exist or occur given the proper conditions. a possible route up the west face of the mountain practicable implies that something may be effected by available means or under current conditions. a solution that is not practicable in the time available feasible applies to what is likely to work or be useful in attaining the end desired. commercially feasible for mass production",
"synonyms":[
"achievable",
"attainable",
"doable",
"feasible",
"possible",
"realizable",
"viable",
"workable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201133",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"practical":{
"antonyms":[
"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inapplicable",
"nonpractical",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless"
],
"definitions":{
": actively engaged in some course of action or occupation":[
"a practical farmer"
],
": an examination requiring demonstration of some practical skill":[
"a zoology practical"
],
": being such in practice or effect : virtual":[
"a practical failure"
],
": capable of being put to use or account : useful":[
"he had a practical knowledge of French"
],
": concerned with voluntary action and ethical decisions":[
"practical reason"
],
": designed to supplement theoretical training by experience":[],
": disposed to action as opposed to speculation or abstraction":[],
": of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal":[
"a practical question",
"for all practical purposes"
],
": qualified by practice or practical training":[
"a good practical mechanic"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"We can speculate about the future, but on a more practical level, we have to admit that we simply don't know what will happen.",
"An engineer will address the design's practical problems.",
"She has a lot of practical experience in dealing with these kinds of problems.",
"practical solutions to complicated problems",
"He thinks wind can be a practical source of renewable energy.",
"The machine is too big to be practical for most private homes.",
"The shoes are nice, but they're not very practical .",
"The book is a practical guide to car care.",
"He gave me some practical advice on finding a job.",
"Noun",
"We have our zoology practicals next week.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Model S is also practical , with a large rear cargo area and a frunk for extra space. \u2014 Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"Convertible strollers are great for a growing family, but tend to cost more than other models and are not as practical for a set of twins. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"This opens the platform to a key-recovery attack that is practical under certain circumstances, namely once a user has logged into an account slightly more than 512 times. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
"The reason why Sony opted for this massive console design is actually more practical than simply to stun fans. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 June 2022",
"Early fatherhood, when portrayed in literature, is often similarly practical : serving to color the characters, plot, and themes, but rarely warranting a sustained look. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
"Still, for all their fanciness and gaudiness, the fences are also practical , requiring low maintenance compared to iron fences with peeling paint. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Unlike Johnson and Hodge, whose costumes were mostly practical , Brosnan had to adjust to playing a character whose look was largely created in post-production. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"Some gun buyers have been misled into thinking that the AR-15 is somehow practical for self-defense. \u2014 Michael Fanone, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For most, the practical trumped the philosophical on a question of public health. \u2014 Susan Page, USA TODAY , 22 Aug. 2021",
"All three of these agencies have worked to give students the flexibility to work online and, as Friday, NACCAS, in coordination with the Department of Education, announced the lifting of the restriction to teach practicals hands-on. \u2014 Christopher Roth, azcentral , 23 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1925, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin practicus , from Greek praktikos , from prassein to pass over, fare, do; akin to Greek peran to pass through \u2014 more at fare":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prak-ti-k\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"actionable",
"applicable",
"applicative",
"applied",
"functional",
"practicable",
"serviceable",
"ultrapractical",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"workable",
"working"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081747",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"practical joke":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a prank intended to trick or embarrass someone or cause physical discomfort":[]
},
"examples":[
"One of the children filled the sugar bowl with salt as a practical joke .",
"friends had left the risqu\u00e9 message on his voice mail as a practical joke",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To welcome Craig Melvin back to the Today show on May 17, after being out sick with a breakthrough case of COVID-19, Al decided to employ a little practical joke . \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"The disguise played a superbly Tuscan practical joke on his unwitting hosts. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"The disguise played a superbly Tuscan practical joke on his unwitting hosts. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"The disguise played a superbly Tuscan practical joke on his unwitting hosts. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"The idea goes back to a practical joke team members often play on a new bat boy. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 30 June 2021",
"The card game, more a practical joke , is when a dealer creates the false impression of a legitimate game and then simply throws the deck into the air and instructs players to pick up the cards. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 28 June 2021",
"All of a sudden, the party was over\u2014my dad\u2019s greatest practical joke was kaput. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
"The counter-pasta video in question seems to be a mash-up of the two genres \u2014 a three-minute-long video featuring questionable food that just has to be a practical joke , doesn\u2019t it? \u2014 Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com , 12 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"caper",
"capriccio",
"dido",
"escapade",
"frolic",
"gag",
"jest",
"knavery",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"prank",
"rag",
"roguery",
"shavie",
"shine(s)",
"trick",
"waggery"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205257",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"practical politics":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": matter for concrete action as distinguished from theoretical discussion":[],
": political intrigue, scheming, or action involving dishonorable or dishonest dealings":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135427",
"type":[
"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
"practical reason":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": reason concerned with the practical accomplishment of chosen ends":[
"\u2014 contrasted with theoretical reason"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214006",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"practical theology":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the study of the institutional activities of religion (such as preaching, church administration, pastoral care, and liturgics)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Buck is an associate professor of practical theology at Southern California\u2019s Azusa Pacific University, a private, evangelical Christian college. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101652",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"practical unit":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various electric and magnetic units selected for convenience as to size for use in actual practical measurements":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055931",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"practically":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": almost , nearly":[
"practically everyone"
],
": in a practical manner":[
"look practically at the problem"
]
},
"examples":[
"The room's ceiling was so low that we practically had to crawl.",
"I talk to him practically everyday.",
"The project is practically complete.",
"Football is practically a religion in some places.",
"Practically speaking, Alaska is too far to go for just a few days.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ever since antibiotics became available in the 1930\u2019s, bacteria like N. gonorrhoeae have readily adapted to practically every new class of antimicrobials that\u2019s been introduced. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Technology is now foundational to realizing practically every business\u2019 mission and goals. \u2014 Giuliana Corbo, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Touzani showcases practically every step of its creation, using the process as a kind of slow-motion seduction between Halim and Youssef. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, wealth is obscene from practically every angle. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"Suppliers arrive at the plant with five to 10 truckloads of scrap each day, company officials said, but practically every handful seems to contain shell casings or a mortar shell or other remnants from the past four decades of war. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
"But that\u2019s a description that comes with the territory of practically every quarterback who\u2019s won the sport\u2019s most important trophy: None of them are the supreme athletes whose highlights will dominate social media. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
"Davy used it on practically every actor in season two, to the point where samples kept mysteriously disappearing from the makeup trailer. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 13 May 2022",
"Both Alabama and Auburn have collectives along with practically every major school in a state that allows them. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 9 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prak-ti-k\u0259-l\u0113",
"\u02c8prak-ti-k(\u0259-)l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"about",
"all but",
"almost",
"borderline",
"fair",
"fairly",
"feckly",
"more or less",
"most",
"much",
"near",
"nearly",
"next to",
"nigh",
"somewhere",
"virtually",
"well-nigh"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022738",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"practicant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": practitioner":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin practicant-, practicans , present participle of practicare to practice medicine, from practice practice":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prakt\u0259\u0307k\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232315",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"practice":{
"antonyms":[
"dry run",
"rehearsal",
"trial"
],
"definitions":{
": a repeated or customary action":[
"had this irritating practice"
],
": actual performance or application":[
"ready to carry out in practice what they advocated in principle"
],
": carry out , apply":[
"practice what you preach"
],
": intrigue":[],
": plot":[],
": systematic exercise for proficiency":[
"practice makes perfect"
],
": the condition of being proficient through systematic exercise":[
"get in practice"
],
": the continuous exercise of a profession":[],
": the form, manner, and order of conducting legal suits and prosecutions":[],
": the usual way of doing something":[
"local practices"
],
": to be professionally engaged in":[
"practice medicine"
],
": to do or perform often, customarily, or habitually":[
"practice politeness"
],
": to do repeated exercises for proficiency":[],
": to do something customarily":[],
": to perform or work at repeatedly so as to become proficient":[
"practice the act"
],
": to pursue a profession actively":[],
": to take advantage of someone":[
"he practised on their credulity with huge success",
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
],
": to train by repeated exercises":[
"practice pupils in penmanship"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"To be a good musician, you have to practice a lot.",
"Have you been practicing your lines for the play?",
"She had to practice flying in various weather conditions before she could get her pilot's license.",
"Grandmother taught us to practice good manners.",
"Practice what you preach \u2014don't smoke if you tell your children not to smoke.",
"Noun",
"Being a good musician takes a lot of practice .",
"I'm sure you'll learn your lines for the play with enough practice .",
"They'll get better with practice .",
"I'm late for trumpet practice .",
"The marching band has practice every Wednesday afternoon.",
"The team's practices usually last two hours.",
"She has made a practice of volunteering at a homeless shelter one weekend a month.",
"The country's poor sanitation practices have led to widespread disease.",
"Burial practices vary around the world.",
"It is common practice among my friends to not use capital letters in e-mail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The best way to quash that hesitance is to practice solving. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"The goal is to practice and learn how an income statement works in real life. \u2014 Bill Hall, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The Celtics gathered prior to practice Wednesday to discuss the importance of Game 6 of the NBA Finals, a must-win game to continue their quest toward their first title in 14 years. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Patience was the virtue Kiki Estrada of Orange Lutheran had to practice again and again this softball season. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The plan was to practice driving all summer and have my license by the end of the year. \u2014 Seventeen , 10 June 2022",
"The important thing to remember when wearing eyelashes or applying any eye makeup is to practice good hygiene habits, including washing your hands frequently, avoiding rubbing your eyes as much as possible and not sharing makeup. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"Ahead of this year\u2019s competition, Kalush Orchestra had to practice virtually before finally gathering safely in Lviv. \u2014 Kelsey Ables, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
"One way, suggested Stern, is to practice quick, low-risk decisions (e.g., picking a show on Netflix)\u2014though be mindful not to tip into impulsiveness. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is a senior associate dean and the Lester Crown professor of management practice at the Yale School of Management, and president of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. \u2014 Georgia Hirsty, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"Two days of practice will follow before the team\u2019s summer-league opener of the California Classic at the Chase Center on Saturday against a similar team of draft picks, rookies, young players and free agents from the Los Angeles Lakers. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"Alford workout is designed to show recruits what a day of practice is like at Ohio State. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"But because each church is self-governing, there\u2019s a wider array of practice than outsiders might readily pick up on. \u2014 Kelsey Osgood, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"Respectfully, this is an inaccurate view of the practice . \u2014 Regina Hoshimi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Providers in Louisiana stopped performing abortions Friday, unsure of the legality of the practice because of the vagueness of the bill, reproductive rights groups said. \u2014 Chloe Atkins, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"The court\u2019s ending of that practice , on the grounds that federal oversight was no longer needed, helped clear the way for multiple states to enact new rules around voting in recent years. \u2014 Maysoon Khan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"June 21 is also the International Day of Yoga, celebrated in South Asia and around the world with mass yoga sessions and educational events about the benefits of the practice . \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 21 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English practisen , from Middle French practiser , from Medieval Latin practizare , alteration of practicare , from practica practice, noun, from Late Latin practice , from Greek praktik\u0113 , from feminine of praktikos":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prak-t\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for practice Noun habit , practice , usage , custom , wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. had a habit of tapping his fingers practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice. our practice is to honor all major credit cards usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. western-style dress is now common usage in international business custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law. the custom of wearing black at funerals wont usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group. as was her wont , she slept until noon",
"synonyms":[
"exercise",
"rehearse",
"run over"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210935",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"practice curve":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a graphic representation of change in performance as a function of practice":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231957",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"practiced":{
"antonyms":[
"amateur",
"amateurish",
"inexperienced",
"inexpert",
"jackleg",
"unprofessional",
"unseasoned",
"unskilled",
"unskillful"
],
"definitions":{
": experienced , skilled":[
"a practiced chef"
],
": learned by practice":[
"a practiced skill"
]
},
"examples":[
"Only a few of the dancers are practiced in traditional ballet.",
"He split the log with practiced skill.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Biden had ignored the practiced imprecision of his predecessors with regard to China and Taiwan before in his presidency. \u2014 Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"While there are many different threading methods, Dahiya says this is the most practiced technique. \u2014 Wendy Sy, Allure , 27 May 2022",
"Scottoline creates tension and emotion with a practiced hand, never losing sight of the realistic human frailties that, far too often in thrillers, are forgotten in favor of plot. \u2014 E.a. Aymar, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Quinto and Flockhart exist in a different and more practiced state of drunkenness, two sides of a functioning alcoholic coin. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
"There, the crew members work with practiced ease and efficiency, talking interchangeably in English and Navajo. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But in a world where superpower status counts for less, his practiced and tenacious diplomacy had opened the door to more cooperation, in which one step at a time is taken toward a more hopeful future for the planet. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Top pick Cade Cunningham sliced through their defense, dishing and scoring like a practiced veteran, not a 20-year-old. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
"How and when the perception changed The modern sense of legal collections as practiced law derives in some manner from the legacy of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. \u2014 Samuel L. Boyd, The Conversation , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prak-t\u0259st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accomplished",
"ace",
"adept",
"compleat",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crack",
"crackerjack",
"educated",
"experienced",
"expert",
"good",
"great",
"master",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"professed",
"proficient",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"versed",
"veteran",
"virtuoso"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074421",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"practise":{
"antonyms":[
"dry run",
"rehearsal",
"trial"
],
"definitions":{
": a repeated or customary action":[
"had this irritating practice"
],
": actual performance or application":[
"ready to carry out in practice what they advocated in principle"
],
": carry out , apply":[
"practice what you preach"
],
": intrigue":[],
": plot":[],
": systematic exercise for proficiency":[
"practice makes perfect"
],
": the condition of being proficient through systematic exercise":[
"get in practice"
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": the continuous exercise of a profession":[],
": the form, manner, and order of conducting legal suits and prosecutions":[],
": the usual way of doing something":[
"local practices"
],
": to be professionally engaged in":[
"practice medicine"
],
": to do or perform often, customarily, or habitually":[
"practice politeness"
],
": to do repeated exercises for proficiency":[],
": to do something customarily":[],
": to perform or work at repeatedly so as to become proficient":[
"practice the act"
],
": to pursue a profession actively":[],
": to take advantage of someone":[
"he practised on their credulity with huge success",
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
],
": to train by repeated exercises":[
"practice pupils in penmanship"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"To be a good musician, you have to practice a lot.",
"Have you been practicing your lines for the play?",
"She had to practice flying in various weather conditions before she could get her pilot's license.",
"Grandmother taught us to practice good manners.",
"Practice what you preach \u2014don't smoke if you tell your children not to smoke.",
"Noun",
"Being a good musician takes a lot of practice .",
"I'm sure you'll learn your lines for the play with enough practice .",
"They'll get better with practice .",
"I'm late for trumpet practice .",
"The marching band has practice every Wednesday afternoon.",
"The team's practices usually last two hours.",
"She has made a practice of volunteering at a homeless shelter one weekend a month.",
"The country's poor sanitation practices have led to widespread disease.",
"Burial practices vary around the world.",
"It is common practice among my friends to not use capital letters in e-mail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The best way to quash that hesitance is to practice solving. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"The goal is to practice and learn how an income statement works in real life. \u2014 Bill Hall, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The Celtics gathered prior to practice Wednesday to discuss the importance of Game 6 of the NBA Finals, a must-win game to continue their quest toward their first title in 14 years. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Patience was the virtue Kiki Estrada of Orange Lutheran had to practice again and again this softball season. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The plan was to practice driving all summer and have my license by the end of the year. \u2014 Seventeen , 10 June 2022",
"The important thing to remember when wearing eyelashes or applying any eye makeup is to practice good hygiene habits, including washing your hands frequently, avoiding rubbing your eyes as much as possible and not sharing makeup. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"Ahead of this year\u2019s competition, Kalush Orchestra had to practice virtually before finally gathering safely in Lviv. \u2014 Kelsey Ables, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
"One way, suggested Stern, is to practice quick, low-risk decisions (e.g., picking a show on Netflix)\u2014though be mindful not to tip into impulsiveness. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is a senior associate dean and the Lester Crown professor of management practice at the Yale School of Management, and president of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. \u2014 Georgia Hirsty, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"Two days of practice will follow before the team\u2019s summer-league opener of the California Classic at the Chase Center on Saturday against a similar team of draft picks, rookies, young players and free agents from the Los Angeles Lakers. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"Alford workout is designed to show recruits what a day of practice is like at Ohio State. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"But because each church is self-governing, there\u2019s a wider array of practice than outsiders might readily pick up on. \u2014 Kelsey Osgood, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"Respectfully, this is an inaccurate view of the practice . \u2014 Regina Hoshimi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Providers in Louisiana stopped performing abortions Friday, unsure of the legality of the practice because of the vagueness of the bill, reproductive rights groups said. \u2014 Chloe Atkins, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"The court\u2019s ending of that practice , on the grounds that federal oversight was no longer needed, helped clear the way for multiple states to enact new rules around voting in recent years. \u2014 Maysoon Khan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"June 21 is also the International Day of Yoga, celebrated in South Asia and around the world with mass yoga sessions and educational events about the benefits of the practice . \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 21 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"Middle English practisen , from Middle French practiser , from Medieval Latin practizare , alteration of practicare , from practica practice, noun, from Late Latin practice , from Greek praktik\u0113 , from feminine of praktikos":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8prak-t\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for practice Noun habit , practice , usage , custom , wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. had a habit of tapping his fingers practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice. our practice is to honor all major credit cards usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. western-style dress is now common usage in international business custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law. the custom of wearing black at funerals wont usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group. as was her wont , she slept until noon",
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"exercise",
"rehearse",
"run over"
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"type":[
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"verb"
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"dry run",
"rehearsal",
"trial"
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"had this irritating practice"
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"ready to carry out in practice what they advocated in principle"
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": carry out , apply":[
"practice what you preach"
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": intrigue":[],
": plot":[],
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"get in practice"
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": the form, manner, and order of conducting legal suits and prosecutions":[],
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"practice medicine"
],
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"practice politeness"
],
": to do repeated exercises for proficiency":[],
": to do something customarily":[],
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"practice the act"
],
": to pursue a profession actively":[],
": to take advantage of someone":[
"he practised on their credulity with huge success",
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
],
": to train by repeated exercises":[
"practice pupils in penmanship"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"To be a good musician, you have to practice a lot.",
"Have you been practicing your lines for the play?",
"She had to practice flying in various weather conditions before she could get her pilot's license.",
"Grandmother taught us to practice good manners.",
"Practice what you preach \u2014don't smoke if you tell your children not to smoke.",
"Noun",
"Being a good musician takes a lot of practice .",
"I'm sure you'll learn your lines for the play with enough practice .",
"They'll get better with practice .",
"I'm late for trumpet practice .",
"The marching band has practice every Wednesday afternoon.",
"The team's practices usually last two hours.",
"She has made a practice of volunteering at a homeless shelter one weekend a month.",
"The country's poor sanitation practices have led to widespread disease.",
"Burial practices vary around the world.",
"It is common practice among my friends to not use capital letters in e-mail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The best way to quash that hesitance is to practice solving. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"The goal is to practice and learn how an income statement works in real life. \u2014 Bill Hall, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The Celtics gathered prior to practice Wednesday to discuss the importance of Game 6 of the NBA Finals, a must-win game to continue their quest toward their first title in 14 years. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Patience was the virtue Kiki Estrada of Orange Lutheran had to practice again and again this softball season. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The plan was to practice driving all summer and have my license by the end of the year. \u2014 Seventeen , 10 June 2022",
"The important thing to remember when wearing eyelashes or applying any eye makeup is to practice good hygiene habits, including washing your hands frequently, avoiding rubbing your eyes as much as possible and not sharing makeup. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"Ahead of this year\u2019s competition, Kalush Orchestra had to practice virtually before finally gathering safely in Lviv. \u2014 Kelsey Ables, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
"One way, suggested Stern, is to practice quick, low-risk decisions (e.g., picking a show on Netflix)\u2014though be mindful not to tip into impulsiveness. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is a senior associate dean and the Lester Crown professor of management practice at the Yale School of Management, and president of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. \u2014 Georgia Hirsty, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"Two days of practice will follow before the team\u2019s summer-league opener of the California Classic at the Chase Center on Saturday against a similar team of draft picks, rookies, young players and free agents from the Los Angeles Lakers. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"Alford workout is designed to show recruits what a day of practice is like at Ohio State. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"But because each church is self-governing, there\u2019s a wider array of practice than outsiders might readily pick up on. \u2014 Kelsey Osgood, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"Respectfully, this is an inaccurate view of the practice . \u2014 Regina Hoshimi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Providers in Louisiana stopped performing abortions Friday, unsure of the legality of the practice because of the vagueness of the bill, reproductive rights groups said. \u2014 Chloe Atkins, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"The court\u2019s ending of that practice , on the grounds that federal oversight was no longer needed, helped clear the way for multiple states to enact new rules around voting in recent years. \u2014 Maysoon Khan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"June 21 is also the International Day of Yoga, celebrated in South Asia and around the world with mass yoga sessions and educational events about the benefits of the practice . \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 21 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English practisen , from Middle French practiser , from Medieval Latin practizare , alteration of practicare , from practica practice, noun, from Late Latin practice , from Greek praktik\u0113 , from feminine of praktikos":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prak-t\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for practice Noun habit , practice , usage , custom , wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. had a habit of tapping his fingers practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice. our practice is to honor all major credit cards usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. western-style dress is now common usage in international business custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law. the custom of wearing black at funerals wont usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group. as was her wont , she slept until noon",
"synonyms":[
"exercise",
"rehearse",
"run over"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"blue-sky",
"idealistic",
"impractical",
"unrealistic",
"utopian",
"visionary"
],
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": busy":[],
": officious":[],
": opinionated":[],
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"a pragmatic leader",
"a pragmatic [=practical] approach to health care"
],
": relating to or being in accordance with philosophical pragmatism":[]
},
"examples":[
"In their universe, romance is totally detached from pragmatic concerns and societal pressures \u2026 \u2014 Lev Grossman , Time , 24 Jan. 2005",
"\u2026 their pragmatic successors like Benjamin Franklin were concerned with lightning's \u2026 power but not its thrilling scenic value. \u2014 John Updike , New York Review of Books , 15 Aug. 2002",
"\u2026 pragmatic enough to have held on to their day jobs for years after they were putting out records. \u2014 Chris Mundy , Rolling Stone , 16 Sept. 1993",
"\u2026 and her mysticism never failed to exasperate her pragmatic , mountain-climbing daughter. \u2014 Salman Rushdie , The Satanic Verses , 1989",
"His pragmatic view of public education comes from years of working in city schools.",
"a pragmatic man, not given to grand, visionary schemes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Quilting has an artistic and pragmatic cultural legacy within African American heritage -- for example, the work of the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama. \u2014 Chelsea Lee, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Others would describe them as practical, pragmatic , work-oriented, and serious. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"This is a remarkably disciplined and pragmatic position. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Macron should use his newfound eminence to persuade the rest of Europe that keeping Ukraine out of NATO is humane and pragmatic policy. \u2014 Andrew Day, The Week , 4 Apr. 2022",
"How sympathetic viewers are to her stand may depend on the strength of their own anti-capitalist convictions: Lamarzelle is drawn as slick and pragmatic , though not overtly villainous, while Eve\u2019s defiance risks the livelihood of others but herself. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"While the ministry is optimistic a deal can be reached, MCC officials are cautious and pragmatic . \u2014 Samya Kullab, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Others have cited more pragmatic reasons for imposing the gender ratios. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Asked about the potential wider impact of the film\u2019s release, however, Roher was more pragmatic . \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
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"circa 1612, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
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"Latin pragmaticus skilled in law or business, from Greek pragmatikos , from pragmat-, pragma deed, from prassein to do \u2014 more at practical":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"prag-\u02c8ma-tik"
],
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"down-to-earth",
"earthy",
"hardheaded",
"matter-of-fact",
"practical",
"realistic"
],
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"blue-sky",
"idealistic",
"impractical",
"unrealistic",
"utopian",
"visionary"
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": opinionated":[],
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"a pragmatic [=practical] approach to health care"
],
": relating to or being in accordance with philosophical pragmatism":[]
},
"examples":[
"In their universe, romance is totally detached from pragmatic concerns and societal pressures \u2026 \u2014 Lev Grossman , Time , 24 Jan. 2005",
"\u2026 their pragmatic successors like Benjamin Franklin were concerned with lightning's \u2026 power but not its thrilling scenic value. \u2014 John Updike , New York Review of Books , 15 Aug. 2002",
"\u2026 pragmatic enough to have held on to their day jobs for years after they were putting out records. \u2014 Chris Mundy , Rolling Stone , 16 Sept. 1993",
"\u2026 and her mysticism never failed to exasperate her pragmatic , mountain-climbing daughter. \u2014 Salman Rushdie , The Satanic Verses , 1989",
"His pragmatic view of public education comes from years of working in city schools.",
"a pragmatic man, not given to grand, visionary schemes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Quilting has an artistic and pragmatic cultural legacy within African American heritage -- for example, the work of the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama. \u2014 Chelsea Lee, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Others would describe them as practical, pragmatic , work-oriented, and serious. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"This is a remarkably disciplined and pragmatic position. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Macron should use his newfound eminence to persuade the rest of Europe that keeping Ukraine out of NATO is humane and pragmatic policy. \u2014 Andrew Day, The Week , 4 Apr. 2022",
"How sympathetic viewers are to her stand may depend on the strength of their own anti-capitalist convictions: Lamarzelle is drawn as slick and pragmatic , though not overtly villainous, while Eve\u2019s defiance risks the livelihood of others but herself. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"While the ministry is optimistic a deal can be reached, MCC officials are cautious and pragmatic . \u2014 Samya Kullab, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Others have cited more pragmatic reasons for imposing the gender ratios. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Asked about the potential wider impact of the film\u2019s release, however, Roher was more pragmatic . \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
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"circa 1612, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pragmaticus skilled in law or business, from Greek pragmatikos , from pragmat-, pragma deed, from prassein to do \u2014 more at practical":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"prag-\u02c8ma-tik"
],
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"earthy",
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": a practical approach to problems and affairs":[
"tried to strike a balance between principles and pragmatism"
],
": an American movement in philosophy founded by C. S. Peirce and William James and marked by the doctrines that the meaning of conceptions is to be sought in their practical bearings, that the function of thought is to guide action, and that truth is preeminently to be tested by the practical consequences of belief":[]
},
"examples":[
"To put it rather more crudely, he is trying to sell his integrationist and reformist agenda using traditionalist legal wrappings. It is, of course, this pragmatism , which sometimes comes across as slippery casuistry, that so annoys his critics. \u2014 Malise Ruthven , New York Review of Books , 16 Aug. 2007",
"These are books without slogans, manuals that favor subtlety over simplicity, moderation over bombast, pragmatism over ideology. \u2014 Jonathan Tepperman , New York Times Book Review , 16 Oct 2005",
"\u2026 compromise (or better yet, its spirit) symbolizes the necessary pragmatism expected of politics in a pluralist society. \u2014 Jack N. Rakove , Original Meanings \u2026 , 1996",
"The right person for the job will balance vision with pragmatism .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stacy Blythe, Big Loud\u2019s senior vice-president of promotion, is in charge of airplay, a job that requires a mixture of optimism and pragmatism . \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Kendall envisioned a system that would incentivize civility and pragmatism , dilute the influence of political parties and dark money, and deliver consensus winners with broad appeal. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Being open about the risks of our ideas shows humility, integrity and pragmatism . \u2014 Andr\u00e9s De Jongh, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Desmond Tutu was a patriot without equal; a leader of principle and pragmatism who gave meaning to the biblical insight that faith without works is dead. \u2014 Jd Knapp, PEOPLE.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"So, find the places and people who are interrupting fatphobic narratives and let their compassion and pragmatism fill your head and heart. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2021",
"Clark\u2019s willingness to engage with anyone who would talk to him was only matched by his pragmatism , with a nearly singular focus on getting things done, said Jack McGowan, who served as Clark\u2019s press secretary for part of his first term. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
"But not everything about the outlook is traditional; his pragmatism comes with surprises. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But if clean energy is to have a chance, pragmatism and profit motive must rule the day. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see pragmatic":""
},
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"\u02c8prag-m\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034732",
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"adjective or noun",
"noun"
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": a large area of level or rolling land in the Mississippi River valley that in its natural uncultivated state usually has deep fertile soil, a cover of tall coarse grasses, and few trees":[],
": a tract of grassland: such as":[],
": land in or predominantly in grass":[],
": one of the dry treeless plateaus east of the Rocky Mountains that merge on their east side with the prairies proper and are characterized by shorter grasses and drier less fertile soil":[]
},
"examples":[
"Millions of buffalo once roamed the prairies .",
"The train tracks extend over miles of prairie .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On North America\u2019s Great Plains strips of native prairie , interspersed with crops, may help with everything from crop yield to erosion. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
"Animal skulls littered the same prairie where dozens of newborn calves arrived each spring. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The best prairie dresses are breezy, billowy, and ideal for keeping you cool in hot temperatures. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Set in 1869, as Habsburg forces imprison Magyar provincials suspected of rebellious banditry, it was shot entirely on location within Hungary\u2019s prairie -like puszta. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Elsewhere, one national wildfire management incident team continued to oversee a large prairie fire in Nebraska, where more than 200 firefighters were battling a blaze that has been burning since last week. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Fire crews made progress on a large prairie fire in southwestern Nebraska on Tuesday, where more than 200 firefighters are battling the blaze. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The team of researchers led by geoscientists at the University Massachusetts Amherst measured the elevation differences between native prairie and farm fields across Midwestern states to see how tilling has changed landscapes. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The land is considered a remnant prairie , a rare throwback to the days before European settlement when buffalo roamed freely. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French, from Old French praierie , from Vulgar Latin *prataria , from Latin pratum meadow":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prer-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"campo",
"champaign",
"down(s)",
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"savannah",
"steppe",
"tundra",
"veld",
"veldt"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054710",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"praise":{
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"definitions":{
": an expression of approval : commendation":[],
": one that is praised":[],
": to express a favorable judgment of : commend":[],
": to express praise":[],
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": value , merit":[],
": worship":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Critics praised her as both an actor and director.",
"A good teacher praises students when they do well.",
"We praise God for your safe arrival.",
"People gather in churches to praise the Lord.",
"Noun",
"He deserves praise for the way he's handled this crisis.",
"\u201cGood job\u201d is high praise coming from her. She rarely compliments anyone's work.",
"I have nothing but praise for the hospital staff.",
"People gathered in the church to sing praises to the Lord.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Instagram page is packed with posts that praise God; there\u2019s even a photo of him dragging a large metal crucifix up a mountain. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"That\u2019s thanks to praise from critics like one CNN reviewer, who praised it thus. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 22 June 2022",
"Scholars in the movie condemn the pathologizing of gender dysphoria but praise its medical treatment. \u2014 Abigail Anthony, National Review , 14 June 2022",
"Coming in at 30 by 60 inches, these towels are generously sized, which several reviewers praise ; dry off after a dip in the pool or use one to cover a hot pool lounger before kicking back to relax. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
"As a multipurpose tool, shoppers use the mop for just about every surface, and many praise its effectiveness without chemicals. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 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",
"Reviewers post images of how good this looks on (universally) their pickup trucks and praise its durability. \u2014 Drew Dorian And Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 25 May 2022",
"Reviews praise Davine's for its ability to create waves even for some of the thickest hair. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yes, the lack of serious competition has something to do with the movie\u2019s staying power, but the bigger factor is word-of-mouth praise . \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"There also is much praise online for Vasquez\u2019s killer courtroom style. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"There was broad praise for Mr. Musk from those circles Monday. \u2014 Michelle Chapman And Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Going unmentioned in the speech was former President Donald Trump's recent praise of Putin. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 8 Mar. 2022",
"But while there has been praise for the on-the-ground reporting, especially in debunking widespread propaganda, aspects of the language used by various elements of the media has been criticized in some corners. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The most colorful postgame commentary was the praise for Canada\u2019s Desbiens, who finished with a spectacular 52 saves. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The group even received praise from judge Simon Cowell, who's known for delivering tough love to contestants. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 1 June 2022",
"Still, Lady K received abundant praise on Sunday from all three judges on the show. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 2 May 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English preisen , from Anglo-French preiser, priser to appraise, esteem \u2014 more at prize":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8pr\u0101z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bless",
"carol",
"celebrate",
"emblazon",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"hymn",
"laud",
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"resound"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"censurable",
"discreditable",
"illaudable",
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],
"definitions":{
": laudable":[
"a praiseworthy effort"
]
},
"examples":[
"praiseworthy efforts to develop an AIDS vaccine",
"a praiseworthy effort to introduce inner-city youths to the visual arts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fayetteville, North Carolina used to be known for less-than- praiseworthy things: the country\u2019s worst race massacre and barrooms for soldiers. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"But the goal is entirely praiseworthy : to increase mutual tolerance and understanding among people whose differences can\u2019t really be ignored. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And while that\u2019s certainly praiseworthy , the Observer was happy to see that, for one Saturday night, the sisterhood was also dedicated to opulence and majesty, as both were on display at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel. \u2014 The Masked Observer, al , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Risking imprisonment to help one\u2019s desperate family is arguably more morally praiseworthy than anything Bill Gates can do. \u2014 Julian Baggini, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Most praiseworthy are two courageous women, 500 years apart, who risked their lives to protect the lady with the enigmatic smile from harm. \u2014 Stefanie Milligan, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 Nov. 2021",
"But there are few things more praiseworthy than his epochal mustache, a luscious chevron ripped straight from the '80s. \u2014 Scottie Andrew And Leah Asmelash, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Stephen Boulton, Krupa\u2019s attorney in a federal lawsuit challenging Quinn\u2019s far-reaching use of affidavits and other matters, was less than praiseworthy about the overall effort. \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Despite the dilapidated conditions that will likely lead the D.C. Jail to be torn down soon, the District\u2019s Department of Corrections has made several praiseworthy innovations in programming and rehabilitation. \u2014 Marc M. Howard, WSJ , 13 Dec. 2021"
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"The singer pranced around on stage.",
"The little boy pranced across the room in his cowboy costume.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While the singer is usually dressed in Gucci, stylist Harry Lambert opted for a custom red sequined jumpsuit from Arturo Obegero for Styles and a blue one for the accompanying dancer to prance around in. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Hammam is a superstar, routinely called upon to prance beaches in barely-there swimwear, exuding a spirit of joie de vivre. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Time and again, retread White coaches fail in one city and simply prance across to the next. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"At Sugar Sweet Farm in Encinitas, yoga classes are led outdoors as baby goats prance between the mats during the class. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Billy\u2019s sister has had more success in her attempts to prance like a horse. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"During the parade, puppeteers will move her head and legs, making Tiptoe literally prance through the streets of New York City. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Children will leap and prance their way through the world of Molly Idle\u2019s Flora and the Flamingo. \u2014 courant.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Posey the Shih Tzu would shake free from her harness, prance onto the softball diamond in the Fillmore District and chase after her favorite thing \u2014 a ball. \u2014 Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Children will leap, prance and spin their way through the world of Angela DiTerlizzi\u2019s Some Bugs. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022",
"In one scene, six pairs of legs, shot at knee-level, prance and caper in unison as a teacher\u2019s voice calls encouragement. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Go to Vista Del Mar earlier this year, which required him to serenade seagulls and prance about in the sand. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"From the 1960s to the 1980s, the franchise had a mascot named Chief Noc-A-Homa prance around. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Mottled black-and-brown African wild dogs often prance and squeak through grasslands, chattering like birds. \u2014 Saima Sidik, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Rodrigo\u2019s fellow high-school nihilists prance about the gym (then a darkroom and a football field), on the verge of graduating into either academic indoctrination or Big Tech, Fake News social authority. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 21 July 2021",
"The 2021 season was just 13 innings old when Cardinals pitcher Jake Woodford hit Nick Castellanos with a pitch, one game after Castellanos punctuated a long home run with a skip, prance and bat toss. \u2014 USA Today , 10 May 2021",
"Peg\u2019s fingers prance and unsettle in Petrie\u2019s memory; the lawyer\u2019s style begins to crack. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The duo is notorious for prank calling celebrities. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 24 June 2022",
"The duo is notorious for prank calling celebrities. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"In the video below, first discovered online early Tuesday by The Rowling Library, Rowling was fooled by Russian comedy outfit Vovan and Lexus, who is infamous for prank -calling celebrities. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Kilcher views the entire experiment as a harmless YouTube prank , but others don't share the same opinion. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Jorge, a 25-year-old employee at a UPS store, has gotten used to seeing customers come in with goofy gag gifts like horse masks, prank items like fake cigarettes and nerdy toys. \u2014 Lauren Debter, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"With this at the top of his mind, even the most eye-popping set piece becomes a puckish way of speaking truth to power \u2014 like a very, very elaborate prank . \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Another day, another prank at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"No spoilers here, but playing this movie for Dad on Father's Day would be a pretty sick prank . \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 1 June 2022"
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"told the prankish lad that someone would eventually get hurt if he kept it up",
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"Some of the jokes may be prankish , but there\u2019s no cruelty in them. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019"
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"told the prankish lad that someone would eventually get hurt if he kept it up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some of the jokes may be prankish , but there\u2019s no cruelty in them. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019",
"Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. \u2014 Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post , 16 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though Knoxville typically keeps his personal life private, the longtime prankster penned a sweet tribute to Nelson in honor of Mother's Day on Instagram in 2021. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"His grandmother, Amelia Sandoval, told ABC News that her grandson was an energetic prankster who loved to dance Cumbia. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
"That Paul found fame as an unsavory internet prankster could be a reason the boxing community has been so reluctant to accept him. \u2014 Justin Birnbaum, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Imagine a graduate lit theory seminar interrupted every few minutes by a back-row prankster who has a knack for making the whole room blush. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Yet on his Bitcoin joyride, the merry prankster \u2019s got no more control than a drunk at the wheel. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Quite the prankster , Valastro closed out the hilarious video with a wink. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The law\u2019s passage followed a Ukrainian prankster \u2019s hoax that built on a real tragedy. \u2014 Stanislav Budnitsky, The Conversation , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Riddler was a flamboyant prankster in a neon-green bodysuit, the polar opposite of Dano\u2019s Riddler. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"I need competent people for this job, and all they send me are prats .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Through it all, however, the gal has retained a sort of grand hauteur, even while prat -falling into a bush. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"At times Javed\u2019s insistence on reciting lyrics to other people becomes irritating (his girlfriend, a white anti-Thatcher campaigner who did not feature in the book, tells him off for being a prat ). \u2014 J.t., The Economist , 15 Aug. 2019",
"Maybe at a Ferrari Club meeting with all the other prats in hats. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 14 Sep. 2018",
"So, enter me, a twenty-something who hopes to go from prat to prim over the course of a two-hour lunch, via Meier's social and dining course. \u2014 Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor , 15 Dec. 2017",
"Chris Vettel is a pricelessly clueless but endearingly cheery aristocratic prat as Hope\u2019s fiance Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, and Ali Lane is hysterically agitated as Hope\u2019s frequently hoodwinked mother. \u2014 Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News , 2 Feb. 2017"
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"the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Erinys doesn't prate about democracy or social betterment but simply guards oil pipelines. \u2014 Bruce Sterling, WIRED , 1 July 2004"
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"Noun",
"parents often claim to understand the prattle of their infant offspring",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Likewise, cars might rattle or prattle as your speed got faster. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
"As always, those who prattle on about individual freedoms slip quite easily into authoritarianism when defied. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's Magazine , 23 June 2020",
"While some buffoon is prattling at length, its lips moving weirdly on a low-polygon face, this is usually the moment that your feet hurt or that your headset's face cushion itches. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 23 Mar. 2020",
"David prattled about the weather and asked if Harry had seen anything good on TV. \u2014 cincinnati.com , 14 Jan. 2020",
"My aunt would prattle on about her kindergarten students, my uncles about their work as firefighters and linesmen. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Someone is eating with his or her child or family, just having a quiet dinner, and shouting at them, screaming, demanding and prattling on about all these points. \u2014 Fox News , 26 July 2018",
"Middle Sister prattled on about how an atom having six principal quantum numbers can yield several emission lines, or some such. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 2 June 2018",
"The chapter is mostly made up of faintly (and not-so-faintly) ignorant rednecks who prattle on about their own superiority and sense of grievance that their pure white ways of life are being distorted and corrupted by the Jews and the blacks. \u2014 Alissa Wilkinson, Vox , 15 May 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Activision-Blizzard purchase, along with the now constant prattle about the metaverse, only increases the value of smaller studios, who could turn out to be the next Activison. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Some of the crew pass blunts and prattle on the balcony. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The story begins with gentle comedy: the narrator, a writer, keeps being disturbed in his study by the prattle of his five-year-old daughter, Mini. \u2014 Suketu Mehta, Time , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Over the past several years, Carlson Stroud\u2019s videos devolved from benign prattle about energy, God, and angels to drunken rants, dark threats, and apparent mistreatment of members. \u2014 Virginia Pelley, Marie Claire , 7 Sep. 2021",
"These questions \u2014 and the obsessive attention to mundane details like Mr. Kim\u2019s wristwatch \u2014 may seem like the idle prattle of celebrity gossip. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2021",
"No one has ever listened to me prattle on for this long before. \u2014 The Washington Post, AL.com , 5 Feb. 2018",
"Away from the incessant prattle of social media and the knee-jerk demands for harsh immediate action, a variety of perspectives was considered. \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2017",
"They are allowed to prattle on about vague problems in America. \u2014 Dom Giordano, Philly.com , 13 Sep. 2017"
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"1532, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Low German pratelen ; akin to Middle Dutch praten to prate":"Verb"
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"\u02c8pra-t\u1d4al"
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"babble",
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"abracadabra",
"babble",
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"burble",
"double Dutch",
"double-talk",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"gibberish",
"jabber",
"jabberwocky",
"mumbo jumbo",
"nonsense",
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": a sound that is meaningless, repetitive, and suggestive of the chatter of children":[],
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"Verb",
"They prattled on into the night, discussing school, music, and friends.",
"spent an hour on the phone prattling on about nothing in particular",
"Noun",
"parents often claim to understand the prattle of their infant offspring",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Likewise, cars might rattle or prattle as your speed got faster. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
"As always, those who prattle on about individual freedoms slip quite easily into authoritarianism when defied. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's Magazine , 23 June 2020",
"While some buffoon is prattling at length, its lips moving weirdly on a low-polygon face, this is usually the moment that your feet hurt or that your headset's face cushion itches. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 23 Mar. 2020",
"David prattled about the weather and asked if Harry had seen anything good on TV. \u2014 cincinnati.com , 14 Jan. 2020",
"My aunt would prattle on about her kindergarten students, my uncles about their work as firefighters and linesmen. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Someone is eating with his or her child or family, just having a quiet dinner, and shouting at them, screaming, demanding and prattling on about all these points. \u2014 Fox News , 26 July 2018",
"Middle Sister prattled on about how an atom having six principal quantum numbers can yield several emission lines, or some such. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 2 June 2018",
"The chapter is mostly made up of faintly (and not-so-faintly) ignorant rednecks who prattle on about their own superiority and sense of grievance that their pure white ways of life are being distorted and corrupted by the Jews and the blacks. \u2014 Alissa Wilkinson, Vox , 15 May 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Activision-Blizzard purchase, along with the now constant prattle about the metaverse, only increases the value of smaller studios, who could turn out to be the next Activison. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Some of the crew pass blunts and prattle on the balcony. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The story begins with gentle comedy: the narrator, a writer, keeps being disturbed in his study by the prattle of his five-year-old daughter, Mini. \u2014 Suketu Mehta, Time , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Over the past several years, Carlson Stroud\u2019s videos devolved from benign prattle about energy, God, and angels to drunken rants, dark threats, and apparent mistreatment of members. \u2014 Virginia Pelley, Marie Claire , 7 Sep. 2021",
"These questions \u2014 and the obsessive attention to mundane details like Mr. Kim\u2019s wristwatch \u2014 may seem like the idle prattle of celebrity gossip. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2021",
"No one has ever listened to me prattle on for this long before. \u2014 The Washington Post, AL.com , 5 Feb. 2018",
"Away from the incessant prattle of social media and the knee-jerk demands for harsh immediate action, a variety of perspectives was considered. \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2017",
"They are allowed to prattle on about vague problems in America. \u2014 Dom Giordano, Philly.com , 13 Sep. 2017"
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"1532, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Low German pratelen ; akin to Middle Dutch praten to prate":"Verb"
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"\u02c8pra-t\u1d4al"
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"blab",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
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"chin",
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"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"schmooze",
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"adverb",
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": entreat , implore":[
"\u2014 often used as a function word in introducing a question, request, or plea pray be careful"
],
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": to make a request in a humble manner":[]
},
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"There's little else to do now but hope and pray .",
"The minister said, \u201c Let us pray .\u201d",
"He prayed that they would have the strength to go on.",
"He prayed that he would find a parking spot.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So, just had to really pray and seek God's guidance on it. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"Then-President Kennedy responded that parents could encourage their children to pray at home and in houses of worship. \u2014 Barbara Perry, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Claiborne recently went to Uvalde to support victims, and to Houston to pray and protest at the National Rifle Association's convention held days after the massacre. \u2014 Deepa Bharath And Holly Meyer, Chron , 4 June 2022",
"Claiborne recently went to Uvalde to support victims, and to Houston to pray and protest at the National Rifle Association's convention held days after the massacre. \u2014 Deepa Bharath, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Others wore work uniforms, stepping away from their jobs to take time to pray and cry. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Yet the community still showed up, with people lining the streets to feed others, hand out water, pray and commemorate the victims with flowers and candles. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"Some investors pray to their god for financial success. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Hold it about two inches away from your armpit and pray for two seconds to cover the skin in product. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French prier, praer, preier , from Latin precari , from prec-, prex request, prayer; akin to Old High German fr\u0101ga question, fr\u0101g\u0113n to ask, Sanskrit p\u1e5bcchati he asks":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u0101"
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"appeal (to)",
"beg",
"beseech",
"besiege",
"conjure",
"entreat",
"impetrate",
"implore",
"importune",
"petition",
"plead (to)",
"solicit",
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": beach , strand , waterfront":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese praia , from Medieval Latin plagia hillside, shoreline":""
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"\u02c8pr\u012b\u0259"
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"noun"
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"haven't got a prayer"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English prayere , from prayen to pray + -er entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French priere, praiere, preiere , from Medieval Latin precaria , from Latin, feminine of precarius obtained by entreaty, from prec-, prex":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8prer",
"\u02c8pr\u0101-\u0259r"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": job's tears":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000343",
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Head scarves were banned in public buildings; the state selected the country\u2019s clergy, or ulema, and closely monitored their sermons for the slightest expression of religiosity; prayer beads or facial hair were viewed with suspicion. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"And, of course, there\u2019s the usual smack talk among Rams and Bengals fans about who loves their team most, who bleeds the most blue or orange, who clutches the most prayer beads or requires the most CPR compressions on game days. \u2014 Dan Horn, The Enquirer , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The two men share a meal together; Samir, nervous, worries at a ring of prayer beads . \u2014 Julian Joslin, The New Yorker , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Lying on the sand under a tree, fiddling with his prayer beads , the aging village sheikh sprang to his feet, shouting at his son to chase the police. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The printout is partially obscured by a string of prayer beads hanging off the fence. \u2014 Ron Kampeas, sun-sentinel.com , 1 July 2021",
"Family members of the victims sat in the courtroom, and as the first video was pulled up, McNamara\u2019s wife pulled out tissues and Winters\u2019s sister clutched a string of prayer beads . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 June 2021",
"With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that\u2019s possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 27 June 2021",
"The shy man came to see the imam, who rolled out his prayer rug, closed his eyes, and let his prayer beads slip through his fingers while reciting a verse. \u2014 Isabelle De Pommereau, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Mar. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8prer-"
],
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"plural noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211002",
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"plural noun"
]
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": a book containing prayers and often other forms and directions for worship":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is a manuscript from our collection, a little prayer book . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Bundestag while reciting the Jewish mourner\u2019s prayer from a prayer book that belonged to a German Jewish boy who celebrated his bar mitzvah on the eve of Kristallnacht. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, ajc , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Bundestag while reciting the Jewish mourner\u2019s prayer from a prayer book that belonged to a German Jewish boy who celebrated his bar mitzvah on the eve of Kristallnacht. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, chicagotribune.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The first part of the evening will be devoted to elementary prayer book Hebrew instruction. \u2014 courant.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Rabbi Lewis Kamrass looks up from his prayer book and turns to the 250 empty chairs in his synagogue. \u2014 Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Artifacts include a prayer book with charred fragments of a Torah scroll and wood saved from the Torah Ark at a Berlin synagogue by 14-year-old Marianne Salinger. \u2014 Alicia Eler, Star Tribune , 22 July 2021",
"But in February of this year, Francis removed the church\u2019s prayer book from Sarah\u2019s hands, accepting his resignation despite frequently allowing cardinals to serve after the retirement age of 75. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 July 2021",
"As Christie\u2019s announced last week, the queen\u2019s personal prayer book will be sold at auction in late July. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2020"
],
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"circa 1529, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004327",
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},
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": a flag on which a Buddhist prayer is printed that is flown in the belief that the prayer is wafted continuously as the flag flutters in the breeze":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014442",
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"noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091315",
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},
"prayerful":{
"antonyms":[],
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": devout":[],
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},
"examples":[
"They gave their prayerful support to the victims of the tragedy.",
"impressed by such prayerful petitioners, the governor promised that he'd see what he could do",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For me, reciting the compunction statement became a prayerful reckoning with herself. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 4 June 2022",
"This time, his electric trumpet lines wove around Odom\u2019s acoustic, prayerful alto sax playing: even more searching and heated. \u2014 Seth Colter Walls, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The ceramic medallion was created in 1787 by Josiah Wedgwood, who designed a cameo of a Black man, kneeling, his hands clasped in a prayerful , pleading pose. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"While many individuals commenting on the post offered prayerful words and support for the child, some questioned its authenticity. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
"These elements suggest an act of prayerful voyeurism. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The bouts of rage from his father, Joseph, and the prayerful enabling of his mother, Katherine (Ayana George), assume their customary harrowing places in Michael\u2019s story. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
"See a beloved comedian and a prayerful pop star play together in a crass satire, and a rap star win our hearts in a holiday flick. \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Randall calls for a prayerful moment, despite their not being religious. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 28 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8prer-f\u0259l"
],
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"entreating",
"imploring",
"pleading",
"soliciting",
"suppliant",
"supplicant",
"supplicating",
"supplicatory"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193821",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
]
},
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": a chapel or other place where services of prayer and worship are held":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054020",
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"noun"
]
},
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"a prayerless meeting"
]
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"pronounciation":[
"|\u0259l-",
"-e|",
"-a(a)|rl\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131521",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun,"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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},
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"\"",
"\u02c8pr\u0113+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194527",
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"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the beliefs of the pre-Darwinians":[]
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231619",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": existing prior to the development and acceptance of Islam":[
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"pre-Islamic cultures of Asia Minor"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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},
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"\u00a6pr\u0113+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131844",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"pre-Mycenaean":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to a civilization in Greek lands earlier than the period to which characteristic Mycenaean objects belong"
],
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"pre- + mycenaean"
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"(\u00a6)pr\u0113+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100848",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or dating from the period prior to the adoption of binomial nomenclature by Linnaeus":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"pre- + linnaean":""
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"\u00a6pr\u0113+"
],
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"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": secondhand , used":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"(\u02cc)pr\u0113-\u02c8\u014dnd",
"\u02c8pr\u0113-\u02cc\u014dnd"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191445",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"preach":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to advocate earnestly":[
"preached revolution"
],
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"preached the \u2026 church out of debt",
"\u2014 Amer. Guide Series: Va."
],
": to deliver (something, such as a sermon) publicly":[],
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": to set forth in a sermon":[
"preach the gospel"
]
},
"examples":[
"Have you ever heard that minister preach ?",
"The minister preached to the congregation about the need for tolerance.",
"His followers listened to him preach the gospel.",
"The priest preached a regular sermon that Sunday.",
"Their mother has always preached the value of a good education.",
"Practice what you preach \u2014don't smoke if you tell your children not to smoke.",
"The mayor continues to preach about the need for patience.",
"I don't like being preached at about how I should live my life.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While pre-Vatican II, circle-the-wagons Catholicism has shaped and sometimes warped her life, Rose continues to preach it to others. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"A few months later, two of China\u2019s most infamous proponents of censorship traveled to Moscow to preach their ideas of the internet to their Russian counterparts. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The pies were a culinary tool to preach to the students the significance of 3.14 \u2013 the mathematical proof also known as Pi and \u03c0 that is defined as the ratio of a circle\u2019s circumference to its diameter. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Trailing by a single point with 13 seconds remaining Saturday afternoon, Warrensville Heights head coach Ourtney Bryant used a timeout by Apple Creek Waynedale to preach to his team\u2019s defense for one final stand. \u2014 cleveland , 5 Mar. 2022",
"With the line between news and entertainment blurred, a rogue\u2019s gallery of reporter-personality hybrids emerged on the major networks to preach to their respective choirs. \u2014 Sascha Cohen, The Atlantic , 10 Sep. 2021",
"While crypto advocates typically preach independence from state and financial institutions, Stanley sees government and crypto as natural partners. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
"There are so many people picking up books and following gurus that preach about the process, drinking certain teas in the morning and meditating. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 2 May 2022",
"DeSantis\u2019 style of courting grievance might be the right way to win a primary in a Republican Party that has, at least since 2015, decided to preach from the gospel of Trumpism. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English prechen , from Anglo-French precher , from Late Latin praedicare , from Latin, to proclaim, make known, from prae- pre- + dicare to proclaim \u2014 more at diction":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u0113ch"
],
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"synonyms":[
"sermonize"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115538",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
"preacher":{
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": a person who delivers a sermon publicly":[
"a street preacher"
],
": one who inculcates or exhorts something earnestly or officiously":[
"\u2026 he was an ardent preacher of gentlemanly ethics \u2026",
"\u2014 Paul Schullery",
"\u2026 he was perceived by the larger world, not inaccurately, as a preacher of the hatred.",
"\u2014 Nicholas Lemann"
],
": one who preaches: such as":[],
": one whose function is to preach sermons : pastor , minister":[
"She waited patiently on a Sunday morning until the crowd had said good-by to the preacher .",
"\u2014 Don Jeffries",
"\"What kind of preacher are you? What denomination?\" \"I was ordained in a Baptist church, but I'm sort of nondenominational now.\"",
"\u2014 John Grisham"
]
},
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8pr\u0113-ch\u0259r"
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"We were put off by the speaker's preachy tone.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Few films have captured in such a thrilling, non- preachy way the essence of Black Pride. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Moreover, the seeming disdain for customer value as a corporate goal seems to be leading some firms to take the wrong turn of declaring the need for some preachy social purpose on top of the firm\u2019s main business as a way of signaling virtue. \u2014 Steve Denning, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Representative Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said on Thursday that keeping the majority depended on speaking to voters in a way that was not too preachy or condescending. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"This 19th century courtroom drama is definitely preachy , and nobody knows what Spielberg was thinking casting Matthew McConaughey as a lawyer defending a group of African slaves fighting for their freedom. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
"For all the drama and turmoil of Delphine's story, however, the tone of the film is never preachy or obvious. \u2014 Piers Marchant, Arkansas Online , 21 May 2021",
"Not to get too preachy , but what\u2019s wrong with investing valuable draft capital and a chunk of your salary cap on guys who don\u2019t have a history, whether behavioral or physical, that could rear up and bite you? \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 4 May 2021",
"Might the production feel too political, or too preachy , or not enough of either? \u2014 John Branch, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2021",
"Despite multifaceted characters and convincing performances (particularly from Cosio and Soria), Lemus and Ch\u00e1vez\u2019s dialogue sometimes feels preachy , mawkish or on-the-nose. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 13 Feb. 2020"
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"The preamble to the U.S. Constitution begins by saying \u201cWe the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, \u2026\u201d.",
"His early travels were just a preamble to his later adventures.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But this long preamble of deliberation and performance anxiety is as essential to the event as the gruesome climax. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"The inner office, meanwhile, still lacks the fake marble columns, the preamble to the Constitution written on the wall behind Saul\u2019s desk, and all the other gaudy furnishings to come. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"These glitches were just a preamble to the ultimate Elden Ring speedrunning tool: a still-mysterious exploit called zipping. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The preamble of the resolution points to Purdue\u2019s research and lists national bodies such as the U.S. Department of Defense that have found climate change to be a risk. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The attack on the TV tower appears to be a preamble to a full-scale Russian attack on Kyiv. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 1 Mar. 2022",
"And lo, the Bachelor does at last reveal all \u2014 though not without an ominous preamble . \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Popovich asked in Miami on Saturday, playfully interrupting a reporter\u2019s preamble that everyone in the room knew was leading to a question about the NBA\u2019s record books. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The multi-episode buildup to the tape\u2019s distribution is slow, but so full of dread that the long preamble is forgivable. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022"
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"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott",
"\u2026 at a time when a single night of predation could ruin a family, wolves were a constant reminder of the precariousness of frontier life.",
"\u2014 Betsy Carpenter and Lisa Busch",
"\u2026 has to keep up an air of high spirits through a daily struggle with his own illiteracy and the precariousness of his employment.",
"\u2014 George Bernard Shaw",
"His knowledge is fragmentary, his righteousness is illusory, his motives are tainted, but, aware of the precariousness of human striving, he must strive nevertheless.",
"\u2014 Arthur Meier Schlesinger"
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"Minutes before 10:30 p.m. in China, the stadium pulsed with the emotions that always precede a 100-meter final. \u2014 Tim Layden , Sports Illustrated , 25 Aug. 2008",
"But research has now shown that so-called responses to rhythm actually precede the external beat. We anticipate the beat \u2026 \u2014 Oliver Sacks , Musicophilia , 2007",
"The print media ape the manners of television, and on television form precedes content, emotion replaces thought, legend substitutes for history, fiction dictates to fact. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , September 1998",
"Riots preceded the civil war.",
"She preceded him into the room.",
"The country became more conservative in the years that preceded his election.",
"The new mayor is very different from the person who preceded her in office.",
"The meeting was preceded by a brief welcoming speech.",
"The chairman preceded the meeting with a brief welcoming speech.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Following the parade, a Fourth of July Carnival with wine and spirits tastings for adults and cotton candy, popcorn and bounce castles for kids will precede the Water Show and Trumpet Across the Lake. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"But there\u2019s not an easy answer for what might prompt someone to violence or what might precede it. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Your character said this to Maverick as a pejorative, but did Cruise\u2019s reputation precede him in the best possible way? \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Both have ill fathers at their centers, ones whose reputations for power-brokering and being right bastards precede them. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"The Portland Thorns take the field Friday night to kick off the Challenge Cup, a new tournament that will precede the NWSL regular season later this year. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Many of the efforts precede those of the Smithsonian, which garnered international praise in March for its plan to repatriate several dozen Benin works in its collection. \u2014 Peggy Mcglone, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"The figures precede the government\u2019s monthly jobs report on Friday, which is currently forecast to show private payrolls increased by 390,000 in April. \u2014 Fortune , 4 May 2022",
"These claims potentially precede federal lawsuits, which claimants will be eligible to file six months from now, assuming a settlement has not been reached by then. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"Suddenly, against all historical precedent just for that week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency would have morphed into a well-organized and dependable outfit. \u2014 John McWhorter , National Review , 26 Sept. 2005",
"On July 12, in an action that seems to have been without precedent , the House voted, 355-0, to condemn a scientific article. \u2014 Jonathan Rauch , National Journal , 7 Aug. 1999",
"In cases close-run enough to require the Supreme court to decide them, precedent and principle are elastic enough, or complex enough, that justices can often decide either way without brazenly contradicting themselves. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New Republic , 20 & 27 Sept. 1993",
"We begin to appreciate the mystery when we realize that the act of naming, or denotation, is generically without precedent in natural history. \u2014 Walker Percy , \"Naming And Being,\" 1960 , in Signposts in a Strange Land , 1991",
"The judge's ruling was based on a precedent established by an earlier decision.",
"He says that the government will set a dangerous precedent if it refuses to allow the protesters to hold a rally.",
"The judge's ruling was based on legal precedent .",
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"Judge Barrett did not entirely embrace the notion of super- precedent . \u2014 Jonathan Turley, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2020",
"Many legal scholars question the basis for declaring an ever-wider array of cases to be super- precedent as a way to protect favored rulings. \u2014 Jonathan Turley, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2020",
"Britain has no clear privacy law, so precedent matters. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There is no precedent for genetic retesting involving an individual who remains convicted but is no longer in prison. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"Weighing against such an endorsement is historical precedent \u2014 presidents typically do not try to tip the scales in intraparty duels or in mayoral campaigns. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2022",
"There was no precedent for this law because the law had never been enforced until 1978 against a woman in Kentucky. \u2014 Katherine Stuart Van Wormer, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"Is there any precedent for going after politicians or officeholders for these types of acts? \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
"Yet while Russia is the primary target of these hackers\u2019 cyber aggression, this is a dangerous precedent . \u2014 Ran Nahmias, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"While getting a lighter version of Daredevil might not sit well with some fans, there is precedent for it. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"There is a precedent for bringing charges against law enforcement for its response to a mass casualty event. \u2014 Mike Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Some analysts are worried because there is little precedent for a hybrid chip/software company. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 1 June 2022"
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"\u02c8pre-s\u0259-d\u0259nt",
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"The once refulgent reign of Queen Elizabeth had come to a stale and frustrated end in the preceding year, and a new monarch had been imported from Scotland \u2026 \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , New York Times Book Review , 18 May 2003",
"The building code, layered with attempts to correct the ignorance of preceding generations, is a set of rules for coping with some of the most unruly moods of the land: mudslides, wildfires, steep slopes, a dearth of water and a surfeit of seismic activity. \u2014 Timothy Egan , New York Times , 20 Feb. 1994",
"I have had a fever of about three weeks during the last and preceding month, from which I am entirely recovered except as to strength. \u2014 Thomas Jefferson , letter , 4 Sept. 1823",
"The preceding week he had been on vacation.",
"had not eaten since the preceding day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lincecum had sneaked by Madison Bumgarner to advance in the preceding round, garnering 51% of the votes. \u2014 John Shea, SFChronicle.com , 5 Apr. 2020",
"Annual inflation has been just 1.8% on average, down from about 3.5% during the preceding 20 years and 4.5% in the two decades before that. \u2014 The Economist , 13 Feb. 2020",
"But the train whirred, caught and deposited us at the preceding station. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2020",
"And/or the headings are continuations of the last sentence of the preceding section: But first, before Franz got back, THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG came round. \u2014 Ben Lerner, The New Yorker , 30 Sep. 2019",
"The preceding fortnight offered a new round of action, though. \u2014 Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ , 23 June 2019",
"United Nations officials confirmed that there had been shelling in eastern Ghouta on Tuesday morning, and said there were also reports of shelling toward Damascus during the preceding night, before the cease-fire was to begin. \u2014 Nada Homsi And Richard P\u00c9rez-pe\u00d1a, New York Times , 27 Feb. 2018",
"This year's crop of nominees are all (mostly) great, and the many preceding award shows\u2014from the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, the BAFTAs, and the various critics associations\u2014have made this year's winners pretty obvious already. \u2014 Tyler Coates, Esquire , 27 Feb. 2018",
"Young and Crippen would blast off aboard one of the most powerful rocket systems ever developed without a single preceding test flight. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 6 Jan. 2018"
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"precellence from Middle English, from Late Latin praecellentia , from Latin praecellent-, praecellens (present participle of praecellere ) + -ia -y; precellency from Late Latin praecellentia":""
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to act as precentor : lead a choir or congregation in singing",
": to lead in singing (as a psalm)"
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"pr\u0113\u02c8sent",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Along with the rest of the staff, these musicians continue to be paid, says Scott Dettra, precentor and director of music at the church. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 6 Apr. 2020"
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"a preceptor at a small English boarding school",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Andrew serves as an excellent preceptor for new graduate nurses entering the ER for their first job. \u2014 Alice Adams, Chron , 10 May 2021",
"For his contributions, Bueno won the leadership award for being night shift preceptor , and the team Daisy award. \u2014 Alice Adams, Chron , 10 May 2021",
"Students are trained in vaccination techniques, said Dr. Amy Werremeyer, chair of NDSU School of Pharmacy and a preceptor for the events. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Catalano Weeks and co-author Sparsha Saha, a preceptor at Harvard, asked survey respondents to choose fictional candidates whose genders were specified, each with descriptions that suggested different levels of ambition. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 6 Aug. 2020",
"Catlin\u2019s preceptor had encouraged her to go for the CPM rather than the CNM. \u2014 Jennifer Block, Longreads , 10 Mar. 2020",
"When Step 1 scores disappear, more emphasis will be placed on research experience, publication, and subjective evaluations from students\u2019 preceptors . \u2014 Anna Goshua, STAT , 14 Feb. 2020",
"Internal data from our hospital show that residents have a higher percentage of Medicaid patients in their panels than their preceptors do. \u2014 STAT , 20 June 2019",
"More recently, Rosa worked as a training captain, leading new firefighters through the academy, and a paramedic preceptor . \u2014 Alene Tchekmedyian, latimes.com , 25 June 2018"
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": a sphere of thought, action, or influence":[
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},
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"Voting results from several precincts are delayed.",
"They were taken to the precinct for questioning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yan\u2019s killing made the second homicide so far in 2022 for the precinct , which had not seen a homicide since 2016. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 2 May 2022",
"Marcum, who is White, said that was likely because of the precinct that Squad 15 covered, which included the southern part of Houston and many majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, some of which have been plagued by drug trafficking. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"If registered, the page will also show their party affiliation, voting precinct , polling location and the districts they are located in races for the state House, state Senate and Congress. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 12 Apr. 2022",
"NBC News New York reported that he was taken to the 7th precinct , headquarters of NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force, which is investigating the string of assaults. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The parliamentary precinct is paralyzed and so is the political class. \u2014 Andrew Cohen, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
"In a 6-3 decision, the court upheld an Arizona policy requiring ballots to be tossed if they're cast in the wrong precinct , as well as a law that only voters, their family members, or their caregivers may deliver ballots, NBC News reports. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 1 July 2021",
"The base cost of a recount is at least $28,000 (a $100 deposit for every precinct ) in addition to any staffing fees. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"The initiative requires every precinct to have a polling location. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Jan. 2022"
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"Nudity and fashion become virtual emblems here, signaling the purity, fragility and preciosity of the subject. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"That so many of China's cleverest and most creative men and women had to sell their books and their most precious carvings and family seals to keep themselves alive, while corpulent nationalists and their friends dined well in local banquet halls, gave them some right to schadenfreude. \u2014 Simon Winchester , The Man Who Loved China , 2008",
"Of course, the war pronounces on us all. Some precious glee we seek is absent, the season less substantial, less likeable. \u2014 Richard Ford , Wall Street Journal , 14-15 June 2008",
"The world is, as usual, a frightening place to enter for all save the precious few impaired by inherited security. \u2014 David Mamet , True and False , 1997",
"\u2026 and, though to him those precious moments at the end of each day had symbolized the realization of his every hope, to her they had meant not a goddamn thing. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
"diamonds and other precious stones",
"We can save precious time by taking this shortcut.",
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"the family's most precious moments",
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"She had precious little to say.",
"There are precious few hours of sunlight left.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"All of the items are thoughtful, but nothing is too precious . \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
"Robinson and Simms answered all our questions, and weren\u2019t precious about spoiling a few things about the upcoming season. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"Travis knows how precious each day is on the field with his son. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 19 June 2022",
"And as the commodity becomes more precious , residents could soon see an uptick in their water bills, experts tell ABC News. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
"His story illustrates the tough choices facing the West as every last drop of water becomes increasingly precious . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The shade from Raleigh\u2019s majestic oak trees reminds me of the bountiful palms throughout my Caribbean \u2014 During the balmy summer months, that leafy covering is precious . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
"Similar to cognitive shifts seen in those who survive near-death experiences or the \u2018overview effect\u2019 reported by astronauts during spaceflight, people are seemingly more aware now that their lives are precious . \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Humor is precious , particularly in times of crisis. \u2014 John Baldoni, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Doctor visits over Zoom became popular, in a phenomenon the company hadn't preciously seen. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"The new event essentially takes over the spot in May\u2019s upfront week preciously occupied by WarnerMedia. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Those archives offer knowledge, direct inquiring minds and, perhaps most preciously , invite us to stretch our imaginations and reject the most myopic parts of the present. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Europe has been the top destination for U.S. LNG exports for the last three months, where ratepayers are spending preciously for it\u2014to be clear, this is not charity. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
"In that regard, Spall\u2019s Tom feels respectable, gracious and capable, with believable vulnerabilities that are never portrayed preciously for cheap laughs. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The painter, like the enigmatic Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, had a preciously small output, with only around 34 canvases thought to have survived to today. \u2014 CNN , 8 Sep. 2021",
"This pandemic Christmas Eve has turned what should be a preciously scarce moment to spend time with her family into yet another daily instalment of her life as a widow who lives alone. \u2014 Emilio Morenatti, ajc , 25 Dec. 2020",
"Case in point: Prince George sported a preciously preppy striped sweater on an outing to the London Palladium with his parents and siblings. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 11 Dec. 2020"
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"Twenty years ago, it seemed unlikely that black and white South Africans could avoid a cataclysmic struggle. How did we manage to turn back from the precipice and join one another in the long walk to a nonracial democracy? \u2014 F. W. De Klerk , Time , 18 Apr. 2005",
"These are the brave, friendly guys and gals who flip, twist, spin and somersault themselves backward into the sky and somehow land on a horrifyingly steep precipice without rearranging their rib cages or breaking their faces. \u2014 Curry Kirkpatrick , Newsweek , 21 Feb. 1994",
"\u2026 the helpless Cambodians were bused from the safety of a refugee camp to an outcropping along the border several hundred miles to the northeast, where they were forced over the precipice into a wild and inaccessible part of Cambodia from which it would be almost impossible to return to Thailand. \u2014 Barbara Crossette , New York Times Book Review , 2 Aug. 1987",
"He stood on the edge of the precipice .",
"scaled the steep precipice with the ease of an experienced climber",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shona Sandison is a journalist, dangling on the craggy precipice of the profession. \u2014 Carole E. Barrowman, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"In other words, 2021 was a dangerously precarious precipice for Semien to fall from moving forward. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Michigan again appears poised atop a dangerous precipice . \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Investments, at least in the short term, have generally been headed down, leaving many readers worried that the United States is on the precipice of another recession. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"The sell-off comes as markets remain on the precipice of a bear market, defined as a 20 percent fall from the most recent high. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Below, Goldberg discusses the making of Sally\u2019s season 3 arc\u2014and why the character is on the precipice of a dangerous choice. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 24 May 2022",
"The wealthy medical professional who Wedgeworth pretended to be embodies everything that the man allegedly behind the scam is not: financially stable and on the precipice of building a connected family of his own. \u2014 Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
"The wealthy medical professional who Wedgeworth pretended to be embodies everything that the man allegedly behind the scam is not: financially stable and on the precipice of building a connected family of his own. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 18 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Phil Gonsalves, a forecaster for the weather service, said the precipitable water level, which is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air, was higher than has ever been recorded in San Diego on July 10. \u2014 Robert Krier, sandiegouniontribune.com , 10 July 2018",
"The image also shows a great pooling of atmospheric moisture, called precipitable water. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 28 May 2018",
"Accompanying this front, the moisture content of the deep atmosphere will be very high, approaching two inches of precipitable water (figure below). \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 8 June 2018",
"On Sunday, our precipitable value was nearly record-breaking for this region, for May 27. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 28 May 2018",
"Thursday into Friday, a measure of atmospheric moisture from the ground up to cloud level, known as total precipitable water, is forecast to be near record levels (possibly near or exceeding two inches). \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 16 May 2018",
"Saturday morning\u2019s balloon launch at the National Weather Service office in Sterling, Va., recorded a measurement of precipitable water (how much water content is in the atmosphere) of 0.17 inches. \u2014 Greg Porter, Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2018",
"And the deeper air mass feeding into this pipe was incredibly moist, with precipitable water values (PWV) \u2014 how much rain would fall in a 1-meter-square column, measured from the ground to the top of the atmosphere \u2014 in the 2.5-to-2.8 inch range. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2017",
"The HRRR model projects precipitable water, a measure of atmospheric moisture, to exceed two inches in some areas, which is very high. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 14 July 2017"
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"\u2014 A. B. Arons"
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"When Achilles is informed by his mother, the sea-goddess Thetis, that vanquishing Hector on the battlefield will precipitate his own demise, he unhesitatingly opts for the gusto. \u2014 Mark Leyner , Time , 13 Nov. 2000",
"The vast room darkens. The videotape \u2026 begins on two identical screens set high above the nave. The soaring lyrics of LeeAnn Rimes's \"How Do I Live (Without You)\" precipitate a collective tension and welling, repressed tearfulness. \u2014 Jayne Anne Phillips , Harper's , November 1998",
"Her death precipitated a family crisis.",
"The budget problem was precipitated by many unexpected costs.",
"minerals that precipitate from seawater",
"Noun",
"Yet trained, and by nature inclined, to persevere through the stenches, messes, explosions and disasters of a laboratory, he fixed his gaze upon an unlikely precipitate : human resilience, a sort of radioactive trace element. \u2014 Richard Eder , New York Times Book Review , 16 June 2002",
"the exodus from the cities was an unexpected precipitate of the automobile, which effectively shrank distances",
"the chemist filtered out the precipitate from the solution",
"Adjective",
"The precipitate decline in support for Aristide has probably less to do with Haiti's political crisis than with the continuous and unrelenting economic battering: the Haitian gourde, which a year ago was trading at 27 to the dollar, by late February was down to 55 to the dollar. \u2014 Peter Dailey , New York Review of Books , 27 Mar. 2002",
"Almost at once I began to remember why drive-ins went into such a precipitate decline. To begin with, it is not remotely comfortable to sit in a car to watch a movie. \u2014 Bill Bryson , I'm a Stranger Here Myself , 1999",
"Assuming that the offering goes ahead\u2014and only a precipitate slide in the stock market will stop it\u2014a big slice of Wall Street history will disappear. \u2014 John Cassidy , New Yorker , 8 Mar. 1999",
"the army's precipitate withdrawal from the field of battle",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Appointing women leads women to be more closely associated with these traits that are seen as necessary to be leaders\u2026and this can actually precipitate hiring more women in the future. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 16 June 2022",
"Capture of Severodonetsk could precipitate the fall of Luhansk, one of two eastern provinces bordering Russia that form the Donbas region, where the Kremlin has concentrated its military might after its failure to seize the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Some salts of cyanide can precipitate out and build up as a kind of sediment. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"Even brief episodes of binge-drinking can precipitate atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart rate increases and beats out of rhythm. \u2014 Jonathan Reiner, CNN , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Their top concern is that the central banks will raise rates too much and then precipitate a global recession. \u2014 Tom Aspray, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The consequent friction between people and state\u2014the latter personified as the privileged nomenklatura\u2014did much to precipitate the gradual loss of faith in Soviet institutions. \u2014 Alex Garcia, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In the worst case, Putin could precipitate a wider war, and, in that scenario, the gargantuan fiscal cost would be the least of our problems. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"In its propensity to precipitate , Friday seemed similar to the first five days of May. Three of the month\u2019s first five days saw rain. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If the alkalinity gets too high, a chemical precipitate forms which can be toxic to ocean plankton. \u2014 Eric Niiler, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Our allies are rightly upset, blaming the U.S. for a precipitate , unilateral withdrawal that missed the opportunity for any coordinated plan to preserve some of the gains made in the country. \u2014 Angelina Jolie, Time , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Does the mere act of making banks and other companies reveal their carbon footprint precipitate progress on eliminating climate risk? \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 21 May 2021",
"Although, the dusty precipitate may be melting away with the morning sun, the snow may have left a lasting impression on our local record books. \u2014 Jared Boyd, AL.com , 9 Dec. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many writers, mostly men, continue to rely on rape as a nuclear option for female characters, a tool with which to impassion viewers, precipitate drama, and stir up controversy. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 May 2021",
"This is all to the good, and better than a precipitate total withdrawal. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 22 Aug. 2017"
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"When Achilles is informed by his mother, the sea-goddess Thetis, that vanquishing Hector on the battlefield will precipitate his own demise, he unhesitatingly opts for the gusto. \u2014 Mark Leyner , Time , 13 Nov. 2000",
"The vast room darkens. The videotape \u2026 begins on two identical screens set high above the nave. The soaring lyrics of LeeAnn Rimes's \"How Do I Live (Without You)\" precipitate a collective tension and welling, repressed tearfulness. \u2014 Jayne Anne Phillips , Harper's , November 1998",
"Her death precipitated a family crisis.",
"The budget problem was precipitated by many unexpected costs.",
"minerals that precipitate from seawater",
"Noun",
"Yet trained, and by nature inclined, to persevere through the stenches, messes, explosions and disasters of a laboratory, he fixed his gaze upon an unlikely precipitate : human resilience, a sort of radioactive trace element. \u2014 Richard Eder , New York Times Book Review , 16 June 2002",
"the exodus from the cities was an unexpected precipitate of the automobile, which effectively shrank distances",
"the chemist filtered out the precipitate from the solution",
"Adjective",
"The precipitate decline in support for Aristide has probably less to do with Haiti's political crisis than with the continuous and unrelenting economic battering: the Haitian gourde, which a year ago was trading at 27 to the dollar, by late February was down to 55 to the dollar. \u2014 Peter Dailey , New York Review of Books , 27 Mar. 2002",
"Almost at once I began to remember why drive-ins went into such a precipitate decline. To begin with, it is not remotely comfortable to sit in a car to watch a movie. \u2014 Bill Bryson , I'm a Stranger Here Myself , 1999",
"Assuming that the offering goes ahead\u2014and only a precipitate slide in the stock market will stop it\u2014a big slice of Wall Street history will disappear. \u2014 John Cassidy , New Yorker , 8 Mar. 1999",
"the army's precipitate withdrawal from the field of battle",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Appointing women leads women to be more closely associated with these traits that are seen as necessary to be leaders\u2026and this can actually precipitate hiring more women in the future. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 16 June 2022",
"Capture of Severodonetsk could precipitate the fall of Luhansk, one of two eastern provinces bordering Russia that form the Donbas region, where the Kremlin has concentrated its military might after its failure to seize the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Some salts of cyanide can precipitate out and build up as a kind of sediment. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"Even brief episodes of binge-drinking can precipitate atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart rate increases and beats out of rhythm. \u2014 Jonathan Reiner, CNN , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Their top concern is that the central banks will raise rates too much and then precipitate a global recession. \u2014 Tom Aspray, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The consequent friction between people and state\u2014the latter personified as the privileged nomenklatura\u2014did much to precipitate the gradual loss of faith in Soviet institutions. \u2014 Alex Garcia, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In the worst case, Putin could precipitate a wider war, and, in that scenario, the gargantuan fiscal cost would be the least of our problems. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"In its propensity to precipitate , Friday seemed similar to the first five days of May. Three of the month\u2019s first five days saw rain. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If the alkalinity gets too high, a chemical precipitate forms which can be toxic to ocean plankton. \u2014 Eric Niiler, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Our allies are rightly upset, blaming the U.S. for a precipitate , unilateral withdrawal that missed the opportunity for any coordinated plan to preserve some of the gains made in the country. \u2014 Angelina Jolie, Time , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Does the mere act of making banks and other companies reveal their carbon footprint precipitate progress on eliminating climate risk? \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 21 May 2021",
"Although, the dusty precipitate may be melting away with the morning sun, the snow may have left a lasting impression on our local record books. \u2014 Jared Boyd, AL.com , 9 Dec. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many writers, mostly men, continue to rely on rape as a nuclear option for female characters, a tool with which to impassion viewers, precipitate drama, and stir up controversy. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 May 2021",
"This is all to the good, and better than a precipitate total withdrawal. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 22 Aug. 2017"
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"fruit",
"issue",
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"\u2014 John Cheever"
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": to cause to separate from solution or suspension":[],
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": to fall headlong":[],
": to fall or come suddenly into some condition":[],
": to move or act with violent or unwise speed":[],
": to separate from solution or suspension":[],
": to throw down":[],
": to throw violently : hurl":[
"the quandaries into which the release of nuclear energy has precipitated mankind",
"\u2014 A. B. Arons"
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"Verb",
"When Achilles is informed by his mother, the sea-goddess Thetis, that vanquishing Hector on the battlefield will precipitate his own demise, he unhesitatingly opts for the gusto. \u2014 Mark Leyner , Time , 13 Nov. 2000",
"The vast room darkens. The videotape \u2026 begins on two identical screens set high above the nave. The soaring lyrics of LeeAnn Rimes's \"How Do I Live (Without You)\" precipitate a collective tension and welling, repressed tearfulness. \u2014 Jayne Anne Phillips , Harper's , November 1998",
"Her death precipitated a family crisis.",
"The budget problem was precipitated by many unexpected costs.",
"minerals that precipitate from seawater",
"Noun",
"Yet trained, and by nature inclined, to persevere through the stenches, messes, explosions and disasters of a laboratory, he fixed his gaze upon an unlikely precipitate : human resilience, a sort of radioactive trace element. \u2014 Richard Eder , New York Times Book Review , 16 June 2002",
"the exodus from the cities was an unexpected precipitate of the automobile, which effectively shrank distances",
"the chemist filtered out the precipitate from the solution",
"Adjective",
"The precipitate decline in support for Aristide has probably less to do with Haiti's political crisis than with the continuous and unrelenting economic battering: the Haitian gourde, which a year ago was trading at 27 to the dollar, by late February was down to 55 to the dollar. \u2014 Peter Dailey , New York Review of Books , 27 Mar. 2002",
"Almost at once I began to remember why drive-ins went into such a precipitate decline. To begin with, it is not remotely comfortable to sit in a car to watch a movie. \u2014 Bill Bryson , I'm a Stranger Here Myself , 1999",
"Assuming that the offering goes ahead\u2014and only a precipitate slide in the stock market will stop it\u2014a big slice of Wall Street history will disappear. \u2014 John Cassidy , New Yorker , 8 Mar. 1999",
"the army's precipitate withdrawal from the field of battle",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Appointing women leads women to be more closely associated with these traits that are seen as necessary to be leaders\u2026and this can actually precipitate hiring more women in the future. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 16 June 2022",
"Capture of Severodonetsk could precipitate the fall of Luhansk, one of two eastern provinces bordering Russia that form the Donbas region, where the Kremlin has concentrated its military might after its failure to seize the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Some salts of cyanide can precipitate out and build up as a kind of sediment. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"Even brief episodes of binge-drinking can precipitate atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart rate increases and beats out of rhythm. \u2014 Jonathan Reiner, CNN , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Their top concern is that the central banks will raise rates too much and then precipitate a global recession. \u2014 Tom Aspray, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The consequent friction between people and state\u2014the latter personified as the privileged nomenklatura\u2014did much to precipitate the gradual loss of faith in Soviet institutions. \u2014 Alex Garcia, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In the worst case, Putin could precipitate a wider war, and, in that scenario, the gargantuan fiscal cost would be the least of our problems. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"In its propensity to precipitate , Friday seemed similar to the first five days of May. Three of the month\u2019s first five days saw rain. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If the alkalinity gets too high, a chemical precipitate forms which can be toxic to ocean plankton. \u2014 Eric Niiler, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Our allies are rightly upset, blaming the U.S. for a precipitate , unilateral withdrawal that missed the opportunity for any coordinated plan to preserve some of the gains made in the country. \u2014 Angelina Jolie, Time , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Does the mere act of making banks and other companies reveal their carbon footprint precipitate progress on eliminating climate risk? \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 21 May 2021",
"Although, the dusty precipitate may be melting away with the morning sun, the snow may have left a lasting impression on our local record books. \u2014 Jared Boyd, AL.com , 9 Dec. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many writers, mostly men, continue to rely on rape as a nuclear option for female characters, a tool with which to impassion viewers, precipitate drama, and stir up controversy. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 May 2021",
"This is all to the good, and better than a precipitate total withdrawal. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 22 Aug. 2017"
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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"Latin praecipitatus , past participle of praecipitare , from praecipit-, praeceps \u2014 see precipice":"Verb and Adjective",
"New Latin praecipitatum , from Latin, neuter of praecipitatus \u2014 see precipitate entry 1":"Noun"
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"The weather forecast calls for some sort of frozen precipitation tomorrow\u2014either snow or sleet.",
"a 50 percent chance of precipitation",
"Minerals are separated from the seawater by precipitation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The valley gets 7 to 10 inches of precipitation a year\u2014anything less than 10 inches is considered desert. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 25 June 2022",
"Alaska\u2019s interior is currently experiencing a record-breaking dearth of precipitation . \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"This means that because of the blazing heat and the lack of precipitation , there is not enough moisture to stabilize crops. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
"Showers and thunderstorms are possible before noon Monday, as the NWS lists a 50 percent chance of precipitation with a high near 87 degrees. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 20 June 2022",
"Since the rainy season began on Oct. 1, San Diego International Airport has recorded 6.10 inches of precipitation , which is 3.47 inches below average. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Then a weekend storm intensified quickly, dropping a month\u2019s worth of precipitation on the park in little more than a day. \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"The precipitation outlook for the June-to-August period calls for below-normal rainfall from the Pacific Northwest into the Plains, including the Rockies and the upper Colorado River watershed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"The 90-day precipitation outlook calls for below normal chances of rain extending from the Pacific Northwest, Northern Plains and again into the Southern Plains. \u2014 Tom Sater And Taylor Ward, CNN , 19 May 2022"
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"pri-\u02ccsip-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"deliberate",
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"examples":[
"There has been a precipitous decline in home sales recently.",
"People were shocked by his precipitous fall from political power.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the precipitous drop in RCII shares has brought the stock into deep value territory of just about 5 times earnings expectations. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"While video streams were up in the week following the verdict, there will likely be a precipitous drop-off in the coming days. \u2014 Emily Blake, Rolling Stone , 8 Oct. 2021",
"In recent days, multiple crypto experts have also noted that the precipitous drop in cryptocurrency has caused the market for high-end NFTs \u2014 ones that sell for thousands or even millions \u2014 to stall. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Bob then called up to labor and delivery, where Lilley says the midwives knew to send her up right away as precipitous labor (having a baby in three hours or less) runs in her family. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Binance's cash infusion into Sky Mavis comes at a precipitous time for the crypto giant. \u2014 Jon Sarlin, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"China time, the aircraft plunged into a precipitous descent. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But as the omicron wave peaked and began a precipitous descent, so did the urgency for the shots. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Jannek, about 10 steps in the lead, and the lightest, made it across the precipitous slope to a stand of trees. \u2014 Kelzim, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French pr\u00e9cipiteux , from Middle French, from Latin precipitium precipice":""
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"pri-\u02c8si-p\u0259-t\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for precipitous steep , abrupt , precipitous , sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular. steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult. a steep hill a steep dive abrupt implies a sharper pitch and a sudden break in the level. a beach with an abrupt drop-off precipitous applies to an incline approaching the vertical. the river winds through a precipitous gorge sheer suggests an unbroken perpendicular expanse. sheer cliffs that daunted the climbers",
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"unhurried",
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": very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall":[
"a precipitous slope"
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"examples":[
"There has been a precipitous decline in home sales recently.",
"People were shocked by his precipitous fall from political power.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the precipitous drop in RCII shares has brought the stock into deep value territory of just about 5 times earnings expectations. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"While video streams were up in the week following the verdict, there will likely be a precipitous drop-off in the coming days. \u2014 Emily Blake, Rolling Stone , 8 Oct. 2021",
"In recent days, multiple crypto experts have also noted that the precipitous drop in cryptocurrency has caused the market for high-end NFTs \u2014 ones that sell for thousands or even millions \u2014 to stall. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Bob then called up to labor and delivery, where Lilley says the midwives knew to send her up right away as precipitous labor (having a baby in three hours or less) runs in her family. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Binance's cash infusion into Sky Mavis comes at a precipitous time for the crypto giant. \u2014 Jon Sarlin, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"China time, the aircraft plunged into a precipitous descent. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But as the omicron wave peaked and began a precipitous descent, so did the urgency for the shots. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Jannek, about 10 steps in the lead, and the lightest, made it across the precipitous slope to a stand of trees. \u2014 Kelzim, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"There has been a precipitous decline in home sales recently.",
"People were shocked by his precipitous fall from political power.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the precipitous drop in RCII shares has brought the stock into deep value territory of just about 5 times earnings expectations. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"While video streams were up in the week following the verdict, there will likely be a precipitous drop-off in the coming days. \u2014 Emily Blake, Rolling Stone , 8 Oct. 2021",
"In recent days, multiple crypto experts have also noted that the precipitous drop in cryptocurrency has caused the market for high-end NFTs \u2014 ones that sell for thousands or even millions \u2014 to stall. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Bob then called up to labor and delivery, where Lilley says the midwives knew to send her up right away as precipitous labor (having a baby in three hours or less) runs in her family. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Binance's cash infusion into Sky Mavis comes at a precipitous time for the crypto giant. \u2014 Jon Sarlin, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"China time, the aircraft plunged into a precipitous descent. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But as the omicron wave peaked and began a precipitous descent, so did the urgency for the shots. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Jannek, about 10 steps in the lead, and the lightest, made it across the precipitous slope to a stand of trees. \u2014 Kelzim, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022"
],
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"coarse",
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"inaccurate",
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"rough"
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},
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"Be sure to take precise measurements before you cut the cloth.",
"The dating of very old materials has become more precise with new instruments.",
"The word has a very precise meaning.",
"Can you find a more precise term than \u201cgood\u201d to describe the movie?",
"Could you be a little more precise about what happened?",
"She is very precise in her work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Having coupled this with surgically precise and perfectly weighted steering, adaptive M suspension and sticky 19-inch front tires paired with 20-inch rubber at the back, the ragtop seems to lose little to its stiffer M4 Competition Coupe sibling. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"Whilst artificial intelligence identified the precise locations to measure, color itself was measured by the researchers, who used several different techniques to account for how birds perceive color. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"At about 60,000 households, the CPS is smaller (and thus less precise ) than the ACS, but the CPS produces population numbers at the national level that generally track with the ACS. \u2014 Steven A. Camarota, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In 2019, the latest incarnation of Crimso, still fronted by Fripp, embarked on a 50th-anniversary tour, playing dense, precise , and impeccably arranged versions of its pulverizing repertoire before besotted audiences. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The 2010 midterms featured the tea party \u2014 or, to be precise , sundry organizations that bore its name. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"While precise locations and amounts of snowfall are still uncertain, parts of coastal New England appear most at risk of receiving 8-12 inches or more of heavy accumulating snow. \u2014 Esther Mullens, The Conversation , 27 Jan. 2022",
"One thing that isn\u2019t in an AirTag: a GPS transmitter for passing along precise locations. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"And the accompanying talking points are extremely precise \u2014sometimes to the point of being a literal quote from the customer. \u2014 Stephanie Judd, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Middle French precis , from Latin praecisus , past participle of praecidere to cut off, from prae- + caedere to cut":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8s\u012bs"
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"fine",
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"mathematical",
"pinpoint",
"refined",
"rigorous",
"spot-on"
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"noun"
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": in a precise manner : exactly":[
"weighing ingredients precisely",
"This incremental adjustment is continued until the bubble is precisely centered.",
"\u2014 Barry F. Kavanagh",
"\u2014 often used to emphasize the precision of something (such as a measurement, time, description, etc.) The sample weighed precisely 6 ounces. We arrived at precisely two o'clock. She always knows precisely what to do. He was popular precisely because he was so kind. She always woke at eight precisely . \u2014 P. G. Wodehouse It is precisely to counter this sort of \"negative advertising\" that the garbage industry has lately been working hard to change its image. \u2014 Elizabeth Royte"
],
": quite so":[
"\u2014 used to confirm emphatically that what has been said or suggested is exactly correct \"So you think the system is outdated?\" \" Precisely .\""
]
},
"examples":[
"I feel precisely the same way as you do.",
"measured the length of the board precisely",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nevertheless, occupying either seat subconsciously raises heart rates \u2013 this is precisely how your enthusiast mind wants the passenger compartment of an exotic car to look. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 4 July 2022",
"The sleek four-wheeled carts look familiar enough, but not even UPS knows precisely how to describe what could be the delivery giant's latest way to get packages to your door. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"And that is precisely how they have been used as the trial has aired allegations of abuse. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
"Thanks to the Framingham Heart Study\u2014which continues today\u2014and others conducted in the U.S. and Europe, clinicians now know precisely how heart disease begins, worsens and kills. \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"But disease experts haven't pinpointed precisely how the virus is currently spreading. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 19 May 2022",
"Researchers still don't know precisely how or why hot flashes happen. \u2014 Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"At the council meeting in April, Johnson said it\u2019s still unclear precisely how Metro Realty plans to configure the development. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022",
"His book delves into some of his life's most painful and shameful moments in an effort to clarify precisely how these ideals shaped his becoming. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"pri-\u02c8s\u012bs-l\u0113"
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"due",
"exactly",
"full",
"just",
"right",
"sharp",
"smack-dab",
"squarely"
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"adverb"
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"coarse",
"imprecise",
"inaccurate",
"inexact",
"rough"
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": distinguished from every other":[
"at just that precise moment"
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": strictly conforming to a pattern, standard, or convention":[]
},
"examples":[
"Be sure to take precise measurements before you cut the cloth.",
"The dating of very old materials has become more precise with new instruments.",
"The word has a very precise meaning.",
"Can you find a more precise term than \u201cgood\u201d to describe the movie?",
"Could you be a little more precise about what happened?",
"She is very precise in her work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Having coupled this with surgically precise and perfectly weighted steering, adaptive M suspension and sticky 19-inch front tires paired with 20-inch rubber at the back, the ragtop seems to lose little to its stiffer M4 Competition Coupe sibling. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"Whilst artificial intelligence identified the precise locations to measure, color itself was measured by the researchers, who used several different techniques to account for how birds perceive color. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"At about 60,000 households, the CPS is smaller (and thus less precise ) than the ACS, but the CPS produces population numbers at the national level that generally track with the ACS. \u2014 Steven A. Camarota, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In 2019, the latest incarnation of Crimso, still fronted by Fripp, embarked on a 50th-anniversary tour, playing dense, precise , and impeccably arranged versions of its pulverizing repertoire before besotted audiences. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The 2010 midterms featured the tea party \u2014 or, to be precise , sundry organizations that bore its name. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"While precise locations and amounts of snowfall are still uncertain, parts of coastal New England appear most at risk of receiving 8-12 inches or more of heavy accumulating snow. \u2014 Esther Mullens, The Conversation , 27 Jan. 2022",
"One thing that isn\u2019t in an AirTag: a GPS transmitter for passing along precise locations. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"And the accompanying talking points are extremely precise \u2014sometimes to the point of being a literal quote from the customer. \u2014 Stephanie Judd, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Middle French precis , from Latin praecisus , past participle of praecidere to cut off, from prae- + caedere to cut":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8s\u012bs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for precise correct , accurate , exact , precise , nice , right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. correct answers socially correct dress accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care. an accurate description exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth. exact measurements precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation. precise calibration nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination. makes nice distinctions right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault. the right thing to do",
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"accurate",
"close",
"delicate",
"exact",
"fine",
"hairline",
"mathematical",
"pinpoint",
"refined",
"rigorous",
"spot-on"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112438",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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": a person who stresses or practices scrupulous adherence to a strict standard especially of religious observance or morality":[],
": puritan sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8si-zh\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132248",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"precisianism":{
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": the quality or state of being a precisian : the practice of a precisian",
": puritanism"
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccniz\u0259m"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131955",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"precision":{
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"coarseness",
"impreciseness",
"imprecision",
"inaccuracy",
"inexactitude",
"inexactness",
"roughness"
],
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": held to low tolerance in manufacture":[],
": marked by precision of execution":[],
": relevance sense 2":[],
": the accuracy (as in binary or decimal places) with which a number can be represented usually expressed in terms of the number of computer words available for representation":[
"double precision arithmetic permits the representation of an expression by two computer words"
],
": the degree of refinement with which an operation is performed or a measurement stated \u2014 compare accuracy sense 2b":[],
": the quality or state of being precise : exactness":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I admire the precision of her work.",
"the company that measures TV ratings prides itself on the precision of its calculations",
"Adjective",
"The airplane made a precision approach for landing.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Read his full interview here: on N-of-1 trials and precision medicine. \u2014 Aline Holzwarth, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"To complement these pathways, new biomarkers are needed that will give physicians like me the tools needed to zero in on the causes of each patient\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s and tailor combinations to provide precision personalized medicine. \u2014 Howard M. Fillit, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"One official noted that the advanced rocket systems will give Ukrainian forces greater precision in targeting Russian assets inside Ukraine. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
"One official noted that the advanced rocket systems will give Ukrainian forces greater precision in targeting Russian forces inside Ukraine. \u2014 John Leicester And Frank Jordans, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"One official noted that the advanced rocket systems will give Ukrainian forces greater precision in targeting Russian assets inside Ukraine. \u2014 John Leicester And Frank Jordans, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Fans of Naoya Hida already recognize his distinguishable hands, which are precision milled instead of stamped out as is often done in other manufacturers. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 28 May 2022",
"Repurposed denim is always present in SCAD students\u2019 work, but the precision with which graduates approached it this year was noteworthy. \u2014 Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"The steep drop-off, along with other interruptions in clinical services for the virus, have compromised the agency\u2019s precision in assessing the dynamics of the HIV epidemic. \u2014 Benjamin Ryan, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Tracking foot traffic and transaction volume data \u2014 a pillar of any precision retail program \u2014 helps stores avoid over- and understaffing, ensuring associates are always on hand to help customers in need. \u2014 Bjoern Petersen, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"And the composite in the aluminum-composite rear axle links was flexible enough to give the rear axle a disturbing springy, non- precision feel in some dynamic situations. \u2014 Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver , 7 July 2021",
"His Merrill Lynch account contains shares of companies like Sarepta Therapeutics, a maker of precision genetic medicines that treat rare neuromuscular and central nervous system diseases. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2021",
"But after decades of offshoring, finding U.S. manufacturing facilities capable of producing precision medical devices isn't easy. \u2014 David Z. Morris, Fortune , 21 Feb. 2021",
"The invention challenge drew numerous tinkerers with no experience making precision medical devices for use on the critically ill. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pri-\u02c8si-zh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accuracy",
"accurateness",
"closeness",
"delicacy",
"exactitude",
"exactness",
"fineness",
"nicety",
"perfection",
"preciseness",
"rigor",
"rigorousness",
"ultraprecision",
"veracity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194747",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"precision block":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": gage block":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130303",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"preclude":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": close":[],
": to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance":[]
},
"examples":[
"I fear these things, but vaguely, for my brain buzzes in the merciful wash of endorphins that preclude any thought from occupying it too long. \u2014 Louise Erdrich , Harper's , May 1993",
"\u2026 the institution [of slavery] in the United States was almost uniquely despotic, a closed system so powerful and totalitarian that organized insurrection was almost entirely precluded \u2026 \u2014 William Styron , American Heritage , October 1992",
"But conceptual blinders can preclude observation, while most accurate generalities guarantee no proper resolution of specific anatomies, but can certainly guide perceptions along fruitful paths. \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Wonderful Life , 1989",
"\u2026 the same profusion of water that precluded overland travel in the summer months could, during the sledgehammer freeze of winter, be utilized as a natural highway\u2014albeit a highway of ice. \u2014 Jon Krakauer , Smithsonian , November 1987",
"She suffered an injury that precluded the possibility of an athletic career.",
"Bad weather precluded any further attempts to reach the summit.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For those who have anxiety related to giving or receiving a ring on Valentine\u2019s Day, please note: giving or receiving a ring does not necessarily preclude an engagement. \u2014 Vogue , 8 Feb. 2022",
"And even if neuts are the real deal, having one correlate doesn\u2019t preclude defining another that captures an additional element of the immune system. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 21 July 2021",
"Simply being a volunteer does not preclude disclosing who and how much was paid. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 July 2021",
"When the Justice Department\u2019s civil rights division decided not to charge Vinyard and Amaya with federal criminal civil rights charges, the announcement noted the decision did not preclude anyone else from investigating the case. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2021",
"And all change is nested within an even bigger context that may support or preclude our particular vision. \u2014 Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Herring said medical privacy laws preclude WEKA from responding to specific patient care allegations. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
"Many believe placing the franchise tag on Cam Robinson will preclude the Jaguars from selecting an offensive tackle with the first overall pick. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The company and the study\u2019s independent monitors recently reviewed data from the VX-880 study, concluding that there were no safety or efficacy issues to preclude advancing from a half dose to a full dose of the therapy. \u2014 Adam Feuerstein, STAT , 4 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin praecludere , from prae- + claudere to close \u2014 more at close entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pri-\u02c8kl\u00fcd"
],
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"synonyms":[
"avert",
"forestall",
"head off",
"help",
"obviate",
"prevent",
"stave off"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172632",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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},
"precocious":{
"antonyms":[
"late"
],
"definitions":{
": exceptionally early in development or occurrence":[
"precocious puberty"
],
": exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age":[
"a precocious child"
]
},
"examples":[
"But what has paleontologists agog is this googol-granddaddy's precocious attributes: most notably the relative flatness of its face, which is more modern-looking than skulls half its age. \u2014 Fred Guterl , Newsweek , 22 July 2002",
"As a boy, I had caught eight-inch-long, juvenile \"snapper\" blues in Barnegat Bay and marveled at the uncommon strength and speed and the precocious attack instinct within their slender, silver bodies. \u2014 Pete Bodo , New York Times , 8 July 2001",
"\u2026 Columbus was still sailing the ocean blue and American English, frisky and rambunctious as a precocious child, was as yet unborn. \u2014 Sarah Lyall , New York Times , 10 Apr. 2000",
"\u2026 no longer certain that my blackness gave me precocious wisdom, or that I could outslick these folks \u2026 \u2014 Lorene Cary , Black Ice , 1991",
"She was a precocious child who could read before she went to school.",
"A precocious musician, he was giving concerts when he was seven.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The precocious student\u2019s groundbreaking journey wasn\u2019t without its fair share of hiccups. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"The young royal has been taking adorable, entertaining photos since she was born in 2012, and is only getting more precocious with age. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
"My actor husband and I, an artist with two precocious grade school daughters, had yet to achieve middle-class status through our respective arts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Some precocious youngsters achieve 15 inches in their third summer on Lake Erie. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"The bad news is that Reva now appears to have precocious little Leia in her clutches. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"The future, however, could wait for at least another 10 minutes as Wie West tried to summarize her career, which, because of her precocious introduction to elite golf, was lived under the obsessively bright lights of international stardom. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Blair handles her precocious lines with aplomb, especially as the series gives her and McGregor more room to bounce Leia\u2019s playfulness and Ben\u2019s prickliness off each other. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Gosz inserted his precocious player into the high school game. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin praecoc-, praecox early ripening, precocious, from prae- + coquere to cook \u2014 more at cook":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pri-\u02c8k\u014d-sh\u0259s"
],
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"early",
"inopportune",
"premature",
"unseasonable",
"untimely"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183406",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"precociously":{
"antonyms":[
"late"
],
"definitions":{
": exceptionally early in development or occurrence":[
"precocious puberty"
],
": exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age":[
"a precocious child"
]
},
"examples":[
"But what has paleontologists agog is this googol-granddaddy's precocious attributes: most notably the relative flatness of its face, which is more modern-looking than skulls half its age. \u2014 Fred Guterl , Newsweek , 22 July 2002",
"As a boy, I had caught eight-inch-long, juvenile \"snapper\" blues in Barnegat Bay and marveled at the uncommon strength and speed and the precocious attack instinct within their slender, silver bodies. \u2014 Pete Bodo , New York Times , 8 July 2001",
"\u2026 Columbus was still sailing the ocean blue and American English, frisky and rambunctious as a precocious child, was as yet unborn. \u2014 Sarah Lyall , New York Times , 10 Apr. 2000",
"\u2026 no longer certain that my blackness gave me precocious wisdom, or that I could outslick these folks \u2026 \u2014 Lorene Cary , Black Ice , 1991",
"She was a precocious child who could read before she went to school.",
"A precocious musician, he was giving concerts when he was seven.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The precocious student\u2019s groundbreaking journey wasn\u2019t without its fair share of hiccups. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"The young royal has been taking adorable, entertaining photos since she was born in 2012, and is only getting more precocious with age. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
"My actor husband and I, an artist with two precocious grade school daughters, had yet to achieve middle-class status through our respective arts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Some precocious youngsters achieve 15 inches in their third summer on Lake Erie. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"The bad news is that Reva now appears to have precocious little Leia in her clutches. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"The future, however, could wait for at least another 10 minutes as Wie West tried to summarize her career, which, because of her precocious introduction to elite golf, was lived under the obsessively bright lights of international stardom. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Blair handles her precocious lines with aplomb, especially as the series gives her and McGregor more room to bounce Leia\u2019s playfulness and Ben\u2019s prickliness off each other. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Gosz inserted his precocious player into the high school game. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Latin praecoc-, praecox early ripening, precocious, from prae- + coquere to cook \u2014 more at cook":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8k\u014d-sh\u0259s"
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"premature",
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"untimely"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162311",
"type":[
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"noun"
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},
"preconception":{
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": a preconceived idea":[],
": prejudice":[]
},
"examples":[
"I came to the lecture without any preconceptions .",
"tried to go into the training sessions without any preconceptions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is a common preconception about what Chinese people look like, but the country\u2019s population\u2014which includes 56 different ethnic groups\u2014is far from monolithic. \u2014 Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t fall into the popular preconception that all Cuban cigars are strong. \u2014 Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Since launching in 2014, Maven Clinic has become the world\u2019s largest telemedicine provider for women\u2019s and family health, supporting every aspect of reproductive care from preconception to early pediatrics. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"By launching his attack on a European democracy, Putin has shattered that preconception . \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 27 Feb. 2022",
"This is a modest goal, and equally profound, especially for someone who is looked at for a living \u2014 to regard oneself, without preconception or judgment. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Some investors even argue that there\u2019s higher potential in having a fresh, preconception -free perspective, a beginner\u2019s mind ready to question everything and learn fast \u2013 particularly when operating outside highly regulated or technical industries. \u2014 Miruna Girtu, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Family physicians are uniquely positioned to provide accessible, cost effective, and comprehensive preconception counseling, and the best way to ensure a healthy pregnancy is to ensure a healthy mother before conception. \u2014 Essence , 17 Sep. 2021",
"By contrast, Orchid\u2019s risk assessment includes common diseases, ensuring that a high percentage of prospective parents who do this version of preconception testing will find something to worry about. \u2014 Laura Hercher, Scientific American , 12 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-k\u0259n-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccpr\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
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"synonyms":[
"prejudgment",
"prepossession"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063658",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
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"precursor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a substance, cell, or cellular component from which another substance, cell, or cellular component is formed":[],
": one that precedes and indicates the approach of another":[],
": predecessor":[]
},
"examples":[
"18th-century lyric poets like Robert Burns were precursors of the Romantics",
"a precursor of the modern eggplant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This review looked at beta-carotene ( precursor to vitamin A), vitamin D and vitamin E. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"That\u2019s one of the first steps to forming a tropical depression, or the precursor to a tropical storm. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Over the following three years, her own personal revolution becomes the precursor of a much bigger, societal change. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Signs of heat exhaustion, the precursor to heat stroke, are: Heavy sweating, clammy skin, a rapid pulse, dizziness and headache. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Neither is the second highest sale of the day, a comparatively diminutive 12.66 old European cut (the precursor to today\u2019s modern round brilliant cut) diamond ring, set in platinum, that went for $289,800. \u2014 Rima Suqi, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
"However, unlike most others who create antibodies that bind to aberrant protein, Mead and colleagues designed an antibody that stabilizes the normal protein precursor . \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"That\u2019s likely a precursor for adding Siri support to realityOS apps without hassles. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"Government officials then enlisted Smith, Kline & French, a precursor company to the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, to help. \u2014 Pratik Pawar, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English precursoure , from Latin praecursor , from praecurrere to run before, from prae- pre- + currere to run \u2014 more at current entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pri-\u02c8k\u0259r-s\u0259r",
"\u02c8pr\u0113-\u02cc",
"\u02c8pr\u0113-\u02cck\u0259r-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for precursor forerunner , precursor , harbinger , herald mean one that goes before or announces the coming of another. forerunner is applicable to anything that serves as a sign or presage. the blockade was the forerunner of war precursor applies to a person or thing paving the way for the success or accomplishment of another. 18th century poets like Burns were precursors of the Romantics harbinger and herald both apply, chiefly figuratively, to one that proclaims or announces the coming or arrival of a notable event. their early victory was the harbinger of a winning season the herald of a new age in medicine",
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"angel",
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"forerunner",
"harbinger",
"herald",
"outrider"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111837",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"precursory":{
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": one that precedes and indicates the approach of another":[],
": predecessor":[]
},
"examples":[
"18th-century lyric poets like Robert Burns were precursors of the Romantics",
"a precursor of the modern eggplant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This review looked at beta-carotene ( precursor to vitamin A), vitamin D and vitamin E. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"That\u2019s one of the first steps to forming a tropical depression, or the precursor to a tropical storm. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Over the following three years, her own personal revolution becomes the precursor of a much bigger, societal change. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Signs of heat exhaustion, the precursor to heat stroke, are: Heavy sweating, clammy skin, a rapid pulse, dizziness and headache. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Neither is the second highest sale of the day, a comparatively diminutive 12.66 old European cut (the precursor to today\u2019s modern round brilliant cut) diamond ring, set in platinum, that went for $289,800. \u2014 Rima Suqi, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
"However, unlike most others who create antibodies that bind to aberrant protein, Mead and colleagues designed an antibody that stabilizes the normal protein precursor . \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"That\u2019s likely a precursor for adding Siri support to realityOS apps without hassles. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"Government officials then enlisted Smith, Kline & French, a precursor company to the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, to help. \u2014 Pratik Pawar, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English precursoure , from Latin praecursor , from praecurrere to run before, from prae- pre- + currere to run \u2014 more at current entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u0113-\u02cc",
"pri-\u02c8k\u0259r-s\u0259r",
"\u02c8pr\u0113-\u02cck\u0259r-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for precursor forerunner , precursor , harbinger , herald mean one that goes before or announces the coming of another. forerunner is applicable to anything that serves as a sign or presage. the blockade was the forerunner of war precursor applies to a person or thing paving the way for the success or accomplishment of another. 18th century poets like Burns were precursors of the Romantics harbinger and herald both apply, chiefly figuratively, to one that proclaims or announces the coming or arrival of a notable event. their early victory was the harbinger of a winning season the herald of a new age in medicine",
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"foregoer",
"forerunner",
"harbinger",
"herald",
"outrider"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080709",
"type":[
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"noun"
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},
"precut":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": cut in advance"
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"first_known_use":[
"1946, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u02c8k\u0259t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-041019",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"the predaceous animals of the jungle, with the tiger at the top of the food chain",
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"Various species of aquatic insects, such as the predaceous diving beetle, use bubbles for breathing underwater. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2021",
"Early in the season, these mites are pollen feeders, then become predaceous as more prey develops, according to 2012 research at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. \u2014 Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2018",
"Even though Coronodon is only known from a skull, that fossil reveals a mammal that mixed the features of earlier, more predaceous whales and the baleen whales that would follow. \u2014 Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network , 10 July 2017",
"The best paleontologists can do is try to reconstruct the details of their habitat and gauge the predaceous powers of these crocs. \u2014 Brian Switek, WIRED , 19 Sep. 2012"
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"the predaceous animals of the jungle, with the tiger at the top of the food chain",
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"Various species of aquatic insects, such as the predaceous diving beetle, use bubbles for breathing underwater. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2021",
"Early in the season, these mites are pollen feeders, then become predaceous as more prey develops, according to 2012 research at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. \u2014 Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2018",
"Even though Coronodon is only known from a skull, that fossil reveals a mammal that mixed the features of earlier, more predaceous whales and the baleen whales that would follow. \u2014 Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network , 10 July 2017",
"The best paleontologists can do is try to reconstruct the details of their habitat and gauge the predaceous powers of these crocs. \u2014 Brian Switek, WIRED , 19 Sep. 2012"
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"Convenience stores recovered incompletely in 2021, but the data suggests their decline may predate the pandemic. \u2014 Mike Gousha And John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"Yet the strain of these new tasks has highlighted the agency\u2019s deficiencies in customer service, which predate the pandemic. \u2014 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Allegations of Russian interference in supplying weapons to Ukraine predate the full invasion that started in February. \u2014 Brett Forrest, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Retrievers that don\u2019t retrieve and Papillons that point are all possible because the genes that shape dog behavior predate modern breeding that focuses on appearance, researchers find. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Crumpacker says stress behaviors like hair pulling can predate an animal\u2019s time at Project Chimps. \u2014 David Grimm, Science | AAAS , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Clustered on either side of Dubai Creek, a saltwater stream that slices through the heart of the city, these restaurants represent Old Dubai\u2014the four neighborhoods that predate the skyscrapers that now define the skyline. \u2014 Vidya Balachander, Time , 17 May 2022",
"Through the study, Coffin said health officials sought to determine how much of their various overdose prevention and response efforts, many of which predate fentanyl\u2019s increasing influence in San Francisco, were making a dent. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 May 2022",
"Thanatosdrakon amaru is thought to predate birds as the first creature with wings to hunt for prey from the air. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2022"
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"That's when fisheries managers began to stock non-native predator fish in Lake Michigan to prey on the alewives. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"This is a real big fish tale: A fisherman in Kansas tossed a line in the water and caught a prehistoric predator fish that dates back nearly 100 million years. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Tagging studies consistently put predator and prey in the same place at the same time. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"Like all great artists, his works tell a story that is both captivating and revealing\u2014often about the relationship between predator and prey, man and beast, and ultimately, hints at our role as stewards. \u2014 Chris Dorsey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"In the Morian Hall of Paleontology, go on a prehistoric safari to see reconstructed predator and prey animals poised in action as if still living their lives, as well as prehistoric relatives such as tree-climbing australopithecines. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 20 May 2022",
"The creature was a predator , and its wings measured nine meters (30 feet) when fully extended. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022",
"Trying to protect them from bullying and knowing if someone is a predator . \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Still, while doing so much good, America's dad was apparently a predator behind-the-scenes. \u2014 Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com , 28 Jan. 2022"
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"Hawks are predatory and may pose a danger to rabbits and other small pets.",
"The company made millions for investors but clearly engaged in predatory lending practices.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"I\u2019ts not just the predatory European men the children have to look out for. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"Another hurdle is federal cannabis law preventing businesses from accessing traditional bank loans, leaving many entrepreneurs vulnerable to predatory financial deals and damaging equity partnerships. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Spotting a non- predatory bear while on a run can be magical, and peaceful, for both parties \u2014 if the human party knows how to best react for safety. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020",
"My character was basically a very predatory version of myself. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 18 July 2021",
"Thankfully, SoLo Funds, an online community co-founded by two BIPOC financial services leaders, exists where members can request and fund short-term needs in a non- predatory and accessible way. \u2014 Essence , 29 June 2021",
"This line of thinking is based on the idea that highly profitable businesses are always predatory . \u2014 Sean-michael Pigeon, National Review , 15 June 2021",
"Even the payday loan industry association testified that that practice was so predatory that it should be outlawed. \u2014 Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Nov. 2020",
"This is an especially problematic practice in the financial services industry, which is already criticized for using complicated jargon that consumers find confusing and often predatory . \u2014 Kristin Wong, Wired , 19 Aug. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Does your financial planning account for the possibility that one spouse may predecease the other? \u2014 Neal Templin, WSJ , 3 June 2021",
"His parents, two sisters, two brothers and a great-granddaughter predeceased him. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 25 May 2020",
"Inspired by her mother, Gladys, who predeceased her and was the pianist for the American Ballet Theatre, Maria loved music and was a big supporter of ballet. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Mar. 2020",
"Her husband of 55 years, Daniel Neal Heller, predeceased her. \u2014 sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2019",
"Along with her husband and parents, Judy was predeceased by her former, Jim Corbett. \u2014 courant.com , 14 Nov. 2019",
"He was predeceased by his sister Mina Wirtshafter, of Cleveland. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2020",
"He is predeceased by his first wife, Mary Kay Davis. \u2014 Meredith Spelbring, Detroit Free Press , 13 Apr. 2020",
"She was predeceased by husbands Mel Arrighi (they were married from 1966-86) and Tom Palumbo (2002-08). \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Apr. 2020"
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"Today's computers are much faster than their predecessors were.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The iPhone 14 Max is also a dramatic improvement on its predecessor , the iPhone 13 Mini (2,406 mAh) for which battery life was its biggest drawback. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Like his predecessor , Senator Josh Hawley, Schmitt\u2014now running for Senate himself\u2014is a Republican in the Trumpist mold. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"As the saga dragged on, Noem publicly endorsed Ravnsborg\u2019s predecessor , Republican Marty Jackley, for election as his replacement. \u2014 Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Noem also publicly endorsed Ravnsborg's predecessor , Republican Marty Jackley, for election as his replacement. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"Noem also publicly endorsed Ravnsborg's predecessor , Republican Marty Jackley, for election as his replacement. \u2014 Stephen Groves, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"The 2022 midterm elections will be a referendum on the current President, Joe Biden, and his predecessor , Donald J. Trump\u2014as well as a profound test of American democracy. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"The opening scene appears to be directly inspired by its live-action predecessor , which also depicts the band members singing in the desert. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Baird's predecessor , Gail Stone, served as the system's executive director from July 1, 2001 until Dec. 31, 2018. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022"
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"our victory in the tournament was seemingly predestined",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Genes do not predestine one individual to complete fewer years of schooling than another or one individual to score higher on a cognitive performance test than another. \u2014 Robbee Wedow, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
"Indeed, most huaren are pragmatists who see a Chinese family history as useful but not predestining . \u2014 The Economist , 28 May 2020",
"Similarly, his playing of games such as Risk and Civilization seemed to predestine him to amass great power. \u2014 Christina Passariello, Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2020",
"And in a way that almost feels predestined , one of the windows of the center looks out onto the church that Fred Rogers used to attend. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Tee and Elle\u2019s growing connection is predestined to result in doom, but these two crazy kids can\u2019t let go of each other. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 2 July 2019",
"Surely here is a hero whose immortality was predestined . \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 15 Nov. 2018",
"Our fate is predestined by God, and our salvation will come through faith in that conviction. \u2014 Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2018",
"After falling short of the rematch with the Patriots that many presumed was predestined , the Steelers have to address the self-destructive tendencies that have haunted them in key stretches. \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2018"
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"The sex of the child is predetermined when the egg is fertilized.",
"religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And this lease essentially predetermine the outcome of the bidding process that the city held. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"But while its Chinese and Indian characters are allowed to be themselves in a way that doesn\u2019t predetermine the plot, the Russian is revealed as a government spy by Episode 2. \u2014 Michael Idov, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In years of working with professional musicians who have reached significant milestones in their career, some practices stand out in three areas of the music process that have helped predetermine the success of a new release. \u2014 Chris Erhardt, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"There is certainly an idea here, about the ways in which the individual can break free of any number of social constraints that seem to predetermine one\u2019s destiny \u2014 race, class, gender, etc. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 13 Aug. 2021",
"In a Monday letter to the speaker, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said the proposal shouldn't predetermine the commission's conclusions related to the riot, the aide said. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2021",
"There\u2019s no reason to bother voting if Georgia is controlled by politicians on the take who use technology to predetermine the outcome of elections. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 4 Dec. 2020",
"June's proposal, which would also allow immigration judges to predetermine certain cases without allowing migrants to testify in court, received more than 87,000 public comments in a 30-day period. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 21 Aug. 2020",
"However, how that memory works in contemporary circumstances is not predetermined . \u2014 Joyce Dalsheim, The Conversation , 27 Apr. 2020"
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"The captain of archers fidgeted and coughed and rolled his eyes at his men, as if such cupidity and dishonor were an inevitable but minor aspect of the human predicament \u2026 \u2014 Michael Chabon , New York Times Magazine , 6 May 2007",
"We saw photographs that week of buildings burning, stunned onlookers, dust-covered firemen. Very few pictures conveyed the fact that people just like us, our fellow passengers on the subway, suddenly found themselves in a mortal predicament and many died horribly. \u2014 Garrison Keillor , New York Times Book Review , 3 Sept. 2006",
"The President found himself in the backwash of earlier deals, and the demands of secrecy made his predicament the more vexing. \u2014 Taylor Branch , Parting the Waters , 1988",
"The governor has gotten himself into quite a predicament .",
"I don't know how to get out of the predicament I'm in.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Agency owners in this predicament live in a constant state of anxiety because if things don\u2019t line up just right, profit is in the red and so is their stress level. \u2014 Robert Patin, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Cancer patients aren\u2019t the only ones in this predicament . \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The division is experiencing its own instability with the Lions at the start of a rebuild, the Vikings in a similar predicament as the Bears and the Packers facing uncertainty with Rodgers\u2019 future. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
"There\u2019s a segment of Orioles fandom that does not view the team\u2019s current predicament as a life sentence. \u2014 Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com , 27 Aug. 2021",
"And in the House, the DFL majority also shrank so significantly that Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman is in the same predicament as her federal counterpart, Pelosi. \u2014 Star Tribune , 8 Dec. 2020",
"The predicament has resonated far beyond Collierville, Perkins said, revealing how many people have been affected by the shortage. \u2014 Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
"The predicament has resonated far beyond Collierville, Perkins said, revealing how many people have been affected by the shortage. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"To me, his decision expresses unrestrained freedom even within a predicament of wintry austerity. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"she has predicated her theory on recent findings by other astronomers",
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"In \u201cthe sun is hot,\u201d \u201chot\u201d is a predicate adjective.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In an instance of misdirection for the ages, a spate of commentary has pointed the finger at Donald Trump for supposedly creating the predicate for Putin\u2019s brutalizing of Ukraine. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
"This is simply impossible, so Russia could conclude that Paris and Berlin have already implicitly accepted the predicate for Russia\u2019s annexation of the Donbas. \u2014 Mario Loyola, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"For medical algorithms, the definition of equivalency under 510(k) should be narrowed to consider whether the data sets or machine learning tactics used by the new device and its predicate are similar. \u2014 Scientific American , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Geddes also broke down each of the 14 racketeering predicate acts that were alleged in the indictment as well as the elements prosecutors had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt to secure a conviction. \u2014 Tribune Media Services, al , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Human capital is the single most important predicate to emergence from the middle-income ghetto in which countries like Mexico wallow. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"President Bill Clinton in his first year endured the bloody tragedy of the battle of Mogadishu, Somalia, while President George W. Bush had the false predicate of weapons of mass destruction for starting a war with Iraq. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
"The number of the verb depends on the subject, not the predicate (what comes after the verb). \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Then-President Donald Trump\u2019s foolhardy ceasefire deal with the Taliban in February 2020 set the predicate for Biden\u2019s withdrawal. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 9 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For 10 minutes, Beckham ran deep outs, curls and some double-move stops that all predicate around timing. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Hayes Center does not predicate its ban on Roe v. Wade being overturned, for instance, putting the ordinance seemingly at direct odds with federal law. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
"Ingeniously, Calhoun even managed to predicate his arguments for slavery in part upon the free trade principles of Adam Smith and the classical economists of the early 19th century. \u2014 Charlotte Allen, Washington Examiner , 18 Feb. 2021",
"That a business predicated on at-home entertainment viewing benefited from consumers staying at home wasn\u2019t the surprise. \u2014 Adam Epstein, Quartz , 31 May 2020",
"Her plan appears to be predicated on the assumption that his sister has the fallback \u2014 in the event of Saul's death, Dorit hands over his most sensitive intelligence. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Their bluster belies the fact that the U.S. strategy in the Cold War was largely predicated on avoiding direct conflict. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Saul argues against going to war based on wrong information, explicitly laying out the show's intriguing parallel to the 2003 Iraq War, which was predicated on weapons of mass destruction that were never found. \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The state budget is predicated on a slight increase in revenue. \u2014 James Salzer, ajc , 6 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Moreover, government officials have known\u2013for decades\u2013that FinCEN\u2019s enforcement actions typically come after a predicate crime has already been discovered. \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"To be found guilty, the state has to prove that the defendant committed two or more predicate crimes, such as murder or theft. \u2014 Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"Yet clearing present-day medical devices based on evidence generated many years earlier \u2014 a phenomenon known as predicate creep \u2014 can lead to risks slipping through the cracks. \u2014 Kushal Kadakia, STAT , 5 Dec. 2021",
"The allegations tied to the RICO claim are that Rodriguez and Zook committed several predicate acts, including mortgage and insurance fraud. \u2014 Christian Red, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"To make matters more complicated, a device approved via 510(k) could remain on the market even if its predicate device was later recalled for quality and safety issues. \u2014 Scientific American , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The conduct this Court has deemed particularly cruel also occurred over a longer period and was substantially more painful than a typical third-degree assault, the predicate felony offense for Mr. Chauvin\u2019s second-degree murder conviction. \u2014 NBC News , 25 June 2021",
"But, unlike that of most other states, Minnesota law allows prosecutors to charge felony murder using assault as the predicate crime. \u2014 Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker , 17 June 2020",
"Traditionally, the predicate felonies for felony murder included rape, arson, mayhem, robbery, burglary, larceny, prison breach and rescue of a felon. \u2014 NBC News , 3 June 2020"
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"All the local forecasters are predicting rain for this afternoon.",
"She claims that she can predict future events.",
"It's hard to predict how the election will turn out.",
"Many people predicted that the store would fail, but it has done very well.",
"Sales are predicted to be the same as last year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Forbes Sports colleague Tony East recently wrote, Warren's injuries make his market value nearly impossible to predict . \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The appearance of two black swans \u2013 the pandemic and then the unexpected Russian invasion of Ukraine \u2013 makes the current period almost impossible to predict . \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"Lights reshape animal communities, drawing some in and pushing others away, with consequences that are hard to predict . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, human behavior has been hard to predict , with a slower-than-hoped vaccine rollout, and constant changes in social distancing hampering scientists' ability to anticipate and prepare for the future. \u2014 Dr. Genevieve Yang, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"There can be sub-possibilities here that are hard to predict , though. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"But the future price of Bitcoin is nearly impossible to predict , Hume says. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 22 May 2022",
"Future economic conditions\u2014both the broader market's and your own finances\u2014are impossible to predict . \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"Borenstein said that while oil prices are hard to predict , oil futures markets indicate that the next year could see lower prices. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022"
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"1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"All the local forecasters are predicting rain for this afternoon.",
"She claims that she can predict future events.",
"It's hard to predict how the election will turn out.",
"Many people predicted that the store would fail, but it has done very well.",
"Sales are predicted to be the same as last year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Forbes Sports colleague Tony East recently wrote, Warren's injuries make his market value nearly impossible to predict . \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The appearance of two black swans \u2013 the pandemic and then the unexpected Russian invasion of Ukraine \u2013 makes the current period almost impossible to predict . \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"Lights reshape animal communities, drawing some in and pushing others away, with consequences that are hard to predict . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, human behavior has been hard to predict , with a slower-than-hoped vaccine rollout, and constant changes in social distancing hampering scientists' ability to anticipate and prepare for the future. \u2014 Dr. Genevieve Yang, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"There can be sub-possibilities here that are hard to predict , though. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"But the future price of Bitcoin is nearly impossible to predict , Hume says. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 22 May 2022",
"Future economic conditions\u2014both the broader market's and your own finances\u2014are impossible to predict . \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"Borenstein said that while oil prices are hard to predict , oil futures markets indicate that the next year could see lower prices. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022"
],
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"Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election.",
"Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done very well.",
"The figures and statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Zeldin made his prediction in an interview with Fox News in this Orange County town about 90 minutes north of New York City, which was the last stop on his final five day swing across the Empire State ahead of the primary. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"His prediction for his year-end target for S&P 500 for 2021 was 4,700, according to CNBC's Market Strategist Survey, which was just below the 4,776 the S&P index posted on Dec. 31, 2021. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Longtime economist Don Klepper-Smith, who chaired an economic advisory panel under then-Gov. M. Jodi Rell, said the continuing economic problems have increased the chances of a recession to 66%, up from his previous prediction of a 50-50 chance. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"And climate change is accelerating his grim prediction . \u2014 Bill Weir, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Waymo\u2014which, as a unit of Google parent Alphabet, has less pressing concerns about funding\u2014is less aggressive in its prediction for the arrival of robo-rigs. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"In its prediction for July to September, however, NOAA found that a continuing La Ni\u00f1a held only a fairly small edge \u2014 52% to 46% \u2014 over a return to neutral ENSO territory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"By the time it was released in October 2019, Joker was riding a wave of adulation from the fall film festivals, which helped propel the movie into a record-breaking opening weekend, with box office analysts changing their prediction every day. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
"The insider reiterates his prediction that Apple will use an auto-focus selfie camera. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 June 2022"
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"\u2026 a wonderfully spunky heroine with a smart mouth, a bad attitude and a predilection for trouble. [=a tendency to get into trouble]",
"\u2014 Publishers Weekly"
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"The predilection of certain upper-class Englishmen toward eccentricity and playacting lent itself well to this endeavor. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , The Arabists , 1993",
"Even seated in the witness chair, he did not remove the light-colored, belted raincoat that, in common with knee-high boots, is a predilection of the Nazi-minded and that, in his case, was nearly identical to the raincoat Hitler habitually wore. \u2014 Kay Boyle , \"Preface from the Smoking \u2026,\" 1950 , in Words that Must Somehow be Said: Selected Essays of Kay Boyle 1927\u20131984 , 1985",
"The marine sergeants are generally tall fellows with unyielding spines and stiff upper lips, and very exclusive in their tastes and predilections . \u2014 Herman Melville , White Jacket , 1850",
"a young lad with a predilection for telling tall tales",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For Juice, cars have been a predilection since his childhood in Carol City, a Miami Gardens neighborhood. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"The Twilight World also calls into question Herzog\u2019s predilection for seeing all of humanity through the prism of the individual fighting the elements. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"The series' predilection for steering military theater toward Hollywood-style silliness is arguably more tolerable, as tempered by a savvy script and cutting-edge stunt work. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"But what impressed me then, and has impressed me ever since, is that atrocities are believed in or disbelieved in solely on grounds of political predilection . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 May 2022",
"Six of the 10 races are dirt sprints, and opening week last year featured a strong predilection to early speed, so too will our picks Saturday! \u2014 Ed Derosa, The Courier-Journal , 29 Apr. 2022",
"From the beginning of the pandemic, the coronavirus has had a predilection for going deep into the lungs and causing scarring. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Over at Vida, the six-course prix menu showcases the chef\u2019s predilection for adorning haute cuisine with little fried flourishes to keep things down to earth. \u2014 Brandon Presser, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The predilection for walking has a long literary history that encompasses Kafka, Wordsworth, Baudelaire, and more. \u2014 Tori Latham, The Atlantic , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"1742, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unknown factors appear to predispose some individuals and not others to develop calcium deposits as a result of strenuous habitual exercise. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 15 Feb. 2021",
"This has been proven wrong, and could lead to a false sense of security that might predispose you to hyponatremia. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Some of the medications used to treat psoriasis can also predispose a person to a more severe course of COVID-19. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Neglecting foot exercises that work these important running muscles may predispose you to injury and reduce your running economy. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 22 Sep. 2020",
"The booster is particularly important if your teen has underlying medical conditions like asthma or obesity that predispose to more severe illness. \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Some scientists think specific factors could predispose people to long-term symptoms. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Many conditions predispose a person to developing osteoporosis, but older age and being female by themselves are significant risk factors, enough to warrant screening. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Since the 1990s, some scientists have argued for the fetal origins of adult disease; that the intrauterine environment, especially during times of bodily stress, may predispose a developing fetus to worse health outcomes later in life. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 5 Dec. 2021"
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"1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"a group of young reformers who have gained predominance within the government",
"The tribe fought to maintain its predominance .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From 50- to 90-year-old vines, this first wine of Ang\u00e9lus is unusual this year for its predominance of Cabernet Franc (60%) over Merlot (40%) in the blend. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The predominance of European American place names erases the histories of the Indigenous peoples who were here for millennia before colonizers forced them off their lands. \u2014 Bonnie Mcgill, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Despite their predominance , the liberal and conservative arguments on the resurrection of Jesus are not the only approaches held among Baptists. \u2014 Jason Oliver Evans, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Just take a look at those most affected by the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, the predominance of polluting coal plants in Chicago's south side or the rates of illness along the petrochemical corridor in Louisiana known as Cancer Alley. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Or as if those sacrifices bestow no rights on their descendants, while Russian sacrifices somehow justify Moscow\u2019s predominance . \u2014 Tarik Cyril Amar, Time , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The report found the mRNA vaccines were 87% effective in preventing hospitalizations and remained highly effective even during delta's predominance . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2021",
"As more books were produced, their readership grew, challenging the predominance of pulp magazines like Doc Savage at the newsstands and occupying restless children in the decades before TV. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, The New Republic , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Compared with reports from other parts of the country, though, there has been a delay in the predominance of omicron in the mountain West, said David Engelthaler, director of the pathogen & microbiome division at TGen. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 1 Jan. 2022"
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"Religion is the predominant theme of the play.",
"She is predominant among new writers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Moderna\u2019s vaccine was 93% effective in children 12 to 17 years in a study conducted when the original virus strain and the Alpha variant were predominant , the FDA said. \u2014 Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Agency staff said Moderna\u2019s two-dose vaccine was 37% effective for 2- to 5-year-olds and 51% effective for children 6 to 23 months, in a study conducted when the Omicron variant was predominant . \u2014 Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The vaccine was estimated to be 76.8% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 for children ages 6 to 11 when the Delta variant was predominant . \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Bustles and hourglass-enhancing silhouettes were also predominant during this era\u2019s style. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 3 May 2022",
"Global markets no longer believe that the dollar will be predominant as an investment and exchange medium even in the United States itself in the coming generation. \u2014 Brian Domitrovic, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Pence teamed up with Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra, whose district\u2019s located in the heavily red northern and western parts of the state, where Christian conservative voters are predominant . \u2014 Fox News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Tuesday\u2019s study also found that during the time when omicron was predominant , the vaccine was 51 percent effective in preventing emergency room or urgent-care visits by 5- to 11-year-olds. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The first is a predominant industry that allows for remote work. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 30 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That came just 10 days after 10 people were killed and three were injured in a racially motivated attack at a Tops Friendly Market in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"And nearly one month ago, a white gunman motivated by hate and dressed in tactical gear killed 10 people at a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood in western New York, officials said. \u2014 Juliette Arcodia, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"On May 14, another 18-year-old man shot and killed 13 people \u2013 10 of whom were Black \u2013 inside a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"That November, the body of a young officer named Gregory Neupert was found in a ditch in Algiers, a predominantly Black neighborhood across the Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Less than two weeks before, Payton Gendron, also 18, allegedly killed 10 people at a Tops supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo in what authorities have called a racist attack. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Because of the experience Fox had as a photojournalist before the war, AFSC sent Fox to Flanner House, a non-profit serving Indianapolis\u2019 predominantly Black community on the near west side, to photo-document the area. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
"Researchers have found that Black students report feeling less safe around police officers than their white peers and that officers in predominantly Black school districts were more likely to view students themselves to be threats. \u2014 Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
"The policy follows years of complaints from residents of color that LAPD officers had disproportionately and unjustly used minor traffic stops to harass and search people in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022"
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
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"altogether",
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"the restaurant is known for the preeminence of its seafood dishes",
"some historians contended that no nation had attained such undisputed preeminence since the glory days of the Roman Empire",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And make no mistake, the PGA Tour absolutely needs to be defended that savagely right now in order to maintain its preeminence in the sport. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"His first essays on baseball appeared in 1962, during the debut season of the New York Mets, whose daily misfortunes were in contrast to the crosstown preeminence of the New York Yankees. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The preeminence of pop in the vinyl format isn\u2019t about to end any time soon. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"More broadly, Putin is in a de facto alliance with China and Iran to end the global preeminence of the U.S.-led Western world. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"The writers maintained that misunderstandings on both sides threatened the scientific preeminence of the United States. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Our sanctions regime uses the dollar\u2019s global preeminence as a weapon against Russia. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Prior to the preeminence of SARS-CoV-2, the enzymatic function of NSP12 was already well-documented. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The drift away from California could hamper Harris\u2019 prospects of running for president \u2014 given the state\u2019s preeminence in Democratic fundraising and activism. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pr\u0113-\u02c8e-m\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s"
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"She's the preeminent chef in a city that has many good ones.",
"The poem is a preeminent example of his work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So that\u2019s a bunch of people who already have the distinction of being beaten by Biden, some of whom fail to resolve the age issue that is supposedly a preeminent concern. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"But where so many of their films in the past concluded with at least a tiny sliver of solace, hope or grace piercing the social-realist gloom, Belgium\u2019s preeminent filmmaking brothers are having none of that happy-clappy fluff this time time. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"While that could be seen as unfair \u2014 especially when the microscope applied to Disney\u2019s social stances isn\u2019t equally focused on the company\u2019s competitors and peers \u2014 such scrutiny comes with being the preeminent American theme park. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"To her credit, Whelan also references problems surrounding surrogacy that pose a more direct threat to her preeminent concern of female autonomy. \u2014 Noelle Mering, National Review , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Madison Square Garden, now a preeminent concert venue, was originally a velodrome. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
"Even those living in the world\u2019s preeminent superpower aren\u2019t spared. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"America\u2019s preeminent Protestant denomination is tearing itself apart over its leaders\u2019 long-running cover-up of abusers in its ranks. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
"So, in terms of vision: maintaining that status as the preeminent regulator and cementing New York\u2019s place as the financial capital. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption":[],
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": to prevent from happening or taking place : forestall , preclude":[],
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"\u2014 Charas v. Trans World Airlines, Inc."
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": to replace with something considered to be of greater value or priority : take precedence over":[
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"\u2014 Robert MacNeil"
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": to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneself":[
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"examples":[
"The contract preempts lawsuits by the company's clients.",
"The state law was preempted by a federal law.",
"The President's speech preempted regular programming.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On this basis, FDA approval of a drug would appear to preempt state action. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The agreement with Milwaukee County appears to have been done to preempt any litigation. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"But those day-to-day concerns shouldn\u2019t preempt our focus when there is an ongoing and active attempt to topple the very pillars propping up our democracy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"In theory, Section 230 may still preempt the state law and allow tech platforms to continue to escape liability. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"In theory, that could preempt state laws that severely restrict or ban the procedure. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 4 May 2022",
"But Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Berkeley, law school, said that a federal ban passed by Congress could preempt states\u2019 rights. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"The rise of homegrown Chinese competition has put greater pressure on Hollywood to comply with Chinese restrictions or preempt them by anticipating what might offend Beijing. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"These measures can also preempt future gaps between current industry skill sets and those required by advanced manufacturing. \u2014 Chor Meng Tan, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1850, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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": a doctrine in law according to which federal law supersedes state law when federal law is in conflict with a state law":[
"Even without an express provision for preemption , we have found that state law must yield to a congressional Act in at least two circumstances.",
"\u2014 Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council"
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": the purchase of something under this right":[]
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"examples":[
"longtime residents resented the preemption of their urban neighborhood by this influx of affluent yuppies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The government agrees that the Ninth Circuit identified the wrong standard for ADA preemption to the California break law. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Because Section 230 is a federal law that affirms websites' rights to manage their platforms (on top of the First Amendment), a Supreme Court ruling upholding Texas's state law could create a conflict, raising questions about federal preemption . \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Monsanto appealed the district court\u2019s evidentiary and FIFRA preemption rulings. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"More than 40 states currently have preemption statutes on the books, versus just two in the 1970s, according to Joseph Blocher, co-director of Duke University's Center for Firearms Law. \u2014 Neil Weinberg, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"As to the service providers' field preemption argument, Supreme Court authority, the case law of this circuit, and various provisions of the Communications Act itself all foreclose that argument. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
"Without preemption laws, there is a chance that other local governments will follow suit. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Arizona's 2020 law -- the first natural gas preemption law of its kind -- was a harbinger of what was to come. \u2014 Ella Nilsen, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Louisiana passed preemption paid sick and family leave laws in 2012. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Medieval Latin praeemption-, praeemptio previous purchase, from praeemere to buy before, from Latin prae- pre- + emere to buy \u2014 more at redeem":""
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"examples":[
"The country took preemptive action against the perceived enemy.",
"a preemptive attack by the army",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There was the disclosure that John Eastman, the lawyer providing faux intellectual heft to Donald Trump\u2019s scheme to convince Mike Pence to overturn the election, had asked the president for a preemptive pardon. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Bush oversaw the 2003 preemptive invasion of Iraq, which critics have called both brutal and unjustified. \u2014 al , 19 May 2022",
"Kim Yo Jong are now threatening to launch preemptive nuclear strikes on South Korea and the international community. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Concerned about a preemptive strike, Soviet forces prepared their nuclear weapons for launch. \u2014 Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Yoon also wants to develop technology that would allow South Korea to launch a preemptive attack, in the case of an imminent North Korean nuclear threat. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The closer Iran gets to a bomb, the more the risks of war in the region will rise\u2014and mainly via a potential preemptive attack by Israel. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Parts of Mayorkas\u2019s memo read as a preemptive political defense. \u2014 Jasmine Aguilera, Time , 27 Apr. 2022",
"These measures may seem simple, but preemptive damage control is critical, said Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights nonprofit group. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"antonyms":[
"follow",
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"an advanced Mesoamerican civilization whose apex and collapse preexisted the arrival of Europeans by hundreds of years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The earliest reports showed that while kids are just as likely as adults to catch the virus, their symptoms are generally milder\u2014except for infants and children with preexisting conditions. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 15 May 2020",
"And there will be coverage of preexisting conditions. \u2014 Catherine Herridge, CBS News , 12 May 2020",
"Medical experts have cited high rates of preexisting conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, for the deadly impact of the coronavirus on Detroit. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2020",
"Many residents of nursing homes have preexisting respiratory conditions. \u2014 al , 12 May 2020",
"The homeless population also includes a significant number of individuals at a higher risk of death from the new coronavirus due to their age or preexisting health conditions. \u2014 Jessica Boehm, azcentral , 8 May 2020",
"There are already hundreds of studies underway looking into how demographics, preexisting conditions, and genetics might affect the wide variation in impact. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2020",
"More activity and mingling means more death, and although most victims are older and have preexisting health conditions, younger people are dying, too, with minorities particularly hard hit. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
"This could put elderly people and those with preexisting cardiopulmonary conditions at risk. \u2014 USA Today , 27 Apr. 2020"
],
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"1599, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"Noun",
"The book's preface was written by the author.",
"a noted critic has written a short preface to her story to explain some of the historical background",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the preface to his book, Mr. Hannah reflected on his immersion in the wild \u201970s scene. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Who wouldn\u2019t be hooked reading even just his preface about getting tossed out of the after-party at the wedding of John Stamos and Rebecca Romijn? \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"The name of the book is a bit tongue-in-cheeky, as Dead Rabbit founders Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry explain in their preface . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"In his preface , Wilder writes that this play comes alive under the conditions of crisis. \u2014 Liz Appel, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Adam Weinberg, the Whitney\u2019s director, wrote an unusually perceptive and wise preface to the catalogue. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 9 Apr. 2022",
"However, the tension of a book that seeks to draw these comparisons while also serving as a biography is apparent from the outset: The preface is, unexpectedly, largely about Fiennes, not Shackleton. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The buildup to armed conflict on the border between Russia and Ukraine this winter has made for a strange preface to a war\u2014strange in how visible each step has been, to any interested person anywhere around the world. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The curator Baldassari negotiates all of these themes to create a coherent storyline, meatier than a preface , while keeping Mikhail in the spotlight. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Nor did the Los Angeles Philharmonic preface its performance of Mahler\u2019s Seventh Symphony on Thursday night with the Ukrainian national anthem \u2014 the current practice of several orchestras in the U.S., Europe and Japan. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"That's probably the safest way to preface a story that was pieced together after-the-fact, with reporters, attorneys, and different people out of a whole lot of money all trying to figure out what exactly went down. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Having to preface each joke with a warning label does tend to put a crimp in a stand-up routine. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Nov. 2021",
"His project wasn\u2019t simply making space for more designers who looked like him, but of rendering useless a framework that sees the need to preface a designer\u2019s work with their identity. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Lewinsky did preface some of her questions with her own thoughts and observations. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The event will preface a two-part exhibit celebrating American fashion. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 11 Aug. 2021",
"As the meeting began, the candidate expressed a need to preface his remarks with a denunciation of his hosts. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 28 June 2021",
"Moore tends to preface conversations of anything remotely political or sensitive with some aw-shucks disclaimer. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin prephatia , alteration of Latin praefation-, praefatio foreword, from praefari to say beforehand, from prae- pre- + fari to say \u2014 more at ban entry 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8pre-f\u0259s"
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"exordium",
"foreword",
"intro",
"introduction",
"preamble",
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"proem",
"prologue",
"prolog",
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"noun",
"verb"
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": located in front":[],
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"prefatory remarks"
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"examples":[
"The speaker made some prefatory remarks.",
"Each chapter in the book has a prefatory quotation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After this prefatory video ends, a door automatically slides open, giving access to a chamber that evokes the exterior of Tut\u2019s royal tomb, the only largely intact one ever found in Egypt\u2019s Valley of the Kings. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"These prefatory remarks are by way of setting up the following chronology \u2014 without any claims of causation. \u2014 Bryan A. Garner, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The chronicle that results, as Mitenbuler explains in a prefatory note, also appears at a moment when, for the first time in the history of the form, everything is available. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Ferry provides some heartfelt prefatory remarks on meter and the aims of the translation, but there is no formal introduction about the poem\u2019s historical setting or literary tradition, no glossary or list of names. \u2014 Denis Feeney, New York Times , 5 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin praefari":""
},
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"\u02c8pre-f\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
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"beginning",
"introductory",
"precursory",
"prelim",
"preliminary",
"prelusive",
"preparative",
"preparatory",
"primary"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023405",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to bring forward or lay before one for consideration":[],
": to bring or lay against someone":[
"won't prefer charges"
],
": to give (a creditor) priority":[],
": to like better or best":[
"prefers sports to reading",
"prefers to watch TV"
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": to promote or advance to a rank or position":[],
": to put or set forward or before someone : recommend":[]
},
"examples":[
"Some people like vanilla ice cream, but I prefer chocolate.",
"She tends to prefer small college campuses.",
"I prefer this dictionary because of its helpful examples.",
"Which one is the preferred alternative?",
"What is the preferred pronunciation of her name?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some tolerate part sun conditions, but many prefer a few hours of sun for best blooms. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"Yelp is closing three of its U.S. offices after finding most of its employees prefer to work remotely. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Avid hikers and backpackers will fall in love with the 14-mile out-and-back trip out to Kolob Arch, which winds along mellow La Verkin Creek, while automobile cruisers might prefer a scenic ride along Kolob Terrace Road. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
"Frequent runners tend to prefer performance and racing styles by Hoka, Nike, On Running, and Asics, while more casual runners have found great running shoes at Adidas, New Balance, and Reebok, among others. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"Doctors already offering Moderna's vaccine for young children and adults may also prefer to stick to one brand for all age groups. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
"Most of the grouper farmed in Taiwan is sold live to China, where customers generally prefer to eat fresh fish that is cooked shortly after it is killed. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Grass carp eat aquatic plants, while black carp prefer mussels and snails. \u2014 John Flesher, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"Our love of gas cooking, for example, comes from industry's success in convincing us that real cooks prefer gas. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 21 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English preferren , from Anglo-French preferrer , from Latin praeferre to put before, prefer, from prae- + ferre to carry \u2014 more at bear":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pri-\u02c8f\u0259r"
],
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"synonyms":[
"care (for)",
"favor",
"lean (toward ",
"like"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201312",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"antonyms":[
"involuntarily",
"unwillingly"
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": by choice or preference":[
"\u2014 used to indicate what is wanted or preferred The work should be done soon, preferably by the end of the week. Applicants should hold a college degree, preferably with teaching experience. Water thoroughly during the coolest time of day ( preferably early morning), then allow soil to dry completely \u2026 before watering again. \u2014 Michael MacCaskey Mound flour on a work surface ( preferably wooden) and make a large well in center with your fingertips. \u2014 Lynne Rossetto Kasper"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1700, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8pre-f(\u0259-)r\u0259-bl\u0113"
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"fain",
"first",
"rather",
"readily",
"soon",
"willingly"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033147",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
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": one that is preferred":[],
": orientation sense 2b":[
"sexual preference"
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": the act, fact, or principle of giving advantages to some over others":[],
": the power or opportunity of choosing":[]
},
"examples":[
"Car buyers have recently shown a growing preference for smaller vehicles.",
"When it comes to music, everyone has their own preferences .",
"Some people like small cars and some people like big cars. It's a matter of personal preference .",
"She listed her favorite restaurants in order of preference .",
"He has tried not to show preference in giving out jobs.",
"The policy of the school is to give preference to minority candidates.",
"\u201cWe could go to an Italian or Chinese restaurant tonight. What's your preference ?\u201d \u201cEither one is fine. I don't have a preference .\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is especially relevant today because a number of recent surveys have shown that consumers are demanding far more from the tourism industry in terms of sustainability, and giving preference to hotels that do a good job at it. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"San Diego must give preference to teams offering the most affordable units. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Other options let the machine learn to optimize specific applications to run with the correct power settings; and to optimize the network bandwidth to give preference to a video-conferencing app. \u2014 Michael J. Miller, PCMAG , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Finally, Walmart agreed to locate a store in the neighborhood with a third of its floor space dedicated to groceries and the promise to give hiring preference to Pullman residents. \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Several countries already have policies that give preference to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 Dec. 2021",
"With the Heat coaching staff and developmental team now working in that direction, the preference would have been to be in San Francisco, plotting against the Warriors in the NBA Finals. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
"Recent droughts, Bitter said, have coincided with a seismic shift in consumer preference . \u2014 Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"That's also evident from the preference for bearish option strategies over the last week. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English preferraunce , from Middle French preferance , from Medieval Latin praeferentia , from Latin praeferent-, praeferens , present participle of praeferre":""
},
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"\u02c8pre-fr\u0259ns, -f\u0259-r\u0259ns",
"\u02c8pref-r\u0259ns",
"\u02c8pre-f\u0259-r\u0259ns",
"\u02c8pre-f(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pre-f\u0259rn(t)s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for preference choice , option , alternative , preference , selection , election mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen. choice suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely. freedom of choice option implies a power to choose that is specifically granted or guaranteed. the option of paying now or later alternative implies a need to choose one and reject another possibility. equally attractive alternatives preference suggests a choice guided by one's judgment or predilections. a preference for cool weather selection implies a range of choice. a varied selection of furniture election implies an end or purpose which requires exercise of judgment. doing a tax return forces certain elections on you",
"synonyms":[
"darling",
"fave",
"favorite",
"minion",
"pet",
"speed"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004230",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"abasement",
"comedown",
"degradation",
"demotion",
"disrating",
"downgrade",
"reduction"
],
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": a position or office of honor or profit":[],
": advancement or promotion in dignity, office, or station":[],
": priority or seniority in right especially to receive payment or to purchase property on equal terms with others":[],
": the act of bringing forward":[
"preferment of charges"
]
},
"examples":[
"He has hopes for preferment .",
"anticipated her preferment to a better-paying position within the company",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Government patronage, rather than innovation and the service of one\u2019s neighbor, becomes the path to preferment , and innovation is consequently replaced by lobbying and supplication for special status. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Working-class Protestants are watching the new global economy select their old tribal enemies for preferment while they themselves are left behind. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Why should the government give yet another preferment to investment in upgrading the human capital of the affluent, over the capital investments of other entrepreneurs and workers? \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 Nov. 2020",
"Think of a preferment like a head start towards fermentation. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 11 Oct. 2020",
"MPs\u2019 natural wish to support their prime minister, their own ambitions for preferment and the whips\u2019 cruel ways all make for a reluctance to rock the boat. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pri-\u02c8f\u0259r-m\u0259nt"
],
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"synonyms":[
"advancement",
"ascent",
"creation",
"elevation",
"preference",
"promotion",
"rise",
"upgrade",
"upgrading"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112955",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"preferred":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having special status or receiving special treatment or benefits":[
"preferred customers"
],
": liked better or best : used or wanted in preference to others":[
"a preferred method",
"'Leveled' is the preferred spelling in American English."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1748, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pri-\u02c8f\u0259rd"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184027",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"preferred lie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an improved lie to which a golf ball may sometimes be moved in play without penalty":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120053",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"preferred provider":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a health-care provider (such as a doctor or hospital) that is part of a PPO":[],
": ppo":[
"\u2014 usually used attributively"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hartford HealthCare at Home also has been added as a preferred provider for Medicare Home Care services for Seabury residents and Seabury At Home members. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
"The insurer and provider failed to come to terms on a long-term pricing contract prior to the Aug. 31 expiration of the previous contract, resulting in Florida Blue removing Memorial\u2019s six hospitals from its preferred provider network. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2020",
"McGraw \u2014 who declined to participate in this story \u2014 wouldn't say why the facility had long persisted as a preferred provider of care despite its public record. \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Under the acquisition, Quest will also become the only preferred provider for lab services for the hospital's in-house health insurance plan, Memorial Hermann Health Plan. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, Houston Chronicle , 27 Jan. 2020",
"But Planned Parenthood has leapfrogged state adjudication by recruiting plaintiffs to sue in federal court to vindicate their putative right to their preferred provider . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2018",
"Stock jumps on five-year accord to become preferred provider Discussions ongoing with Ontario, other provinces, CEO says Focusing early efforts on its home province is paying off for Quebec marijuana producer The Hydropothecary Corp. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 13 Apr. 2018",
"Medical coverage in 2016 for a single person cost a monthly $616.36 for health maintenance organization care and $630.14 for preferred provider care. \u2014 Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com , 16 Apr. 2018",
"People and employers pay insurance companies, which pay opaque aggregators known as pharmacy-benefit managers and preferred provider organisers. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1982, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054715",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"preferred provider organization":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ppo":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mediation applies only to its preferred provider organization . \u2014 Dallas News , 6 Mar. 2020",
"The latest study examined the claims data of 37 million individuals with commercial preferred provider organization \u2019s health insurance plans in all 50 states from 2013 to 2017. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Those with Blue Essential health maintenance organization (HMO) plans and Blue Choice preferred provider organization (PPO) plans will have in-network status at Kelsey-Seybold starting Jan. 1. \u2014 Jenny Deam, Houston Chronicle , 6 Nov. 2019",
"Another difference is that beneficiaries are restricted to a defined network of providers like an HMO or preferred provider organization . \u2014 Akilah Johnson, ProPublica , 3 Oct. 2019",
"For instance, in Maryland, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield proposed an 18.5% average increase on health maintenance organization plans and a 91.4% increase on its smaller preferred provider organization business. \u2014 Joseph Walker, WSJ , 1 Aug. 2018",
"Gail Trauco's insurer is eliminating her company's policy known as a preferred provider organization , or PPO, replacing it with a health maintenance organization, or HMO, a change that would limit the choice of doctors for her five employees. \u2014 Joyce M. Rosenberg, USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2017",
"Gail Trauco's insurer is eliminating her company's policy known as a preferred provider organization , or PPO, replacing it with a health maintenance organization, or HMO, a change that would limit the choice of doctors for her five employees. \u2014 Joyce M. Rosenberg, USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2017",
"Gail Trauco's insurer is eliminating her company's policy known as a preferred provider organization , or PPO, replacing it with a health maintenance organization, or HMO, a change that would limit the choice of doctors for her five employees. \u2014 Joyce M. Rosenberg, USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02ccf\u0259rd-pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd-\u0259r-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170459",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"preferred stock":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": stock guaranteed priority by a corporation's charter over common stock in the payment of dividends and usually in the distribution of assets":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Klarman also identified opportunities in the bespoke private credit and preferred stock markets. \u2014 Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Torchlight said last week that the deadline for closing the agreement with Metamaterial had been extended to this Wednesday to allow for payment of a preferred stock dividend. \u2014 David Wethe And Sergio Chapa, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2021",
"Separately, on April 6, 2021, the company closed the second tranche of investment in which Apax Investor (an affiliate of Apax Partners) purchased $200 million of Series B convertible preferred stock at a conversion price of $50.25. \u2014 Joe Cornell, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
"Verizon will keep a 10% stake and $750 million of additional preferred stock in the new company, called Yahoo, that will be formed to operate the business. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ , 3 May 2021",
"Viacom ended up issuing $2.65 billion in equity and preferred stock . \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Warren Buffet's preferred stock -market overvaluation indicator is flashing warning signs. \u2014 Douglas Carr, National Review , 4 Mar. 2021",
"The new investors are coming in through what Uber Freight says is a Series A preferred stock financing. \u2014 Jennifer Smith, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2020",
"SpaceX plans to sell another $165 million in equity and preferred stock . \u2014 Justin Bachman, Fortune , 18 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1859, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162810",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": of, relating to, or existing in a time before feudalism":[
"prefeudal societies",
"the prefeudal landscape",
"in prefeudal times"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u02c8fy\u00fc-d\u1d4al"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000226",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"prefight":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, occurring in, or done in the time before a fight":[
"prefight training",
"a prefight interview",
"\u2026 Burns, despite being smaller and lighter than Johnson, was still a pre-fight favorite \u2026",
"\u2014 Ben Carrington"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u02c8f\u012bt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235755",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"prefigurate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": prefigure":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin praefiguratus , past participle of praefigurare to prefigure":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0113\u02c8figy\u0259\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230553",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"prefiguration":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something that prefigures":[],
": the act of prefiguring : the state of being prefigured":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pharaoh\u2019s monotheism is presented as a prefiguration of the Abrahamic relationship between God and man. \u2014 Mary Spencer, National Review , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Children, groups of friends, couples, and elderly people perch on the moon\u2019s hook, beaming into the camera, acting out a carnivalesque prefiguration of the events of 1969. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 10 July 2019",
"Tragically truncated lives tend to be told in reverse, as narratives of inevitability, thick with prefigurations of death. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 5 July 2019",
"In other words, the bronze serpent is a prefiguration of Christ\u2019s Crucifixion and the world\u2019s salvation. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 26 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"-g\u0259-",
"(\u02cc)pr\u0113-\u02ccfi-gy\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181023",
"type":[
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": to picture or imagine beforehand":[],
": to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness":[]
},
"examples":[
"His style of painting prefigured the development of modern art.",
"the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The company\u2019s latest financial results seem to prefigure this bleak prospect. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But even as the spare language of her lines endows them with a monumental feel, their brevity and levity also prefigure the semiotically fraught short exchanges of the texting era. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The termites survive in duds, bombs, and forgotten one-offs like Dark City (1998), which combines elements that prefigure The Matrix with themes from Five Million Years to Earth. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 16 Sep. 2021",
"The weakness of their victory is related to the second, more general reason to watch the SBC: Big church splits can prefigure big national splits. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 16 June 2021",
"These opening titles really seem to prefigure the Harry Potter movies. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Visits by Kerry to Saudi Arabia and Mexico before Glasgow could prefigure new commitments from both those countries. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Its remaining original construction \u2014 in the vernacular idiom, with touches that prefigure the Baroque, and an Orientalist flared red ceramic tile roof \u2014 dates to the late 1500s. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2021",
"As in life, guns prefigure and alter things, often irreparably. \u2014 Jeffrey Ann Goudie, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Mar. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Late Latin praefigurare , from Latin prae- pre- + figurare to shape, picture, from figura figure":""
},
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"especially British -\u02c8fi-g\u0259",
"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u02c8fi-gy\u0259r"
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"adumbrate",
"forerun",
"foreshadow",
"harbinger",
"herald"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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},
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"His style of painting prefigured the development of modern art.",
"the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The company\u2019s latest financial results seem to prefigure this bleak prospect. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But even as the spare language of her lines endows them with a monumental feel, their brevity and levity also prefigure the semiotically fraught short exchanges of the texting era. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The termites survive in duds, bombs, and forgotten one-offs like Dark City (1998), which combines elements that prefigure The Matrix with themes from Five Million Years to Earth. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 16 Sep. 2021",
"The weakness of their victory is related to the second, more general reason to watch the SBC: Big church splits can prefigure big national splits. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 16 June 2021",
"These opening titles really seem to prefigure the Harry Potter movies. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Visits by Kerry to Saudi Arabia and Mexico before Glasgow could prefigure new commitments from both those countries. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Its remaining original construction \u2014 in the vernacular idiom, with touches that prefigure the Baroque, and an Orientalist flared red ceramic tile roof \u2014 dates to the late 1500s. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2021",
"As in life, guns prefigure and alter things, often irreparably. \u2014 Jeffrey Ann Goudie, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Mar. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Late Latin praefigurare , from Latin prae- pre- + figurare to shape, picture, from figura figure":""
},
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"especially British -\u02c8fi-g\u0259",
"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u02c8fi-gy\u0259r"
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"forerun",
"foreshadow",
"harbinger",
"herald"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230357",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"prefile":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to file (something) in advance":[
"a prefiled flight plan",
"Only one piece of dam-related legislation was filed during the first of two weeks when state legislators can prefile bills before they start meeting next month.",
"\u2014 Andrew Shain"
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"first_known_use":{
"1957, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u2014 Cliff Kuang"
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"She got pregnant soon after her marriage.",
"There was a pregnant pause before the winner was announced.",
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"Kentucky's trigger law bans all abortions except to save the life of the pregnant person or to prevent disabling injury. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
"After Friday's ruling, states will have more leeway to draw lines between the interests of the pregnant person and the fetus. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"In December 2021, the U.S. government made permanent its COVID-era rule change that allows a pregnant person to obtain the drugs by mail, in states where this is legal. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"It is also widely permitted throughout pregnancy when necessary to protect a pregnant person\u2019s health or life. \u2014 Erin Cunningham, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"This becomes most clear when a pregnancy or labor endangers the pregnant person. \u2014 Danya Ruttenberg, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"The exception allowing abortions to save a pregnant person's life doesn't specify who has the final say on what constitutes a medical emergency, but Treat and other supporters said doctors still will be empowered to make those decisions. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 May 2022",
"After 24 weeks, abortions may only be carried out to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s something people who haven't been around a pregnant person might not know: After birth, many mothers find themselves\u2014like their babies\u2014relying on disposable underwear. \u2014 Tish Weinstock, Glamour , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"His attitudes about women are downright prehistoric .",
"prehistoric notions about mental illness that have no place in today's world",
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"Their findings had no direct bearing on Wachtel's speculation about prehistoric cinematic art. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Participants can then learn about the prehistoric humans and animals who likely lived in or visited the cave during an era of much lower sea levels. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"In town, visitors can explore history at Ocmulgee Mounds Historical Park, a prehistoric Native American site with wetlands, forests, and miles of trails. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
"Indeed, the convoluted plot operates on parallel tracks that only gradually begin to intersect, with giant prehistoric locusts sweeping across the land, creating an existential threat to the food chain. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Similar formations are found throughout this arid zone that was once covered by a prehistoric ocean. \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"But a bizarre prehistoric giraffe relative reveals that fighting may have driven early neck evolution in addition to foraging. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Yellowstone is the only place in the United States where bison have continually lived since the prehistoric age, according to the Department of the Interior. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
"Yellowstone is the only place in the United States where bison have continuously lived since the prehistoric age, according to the Interior Department. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 1 June 2022"
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"His attitudes about women are downright prehistoric .",
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"Their findings had no direct bearing on Wachtel's speculation about prehistoric cinematic art. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Participants can then learn about the prehistoric humans and animals who likely lived in or visited the cave during an era of much lower sea levels. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"In town, visitors can explore history at Ocmulgee Mounds Historical Park, a prehistoric Native American site with wetlands, forests, and miles of trails. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
"Indeed, the convoluted plot operates on parallel tracks that only gradually begin to intersect, with giant prehistoric locusts sweeping across the land, creating an existential threat to the food chain. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Similar formations are found throughout this arid zone that was once covered by a prehistoric ocean. \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"But a bizarre prehistoric giraffe relative reveals that fighting may have driven early neck evolution in addition to foraging. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Yellowstone is the only place in the United States where bison have continually lived since the prehistoric age, according to the Department of the Interior. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
"Yellowstone is the only place in the United States where bison have continuously lived since the prehistoric age, according to the Interior Department. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 1 June 2022"
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"Officials complain that some reporters have prejudged the outcome of the investigation.",
"She was wrong for prejudging him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Ginsburg rule is the idea that justices shouldn't prejudge . \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
"His lawyer later asked the public not to prejudge him. \u2014 Tom Hays, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"His lawyer later asked the public not to prejudge him. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Judicial nominees are rightly reluctant to prejudge issues, especially when the nominee is a sitting judge. \u2014 CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
"This tragedy is not to prejudge Mr. Segura\u2019s matter. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The point is: Work together, don\u2019t prejudge and be open-minded. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"For a president of the United States to prejudge such a matter is completely outrageous. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 25 Sep. 2021",
"That is why a thorough investigation is needed, one that does not prejudge the outcome and so is as credible as possible, even to partisans. \u2014 Donald Ayer And Norman Eisen, CNN , 20 Aug. 2021"
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"Officials complain that some reporters have prejudged the outcome of the investigation.",
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"The Ginsburg rule is the idea that justices shouldn't prejudge . \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
"His lawyer later asked the public not to prejudge him. \u2014 Tom Hays, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"His lawyer later asked the public not to prejudge him. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Judicial nominees are rightly reluctant to prejudge issues, especially when the nominee is a sitting judge. \u2014 CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
"This tragedy is not to prejudge Mr. Segura\u2019s matter. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The point is: Work together, don\u2019t prejudge and be open-minded. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"For a president of the United States to prejudge such a matter is completely outrageous. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 25 Sep. 2021",
"That is why a thorough investigation is needed, one that does not prejudge the outcome and so is as credible as possible, even to partisans. \u2014 Donald Ayer And Norman Eisen, CNN , 20 Aug. 2021"
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"Noun",
"But today most black Americans not hampered by poverty or prejudice take for granted their right to study Italian, listen to Britney Spears or opera, play in the NHL, eat Thai food, live anywhere, work anywhere, play anywhere, read and think and say anything. \u2014 Stephan Talty , Mulatto America , 2003",
"It is easy to suppose at this late date that there is barely any overt racism left in the United States, \u2026 Kennedy's catalog of mundane cases of explicit anti-black prejudice provides ample illustration of what lurks beneath the surface politeness of many whites. \u2014 John McWhorter , New Republic , 14 Jan. 2002",
"The boundaries between hate and prejudice and between prejudice and opinion and between opinion and truth are so complicated and blurred that any attempt to construct legal and political fire walls is a doomed and illiberal venture. \u2014 Andrew Sullivan , New York Times Magazine , 26 Sept. 1999",
"When my mother, who, unlike my father, was Jewish, encountered unpleasant social prejudice during my high-school years, I acquired a second marginal identity. \u2014 Carl E. Schorske , Thinking with History , 1998",
"The organization fights against racial prejudice .",
"religious, racial, and sexual prejudices",
"We tend to make these kinds of decisions according to our own prejudices .",
"He has a prejudice against fast-food restaurants.",
"Verb",
"Paul Revere \u2026 engraved the drawing and printed hundreds of vividly colored copies, which traveled throughout the colonies. Well might one judge at Captain Preston's trial complain that \"there has been a great deal done to prejudice the People against the Prisoner.\" \u2014 Hiller B. Zobel , American Heritage , July/August 1995",
"My friends would have had me delay my departure, but fearful of prejudicing my employers against me by such want of punctuality at the commencement of my undertaking, I persisted in keeping the appointment. \u2014 Anne Bront\u00eb , Agnes Grey , 1847",
"all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The hope is that raising awareness about these issues can reduce prejudice and drive long-lasting behavioral change. \u2014 Esade Business & Law School, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Next, the court balanced the factors that address prejudice to the defendants. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
"These events are especially important to offer in Manila, given the LGTBQ+ community still faces prejudice in the Philippines. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
"And unfortunately my family was the victim of a hate crime and the prejudice that was around during those times. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"Diverse perspectives in the media have the power to transform prejudice into empathy and make the invisible visible. \u2014 Wunmi Bakare, Essence , 17 June 2022",
"Judge Diana Motz, in a concurring opinion, suggested that the district court dismiss the claims without prejudice so the family can file a new complaint alleging malice. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The agreement also officially dismisses the claims RAF brought against Dash without prejudice . \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"Under the agreement, the lawsuit will be dismissed without prejudice \u2014 meaning the parties can bring similar legal actions in the future. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Maryland rules for attorney conduct limit what lawyers are allowed to say about a case in public, barring them from making statements that could prejudice a judge or jury. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"The trial judge ruled that the essay would not be permitted as evidence because it was written years ago as part of a writing seminar and could unfairly prejudice the jury. \u2014 Raja Razek And Faith Karimi, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"The trial judge ruled that the essay would not be permitted as evidence because it was written years ago as part of a writing seminar and could unfairly prejudice the jury. \u2014 Raja Razek And Faith Karimi, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"References to Shoffner\u2019s prior conviction were supposed to have been redacted from the video so as not to prejudice the jury, but because of an apparent mix-up the original, unredacted recording was played in court. \u2014 al , 9 June 2022",
"Prosecutors brought the request for a gag order, accusing the defense of creating a one-side public discourse that would prejudice the city and potential jurors against the prosecution. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
"The trial judge ruled that the essay would not be permitted as evidence because it was written years ago as part of a writing seminar and could unfairly prejudice the jury. \u2014 Faith Karimi, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Therefore, Musk's continuing public statements about these issues only serve to prejudice the jury pool in this case by potentially influencing their deliberations during trial. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
"But the trial judge ruled Monday that the essay would not be permitted as evidence because it was written years ago as part of a writing seminar and could unfairly prejudice the jury. \u2014 Faith Karimi, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prejudice Noun predilection , prepossession , prejudice , bias mean an attitude of mind that predisposes one to favor something. predilection implies a strong liking deriving from one's temperament or experience. a predilection for travel prepossession suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything counter to it. a prepossession against technology prejudice usually implies an unfavorable prepossession and connotes a feeling rooted in suspicion, fear, or intolerance. a mindless prejudice against the unfamiliar bias implies an unreasoned and unfair distortion of judgment in favor of or against a person or thing. a strong bias toward the plaintiff",
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"Most Americans deny being prejudiced against people of other races.",
"I was prejudiced against the movie because of its title.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most settler societies are steeped in a prejudiced history in which racial categories define who has power. \u2014 John Rennie Short, The Conversation , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Yet Chastain\u2019s prejudiced discourse was consistent with the film itself, which blends satire, melodrama, and barely concealed contempt for its subject. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Attorney Marilyn Mosby last month, dismissing her claims of prejudiced prosecution as factually baseless and legally meritless. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Overall, the survey results indicated that discrimination is a problem on campus but that its likely cause is a numerical minority of highly prejudiced people. \u2014 David Z. Hambrick, Scientific American , 21 Sep. 2021",
"The topics ranged from developing students\u2019 study skills to avoiding prejudiced or racist assignments or student interactions. \u2014 Mikhail Zinshteyn, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Satchel Paige pitching his first winning game in the major leagues at the age of 42, after being blocked from playing in the majors for decades by racist segregation practices and prejudiced owners. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Perpetrators of cancel culture argue not only that America\u2019s institutions are irredeemably oppressive and prejudiced , but also that anyone who tries to defend those institutions is also irredeemably oppressive and racist. \u2014 WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Unfortunately, his comment was based on the reviewer Katie Roiphe\u2019s partial and prejudiced assessment of our work. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Oct. 2021"
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"The judge ruled that the prejudicial effect of the evidence outweighed its value.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The county stated in court records the jail incident is irrelevant to the photos lawsuit and would be highly prejudicial if it were allowed to be mentioned in the Bryant trial. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"Scholars consistently show that critical thinking is like the antithesis of prejudicial thinking. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Public defender Deborah Katz Levi argued the prosecutors had failed to meet their burden of proving pretrial publicity is so substantial and prejudicial that the state could not possibly receive a fair trial. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 6 June 2022",
"By concealing information that could trigger prejudicial reactions from your human resources team, blind sourcing can reduce cognitive biases. \u2014 Charles Hipps, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Judge had repeatedly been accused of biased behavior Throughout the divorce case, Julie Valadez accused Aprahamian of making prejudicial decisions against her and the safety of her children. \u2014 Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Perhaps most prejudicial to the Crumbleys is their son's journal, which their lawyers warn could trigger a mistrial given the political ramblings that are in it. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2022",
"The judge said the material was too old, irrelevant or prejudicial , but allowed reference to three writings once Blackwell decided to testify. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In hearings before the trial, lawyers from both sides agreed to refrain from discussing Ms. Holmes\u2019s abuse allegations, deeming them prejudicial to the jury. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"Eckstrom strives to make sure that each prelim is competitive and attracts top performers. \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Alex Shackell was second in 2:10.21, dropping her prelim time by 1.40 seconds. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Can Bishop\u2019s senior Lucius Brown, who finished second last year in a record-setting boys 50 freestyle race, improve on his top prelim time (20.48) to break the record (20.15)? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"Of course, the Mazda MX-5 Cup is a stepping-stone, although the series races as a prelim to IndyCar and sports car races such as the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. \u2014 Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Max Thomas of Servite cruising to 6.94 in 60 prelim at Arcadia. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Of the two races that weren\u2019t PBs, one was a prelim and the other an NCAA indoor mile title. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 8 May 2021",
"In addition, Northridge\u2019s Rashni Walker won her Class 6A 100-meter prelim race in a record-breaking time of 13.95. \u2014 Arthur L. Mack, al , 1 May 2021",
"The fight was an early prelim contest at UFC 262, which was headlined by a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2021"
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"But Wu\u2019s team is not ceding any ground, noting that the preliminary included three other candidates who amassed a collective 2,200 votes in the precincts of Ward 20 that lie in West Roxbury \u2014 more than the margin of her loss to Essaibi George here. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Miss Gay Western States America recently won the regional preliminary of the year award, and a number of national titleholders have started out in this system. \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Essaibi George won four of every five votes cast in this precinct during the preliminary , her strongest showing anywhere in the city \u2014 and the best showing of any candidate in any precinct in the city. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"Tuesday\u2019s mayoral preliminary will bring us some answers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
"City Councilor Liz Breadon, the first openly gay woman to serve on the council, backed Wu before the preliminary , citing her big-picture vision for the city on matters ranging from housing to climate change. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
"But her vote tally in the preliminary was concentrated in the more affluent Orient Heights neighborhood where Walsh built his base. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"At a closed-door preliminary hearing Monday, Griner\u2019s detention was extended for another six months, to Dec. 20. \u2014 Jim Heintz, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"At a closed-door preliminary hearing Monday, Griner's detention was extended for another six months, to Dec. 20. \u2014 Jim Heintz, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"Storz, who is in jail in Pike County, is next due in court for a preliminary hearing July 11 at 1:30 p.m. \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"At a closed-door preliminary hearing Monday in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, Ms. Griner\u2019s detention was extended for another six months, to Dec. 20. \u2014 Jim Heintz, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2022",
"The restraining order, approved by Judge Nancy Purpura, is set to last ten days unless otherwise extended, and a preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for July 6. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"On Monday, Griner was seen handcuffed walking into her preliminary hearing, where the Russian court informed her of the July 1 trial date. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"At Williams\u2019 preliminary hearing last year, an Escondido police detective testified that toxicology testing showed DFE in Williams\u2019 blood the night of the crash. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"At least 262 people have died as a result of wrecks on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary numbers provided by the state Department of Public Safety. \u2014 Remington Miller, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022"
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"But Wu\u2019s team is not ceding any ground, noting that the preliminary included three other candidates who amassed a collective 2,200 votes in the precincts of Ward 20 that lie in West Roxbury \u2014 more than the margin of her loss to Essaibi George here. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Miss Gay Western States America recently won the regional preliminary of the year award, and a number of national titleholders have started out in this system. \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
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"Tuesday\u2019s mayoral preliminary will bring us some answers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
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"At a closed-door preliminary hearing Monday, Griner\u2019s detention was extended for another six months, to Dec. 20. \u2014 Jim Heintz, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"At a closed-door preliminary hearing Monday, Griner's detention was extended for another six months, to Dec. 20. \u2014 Jim Heintz, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"Storz, who is in jail in Pike County, is next due in court for a preliminary hearing July 11 at 1:30 p.m. \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"At a closed-door preliminary hearing Monday in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, Ms. Griner\u2019s detention was extended for another six months, to Dec. 20. \u2014 Jim Heintz, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2022",
"The restraining order, approved by Judge Nancy Purpura, is set to last ten days unless otherwise extended, and a preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for July 6. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"On Monday, Griner was seen handcuffed walking into her preliminary hearing, where the Russian court informed her of the July 1 trial date. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"At Williams\u2019 preliminary hearing last year, an Escondido police detective testified that toxicology testing showed DFE in Williams\u2019 blood the night of the crash. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"At least 262 people have died as a result of wrecks on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary numbers provided by the state Department of Public Safety. \u2014 Remington Miller, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022"
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"Heat advisories and excessive-heat warnings blanket the northern Plains, a prelude to even more intense heat pushing into the South and Southeast. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Heat advisories and excessive heat warnings blanket the northern Plains, a prelude to even more intense heat pushing into the South and Southeast. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Palestinians view the visits, under police escort, as a provocation and possible prelude to Israel taking over the site or partitioning it. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Palestinians view the visits, under police escort, as a provocation and possible prelude to Israel taking over the site or partitioning it. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Another melee ensued \u2014 which was but a prelude to the most shocking confrontation of the night. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
"Though the soundtrack for much of the blistering day was modern, electronic dance music, the final tune of the day came from the bugles, providing a simple prelude for the storied race. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
"Twitter's board of directors met yesterday to discuss Elon Musk's offer to take over the company -- a potential prelude to negotiations with the Tesla CEO about next steps. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Robbie Pierce, his husband and their two young children were enjoying a scenic train ride on the Pacific coast, a peaceful prelude to their spring break getaway. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"The raucous musical spirit and activist bent of the MC5 was on the agenda at the cozy Detroit venue, as Kramer and his new bandmates kicked off the Heavy Lifting Tour, prelude to a fall album that will be first since 1971 to bear the MC5 name. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
"This poem seems positioned as a prolusion \u2014 his word \u2014 or prelude to set a mood of contemplation, to encourage a softness or stillness, a long view, for entering what follows. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Some J-Church riders, though, are wary that such a decision could prelude a permanent route change that keeps the line out of the subway. \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Nov. 2021",
"In a text message, Stivers confirmed that his new job will prelude him from running for Senate. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Igbani and prisoner advocates have urged the prison agency to hold an education campaign to prelude the vaccination. \u2014 Jolie Mccullough Jolie Mccullough, ExpressNews.com , 25 Dec. 2020",
"In his Auburn classroom, Busbin preludes his Civil War unit by spending several days with his students learning about enslavement. \u2014 al , 1 Mar. 2020",
"Weather The first half took more than 4 hours and was preluded by a lightning delay. \u2014 Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post , 5 July 2019",
"In a move that was expected and could prelude further transactions, the Bulls on Thursday announced the team waived guard Sean Kilpatrick. \u2014 Malika Andrews, chicagotribune.com , 12 July 2018"
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"Air pollutants can cause hospitalizations, asthma, bronchitis, COPD and premature death. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"This is, yes, the story of Elvis\u2019 life, from impoverished and troubled birth to premature , unglamorous death. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"For over 20 years, government funded research on the leading cause of premature death in the U.S. was prohibited. \u2014 Bill Frist, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"However, a return to the stagflationary environment seen in the 1970s is a bit premature , Lundh said. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Staff biologists had already recommended against listing the species after concluding that claims in a petition filed by environmentalists about the effects climate change will have on the living symbols of Southern California desert were premature . \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Tera Hurst, executive director of the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, which is working to implement Measure 110, says the criticism is premature . \u2014 Dan Springer, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"In the midst of a skid that includes at least four runs against him in six of his last eight starts, perhaps the collective cheers of Blue Jays fans when the ball left Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s bat weren\u2019t premature . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"Sure that's a bit premature since Greinke is still an active player but the message was clear. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 23 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Air pollutants can cause hospitalizations, asthma, bronchitis, COPD and premature death. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"This is, yes, the story of Elvis\u2019 life, from impoverished and troubled birth to premature , unglamorous death. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"For over 20 years, government funded research on the leading cause of premature death in the U.S. was prohibited. \u2014 Bill Frist, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"However, a return to the stagflationary environment seen in the 1970s is a bit premature , Lundh said. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Staff biologists had already recommended against listing the species after concluding that claims in a petition filed by environmentalists about the effects climate change will have on the living symbols of Southern California desert were premature . \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Tera Hurst, executive director of the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, which is working to implement Measure 110, says the criticism is premature . \u2014 Dan Springer, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"In the midst of a skid that includes at least four runs against him in six of his last eight starts, perhaps the collective cheers of Blue Jays fans when the ball left Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s bat weren\u2019t premature . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"Sure that's a bit premature since Greinke is still an active player but the message was clear. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 23 May 2022"
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"But many premeditated attacks also ended when the attacker or attackers left the scene. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"This is someone who butchered an American resident, cut him up into pieces and in the most terrible and premeditated way. \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
"In what the lawsuit characterizes as a premeditated gang assault, Rodriguez confronted him in the parking lot, at around 3:30 A.M., after the hall had closed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The message -- if it was in fact written by him -- would be a bone-chilling confirmation that this teenager drove hours from his home to a predominantly Black community for the premeditated purpose of killing Black Americans. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Eight officers were ambushed after being entrapped or at the receiving end of a premeditated attack. \u2014 Fox News , 1 June 2022",
"But surviving villagers remembered a more premeditated approach. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"This is a criminal war of premeditated and unjustified aggression, and Mr. Putin\u2019s Western allies and enablers should probably check with their lawyers. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Speaking at the White House, President Biden accused Putin of a savage, premeditated attack, after months in which Russia described its military buildup around Ukraine as routine maneuvers and complained of NATO\u2019s presence in Eastern Europe. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"a space shuttle on its premier voyage",
"the premier authority on butterflies",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Maunakea Summit and Stars Giveback Experience centers around stargazing atop Maunakea volcano -- one of the island's premier natural offerings and a top stargazing spot worldwide -- while helping to preserve and improve a forest upon its slopes. \u2014 Will Mcgough, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Some of the premier attractions at America\u2019s first national park were again viewable, including Old Faithful, which shoots bursts of steaming water almost like clockwork more than a dozen times a day. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"Some of the premier attractions at America's first national park will again be viewable, including Old Faithful \u2013 the legendary geyser that shoots towering bursts of steaming water almost like clockwork more than a dozen times a day. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"The world\u2019s premier large brass ensemble, led by a member of American music family royalty, is planning a holiday program combining swing, classical and New Orleans jazz. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"We\u2019re HealScreen, the Internet\u2019s premier online-therapy company. \u2014 Jason Roeder, The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
"Effectively, Castillo has grown the company to be the premier rapid-response, logistics, emergency management, and special environmental services solution for governments and private sector companies facing crisis events. \u2014 Robert Reiss, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"AMC Networks, City National Bank, Fox , MTV Entertainment Studios are premier partners of the event. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Every Celtic on the floor, not just Tatum, has to work at freeing up this premier offensive threat. \u2014 Mark Murphy, Hartford Courant , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"First Read is NBC News' premier newsletter and memo on politics, with analysis and fresh reporting on the top political stories of the day. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 3 July 2022",
"The situation was defused when Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in return for assurances the U.S. wouldn\u2019t invade Cuba. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"The premier , technically the head of government, managed the economy. \u2014 Lingling Wei, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"At Kharkiv National University \u2014 premier among the city\u2019s dozens of colleges \u2014 an administrative center was crushed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"China\u2019s vice premier , Liu He \u2014 a powerful official who usually steers economic policy \u2014 has been assigned to oversee the rescue effort and investigation into the causes of the disaster. \u2014 Chris Buckley, New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The vice premier , President Xi Jinping\u2019s closest economic adviser, addressed issues that stretch from preventing risks in the property sector to supporting Chinese companies listed abroad. \u2014 Yue Wang, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Ontario\u2019s Conservative premier , Doug Ford, declared a state of emergency Friday concerning the blockade. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
"When Quebec\u2019s premier , Francois Legault, proposed Tuesday that adults who are unvaccinated by choice should pay an extra tax to cover their potential health care costs, approval of the controversial idea spread like a brushfire on social media. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Jan. 2022"
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": the principal male dancer in a ballet company":[]
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"While attending the Season 4 premiere of Westworld, the actress aced the show's futuristic aesthetic by wearing an iridescent nude gown from Interior. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"Sierra Teller Ornelas and Jana Schmieding at the second season premiere of Rutherford Falls. \u2014 Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"The operatic imperative for illuminating the racist imprisonment of five teenagers falsely accused of rape in New York in 1989 has only increased since the premiere . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"And the team of mystic investigators is back on the season premiere of Wellington Paranormal. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"Earlier this week, the Transformers actress and Machine Gun Kelly attended the premiere of Taurus at the annual film festival in New York City. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"HBO Max celebrated the premiere of series Gordita Chronicles on Sunday at Valentine DTLA with executive producers Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Eva Longoria and the series cast. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"James Brandon Lewis & the Lutoslawski Quartet is joined by the U.S. premiere of the Kamil Piotrowicz Sextet at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. from Dizzy\u2019s Club in New York City. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"Ellenstein directs the West Coast premiere of Mark St. Germain\u2019s play about former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
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"The first two episodes will be available on Aug. 19, and Freevee will premiere two new installments each Friday after that. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"The latest series to premiere on Food Network and Discovery+ is a not-so-typical food show. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"On a lighter front, two new comedy series also premiere this week, and each one is worth your time. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 19 June 2022",
"The drama will premiere on ITV\u2019s new, free streaming service ITVX in 2023, and transfer to linear transmission later. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"If topicality isn\u2019t a draw for you, P-Valley continues to boast a soundtrack of wall-to-wall bangers and an atmosphere of sweltering saturation so pervasive the show could premiere in December and make air-conditioning necessary. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"The studio visit comes ahead of the release of her Netflix documentary Halftime, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June and hit Netflix later in the month. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 May 2022",
"Deadline reports that the program is executive produced by NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning through his company Omaha Productions and will premiere on July 10. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 25 May 2022",
"The movie will premiere at the festival and hit theaters in late June. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"After two years off, Cincinnati's premiere Greek festival is finally returning to the Queen City this summer. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
"And how many rocket systems has the U.S., the world\u2019s premiere military power, offered so far? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Jackson has been a veteran of the premiere American festival since 2013, and departs after only two years in the top job. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Kurita worked for an early internet platform through one of Japan\u2019s premiere phone carriers. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"The teaser also reveals premiere date for the fourth season on HBO and HBO Max will be on June 26. \u2014 Marianne Garvey, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Las Vegas is the premiere example of water conservation underway in cities throughout the Colorado River Basin, said John Fleck, director of the University of New Mexico\u2019s Water Resources program. \u2014 Erin Patrick O'connor, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Hands aren\u2019t nearly strong enough to hold off premiere interior defensive lineman from getting pressures. \u2014 Scott Patsko, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
"With the addition of six-time All-Pro inside linebacker Bobby Wagner, Jones has a premiere mentor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 Stephen Steinberg",
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"Noun",
"Called behavioral ecology, it starts from the premise that social and environmental forces select for various behaviors that optimize people's fitness in a given environment. Different environment, different behaviors\u2014and different human \"natures.\" \u2014 Sharon Begley , Newsweek , 29 June 2009",
"Although the Voting Rights Act served, in some measure, to formalize the notion of racial representation, its consequences undermined its premise \u2014that a transparency of interests existed between the representative and the represented. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New Yorker , 24 Oct. 1994",
"Thirty years ago the modesty of the general expectation was still consistent with the original American premise of self-government. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , November 1992",
"They were asked to leave the premises .",
"The company leases part of the premises to smaller businesses.",
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"He disagreed with her premise .",
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"Niebuhr \u2026 adhered to a form of liberalism more premised on a realistic assessment of human nature than Rauschenbusch's na\u00efve progressivism was. \u2014 Alan Wolfe , New York Times Book Review , 21 Oct. 2007",
"Fears of a nuclear holocaust were fueled by President Nixon's \"madman\" theory of diplomacy. The madman theory was premised on the assumption that if the Soviets thought that Nixon was crazy enough to drop the bomb, they would leave us alone. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 & 15 June 2006",
"let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The premise of the first three episodes \u2014 as Obi-Wan rescues Leia in an attempt to return her to Alderaan \u2014 show that Leia not only knows Ben Kenobi\u2019s true identity, but that the princess owes her life to him. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"Chef now helps organizations achieve their goal of using a single \u2018as code\u2019 framework for their infrastructure, application, desktop, security and compliance concerns across their entire on premise , cloud and edge device inventory. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The film makes the most of a great, twisty premise but peters out with a frustrating ending. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"In fiction, for example, a premise that doesn\u2019t seem to promise much narrative possibility\u2014two people talking with each other in the same room again and again\u2014becomes engrossing and mysterious. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"The new broadcast comedy punched through with a unique premise , big ratings and raves typically lavished on streaming and premium cable shows these days. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The premise \u2014 Black people in a predominantly White institution who are pushing back against conventional wisdom about a legendary work \u2014 seems familiar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The hosts carefully examine the various allegations while clinging to their centrality-of-the-letter premise , which isn\u2019t always easy. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Shim \u2013 a first-time narrative feature director working from her own screenplay \u2013 gives us a unique premise and plenty of weighty themes to chew on here, from the anxieties of assimilation to the lingering effects of childhood abuse. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The choreography for Yazbeck and Ware, by the tap phenom Michelle Dorrance, almost obliterates any qualms about the song\u2019s psychobabbly premise . \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Despite that bonkers premise , Rapace describes making the film as a strangely beautiful experience, and something of a watershed moment in her career. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Musgraves uses a loose Romeo and Juliet premise to tell one of the oldest stories in country music: the tale of her divorce from fellow singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly, who\u2019d inspired Golden Hour. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The Purge series went from nifty home-invasion flick premise to blunt political allegory to perfect metaphor for our rapidly-circling-the-drain nation seemingly overnight. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 24 May 2021",
"Launched last summer, the audio chatting app ClubHouse has piled up over 10 million users on the (correct) premise that a lot of people had hours to just ... talk. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Along with his co-creator, Brett Goldstein, Bridges teases out the dystopian possibilities of Soulmates\u2019 premise through vignettes that weave together horror, cult fiction, and even explorations of abuse. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 Oct. 2020",
"The treatment is premised on the idea that plasma from survivors should be rich in the antibodies that have helped them to defeat the virus. \u2014 Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2020",
"Yet from the outset, FDR\u2019s New Deal excluded key groups, such as agricultural and domestic laborers\u2014sacrificial lambs to Southern demands that any enhancement of labor rights not threaten local relations premised on white supremacy. \u2014 Kimberl\u00e9 Williams Crenshaw, The New Republic , 4 May 2020"
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"Called behavioral ecology, it starts from the premise that social and environmental forces select for various behaviors that optimize people's fitness in a given environment. Different environment, different behaviors\u2014and different human \"natures.\" \u2014 Sharon Begley , Newsweek , 29 June 2009",
"Although the Voting Rights Act served, in some measure, to formalize the notion of racial representation, its consequences undermined its premise \u2014that a transparency of interests existed between the representative and the represented. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New Yorker , 24 Oct. 1994",
"Thirty years ago the modesty of the general expectation was still consistent with the original American premise of self-government. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , November 1992",
"They were asked to leave the premises .",
"The company leases part of the premises to smaller businesses.",
"The premises were searched by the police.",
"He disagreed with her premise .",
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"Fears of a nuclear holocaust were fueled by President Nixon's \"madman\" theory of diplomacy. The madman theory was premised on the assumption that if the Soviets thought that Nixon was crazy enough to drop the bomb, they would leave us alone. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 & 15 June 2006",
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"The premise of the first three episodes \u2014 as Obi-Wan rescues Leia in an attempt to return her to Alderaan \u2014 show that Leia not only knows Ben Kenobi\u2019s true identity, but that the princess owes her life to him. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"Chef now helps organizations achieve their goal of using a single \u2018as code\u2019 framework for their infrastructure, application, desktop, security and compliance concerns across their entire on premise , cloud and edge device inventory. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The film makes the most of a great, twisty premise but peters out with a frustrating ending. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"In fiction, for example, a premise that doesn\u2019t seem to promise much narrative possibility\u2014two people talking with each other in the same room again and again\u2014becomes engrossing and mysterious. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"The new broadcast comedy punched through with a unique premise , big ratings and raves typically lavished on streaming and premium cable shows these days. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The premise \u2014 Black people in a predominantly White institution who are pushing back against conventional wisdom about a legendary work \u2014 seems familiar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The hosts carefully examine the various allegations while clinging to their centrality-of-the-letter premise , which isn\u2019t always easy. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Shim \u2013 a first-time narrative feature director working from her own screenplay \u2013 gives us a unique premise and plenty of weighty themes to chew on here, from the anxieties of assimilation to the lingering effects of childhood abuse. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The choreography for Yazbeck and Ware, by the tap phenom Michelle Dorrance, almost obliterates any qualms about the song\u2019s psychobabbly premise . \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Despite that bonkers premise , Rapace describes making the film as a strangely beautiful experience, and something of a watershed moment in her career. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Musgraves uses a loose Romeo and Juliet premise to tell one of the oldest stories in country music: the tale of her divorce from fellow singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly, who\u2019d inspired Golden Hour. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The Purge series went from nifty home-invasion flick premise to blunt political allegory to perfect metaphor for our rapidly-circling-the-drain nation seemingly overnight. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 24 May 2021",
"Launched last summer, the audio chatting app ClubHouse has piled up over 10 million users on the (correct) premise that a lot of people had hours to just ... talk. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Along with his co-creator, Brett Goldstein, Bridges teases out the dystopian possibilities of Soulmates\u2019 premise through vignettes that weave together horror, cult fiction, and even explorations of abuse. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 Oct. 2020",
"The treatment is premised on the idea that plasma from survivors should be rich in the antibodies that have helped them to defeat the virus. \u2014 Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2020",
"Yet from the outset, FDR\u2019s New Deal excluded key groups, such as agricultural and domestic laborers\u2014sacrificial lambs to Southern demands that any enhancement of labor rights not threaten local relations premised on white supremacy. \u2014 Kimberl\u00e9 Williams Crenshaw, The New Republic , 4 May 2020"
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"Called behavioral ecology, it starts from the premise that social and environmental forces select for various behaviors that optimize people's fitness in a given environment. Different environment, different behaviors\u2014and different human \"natures.\" \u2014 Sharon Begley , Newsweek , 29 June 2009",
"Although the Voting Rights Act served, in some measure, to formalize the notion of racial representation, its consequences undermined its premise \u2014that a transparency of interests existed between the representative and the represented. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New Yorker , 24 Oct. 1994",
"Thirty years ago the modesty of the general expectation was still consistent with the original American premise of self-government. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , November 1992",
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"Fears of a nuclear holocaust were fueled by President Nixon's \"madman\" theory of diplomacy. The madman theory was premised on the assumption that if the Soviets thought that Nixon was crazy enough to drop the bomb, they would leave us alone. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 & 15 June 2006",
"let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning",
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"The premise of the first three episodes \u2014 as Obi-Wan rescues Leia in an attempt to return her to Alderaan \u2014 show that Leia not only knows Ben Kenobi\u2019s true identity, but that the princess owes her life to him. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"Chef now helps organizations achieve their goal of using a single \u2018as code\u2019 framework for their infrastructure, application, desktop, security and compliance concerns across their entire on premise , cloud and edge device inventory. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The film makes the most of a great, twisty premise but peters out with a frustrating ending. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"In fiction, for example, a premise that doesn\u2019t seem to promise much narrative possibility\u2014two people talking with each other in the same room again and again\u2014becomes engrossing and mysterious. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"The new broadcast comedy punched through with a unique premise , big ratings and raves typically lavished on streaming and premium cable shows these days. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The premise \u2014 Black people in a predominantly White institution who are pushing back against conventional wisdom about a legendary work \u2014 seems familiar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The hosts carefully examine the various allegations while clinging to their centrality-of-the-letter premise , which isn\u2019t always easy. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Shim \u2013 a first-time narrative feature director working from her own screenplay \u2013 gives us a unique premise and plenty of weighty themes to chew on here, from the anxieties of assimilation to the lingering effects of childhood abuse. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The choreography for Yazbeck and Ware, by the tap phenom Michelle Dorrance, almost obliterates any qualms about the song\u2019s psychobabbly premise . \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Despite that bonkers premise , Rapace describes making the film as a strangely beautiful experience, and something of a watershed moment in her career. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Musgraves uses a loose Romeo and Juliet premise to tell one of the oldest stories in country music: the tale of her divorce from fellow singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly, who\u2019d inspired Golden Hour. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The Purge series went from nifty home-invasion flick premise to blunt political allegory to perfect metaphor for our rapidly-circling-the-drain nation seemingly overnight. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 24 May 2021",
"Launched last summer, the audio chatting app ClubHouse has piled up over 10 million users on the (correct) premise that a lot of people had hours to just ... talk. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Along with his co-creator, Brett Goldstein, Bridges teases out the dystopian possibilities of Soulmates\u2019 premise through vignettes that weave together horror, cult fiction, and even explorations of abuse. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 Oct. 2020",
"The treatment is premised on the idea that plasma from survivors should be rich in the antibodies that have helped them to defeat the virus. \u2014 Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2020",
"Yet from the outset, FDR\u2019s New Deal excluded key groups, such as agricultural and domestic laborers\u2014sacrificial lambs to Southern demands that any enhancement of labor rights not threaten local relations premised on white supremacy. \u2014 Kimberl\u00e9 Williams Crenshaw, The New Republic , 4 May 2020"
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"Called behavioral ecology, it starts from the premise that social and environmental forces select for various behaviors that optimize people's fitness in a given environment. Different environment, different behaviors\u2014and different human \"natures.\" \u2014 Sharon Begley , Newsweek , 29 June 2009",
"Although the Voting Rights Act served, in some measure, to formalize the notion of racial representation, its consequences undermined its premise \u2014that a transparency of interests existed between the representative and the represented. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New Yorker , 24 Oct. 1994",
"Thirty years ago the modesty of the general expectation was still consistent with the original American premise of self-government. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , November 1992",
"They were asked to leave the premises .",
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"Fears of a nuclear holocaust were fueled by President Nixon's \"madman\" theory of diplomacy. The madman theory was premised on the assumption that if the Soviets thought that Nixon was crazy enough to drop the bomb, they would leave us alone. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 & 15 June 2006",
"let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The premise of the first three episodes \u2014 as Obi-Wan rescues Leia in an attempt to return her to Alderaan \u2014 show that Leia not only knows Ben Kenobi\u2019s true identity, but that the princess owes her life to him. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"Chef now helps organizations achieve their goal of using a single \u2018as code\u2019 framework for their infrastructure, application, desktop, security and compliance concerns across their entire on premise , cloud and edge device inventory. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The film makes the most of a great, twisty premise but peters out with a frustrating ending. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"In fiction, for example, a premise that doesn\u2019t seem to promise much narrative possibility\u2014two people talking with each other in the same room again and again\u2014becomes engrossing and mysterious. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"The new broadcast comedy punched through with a unique premise , big ratings and raves typically lavished on streaming and premium cable shows these days. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The premise \u2014 Black people in a predominantly White institution who are pushing back against conventional wisdom about a legendary work \u2014 seems familiar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The hosts carefully examine the various allegations while clinging to their centrality-of-the-letter premise , which isn\u2019t always easy. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Shim \u2013 a first-time narrative feature director working from her own screenplay \u2013 gives us a unique premise and plenty of weighty themes to chew on here, from the anxieties of assimilation to the lingering effects of childhood abuse. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The choreography for Yazbeck and Ware, by the tap phenom Michelle Dorrance, almost obliterates any qualms about the song\u2019s psychobabbly premise . \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Despite that bonkers premise , Rapace describes making the film as a strangely beautiful experience, and something of a watershed moment in her career. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Musgraves uses a loose Romeo and Juliet premise to tell one of the oldest stories in country music: the tale of her divorce from fellow singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly, who\u2019d inspired Golden Hour. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The Purge series went from nifty home-invasion flick premise to blunt political allegory to perfect metaphor for our rapidly-circling-the-drain nation seemingly overnight. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 24 May 2021",
"Launched last summer, the audio chatting app ClubHouse has piled up over 10 million users on the (correct) premise that a lot of people had hours to just ... talk. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Along with his co-creator, Brett Goldstein, Bridges teases out the dystopian possibilities of Soulmates\u2019 premise through vignettes that weave together horror, cult fiction, and even explorations of abuse. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 Oct. 2020",
"The treatment is premised on the idea that plasma from survivors should be rich in the antibodies that have helped them to defeat the virus. \u2014 Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2020",
"Yet from the outset, FDR\u2019s New Deal excluded key groups, such as agricultural and domestic laborers\u2014sacrificial lambs to Southern demands that any enhancement of labor rights not threaten local relations premised on white supremacy. \u2014 Kimberl\u00e9 Williams Crenshaw, The New Republic , 4 May 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In effect, borrowers are experiencing a higher-than-normal risk premium , which could be due to the outlook for inflation and expected further action from the Federal Reserve. \u2014 Zain Jaffer, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"As Vesper has commented, Fabula series hit a sweet spot between tight, compelling thrillers and some big ideas which allow the dramas to transcend the local, mix premium and mainstream tropes. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"Mid, premium , and diesel were all over $5, at $5.04, $5.39, $5.36, respectively. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
"Seniors can apply for Medicare\u2019s Extra Help program, which helps pay your Medicare drug plan\u2019s monthly premium , deductible, and copayments. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Retirees will pay Aetna a premium of $175 a month, down from more than $320 a month, state officials said. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"Suddenly there was a premium on the versatility to guard multiple positions\u2014the sorts of players who could survive in a playoff series with the Warriors. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"Grandstand seats sold out earlier this week, and officials announced Saturday that all premium , reserved and standing-room-only seats have all been purchased as well. \u2014 Steve Reed, Orlando Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
"Grandstand seats sold out earlier in the week, and officials announced Saturday that all premium , reserved, and standing-room-only seats have been purchased as well. \u2014 Steve Reed, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The premium -grade aluminum-zinc handle adds an air of sophistication to the razor\u2019s overall look and feel. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The board agreed on up to $1.2 million in premium pay for front line workers, as well as $500,000 for townships divided by population. \u2014 Cain Buchmeier, chicagotribune.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Pippin, in the complaint, alleges Texas Biomed would be ineligible for the COVID funds under the provisions of premium pay for essential workers or response to the public health emergency. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Broadband infrastructure is one of many funding areas; others include schools, hospitals, child care facilities, premium pay for essential workers, vaccine services, affordable housing, and water and sewer infrastructure. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Invercine has produced more than 300 hours of premium television content. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"Adam Rapp, and the entire cast and crew, season two is sure to enthrall viewers who enjoy premium content. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Creating exclusive content or acquiring premium content necessary to bundle streaming content on a platform means enormous investments. \u2014 Wayne Lonstein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Drinkworks\u2019 Home Bar Classic machine, which launched in October, sold for $299 while a premium version sold for $349. \u2014 Kimberly Chin, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"Still, the translation and nature of the premonition remains somewhat cryptic. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"On March 25, 2021, a week before his 41st birthday, Adrian Nel woke at dawn on the floor of his hotel room in Palma, northern Mozambique, and, seized by a sudden premonition , texted his wife, Janik Armstrong, at their home in Durban, South Africa. \u2014 Alex Perry, Outside Online , 1 June 2022",
"Searle signs off with a dissonantly howling march, which might be either a reflection on what has just happened or a premonition of what comes next. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Haiti knew the French would return, a premonition that still towers in stone over the country from a green peak above Dondon\u2019s coffee farms. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"The show was looking for an actor to cast as the love interest for Ripa's character Hayley Vaughan, and when the casting director showed her Consuelos' picture, Ripa had a premonition . \u2014 Robin Raven, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"Last July a premonition persuaded the Ashaninka Indigenous people of the western Amazon basin to undertake a great traditional expedition. \u2014 Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2022",
"In 1962, Buckley had not the slightest premonition of the treacherous romance ahead. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Barnes ascending to that spot for the biggest game in program history is no small feat, but during the days leading up to the game, the second-year walk-on freshman without even a collegiate pass attempt on his resume had a premonition . \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"Its blood cloud opening sequence turns out to be a premonitory dream, as Lise awakes in her bed on the morning of a day that may change her life altogether. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Perhaps Lee sees himself as a premonitory vessel who has discovered the junction at which fiction merges with history. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
"The title, which came early in the process, proved premonitory . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Nov. 2020",
"Most of those who have no visual aura will still experience premonitory symptoms\u2014yawning, fatigue, mood changes, neck pain, sensitivity to light\u2014that may serve as a warning of an imminent headache. \u2014 R. Allan Purdy, Scientific American , 1 May 2017",
"Like all truly premonitory thought, the critical feminism of Butler, Hayles and Haraway provides an evocative account of body drift as the emblematic sign of contemporary culture. \u2014 Bruce Sterling, WIRED , 13 Dec. 2012"
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"transitive verb"
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"Late Latin praemonstration-, praemonstratio , from Latin praemonstratus (past participle of praemonstrare to show beforehand) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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"\u02ccpr\u0113\u02ccm\u00e4n\u02c8str\u0101sh\u0259n"
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"noun"
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": relating to or involving a praemunire":[]
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"Latin praemunitus (past participle of praemunire ) + English -ory":""
},
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"pr\u0113\u02c8my\u00fcn\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
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"adjective"
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": forename":[]
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"his prename is \u201cChristopher,\u201d but he prefers to be called by his last name"
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"1728, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8pr\u0113-\u02ccn\u0101m"
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"(\u02c8)pr\u0113+"
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"adjective"
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"New Latin, from pre- + naris":""
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"We need to better understand the problems and preoccupations of our clients.",
"the future entomologist's preoccupation with insects from a very early age",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tony\u2019s longtime preoccupation with youth and surrounding himself with fun people had turned into something of an obsession. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In other words, like all new technologies, this news demands a higher preoccupation with the digital safety of the users. \u2014 Lincoln Ando, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Diagnosing one\u2019s level of pronation quickly became a primary preoccupation for runners. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 26 May 2022",
"But Garland says the film actually predates the MeToo movement, continuing a preoccupation with dynamics of power and sexuality between men and women that has run through all of his work \u2014 if not all of human history. \u2014 Danielle Amy, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Making sure her family was receiving the royalties and other payments due to them became a major preoccupation . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"For decades, US Africa policy has reflected two main considerations \u2013 an obsession with China and a preoccupation with countering violent extremism across the Sahel. \u2014 Kang-chun Cheng, Quartz , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to the explicit interrogations of Jackson\u2019s views on race, her hearings \u2013 like Marshall\u2019s \u2013 have featured a preoccupation with the nominee\u2019s views on crime. \u2014 Margaret M. Russell, The Conversation , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Guardiola said some hints are people acquiring guns or pills, having a preoccupation with knives or rope, seeming moody or hopeless, putting their personal affairs in order or blowing up more than usual. \u2014 Janice Neumann, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2022"
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"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"(\u02cc)pr\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"noun"
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"too preoccupied with her worries to enjoy the meal",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One could, ostensibly, be convinced that Francesca was too preoccupied with such affairs to bother with her siblings\u2019 dramas\u2014or to promenade with them in a display of familial support when Anthony is left at the altar. \u2014 ELLE , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Their voters are historically more preoccupied with social welfare protection, identity issues, and immigration than with international affairs. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
"At the moment, however, the Fed is more preoccupied with the other part of its mandate: inflation. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The talk of the town is the possible move of football megastar Diego Maradona to local club Napoli, but Fabietto is equally preoccupied with his aunt Patrizia (a disquieting Luisa Ranieri). \u2014 Thomas Page, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"As Jonathan becomes more fanatical in his quest to be accepted as a convert, Zalmy grows more preoccupied with the profane pleasures of roller disco and musical theater. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Without universal masking, teachers become preoccupied with contact tracing and structuring classrooms to avoid close contacts, said Kevin Riemann, executive director of the Kansas National Education Association. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Gut said her mother and brother were too preoccupied with the situation back home to speak to CNN. \u2014 Ray Sanchez, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The fathers, many of whom worked corporate jobs, were too preoccupied to help raise their children. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"(\u02cc)pr\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccp\u012bd",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for preoccupied abstracted , preoccupied , absent , absentminded , distracted mean inattentive to what claims or demands consideration. abstracted implies absorption of the mind in something other than one's surroundings, and often suggests reflection on weighty matters. walking about with an abstracted air preoccupied often implies having one's attention so taken up by thoughts as to neglect others. too preoccupied with her debts to enjoy the meal absent stresses inability to fix the mind on present concerns due more to mental wandering than to concentration on other matters. an absent stare absentminded implies that the mind is fixed elsewhere and often refers to a habit of abstractedness. so absentminded , he's been known to wear mismatched shoes distracted may suggest an inability to concentrate caused by worry, sorrow, or anxiety. was too distracted by grief to continue working",
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"distracted"
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"adjective"
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"pronounciation":[
"-li",
"-p\u012b(\u0259\u0307)dl\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214128",
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"adverb"
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": to take possession of or fill beforehand or before another":[]
},
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"The question of life after death has preoccupied many philosophers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet the stories that preoccupy Holes are hard for others to hear. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Getting bigger and broader, while keeping the Disney brand squeaky clean for its core fans will no doubt preoccupy company executives heading into 2022. \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 22 Dec. 2021",
"But no one pretends to know what is in Putin\u2019s mind or whether the new unrest in Kazakhstan will preoccupy him and make a move in Ukraine less likely. \u2014 Steven Erlanger, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Many other issues, including soaring inflation and a pandemic with no end in sight, rightly preoccupy Americans. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Moore said her support in the wealthier, whiter section of Buckhead would be an asset in trying to squelch a secession movement in the area, an effort likely to preoccupy the first year of the next mayor's term. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The pavilion will provide bench seating and a coloring table to preoccupy younger children, but audience members are encouraged to bring their own folding chairs. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 July 2021",
"Across France questions over the place of Islam in French society and tensions over immigration have come to preoccupy many and have pushed the electorate rightward. \u2014 Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ , 20 June 2021",
"But to preoccupy ourselves with a debate on whether our current state is or is not racist misses the educative point altogether. \u2014 Raymond Pierce, Forbes , 16 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Latin praeoccupare , literally, to seize in advance, from prae- + occupare to seize, occupy":""
},
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"(\u02cc)pr\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccp\u012b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202227",
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"verb"
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"preoculars and other scales of a snake"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"pre- + Latin ocul us eye + English -ar":"Adjective"
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"\""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114521",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to decree or ordain in advance : foreordain":[]
},
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"my wife and I are such soulmates, I'm convinced that our marriage was preordained",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But bears cautioned that the rebound was preordained and may not stick. \u2014 Jeremy Herron, Fortune , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Now that Trump has been impeached and faces a trial in the Senate, that response from Tillis to North Carolina resident Linda Sand serves as another example of the Democrats' suspicion that the outcome may already be preordained . \u2014 NBC News , 13 Jan. 2020",
"Memes may not be preordained , but this one is more predictable than most. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2020",
"Impeachment is now essentially preordained , but there is still a process to observe, and Democrats swiftly marched through it this week. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Now, with less than two weeks to go before the Iowa caucuses, several of the race\u2019s protagonists were being called back to the capital to participate in a process whose outcome is all but preordained . \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Name a resonant issue, theme or innovation that pertains to pro football in 2019\u2014offenses predicated on passing, teams moving markets, the NFL as the dominant American sport\u2014and odds are good that Davis preordained it. \u2014 Jon Wertheim, SI.com , 27 Aug. 2019",
"The board votes were all but preordained after the board\u2019s executive committee took similar votes on Monday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Sep. 2019",
"In the past, though, the ubiquity of fossil fuels preordained that consumption (and prices) would eventually rise and tempt investors back. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u022fr-\u02c8d\u0101n"
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"destine",
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"ordain",
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"predetermine"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003950",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
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": of, relating to, or being the period before oviposition of the first eggs especially by an insect":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1907, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pre- + oviposition":""
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115142",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": occurring or existing in or typical of the period immediately preceding ovulation",
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],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1932, in the meaning defined above"
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"(\u02cc)pr\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4v-y\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"-\u02c8\u014dv-",
"-\u02c8\u00e4v-y\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-, -\u02c8\u014dv-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073427",
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"adjective"
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": preparation":[],
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": to attend preparatory school":[],
": to get ready":[],
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"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that PrEP , when used consistently, can reduce the risk of H.I.V. infection by up to 92 percent.",
"\u2014 Ginia Bellafante"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Painting a room involves a lot of prep .",
"Verb",
"She spent all night prepping for the test.",
"The runners are prepping themselves for the race.",
"It took me about 20 minutes to prep the vegetables.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"TaxxWiz is changing the average prep time from 60 minutes a return to eight minutes. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"Restaurant operators are happy with the new strategy, which cut some healthy items due to longer prep time and lower demand. \u2014 Leslie Patton And Bloomberg, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"The best 4th of July appetizers hit all the marks: maximum flavor, minimal prep time, and always on-theme. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 23 May 2022",
"Everything arrives frozen and ready to pop in the microwave, oven and/or prepared stovetop with minimal prep time. \u2014 Amy Fischer Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"And speaking to building the series\u2019 key relationship connection, Alwyn pointed to months of prep time, due to the pandemic, for the cast to get to know each other and build a foundation. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Having just two weeks of prep time before the second leg of the Triple Crown, Dawson and trainer Eric Reed decided to set their sights on the later date. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"Teachers talked about losing their prep time to cover for other classes. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"For me as a director, to have your actor putting in the prep time, the mileage. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Set your gas grill temperature to high heat and give it a few minutes to warm up; or prep a charcoal grill for direct heat. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"Durable nonces on Solana are designed for token-holders with complex offline signing setups that can\u2019t always prep their transactions fast enough for the speedy network. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
"How to prep potatoes for potato salad Consider prepping your potatoes the day before. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
"The four chefs won\u2019t be able to prep anything ahead of time. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Crofton has already helped prep the analysts on MND's illustrious volleyball history. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Both pronouncements do considerable damage to Democrats -- not only on the policy front but also as both parties begin to prep their arguments ahead of the 2022 midterms. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 7 June 2021",
"While the vegetables are on the grill, whisk a vinaigrette and prep a multitude of greens such as kale, romaine, and arugula. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"All this would ultimately help prep Anderson to play the role of a lifetime, Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago, on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre. \u2014 Jeryl Brunner, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1909, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8prep"
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"fit",
"fix",
"groom",
"lay",
"prepare",
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"abbreviation",
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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": something that prepares the way for or serves as a preliminary to something else : preparation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"preparative warning that the injection was going to cause a modest amount of pain",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Using photography as a preparative tool as well as an art form later in life reveals Degas to have been a more progressive artist that was willing to experiment. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 July 2019",
"Gordon explains that the body has quite a bit of pre-labor preparative work to do. \u2014 Tanya Ward Goodman, Orange County Register , 5 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English preparatif, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin pr\u0113par\u0101t\u012bvus, derivative of pr\u0113par\u0101t\u012bvus, adjective, \"preparatory,\" from Latin praepar\u0101tus, past participle of praepar\u0101re \"to prepare \" + -\u012bvus -ive":"Noun",
"borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French preparatif, borrowed from Medieval Latin pr\u0113par\u0101t\u012bvus \u2014 more at preparative entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"pri-\u02c8pa-r\u0259-tiv",
"pri-\u02c8per-\u0259-tiv"
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"beginning",
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"precursory",
"prefatory",
"prelim",
"preliminary",
"prelusive",
"preparatory",
"primary"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225845",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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": preparing or serving to prepare for something : introductory":[]
},
"examples":[
"There is a lot of preparatory work involved in teaching.",
"a preparatory investigation to see if there is enough evidence to warrant bringing charges",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If school is the preparatory environment entrusted, there needs to be a focus on preparing youth for life. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Parents in a low-income Spanish-speaking section of Los Angeles wanted a college- preparatory high school, and Welch delivered. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"That length of preparatory runway is proving essential these days. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"All the preparatory steps are about keeping any soil below the gravel, to avoid creating invitations for weed seeds to take hold. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In her preparatory drawings for the minimalist installations, straight yellow lines rendered usually in wax crayon are aligned atop mottled, ink-wash backdrops. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Unlike, their group opponents, the Portuguese team, who last played in April have no preparatory matches scheduled between now and July. \u2014 Asif Burhan, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Since its inception, GV Black has implemented ways to incorporate more Black vendors, employee formerly incarcerated people of color and develop career pipelines at HBCUs, trade schools and other BIPOC career- preparatory organizations. \u2014 Taylor Mims, Billboard , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Geography often directly determines access to high-quality schools with experienced teachers, college preparatory curricula and a wealth of co-curricular offerings, from STEM clubs to speech and debate teams. \u2014 Tomiko Brown-nagin, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Latin praepar\u0101t\u014drius, from praepar\u0101re \"to prepare \" + -t\u014drius, deverbal adjective suffix, originally in derivatives from agent nouns ending in -t\u014dr-, -tor":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8pre-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-",
"pri-\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"pri-\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
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"beginning",
"introductory",
"precursory",
"prefatory",
"prelim",
"preliminary",
"prelusive",
"preparative",
"primary"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090702",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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},
"prepare":{
"antonyms":[],
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"preparing for a career"
],
": to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity":[
"prepare food for dinner"
],
": to put in a proper state of mind":[
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],
": to put into written form":[
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],
": to put together : compound":[
"prepare a prescription"
],
": to work out the details of : plan in advance":[
"preparing a campaign strategy"
]
},
"examples":[
"The teacher prepared the students for the test.",
"Your room is being prepared now and should be ready soon.",
"The nurses prepared the patient for surgery.",
"Farmers are busy preparing the soil for planting.",
"They'll be arriving soon. We don't have much more time to prepare .",
"We don't have much more time to prepare ourselves for their arrival.",
"She tried to prepare herself for bad news.",
"The sailors are preparing themselves for a long voyage.",
"The pharmacist prepared the prescription.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Airlines warn passengers to prepare for issues From flight delays and cancellations to crowded airports and schedule changes, the air transportation system is struggling to get back to normal after the pandemic-era slump. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"If the measure is approved by the council, Google will begin the engineering phase to prepare for construction and installation of the fiber underground. \u2014 Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
"Locals were scrambling to prepare for a major invasion of the wealthiest moguls in the world for the 37th annual media finance conference hosted and funded by private investment firm Allen & Company. \u2014 Jim Dobson, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"In the waning days of February 1954, the U.S. Navy began to prepare for the test series, dubbed Operation Castle. \u2014 Audra J. Wolfe, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
"Following Friday\u2019s decision, Shah said that health care providers need to prepare for the potential heightened demand of birth control. \u2014 Claretta Bellamy, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
"Deseret has told its members to prepare for the possibility of rolling outages during the hot summer months. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Five Painting\u2019s Aurichi has also started to prepare for the downturn. \u2014 Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"So Lane also will need to prepare to send women who fall under that criteria to a less restrictive state. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English preparen, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French preparer, borrowed from Latin praepar\u0101re \"to furnish beforehand, put in a state of readiness,\" from prae- pre- + par\u0101re \"to supply, provide, make ready\" \u2014 more at pare":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8per",
"pri-\u02c8pa(\u0259)r, -\u02c8pe(\u0259)r"
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"fit",
"fix",
"groom",
"lay",
"prep",
"ready"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"flat-footed",
"half-baked",
"half-cocked",
"underprepared",
"unprepared",
"unready"
],
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": subjected to a special process or treatment":[]
},
"examples":[
"The president read a prepared statement.",
"The store sells a selection of prepared foods.",
"I got so nervous. I guess I just wasn't prepared .",
"She was well- prepared and scored high on the test.",
"How much are you prepared to pay ?",
"I wasn't prepared to spend that much money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Several areas were on alert that conditions could rapidly change, so residents should be prepared to leave if conditions worsen. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"Also prepared to participate are Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Coachella, Fresno, Oakland and San Francisco. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"Be prepared for the fact that 100% decentralization is difficult to achieve and often comes at the cost of speed. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Be prepared , because streaming does require a bit of equipment to get started \u2014 a lot of which come with a big price tag. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 30 June 2022",
"Be prepared for monsoon weather that can include dust storms and heavy rain. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Take a lesson from the 2021 historic heat dome and be prepared to help plants through hot and dry weather as the season progresses. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
"On Friday, after the decision was released, public officials on the right celebrated, while those on the left prepared for a long fight to salvage the right to choose. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Be prepared : Invest in proper-fitting trail-specific shoes and seasonal clothes. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022"
],
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"1663, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"from past participle of prepare":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8perd"
],
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"fit",
"go",
"ready",
"set"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015139",
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"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
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": planned beforehand : premeditated":[
"\u2014 usually used postpositively malice prepense"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1647, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"by shortening & alteration from earlier purpensed , from Middle English, past participle of purpensen to deliberate, premeditate, from Anglo-French purpenser , from pur- thoroughly + penser to think \u2014 more at purchase entry 1 , pensive":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8pen(t)s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004822",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
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"preponderance":{
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": a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength":[],
": a superiority or excess in number or quantity":[],
": majority":[]
},
"examples":[
"not since Rome in its glory days had a nation enjoyed such overwhelming military preponderance",
"a preponderance of the evidence points to the guilt of the defendant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The preponderance of Civil War and Robert E. Lee memorabilia in the Richmond time capsule suggests not just items pertinent to a statue of Lee, but at least a little special pleading. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Meanwhile, the preponderance of the public seems relatively quiet and as mentioned is in a wait-and-see mindset. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"But Brooks found from a preponderance of the evidence that Duggar had committed second-degree assault. \u2014 Ron Wood, Arkansas Online , 26 May 2022",
"More new coronavirus cases likely went unreported, due to the preponderance of at-home testing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Chrisman-Campbell sees reflections of a long-ago era in the preponderance of flounces, lantern sleeves, and wide ruffles being seen on runways now. \u2014 Christina Binkley, Town & Country , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Some traditionalists have been concerned that museums are in the midst of an over correction, showing a preponderance of artists of color while neglecting some of the old guard. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"As fresh, small labels and independent artists, especially those in hip-hop, upload their own work onto SoundCloud, the site is a haven for a preponderance of new artists, as well as legacy musicians. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022",
"But there there\u2019s been a preponderance , a surfeit, of podcasts of late, and God bless all of them. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8p\u00e4n-d(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s"
],
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"distinction",
"dominance",
"eminence",
"noteworthiness",
"paramountcy",
"preeminence",
"preponderancy",
"prepotency",
"prestigiousness",
"primacy",
"superiority",
"supremacy",
"transcendence"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015234",
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"noun"
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": preponderance":[]
},
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"the preponderancy of the Democratic Party in the state's political affairs has long been accepted as a fact of life"
],
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"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8p\u00e4n-d(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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": an exclusive concern with one idea or object : preoccupation":[],
": prior possession":[]
},
"examples":[
"the foreign tourists' prepossessions about life in the U.S. had been formed by many hours of American TV shows",
"tried to cure him of his prepossession with money"
],
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"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccpr\u0113-p\u0259-\u02c8ze-sh\u0259n",
"also -\u02c8se-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prepossession predilection , prepossession , prejudice , bias mean an attitude of mind that predisposes one to favor something. predilection implies a strong liking deriving from one's temperament or experience. a predilection for travel prepossession suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything counter to it. a prepossession against technology prejudice usually implies an unfavorable prepossession and connotes a feeling rooted in suspicion, fear, or intolerance. a mindless prejudice against the unfamiliar bias implies an unreasoned and unfair distortion of judgment in favor of or against a person or thing. a strong bias toward the plaintiff",
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},
"examples":[
"The whole idea is preposterous !",
"the idea that extraterrestrials built the pyramids is preposterous",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Have legislation written at which the Supreme court [00:04:00] said is Laura: preposterous . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"The, the, the idea that the first floor shouldn\u2019t be included with Jeff, which Jeff Alvin Palm was pushing in this story is preposterous . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"What\u2019s more, the sexism in parts of the Big Book is preposterous . \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Everything about its atomic structure is informed by punk values, which have become the default values for all the young adults who recall those early TV depictions of punk as preposterous and wrong. \u2014 Chuck Klosterman, Men's Health , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Doncic has been putting up preposterous numbers, even by his gaudy standards. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"Fear The Walking Dead has set up one of the most preposterous conflicts to-date in this show. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"All their preposterous prayers \u2026 Save me, heal me, cure me. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Pascal played lubricious movie star Dieter Bravo in Judd Apatow's semi-improvised comedy about a group of actors attempting to shoot a preposterous dinosaur movie during the pandemic. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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},
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"pri-\u02c8p\u00e4-st\u0259-r\u0259s",
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"bizarre",
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"wild"
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"The whole idea is preposterous !",
"the idea that extraterrestrials built the pyramids is preposterous",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Have legislation written at which the Supreme court [00:04:00] said is Laura: preposterous . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"The, the, the idea that the first floor shouldn\u2019t be included with Jeff, which Jeff Alvin Palm was pushing in this story is preposterous . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"What\u2019s more, the sexism in parts of the Big Book is preposterous . \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Everything about its atomic structure is informed by punk values, which have become the default values for all the young adults who recall those early TV depictions of punk as preposterous and wrong. \u2014 Chuck Klosterman, Men's Health , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Doncic has been putting up preposterous numbers, even by his gaudy standards. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"Fear The Walking Dead has set up one of the most preposterous conflicts to-date in this show. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"All their preposterous prayers \u2026 Save me, heal me, cure me. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Pascal played lubricious movie star Dieter Bravo in Judd Apatow's semi-improvised comedy about a group of actors attempting to shoot a preposterous dinosaur movie during the pandemic. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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},
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": unusual ability of an individual or strain to transmit its characters to offspring because of homozygosity for numerous dominant genes":[]
},
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"the magazine's prepotency in the world of fashion is accepted without question"
],
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"1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"(\u02cc)pr\u0113-\u02c8p\u014d-t\u1d4an(t)-s\u0113",
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": an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege : such as":[],
": one belonging to a person, group, or class of individuals":[],
": one belonging to an office or an official body":[],
": one possessed by a nation as an attribute of sovereignty":[],
": the discretionary power inhering in the British Crown":[]
},
"examples":[
"That sense that the future may not last for long is often assumed to be a prerogative of youth, the dialectical complement of another misconception the young are noted for\u2014the conviction that they are immortal. \u2014 Thomas M. Disch , Atlantic , February 1992",
"More important than any of this, he offered himself as an incarnation of constitutional propriety so that, temperamentally stubborn, he was careful never to exceed the limits of a prerogative overexploited by the later Stuarts. \u2014 Simon Schama , The Embarrassment of Riches , 1988",
"The secularization of the Presidency is indispensable for the reassertion of congressional and popular prerogative . \u2014 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. , The Cycles of American History , 1986",
"If you'd rather sell the tickets than use them, that's your prerogative .",
"It's a writer's prerogative to decide the fate of her characters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s your prerogative as an artist, to change your mind and do something else. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Secretary of State Antony Blinken told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that Ukraine had the prerogative to launch attacks on Russia in addition to defending its own territory. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Perhaps the strongest argument for doing things this way is simply that organizers have a prerogative to keep their pro event exclusive. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 17 Nov. 2021",
"For the longest time, the decision-making around enterprise tools has been a prerogative of C-level executives who prioritize based on cost-efficiency and high-level KPIs. \u2014 Alex Kalinovsky, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"The owner of a grocery store, for instance, was arrested after handing out free food; the distribution of humanitarian aid was considered the prerogative of the Russian military. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"While Lightfoot during her first term has had minimal success defeating aldermanic prerogative , one exception is the Glenstar development. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"In the late 1970s, Jane Goodall\u2019s research on chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania, showed that infanticide wasn\u2019t only a male prerogative : The mother-daughter pair Pom and Passion also attacked the young of others, and ate them. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
"The initial phase of the civil-rights movement, which stressed integration as the prerequisite for equality, gave way to a strong multiculturalist prerogative in favor of equality in difference. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English prerogatif, prerogative, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin praerog\u0101t\u012bva \"the century (Roman voting unit) on which the lot fell to vote first, the verdict of that century (seen as predicting the outcome of the whole vote), omen, prior choice, prior right or claim,\" (short for centuria praerog\u0101t\u012bva \"century voting first\"), from feminine of praerog\u0101t\u012bvus \"appointed by lot to vote first,\" from prae- pre- + rog\u0101tus, past participle of rog\u0101re \"to ask, ask (an assembly for a decision)\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at rogation":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8r\u00e4-g\u0259-tiv"
],
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"appanage",
"apanage",
"birthright",
"right"
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"Noun",
"I had a nagging presage that the results of my medical tests would not be good.",
"the sight of the first robin is always a welcome presage of spring",
"Verb",
"Many investors are worried that the current slowdown could presage another recession.",
"events that presaged the civil rights movement",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Does President Orlean\u2019s violent death presage that life on the new planet is doomed? \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Later on, jagged orchestral accents punctuate clattering and pounding percussion parts, and big brassy climaxes presage ghostly slides in the violins. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Russian forces are positioned in a way that could allow presage training exercises or something worse, according to U.S. officials. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Whether the Hallaq demonstrations, the economic malaise in the Palestinian territories, and the looming prospect of annexation presage a wider upsurge in protest remains to be seen. \u2014 Tareq Baconi, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
"Signs warning drivers to signal their presence with a honk presage two bends in the narrow pass, which is wide enough for about one and a half cars. \u2014 Ben Brazil, latimes.com , 16 Feb. 2018",
"The neighborhood went dark at 9:02 p.m. Saturday because of a downed power line \u2013 an ominous presage , \u2014 Chris Haire, Orange County Register , 16 Apr. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the Optimist production, this number is sung twice; its first appearance comes at the top of the show and is rendered by Hero, who unwittingly presages the way she herself will later be undone by Claudio. \u2014 Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 July 2017",
"The event presaged the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, a larger citywide revolt and the subject of the monument near which Trump gave his speech Thursday. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 6 July 2017",
"May 10, 2016 In March, after a terrorist attack in Westminster, Donald Trump Jr. presaged his father\u2019s tweets on Sunday, taking a comment that Khan made out of context to criticize him. \u2014 David A. Graham, The Atlantic , 4 June 2017",
"And nothing in her life presaged the troubles that would befall her years later. \u2014 Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2017",
"As if presaging the coming showdown over Trump\u2019s travel ban, which the Supreme Court could agree to hear any moment, Breyer issued a parting shot that seems aimed at keeping his colleagues on alert about what\u2019s to come. \u2014 Cristian Farias, Daily Intelligencer , 21 June 2017",
"Jon Ossoff\u2019s defeat would not tell us what will happen 17 months from now in the 2018 midterms any more than Republican Tim Burns\u2019 defeat in a 2010 Pennsylvania special election presaged that year\u2019s midterm outcome nationally. \u2014 Chuck Todd, NBC News , 19 June 2017",
"The European Union\u2019s case against Google presages what a more aggressive regulatory regime could look like here at home. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 27 June 2017",
"Barry Diller, the former chairman of Paramount Pictures and latter-day Internet eminence, in conversation with V.F. editor Graydon Carter, presaged the demise of the film business. \u2014 Jon Kelly, The Hive , 19 June 2017"
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},
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},
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"I had a nagging presage that the results of my medical tests would not be good.",
"the sight of the first robin is always a welcome presage of spring",
"Verb",
"Many investors are worried that the current slowdown could presage another recession.",
"events that presaged the civil rights movement",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Does President Orlean\u2019s violent death presage that life on the new planet is doomed? \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Later on, jagged orchestral accents punctuate clattering and pounding percussion parts, and big brassy climaxes presage ghostly slides in the violins. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Russian forces are positioned in a way that could allow presage training exercises or something worse, according to U.S. officials. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Whether the Hallaq demonstrations, the economic malaise in the Palestinian territories, and the looming prospect of annexation presage a wider upsurge in protest remains to be seen. \u2014 Tareq Baconi, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
"Signs warning drivers to signal their presence with a honk presage two bends in the narrow pass, which is wide enough for about one and a half cars. \u2014 Ben Brazil, latimes.com , 16 Feb. 2018",
"The neighborhood went dark at 9:02 p.m. Saturday because of a downed power line \u2013 an ominous presage , \u2014 Chris Haire, Orange County Register , 16 Apr. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the Optimist production, this number is sung twice; its first appearance comes at the top of the show and is rendered by Hero, who unwittingly presages the way she herself will later be undone by Claudio. \u2014 Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 July 2017",
"The event presaged the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, a larger citywide revolt and the subject of the monument near which Trump gave his speech Thursday. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 6 July 2017",
"May 10, 2016 In March, after a terrorist attack in Westminster, Donald Trump Jr. presaged his father\u2019s tweets on Sunday, taking a comment that Khan made out of context to criticize him. \u2014 David A. Graham, The Atlantic , 4 June 2017",
"And nothing in her life presaged the troubles that would befall her years later. \u2014 Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2017",
"As if presaging the coming showdown over Trump\u2019s travel ban, which the Supreme Court could agree to hear any moment, Breyer issued a parting shot that seems aimed at keeping his colleagues on alert about what\u2019s to come. \u2014 Cristian Farias, Daily Intelligencer , 21 June 2017",
"Jon Ossoff\u2019s defeat would not tell us what will happen 17 months from now in the 2018 midterms any more than Republican Tim Burns\u2019 defeat in a 2010 Pennsylvania special election presaged that year\u2019s midterm outcome nationally. \u2014 Chuck Todd, NBC News , 19 June 2017",
"The European Union\u2019s case against Google presages what a more aggressive regulatory regime could look like here at home. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 27 June 2017",
"Barry Diller, the former chairman of Paramount Pictures and latter-day Internet eminence, in conversation with V.F. editor Graydon Carter, presaged the demise of the film business. \u2014 Jon Kelly, The Hive , 19 June 2017"
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"Wantz and his wife, Abby, have three children: a fourth-grade son, Eli, and daughters Zoey and Piper, a first grader and preschooler , respectively. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"The dad of one also included a sweet picture kissing his son on the head as the preschooler is wrapped up in a towel while hanging out with his dad outside. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
"Zaderecky as a preschooler moved to Northeast Ohio after his dad came to Cleveland looking for work. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Advocacy group United Ways of California calculated that a family of four \u2014 two adults, one preschooler and one school-aged child \u2014 living in Los Angeles County would need to make an annual income of $95,112 to meet basic needs. \u2014 Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Think your preschooler is too young to learn coding? \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
"Investigators said the attack happened as the preschooler was walking to his bus stop with an older sibling. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 12 May 2022",
"According to the latter outlet, police believe that a bullet from a gunfight outside the preschooler 's home flew into his room. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Happy Father's Day cards say it all and are great for any age, whether Dad's kiddo is a preschooler or high schooler. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"Those who read it now for the first time will no doubt marvel at the author\u2019s prescience and his seeming foreknowledge of global events surrounding Russia, Ukraine and the geopolitics of oil and natural gas. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Seventy-five years later, those warnings have gained a new prescience . \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"Especially at the end of the second episode, Apatow and Bonfiglio concentrate on Carlin\u2019s prescience without delving all that deeply into his subsequent appropriation by both sides of the political spectrum. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
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"Many others have belatedly accepted the prescience of those warnings. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 13 Feb. 2022",
"But the prescience of his warning in Tbilisi remains unquestionable. \u2014 Adam O\u2019neal, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Though the teaser looks chillingly familiar 18 months into a real-life pandemic, the series began filming before COVID-19 turned the world upside-down, underscoring the story's eerie prescience . \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Timbuk3 clearly had great prescience : Just a year after this song\u2019s release, David Pritchard and Steven Chu first trapped atoms in a magneto-optical trap (or MOT) at Bell Labs, laying the foundation for the cold atom revolution to follow. \u2014 Paul Lipman, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021"
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"He predicted their response with amazing prescience .",
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"Those who read it now for the first time will no doubt marvel at the author\u2019s prescience and his seeming foreknowledge of global events surrounding Russia, Ukraine and the geopolitics of oil and natural gas. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Seventy-five years later, those warnings have gained a new prescience . \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"Especially at the end of the second episode, Apatow and Bonfiglio concentrate on Carlin\u2019s prescience without delving all that deeply into his subsequent appropriation by both sides of the political spectrum. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"The prospect of the overturn of Roe v. Wade has sparked observations about the book's prescience and relevance to modern events. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 24 May 2022",
"Many others have belatedly accepted the prescience of those warnings. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 13 Feb. 2022",
"But the prescience of his warning in Tbilisi remains unquestionable. \u2014 Adam O\u2019neal, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Though the teaser looks chillingly familiar 18 months into a real-life pandemic, the series began filming before COVID-19 turned the world upside-down, underscoring the story's eerie prescience . \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Timbuk3 clearly had great prescience : Just a year after this song\u2019s release, David Pritchard and Steven Chu first trapped atoms in a magneto-optical trap (or MOT) at Bell Labs, laying the foundation for the cold atom revolution to follow. \u2014 Paul Lipman, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021"
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"Brownstein remains optimistic that further research will clarify guidance on how best to prescribe the drug. \u2014 Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"Norman Rosen, 84, faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging scheme to prescribe opioids to people who didn\u2019t need them. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"The Amsterdam clinic often waits to prescribe suppressants until later in puberty. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Hundreds of doctors continue to prescribe the drug to treat COVID-19 patients despite warnings from health experts. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Griffin was able to appeal and continue to prescribe . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Contrary to scientific evidence and warnings from health officials, hundreds of doctors around the country continue to prescribe Ivermectin to prevent and treat COVID-19. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 4 Feb. 2022",
"At one point Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla outright encouraged patients to do so, noting that doctors often prescribe more antibiotics if the initial dose didn\u2019t clear the infection. \u2014 Jason Mast, STAT , 29 May 2022",
"The professionals will assess the patient\u2019s skin via video conference call (makeup free pictures are also required prior to the session) and prescribe a bespoke skincare routine focusing on the specific concerns as diagnosed. \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
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"The drug is only sold with a prescription .",
"I have to pick up my prescription .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While prescription painkillers and heroin drove the nation's overdose epidemic last decade, the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl is now responsible for most overdose deaths. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"Around 80 million prescription painkillers were dispensed in Trumbull County between 2012 and 2016 \u2014 400 for every county resident \u2014 while 61 million pills were dispensed in Lake County during that five-year period \u2014 265 pills for every resident. \u2014 Mark Gillispie, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"A half-million Americans have died from opioids over the past two decades, a toll that includes victims of prescription painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin and illicit drugs such as heroin and fentanyl. \u2014 John Seewer, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"A half-million Americans have died from opioids over the past two decades, a toll that includes victims of prescription painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin, and illicit drugs such as heroin and fentanyl. \u2014 John Seewer And Dave Collins, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Mar. 2022",
"A half-million Americans have died from opioids over the past two decades, a toll that includes victims of prescription painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin and illicit drugs such as heroin and fentanyl. \u2014 courant.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Purdue, the originator of time-release versions of powerful prescription painkillers, is the highest-profile company out of many that have faced lawsuits over the crisis. \u2014 John Seewer, baltimoresun.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"It can be baked into illicit pills made to look like prescription painkillers or antianxiety medicines. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Bergling\u2019s struggles with prescription painkillers were apparent to his close acquaintances as early as 2012. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"Critics claim the new rules are too prescriptive .",
"even in this age of e-mail the prescriptive response to a wedding gift is a handwritten thank-you note",
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"Leaders of some colleges have said the DeVos rules are too prescriptive and force them to turn campus discipline systems into miniature courtrooms. \u2014 Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Leaders of some colleges have said the DeVos rules are too prescriptive and force them to turn campus discipline systems into miniature courtrooms. \u2014 Collin Binkley, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Many meals come with highly prescriptive instructions about how to best savor the dish, especially the ones in his section on dinner parties in the age of modernity. \u2014 Amanda Arnold, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"Apple employees in particular are chafing at the company\u2019s prescriptive approach to hybrid work, and its decision to make a promotional video about using Apple products for remote work while forcing its own employees to commute. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
"Still, given the vagaries of the last several years, the young playwright knows better than to be too prescriptive about what that looks like. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
"That led to the creation of a bill that is in many way prescriptive \u2014 calling for specific policy and programmatic steps. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"One of its most biting sketches imagined a focus group where the wildly contradictory negative feedback about a show involved prescriptive demands. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The tech industry, meanwhile, has actively lobbied on the measure, in some cases warning about the risks that prescriptive requirements could pose to innovation. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 23 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Travelers who want a meat-free meal on international routes should preselect their meals while purchasing their tickets or during check-in. \u2014 cleveland , 29 May 2022",
"Jones, a philosophy professor, frequently presents her students with ethical conundrums, such as whether potential parents should preselect embryos with desirable traits. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Reed used a yellow highlighter to preselect 300 applications that signed voters up for the Indiana Democratic primary without their consent, according to the affidavit. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2020",
"The car's automatic transmission uses GPS and map data to preselect appropriate gears for upcoming hills and curves. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 1 Sep. 2020",
"But critics fear that the new model, if adopted, will render the community powerless to stop a preselected site. \u2014 Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2020",
"Instead, its precious cargo will be consumers' preselected goods. \u2014 Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Ford made about 4,000 of them and buyers were not preselected . \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 22 Jan. 2020",
"The affirmative option will be preselected and the individual who wants decline must select the opt-out option. \u2014 Dianna M. N\u00e1\u00f1ez, azcentral , 14 Jan. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To deliver on that pledge, Evergrande needed either to presell new properties in order to raise enough money to keep operating \u2014 or to find other sources of cash. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
"To mitigate meeting friction, the leader made sure to presell his ideas before the meeting so that there wouldn't be as much pressure to sell an idea in the meeting. \u2014 Anne Sugar, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
"During the coronavirus shutdown, Noraebar is preselling private room rentals at a discount. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 20 Apr. 2020",
"Caldwell Companies is currently preselling Creekstone Office Condos office spaces starting in the $300,000s. \u2014 Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle , 25 Feb. 2020",
"In addition to the developer\u2019s unsold inventory, roughly 20 resale units are also on the market. Miami developers typically aim to presell 85-90% of their units before closings begin, said Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures. \u2014 Candace Taylor, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2020",
"First America Homes, the home building division of the Signorelli Company, has expanded its affordable new home program and is currently preselling in Towne Park, a new home community in Northeast Houston. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 14 Sep. 2019",
"The Better Place team is this month opening a forest in Point Arena, a bit south of Mendocino; preselling trees at a second California location, in Santa Cruz; and developing four more spots around the country. \u2014 Nellie Bowles, New York Times , 12 June 2019",
"Before Amazon\u2019s largess, Mr. Allen, like most indie filmmakers, financed his movies by preselling distribution rights. \u2014 Melena Ryzik And Brooks Barnes, New York Times , 28 Jan. 2018"
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"Bacteria sense their neighbors and respond to the presence of others in the colony by exchanging small molecules and bits of proteins called peptides \u2026 \u2014 Susan Gaidos , Science News , 17 Jan. 2009",
"Though because it is a seaside town, there are more people now that it's summer. \u2026 As well, their presence means that our few restaurants\u2014dark through the snowy months\u2014are open now, their lights burning merrily into the summer evenings. \u2014 Richard Ford , Wall Street Journal , 14-15 June 2008",
"The two authors suggest that war is better understood as a form of play than as a place of business, that Clausewitzian theory collapses into absurdity in the presence of atomic weapons. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , September 2007",
"men should watch their language when in the presence of ladies",
"the orchestra's musical director has a very stately presence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The drought and presence of dry fuels is especially problematic in a setting where fireworks will be ubiquitous. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"From Sarah Valenzuela: Shohei Ohtani\u2019s presence on the mound usually means something incredible will happen for the Angels. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"In just a few weeks, Pac-Man\u2019s presence at El Cerrito del Norte has resulted in notably fewer pigeons, who are wary of becoming the hawk\u2019s prey, according to both BART and Falcon Force, the professional bird abatement business hired by the agency. \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
"There's so much focus on presence , on mindfulness, and on awareness of doing things very deliberately, taking time, and reveling in the experience of life. \u2014 Owen Myers, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"Yet Madigan\u2019s presence lingered over this rare June primary. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"Biden pledged during the NATO conference Wednesday to bolster U.S. military presence in Europe \u2014 including a permanent base in Poland \u2014 to resolve against Putin in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"Most of these jobs are in-person and/or require a physical presence at work. \u2014 Dana Peterson For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"While Black women artists, like Jazmine Sullivan and Tems, were rewarded at the BET Awards, their wins served as a glaring juxtaposition to Harlow\u2019s presence . \u2014 Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, refinery29.com , 29 June 2022"
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"see present entry 3":""
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"\u02c8pre-z\u1d4ans",
"\u02c8pre-z\u1d4an(t)s"
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"He presented the queen with a diamond necklace.",
"He was presented with a medal at the ceremony.",
"She presented a check for $5,000 to the charity.",
"The scientist presented his results to the committee.",
"She will be presenting a paper on methods for teaching ESL at the conference.",
"What time will you be presenting ?",
"An offer was presented for our consideration.",
"The Main Street Theater Company is presenting Shakespeare's Othello next month.",
"The museum is presenting an exhibition of paintings by Monet.",
"Adjective",
"The game has existed in its present form for more than 300 years.",
"I am very busy at the present moment."
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French presenter , from Latin praesentare , from praesent-, praesens , adjective":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praesent-, praesens , from present participle of praeesse to be before one, from prae- pre- + esse to be \u2014 more at is":"Adjective",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from presenter":"Noun"
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"pri-\u02c8zent",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for present Verb give , present , donate , bestow , confer , afford mean to convey to another as a possession. give , the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means. give alms gave her a ride on a pony give my love to your mother present carries a note of formality and ceremony. present an award donate is likely to imply a publicized giving (as to charity). donate a piano to the orphanage bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver. bestow unwanted advice confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor). confer an honorary degree afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver. the trees afford shade a development that affords us some hope",
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"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"fusty",
"musty",
"oldfangled",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9"
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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"contemporary",
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"designer",
"hot",
"mod",
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"new-fashioned",
"newfangled",
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"ultramodern",
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"up-to-the-minute"
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"adjective"
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": being in condition to be seen or inspected especially by the critical":[],
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"examples":[
"I have to make myself presentable before our guests arrive.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aaron Jozsef of Resolve Marine, manager of the project, and Delgado referenced several other comparable projects in which the preservation efforts needed to make historic shipwrecks stable and presentable have continued for decades. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
"Henry Ford himself demanded that dealers keep on hand a ready supply of parts to instantly service Ford cars when needed and, further, that Ford dealerships be kept presentable and clean. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Garments that need dry cleaning and ironing to be presentable are probably not a good idea. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The procedure is priced anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000, and patients can expect to look presentable within three weeks, with full healing typical in three months or less. \u2014 Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2022",
"There's a lot of commentary about women's unseen emotional labor \u2014 getting their makeup done, getting their hair done, just being presentable . \u2014 Amanda Mitchell, refinery29.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Make sure their vehicle is presentable and a good reflection of that company. ... \u2014 Steve Metsch, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"And that is in the city\u2019s historic center, which local authorities try to keep presentable for tourists. \u2014 Giovanni Legorano, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
"It\u2019s about making technical writing clear and presentable . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 20 Jan. 2022"
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"circa 1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pri-\u02c8zen-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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": a symptom or group of symptoms observed or detected upon initial examination or disclosed by a patient to the physician":[
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": the position in which the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the opening of the uterus":[]
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"examples":[
"The charts and graphs helped me understand the presentation .",
"She will take your questions after she has made her presentation .",
"The senior accountant gave a presentation at the meeting.",
"The presentation of the food made it look very appetizing.",
"The choir sang during the presentation of the gifts.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fifty staff of London, Ontario, digital agency Northern Commerce will be presented with $3,500 e-bikes at a presentation on Sunday, June 26. \u2014 Carlton Reid, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Askins, who is concerned about vehicle emissions at border crossings, wanted to take a photograph of a vehicle inspection area in April 2012 at the port of entry in Calexico for a conference presentation . \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The tour of the farm and gardens includes a presentation by the owners on growing and selling cut flowers. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Local historian Jerry Turnquist will give a presentation covering the impact the club has had on residents of the Elgin area. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Develop Louisville will give a presentation to the council's Community Affairs,, Housing and Education Committee by the end of September on using funds to restore and relocate the statue, according to council members. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
"Williams started the meeting Thursday with a presentation on the state of transportation problems and improvements in the system. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"The ERS Board of Control heard a presentation on the latest numbers at its quarterly meeting in Montgomery on Tuesday morning. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
"The coaching staff took them to the training rooms, where prospects got a presentation on what meals and treatment options were available. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"\u02ccpre-z\u1d4an-",
"\u02ccprez-\u1d4an-",
"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u02cczen-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccpr\u0113-z\u1d4an-"
],
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"bestowal",
"comp",
"donation",
"donative",
"fairing",
"freebie",
"freebee",
"gift",
"giveaway",
"handsel",
"lagniappe",
"largesse",
"largess",
"present"
],
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"adjective",
"noun"
]
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": a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition":[]
},
"examples":[
"a nagging presentiment of danger",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The lavishness turns quickly into horror \u2014 Godwin gives us buckets of blood unasked for in the original \u2014 and then into a presentiment of Lear on the heath. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 19 Jan. 2020",
"Seen from behind, men and women bundled up in heavy coats are saturated with a mute presentiment , that of people beginning to endure. \u2014 Han Kang, Harper's magazine , 10 Feb. 2019",
"Those years, of course, marked respectively the peak of the frenzied optimism of the last business cycle and the first chilling presentiments of what was to come. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2019",
"During the 1919 scenes she is occasionally stopped in her tracks by presentiments of what\u2019s in store around the corner. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 10 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1714, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French pressentiment , from Middle French, from pressentir to have a presentiment, from Latin praesentire to feel beforehand, from prae- + sentire to feel \u2014 more at sense":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8zen-t\u0259-m\u0259nt"
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"foreboding",
"premonition",
"presage",
"prognostication"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065353",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": at once":[],
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},
"examples":[
"I cannot attend to the matter this instant, but I will presently .",
"we are presently waiting in line for our turn",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The building later housed a military barracks, was a World War 11 shelter, and is presently a university and astrophysical observatory. \u2014 Margie Goldsmith, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The core elements of the Gateway, including its power and propulsion systems as well as a small habitat module, are presently due to launch on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy at the end of 2024. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 20 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, one of the older EV startups, Faraday Future, is presently a mess. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"Their influence over DC Films is presently unclear. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Policing is presently in disarray with the police focusing on not being the villains. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"Burnham is presently on Notre Dame's South Bend, Indiana, campus as an early enrollee. \u2014 Douglas Clark Usa Today Ventures Events, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"The company presently has seven employees, and this will allow that number to double. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 31 May 2022",
"The Utah Jazz do not presently have a pick in the 2022 NBA draft. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8pre-z\u1d4ant-l\u0113"
],
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"anon",
"before long",
"by and by",
"directly",
"momentarily",
"shortly",
"soon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174233",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"preservation":{
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": the act, process, or result of preserving something: such as":[],
": the activity or process of keeping something valued alive, intact, or free from damage or decay":[
"preservation of state parks/monuments",
"preservation of an old tradition",
"The special emphasis of recent years on preservation continued in 1988. More than 8,000 brittle volumes (1.5 million pages) were committed to microfilm; an additional 777 rare books, manuscripts, and historical films received special conservation treatment.",
"\u2014 Library and Book Trade Almanac",
"These and so many lesser red flags seem finally to be shifting public interest toward the preservation of wildlife and natural habitats.",
"\u2014 E. Annie Proulx"
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": the preparation of food for future use (as by canning, pickling, or freezing) to prevent spoilage":[
"the use of salt in the preservation of meat",
"In the years following the first Earth Day in 1970, a contingent of Americans insisted on developing pesticide-free systems of farming and anti-chemical methods of food preservation and preparation.",
"\u2014 Tibbett L. Speer"
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having the power of preserving":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"This food does not contain any artificial preservatives .",
"The wood was treated with preservative .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Self- preservative , and selfless, and hurtful, and thoughtful, and disloyal/rash/long overdue ones. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Till\u2019s murder made somehow more lurid through the preservative lacquer of folk heroism. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Sodium azide, a colorless, tasteless and odorless powder, is used as a propellant in airbags, as a herbicide and a pest control agent as well as a laboratory preservative agent. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Cookies can have too much sugar, saturated fat, salt, and additives such as preservative . \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The point was to promote its new, preservative -free Whopper. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 9 Sep. 2021",
"My sister gets flu shots without preservatives and has been unable to find out if any of the COVID shots available are preservative -free. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 28 Aug. 2021",
"On top of what a wine already contains, a winemaker can add more sulfur as a preservative and antioxidant, to protect against a wide range of ills, including bacteria. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Aug. 2021",
"LyondellBasell produces a form of the acid that is used as a food preservative and flavor additive. \u2014 Tom Steele, Dallas News , 28 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some brands add citric acid as a preservative , too. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 11 June 2022",
"That\u2019s important because cellulose\u2014which is probably responsible for the bacteria surviving in extraterrestrial conditions\u2014could be used on Mars as a preservative , a food additive and a fibre supplement in extraterrestrial settlements. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Most of the narratives cited the same lethal method, a preservative used for curing meat, The Times found. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Most of the narratives cited the same lethal method, a preservative used for curing meat, The Times found. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Use a clean vase to prevent bacteria and fungus from killing the flowers, and add flower preservative . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Natural Flavor, Xantham Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate ( preservative ), Yellow 5, Blue 1. \u2014 Melissa Matthews, Men's Health , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Monsanto originally produced the PCBs, a chemical preservative used in light fixtures and caulking in Sky Valley\u2019s 1950s- and 1960s-era buildings. \u2014 Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The lights and caulking were infused with PCBs, an effective preservative popular in school construction before research revealed its toxicity in the 1970s. \u2014 Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica , 24 Jan. 2022"
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"pri-\u02c8z\u0259r-v\u0259-tiv",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to treat (as food) with a preservative":[
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]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"-v\u0259\u02cct\u012bz"
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"transitive verb"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a charitable house of refuge for unemployed, deserted, or destitute women and girls":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021245",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an area restricted for the protection and preservation of natural resources (such as animals or plants)":[
"a game preserve for regulated hunting or fishing",
"nature preserves"
],
": fruit canned or made into jams or jellies or cooked whole or in large pieces in a syrup so as to keep its shape":[
"\u2014 often used in plural"
],
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": to raise and protect game for purposes of sport":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The fossil was well preserved .",
"These laws are intended to help preserve our natural resources.",
"They are fighting to preserve their rights as citizens.",
"The peaches are preserved in syrup.",
"Salt can be used to preserve meat.",
"Noun",
"a jar of strawberry preserve",
"Game preserves allow only carefully controlled hunting and fishing.",
"The military was once an all-male preserve .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The goal is to preserve about 1,500 of the bricks so that they can be used to help repair other buildings on the campus. \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Others will celebrate with parades or at events sponsored by schools, veterans and groups like the National Flag Day Foundation, whose goal is to preserve Old Glory's history and pride. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Its goal is to preserve the expansion of the welfare state through Medicaid, even though large and growing numbers of enrollees are ineligible for the benefit. \u2014 Joel Zinberg, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"Port officials insisted quick action was necessary to preserve the land and opportunities for public funding. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"Voter integrity is important to preserve successful elections in the state of Maryland. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"The goal of the project is be to preserve the wetlands and the natural area at the site. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"Bonita Wagner said her initial hope was to preserve her father\u2019s three-story wood-frame duplex on Lakefront Avenue in East Cleveland as the museum\u2019s home. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
"But Nacho, on the other hand, was caught between a rock and hard place, and this was his only way out to preserve the things that most mattered to him. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The area, home to about 7,000 aged oak trees, will then be set aside as a nature preserve for local residents and visiting anime pilgrims. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"In India, the ripe fruit is commonly prepared as a preserve called chakka varatti, which is usually cooked in large vessels together with jaggery, ghee, and spices like cardamom and ginger. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But with the high cost of access to space, the market is, at least for now, seen as the exclusive preserve of the super affluent. \u2014 Paul Sillers, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"It has also been zoned as a hunting preserve , and the land is loaded with elk, deer and turkey. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"It has also been zoned as a hunting preserve , and the land is loaded with elk, deer and turkey. \u2014 al , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"a jar of strawberry preserve",
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"Others will celebrate with parades or at events sponsored by schools, veterans and groups like the National Flag Day Foundation, whose goal is to preserve Old Glory's history and pride. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Its goal is to preserve the expansion of the welfare state through Medicaid, even though large and growing numbers of enrollees are ineligible for the benefit. \u2014 Joel Zinberg, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"Port officials insisted quick action was necessary to preserve the land and opportunities for public funding. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"Voter integrity is important to preserve successful elections in the state of Maryland. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
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"Bonita Wagner said her initial hope was to preserve her father\u2019s three-story wood-frame duplex on Lakefront Avenue in East Cleveland as the museum\u2019s home. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
"But Nacho, on the other hand, was caught between a rock and hard place, and this was his only way out to preserve the things that most mattered to him. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"In India, the ripe fruit is commonly prepared as a preserve called chakka varatti, which is usually cooked in large vessels together with jaggery, ghee, and spices like cardamom and ginger. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But with the high cost of access to space, the market is, at least for now, seen as the exclusive preserve of the super affluent. \u2014 Paul Sillers, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"It has also been zoned as a hunting preserve , and the land is loaded with elk, deer and turkey. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"It has also been zoned as a hunting preserve , and the land is loaded with elk, deer and turkey. \u2014 al , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The 90-acre nature preserve in the heart of bluegrass country is just 25 minutes away from downtown Louisville close to the Parklands of Floyds Fork. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 15 June 2022",
"The Pioneertown preserve is free and open to the public from sunrise to sunset thanks to The Wildlands Conservancy, a nonprofit land conservancy that manages nearly two dozen preserves across the state. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"The nature preserve is home to many species of endemic and migratory birds, caiman and turtles. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"Court is now in session, Justice Raul Fernandez presiding .",
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"The DOJ Antitrust Division falls under the Attorney General, and an Associate Attorney General is nominated and confirmed to preside over the agency (currently Jonathan Kanter). \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor set to preside over the series' panel. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Justice James Burke, who had served for a dozen years as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, was selected by lottery to preside over the case, which was being tried in the State Supreme Court. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"But Barnstable court officials made Reid Mason\u2019s hearing public and asked a clerk from another part of the state to preside in order to avoid the appearance of favoritism. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Misleading interpretations of the law that governs the vote tally\u2014the Electoral Count Act of 1887\u2014swirled, leading some to demand that Vice President Mike Pence, whose role was simply to preside over the proceedings, reverse the results. \u2014 Tom Daschle, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"As seen in another photo ABC News obtained, Pence returned to the House chamber later that night, to preside as Congress successfully certified Biden's victory. \u2014 Jonathan Karl, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
"Some of Cobb County\u2019s Superior Court judges gathered in a sixth-floor courtroom Wednesday morning to learn who would preside over an upcoming death penalty case. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 8 June 2022",
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"responsibility for the presidency of a major television network",
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"But prosperity came during his presidency only because Mr. Clinton capitulated to Ronald Reagan\u2019s common-sense conservatism. \u2014 WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"Now Andr\u00e9s will take over the space formerly home to BLT Prime, the only restaurant Trump would dine out at during his presidency . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"Trump, on the other hand, had lost only 1% of Republicans over a similar time period during his presidency , going from 87% to 86% in approval. \u2014 David Masciotra, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Biden posted a tweet late Tuesday night featuring a video of his meeting with BTS, which quickly became the top tweet he's published during his presidency . \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Ruppersberger seldom sided with Trump during his presidency , and voted twice to impeach him. \u2014 Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun , 4 June 2022",
"That, at least during his presidency , was never possible with Donald Trump. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Trump and Kim held three high-profile meetings during his presidency . \u2014 Byalexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 21 May 2022",
"President Biden departed Thursday afternoon for a trip to Asia, the first time he's visited the continent during his presidency . \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 20 May 2022"
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"The President will hold a news conference tomorrow.",
"the president of the international conference on genocide",
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"The courting Since becoming president and CEO of Port San Antonio in 2018, Jim Perschbach has led its charge to become a hub for tech companies, with an eye toward fostering their collaboration with other industries, such as aviation. \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 9 June 2022",
"Speros Batistatos, former long-time president and CEO of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, described Wellman as a father-figure and mentor. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Mark Smucker, president and CEO, said on an earnings call that the company is working with the FDA to get the Lexington facility back up and running. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"Ralph Izzo is chair, president and CEO of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG). \u2014 Ralph Izzo For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Raney, now president and CEO of Raney Real Estate Companies, is among a host of former employees, colleagues and mentees remembering the late charismatic developer and commercial real estate broker. \u2014 Ben Smith, ajc , 7 June 2022",
"Ronnie Mateo, 48, founded it in 2014, recruited former Lehman Brothers credit trader Mike Sobel to be president and now co-CEO. \u2014 Hank Tucker, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Sadiqa Reynolds, president and CEO of the Louisville Urban League, said. \u2014 Genesis Malone, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"The institution also hired Colette Pierce Burnette as the new CEO and president . \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"\u02c8pre-z\u0259-d\u0259nt",
"\u02c8prez-d\u0259nt",
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"in rapid speech",
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"Court is now in session, Justice Raul Fernandez presiding .",
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"The DOJ Antitrust Division falls under the Attorney General, and an Associate Attorney General is nominated and confirmed to preside over the agency (currently Jonathan Kanter). \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor set to preside over the series' panel. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Justice James Burke, who had served for a dozen years as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, was selected by lottery to preside over the case, which was being tried in the State Supreme Court. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"But Barnstable court officials made Reid Mason\u2019s hearing public and asked a clerk from another part of the state to preside in order to avoid the appearance of favoritism. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Misleading interpretations of the law that governs the vote tally\u2014the Electoral Count Act of 1887\u2014swirled, leading some to demand that Vice President Mike Pence, whose role was simply to preside over the proceedings, reverse the results. \u2014 Tom Daschle, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"As seen in another photo ABC News obtained, Pence returned to the House chamber later that night, to preside as Congress successfully certified Biden's victory. \u2014 Jonathan Karl, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
"Some of Cobb County\u2019s Superior Court judges gathered in a sixth-floor courtroom Wednesday morning to learn who would preside over an upcoming death penalty case. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 8 June 2022",
"Defendants cannot select the judges that preside over their cases in any situation. \u2014 Scott Macfarlane, CBS News , 24 May 2022"
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"presidial court partial translation of French cour pr\u00e9sidial , from Middle French cour presidial , alteration (influenced by Late Latin praesidialis of a garrison) of cour presidal , from cour court + presidal being a presidial court, from Late Latin praesidalis of a provincial governor; presidial from French pr\u00e9sidial , from pr\u00e9sidial , adjective (in the term cour pr\u00e9sidial )":""
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"Court is now in session, Justice Raul Fernandez presiding .",
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"Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor set to preside over the series' panel. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Justice James Burke, who had served for a dozen years as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, was selected by lottery to preside over the case, which was being tried in the State Supreme Court. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"But Barnstable court officials made Reid Mason\u2019s hearing public and asked a clerk from another part of the state to preside in order to avoid the appearance of favoritism. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Misleading interpretations of the law that governs the vote tally\u2014the Electoral Count Act of 1887\u2014swirled, leading some to demand that Vice President Mike Pence, whose role was simply to preside over the proceedings, reverse the results. \u2014 Tom Daschle, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"As seen in another photo ABC News obtained, Pence returned to the House chamber later that night, to preside as Congress successfully certified Biden's victory. \u2014 Jonathan Karl, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
"Some of Cobb County\u2019s Superior Court judges gathered in a sixth-floor courtroom Wednesday morning to learn who would preside over an upcoming death penalty case. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 8 June 2022",
"Defendants cannot select the judges that preside over their cases in any situation. \u2014 Scott Macfarlane, CBS News , 24 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The presentation will cover an introduction to booking NYC venues, crafting the perfect pitch email and how to put together an electronic press kit . \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Press your own flowers at home with this wooden flower press kit made by Rody and Rory, a brand by the Droz family who own a lavender farm in Los Molinos, California. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 1 Feb. 2022",
"For more information about advertising with Marie Claire, please see our press kit . \u2014 Marie Claire , 16 June 2021",
"According to Deadline, Christina Ricci is now listed in an updated press kit about director Lana Wachowski\u2019s upcoming Matrix 4, alongside returning franchise stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Jada Pinkett Smith. \u2014 Halle Kiefer, Vulture , 6 June 2021",
"May be tied to Lakshmi being spotted in a screenshot from the press kit . \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
"Photographers Inez & Vinoodh also staged the images of the teasers and press kit reflecting sensuality and contrasts so loved by Virginie Viard. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 12 Mar. 2021",
"From the beginning, the press kit for the project included stark cover photo with the lower half of Lynne\u2019s face covered by white cloth that blended into the backdrop. \u2014 al , 20 Apr. 2020",
"There are a lot of paper and printed materials such as newspapers, books, press kits , training manuals, attractions posters, menus, brochures, guidebooks and E tickets. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Nov. 2019"
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"the only pressman who was invited to Downing Street for an interview with the Prime Minister",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gary\u2019s father was a Journal pressman and his grandfather arranged lead type in the Journal composing room. \u2014 George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"So once again, The Envelope tips its pressman \u2019s cap to these few great actors who\u2019ve made a sizable impression in their brief time onscreen. \u2014 Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
"His father had various jobs, including waiter, dockworker and pressman for The New York Times; his mother worked as a cashier and stocker at an A. & P. supermarket. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, New York Times , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The exhibit details her struggles with the 1975 pressman \u2019s strike and landmark employment discrimination lawsuits brought by female and Black employees. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2021",
"Rushing to put out an extra edition, pressmen in Griffin, Ga., put three pages of the Evening News on the press upside down. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Houston Chronicle , 9 June 2019",
"Rushing to put out an extra edition, pressmen in Griffin, Ga., put three pages of the Evening News on the press upside down. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Houston Chronicle , 9 June 2019",
"Rushing to put out an extra edition, pressmen in Griffin, Ga., put three pages of the Evening News on the press upside down. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Houston Chronicle , 9 June 2019",
"Rushing to put out an extra edition, pressmen in Griffin, Ga., put three pages of the Evening News on the press upside down. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Houston Chronicle , 9 June 2019"
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"Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.",
"the pressure of the compressed air inside the chamber",
"The animal's jaws can exert a pressure of more than 750 pounds per square inch.",
"The horse will respond to the slightest pressure of a rider's knee.",
"The fruit yields to gentle pressure when it's ripe.",
"the normal air pressure at sea level",
"He gave in to the social pressures to act and dress like everybody else.",
"She felt a constant pressure to earn more money.",
"Verb",
"his father pressured him to go out for the swim team",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Instead, in many ways, Japan let peer pressure do a lot of the work. \u2014 Ben Dooley, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"In this environment, available to a certain number of external users, final user testing can be conducted without bias or pressure from internal and external stakeholders. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The All England Club made the move, a wrenching one, under some pressure to act from the British government, but the club stuck by its position despite being stripped of ranking points by the men\u2019s and women\u2019s tours. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
"Two Federal Reserve indexes that aim to track underlying rates of inflation show that pressure continues to mount on that front, which will likely help keep the U.S. central bank on the path to raise rates. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
"People aboard the boat applied pressure and a tourniquet to help control the bleeding. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"Kohl's has faced pressure from activist investors to explore a sale as its stock falls and sales decline. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 1 July 2022",
"Earlier this week, Brendan Carr, a Republican commissioner of the FCC, ratcheted up political pressure on TikTok in the wake of the BuzzFeed News report. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"According to internal documents obtained by Ken Klippenstein at The Intercept, Amazon gave these ambassadors specific instructions on how to defend Bezos against pressure for better pay and working conditions. \u2014 Julian Epp, The New Republic , 1 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Once again, public health advocates had to organize and pressure and cajole the administration to follow the science. \u2014 Dana Singiser, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"The Hurricanes continued to pressure and push for scoring chances, as is their reputation. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"In recent months, North Korea has test-launched a spate of missiles in what experts see as an attempt to modernize its weapons and pressure its rivals to accept the country as a nuclear state and relax their sanctions. \u2014 Aamer Madhani And Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"At the summit, officials from the United States and other countries could try to pressure Mr. Bolsonaro to respect the democratic process and publicly express their own support for Brazil\u2019s electoral system. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Indeed, the late Rev. Paul S. Tipton, then president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Washington (played by Ben Temple in the film), led a campaign to pressure the U.S. government and demand truth and justice in the case. \u2014 Ed Meza, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Aided by supportive editorials in the now-defunct Palo Alto Times newspaper and backed by the Palo Alto Civic League, Hanko tried to pressure the City Council to buy foothill parcels and leave them untouched. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
"While Russia has watched complacently for months as Belarus instigated a crisis designed to pressure Europe and intensify divisions, Putin has lately shown some signs of impatience with Lukashenko. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The keys that game were to pressure Denver quarterback Craig Morton, slow receiver Haven Moses and control the running game. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 2 Aug. 2021"
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"Middle English, from Latin, venomous snake, scorching whirlwind, from Greek pr\u0113st\u0113r venomous snake, scorching whirlwind, neck vein swollen with anger, from pr\u0113thein to blow up, swell out, spout, blow into a flame":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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": sleight of hand , legerdemain":[]
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"Houdini's powers of prestidigitation remain legendary to this very day.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the magician must constantly update his tricks as the audience catches on, and new crises reveal the mechanisms behind the prestidigitation . \u2014 Justin E. H. Smith, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"DelGaudio jettisoned most of the trappings of magic shows and used his prestidigitation skills in service of a meditation on identity. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Talk about a feat of prestidigitation : Jordan Michelman recently turned water into a James Beard Award. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2020",
"This is not some trick of rhetorical prestidigitation or a leap of logic. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Crucially, monetary policy oriented around individuals should be easier to understand than the customary prestidigitation . \u2014 The Economist , 26 May 2018",
"His songs might be usefully interpreted through that past of mingled creativity and prestidigitation . \u2014 Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Jan. 2018",
"Javier B\u00e1ez, an ebullient infielder whose prestidigitation in the field and thunderous bat helped ignite the Cubs during last year\u2019s playoff, is twenty-four. \u2014 David Axelrod, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2017"
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French, from prestidigitateur prestidigitator, from preste nimble, quick (from Italian presto ) + Latin digitus finger \u2014 more at digit":""
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"Her career as a diplomat has brought her enormous prestige .",
"The job has low pay and low prestige .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, there doesn\u2019t need to be tension between UMass Amherst\u2019s pursuit of prestige and its role in promoting social mobility, said state Representative Natalie Higgins, a Leominster Democrat and UMass alumna. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"For a long time, men continued to enjoy the lion's share of prestige , including lucrative contracts, literary prizes, and high-profile media appearances. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 23 May 2022",
"Kelley is basically the Roger Corman of the faux- prestige limited series at this point. \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Taylor went into hardcore cineaste mode, appropriate for such a prestige film festival. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
"Davis and Tennon started their JuVee shingle in 2011 with the mandate of producing prestige projects, across film, television, and beyond, from underrepresented voices. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
"In the history of Mumm, there have been several prestige cuv\u00e9es produced. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Department stores including Kohl\u2019s have been undercut on prices by discount players from the bottom, and prestige by luxury stores at the top. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"There is no shame or prestige in one over the other, though there is a satisfying learning opportunity in kneading a dough to the correct tenderness by hand. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022"
],
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"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French, from Middle French, conjuror's trick, illusion, from Latin praestigiae , plural, conjuror's tricks, from praestringere to graze, blunt, constrict, from prae- + stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prestige influence , authority , prestige , weight , credit mean power exerted over the minds or behavior of others. influence may apply to a force exercised and received consciously or unconsciously. used her influence to get the bill passed authority implies the power of winning devotion or allegiance or of compelling acceptance and belief. his opinions lacked authority prestige implies the ascendancy given by conspicuous excellence or reputation for superiority. the prestige of the newspaper weight implies measurable or decisive influence in determining acts or choices. their wishes obviously carried much weight credit suggests influence that arises from the confidence of others. his credit with the press",
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"a nutritional study that has been published by a prestigious medical journal",
"the most prestigious social club in town",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chappelle is a Washington, D.C. and a 1991 graduate of the the prestigious school, which educates a predominantly Black student body and, according to Logan, a significant LGBTQ community. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"And Eleanor became an educator and opened the prestigious K\u201312 private school, Pierpont. \u2014 Jeremy Alicandri, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Harvard saw a record-low admissions rate for the Class of 2022 \u2014 Ashley is part of a small group of 4.59% of the 42,749 applicants that were accepted to the prestigious school, according to The Harvard Crimson. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 13 June 2022",
"Siegel, a professor of finance at the prestigious Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1976, told CNBC on Friday that the drop has put some stock valuations into a compelling range for investors. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"For highly selective private colleges, transfer programs often function as an outlet for students to move from one prestigious four-year school to another. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow said Tuesday that the prestigious school will set aside $100 million to study and redress its historic ties to slavery following the release of a committee report on the topic. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Last fall the prestigious film school opened the Howard P. Fitzpatrick Pavilion, a new-media and technology center with a post-production center, an immersive media lab and a motion-capture area. \u2014 Nick Clement, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The band membership consists of students from the prestigious Hartt School at the University of Hartford. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"a nutritional study that has been published by a prestigious medical journal",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chappelle is a Washington, D.C. and a 1991 graduate of the the prestigious school, which educates a predominantly Black student body and, according to Logan, a significant LGBTQ community. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"And Eleanor became an educator and opened the prestigious K\u201312 private school, Pierpont. \u2014 Jeremy Alicandri, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Harvard saw a record-low admissions rate for the Class of 2022 \u2014 Ashley is part of a small group of 4.59% of the 42,749 applicants that were accepted to the prestigious school, according to The Harvard Crimson. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 13 June 2022",
"Siegel, a professor of finance at the prestigious Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1976, told CNBC on Friday that the drop has put some stock valuations into a compelling range for investors. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"For highly selective private colleges, transfer programs often function as an outlet for students to move from one prestigious four-year school to another. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow said Tuesday that the prestigious school will set aside $100 million to study and redress its historic ties to slavery following the release of a committee report on the topic. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Last fall the prestigious film school opened the Howard P. Fitzpatrick Pavilion, a new-media and technology center with a post-production center, an immersive media lab and a motion-capture area. \u2014 Nick Clement, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The band membership consists of students from the prestigious Hartt School at the University of Hartford. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"Latin praestigiosus , from praestigiae":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb or adjective",
"In second gear, his singing V-8 seems to jump tempo, allegro to presto . \u2014 Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver , 29 May 2020",
"And, \u2014 presto ! change-o! \u2014 Kiner-Falefa winds up as the third baseman. \u2014 Dallas News , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Simply flash a smile at a little camera and\u2014 presto \u2014you're in. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 4 Dec. 2019",
"Step 4: Return to the room that is, presto change-o, now a hall sufficiently decked with all of the festive Christmas decor. \u2014 Ashley Hoffman, Time , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Two patties are way too much for me, but a server recently revealed a valuable secret: Order a cheeseburger with lettuce and special sauce, and \u2014 presto ! \u2014 a single version of the hour-wait-worthy burger. \u2014 Jess Fleming, Twin Cities , 24 Oct. 2019",
"To the uninitiated, this process may appear a bit like magic\u2014a wave of the hands, a tap of a touch screen and, presto , a rabbit is pulled from a quantum hat. \u2014 Neil Savage, Scientific American , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Someone gets infected, someone gets bitten and presto ! \u2014 Chuck Yarborough, cleveland , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Just pop a K-Cup in, add some water, press the button and presto , coffee! \u2014 Alicia Kortendick, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 1978, Eddie Van Halen completely rewired the schematics of presto guitaring. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
"Attach a retractable net to your dining room table, and presto : table tennis! \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Courtly grace rubbed elbows with earthy peasant humor, and the concluding presto was alive with the ebullience Haydn dished out like no other composer. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 2 June 2017"
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"presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With his pitch count in the 90s, Gallen presumably was one out away from finishing his day with six shutout innings. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 3 July 2022",
"Jenner\u2019s son, the baby formerly known as Wolf, is her second child with Travis Scott, who is presumably the grown-up pictured beside the chubby pair of toddler legs. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
"The population of Himyar, stricken by water scarcity, was presumably no longer able to ensure this laborious maintenance, aggravating the situation further. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Your child\u2019s credit history is presumably a blank slate, and fraudulent lines of credit won\u2019t set off alarm bells. \u2014 Tatum Hunter, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"With Monday's finding that an environmental impact statement is not required for Boca Chica, the FAA presumably will now be able to consider a launch license, assuming SpaceX meets the mitigation requirements. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"Does the doc, premiering to what will presumably be an affectionate hometown audience at the Tribeca Film Festival, have flaws of structure and focus? \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"Furthermore, when 001 is seen falling into some sort of abyss, he's injured by what looks to be presumably a fireball. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 4 June 2022",
"This hybrid system could presumably be less rugged, and therefore less costly, than those used for military expeditions abroad. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022"
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"\u201cIs she still at work?\u201d \u201cI presume so, since she's not home.\u201d",
"The court must presume innocence until there is proof of guilt.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All readers likely would presume that NEJM\u2019s editors had exercised due diligence in evaluating authors of this article. \u2014 Martin F. Shapiro And Sidney M. Wolfe, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"Their job is to presume innocence because that\u2019s what the Constitution requires. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
"People would not presume that a sort of depthful musical group, with ideas, could come from a background like that. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Dogmatic laws presume a certainty that rarely exists in the realities of clinical medicine. \u2014 Cara C. Heuser, Scientific American , 4 May 2022",
"Thus, while policies should be neutrally available to all, the important work of advancing social and cultural ideas that support increased fertility need not presume neutrality or universality. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Regardless of the approach, each of these strategies may presume that individuals in charge of implementing DEI strategies have the prerequisite skills to sustain and elevate racial equity. \u2014 Courtney Mccluney, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This is especially true when selecting a pet, a time when owners often presume a dog of the same breed will be the same as their previous companion. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Anderson does not presume to understand how everyone who identifies as transgender thinks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"\u201cIs she still at work?\u201d \u201cI presume so, since she's not home.\u201d",
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"All readers likely would presume that NEJM\u2019s editors had exercised due diligence in evaluating authors of this article. \u2014 Martin F. Shapiro And Sidney M. Wolfe, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"Their job is to presume innocence because that\u2019s what the Constitution requires. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
"People would not presume that a sort of depthful musical group, with ideas, could come from a background like that. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Dogmatic laws presume a certainty that rarely exists in the realities of clinical medicine. \u2014 Cara C. Heuser, Scientific American , 4 May 2022",
"Thus, while policies should be neutrally available to all, the important work of advancing social and cultural ideas that support increased fertility need not presume neutrality or universality. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Regardless of the approach, each of these strategies may presume that individuals in charge of implementing DEI strategies have the prerequisite skills to sustain and elevate racial equity. \u2014 Courtney Mccluney, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This is especially true when selecting a pet, a time when owners often presume a dog of the same breed will be the same as their previous companion. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Anderson does not presume to understand how everyone who identifies as transgender thinks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"it's rather presuming of you to expect to be our first choice for the award",
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"The trial was unfair from the beginning because there was no presumption of innocence.",
"a defendant's right to a presumption of innocence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But in the ocean, does this presumption hold water? \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Conversely, the reveal of fundamental plot beats leads to the presumption that there\u2019s more in store even if that\u2019s not the case. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Election staff argued the presumption that signatures are valid is forfeited when a signature circulator intentionally commits fraud. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"The presumption that an ancillary asset is a commodity can be appealed in court. \u2014 Hailey Lennon, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In the United States, the default presumption is that rich people don\u2019t pay taxes. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 7 June 2022",
"But the presumption can fail a small number of families like the Benedicts. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Rhode Island courts have a strong presumption against allowing someone to sue under a pseudonym, a rare exception to the rule of an open court system, the groups said. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"Jeremy Rupe, an investigator for the Alaska State Troopers, testified at the unusual death presumption hearing late last year. \u2014 Maxine Bernstein, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022"
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"A blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent is considered presumptive evidence of drunken driving in Louisiana for those 21 and older.",
"\u2014 Joe Gyan Jr.",
"He was admitted to the hospital with a presumptive diagnosis of cellulitis.",
"\u2014 Mary Jo Bonner",
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"\u2014 The Journal of the American Medical Association"
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"in that climate of fear, an accusation alone was presumptive evidence of guilt",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In late May, the presumptive nominee, former Detroit police chief James Craig, was disqualified from the ballot because of a large number of fake signatures on his petitions. \u2014 Charles Hilu, National Review , 22 June 2022",
"In May 2021, the Angels designated presumptive Hall of Fame first baseman Albert Pujols for assignment. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Westerheide initially said the backlog wasn\u2019t affecting those waiting for reports because medical examiner staff was sharing presumptive test results with law enforcement, prosecutors, defense attorneys and family members of persons who died. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"The presumptive punishment for second-degree murder is life in prison with a minimum of 25 years behind bars. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
"Health departments in California, Florida and Washington have also each announced an additional presumptive case. \u2014 Daniella Silva, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
"There is one presumptive positive case in New York, one in Washington state, two in Utah and two in Florida. \u2014 Sony Salzman, ABC News , 24 May 2022",
"Florida is reporting its first presumptive case of monkeypox as concern about the virus grows. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
"The first case was confirmed in Massachusetts last week, and authorities in New York were investigating another presumptive infection. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022"
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"To Yale University, he was David Sneed. And some people called him that. Close friends called him Marc. Not wanting to appear presumptuous , I tried not to commit to either, waiting instead for a signal. \u2014 Peter Beinart , New Republic , 22 Jan. 1996",
"Professor Stegner mistook me, I fear, for an anti-intellectual, not understanding that I was in fact something far less presumptuous \u2014a near-illiterate, especially compared to the rest of his blue-chip roster. \u2014 Ken Kesey , New York Times Book Review , 31 Dec. 1989",
"To spy out the shape of God's Heaven was superfluous, presumptuous , and might prove blasphemous. Galileo was no better than a theological Peeping Tom. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
"it's a little presumptuous of you to assume that I'm your new best friend just because I invited you along",
"the presumptuous doctor didn't even bother to explain to me the treatment that I would be receiving",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That line of thinking seems haughty and presumptuous even in normal times. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
"The move was presumptuous and unnecessary as Peggy\u2019s father owns and operates his own pharmacy. \u2014 Veronica Wells, Essence , 15 Feb. 2022",
"To dream of greater pleasures (such as a fair society) seemed to C\u00e9line almost presumptuous . \u2014 Scott Bradfield, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"However, Miss Manners is afraid that what this man did was not only presumptuous , but also somewhat menacing. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Seen through the lens of our moment, Stephen Crane can appear wildly presumptuous , a writer chronically inclined toward cultural appropriation. \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"His was an unprofessional, presumptuous psychological analysis of President Trump\u2019s state of mind regarding world events. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Those negative takes were a bit presumptuous at the time as critics were only given the first three episodes to binge. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
"However, fans of rival countries have interpreted the chant as arrogant and presumptuous , despite multiple attempts to explain its true meaning. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 11 July 2021"
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"To Yale University, he was David Sneed. And some people called him that. Close friends called him Marc. Not wanting to appear presumptuous , I tried not to commit to either, waiting instead for a signal. \u2014 Peter Beinart , New Republic , 22 Jan. 1996",
"Professor Stegner mistook me, I fear, for an anti-intellectual, not understanding that I was in fact something far less presumptuous \u2014a near-illiterate, especially compared to the rest of his blue-chip roster. \u2014 Ken Kesey , New York Times Book Review , 31 Dec. 1989",
"To spy out the shape of God's Heaven was superfluous, presumptuous , and might prove blasphemous. Galileo was no better than a theological Peeping Tom. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
"it's a little presumptuous of you to assume that I'm your new best friend just because I invited you along",
"the presumptuous doctor didn't even bother to explain to me the treatment that I would be receiving",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That line of thinking seems haughty and presumptuous even in normal times. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
"The move was presumptuous and unnecessary as Peggy\u2019s father owns and operates his own pharmacy. \u2014 Veronica Wells, Essence , 15 Feb. 2022",
"To dream of greater pleasures (such as a fair society) seemed to C\u00e9line almost presumptuous . \u2014 Scott Bradfield, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"However, Miss Manners is afraid that what this man did was not only presumptuous , but also somewhat menacing. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Seen through the lens of our moment, Stephen Crane can appear wildly presumptuous , a writer chronically inclined toward cultural appropriation. \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"His was an unprofessional, presumptuous psychological analysis of President Trump\u2019s state of mind regarding world events. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Those negative takes were a bit presumptuous at the time as critics were only given the first three episodes to binge. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
"However, fans of rival countries have interpreted the chant as arrogant and presumptuous , despite multiple attempts to explain its true meaning. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 11 July 2021"
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"To Yale University, he was David Sneed. And some people called him that. Close friends called him Marc. Not wanting to appear presumptuous , I tried not to commit to either, waiting instead for a signal. \u2014 Peter Beinart , New Republic , 22 Jan. 1996",
"Professor Stegner mistook me, I fear, for an anti-intellectual, not understanding that I was in fact something far less presumptuous \u2014a near-illiterate, especially compared to the rest of his blue-chip roster. \u2014 Ken Kesey , New York Times Book Review , 31 Dec. 1989",
"To spy out the shape of God's Heaven was superfluous, presumptuous , and might prove blasphemous. Galileo was no better than a theological Peeping Tom. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
"it's a little presumptuous of you to assume that I'm your new best friend just because I invited you along",
"the presumptuous doctor didn't even bother to explain to me the treatment that I would be receiving",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That line of thinking seems haughty and presumptuous even in normal times. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
"The move was presumptuous and unnecessary as Peggy\u2019s father owns and operates his own pharmacy. \u2014 Veronica Wells, Essence , 15 Feb. 2022",
"To dream of greater pleasures (such as a fair society) seemed to C\u00e9line almost presumptuous . \u2014 Scott Bradfield, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"However, Miss Manners is afraid that what this man did was not only presumptuous , but also somewhat menacing. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Seen through the lens of our moment, Stephen Crane can appear wildly presumptuous , a writer chronically inclined toward cultural appropriation. \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"His was an unprofessional, presumptuous psychological analysis of President Trump\u2019s state of mind regarding world events. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Those negative takes were a bit presumptuous at the time as critics were only given the first three episodes to binge. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
"However, fans of rival countries have interpreted the chant as arrogant and presumptuous , despite multiple attempts to explain its true meaning. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 11 July 2021"
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"pri-\u02c8z\u0259mp-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
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"The rule presupposes a need to restrict student access to the library.",
"the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Winning records in the regular season do not presuppose postseason success. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"And, none of them presuppose that the Biden White House and Democrats in the House and Senate will be able to make a deal on the $1.75 trillion(ish) social safety net bill sometime before the end of the year. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Reversals like this don\u2019t jibe well with the way most of us are taught to understand our history\u2014through strictly forward-moving narratives that often presuppose an astounding moral ignorance on the part of our forebears. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Most philosophical theories regarding responsibility presuppose some other theory on free will. \u2014 Teddy Mcdarrah, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"The Bible describes how the second Passover \u2013 a year after the Israelites left Egypt \u2013 is celebrated in the wilderness, but seems to presuppose that its future celebration will be in the temple in Jerusalem. \u2014 Samuel L. Boyd, The Conversation , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Any action taken by a Biden administration would have to presuppose that Democrats gain control of the Senate and retain control of the House, and even then, nothing is guaranteed, said Mark Mazur, director of The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, Fortune , 18 Sep. 2020",
"Similarly, the existence of a social order does not presuppose a government giving comprehensive and minute direction to the social order. . . . \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 12 Aug. 2020",
"Onward presupposes that Earth's history is rich with dragons, wizards, elves, fairies, unicorns, centaurs, and the like. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Mar. 2020"
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"The rule presupposes a need to restrict student access to the library.",
"the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Winning records in the regular season do not presuppose postseason success. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"And, none of them presuppose that the Biden White House and Democrats in the House and Senate will be able to make a deal on the $1.75 trillion(ish) social safety net bill sometime before the end of the year. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Reversals like this don\u2019t jibe well with the way most of us are taught to understand our history\u2014through strictly forward-moving narratives that often presuppose an astounding moral ignorance on the part of our forebears. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Most philosophical theories regarding responsibility presuppose some other theory on free will. \u2014 Teddy Mcdarrah, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"The Bible describes how the second Passover \u2013 a year after the Israelites left Egypt \u2013 is celebrated in the wilderness, but seems to presuppose that its future celebration will be in the temple in Jerusalem. \u2014 Samuel L. Boyd, The Conversation , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Any action taken by a Biden administration would have to presuppose that Democrats gain control of the Senate and retain control of the House, and even then, nothing is guaranteed, said Mark Mazur, director of The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, Fortune , 18 Sep. 2020",
"Similarly, the existence of a social order does not presuppose a government giving comprehensive and minute direction to the social order. . . . \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 12 Aug. 2020",
"Onward presupposes that Earth's history is rich with dragons, wizards, elves, fairies, unicorns, centaurs, and the like. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Mar. 2020"
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"We tried to keep up the pretense that everything was fine.",
"Their indifference is merely pretense .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By October 1958 Lazarus had dropped any pretense that the 18th Street and K Street stores were separate endeavors. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Then picture her at 12, meeting her manager-to-be for the first time: the same actor, with little pretense to obscuring the fact that this is a goofy adult play-acting as a preternaturally gifted kid. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In the eyes of many observers, the ruling Communist Party has dropped any pretense about its apparent willingness to take political hostages by releasing two Canadians moments after Meng gained her freedom. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Ever since Chantel introduced Pedro to her family under the false pretense of him coming to America on a student visa, the drama that followed has kept fans wanting to hear more of their story and follow other family members as well. \u2014 al , 6 June 2022",
"The $100,000-plus Grand Wagoneer has the unmistakable Jeep grille and offers multiple all-wheel-drive systems, but makes no pretense to conquering the harrowing off-road trails of the Rubicon, Moab and more. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 19 Apr. 2022",
"No pretense , in other words, just a down-to-earth invitation to enjoy some wine. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Hollywood\u2019s new take on the classic is a bold and current adaptation with no pretense to perfection. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The theocracy has shed any pretense of internal debate\u2014a centuries-old tradition within the religious schools\u2014in favor of a modern Middle Eastern dictatorship inextricably wedded to an increasingly harsh Islamist creed. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht And Ray Takeyh, WSJ , 12 May 2022"
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"\u2014 Clive Barnes"
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"Verb",
"He had a big stain on his shirt, but I pretended not to notice.",
"The children pretended to be asleep.",
"She looked like she was enjoying the party but she was just pretending .",
"It was a mistake, and to pretend otherwise would be foolish.",
"The children were pretending to be animals.",
"He pretended to make a phone call.",
"Let's just pretend for a moment. I'm your boss. What would you say to me?",
"Adjective",
"The children played on a pretend train.",
"if you were to see the movie's pretend jewels in real life, you wouldn't be fooled for a minute",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Colvin was supposed to enter the bathroom shortly before 1 a.m. and pretend to be in pain. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"\u00d8sterskov Efterskole, a boarding school in Hobro, Denmark, offers classes in which students pretend to be ancient Romans or superheroes in order to learn about math and history. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Be careful of imposter websites that might pretend to be a popular retailer. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
"Bert Lahr and Stanley Holloway play neighbors who pretend to be enemies so their children will fall in love, with the pioneering Mexican actor Ricardo Montalban starring as the mysterious El Gallo. \u2014 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"Do not expect and do not pretend that AI driving systems will work perfectly and avoid all chances of getting into car crashes. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"The type to pretend to know the lyrics to Megan Thee Stallion to hit on people half their age. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"Instead, his White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, tried to convince Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to pretend that Mr. Trump was actively involved. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Again and again, Lavigne plays pretend on Let Go, claiming to be wiser than her years while her voice and her words betray her naivete. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Here, roomy standing baskets (painted a stylish copper) function as a display for the pretend food used in the adorable play kitchen by Hello Baby Brown. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
"His mom even saved the picture from our pretend wedding. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"His mom even saved the picture from our pretend wedding. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"That is the game, that all these things are fake, this is all pretend . \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
"After watching bakers twist dough in the classic shape, kids can try their hands at it using a pretend dough mixture. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022",
"His mom even saved the picture from our pretend wedding. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 Apr. 2022",
"His mom even saved the picture from our pretend wedding. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
"His mom even saved the picture from our pretend wedding. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French pretendre , from Latin praetendere to allege as an excuse, literally, to stretch out, from prae- pre- + tendere to stretch \u2014 more at thin":"Verb"
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"\u2014 usually used in negative statements I don't pretend to any expertise in these matters."
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"natural",
"spontaneous",
"unaffected",
"uncontrived",
"unfeigned",
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},
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"he shows a pretended affection for his girlfriend's cat",
"hoped that his pretended interest in classical music would impress the boss",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No, seriously: People were very upset by these shoes, or at least pretended to be. \u2014 Heather Wilhelm, National Review , 31 Aug. 2017"
],
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"pretender + -ism ; from the use of the term \"Old Pretender\" as a nickname for James Francis Edward Stuart \u20201766 claimant to the throne of England by virtue of being the only son of the deposed Stuart king James II, and the use of the term \"Young Pretender\" as a nickname for Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart \u20201788 claimant to the throne of England by virtue of being the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart":""
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"\u2014 Bennett Cerf"
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"examples":[
"We tried to keep up the pretense that everything was fine.",
"Their indifference is merely pretense .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By October 1958 Lazarus had dropped any pretense that the 18th Street and K Street stores were separate endeavors. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Then picture her at 12, meeting her manager-to-be for the first time: the same actor, with little pretense to obscuring the fact that this is a goofy adult play-acting as a preternaturally gifted kid. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In the eyes of many observers, the ruling Communist Party has dropped any pretense about its apparent willingness to take political hostages by releasing two Canadians moments after Meng gained her freedom. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Ever since Chantel introduced Pedro to her family under the false pretense of him coming to America on a student visa, the drama that followed has kept fans wanting to hear more of their story and follow other family members as well. \u2014 al , 6 June 2022",
"The $100,000-plus Grand Wagoneer has the unmistakable Jeep grille and offers multiple all-wheel-drive systems, but makes no pretense to conquering the harrowing off-road trails of the Rubicon, Moab and more. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 19 Apr. 2022",
"No pretense , in other words, just a down-to-earth invitation to enjoy some wine. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Hollywood\u2019s new take on the classic is a bold and current adaptation with no pretense to perfection. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The theocracy has shed any pretense of internal debate\u2014a centuries-old tradition within the religious schools\u2014in favor of a modern Middle Eastern dictatorship inextricably wedded to an increasingly harsh Islamist creed. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht And Ray Takeyh, WSJ , 12 May 2022"
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},
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"Middle English, probably modification of Medieval Latin pretensio , irregular from Latin praetendere":""
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"Middle English, from Late Latin praetensus (Latin praetentus ) (past participle of Latin praetendere ) + Middle English -ed":""
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"-st"
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He spoke about his achievements without pretension .",
"I admire his honesty and lack of pretension .",
"The restaurant offers excellent food without pretension .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The stylish show is choreographed, as the title would demand, but without pretension . \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Maybe there is simply not enough pretension in the world. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 May 2022",
"In terms of moodboarding for music videos and performances, Ponthier, who enjoys every facet of the creative direction process, often muses on pop culture and decades past, but never with pretension . \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 1 Feb. 2022",
"In the worst case, the act of deconstruction, absent enlightenment, might come off as pretension as the diner wonders why this is happening. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Since 1965, Baxter of California has been creating prime men\u2019s skincare products without the pretension of other top-quality brands. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"New Zealanders, like Australians, Campion notes, despise pretension , a quality that courses through the awards season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Yet even with its occasional excesses, The Tourist is a mostly taut, pretension -lite mystery with a vivid setting, a few surprises and a great trio of lead performances from Jamie Dornan, Danielle Macdonald and Shalom Brune-Franklin. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Usually, such swarms of citation would be a bad omen, a first glimpse of ponderousness and pretension . \u2014 Gabriel Winslow-yost, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1936, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"pre- + tension entry 2":"Verb"
},
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"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259n",
"pri-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259n"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pretension Noun ambition , aspiration , pretension mean strong desire for advancement. ambition applies to the desire for personal advancement or preferment and may suggest equally a praiseworthy or an inordinate desire. driven by ambition aspiration implies a striving after something higher than oneself. an aspiration to become president someday pretension suggests ardent desire for recognition of accomplishment often without actual possession of the necessary ability and therefore may imply presumption. has literary pretensions",
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"claim",
"dibs",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"right"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074358",
"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"pretensive farming carried on for instruction and experiment"
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": expressive of affected , unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature":[
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"pretentious houses"
],
": making demands on one's skill, ability, or means : ambitious":[
"the pretentious daring of the Green Mountain Boys in crossing the lake",
"\u2014 Amer. Guide Series: Vt."
],
": making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing)":[
"the pretentious fraud who assumes a love of culture that is alien to him",
"\u2014 Richard Watts"
]
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"It is hard to be pretentious or elevated in Yiddish, and easy to poke fun. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 28 Mar. 1988",
"To anyone ignorant of the underlying physics, it might seem the most arrogant and pretentious necromancy. \u2014 Carl Sagan , Contact , 1985",
"She seemed at that first meeting a little pretentious and a would-be intellectual\u2014she was studying sociology in the States, a subject which thrives on banalities and abstract jargon \u2026 \u2014 Graham Greene , Getting to Know the General , 1984",
"\u2026 and then a P.S. running into 20 pages both sides of the paper and coming back to the top of page one\u2014Hegel, Nietzsche, Emerson, Gide, Beethoven, Suarez\u2014all the boys trotted out in reams of pretentious blather. \u2014 Myles na gCopaleen (Flann O'Brien) , The Best of Myles , 1968",
"The houses in the neighborhood are large and pretentious .",
"that pretentious couple always serves caviar at their parties, even though they themselves dislike it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those words coming from most other people would sound pretentious and strange. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"The term might sound pretentious , but all apr\u00e8s really means is drinking\u2014or eating or just relaxing\u2014with friends after a long day on the mountain. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 2 Jan. 2015",
"In our conversations, the Kings were often gun-shy about analyzing their shows, wary of sounding pretentious . \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Jazz did not begin as a pretentious art form, either. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022"
],
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"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French pr\u00e9tentieux , from pr\u00e9tention pretension, from Medieval Latin pretention-, pretentio , from Latin praetendere":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259s",
"pri-\u02c8ten-sh\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pretentious showy , pretentious , ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste. the performers' showy costumes pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. a pretentious parade of hard words ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade. the ostentatious summer homes of the rich",
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"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-minded",
"la-di-da",
"la-de-da",
"lah-de-dah",
"lah-dee-dah",
"lah-di-dah",
"ostentatious",
"pompous",
"snippy"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083539",
"type":[
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"unpretentious"
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": characterized by pretension : such as":[],
": expressive of affected , unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature":[
"pretentious language",
"pretentious houses"
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": making demands on one's skill, ability, or means : ambitious":[
"the pretentious daring of the Green Mountain Boys in crossing the lake",
"\u2014 Amer. Guide Series: Vt."
],
": making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing)":[
"the pretentious fraud who assumes a love of culture that is alien to him",
"\u2014 Richard Watts"
]
},
"examples":[
"It is hard to be pretentious or elevated in Yiddish, and easy to poke fun. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 28 Mar. 1988",
"To anyone ignorant of the underlying physics, it might seem the most arrogant and pretentious necromancy. \u2014 Carl Sagan , Contact , 1985",
"She seemed at that first meeting a little pretentious and a would-be intellectual\u2014she was studying sociology in the States, a subject which thrives on banalities and abstract jargon \u2026 \u2014 Graham Greene , Getting to Know the General , 1984",
"\u2026 and then a P.S. running into 20 pages both sides of the paper and coming back to the top of page one\u2014Hegel, Nietzsche, Emerson, Gide, Beethoven, Suarez\u2014all the boys trotted out in reams of pretentious blather. \u2014 Myles na gCopaleen (Flann O'Brien) , The Best of Myles , 1968",
"The houses in the neighborhood are large and pretentious .",
"that pretentious couple always serves caviar at their parties, even though they themselves dislike it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those words coming from most other people would sound pretentious and strange. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"The term might sound pretentious , but all apr\u00e8s really means is drinking\u2014or eating or just relaxing\u2014with friends after a long day on the mountain. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 2 Jan. 2015",
"In our conversations, the Kings were often gun-shy about analyzing their shows, wary of sounding pretentious . \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Jazz did not begin as a pretentious art form, either. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022"
],
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"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French pr\u00e9tentieux , from pr\u00e9tention pretension, from Medieval Latin pretention-, pretentio , from Latin praetendere":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259s",
"pri-\u02c8ten-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pretentious showy , pretentious , ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste. the performers' showy costumes pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. a pretentious parade of hard words ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade. the ostentatious summer homes of the rich",
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"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-minded",
"la-di-da",
"la-de-da",
"lah-de-dah",
"lah-dee-dah",
"lah-di-dah",
"ostentatious",
"pompous",
"snippy"
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": expressive of affected , unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature":[
"pretentious language",
"pretentious houses"
],
": making demands on one's skill, ability, or means : ambitious":[
"the pretentious daring of the Green Mountain Boys in crossing the lake",
"\u2014 Amer. Guide Series: Vt."
],
": making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing)":[
"the pretentious fraud who assumes a love of culture that is alien to him",
"\u2014 Richard Watts"
]
},
"examples":[
"It is hard to be pretentious or elevated in Yiddish, and easy to poke fun. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 28 Mar. 1988",
"To anyone ignorant of the underlying physics, it might seem the most arrogant and pretentious necromancy. \u2014 Carl Sagan , Contact , 1985",
"She seemed at that first meeting a little pretentious and a would-be intellectual\u2014she was studying sociology in the States, a subject which thrives on banalities and abstract jargon \u2026 \u2014 Graham Greene , Getting to Know the General , 1984",
"\u2026 and then a P.S. running into 20 pages both sides of the paper and coming back to the top of page one\u2014Hegel, Nietzsche, Emerson, Gide, Beethoven, Suarez\u2014all the boys trotted out in reams of pretentious blather. \u2014 Myles na gCopaleen (Flann O'Brien) , The Best of Myles , 1968",
"The houses in the neighborhood are large and pretentious .",
"that pretentious couple always serves caviar at their parties, even though they themselves dislike it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those words coming from most other people would sound pretentious and strange. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"The term might sound pretentious , but all apr\u00e8s really means is drinking\u2014or eating or just relaxing\u2014with friends after a long day on the mountain. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 2 Jan. 2015",
"In our conversations, the Kings were often gun-shy about analyzing their shows, wary of sounding pretentious . \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Jazz did not begin as a pretentious art form, either. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Amy, this man is rude and pretentious and makes everyone uncomfortable. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022"
],
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"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French pr\u00e9tentieux , from pr\u00e9tention pretension, from Medieval Latin pretention-, pretentio , from Latin praetendere":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8ten-sh\u0259s",
"pri-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pretentious showy , pretentious , ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste. the performers' showy costumes pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. a pretentious parade of hard words ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade. the ostentatious summer homes of the rich",
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"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-minded",
"la-di-da",
"la-de-da",
"lah-de-dah",
"lah-dee-dah",
"lah-di-dah",
"ostentatious",
"pompous",
"snippy"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064016",
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},
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},
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"pr\u0113\u02c8tir\u0113\u0259nt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133730",
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"ordinary",
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"wits trained to preternatural acuteness by the debates",
"\u2014 G. L. Dickinson"
],
": existing outside of nature":[]
},
"examples":[
"She has a preternatural ability to charm people.",
"There was a preternatural quiet in the house.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And there are the games with color, the white fabrics that are never white, yet seem to blaze with the preternatural whiteness of sheets bleached and dried in the southern sun. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Some people are possessed with a preternatural sense of purpose, a seriousness that lends them an air of gravitas even at a young age. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Her confidence and touch at the net were preternatural . \u2014 Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
"The future: The Clippers have high hopes for the point guard with preternatural anticipation and passing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In the Adilabad forest, the working-class-heroic Bheem establishes his own preternatural bona fides while outrunning a wolf in order to lead the beast into a trap. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Matisse remained singularly controversial in art circles at that time, even as Picasso\u2019s preternatural draftsmanship disarmed many. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"But hismost important role after Henry is Philip, son of Emanuel, who is a prodigy of business, possessed of a preternatural talent for identifying opportunities everyone else is too distracted to notice. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In the dance genre, Kygo\u2019s preternatural calm is both an outward manifestation of his mellow-centric brand and the key to its sustained success. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Medieval Latin praeternaturalis , from Latin praeter naturam beyond nature":""
},
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"pre-",
"\u02ccpr\u0113-t\u0259r-\u02c8na-ch\u0259-r\u0259l",
"-\u02c8nach-r\u0259l"
],
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"aberrant",
"aberrated",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"especial",
"exceeding",
"exceptional",
"extraordinaire",
"extraordinary",
"freak",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"phenomenal",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084635",
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"enough",
"fairly",
"kind of",
"kindly",
"like",
"moderately",
"more or less",
"quite",
"rather",
"relatively",
"something",
"somewhat",
"sort of"
],
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": appearing or sounding pleasant or nice but lacking strength, force, manliness, purpose, or intensity":[
"pretty words that make no sense",
"\u2014 Elizabeth B. Browning"
],
": artful , clever":[],
": easy to enjoy : pleasant":[
"\u2014 usually used in negative constructions reality is not so pretty \u2014 Caleb Solomon"
],
": having conventionally accepted elements of beauty":[],
": in a gracefully pleasing manner : prettily":[
"pop vocalists who can sing pretty",
"\u2014 Gerald Levitch"
],
": in some degree : moderately":[
"pretty cold weather"
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": mainly , largely":[],
": miserable , terrible":[
"a pretty mess you've gotten us into"
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": moderately large : considerable":[
"a very pretty profit",
"cost a pretty penny"
],
": pat , apt":[],
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": quite , mainly":[
"the wound was \u2026 pretty bad",
"\u2014 Walt Whitman"
],
": stout":[],
": to make pretty":[
"\u2014 usually used with up curtains to pretty up the room"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"This white shape stood apart by the hedge alone. From her position he knew it to be the pretty maiden with whom he had not danced. Trifling as the matter was, he yet instinctively felt that she was hurt by his oversight. \u2014 Thomas Hardy , Tess of the D'Urbervilles , 1891",
"Darcy, on the contrary, had seen a collection of people in whom there was little beauty and no fashion, for none of whom he had felt the smallest interest, and from none received either attention or pleasure. Miss Bennet he acknowledged to be pretty , but she smiled too much. \u2014 Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice , 1813",
"He made a pretty profit selling his antique car.",
"She received a pretty sum of money.",
"Adverb",
"By taunting the police, beating drums and throwing rocks, the rioters make it pretty clear that they want not a rational debate but the world's attention \u2026 \u2014 Fareed Zakaria , Newsweek , 30 Apr. 2001",
"\u2026 I could pretty much go wherever I felt a story led \u2026 \u2014 Roy Blount, Jr. , New York Times Book Review , 9 Mar. 1986",
"\u2026 regards most of us as pretty irrevocably plunged in illusion. \u2014 Iris Murdoch , The Fire and the Sun , 1977",
"The reflected radiance served to show, pretty distinctly, the aspect and arrangement of the room which Hepzibah entered, after descending the stairs. \u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne , The House of Seven Gables , 1851",
"\u201cDid you put the keys on the table?\u201d \u201cI'm pretty sure I did.\u201d",
"The teams are pretty equally matched.",
"The work is pretty hard.",
"I have to leave pretty soon.",
"The movie was pretty good but not great.",
"They've accomplished some pretty amazing things.",
"She was driving pretty fast.",
"Verb",
"She prettied the cake with icing, sprinkles, and nuts.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The turquoise day bed was pretty , but there was a hodgepodge of furniture that didn\u2019t really go together and a dearth of accessories. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Cetin Meri\u00e7li agrees that a Level 4 truck that does not operate in a convoy, does have some pretty big hurdles to overcome to be ready for use. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Its portfolio consists of some pretty big names in the space, according to its website. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"At some point, an argument ensued after Coronel asked if the victim was pretty . \u2014 Deanese Williams-harris, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"This pretty girl would love to go to a quiet home and would make an ideal pet for senior cat lovers. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
"The manager was frank and said the games haven\u2019t always been pretty . \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Angela is a popular, pretty girl who has placed a target on Eleven\u2019s back and relentlessly harasses her, both in and out of class. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"March is here, and Megan Fox started the month by reminding paparazzi and the public that spring is here with her pastel pretty -girl look. \u2014 ELLE , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"In each pair, the men all make sure to keep a pace their partner can keep up with, but the heat starts to get to everyone pretty quickly. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"Be sure to stir frequently and keep an eye on the heat\u2014these can go from pale to burnt pretty quickly. \u2014 June Kim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 June 2022",
"That said, A Light For Attracting Attention sounds\u2026 pretty much like a new Radiohead album. \u2014 Corbin Reiff, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
"That\u2019s pretty much why Pacific green sea turtles, which typically live in tropical and subtropical waters farther south, thrive in the San Gabriel River at its outlet to the sea near the Long Beach-Seal Beach border. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"However, that initial accuracy boost fades pretty quickly. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"And Jon pretty much single-handedly breathed new life into SONA when the pandemic threatened to shut us down. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"The sector is dominated by China and strategically important to pretty much everyone. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Airlines have been struggling with reliability throughout the summer, with thousands of flights canceled around Memorial Day weekend and more delays, cancellations and difficulties stacking up pretty much every day since. \u2014 Zach Wichter, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This drive along the northern New England coast takes just over three hours, but is filled with charm: think endless beaches, fishing harbors, artist colonies, and postcard- pretty villages clinging to the edge of the water. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 June 2020",
"Most people seem to agree \u2014 the bartenders have a habit of making the drinks in a pretty row at the bar, in the style of the Irish coffee pros at Buena Vista Cafe. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 29 Aug. 2019",
"That was 2013 and the beginning of the time when models who weren\u2019t cookie-cutter- pretty were getting booked. \u2014 Amanda Fitzsimons, Glamour , 1 June 2018",
"For my mom, who still keeps her recipes on index cards, this beyond- pretty box. \u2014 Meredith Rollins, Redbook , 1 Dec. 2013",
"Pretty late in the game for a free agent to be looking for a new ride. \u2014 Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star , 14 July 2017",
"Wick\u2019s Pizza, 12717 Shelbyville Road, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 (Prism Petals); 975 Baxter Ave., 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 ( Pretty Plumes). \u2014 The Courier-Journal , 12 July 2017",
"Pretty says he's known for having a sense of humor on his spots, and people seeing it all over the country wouldn't be aware of that. \u2014 Luke O'neil, Esquire , 29 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Like other quarantine micro-trends\u2014sourdough starters, for one\u2014the drink grew popular online for being both easy to make and pretty to photograph. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2020",
"In other words, despite the gaping asymmetries of information between the industry and the public, brokerages still shell out big-time to pretty up their BrokerCheck reputations. \u2014 Gwynn Guilford, Quartz , 3 Mar. 2020",
"While all real estate is local, as the saying goes, the one constant is that February is the month when the spring market looms and sellers nationwide begin prettying their properties and readying them to list. \u2014 Katy Mclaughlin, WSJ , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa\u2014what kind of animal spends all their waking hours prettying up their vehicle and then stores it in the air? \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Sep. 2019",
"The backdrop of drab civic office buildings is being prettied up with dozens of massive murals from some of the city\u2019s resident artists. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 22 Aug. 2019",
"The use of filters can help signal a benign post: People don\u2019t tend to pretty up their victimizing. \u2014 Katy Steinmetz, Time , 8 July 2019",
"The Ugly Other games that are not as beautiful Verdict: Lots of stuff to do and pretty things to look at, but few fresh ideas. \u2014 Daniel Starkey, Ars Technica , 4 Oct. 2018",
"One of the ideas envisioned by Vivo is to take in a full body scan of a person and then feed that information to a beautification AI that would more intelligently and proportionately pretty you up. \u2014 Vlad Savov, The Verge , 27 June 2018"
],
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1868, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English praty, prety , from Old English pr\u00e6ttig tricky, from pr\u00e6tt trick; akin to Old Norse prettr trick":"Adjective, Adverb, Noun, and Verb"
},
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"before \"near(ly)\" often \u02c8p\u0259rt",
"or \u02c8pru\u0307t",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-",
"or \u02c8prit",
"also \u02c8pru\u0307-",
"\u02c8pri-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pretty Adjective beautiful , lovely , handsome , pretty , comely , fair mean exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure. beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses. beautiful mountain scenery lovely is close to beautiful but applies to a narrower range of emotional excitation in suggesting the graceful, delicate, or exquisite. a lovely melody handsome suggests aesthetic pleasure due to proportion, symmetry, or elegance. a handsome Georgian mansion pretty often applies to superficial or insubstantial attractiveness. a painter of conventionally pretty scenes comely is like handsome in suggesting what is coolly approved rather than emotionally responded to. the comely grace of a dancer fair suggests beauty because of purity, flawlessness, or freshness. fair of face",
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"agreeable",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"good",
"grateful",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"jolly",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"tasty",
"welcome"
],
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"noun",
"verb"
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"grotesqueness",
"hideousness",
"homeliness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unloveliness",
"unsightliness"
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": something pretty":[],
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},
"examples":[
"the sugary prettiness of the knickknacks is sure to appeal to a certain type of collector",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The relatable prettiness tendered by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and the increasingly visible Countess of Wessex, is endlessly desirable. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"When Kitt as Catwoman interrupts the affair, her skintight, shimmery noir catsuit is a titillating, sharp gasp against all that dull prettiness . \u2014 Scott Calonico, The New Yorker , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Ironically enough for a horror movie elevated by Malickian grace, Stolevski sometimes overindulges in prettiness , just like the master himself. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Engler, a Downton Abbey veteran, seems mostly to be taking in all the prettiness and not giving the series a unique energy that would echo the cultural transformation taking place onscreen. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Baker portrays Texas City as an unlovely cluster of neighborhoods pinned to the Gulf Coast by a collection of oil refineries, a place where even the potential prettiness of the waterfront is colored by grim history. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Come showtime one never has to hunt too far to feel the shadow of something dark among the prettiness at Simone Rocha. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 9 Aug. 2021",
"While the beauty of the off-the-grid wild at their disposal would be impossible to miss or downplay for any camera, the duo\u2019s lens unearths more than sheer prettiness , seizing something wistful, even restorative in its grandeur. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Of course, prints and prettiness aren\u2019t the only way to tackle spring style. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 17 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pru\u0307-",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-",
"\u02c8pri-t\u0113-n\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"aesthetics",
"esthetics",
"attractiveness",
"beauteousness",
"beautifulness",
"beauty",
"comeliness",
"cuteness",
"fairness",
"gorgeousness",
"handsomeness",
"looks",
"loveliness",
"sightliness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191720",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pretty":{
"antonyms":[
"enough",
"fairly",
"kind of",
"kindly",
"like",
"moderately",
"more or less",
"quite",
"rather",
"relatively",
"something",
"somewhat",
"sort of"
],
"definitions":{
": a pretty person or thing":[],
": appearing or sounding pleasant or nice but lacking strength, force, manliness, purpose, or intensity":[
"pretty words that make no sense",
"\u2014 Elizabeth B. Browning"
],
": artful , clever":[],
": easy to enjoy : pleasant":[
"\u2014 usually used in negative constructions reality is not so pretty \u2014 Caleb Solomon"
],
": having conventionally accepted elements of beauty":[],
": in a gracefully pleasing manner : prettily":[
"pop vocalists who can sing pretty",
"\u2014 Gerald Levitch"
],
": in some degree : moderately":[
"pretty cold weather"
],
": mainly , largely":[],
": miserable , terrible":[
"a pretty mess you've gotten us into"
],
": moderately large : considerable":[
"a very pretty profit",
"cost a pretty penny"
],
": pat , apt":[],
": pleasing by delicacy or grace":[],
": quite , mainly":[
"the wound was \u2026 pretty bad",
"\u2014 Walt Whitman"
],
": stout":[],
": to make pretty":[
"\u2014 usually used with up curtains to pretty up the room"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"This white shape stood apart by the hedge alone. From her position he knew it to be the pretty maiden with whom he had not danced. Trifling as the matter was, he yet instinctively felt that she was hurt by his oversight. \u2014 Thomas Hardy , Tess of the D'Urbervilles , 1891",
"Darcy, on the contrary, had seen a collection of people in whom there was little beauty and no fashion, for none of whom he had felt the smallest interest, and from none received either attention or pleasure. Miss Bennet he acknowledged to be pretty , but she smiled too much. \u2014 Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice , 1813",
"He made a pretty profit selling his antique car.",
"She received a pretty sum of money.",
"Adverb",
"By taunting the police, beating drums and throwing rocks, the rioters make it pretty clear that they want not a rational debate but the world's attention \u2026 \u2014 Fareed Zakaria , Newsweek , 30 Apr. 2001",
"\u2026 I could pretty much go wherever I felt a story led \u2026 \u2014 Roy Blount, Jr. , New York Times Book Review , 9 Mar. 1986",
"\u2026 regards most of us as pretty irrevocably plunged in illusion. \u2014 Iris Murdoch , The Fire and the Sun , 1977",
"The reflected radiance served to show, pretty distinctly, the aspect and arrangement of the room which Hepzibah entered, after descending the stairs. \u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne , The House of Seven Gables , 1851",
"\u201cDid you put the keys on the table?\u201d \u201cI'm pretty sure I did.\u201d",
"The teams are pretty equally matched.",
"The work is pretty hard.",
"I have to leave pretty soon.",
"The movie was pretty good but not great.",
"They've accomplished some pretty amazing things.",
"She was driving pretty fast.",
"Verb",
"She prettied the cake with icing, sprinkles, and nuts.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The turquoise day bed was pretty , but there was a hodgepodge of furniture that didn\u2019t really go together and a dearth of accessories. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Cetin Meri\u00e7li agrees that a Level 4 truck that does not operate in a convoy, does have some pretty big hurdles to overcome to be ready for use. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Its portfolio consists of some pretty big names in the space, according to its website. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"At some point, an argument ensued after Coronel asked if the victim was pretty . \u2014 Deanese Williams-harris, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"This pretty girl would love to go to a quiet home and would make an ideal pet for senior cat lovers. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
"The manager was frank and said the games haven\u2019t always been pretty . \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Angela is a popular, pretty girl who has placed a target on Eleven\u2019s back and relentlessly harasses her, both in and out of class. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"March is here, and Megan Fox started the month by reminding paparazzi and the public that spring is here with her pastel pretty -girl look. \u2014 ELLE , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"In each pair, the men all make sure to keep a pace their partner can keep up with, but the heat starts to get to everyone pretty quickly. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"Be sure to stir frequently and keep an eye on the heat\u2014these can go from pale to burnt pretty quickly. \u2014 June Kim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 June 2022",
"That said, A Light For Attracting Attention sounds\u2026 pretty much like a new Radiohead album. \u2014 Corbin Reiff, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
"That\u2019s pretty much why Pacific green sea turtles, which typically live in tropical and subtropical waters farther south, thrive in the San Gabriel River at its outlet to the sea near the Long Beach-Seal Beach border. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"However, that initial accuracy boost fades pretty quickly. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"And Jon pretty much single-handedly breathed new life into SONA when the pandemic threatened to shut us down. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"The sector is dominated by China and strategically important to pretty much everyone. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Airlines have been struggling with reliability throughout the summer, with thousands of flights canceled around Memorial Day weekend and more delays, cancellations and difficulties stacking up pretty much every day since. \u2014 Zach Wichter, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This drive along the northern New England coast takes just over three hours, but is filled with charm: think endless beaches, fishing harbors, artist colonies, and postcard- pretty villages clinging to the edge of the water. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 June 2020",
"Most people seem to agree \u2014 the bartenders have a habit of making the drinks in a pretty row at the bar, in the style of the Irish coffee pros at Buena Vista Cafe. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 29 Aug. 2019",
"That was 2013 and the beginning of the time when models who weren\u2019t cookie-cutter- pretty were getting booked. \u2014 Amanda Fitzsimons, Glamour , 1 June 2018",
"For my mom, who still keeps her recipes on index cards, this beyond- pretty box. \u2014 Meredith Rollins, Redbook , 1 Dec. 2013",
"Pretty late in the game for a free agent to be looking for a new ride. \u2014 Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star , 14 July 2017",
"Wick\u2019s Pizza, 12717 Shelbyville Road, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 (Prism Petals); 975 Baxter Ave., 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 ( Pretty Plumes). \u2014 The Courier-Journal , 12 July 2017",
"Pretty says he's known for having a sense of humor on his spots, and people seeing it all over the country wouldn't be aware of that. \u2014 Luke O'neil, Esquire , 29 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Like other quarantine micro-trends\u2014sourdough starters, for one\u2014the drink grew popular online for being both easy to make and pretty to photograph. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2020",
"In other words, despite the gaping asymmetries of information between the industry and the public, brokerages still shell out big-time to pretty up their BrokerCheck reputations. \u2014 Gwynn Guilford, Quartz , 3 Mar. 2020",
"While all real estate is local, as the saying goes, the one constant is that February is the month when the spring market looms and sellers nationwide begin prettying their properties and readying them to list. \u2014 Katy Mclaughlin, WSJ , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa\u2014what kind of animal spends all their waking hours prettying up their vehicle and then stores it in the air? \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Sep. 2019",
"The backdrop of drab civic office buildings is being prettied up with dozens of massive murals from some of the city\u2019s resident artists. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 22 Aug. 2019",
"The use of filters can help signal a benign post: People don\u2019t tend to pretty up their victimizing. \u2014 Katy Steinmetz, Time , 8 July 2019",
"The Ugly Other games that are not as beautiful Verdict: Lots of stuff to do and pretty things to look at, but few fresh ideas. \u2014 Daniel Starkey, Ars Technica , 4 Oct. 2018",
"One of the ideas envisioned by Vivo is to take in a full body scan of a person and then feed that information to a beautification AI that would more intelligently and proportionately pretty you up. \u2014 Vlad Savov, The Verge , 27 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1868, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English praty, prety , from Old English pr\u00e6ttig tricky, from pr\u00e6tt trick; akin to Old Norse prettr trick":"Adjective, Adverb, Noun, and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"or \u02c8pru\u0307t",
"also \u02c8pru\u0307-",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-",
"\u02c8pri-t\u0113",
"or \u02c8prit",
"before \"near(ly)\" often \u02c8p\u0259rt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pretty Adjective beautiful , lovely , handsome , pretty , comely , fair mean exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure. beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses. beautiful mountain scenery lovely is close to beautiful but applies to a narrower range of emotional excitation in suggesting the graceful, delicate, or exquisite. a lovely melody handsome suggests aesthetic pleasure due to proportion, symmetry, or elegance. a handsome Georgian mansion pretty often applies to superficial or insubstantial attractiveness. a painter of conventionally pretty scenes comely is like handsome in suggesting what is coolly approved rather than emotionally responded to. the comely grace of a dancer fair suggests beauty because of purity, flawlessness, or freshness. fair of face",
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"agreeable",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"good",
"grateful",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"jolly",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"tasty",
"welcome"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113750",
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pretty (up)":{
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"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming you could pretty up the room rather inexpensively simply by painting it"
],
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091948",
"type":[
"verb"
]
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"pretty boy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Movie critics seem to finally agree that this pretty boy can act.",
"a downtown dance club with lots of pretty boys in attendance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This was the last time Leo would try to headline a big-budget movie still looking like the pretty boy of Titanic; after this, his next four films were for either Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 29 Dec. 2021",
"To compare his 1955 Newman, a pretty boy whose smile is a quick squiggle, with the Newman of 2002, his features still handsome but etched by the passage of a half-century, is an epitome in two drawings of Hirschfeld\u2019s art. \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Nicole Kidman plays war correspondent Martha Gellhorn opposite yet another pretty boy cast as Hemingway, Clive Owen. \u2014 Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune , 2 Apr. 2021",
"This Ben is a Machiavellian tactician, wrapped up in a pretty boy body with a rumbling inner-squid. \u2014 Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen , 11 Jan. 2021",
"The most prominent white character, the longshoremen Big Blonde \u2014 note the feminizing e on his nickname \u2014 is infatuated with a pretty boy called Petit Frere. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Does that demean him, or re-trivialize him as the pretty boy he was once taken to be? \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Not a pretty boy , but handsome is as handsome does. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 24 Apr. 2018",
"Keith Urban shares the 'Texas' love at RodeoHouston Stapleton is like an outlaw alien of some sort who landed amid the pretty boys , polished ballads and bro anthems that populate RodeoHouston. \u2014 Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"beau",
"Beau Brummell",
"buck",
"dandy",
"dude",
"fop",
"gallant",
"jay",
"lounge lizard",
"macaroni"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180317",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prevail":{
"antonyms":[
"lose"
],
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": to be frequent : predominate":[
"the west winds that prevail in the mountains"
],
": to be or become effective or effectual":[],
": to be or continue in use or fashion : persist":[
"a custom that still prevails"
],
": to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph":[],
": to use persuasion successfully":[
"prevailed on him to sing"
]
},
"examples":[
"Mutual respect prevails among students and teachers here.",
"The house was built in the style that prevailed in the 1980s.",
"The law still prevails in some states.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But with national political head winds favoring Republicans, even those potential front-runners are worried the party may not prevail in November after losing by nearly 12 points four years ago to a Republican governor who remains deeply popular. \u2014 Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"But that argument didn't prevail , and members voted to approve the apology statement. \u2014 Michelle Boorstein, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Trump's candidate, Mehmet Oz, may or may not prevail , but all of the major candidates in that race sought to play up their connections to Trump. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 20 May 2022",
"Trump-style Republicans did not prevail in the other top contest on Tuesday. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Khrushchev is not aware that the gates of hell shall not prevail against us. . . . \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
"None of this means Russia won't prevail in Kyiv in the end. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Cooler heads did not prevail , so when Thompson again arrived late for the class a week later, Thompson sat on the floor in the front row, in a space where a desk was missing. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The race went back to green on Lap 158, setting up a sprint to the finish with no leaders needing any sort of fuel save miracle to prevail . \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin praeval\u0113re , from prae- pre- + val\u0113re to be strong \u2014 more at wield":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8v\u0101l"
],
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"conquer",
"triumph",
"win"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082732",
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"verb"
]
},
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"They prevailed on/upon me to play a few tunes on the piano."
]
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"to achieve a victory over prevailed over their traditional rivals for the first time in years"
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"the west winds that prevail in the mountains"
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]
},
"examples":[
"Mutual respect prevails among students and teachers here.",
"The house was built in the style that prevailed in the 1980s.",
"The law still prevails in some states.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But with national political head winds favoring Republicans, even those potential front-runners are worried the party may not prevail in November after losing by nearly 12 points four years ago to a Republican governor who remains deeply popular. \u2014 Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"But that argument didn't prevail , and members voted to approve the apology statement. \u2014 Michelle Boorstein, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Trump's candidate, Mehmet Oz, may or may not prevail , but all of the major candidates in that race sought to play up their connections to Trump. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 20 May 2022",
"Trump-style Republicans did not prevail in the other top contest on Tuesday. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Khrushchev is not aware that the gates of hell shall not prevail against us. . . . \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
"None of this means Russia won't prevail in Kyiv in the end. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Cooler heads did not prevail , so when Thompson again arrived late for the class a week later, Thompson sat on the floor in the front row, in a space where a desk was missing. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The race went back to green on Lap 158, setting up a sprint to the finish with no leaders needing any sort of fuel save miracle to prevail . \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"Middle English, from Latin praeval\u0113re , from prae- pre- + val\u0113re to be strong \u2014 more at wield":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225036",
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"\u2014 used to refer to the direction of the wind The prevailing wind in this region is from the east."
]
},
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"prevalence":{
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"infrequence",
"infrequency",
"rareness",
"uncommonness",
"unusualness"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being prevalent",
": the degree to which something is prevalent",
": the percentage of a population that is affected with a particular disease at a given time",
": the state of happening, being accepted, or being practiced often or over a wide area",
": the percentage of a population that is affected with a particular disease at a given time \u2014 compare incidence sense 2b"
],
"examples":[
"the prevalence of rumors when hard information is withheld from the public",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With the increasing prevalence of work-from-home and remote work arrangements, more employees than ever are accessing the entirety of their work online\u2014again, opening many doors for possible attacks. \u2014 Matthew Lopes, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"These numbers are rising with the increasing prevalence of kidney disease risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. \u2014 Leslie Trigg, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Her death highlights how the devastation of drug overdoses is spreading along with the prevalence of hyper-deadly fentanyl. \u2014 Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Between February to May 2020, 14% of the participants tested positive for influenza via PCR tests, a rate that was in line with the prevalence of influenza in the area during the time period. \u2014 Julia Ries, Health.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And with the prevalence of disinformation campaigns, manufacturing a justification for war doesn\u2019t require the expense or risk of a false flag \u2013 let alone an actual attack. \u2014 Scott Radnitz, The Conversation , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The World Health Organisation defines a rare disease as a debilitating lifelong disease or disorder with a prevalence of one or less among every 1,000 people. \u2014 Johanna Deeksha, Quartz , 21 Jan. 2022",
"But her normal life is upended with the prevalence of an echoing, reverberating noise that seems to come from everywhere and nowhere. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Over the past month, hospitalizations related to COVID-19 have been on the rise across the country, especially with the prevalence of the more-contagious delta variant. \u2014 Alexis Oatman, cleveland , 8 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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"\u02c8pre-v\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8prev-l\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pre-v\u0259-l\u0259ns",
"\u02c8prev(-\u0259)-l\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"commonness",
"frequence",
"frequency",
"frequentness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-020743",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prevalent":{
"antonyms":[
"nonstandard",
"unconventional",
"unpopular",
"unusual"
],
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": generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread":[],
": powerful":[]
},
"examples":[
"Sweden is known as a nation ridden by suicide and alcoholism, but those problems are no more prevalent here than in most European countries. \u2014 John Harris , Rolling Stone , 14 Nov. 2002",
"Teams seem to him better coached, players more skilled, the strategy even more defensive, the opportunities less prevalent , the game less ripe. \u2014 Alec Wilkinson , ESPN , 16 Apr. 2001",
"So prevalent were grave robberies that the pharaohs' loyal retainers often spirited away their masters' remains for reinterment in secret graves. \u2014 Paul Martin , National Geographic Traveler , March 1999",
"Throughout the Mediterranean culture, which was the matrix of our own, the tree was a prevalent embodiment of the Mother Goddess; \u2026 \u2014 Francis DuPlessix Gray , UTNE Reader , November/December 1987",
"a custom that was once prevalent here",
"Those teaching methods are still prevalent at some schools.",
"a fashion that is prevalent among teenagers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Elevated feeders were once recommended as a way to prevent gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV), also known as bloat, a life-threatening condition that\u2019s most prevalent in large and deep-chested breeds. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"The view of guns as a daily tool remains prevalent today, usually through references to hunting. \u2014 Brian L. Ott, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
"But in the mid-1980s, as drugs and violence grew prevalent , older families moved away, and the sense of mutual support that had united Wells-Goodfellow frayed. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Mind wandering is especially prevalent in a round of golf, with the average golfer spending only 19 to 27 minutes on the process of actually hitting golf shots over the course of a typical four-hour round. \u2014 Paul Christianson, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"In fact, while some local officials said title theft is quite prevalent in their areas, many other local authorities contacted by ABC News indicated that the crime is rare for them. \u2014 Mike Levine, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"Petty crime was prevalent , if not rampant, and serious crime was no longer uncommon. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"At the same time, late spring frosts seem to be both more severe and more prevalent . \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"But the company is currently testing future iPhone models that replace the current Lightning charging port with the more prevalent USB-C connector. \u2014 Time , 7 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
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"Latin praevalent-, praevalens very powerful, from present participle of praeval\u0113re":""
},
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"\u02c8pre-v\u0259-l\u0259nt",
"\u02c8prev-l\u0259nt"
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"conventional",
"current",
"customary",
"going",
"popular",
"prevailing",
"standard",
"stock",
"usual"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224506",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"prevaricate":{
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"definitions":{
": to deviate from the truth : equivocate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Government officials prevaricated about the real costs of the project.",
"during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When history\u2019s vicious victors prevaricate about how the West was lost, maybe movies such as Cry Macho, Richard Jewell, The Mule, and The 15:17 to Paris will survive to tell a different, more complicated and compassionate story. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 Sep. 2021",
"An enemy would simply prevaricate and bide their time, knowing that the other side can pull back from the brink before it\u2019s too late. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 3 Aug. 2021",
"When an administration prevaricates on climate change, the effects won\u2019t be felt for years, and even then will be hard to parse. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Until disclosures are made mandatory, companies are likely to prevaricate . \u2014 The Economist , 21 Sep. 2019",
"Until the American public, whom doctors are well placed to inform, steps into this debate to demand action, Congress will continue to prevaricate . \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz India , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Every transfer situation is unique, and, on this particular occasion, why not just pay up instead of needlessly prevaricating ? \u2014 SI.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Anna hemmed and hawed and dissembled and prevaricated and, as the women got increasingly angry, allowed two fat tears to roll down her cheeks. \u2014 Jessica Pressler, The Cut , 28 May 2018",
"Meanwhile, Mohamed Nasheed, the former president whose conviction has now been quashed, prevaricated about returning from exile in Sri Lanka. \u2014 The Economist , 2 Feb. 2018"
],
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"circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Latin praevaricatus , past participle of praevaricari to act in collusion, literally, to straddle, from prae- + varicare to straddle, from varus bowlegged":""
},
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"-\u02c8va-r\u0259-",
"pri-\u02c8ver-\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prevaricate lie , prevaricate , equivocate , palter , fib mean to tell an untruth. lie is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty. lied about where he had been prevaricate softens the bluntness of lie by implying quibbling or confusing the issue. during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate equivocate implies using words having more than one sense so as to seem to say one thing but intend another. equivocated endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors palter implies making unreliable statements of fact or intention or insincere promises. a swindler paltering with his investors fib applies to a telling of a trivial untruth. fibbed about the price of the new suit",
"synonyms":[
"fabricate",
"fib",
"lie"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180729",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"prevaricating":{
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": to deviate from the truth : equivocate":[]
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"Government officials prevaricated about the real costs of the project.",
"during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When history\u2019s vicious victors prevaricate about how the West was lost, maybe movies such as Cry Macho, Richard Jewell, The Mule, and The 15:17 to Paris will survive to tell a different, more complicated and compassionate story. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 Sep. 2021",
"An enemy would simply prevaricate and bide their time, knowing that the other side can pull back from the brink before it\u2019s too late. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 3 Aug. 2021",
"When an administration prevaricates on climate change, the effects won\u2019t be felt for years, and even then will be hard to parse. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Until disclosures are made mandatory, companies are likely to prevaricate . \u2014 The Economist , 21 Sep. 2019",
"Until the American public, whom doctors are well placed to inform, steps into this debate to demand action, Congress will continue to prevaricate . \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz India , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Every transfer situation is unique, and, on this particular occasion, why not just pay up instead of needlessly prevaricating ? \u2014 SI.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Anna hemmed and hawed and dissembled and prevaricated and, as the women got increasingly angry, allowed two fat tears to roll down her cheeks. \u2014 Jessica Pressler, The Cut , 28 May 2018",
"Meanwhile, Mohamed Nasheed, the former president whose conviction has now been quashed, prevaricated about returning from exile in Sri Lanka. \u2014 The Economist , 2 Feb. 2018"
],
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"circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Latin praevaricatus , past participle of praevaricari to act in collusion, literally, to straddle, from prae- + varicare to straddle, from varus bowlegged":""
},
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"-\u02c8va-r\u0259-",
"pri-\u02c8ver-\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prevaricate lie , prevaricate , equivocate , palter , fib mean to tell an untruth. lie is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty. lied about where he had been prevaricate softens the bluntness of lie by implying quibbling or confusing the issue. during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate equivocate implies using words having more than one sense so as to seem to say one thing but intend another. equivocated endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors palter implies making unreliable statements of fact or intention or insincere promises. a swindler paltering with his investors fib applies to a telling of a trivial untruth. fibbed about the price of the new suit",
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"fabricate",
"fib",
"lie"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181930",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"prevarication":{
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": to deviate from the truth : equivocate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Government officials prevaricated about the real costs of the project.",
"during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When history\u2019s vicious victors prevaricate about how the West was lost, maybe movies such as Cry Macho, Richard Jewell, The Mule, and The 15:17 to Paris will survive to tell a different, more complicated and compassionate story. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 Sep. 2021",
"An enemy would simply prevaricate and bide their time, knowing that the other side can pull back from the brink before it\u2019s too late. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 3 Aug. 2021",
"When an administration prevaricates on climate change, the effects won\u2019t be felt for years, and even then will be hard to parse. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Until disclosures are made mandatory, companies are likely to prevaricate . \u2014 The Economist , 21 Sep. 2019",
"Until the American public, whom doctors are well placed to inform, steps into this debate to demand action, Congress will continue to prevaricate . \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz India , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Every transfer situation is unique, and, on this particular occasion, why not just pay up instead of needlessly prevaricating ? \u2014 SI.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Anna hemmed and hawed and dissembled and prevaricated and, as the women got increasingly angry, allowed two fat tears to roll down her cheeks. \u2014 Jessica Pressler, The Cut , 28 May 2018",
"Meanwhile, Mohamed Nasheed, the former president whose conviction has now been quashed, prevaricated about returning from exile in Sri Lanka. \u2014 The Economist , 2 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin praevaricatus , past participle of praevaricari to act in collusion, literally, to straddle, from prae- + varicare to straddle, from varus bowlegged":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8va-r\u0259-",
"pri-\u02c8ver-\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prevaricate lie , prevaricate , equivocate , palter , fib mean to tell an untruth. lie is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty. lied about where he had been prevaricate softens the bluntness of lie by implying quibbling or confusing the issue. during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate equivocate implies using words having more than one sense so as to seem to say one thing but intend another. equivocated endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors palter implies making unreliable statements of fact or intention or insincere promises. a swindler paltering with his investors fib applies to a telling of a trivial untruth. fibbed about the price of the new suit",
"synonyms":[
"fabricate",
"fib",
"lie"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033446",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"prevent":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to act ahead of":[],
": to be in readiness for (something, such as an occasion)":[],
": to deprive of power or hope of acting or succeeding":[],
": to go or arrive before":[],
": to hold or keep back : hinder , stop":[
"\u2014 often used with from"
],
": to interpose an obstacle":[],
": to keep from happening or existing":[
"steps to prevent war"
],
": to meet or satisfy in advance":[]
},
"examples":[
"Seatbelts in cars often prevent serious injuries.",
"Can exercise and a healthy diet prevent heart disease?",
"The accident could have been prevented .",
"He grabbed my arm to prevent me from falling.",
"Bad weather prevented us from leaving.",
"How are you going to prevent him from finding out about the party?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The public has a right to know what happened and to try to prevent future shootings. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2022",
"There is emerging evidence from Wintemute and others that the laws may prevent mass shootings. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"There is emerging evidence from Dr. Wintemute and others that the laws may prevent mass shootings. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"Democratic supporters of the bill praised the passage and said the bills could prevent mass shootings in their state. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Republicans say the measure could prevent such shootings. \u2014 Andrew Welsh-huggins And Mark Gillispie, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"Republicans say the measure could prevent such shootings. \u2014 Andrew Welsh-huggins And Mark Gillispie, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Republicans say the measure could prevent such shootings. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"There's little that individual parents can do to prevent school shootings, but there are ways to protect your children from gun violence, the vast majority of which does not occur at school, writes Melinda Wenner Moyer. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4c":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, to anticipate, from Latin praeventus , past participle of praevenire to come before, anticipate, forestall, from prae- + venire to come \u2014 more at come":""
},
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"pri-\u02c8vent"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prevent prevent , anticipate , forestall mean to deal with beforehand. prevent implies taking advance measures against something possible or probable. measures taken to prevent leaks anticipate may imply merely getting ahead of another by being a precursor or forerunner or it may imply checking another's intention by acting first. anticipated the question by making a statement forestall implies a getting ahead so as to stop or interrupt something in its course. hoped to forestall the sale",
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"avert",
"forestall",
"head off",
"help",
"obviate",
"preclude",
"stave off"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000714",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"prevernal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": early flowering or leafing":[
"\u2014 used of plants that unfold their leaves or flowers before the rest of the plants in their locality"
],
": of or relating to the end of winter and the beginning of spring : occurring early in the growing season":[
"prevernal activity of a ground spider",
"prevernal group of migratory birds"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"pre- + vernal":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140316",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": a hypothetical ancestral form preceding the vertebrates"
],
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"pre- + vertebrate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u0113+\u02cc-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123659",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prevesical":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": situated in front of a bladder and especially the urinary bladder":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"pre- + vesical":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)pr\u0113+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075803",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"previable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": not considered sufficiently developed to survive outside the uterus":[
"a previable fetus"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u02c8v\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8v\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104554",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"preview":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a selected group of scenes shown to advertise a movie, television show, etc.":[],
": an advance showing or performance (as of a motion picture or play)":[],
": an advance statement, sample, or survey":[],
": to give a preliminary survey of":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The designers will preview their new lines at the fashion show.",
"They previewed the upcoming football season.",
"You can preview the page before you print it.",
"Noun",
"We saw the movie at a special preview .",
"Before the movie starts they always show previews of coming attractions.",
"There are previews of the next week's episode at the end of each show.",
"They gave a preview of the upcoming football season.",
"The magazine includes a preview of the newest fall fashions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the formal announcement Thursday, said the initial orders were typical of covid-19 vaccination campaigns thus far, as states usually increase their orders over time. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
"The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the formal announcement Thursday, said the initial orders were typical of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns thus far, as states typically increase their orders over time. \u2014 Noah Weiland, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the weapons package that will be formally unveiled on Wednesday. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
"The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the package before it is formally unveiled. \u2014 John Leicester And Frank Jordans, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Now audiences can focus on bottom-of-the-screen zippers and corner-screen pop-ups that preview other shows or segments, even if the anchor is yelling about war or a natural disaster. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"The developer conference might not be a bad place to preview some of it. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 25 May 2022",
"The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to preview the formal announcement, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that the testing requirement is no longer necessary. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"To preview the four-day event the circuit held an opening news conference at Centurion Golf Club in St. Albans, England on Tuesday. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That served as a preview of his limitless potential. \u2014 Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"The case is seen as a preview of how future disciplinary cases could play out. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"A few months before the release of the December draft of the SOC8, WPATH had a preview of the firestorm to come. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations last week also doubled as a preview of the future of the monarchy in the hands of Prince Charles. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"For a preview of the upcoming broadcast, take a look at the video provided above. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"His comments came after San Francisco voters ousted District Attorney Chesa Boudin \u2014 a move that some political commentators interpreted as a preview into Gascon's fate, as his critics effort signatures to hold a similar recall vote in LA. \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
"Fromm Petfest, coming to Milwaukee's lakefront Sept. 24, has a preview of sorts with a Petfest Pop-Up from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 14 at The Annex at Foxtown, 6375 W. Mequon Road. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"The new ad format could serve as a preview of a new level of aggression by TV networks to serve commercials to streaming viewers. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 2 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u0113-\u02ccvy\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205431",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"previous":{
"antonyms":[
"after",
"ensuing",
"following",
"later",
"posterior",
"subsequent",
"succeeding"
],
"definitions":{
": acting too soon : premature":[
"somewhat previous in his conclusion"
],
": going before in time or order : prior":[
"the previous owners",
"previous attempts had failed",
"reread the previous page"
]
},
"examples":[
"She has a child from a previous marriage.",
"The two characters met in a previous chapter.",
"the previous owners of the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Frontier added $2 per share to its previous offer, boosting it to $4.13 in cash plus 1.9126 shares of Frontier for each Spirit share. \u2014 David Koenig, Sun Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"Two previous versions of the measure had been vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Algorithms analyze seismic data from previous earthquakes to predict earthquakes earlier and notify people more quickly. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Ole Miss' previous longest run at the College World Series had been reaching the bracket finals in 2014 before losing to eventual national runner-up Virginia. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"At issue in the case is a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy \u2013 earlier than had been permitted under the high court's previous decisions. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The Shock aren\u2019t Ivey\u2019s only previous ties to Detroit. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
"The dresses are each influenced by Wiederhoeft\u2019s previous bridal designs. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"JPMorgan airline analyst Jamie Baker said the deal probably exceeds United's previous forecasts of rising costs. \u2014 David Koenig, ajc , 24 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin praevius leading the way, from prae- pre- + via way \u2014 more at way":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u0113-v\u0113-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for previous preceding , antecedent , foregoing , previous , prior , former , anterior mean being before. preceding usually implies being immediately before in time or in place. the preceding sentence antecedent applies to order in time and may suggest a causal relation. conditions antecedent to the revolution foregoing applies chiefly to statements. the foregoing remarks previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance. a child from a previous marriage a prior obligation former implies always a definite comparison or contrast with something that is latter. the former name of the company anterior applies to position before or ahead of usually in space, sometimes in time or order. the anterior lobe of the brain",
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"antecedent",
"anterior",
"foregoing",
"former",
"precedent",
"preceding",
"prior"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044206",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"previous examination":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the first examination taken by a candidate for the B.A. degree at Cambridge University \u2014 compare intermediate sense 2c , responsion":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023807",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"previous question":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a parliamentary motion to put the pending question to an immediate vote without further debate or amendment that if defeated has the effect of permitting resumption of debate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As with the previous question , this sounds like a case of an employer that wants both the labor benefit of full employees and the lower overhead cost of contractors. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"But your assessment of the next question must remain independent of your assessment of the previous question . \u2014 Chaka Booker, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The previous question : From 1910 to 1940, how many people entered or departed the country through the immigration station at Angel Island? Answer: About 500,000. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Sep. 2021",
"The average return after a rise is understandably lower than after a fall as detailed in the previous question . \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
"The average return after a rise is generally lower than after a fall as detailed in the previous question . \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 11 June 2021",
"The previous question : In the 1950s, the Little Theatre at Playland-at-the-Beach displayed what famous scene? \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2021",
"The average return after a rise is understandably lower than after a fall as detailed in the previous question . \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"The average return after a rise is understandably lower than a fall as detailed in the previous question . \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 18 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1715, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073831",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"previous to":{
"antonyms":[
"after",
"following"
],
"definitions":{
": prior to , before":[]
},
"examples":[
"his passport arrived just previous to his trip"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1698, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"afore",
"ahead of",
"before",
"ere",
"fore",
"'fore",
"of",
"prior to",
"to"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171217",
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"previously":{
"antonyms":[
"after",
"ensuing",
"following",
"later",
"posterior",
"subsequent",
"succeeding"
],
"definitions":{
": acting too soon : premature":[
"somewhat previous in his conclusion"
],
": going before in time or order : prior":[
"the previous owners",
"previous attempts had failed",
"reread the previous page"
]
},
"examples":[
"She has a child from a previous marriage.",
"The two characters met in a previous chapter.",
"the previous owners of the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Frontier added $2 per share to its previous offer, boosting it to $4.13 in cash plus 1.9126 shares of Frontier for each Spirit share. \u2014 David Koenig, Sun Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"Two previous versions of the measure had been vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Algorithms analyze seismic data from previous earthquakes to predict earthquakes earlier and notify people more quickly. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Ole Miss' previous longest run at the College World Series had been reaching the bracket finals in 2014 before losing to eventual national runner-up Virginia. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"At issue in the case is a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy \u2013 earlier than had been permitted under the high court's previous decisions. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The Shock aren\u2019t Ivey\u2019s only previous ties to Detroit. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
"The dresses are each influenced by Wiederhoeft\u2019s previous bridal designs. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"JPMorgan airline analyst Jamie Baker said the deal probably exceeds United's previous forecasts of rising costs. \u2014 David Koenig, ajc , 24 June 2022"
],
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"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Latin praevius leading the way, from prae- pre- + via way \u2014 more at way":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u0113-v\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"antecedent",
"anterior",
"foregoing",
"former",
"precedent",
"preceding",
"prior"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173054",
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": foresee":[],
": to inform beforehand : warn":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin praevisus , past participle of praevid\u0113re":""
},
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"pr\u0259\u0307\u02c8-",
"pr\u0113\u02c8v\u012bz"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095154",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": foreseeability , predictability":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pr\u0113\u02ccv\u012bz\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045729",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": capable of being foreseen or predicted":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"pr\u0113\u02c8v\u012bz\u0259b\u0259l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094249",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": forecast , prognostication":[],
": foresee":[],
": foresight , prescience":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Another controversial prevision among those on Capitol Hill is a phone records program that grants the government the ability to request metadata such as the dates and senders of cellular communications \u2014 but not the content of those messages. \u2014 Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner , 3 Mar. 2020",
"The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified. \u2014 Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Oct. 2017"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1868, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English previsioun , from Middle French prevision , from Late Latin praevision-, praevisio , from Latin praevid\u0113re to foresee, from prae- + vid\u0113re to see \u2014 more at wit":"Noun"
},
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"pr\u0113-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259n"
],
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"anticipate",
"divine",
"forefeel",
"foreknow",
"foresee"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": immediately preceding a vowel":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
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"\u02ccpr\u0113-v\u014d-\u02c8ka-lik",
"-v\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100514",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": given or required before admission to a vocational school":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
"\u02ccpr\u0113-v\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101-shn\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201257",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the vomer of a nonmammalian vertebrate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pre- + vomer":""
},
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"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031004",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": occurring or existing before a war and especially before World War II":[
"prewar conditions",
"the prewar era/period/years",
"the country's prewar population",
"prewar levels of industrial production",
"an apartment in a prewar building"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u0113-\u02c8w\u022fr"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112326",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"prey":{
"antonyms":[
"predator"
],
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": an animal taken by a predator as food":[],
": one that is helpless or unable to resist attack : victim":[
"was prey to his own appetites"
],
": spoil , booty":[],
": the act or habit of preying":[],
": to commit violence or robbery or fraud":[],
": to have an injurious, destructive, or wasting effect":[
"worry preyed upon his mind"
],
": to make raids for the sake of booty":[],
": to seize and devour prey":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The lion stalked its prey .",
"The bird circled above looking for prey .",
"The seals are easy prey for sharks.",
"Too often elderly people are easy prey for swindlers and other criminals.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tagging studies consistently put predator and prey in the same place at the same time. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"Like all great artists, his works tell a story that is both captivating and revealing\u2014often about the relationship between predator and prey , man and beast, and ultimately, hints at our role as stewards. \u2014 Chris Dorsey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"In the Morian Hall of Paleontology, go on a prehistoric safari to see reconstructed predator and prey animals poised in action as if still living their lives, as well as prehistoric relatives such as tree-climbing australopithecines. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 20 May 2022",
"Despite the serene surroundings, new research published earlier this week about wolves and moose in Isle Royale\u2019s special environment provides fascinating insights into the relationship between predators and prey . \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The bears in Greenland have adapted by fishing for ringed seals, their main prey , at the edge of glaciers that meet the sea. \u2014 Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"The small, noisy birds with pale blue or indigo feathers typically eat anchovies and sardines, usually diving to depths of up to 30 meters (about 100 feet) to catch their prey . \u2014 Kathleen Magramo, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Some animals, like toothed whales, use echolocation to find their prey . \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
"The sinister track continues to explore the group\u2019s cyber-futurism theme, with the K-pop stars gaining on their prey to feed the monster within \u2014 likely the Black Mamba from their debut title track of the same name. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Since the recovery program began, at least 100 wolves have been killed by federal officials at the behest of ranchers who claim the wolves prey on cattle. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
"These predators can ambush prey as large as deer, kangaroos, cattle and wild buffalo. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
"Radigan said that Carlson used his position as a teacher to identify girls, find them on social media and then prey upon them. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The spider gets its name from Jor\u014dgumo, a Japanese spirit, or Y\u014dkai, that is said to disguise itself as a beautiful woman to prey upon gullible men. \u2014 Ben Turner, Scientific American , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Mesquite is the most common tree in our area for mistletoe to prey upon. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Over the course of the first season, Rue clashes with Nate (Jacob Elordi) (a violent and angry jock grappling with his identity), sketchy drug dealers who prey upon Rue\u2019s vulnerability post-rehab, and her own demons that keep her from staying sober. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Scammers are looking to prey on U.S. parents struggling to find baby formula amid a national shortage of the nutritional products, the Federal Trade Commission warned Wednesday. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
"None of this, though, dented his popularity among a major swath of the Filipino public, which welcomed his tough approach and was also prey to new networks of pro-government online disinformation that spawned during Duterte\u2019s time in office. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English preie , from Anglo-French, from Latin praeda ; akin to Latin prehendere to grasp, seize \u2014 more at get":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French preier , from Latin praedari , from praeda":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chase",
"quarry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230629",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pribble":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a trivial dispute or discussion":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (influenced by bibble-babble ) of prabble":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prib\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141159",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"price":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"1927\u2013 American soprano":[
"(Mary) Le*on*tyne \\ l\u0113-\u200b\u02c8\u00e4n-\u200b\u02cct\u0113n ; \u02c8l\u0113-\u200b\u0259n-\u200b\u02cct\u0113n , \u02c8l\u0101-\u200b \\"
],
": a reward for the apprehension or death of a person":[
"an outlaw with a price on his head"
],
": an amount sufficient to bribe one":[
"believed every man had his price"
],
": the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing":[],
": the cost at which something is obtained":[
"\u2026 the price of freedom is restraint \u2026",
"\u2014 J. Irwin Miller"
],
": the quantity of one thing that is exchanged or demanded in barter or sale for another":[],
": the terms for the sake of which something is done or undertaken: such as":[],
": to drive by raising prices excessively":[
"priced themselves out of the market"
],
": to find out the price of":[],
": to set a price on":[],
": value , worth":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"You paid a high price for the car.",
"We bought the house at a good price .",
"The price of milk rose.",
"What is the difference in price between the two cars?",
"I know he said he wouldn't do it, but I think it's just a matter of finding his price .",
"Verb",
"They priced the house too high.",
"Workers quickly priced the new merchandise.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Rome has also cut a fuel tax, lowering the price at the pump for consumers. \u2014 Eric Sylvers, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"The second letter referenced a Texas A&M University Agricultural and Food Policy Center study in May about the impact of higher farming input costs and commodity price changes on 64 farms. \u2014 Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"All the selections here are M.2 2280 modules (the most widely supported), and most are in the price /capacity sweet spot between 500 GB and 2 TB. \u2014 Joseph Moran, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
"The company has only one operating and reportable segment, and the sales growth over the past few years has been driven by a combination of a rise in price and volume. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Fortunately Amazon is slashing the price on some of the best dang headphones on the market, the Apple's AirPods Max (22% off), just in time for Sunday. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"Putin said his country was withstanding those efforts and pointed to increasing price inflation and energy costs across the West as evidence that those sanctions had backfired. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"The home saw a price drop but still hasn't attracted buyers. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"From the article: The company\u2019s stock price has fallen by more than a third during Mr. Jassy\u2019s tenure, erasing more than $600 billion in market value. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There\u2019s lots to consider when choosing a fountain pen for daily use, from material to weight to nib options to price \u2014not to mention aesthetics: color, shape and decor. \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The first is to price it in a way that everybody can afford it. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"This is far from an extinction-level event, but with Netflix\u2019s premium valuation relative to other media players, the company\u2019s investors still need to figure out how to price it for a different kind of growth. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Slower demand can help price pressures to ease as fewer buyers compete for goods and services. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The jump in the Consumer Price Index, a broad basket of goods and services, was due mainly to price increases for fuel, food and housing, the Labor Department reported Friday. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"In most cases, however, patients can\u2019t actually price shop for health care. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"The measure is a follow-up to last year\u2019s decision by API to push Congress for legislation to price carbon emissions across the economy, in what was a policy turnabout a decade after the organization helped to kill a similar plan. \u2014 Timothy Puko And Ted Mann, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The result is usually that myopic development interests simply price the bribes to local government for the permits into their cost structure and pass it on to consumers. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 6 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English pris , from Anglo-French, from Latin pretium price, money; probably akin to Sanskrit prati- against, in return \u2014 more at pros-":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u012bs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"ante",
"charge",
"cost",
"damage",
"fee",
"figure",
"freight",
"price tag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035608",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"price tag":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a tag on merchandise showing the price at which it is offered for sale":[],
": price , cost":[]
},
"examples":[
"The price tag is missing so I don't know how much this sweater costs.",
"a weeklong cruise on the luxury liner sounded great, but the price tag was enough to make me choke",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The number on the price tag keeps getting bigger, but my coffee is the same size. \u2014 Matthew Meehan, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Her other home, a beach house overlooking the ocean in Carmel-by-the-Sea, recently sold for $10.775 million, a whopping $2.825 million more than the price tag . \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
"For dry, frizzy curls that crave definition and volume, this conditioner packs a powerful punch without a huge price tag . \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"While many beauty products come at an expensive price tag , finding the right sunscreen doesn't have to break the bank. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 June 2022",
"Fire suppression efforts cost the state millions and the governor's office claimed the agency would pay for 100% of the price tag . \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"But despite the escalating price tag , demand for bags remains so high that Chanel has reported a shortage and had to limit the number that consumers can buy in China and in Paris. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"About $8 million of the total price tag comes from Cleveland\u2019s share of a countywide tax on alcohol and cigarette sales, known as the sin tax. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"At nearly $1,000, the 7X might carry more of a vanity price tag than a utility one. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 6 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"cost",
"damage",
"fee",
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"freight",
"price"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235455",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"priceless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": costly because of rarity or quality : precious":[],
": delightfully amusing, odd, or absurd":[],
": having a value beyond any price : invaluable":[],
": having worth in terms of other than market value":[]
},
"examples":[
"a priceless piece of information",
"The look on his face was priceless .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The show stars the comedian as a bumbling father named Trevor who lands a new job as a house-sitter at a luxurious mansion filled with priceless artwork, classic cars and a dog called Cupcake. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Exhibits there hold priceless objects, including 800-year-old corn, beans, and squash, along with intact stone Clovis points used for hunting that date back some 13,000 years. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
"Exhibits there hold priceless objects, including 800-year-old corn, beans and squash, along with intact Clovis points, or stone arrowheads, that date back some 13,000 years. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, ajc , 20 June 2022",
"Because those books turned out to be priceless to me, and changed my life. \u2014 Steve Greenberg, Billboard , 15 June 2022",
"The brassie, the spoon, the baffie and the cleek: All would be lost and consigned to the waters of time if not for the priceless collections once belonging to club champions with names like C. Stillborn Drunklord IV. \u2014 Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"Employees are a priceless source of information to direct your empathy and communication strategy in the right way. \u2014 Leonid Kozlov, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Take a moment to bask in the beauty of this priceless tiara, famously worn by Princess Diana during her wedding to Prince Charles in 1981. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"There are the priceless supporting performances from Chris Sullivan (as Kate\u2019s first husband, Toby), Susan Kelechi Watson (Randall\u2019s wife, Beth), and Caitlin Thompson (as Kevin\u2019s almost-wife, Madison). \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u012bs-l\u0259s"
],
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"synonyms":[
"inestimable",
"invaluable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004903",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"pricey":{
"antonyms":[
"cheap",
"inexpensive"
],
"definitions":{
": expensive":[]
},
"examples":[
"The car is a little pricey .",
"a small boutique selling pricey women's clothing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And the usual suspects \u2013 Airbnb and Vrbo \u2013 had a limited and pricey selection. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The figures are probably no surprise to anyone who has tried to buy in Boston\u2019s tight, pricey housing market lately. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"In the three-minute video, Nogueira shares a controversial opinion about a super popular (and super pricey ) luxury lip product. \u2014 Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Climbing aboard the handsome, ferocious and pricey Ducati Multistrada V4S is like a putting on a Ermenegildo Zegna Bespoke suit, some of which sell for $22,000. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"With so many weddings being held in 2022, the year has grown beyond busy and pricey for wedding guests. \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Forget all the Harry\u2019s Bar hype and pricey Bellinis (which are almost as good, anyway, in $17 takeout bottles). \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"The government is alert to this responsibility, and is now underwriting the pricey and arduous process of peatland rescue. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"Washing machines have gotten very fancy (and very pricey ) in the last few years, and shopping for your perfect match can be overwhelming. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u012b-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"big-ticket",
"costly",
"dear",
"expensive",
"extravagant",
"high",
"high-end",
"high-ticket",
"precious",
"premium",
"priceless",
"spendy",
"ultraexpensive",
"valuable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233107",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"prick":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument":[],
": a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow":[],
": a pointed instrument or weapon":[],
": a sharp projecting organ or part":[],
": a slight sharply localized discomfort":[
"the prick of a needle"
],
": a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority":[],
": an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked : such as":[],
": penis":[],
": thrust":[],
": to affect with anguish, grief, or remorse":[
"doubt began to prick him",
"\u2014 Philip Hale"
],
": to become directed upward : point":[],
": to cause to be or stand erect":[
"a dog pricking its ears"
],
": to feel discomfort as if from being pricked":[],
": to listen intently":[],
": to mark, distinguish, or note by means of a small mark":[],
": to pierce slightly with a sharp point":[],
": to prick something or cause a pricking sensation":[],
": to remove (a young seedling) from the seedbed to another suitable for further growth":[
"\u2014 usually used with out"
],
": to ride fast":[],
": to ride, guide, or urge on with or as if with spurs : goad":[],
": to trace or outline with punctures":[],
": to urge a horse with the spur":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She felt a prick as the thorn jabbed her foot.",
"He felt the prick of the needle.",
"She felt a prick of jealousy.",
"Verb",
"The nurse pricked my finger and squeezed out a drop of blood.",
"The sharp shells pricked the bottoms of our feet.",
"She was pricked by doubt."
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English prikke , from Old English prica ; akin to Middle Dutch pric prick":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"perforation",
"pinhole",
"pinprick",
"punch",
"puncture",
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"The plant's leaves are prickly .",
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"Owens' family says the text is intended to be an ode to his dry humor and sometimes prickly attitude. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Hooping under Beard is a one-year odyssey for the bulk of this team and the players\u2019 dynamic with their periodically prickly head coach has been up for discussion since December. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Mar. 2022",
"But Thibeault and Jonas said prickly attitudes and ego swirled within the group during season six. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"Whether portraying the prickly etiquette that rules the hamlet\u2019s narrow boardwalk or the price gouging at the one market in the area, the movie mostly succeeds at making a subculture\u2019s inside jokes legible to a broader audience. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 3 June 2022",
"At the Qom Indigenous reserve in Espinillo, a small outpost on the edge of Chaco\u2019s Impenetrable region \u2013 a thick, semiarid forest of spiny trees and prickly bushes \u2013 most residents have heard the rumors about Chinese investments in their lands. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
"James is dashing and a little sardonic as Henry, whose lifelong experiences with time travel have left him with the prickly shell of a survivor, while Leslie throws herself wholeheartedly into Clare\u2019s emotional highs and lows. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2022",
"Sharif said in an interview last week good relations with the United States were critical for Pakistan for better or for worse, in stark contrast to Khan\u2019s prickly ties to Washington. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"This may be consistent with the lack of personal emotion in his work and his prickly Yankeeness and sense of privacy. \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"The car is a little pricey .",
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"And the usual suspects \u2013 Airbnb and Vrbo \u2013 had a limited and pricey selection. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The figures are probably no surprise to anyone who has tried to buy in Boston\u2019s tight, pricey housing market lately. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"In the three-minute video, Nogueira shares a controversial opinion about a super popular (and super pricey ) luxury lip product. \u2014 Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Climbing aboard the handsome, ferocious and pricey Ducati Multistrada V4S is like a putting on a Ermenegildo Zegna Bespoke suit, some of which sell for $22,000. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"With so many weddings being held in 2022, the year has grown beyond busy and pricey for wedding guests. \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Forget all the Harry\u2019s Bar hype and pricey Bellinis (which are almost as good, anyway, in $17 takeout bottles). \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"The government is alert to this responsibility, and is now underwriting the pricey and arduous process of peatland rescue. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"Washing machines have gotten very fancy (and very pricey ) in the last few years, and shopping for your perfect match can be overwhelming. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022"
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"Noun",
"Being able to work again gave him his pride back.",
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"I had to swallow my pride and admit I made a mistake.",
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"These young people are the pride of their community.",
"Verb",
"he prides himself on the quality of his writing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What a story, not least of all about pride , bravery, and self-awareness. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"But there is also pride that others are so interested in the boys Shakhtar has developed. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Hartford \u2014 Potential profit and a sense of civic pride are what led Hartford resident and contractor Andre Davis to attend the city of Hartford\u2019s tax deed sale of 10 properties Thursday at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Park. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"JoJo Goes, the new show set to debut Thursday, June 23 on Facebook Watch, will see the young triple-threat taking her friends on a series of new adventures, including pride parades, summer camp, performing Shakespeare and much more. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a personal and community pride that goes along with competing on the river, according to Huntington. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The shooting happened ahead of this Sunday's Pride Parade in San Francisco and in the heart of the city's popular Castro District, which is expected to be filled with revelers celebrating LGBTQ pride this weekend. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"The Community Engagement Program develops engagement initiatives for residents to cultivate a sense of pride and ownership of our neighborhoods. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"The designs were created by nail artist Eri Ishizu with one goal in mind: to feature the colors that represent pan-African pride and culture. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Americans pride themselves as being able to live in a marketplace of ideas and make decisions for themselves about truthfulness. \u2014 Jill Goldenziel, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"In this view, disability is a social identity that can comes with discrimination, but also pride in disability culture and support from other disabled people. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The Hawken boys pride themselves on the 4x100, which currently ranks ninth. \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Then again, the Suns pride themselves on defending, getting stops and running. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
"The Ravens pride themselves on their winning culture and on-field success, but sometimes losing has its benefits, too. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"Homophobia and transphobia aren\u2019t exclusive to pride month. \u2014 Michael Bach, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The owners also pride themselves on their wide variety of sides ranging from collard greens to mac and cheese. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The ultra-Orthodox, also known as the Haredim, pride themselves on preserving Jewish learning and tradition through centuries of persecution. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"The car is his pride and joy ."
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Relationships of dependency often involve a trace of resentment; even as our spirit humbly bows with gratitude, our yearning for autonomy may shake a prideful fist. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Nodal delivers a heartfelt and prideful homage to Mexico, encapsulating the essence of the music and artists. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"And God help the prideful actor who would dare butcher the work of William Shakespeare in front of him. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Yes, there was an element of prideful bravado, that no one else should have it. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Relationships of dependency often involve a trace of resentment; even as our spirit humbly bows with gratitude, our yearning for autonomy may shake a prideful fist. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Nodal delivers a heartfelt and prideful homage to Mexico, encapsulating the essence of the music and artists. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"And God help the prideful actor who would dare butcher the work of William Shakespeare in front of him. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Relationships of dependency often involve a trace of resentment; even as our spirit humbly bows with gratitude, our yearning for autonomy may shake a prideful fist. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Nodal delivers a heartfelt and prideful homage to Mexico, encapsulating the essence of the music and artists. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Both teams are so good and stocked with prideful players, what is left in the tank for Game 7? \u2014 Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"And God help the prideful actor who would dare butcher the work of William Shakespeare in front of him. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"examples":[
"He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest .",
"searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to police documents, Bishop Jorge An\u00edbal Quintero said Castro would be removed as a priest . \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Morales, 62, has served as parish priest for the last six years, burying fewer children in that time than were killed in the May 24 shooting. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"On April 26, while the monarch was away from nearby Windsor Castle celebrating her 96th birthday at her Sandringham estate, a man dressed as a priest claimed to be a friend of the Coldstream Guards' military chaplain. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"Archbishop Welby, an affable and self-effacing 66-year-old, spent seven years as a priest doing reconciliation work, including as a crisis negotiator in Africa. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 29 May 2022",
"Last week, a man posing as a priest spent the night in the barracks of the royal troops who guard Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 4 May 2022",
"Dressed as a priest , the man arrived at the barracks of the Queen\u2019s Household Division soldiers on April 26, claiming to be a friend of the Coldstream Guards\u2019 military chaplain. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
"The man, who was posing as a priest , talked his way into the Victoria Barracks, situated just outside the confines of Windsor Castle. \u2014 Zoe Magee, ABC News , 3 May 2022",
"De Oreo was ordained as a priest in 2018, according to a newsletter serving the diocese. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"an ancient civilization that was ruled by a priesthood",
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"As the church\u2019s schedule changed, that grew to two Sundays a month, so that conference talks now form the entire curriculum used for priesthood and Relief Society. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Two priests have the answers on their podcast about priesthood . \u2014 Clare Ansberry, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Malone emphasized the importance of the priesthood to the life of the church. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"Kiesle, who was defrocked from the Catholic priesthood in 1987, had pleaded no contest in 1978 to lewd conduct for tying up and molesting two boys at Our Lady of the Rosary parish in Union City. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Saint Patrick had a vision, one that led him to study priesthood . \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In his defense, neither do most people who have spent recent decades reciting the conservative priesthood \u2019s various incantations, only to discover them irrelevant to the real world and its problems. \u2014 Oren Cass, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The Chrism Mass is for the priests of the Archdiocese, and during the coronavirus pandemic, the need for the priesthood became so clearly critical. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Schuller knew of Berrigan and his brother David J. Berrigan, still in the priesthood , who together had shaped the era\u2019s antiwar movement through colorful, high-profile activism. \u2014 Erin Cox, Washington Post , 24 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition to his priestly robes, Pohlmeier wore a violet zucchetto, or skull cap, and a golden pectoral cross. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"Shortly after his priestly ordination, Father Morgan arrived in Utah in September 1920, joined the Knights of Columbus and started work at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, his first ministry assignment in the United States. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Biden is a practicing Catholic, and his election in 2020 spurred the priestly debate. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Considering that Moses had been preparing Aaron for seven days to assume the priestly responsibilities, the Torah quite simply states that on the eighth day Aaron\u2019s tenure begins. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Apr. 2021",
"He was suspended from performing his priestly duties by St. John Paul II for defying the Church by serving as a cabinet minister in the Sandinista government. \u2014 David Crary, ajc , 31 Dec. 2020",
"Father Denis, as he was known by generations of students and priestly brothers who yearned simply to live up to his standards, died at Irving Baylor Scott & White Medical Center after contracting COVID-19 in a nursing home. \u2014 Mike Wilson, Dallas News , 21 May 2020",
"His priestly status proved an asset for the mayors who recruited him to civic service. \u2014 Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2020",
"His priestly status proved an asset for the mayors who recruited him to civic service. \u2014 Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ammonium nitrate does not burn on its own, but its oxygen content is highly concentrated in prill size. \u2014 USA Today , 6 Aug. 2020"
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1952, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"\u02c8pril"
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"\u2014 John Buchan"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This hassle-free staple is designed to keep you looking prim and polished no matter the distance. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"Wearing a prim white dress and black cardigan and with her hair pulled back in a bun, Heard addressed the jury for more than six hours, relaying a series of disturbing anecdotes that allegedly took place from 2014 to 2016. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 5 May 2022",
"The Glendale Freeway was originally the Alessandro Freeway, named for the Edendale street where L.A.\u2019s first silent film studios, like Mack Sennett\u2019s, were enthralling the world when Hollywood was still a prim town that barred demon rum and actors. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"At the other end of the day, the village could be seen embroiled in long, sensuous, burning sunsets whose atmospheres and shades of passion passed one after another over the mesmerized faces of the houses, while our own house sat in prim shadow. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Billie Eilish's Met Gala look is a bit punk and a bit prim and proper. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
"Joyce is convincingly prim and mission-oriented, and the script wastes no time in skewering her blind spots. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Kate McKinnon shows up as a prim grandma, who shares her disappointment with her granddaughter \u2014 cue a flashback to her younger days throwing panties at a David Bowie concert. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Michell, who died in September, never lets the story drag, moving from one thing to the next with a prim efficiency. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022"
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": the principal female dancer in a ballet company":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Obsession drives a dedicated ballerina (Natalie Portman) to the brink of madness when a new dancer threatens her role as prima ballerina . \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 13 May 2022",
"Next year's diverse honorees include a former first lady, pilot, prima ballerina , composer and journalist. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Bessie Coleman, the first African American and first Native American woman pilot; Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady and author; Jovita Id\u00e1r, the Mexican American journalist and activist; and Maria Tallchief, who was America\u2019s first prima ballerina . \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Next year\u2019s diverse honorees include a former first lady, prima ballerina , journalist, composer, and pilot. \u2014 Essence , 20 Mar. 2020",
"The Bolshoi prima ballerina Olga Smirnova publicly defected to the Dutch National Ballet. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The Malaysian actor decides not go to England to study dance, with every intention of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and avoids suffering a back injury that forces her to abandon her dream. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Maria Tallchief, born in Oklahoma in 1925, was America's first prima ballerina . \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Maria Tallchief, who broke barriers as a Native American dancer, is regarded as the first American prima ballerina . \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02c8pr\u0113-m\u0259-"
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"The actress is a temperamental prima donna .",
"We are looking for team players, not prima donnas .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Burly and a little unkempt, Madden earned a place in America\u2019s heart with a likable, unpretentious style that was refreshing in a sports world of spiraling salaries and prima donna stars. \u2014 Josh Dubow, ajc , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Burly and a little unkempt, Madden earned a place in America\u2019s heart with a likable, unpretentious style that was refreshing in a sports world of spiraling salaries and prima donna stars. \u2014 Josh Dubow, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Burly and a little unkempt, Madden earned a place in America\u2019s heart with a likable, unpretentious style that was refreshing in a sports world of spiraling salaries and prima donna stars. \u2014 Josh Dubow, chicagotribune.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Burly and a little unkempt, Madden earned a place in America\u2019s heart with a likable, unpretentious style that was refreshing in a sports world of spiraling salaries and prima donna stars. \u2014 Josh Dubow, ajc , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Burly and a little unkempt, Madden earned a place in America\u2019s heart with a likable, unpretentious style that was refreshing in a sports world of spiraling salaries and prima donna stars. \u2014 Josh Dubow, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Burly and a little unkempt, Madden earned a place in America\u2019s heart with a likable, unpretentious style that was refreshing in a sports world of spiraling salaries and prima donna stars. \u2014 Josh Dubow, chicagotribune.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Burly and a little unkempt, Madden earned a place in America\u2019s heart with a likable, unpretentious style that was refreshing in a sports world of spiraling salaries and prima donna stars. \u2014 Josh Dubow, ajc , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Burly and a little unkempt, Madden earned a place in America\u2019s heart with a likable, unpretentious style that was refreshing in a sports world of spiraling salaries and prima donna stars. \u2014 Josh Dubow, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Dec. 2021"
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"\u02ccpri-m\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0259",
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"\u2014 R. J. Butler"
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"There is strong prima facie evidence that she committed perjury.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many unsuccessful Black head coach candidates will probably meet this initial ( prima facie ) case of discrimination. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"While most states follow absolute speeding limits, some have presumed or prima facie speeding limits, according to a database created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology software engineer John Carr. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"One metric that some view as prima facie evidence of looming inflation is a nearly 40% spike in money supply (M2) since the coronavirus pandemic struck in February 2020 (see chart). \u2014 Nick Sargen, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Yelp argued that it ought not be required to respond to the subpoena because Mirza failed to establish a prima facie case. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Once the employee makes out a prima facie , the burden shifts to the employer to articulate a non-discriminatory reason for its actions. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The first issue decided by the appellate court centered on whether Sempowich established a prima facie case of employment discrimination under Title VII. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"None of these scenarios is prima facie impossible, and therefore, once raised, none can be dismissed out of hand. \u2014 Lindsay Beyerstein, The New Republic , 10 Dec. 2021",
"And thus far a disquieting amount of the information the mobster alleged appears to have a prima facie believability. \u2014 Melik Kaylan, Forbes , 8 June 2021"
],
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"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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"Middle English, borrowed from Latin pr\u012bm\u0101 faci\u0113, from pr\u012bm\u0101, ablative singular feminine of pr\u012bmus \"first, foremost\" + faci\u0113, ablative singular of faci\u0113s \"appearance, sight\" \u2014 more at prime entry 2 , face entry 1":"Adverb",
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"-sh\u0113",
"\u02ccpr\u012b-m\u0259-\u02c8f\u0101-sh\u0259",
"-s\u0113",
"-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0113",
"also -sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0113",
"\u02c8pr\u012b-m\u0259-\u02c8f\u0101-sh\u0259, -s\u0113, -sh\u0113"
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"assumed",
"evident",
"ostensible",
"ostensive",
"presumed",
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"reputed",
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"adverb"
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"\u00a6pr\u0113m\u0259\u00a6v\u022flt\u0259",
"\""
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"noun"
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"\u2014 T. R. McConnell"
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"Civil law took primacy over religious law.",
"She has established primacy in her field of study.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One thing that can relied on with ironclad certainty at Cannes is frequent and ardent overtures to the primacy of the big screen, despite ongoing sea changes in the film industry. \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 14 May 2022",
"Debate can negate groupthink by restoring the primacy of reason and fostering individual encounters between two people. \u2014 Bo Seo, The Atlantic , 1 June 2022",
"One that comes to mind immediately is the primacy of China and Asia. \u2014 Brad Mcmillan, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Whether her own children will understand the primacy of their mother\u2019s career, the jury is still out, says Bazelon, ever the lawyer. \u2014 Melody Schreiber, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"While Le Pen no longer wants to exit the EU, her proposals to transform it into a looser alliance of nations and hold a referendum to assert the primacy of French law over its rules would undermine the bloc from within. \u2014 William Horobin, Fortune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"While Le Pen no longer wants to exit the EU, her proposals to transform it into a looser alliance of nations and hold a referendum to assert the primacy of French law over its rules would undermine the bloc from within. \u2014 William Horobin, Bloomberg.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The Geller house was described as binuclear, a rather self-important way to underscore the primacy of child rearing that informed the design. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Palestinians have accused Israel of trampling on Muslim primacy at the site, which is considered sacred in Islam and Judaism. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English primacie, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin pr\u012bm\u0101tia \"office of a primate,\" from pr\u012bm\u0101t-, pr\u012bm\u0101s \"leading bishop in an ecclesiastical province, primate \" + Latin -ia -y entry 2":""
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"dominance",
"eminence",
"noteworthiness",
"paramountcy",
"preeminence",
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"supremacy",
"transcendence"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170314",
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220223",
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"probably from prime entry 4 + -age":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161844",
"type":[
"noun"
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"last",
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"\u2014 Van Wyck Brooks"
]
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"the primal theme of the essay is toleration of religious diversity",
"there was a period of primal idealism after the founding of the republic and before the rise of partisan politics",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's something so primal about the person-vs.-nature conflict that makes these survival stories so compelling. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"That was the primal scream coming from Rodrick Pleasant of Gardena Serra High on a cool, breezy Saturday afternoon at Moorpark High after learning his wind-legal performance in the 100 meters was the fastest in state history. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"The primal scream that marks the film\u2019s coda could be a generation\u2019s roar, instead of just a single individual\u2019s. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But critics have contended that the website\u2019s ancillary practice of assigning a numerical rank to teams has fueled a primal instinct among too many youth hockey stakeholders to climb the rankings ladder in a never-ending game of one-upmanship. \u2014 David Andreatta, New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"Pangs over Ukraine\u2019s fate fuel a primal urge to stand with its defenders. \u2014 Suzanne Nossel, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Like so many transplants to Washington, Crick felt a primal urge to create a dish that reminded him of home, where his tastes were first formed and forever hardwired in the brain. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2022",
"People climbed on top of one another as primal screams were bellowed toward the heavens. \u2014 Clint Smith, The Atlantic , 2 July 2021",
"Teasing, goading, exploring and intertwining, their wordless interactions are intimate primal screams. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2021"
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"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"probably from prime entry 2 + -al entry 1":""
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"\u02c8pr\u012b-m\u0259l"
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"arch",
"big",
"capital",
"cardinal",
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"first",
"foremost",
"grand",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
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"overbearing",
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"overriding",
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"primary",
"principal",
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"sovereign",
"sovran",
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": for the most part : chiefly":[
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"\u2014 S. P. B. Mais"
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": in the first place : originally":[]
},
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"the university was primarily an agricultural college when it was founded over two centuries ago",
"ketchup is primarily made from tomatoes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many restaurants are frequented primarily by people of one race. \u2014 Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
"The critiques of Bass from the left \u2014 which spurred Viola to enter the race in the first place \u2014 primarily center on homelessness and policing. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 July 2022",
"Setnets deliver primarily to floating tenders that have refrigerated tanks or to beach trucks with iced totes. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 3 July 2022",
"Vipers currently carry out the majority of airstrikes against ISIS targets, primarily located in rural parts of the country's north and west. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Its churches, which are primarily located near military bases throughout the country, have been accused by former members and a veterans' advocacy group of operating like a cult and targeting soldiers. \u2014 Alexandra Koch, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Though the Biden administration\u2019s energy policies aren\u2019t helping the problem, the surge is due primarily to global changes in supply and demand. \u2014 Jeff Luse, National Review , 23 June 2022",
"Please note, this decision was made solely by the airline, primarily due to a shortage of regional pilots. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"The South Korean capital dropped two spots to No. 10 in the worldwide ranking, but is the fifth most expensive city in Asia, primarily due to inflation. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022"
],
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"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"primary entry 1 + -ly entry 2":""
},
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"chiefly British \u02c8pr\u012b-m\u0259-r\u0259-l\u0113",
"pr\u012b-\u02c8mer-\u0259-l\u0113",
"also pr\u0259-"
],
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"firstly",
"initially",
"originally"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032739",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
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"last",
"least"
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"primary tense"
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": of or relating to agriculture, forestry, and the extractive industries or their products":[],
": of, relating to, involving, or derived from primary meristem":[
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"primary growth"
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": of, relating to, or constituting the strongest of the three or four degrees of stress recognized by most linguists":[
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],
": of, relating to, or involved in the production of organic substances by green plants":[
"primary productivity"
],
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": preparatory to something else in a continuing process":[
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],
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": providing primary care":[
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],
": something that stands first in rank, importance, or value : fundamental":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": the coil that is connected to the source of electricity in an induction coil or transformer":[],
": the sensation of seeing primary colors":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The economy was the primary focus of the debate.",
"The family is the primary social unit of human life.",
"The primary function of our schools is to educate our young people.",
"We just started our primary flight training.",
"The book is based mainly on primary sources rather than secondary sources.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Arizona will hold its primary election Aug. 2, along with the states of Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington. \u2014 Ananya Tiwari, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
"Two longtime Baltimore County Council members are stepping down this year \u2014 including the council\u2019s only woman \u2014 and voters in this summer\u2019s primary election will choose from a field of candidates who hope to take their place. \u2014 Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun , 1 July 2022",
"Tennesseans are running out of time to register to vote in the Aug. 4 primary election. \u2014 Fox News , 1 July 2022",
"After the March primary election, Busse called Ingram back, frustrated. \u2014 Susan Carroll, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
"Five candidates in Tuesday\u2019s primary election emerged as the top Republican vote-getters in the race for a seat on the Kendall County Board in District 2. \u2014 Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Before losing in the runoff, Black edged Butler by 14 votes in the primary election. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"His successor, Kathy Hochul, after winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary election on Tuesday, appears poised to do something like the opposite. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 29 June 2022",
"The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to 2022 Utah primary election result stories. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
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"The challenges helped push three serious candidates out of the Democratic primary for governor. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"In the Democratic primary to replace retiring House Majority Leader Greg Harris, a five-way North Side race includes Fernando Mojica, Eileen Dordek, Hoan Huynh, Joseph Struck and Andrew Peters. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"In the Democratic primary , Democrats and independents are able to vote. \u2014 ABC News , 28 June 2022",
"Hillary Clinton endorsed Jared Moskowitz in the Democratic congressional primary in an open South Florida district. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"In the Democratic primary , Casten faces off against Rep. Marie Newman. \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"In the Democratic primary , both Suozzi and Williams will have to be very careful about attacks on Hochul that could hurt the party\u2019s efforts in November. \u2014 John Zogby, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Kathy Hochul, the incumbent, is expected to handily win against Jumaane Williams and Tom Suozzi in the Democratic primary on June 28. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022"
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"In the \u201960s, with primatology a fashionable area of academic study, a University of Oklahoma psychologist and his wife, Maurice and Jane Temerlin, decided to raise a chimpanzee as a human being, as an experiment in nature vs. nurture. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Over the past six decades, the now 85-year-old English researcher has revolutionized the entire field of primatology . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Jan. 2020",
"The sociobiologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, for instance, found that previously established conclusions in primatology research were upended when women began entering the field and spotting the biases of previous (white, male) researchers. \u2014 Melody Schreiber, The New Republic , 22 May 2020",
"The multidisciplinary team effort has involved articulatory and acoustic modeling, child language research, paleontology, primatology and more. \u2014 Louis-jean Bo\u00eb, The Conversation , 11 Dec. 2019",
"Professor Zhang taught courses on primatology and ecology in the school\u2019s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, taking students on field trips to study monkeys. \u2014 Chris Buckley, New York Times , 12 July 2018",
"But the university dealt with the initial complaint against Zhang, a rising star in primatology who is about 40, through low-key, internal discipline. \u2014 Chris Buckley, BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2018",
"But the university dealt with the initial complaint against Professor Zhang, a rising star in primatology who is about 40, through low-key, internal discipline. \u2014 Chris Buckley, New York Times , 12 July 2018"
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"But Maxey will likely be entering his prime by then, while Embiid may still be at the tail end of it. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Will the Nationals trade a generational talent entering his prime ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Now, with 160 MLB games under his belt, Stephenson looks like a player who\u2019s entering the prime of his career. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"Fort Lauderdale City Hall, an aging structure built in 1966 at 100 North Andrews Ave., is well past its prime , city officials say. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"Choose a plant that has little yellow flowers, called cyathia, in the center\u2014not one that\u2019s shedding pollen, which means it\u2019s past its prime and won\u2019t last through the season. \u2014 Jada Jackson, House Beautiful , 29 May 2022",
"Those are signs of a berry that's past its prime , and better for turning into jam than eating fresh. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Although Manuel Akanji does have that speed, his current partner Hummels has struggled this season and very much looks like a player past his prime . \u2014 Manuel Veth, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Relegation of Pearl Jam to legacy act implies these guys are past their prime . \u2014 David L. Coddonwriter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Or through a fan\u2019s shout, such as the one that came out loud and true, expressing palpable longing during a prime -time match last week. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 4 July 2022",
"Fox News Channel won the cable network prime -time race for the third consecutive week, averaging 2.166 million viewers. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"One of two witnesses to testify in-person during the prime -time hearing on June 9, the committee's first of the month, was Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards, who suffered a traumatic brain injury on Jan. 6. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
"In a series of hearings that have received prime -time coverage and much public attention, Cassidy Hutchinson\u2019s testimony on the afternoon of June 28 contained perhaps the most explosive revelations thus far. \u2014 Claire Leavitt, The Conversation , 28 June 2022",
"In a foolhardy effort to spur party unity, the Bush forces offered the fire-breathing columnist a prime -time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in Houston. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Nearly 19 million watched the first prime -time hearing through major broadcast channels on June 9 \u2014 a viewership roughly on par with Sunday Night Football \u2014 while about 11 million watched the first daytime hearing last week. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Held to celebrate the anniversary of Black emancipation in the U.S., the concert spanned almost as wide an array of musical and performance styles as could be packed into a single prime -time slot, from soul to classical to country to jazz. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"Cheney\u2019s prediction Cheney's prosecutor-like outline of the committee's case at the top of its only prime -time hearing drew wide attention, along with some advice that may live longer than her political career. \u2014 David Bauder, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
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"Inoculations provide solid protection against hospitalization and death because the shots prime the immune system to fight off invaders, resulting in less severe disease. \u2014 Sarah Toy, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2022",
"McGrady said improving the train station could prime the area for private investment and bring easier access to food for local residents. \u2014 James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Moves like high knees and butt kicks\u2014which are exaggerated versions of a running stride\u2014are a good way to prime your body. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 21 Feb. 2022",
"These actions prime the stage for innovative solutions in the debrief (insights review) meeting that may go by the wayside if met with defensiveness. \u2014 Simone E. Morris, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"These workouts prime the muscles and central nervous system to work powerfully and quickly, even when fatigued. \u2014 Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2019",
"However, it\u2019s not the ending of a story that seems to prime the brain to create a new memory. \u2014 Tino Delamerced, STAT , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Arctic air in place ahead of the winter storm will prime the region for snow with below-freezing temperatures in place ahead of the storm. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Movement leaders will leverage their organizations to prime the base for the Big Lie. \u2014 Katherine Stewart, The New Republic , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Longitude measure distances from the prime meridian . \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 31 Aug. 2018"
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"Lapid is then to serve as caretaker prime minister . \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
"But more important was that that collapse of Russia in August of '98 was what led to the arrival to power of Putin, first as prime minister in July of '99 and eventually on the 31st of January of '99 as president of the Russian Federation. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"As politicians gear up for fall elections, several coalition members have floated the possibility of passing a law before the Knesset disbands that would bar a lawmaker accused of a crime from serving as prime minister . \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Once that happens, Lapid takes over as caretaker prime minister until elections in October or November. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"Lapid is then to serve as caretaker prime minister . \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Colquhoun won a seat in the House of Commons in February 1974, an election that brought Harold Wilson to power as a Labour prime minister ; at the time, less than 30 percent of the house\u2019s 635 lawmakers were women. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif -- who led the campaign to remove Khan as prime minister along with his his ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party -- is a steel dynasty scion who faces unresolved corruption charges. \u2014 Rhea Mogul And Sophia Saifi, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Khan, a former cricket star turned Islamist politician served as prime minister for over three and half years until last month, when he was ousted by a no-confidence vote in Parliament. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022"
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"She was the prime mover behind the town's annual summer festival.",
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"The world\u2019s well-heeled are fond of jaunts to the capital, too, which leaves them liable to the UHNWI equivalent of process serving, according to Christopher Bogart, CEO of Burford Capital, another prime mover in the asset recovery sector. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Poor, who\u2019s been a prime mover for Secret Stages since its inception, pointed to other factors, too. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Finally, Trump empowered Rudy Giuliani, his former attorney and New York City mayor, to be a prime mover on this area of policy. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Tribune noted that crime is the prime mover of this growing trend in their piece, also fueled by the financial and emotional stress of the coronavirus. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Energy is the most critical element of life and the prime mover of all things. \u2014 Eric Kaufmann, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Its prime mover was a Republican state representative from suburban Bucks County, Todd Polinchock. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Freewheeling and alive with color, the show puts Taeuber-Arp in her rightful place as a prime mover among the Dadaists of wartime Zurich. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The informal term is named after the controversial former commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Floyd Dominy, who was the prime mover behind Lake Powell and many other Western dam projects. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rather than guess a prime number , the goal in Nerdle is to guess a (correct) calculation that follows standard order of operations. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 14 Feb. 2022",
"After an initial transmission of a prime number to mark the message as artificial, Jiang\u2019s message uses the same alien alphabet to introduce our base-10 numeral system and basic mathematics. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Rather than guess a six-letter word, the goal of Primel is to guess a five-digit prime number in just six tries. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 14 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s a p-adic number system for each prime number : the 2-adics, the 3-adics, the 5-adics, and so on. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 Sep. 2021",
"On Prime day, addresses that contain a prime number may water. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 July 2021",
"But scientists still debate why this particular brood of North American cicadas only emerges every 17 years, which, intriguingly, is a prime number . \u2014 Nuno Castel-branco, Scientific American , 9 July 2021",
"This happens every 17 years along the East Coast for Brood X of the periodical cicada, three near-identical species of an insect that has figured out that if its life cycle is linked to a prime number , few predators will co-evolve to eat it. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2021",
"Kritsky: For many years, it was believed that the long prime number life-cycle was an ideal way to stop predators and parasites intermediate stages to evolve synchrony with the cicadas. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 26 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For several decades now, the rule of thumb has been that the prime rate is equivalent to the federal funds rate plus 3%. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"Credit with adjustable rates may also see an impact, including home equity lines of credit and adjustable-rate mortgages, which are based on the prime rate . \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"That\u2019s because those rates are based in part on banks\u2019 prime rate , which moves in tandem with the Fed. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Credit card rates also will rise because they are tied to the prime rate charged by banks to their best customers, a rate that is itself linked to the federal funds rate. \u2014 Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"The People\u2019s Bank of China cut its five-year loan prime rate \u2014 a key interest rate \u2014 by 15 basis points to 4.45%, the second reduction this year and the largest on record. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"The prime rate is given to bank\u2019s most trustworthy lenders. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"The rates on their cards would rise as the prime rate does. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Other types of credit with adjustable rates are also likely to see an impact, such as home equity lines of credit and adjustable-rate mortgages, which are also based on the prime rate . \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"The program is being shown during prime time .",
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"It will then be broadcasted in prime time on ABS-CBN\u2019s linear channels A2Z channel, Kapamilya channel and Jeepney TV from Saturday. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"But history demonstrates that a sparkling production number in prime time can give a show a substantial box-office boost, because those who tune into the Tonys tend to be theater patrons. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The program will debut in prime time on Thursday amid intense Beltway buzz. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"And as hyperpartisanship abounds, with Fox News refusing to air the hearings in prime time , trying to make noise on other media becomes crucial as a strategy to get a message out there. \u2014 Jessica Maddox, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
"The committee itself acknowledged this by bringing on James Goldston, a former ABC News president and producer, to shape the broadcast, and by airing it, unusually, in prime time . \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"During last night's hearing, which aired in prime time on several major networks, many gave their accounts of January 6th. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Presented in prime time and carefully calibrated for a TV-viewing audience (itself increasingly an anachronism), the debut of the Jan. 6 hearings was, in essence, a summer rerun. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Presented in prime time and carefully calibrated for a TV-viewing audience (itself increasingly an anachronism), the debut of the Jan. 6 hearings was, in essence, a summer rerun. \u2014 Ted Anthony, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022"
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"young college graduates in the prime of life",
"The interest rate is two percent plus prime .",
"Adjective",
"The wine industry is of prime importance to the California economy.",
"The police have not yet named the prime suspect in the murder investigation.",
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"Verb",
"She was obviously primed for the questions at the press conference.",
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"But Maxey will likely be entering his prime by then, while Embiid may still be at the tail end of it. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Will the Nationals trade a generational talent entering his prime ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Now, with 160 MLB games under his belt, Stephenson looks like a player who\u2019s entering the prime of his career. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"Fort Lauderdale City Hall, an aging structure built in 1966 at 100 North Andrews Ave., is well past its prime , city officials say. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"Choose a plant that has little yellow flowers, called cyathia, in the center\u2014not one that\u2019s shedding pollen, which means it\u2019s past its prime and won\u2019t last through the season. \u2014 Jada Jackson, House Beautiful , 29 May 2022",
"Those are signs of a berry that's past its prime , and better for turning into jam than eating fresh. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Although Manuel Akanji does have that speed, his current partner Hummels has struggled this season and very much looks like a player past his prime . \u2014 Manuel Veth, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Relegation of Pearl Jam to legacy act implies these guys are past their prime . \u2014 David L. Coddonwriter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Or through a fan\u2019s shout, such as the one that came out loud and true, expressing palpable longing during a prime -time match last week. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 4 July 2022",
"Fox News Channel won the cable network prime -time race for the third consecutive week, averaging 2.166 million viewers. \u2014 City News Service, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"One of two witnesses to testify in-person during the prime -time hearing on June 9, the committee's first of the month, was Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards, who suffered a traumatic brain injury on Jan. 6. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
"In a series of hearings that have received prime -time coverage and much public attention, Cassidy Hutchinson\u2019s testimony on the afternoon of June 28 contained perhaps the most explosive revelations thus far. \u2014 Claire Leavitt, The Conversation , 28 June 2022",
"In a foolhardy effort to spur party unity, the Bush forces offered the fire-breathing columnist a prime -time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in Houston. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Nearly 19 million watched the first prime -time hearing through major broadcast channels on June 9 \u2014 a viewership roughly on par with Sunday Night Football \u2014 while about 11 million watched the first daytime hearing last week. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Held to celebrate the anniversary of Black emancipation in the U.S., the concert spanned almost as wide an array of musical and performance styles as could be packed into a single prime -time slot, from soul to classical to country to jazz. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"Cheney\u2019s prediction Cheney's prosecutor-like outline of the committee's case at the top of its only prime -time hearing drew wide attention, along with some advice that may live longer than her political career. \u2014 David Bauder, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Inoculations provide solid protection against hospitalization and death because the shots prime the immune system to fight off invaders, resulting in less severe disease. \u2014 Sarah Toy, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2022",
"McGrady said improving the train station could prime the area for private investment and bring easier access to food for local residents. \u2014 James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Moves like high knees and butt kicks\u2014which are exaggerated versions of a running stride\u2014are a good way to prime your body. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 21 Feb. 2022",
"These actions prime the stage for innovative solutions in the debrief (insights review) meeting that may go by the wayside if met with defensiveness. \u2014 Simone E. Morris, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"These workouts prime the muscles and central nervous system to work powerfully and quickly, even when fatigued. \u2014 Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2019",
"However, it\u2019s not the ending of a story that seems to prime the brain to create a new memory. \u2014 Tino Delamerced, STAT , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Arctic air in place ahead of the winter storm will prime the region for snow with below-freezing temperatures in place ahead of the storm. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Movement leaders will leverage their organizations to prime the base for the Big Lie. \u2014 Katherine Stewart, The New Republic , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Here is a primer on the history of Syria\u2019s chemical stockpile, the effort to eliminate it and experts\u2019 views on the new attack. \u2014 Scott Shane, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2017",
"And Sundance Now offers a film primer in preparation for the Trump presidency. \u2014 Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times , 17 Jan. 2017",
"And Sundance Now offers a film primer in preparation for the Trump presidency. \u2014 Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times , 17 Jan. 2017",
"Waldman really is a nerd (in a good way), and her book is an engaging and deeply researched primer on a taboo subject and a compelling case for more research on it. \u2014 Nora Krug, Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2017",
"Give a volunteer a smart, witty, only occasionally poky primer on the science of reading. \u2014 David Kipen, New York Times , 28 Dec. 2016",
"(Quick primer : Shingles results from the same virus that causes chickenpox, which nearly all older Americans have had. \u2014 Paula Span, New York Times , 2 Dec. 2016",
"Mr. Judah, a reporter for the Economist, also offers a travelogue, a primer on Ukrainian culture and an oral history of the country. \u2014 Sohrab Ahmari, WSJ , 13 Oct. 2016",
"Lawmakers face an Oct. 31 deadline to choose a primer minister; otherwise, parliament would be dissolved and a new one elected in December. \u2014 Jeannette Neumann, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2016"
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"Middle English, \"layperson's prayer book,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin pr\u012bm\u0101rius, pr\u012bm\u0101rium, noun derivatives from masculine and neuter of pr\u012bm\u0101rius \"lying at the beginning, primary entry 1 \"":"Noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The game is likely primero \u2014 a bluffing game similar to poker. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Aug. 2021"
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"primeval forests slowly disappearing as the climate changed",
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"If spectacle is part of your courtship plan, J-Prime is the ticket, with a posh lounge, strong cocktails and a tomahawk rib-eye with a long bone like the bleached handle of a primeval war club, a showcase of prime beef with a lush, fatty aura. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Hundreds of people in Los Angeles disappear into a strange, primeval land when a sinkhole gobbles up several city blocks. \u2014 cleveland , 14 Sep. 2021",
"An illicit trade that begins in the primeval forests takes many of the birds to Indonesia\u2019s teeming capital, Jakarta, where they are entered into high-stakes singing competitions at which government officials frequently preside. \u2014 Richard C. Paddock, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
"The woodland has a strangely serene, primeval feel. \u2014 Brian Barth, Popular Science , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Millions of years ago, primeval plants drew energy from the sun to grow. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Gooseflesh erupted over my entire body at once, and a primal, primeval wave of utter terror flickered through my lizard brain, utterly dislodging every rational thought in my head. \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 16 Jan. 2020",
"The dancers wear costumes made by Jasper Johns, the company\u2019s artistic advisor from 1967 until 1980: skin-tight, fleshy leotards and tights, ripped and cut irregularly, which heighten the primeval sensation. \u2014 Melissa Harris, The New York Review of Books , 11 Jan. 2020",
"This primeval realm is populated by a group of outcasts, led by a warrior, Conall (Chiwetel Ejiofor), sympathetic to the newcomer's antipathy for the nasty queen. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Oct. 2019"
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"the time when primitive man first learned to use fire",
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"Noun",
"The museum is known for its collection of American primitives .",
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"Houde said these mammoth animals are a primitive group of proboscideans ('elephantoids') from which modern elephants evolved. \u2014 Joseph J. Kolb, Fox News , 18 July 2017",
"Many are primitive and remote, and don\u2019t have restrooms or water. \u2014 OregonLive.com , 12 July 2017",
"Here's how to tackle a daunting job A primitive drip irrigation system could be cobbled together by running water through an old garden hose that's riddled with holes along its length and has its end plugged. \u2014 Lee Reich, Detroit Free Press , 7 July 2017",
"The park offers primitive and RV camping with 41 campsites, 30 of which feature 30- to 50-amp electric, water and sewer. \u2014 Joe Songer | Jsonger@al.com, AL.com , 22 June 2017",
"Constructed in front of the stone ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park in Ellicott City, that caveman-evocative set provides a suitably primitive stomping ground for the monstrous Caliban. \u2014 Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times , 23 June 2017",
"A lot of the campgrounds are primitive , and lack some common amenities - including water. \u2014 Jamie Hale, OregonLive.com , 6 July 2017",
"South Beach Campground, a primitive campground located just south of Kalaloch is open through September 25. \u2014 Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times , 28 June 2017",
"Can primitive materials bring us closer to our origins? \u2014 Daisy Alioto, GQ , 23 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Decentralized stablecoins are a crucial financial primitive for any DeFi ecosystem. \u2014 Leeor Shimron, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"And only a primitive would shoot an AR chambered in .223 without a matching .223 riflescope. \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Each threadgroup can access groupshared memory but can output vertices and primitives that don't need to correlate with a specific thread in the group. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Skipping primitive instantiation with config tweaks Developers can optimize ray tracing pipelines by skipping unnecessary primitives . \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Microsoft is also asking developers to start thinking about dual-screen layouts for Microsoft Edge, with CSS primitives and a JavaScript API. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 22 Jan. 2020",
"Featuring over 200 dealers, the show offers antiques, vintage jewelry, primitives , garden & architectural elements, mid-century collectibles, memorabilia, Americana, one-of-a-kind finds and a large selection of antiques, retro & vintage furniture. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com , 14 July 2019",
"Later watercolors, decades beyond the din of war, capture black subjects as romanticized primitives amid the burgeoning growth of the Caribbean tourist industry \u2014 coral diving here, swigging from a coconut there. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Since that time, computer scientists have developed a large library of such primitives . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Dec. 2012"
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"Middle English prymytyff, primitive \"early (of the Christian church), non-corporeal (of the cause of a disease),\" borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French primitif \"original, primary (of a cause),\" borrowed from Medieval Latin pr\u012bmit\u012bvus \"belonging to the earliest time or state, original,\" going back to Latin, \"early, first-formed,\" from pr\u012bmitus \"at first, for the first time, originally\" (from pr\u012bmus \"first, foremost, earliest\" + -itus, adverbial suffix of origin) + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at prime entry 2":"Adjective",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Turns out primo technically has two definitions in English. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"There was a period of time when my wife and I were invited to all these primo dinners. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Size-inclusive retailer Torrid is a primo destination for party-ready dresses, tropical swimwear, and summery accessories. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"The primo prize is center Shane Wright, of OHL Kingston. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"Most of the primo talent gets snatched up in the amateur draft, framed around 18-year-olds. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Stay away from fatty yogurts (an otherwise primo midmorning snack) and high-fiber foods like instant oatmeal, which will likely cause some movement in the bowels. \u2014 Wes Judd, Outside Online , 26 May 2017",
"Specializing in high-end Cabernets from primo sites throughout Napa and Sonoma, the Setting is a project from three friends, including wine wunderkind Jesse Katz, who is also behind Healdsburg\u2019s Aperture Cellars. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Aliperti found that bolder individuals had larger core areas, the primo part of their range that could be an indicator of a squirrel\u2019s success. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His claim to the throne was also debated, coming down through his mother's side of the family (outside of the conventions of primogeniture ). \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
"But his Grandpa Cudahy also believed in primogeniture , the practice of the oldest son inheriting the family business. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2022",
"In the nineteen-sixties, a legal battle took place, in secret, over the claim of a Scottish transgender man, Ewan Forbes, to a baronetcy title whose succession was determined by male primogeniture . \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2021",
"It was most recently amended in 2013 to end the system of male primogeniture , which automatically placed male heirs above their sisters in the line of succession. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 4 Dec. 2021",
"It was most recently amended in 2013 to end the system of male primogeniture , which automatically placed male heirs above their sisters in the line of succession. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"It was most recently amended in 2013 to end the system of male primogeniture , which automatically placed male heirs above their sisters in the line of succession. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"It was most recently amended in 2013 to end the system of male primogeniture , which automatically placed male heirs above their sisters in the line of succession. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"It was most recently amended in 2013 to end the system of male primogeniture , which automatically placed male heirs above their sisters in the line of succession. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 20 Sep. 2021"
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"For all the profundity that one experiences when becoming a parent\u2014the primordial love; the humbling wonder\u2014there\u2019s also a lot of dullness and mundanity. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
"Other stars, like our sun, are made from materials that are generations removed, and advanced from those primordial stars. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
"MicroStrategy chief Michael Saylor believes so deeply in the promise of the primordial cryptocurrency that the company took out a $205 million loan from Silvergate Bank to buy $190 million worth of bitcoin in April. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 14 June 2022",
"Samples from the asteroid Ryugu contained amino acids that are considered the precursors of life, a paper published Friday said, supporting a theory that solar-system rocks crashing into Earth helped jump-start primordial life-forms. \u2014 Peter Landers, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"The experience of primordial America offers salvation from, and alleviates, the existential burden of the overdeveloped world just outside the gate. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"In Hickeyland, painters, singers, wrestlers, and magicians develop from a primordial woundedness\u2014from a profound alienation from the world, which their art doesn\u2019t necessarily heal but seeks to address. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"As primordial matter sorts itself into galaxies and stars, however, complex interactions between gravity, light, gas and dust become increasingly difficult to model. \u2014 Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American , 10 May 2022",
"The comics' Gorr has a deadly cloak of tendrils and wields the god-killing All-Black the Necrosword, forged by the same primordial deity who created the symbiotes who eventually became Venom. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But recently a team of researchers realized that--much like that first primordial soup sitting in a bowl of Earth--the experiment\u2019s container played an underappreciated role. \u2014 Sarah Vitak, Scientific American , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Scientists worried that humans could take advantage of benevolent AI and suggested that an autonomous robot could re-create Earth\u2019s primordial soup . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 17 Aug. 2021",
"If art history is a tree of life, then cryptoart has been evolving in a primordial soup that\u2019s nearby. \u2014 Matthew Schneier, Vulture , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Each of their four studio albums was a Rosetta Stone tossed into the primordial soup , rippling outward, sending aftershock after aftershock through popular music and culture. \u2014 Patrick Lyons, Billboard , 12 Mar. 2021",
"There are some key factors here that scientists now believe are critical to a successful primordial soup . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Solar wind can form water on interplanetary dust, potentially adding to the primordial soup that gave rise to life on Earth, scientists say. \u2014 Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American , 28 Jan. 2014",
"That means a primordial soup with all the same ingredients like different amino acids and electrolytes will respond very differently to sunlight on a small pond versus a large ocean. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 12 Nov. 2020",
"The first insects emerged about 412 million years ago, but the biblical language puts that dragonfly\u2014along with Adam and Eve\u2014in the primordial soup . \u2014 Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020"
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"a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The prince , who is the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, appeared to let out a scream as the Queen, seemingly unaware of his meltdown, beamed alongside him on the world-famous balcony. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Arthur's daughter, Princess Margaret, married the then- prince of Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf, and with him had five children, including Prince Gustaf Adolf and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 23 May 2022",
"Elon Musk has assembled a group of investors including a Saudi prince , Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison and a bitcoin exchange to pony up more than $7 billion to back his $44 billion deal for Twitter. \u2014 Francesca Fontana, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"He\u2019s elected to communicate directly with Prince Mohammed\u2019s father, King Salman, rather than the prince , who runs the kingdom\u2019s day to day affairs -- a move perceived as a major slight by the Saudi leadership. \u2014 Vivian Nereim, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Aldis Hodge plays Hawkman, an archaeologist and the reincarnation of an Egyptian prince . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"The original film, which told the origin story of the clown prince of crime by way of Taxi Driver, was a surprisingly huge hit for DC, grossing $1 billion at the box office and winning Phoenix the Oscar for Best Actor. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 8 June 2022",
"Trooping the Colour was Prince Louis's first official appearance of 2022, though Kensington Palace released photos of the youngest prince for his fourth birthday. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 2 June 2022",
"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to American intelligence, ordered the assassination of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, an outspoken critic of the prince . \u2014 Gene Wang, Washington Post , 15 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Hall, currently living in Brooklyn, scored a ticket for the XU game, and two more tomorrow night, for the princely sum of $6 and change. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 8 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s how the son of a policeman from Wallhausen, Germany, earned the princely title. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Her brooch and earrings are being sold by a European princely family who bought them at auction in 2009, the auction house said. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Few rail experiences can compare with the Palace on Wheels, which rolls across the former princely states of northern India. \u2014 Kate Springer, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021",
"With a princely sense of destiny, Chalamet plays Paul, whose father Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac) is head of House Atreides, one of several governing fiefdoms. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The queen, often criticized for her uncontrolled spending, purchased the bracelets in the spring of 1776 for the princely sum of 250,000 livres. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Once the capital of the princely state of Mewar, Udaipur has a dreamy setting along Lake Pichola. \u2014 Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure , 8 Sep. 2021",
"And the flight of the kaiser along with the deposing of eighteen princely houses meant the termination of numerous court positions reserved for nobility. \u2014 Christopher R. Browning, The New York Review of Books , 15 June 2021"
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"Noun",
"She's just a stuck-up princess .",
"as the reigning princess of pop music, she exerts an enormous influence over teens",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These stories, glittering with thrilling detail and told through the framing device of a princess determined to keep her homicidal husband hanging on her words, were a literary sensation. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
"Britney Spears married her fianc\u00e9 Sam Asghari in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles on Thursday \u2014 and her bridal look was befitting of a pop princess . \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Kate has also channeled Diana's fashion frequently throughout the years, intentionally wearing outfits that recall famous looks of the late princess . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"The character of the princess , because of her African heritage, is traditionally played by a Black performer. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Cardi and Offset have treated Kulture like a princess since day one. \u2014 Danielle Pascual, Billboard , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Barrymore, 46, looked like a Disney princess in a highlighter yellow, tiered tulle ballgown for her red carpet appearance at the 2021 Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards on Wednesday night in New York City. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Chewy also has these whimsical pet ID tags that allow your pet to rep your favorite Disney princess movie. \u2014 Sarah Toscano, EW.com , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Raveena is touring on Asha's Awakening, a concept album that tells the story of a space princess from ancient Punjab who, through a fantastic voyage across the centuries, learns about love, loss, destruction and healing. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The looks so far have included a sleek strapless Versace gown, a princess -style Chanel piece and a minimalist Gucci gown. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 May 2022",
"Consider this the princess version of a naked dress. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Apr. 2022",
"And John Carter, with its strange land, smart and feisty princess , loyal animal companion, noble group of underdogs, and its mysterious and villainous wizards, was another fairy tale. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Prior to Queen Elizabeth's statement, it had been expected that upon Charles's accession, Camilla would use the title of princess consort. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Arguably the most popular nail-art design from the show thus far, Cassie's princess -pink oval nails with lines of diamonds down the middle were actually Davy's idea, which Minerva was more than happy to go along with. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 6 Feb. 2022",
"And the creative director Virginie Viard\u2019s spectacular princess -style gown only amplified this, punctuating her collection with a happily-ever-after grace note. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Last year, Lirika Matoshi partnered with Disney for a princess collection filled with dreamy pinks, green, and blue dresses featuring details like bows and clouds. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Grownups will also appreciate that this princess line includes some outfits kids can wear on the playground and at school. \u2014 Sabrina Rojas Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"\u02c8prin-s\u0259s",
"\u02c8prin-\u02ccses",
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"\u02c8prin(t)-s\u0259s"
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"Adjective",
"If any suspect that Griswold was exaggerating, they should reflect on the fact that the principal Supreme Court case justifying the invocation of the national security privilege was based on a governmental lie. \u2014 Garry Wills , New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2009",
"Following the agreement, the four principal tobacco companies\u2014Philip Morris, R. J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson, and Lorillard\u2014raised their prices more than 45 cents per pack. The costs of the settlement, as predicted, were passed on to consumers. \u2014 Allan M. Brandt , The Cigarette Century , 2007",
"Their principal industry was the manufacture, in a long, low, mostly-wooden, two-story factory, of cold cream. \u2014 Frederick Busch , Too Late American Boyhood Blues , 1984",
"Vegetables are the principal ingredients in this soup.",
"She is the principal cellist of the orchestra.",
"Noun",
"the new high school principal",
"One of the principals in the assassination plot has been arrested.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Former principal data scientist Rajiv Shah, who left the company last year after four years, was among those criticizing the stock sales on LinkedIn. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Intel could potentially support wireless communications between EV battery modules as other tech firms have done for automotive, says Sam Abuelsamid, a principal analyst with market research firm Guidehouse Insights. \u2014 Ralph Jennings, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Jasmine Enberg, a principal analyst at the market research firm Insider Intelligence, says that Twitter will need to squeeze more revenue out of its highly engaged users. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Joshua Shilko, a senior principal analyst at the cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc., said Lapsus$ may have been active as early as mid-2021 when group members were posting in underground forums. \u2014 Jeff Stone, Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"As a species, humans thrive being around others, said Louise Hawkley, a principal research scientist in the Academic Research Centers, NORC, at the University of Chicago. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The lagoon is already starting to show signs of healing, said Doug Gibson, executive director and principal scientist for the Nature Collective, formerly the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Because the bug is easy to exploit and attacks hard to block, the Log4j problem could be used by hackers to break into corporate networks for years to come, said Aaron Portnoy, principal scientist with the security firm Randori. \u2014 Robert Mcmillan, WSJ , 11 Dec. 2021",
"She\u2019s the principal investigator on the James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s Near-Infrared Camera. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
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"That same child\u2019s mother also contacted the school\u2019s principal to complain, but no school officials acted to protect the children, according to one of the lawsuits. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Wilson is shedding its original name, changing it to Jackson-Reed High in honor of Edna Jackson, the school\u2019s first Black teacher, and Vincent Reed, the school\u2019s first Black principal . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The school\u2019s principal gave us a tour, taking evident pleasure in his new professional home. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The school\u2019s principal also sent out a letter to parents explaining that the event was not planned or sanctioned by the school. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Two teachers said that the school\u2019s principal asked teachers to take down gay pride flags in their classrooms and offices. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"At one girls\u2019 private high school in Kabul, more female students had arrived for classes Wednesday morning compared to previous years, the school\u2019s principal said in an interview. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Junior Elijah Vinson said the school\u2019s principal , Brett Crousore, recorded a video that was shown to all students on Friday morning. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"If any suspect that Griswold was exaggerating, they should reflect on the fact that the principal Supreme Court case justifying the invocation of the national security privilege was based on a governmental lie. \u2014 Garry Wills , New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2009",
"Following the agreement, the four principal tobacco companies\u2014Philip Morris, R. J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson, and Lorillard\u2014raised their prices more than 45 cents per pack. The costs of the settlement, as predicted, were passed on to consumers. \u2014 Allan M. Brandt , The Cigarette Century , 2007",
"Their principal industry was the manufacture, in a long, low, mostly-wooden, two-story factory, of cold cream. \u2014 Frederick Busch , Too Late American Boyhood Blues , 1984",
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"Former principal data scientist Rajiv Shah, who left the company last year after four years, was among those criticizing the stock sales on LinkedIn. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Intel could potentially support wireless communications between EV battery modules as other tech firms have done for automotive, says Sam Abuelsamid, a principal analyst with market research firm Guidehouse Insights. \u2014 Ralph Jennings, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Jasmine Enberg, a principal analyst at the market research firm Insider Intelligence, says that Twitter will need to squeeze more revenue out of its highly engaged users. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Joshua Shilko, a senior principal analyst at the cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc., said Lapsus$ may have been active as early as mid-2021 when group members were posting in underground forums. \u2014 Jeff Stone, Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"As a species, humans thrive being around others, said Louise Hawkley, a principal research scientist in the Academic Research Centers, NORC, at the University of Chicago. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The lagoon is already starting to show signs of healing, said Doug Gibson, executive director and principal scientist for the Nature Collective, formerly the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Because the bug is easy to exploit and attacks hard to block, the Log4j problem could be used by hackers to break into corporate networks for years to come, said Aaron Portnoy, principal scientist with the security firm Randori. \u2014 Robert Mcmillan, WSJ , 11 Dec. 2021",
"She\u2019s the principal investigator on the James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s Near-Infrared Camera. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
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"George Theoharis was a teacher and principal for a decade and has spent the past 18 years training teachers and school administrators at Syracuse University. \u2014 John Raby, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
"That same child\u2019s mother also contacted the school\u2019s principal to complain, but no school officials acted to protect the children, according to one of the lawsuits. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Wilson is shedding its original name, changing it to Jackson-Reed High in honor of Edna Jackson, the school\u2019s first Black teacher, and Vincent Reed, the school\u2019s first Black principal . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The school\u2019s principal gave us a tour, taking evident pleasure in his new professional home. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The school\u2019s principal also sent out a letter to parents explaining that the event was not planned or sanctioned by the school. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Two teachers said that the school\u2019s principal asked teachers to take down gay pride flags in their classrooms and offices. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"At one girls\u2019 private high school in Kabul, more female students had arrived for classes Wednesday morning compared to previous years, the school\u2019s principal said in an interview. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Junior Elijah Vinson said the school\u2019s principal , Brett Crousore, recorded a video that was shown to all students on Friday morning. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Most of Cheney\u2019s fellow Republicans have ostracized her as a result of her principled stand. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"The moment does as much as anything else in the show to emphasize the lasting impact one first lady\u2019s principled stand can have. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Their principled approach is evident in their latest design, the T Shelf, debuting this month after five years in development with the Swedish design brand Hem. \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 7 Apr. 2022",
"To the world, China casts itself as a principled onlooker of the war in Ukraine, not picking sides, simply seeking peace. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"While the international governing bodies of various sports are now positioning themselves as taking the principled lead, many of the steps against Russia have come in response to outrage from within their sports. \u2014 Bruce Berglund, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Numerous tech companies also have received praise for cutting off sales and services in Russia, taking a principled stand against the unjustified invasion. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 4 Mar. 2022",
"So, Ohio would go from representation by a principled , pragmatic senator in Portman to someone more loyal to a dangerous former president than the voters, someone willing to abandon the truth just to win. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022",
"What would progressives get for such principled intransigence? \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"Urban guerrilla warfare was futile against a thermonuclear superstate that would stop at nothing to defend the profit principle . \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
"Better, of course, to take a higher road, operate on the principle of service and see if things don't turn out better \u2026 \u2014 Richard Ford , Independence Day , 1995",
"Pointlessness was life's principle , and it spread its sadness. \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
"His investment strategy is based on the principle that the stock market offers the best returns for long-term investors.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The firm plans to make a decision in principle in mid-to-late summer on whether to push ahead. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"In principle , this is what IT steering committees should be doing in larger companies. \u2014 Mark Settle, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"In principle , educational institutions, like schools or kindergartens, are not working due to the situation. \u2014 John Leicester And David Keyton, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"The board previously approved the cannabis tax in principle last month, and will finalize it on June 28. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Under the agreement in principle that McKee outlined Tuesday, the City of Pawtucket would also step forward with $10 million. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"The real opportunity to change policy lies in the Senate, where a small group of bipartisan negotiators is inching closer to reaching a gun reform deal in principle . \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
"Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who spoke with Vladimir Putin via phone last week, said the Russian president had agreed in principle to free several million tons of wheat sitting in ports. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"In principle , there are an infinite number of possible test orbits to examine, but that would require an impractical eternity to calculate. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022"
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"What is the print size of your book?",
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"We printed 50 invitations before we ran out of ink.",
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"Your tickets are being printed now.",
"a slogan printed on a bumper sticker",
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"This printer allows you to print on both sides of a sheet of paper.",
"They printed 10,000 copies of the book's new edition.",
"I'm surprised they printed that cartoon in the paper.",
"Her picture was printed in a magazine last month.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The magazine will publish bi-monthly, launching its first print edition in August 2022, and will also host local Forbes conferences and live events. \u2014 Forbes Partner Releases, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Appeared in the June 29, 2022, print edition as 'Two Country-Music Heroes'. \u2014 Barry Mazor, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"This story on the Crosstown Shootout between the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier University Musketeers basketball teams turning into a brawl appeared in print on Dec. 11, 2011. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"The eNewspaper has the same design as the print edition, with later news, sports scores and extra features. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Because Volume 4: The Sparrow Academy has yet to release in print , any speculation over how its contents might influence season 4 is moot. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"Each token has a limited number of versions, more like a limited print edition of a piece of art. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"This article appears in the July/August 2022 print edition. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"The Sunday print edition is affected less than other days of the week by earlier newsroom deadlines required to get the paper delivered to your home on time. \u2014 George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Hollinger worked with the Smithsonian\u2019s Digitization Program Office (DPO) to 3-D print the pipe replicas with silica. \u2014 Rachel Parsons, Scientific American , 29 June 2022",
"There's another economic advantage: the ability to print identical parts at scale without tooling. \u2014 Bill King, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"There's live music, food and craft beer, the opportunity to screen print your own commemorative T-shirt at the ArtsConnect tent, and raffles with unique, handcrafted items. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 18 May 2022",
"The company was at such an early stage that I was asked not to print the name. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Courts have also rejected efforts to throw out certain votes, such as 8,329 ballots in Philadelphia with defects such as a voter failing to print his name. \u2014 Mark Niquette, Bloomberg.com , 16 Nov. 2020",
"There, the only other black person in the room was an inebriated man, said Monique, who did not want the Globe to print her last name. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2017",
"Creem magazine ended its run in 1988 before returning briefly to print in the 1990s. \u2014 Chris Eggertsen, Billboard , 3 May 2022",
"The commission pointed to problems with county boards of elections, which must print ballots in time for Ohio\u2019s early-voting period as a reason to ask for a speedy decision. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For example, there\u2019s that pre- print case report uploaded to Research Square on April 26, 2022, of a 71-year-old man who had been fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Like everything nowadays, the availability of social media, the advent of websites and non- print publications\u2014when somebody's doing something great, more eyes are on them. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 19 May 2022",
"This is all according to the pre- print article about the variant that researchers from M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Infection University Hospital in Marseilles, France, posted on December 29, 2021. \u2014 Grace Wade, Health.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The results of the Imperial study, published on a pre- print server and yet to be peer reviewed, also provide some clinical insights that could inform public health policies. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The results were published on a pre- print server and have not been peer-reviewed yet. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The new variant was first detected back in November in New York, according to two recent pre- print studies (meaning these studies have not completed the peer review process). \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Yaneer pointed to both anecdotal evidence of re-infection cases and a new pre- print medical study indicating that immunity from Omicron infections may not be as strong as immunity from other variants like Delta. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Another pre- print study from South Africa found that saliva swabs may be better than nasal swabs at detecting Omicron as the variant. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"The defendant had a prior record of convictions.",
"I'm sorry, but we have a prior commitment and can't come tonight.",
"We have a prior claim to the estate.",
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"Oklahoma, Nebraska and Michigan had earned the three-star\u2019s prior stops, with the Tigers rounding out Picciotti\u2019s top-four. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 25 June 2022",
"Some of our most important constitutional decisions have overruled prior precedents. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"The tribal groups have rebutted the state\u2019s speculation by saying prior rulings on tribal sovereignty were accompanied by similar warnings but have not harmed child welfare or justice in tribal courts. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"Given Luhrmann\u2019s flair for larger-than-life spectacle, Elvis may well reflect the star\u2019s spirit better than any prior depiction. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
"The new chip also has a 10-core GPU, up from eight GPU cores in the M1 configuration found in the prior model. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"The first landing could come in 2025, but that date depends on the success of the prior missions and availability of the vehicles. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"At Coinbase, for example, second-quarter volumes are tracking more than 30% below the prior period and somewhere between 10% and 15% lower than consensus, Dolev wrote in a research report. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Movement of infants in/out of particular zones require special prior permission, the lack of which will cause door locking and alerts to be issued hospital wide. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"His car narrowly missed an unmarked law enforcement vehicle, which zips past less than a second prior . \u2014 Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY , 19 May 2021",
"Depending on your past familiarity with white tube socks (your prior ), your visual system may correctly conclude that the socks are truly white but illuminated by green lighting. \u2014 Stephen L. Macknik, Scientific American , 12 Dec. 2019",
"The fair value of KKR\u2019s private-equity portfolio climbed by roughly 14% from the prior ... \u2014 Miriam Gottfried And Allison Prang, WSJ , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Unfortunately, Altschul fails to convincingly imagine how a young, middle-class American Jewish woman, whatever her priors , could make the leap to armed struggle. \u2014 Alex Cuadros, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
"His priors included counts of lewd acts upon a child, possession for sale of crack, domestic violence and vehicle theft. \u2014 Evan Sernoffsky, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Curtis Thornton was a first-time offender with no priors , and nobody was hurt in the arsons, but Jones sentenced him to 100 years in prison. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 30 Oct. 2019",
"In June, Begin's attorney appealed the sentence, arguing that 40 to 60 years in prison would be more appropriate for a man of his age with no priors and that his 120-year sentence was inappropriate. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Facing up to life in prison with his priors , Morales agreed to plead guilty, serve a three-year sentence and, upon completion, be deported to his birth country: South Korea. \u2014 Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019"
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"you can hear the bells from the priory from the other side of the village",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hotels are equally swoon-worthy, such as the deeply romantic Hotel Fontevraud, the former priory in the historic monument of Fontevraud Royal Abbey, which dates to the 12th century. \u2014 Jancee Dunn, Travel + Leisure , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Much of the monk's writing concerned the priory 's day-to-day operations\u2014including a detailed account of rebuilding the cathedral's choir after a fire in 1174\u2014as well as disputes with neighboring houses and an Archbishop of Canterbury. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Feb. 2022",
"With the trip, VistaJet Members call La Verri\u00e8re, a wine estate and ninth-century priory , their home base. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2021",
"Winston Churchill and Dwight D Eisenhower met here during WWII and there\u2019s even a secret passage running from its cellar to the village priory , used by Lord Lovelace of Hurley who was a plotter of the Glorious Revolution in 1688. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
"Bessie was sent away to a priory in Essex to give birth, an event so secret no one is even certain of the boy\u2019s real birth date. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 Nov. 2020",
"In 2013, the multi-disciplinary group of researchers archaeologists excavated a mound of glacial sand and gravel on the former site of the wealthy priory , which was ultimately shuttered in 1539 by Henry VIII. \u2014 Jennifer Pinkowski, National Geographic , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Venture into the ruins of this important 14th-century Carthusian priory located at the edge of North York Moors National Park. \u2014 National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
"Malcolm led the way around the back of the priory and came to the side where the window of Lyra\u2019s nursery would be, if it hadn\u2019t been hidden by the new shutters. \u2014 Philip Pullman, Slate Magazine , 26 May 2017"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English priorie , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin prioria , from prior":""
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"\u02c8pr\u012b-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
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"abbey",
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"noun"
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"colorless"
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"prismatic effects"
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"with its prismatic plumage, the ruby-throated hummingbird is one of our garden's most prized visitors",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Johnson\u2019s prismatic musical study of the impact of a bereavement occupies similar thematic territory and comes with comparably clear-eyed understanding. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Miami\u2019s art deco architecture, more-is-more hotels, and renowned museums will encourage you to let your inner maximalist shine bright\u2014just like Dries van Noten\u2019s prismatic swimsuit. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"How did the paradox of the universe, full of prismatic galaxies and endless emptiness, come to be? \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"The work is a seminal painting from her mature style, referred to as her kaleidoscopic or prismatic period. \u2014 Kate Matthams, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Her prismatic hair and makeup echoed her tongue-in-cheek tunes in all the right ways \u2014 just as Lil Cherry intended. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Lizzo's pool pictures elicited daydreams of warm days spent gilded by the sun, as elsewhere, Doja Cat found her particularly prismatic brand of light, resulting in a makeshift rainbow makeup moment. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The energy is that of a reckoning around the Race Man, the prismatic figure through which the notion of Black identity is formed. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Indeed, on my own decidedly brown skin, all three shades are rich and prismatic . \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 15 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
"priz-\u02c8mat-ik",
"priz-\u02c8ma-tik"
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"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"kaleidoscopic",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"multihued",
"polychromatic",
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"rainbow",
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"varied",
"variegated",
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"type":[
"adjective",
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"prison":{
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": a state of confinement or captivity":[],
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"Noun",
"The state plans to build two more prisons .",
"He was in prison at the time.",
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"He was released from prison .",
"He's scheduled to get out of prison next month.",
"Her marriage became a prison to her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Suu Kyi, who has been convicted on half a dozen charges and sentenced to 11 years in prison , faces 13 more counts with a maximum sentence of more than 180 years. \u2014 Richard C. Paddock, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"Circuit Judge Tonya Alexander denied Echols' request in a Thursday morning hearing in West Memphis, citing an Arkansas statute that requires those petitioning for new DNA testing to still be in prison . \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"The eight men have been sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison . \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Under the Wisconsin law, doctors could be charged with felonies for performing abortions and face up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Ramsey Manuel Cervantes, 22, was arraigned Friday in U.S. District Court in San Diego on a federal kidnapping charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years to life in prison . \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Her killer, Dayonte Resiles, was convicted earlier this year and sentenced to life in prison . \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Each manslaughter count carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison . \u2014 Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Attorney Marilyn Mosby said in a statement that Rasheed Morris, 17, will likely be sentenced to life in prison and have all but 50 years of his sentence suspended. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Nationwide, there is concern of devastating repercussions should prison populations suffer an outbreak. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin prehension-, prehensio act of seizing, from prehendere to seize \u2014 more at get":"Noun"
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"\u02c8pri-z\u1d4an"
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"synonyms":[
"bastille",
"big house",
"bridewell",
"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"antonyms":[
"captor"
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": someone restrained as if in prison":[
"a prisoner of her own conscience"
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"He was captured by rebel forces and kept as their prisoner for several months before they set him free.",
"The families were held prisoner for four days.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jefferson flew 18 missions before being shot down and held as a prisoner in Poland for eight months in 1944-45. \u2014 Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022",
"Our family is asking Prince Charles not to remain silent to this reality and to not shake the hand of the tyrant who is holding our father as a political prisoner . \u2014 Carine Kanimba And Ana\u00efse Kanimba, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Teller is also good as Jeff, a prisoner taking part in a scientific experiment. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Benton faces one felony count of battery by a prisoner in connection with the incident. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"He was injured and burned before being taken as a prisoner . \u2014 Jozsef Papp, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"The 2008 bio-drama starring Tom Hardy as a violent prisoner , followed by the Danish director\u2019s L.A.-set 2011 thriller and Bangkok-set 2013 action drama, both starring Ryan Gosling. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"During the Clone Wars, Quinlan worked with Obi-Wan to recapture a prisoner , explaining how Obi-Wan recognizes Quin\u2019s name; the two appear to be close. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
"However, executions have been on the rise in other parts of Southeast Asia like Myanmar, Vietnam and Singapore, which recently executed an intellectually disabled prisoner from Malaysia despite global condemnation. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 10 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8pri-z\u1d4an-\u0259r",
"\u02c8priz-n\u0259r"
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"captive",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"stale"
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": belonging to the earliest period or state : original":[
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},
"examples":[
"My office is a mess but her office is always pristine .",
"He was wearing a pristine white shirt.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Silversea Silver Cloud\u2019s 12-day sailing follows the strikingly pristine , reef-rich east coast of the Red Sea north from Jidda, through the Suez Canal to Alexandria, Egypt, then on to Greece. \u2014 Sue Bryant, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"Hints that the mysterious species has lived on have arisen over the century \u2014 including 1960s reports of tortoise scat on the subspecies\u2019 native Fernandina Island, which is the Galapagos\u2019 youngest, most pristine and most volcanically active island. \u2014 Sammy Westfall, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The sets are pristine , the dialogue biting and the overwhelming sense of foreboding undeniable. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"In that manner, the rules about harming humans remain pristine and untouched. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Back then, the sculpture had to remain pristine in order to be perfect. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Featuring a variety of guest rooms and suites, the boutique resort is located in 22 acres of tropical dry forest along one of Costa Rica's most pristine beaches. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022",
"Outward facing abodes ensure the privacy of guests while rendering a panoramic view of exceptional sunsets and pristine beaches. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In this case, this trend, which crops up every few years, seems to say that pristine shoes are on the outs and decrepit soles are in. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 18 May 2022"
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"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin pristinus ; akin to Latin prior":""
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"pri-\u02c8st\u0113n",
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"\u02c8pri-\u02ccst\u0113n"
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"span-new",
"virgin",
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"type":[
"adjective",
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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"German Privatdozent , from privat private + Dozent teacher, from Latin docent-, docens , present participle of doc\u0113re to teach \u2014 more at docile":""
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"pri-\u02c8v\u00e4t-(\u02cc)d\u014d(t)-\u02ccsent"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"private hospital patients"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"It was the first time many had seen works from the artist's private collection.",
"At work he was always very serious, but in his private life, he was actually very funny and relaxed.",
"Please keep all my personal information private .",
"He's a very private person.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That means chats with friends who use iPhones are definitely not private . \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Zendaya and Holland have been linked since 2017, and in November last year, the Uncharted actor opened up about wanting to keep their relationship private . \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"Talks between the Swiss and Italian companies are at an advanced stage and an agreement could be signed as soon as next month, according to the people, who asked not to be named as the discussions are private . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"There are also stats that are private to each player during a game, namely those for specific heroes \u2014 essentially the ones that appear in the bottom right of the Overwatch 1 scoreboard. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The sheriff\u2019s office warned that Snapchat isn\u2019t private and authorities can issue subpoenas for social media posts. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"For Kendall Jenner, who was 10 years old when Keeping Up first started and therefore was more private , The Kardashians was an opportunity to open up for the fans. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"The key issue for the court was whether the posts to the groups were actually private . \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"Whatever discussions DeSantis is having about the subject are private , in part because the uncertainty is good for him. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The 24-year-old private in the 173rd Airborne Brigade appeared to be just another young soldier, trying to find his way through military life at Fort Benning, Georgia. \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
"Earlier Saturday, a 27-year-old Ukrainian private was sprinting to shelter across the asphalt when he was knocked from his feet by a shell. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"It was involved in a record 14 acquisitions last year, including the take private of U.S. health-care software company Inovalon Holdings Inc. for $7.3 billion including debt -- its biggest-ever buy. \u2014 Jan-henrik Foerster, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Among then was a pardon for a Civil War solider in the Union Army named Patrick Murphy, a private who had been court-martialed for desertion and condemned to death. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Butler National Golf Club is an exclusive private , members only golf club, located in Oak Brook. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Now, both Albrecht and the village of La Roquebrussanne sponsor the private 's burial place. \u2014 Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Each morning, dozens of adventurers arrive at Lees Ferry to start either a private of commercial raft trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. \u2014 Melissa Yeager, The Arizona Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Stewart trades movie-star glam for Army camo in this gripping military drama that stars the actress as a very green private assigned to a mostly male group of guards at Guantanamo Bay. \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"Middle English privat , from Anglo-French, from Latin privatus , from past participle of privare to deprive, release, from privus private, individual; probably akin to Latin pro for, in front of \u2014 more at for":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8pr\u012b-v\u0259t"
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"behind-the-scenes",
"confidential",
"esoteric",
"hushed",
"hush-hush",
"inside",
"intimate",
"nonpublic",
"privy",
"secret"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032717",
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": one employed by a private person rather than by a government or a subdivision thereof : attorney-in-fact":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120423",
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": the layer of air immediately surrounding and modified as to temperature and moisture by the body of a warm-blooded animal":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135127",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": a company under British law restricting the right of its stockholders to transfer their shares, limiting its members to 50 exclusive of shareholders who are present or former employees, and not inviting the public to subscribe for any shares or debentures"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094502",
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": a convention in a card game that has a meaning not revealed to the opponents and that is in most games considered unethical":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052352",
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"noun"
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": private investigator":[]
},
"examples":[
"when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s about an unlicensed private detective named Lou and her new assistant Molly. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Greg McCandless, 51, a retired private detective from Reston, Virginia, stood outside the courthouse wearing a pirate hat and red head scarf, a nod to Depp\u2019s famous role as Capt. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
"In the late 1990s, though, people began to rediscover her, thanks to an internet fan site and to her mentions in the crime novels of Andrew Vachss, whose main character, a private detective named Burke, was a Henske fan. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"Kate Warne, the first female private detective , begins work. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Taherzadeh was previously licensed in D.C. as a private detective and special police officer tasked with protecting property of a person or corporation, according to D.C. police. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In 1911, a self-promoting private detective named William Burns made national headlines. \u2014 Andrew Lanham, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"An Israeli private detective detained in New York since 2019 on charges of involvement in a hacker-for-hire scheme pleaded guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy to commit hacking and aggravated identity theft on Wednesday. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In 1850, Pinkerton started his own private detective agency\u2014the first of its kind in the country. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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"investigator",
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"private eye",
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"sherlock",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013257",
"type":[
"noun"
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"private enterprise":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": free enterprise":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The speed and ferocity with which authorities have acted against private enterprise have startled even the closest China watchers. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Now, Hong Kong shares and bank accounts can be frozen on the order of a single official, destroying private enterprise as well as freedom. \u2014 L. Gordon Crovitz And Mark L. Clifford, WSJ , 23 June 2021",
"Locals fear that city officials and private enterprise will once again pay lip service to the tragedy and then move on once the news cameras have left. \u2014 Keeanga-yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"From secondhand smoke to climate change, Singer saw pretty much every environmental threat as being overhyped, all of them excuses for the government to throttle private enterprise with regulations. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Scott has started Four Rings Sports Solutions, a private enterprise to aid teams in data and technology strategy, process optimization, talent acquisition, and culture design. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
"At the time, Democrats saw the provision as helping ensure promised retirement benefits, while Republicans viewed it as a way to force the service provider to act more like a private enterprise . \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The fact that the FBI coordinated with private enterprise (WatchGuard) in this action is particularly significant. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The history of exploration, after all, is inseparable from exploitation, the relentless drive of empires and private enterprise to claim territory and expropriate raw materials. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
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": private investigator":[]
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"unable to get the interest of the police, they hired a private eye to find their missing daughter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The private eye ended up being a fraud with bogus information. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"That novel \u2014 now a crime classic \u2014 introduced Ivan Monk, a Black L.A. private eye who starred in three more novels. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"March sees the return of a tireless crimefighter dedicated to making sure justice is done: John Hunchman, the private eye voiced by John Hodgman on Dicktown. \u2014 Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Also, my second ex is a private eye and owes me a favor. \u2014 Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Writer-director Rian Johnson\u2019s 2019 murder mystery boasts an all-star cast headed by Daniel Craig as a private eye hired to investigate the suspicious death of a mystery novelist (Christopher Plummer) on his 85th birthday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The pitch-black noir comedy follows Robert Downey Jr. as a petty crook turned aspiring actor and Val Kilmer as a wildly impatient private eye . \u2014 Tres Dean, Vulture , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Diskeletton Studios delivers a classic private eye tale in this side-scrolling 2D point and click graphic adventure. \u2014 Jd Linville, Variety , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Ahmed's convictions were investigated by private eye Scott Lewis and the Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school. \u2014 Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2021"
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": an enlisted man ranking in the army above a private and below a corporal and in the marine corps above a private and below a lance corporal":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Murfitt is a private first class in the U.S. Army and is stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Feb. 2022",
"He was discharged in August 1945 as a private first class , then worked as a forklift driver. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
"He was discharged from the Army in August 1945 as a private first class . \u2014 Leah Willingham And Rebecca Santana, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Brooks served overseas in Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines, earning his way to private first class . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Jennifer Sewell, a private first class soldier, was last seen around 4 p.m. on Thursday leaving her on-post barracks, the Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services said Saturday. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Oct. 2021",
"The Harrises still live in the townhouse where the young private first class grew up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Jacob Brittain was 21 back in 2008, a private first class in the Marines. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Carvajal, who had recently completed his basic training, was a private first class awaiting assignment to a transportation unit, the Illinois National Guard said in a statement. \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 5 July 2021"
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"She hired a private investigator to follow her husband.",
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"Pictures of McCoy taken by a private investigator the following day show him with multiple scratches, bruises and bite marks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"St Pancras Coroner\u2019s Court ruled that Miller had been deliberately killed based in part on the findings of a private investigator hired by Miller\u2019s family immediately after his death. \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"The case dates back to September 2021, when Lin reached out to a private investigator to gather information about the congressional candidate. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The family of Paola Miranda-Rosa, an Osceola County woman who has not been seen since Dec. 18, is raising money to pay for a private investigator after a law enforcement search was unsuccessful. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Young's remains went unidentified until a private investigator hired by Young's family contacted the Montgomery County Detectives with new information about the case. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"The private investigator also tried to talk to relatives of Karen, Sharon, and Keith. \u2014 CBS News , 21 May 2022",
"Dana Brouillette during an interview with private investigator Brian Andrews. \u2014 CBS News , 21 May 2022",
"In the last scene of Netflix's award-winning drama series, pesky private investigator Mel Sattem had returned from his dream job in the Chicago Police Department to confront the Byrdes one last time. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 4 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not content to only heli-ski in Alaska\u2019s short season from mid-February through April, Harms became a privateer , founding what would become Third Edge Heli with Clark Fyans in 2007. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2021",
"At the beginning of the war, during the Siege of Boston, Washington had chartered a schooner owned by Marblehead\u2019s John Glover and turned it into a privateer , marking, some have claimed, the beginning of the American Navy. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2021",
"What are the challenges and advantages of competing as a small privateer ? \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 25 June 2021",
"Williams\u2019 interpretation is based on his study of fast-moving events that began in early July 1793, when Gen\u00eat challenged Washington\u2019s neutrality by converting a merchant ship into an armed privateer that would launch attacks from American ports. \u2014 Shaun Assael, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2021",
"Letters of marque and reprisal license the privateer to attack and capture vessels belonging to enemy navies and merchant fleets. \u2014 Robert Zafft, Forbes , 9 June 2021",
"With nowhere else to turn, Alina enlists the help of an infamous privateer and sets out to lead the Grisha army. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire , 23 Apr. 2021",
"With the Darkling after her and her powers, Alina turns to an infamous privateer for help. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Josh Herrin, riding for the privateer Scheibe Racing BWM team, won a battle with Kyle Wyman for third. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2020"
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"It was the first time many had seen works from the artist's private collection.",
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"Please keep all my personal information private .",
"He's a very private person.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That means chats with friends who use iPhones are definitely not private . \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Zendaya and Holland have been linked since 2017, and in November last year, the Uncharted actor opened up about wanting to keep their relationship private . \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"Talks between the Swiss and Italian companies are at an advanced stage and an agreement could be signed as soon as next month, according to the people, who asked not to be named as the discussions are private . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"There are also stats that are private to each player during a game, namely those for specific heroes \u2014 essentially the ones that appear in the bottom right of the Overwatch 1 scoreboard. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The sheriff\u2019s office warned that Snapchat isn\u2019t private and authorities can issue subpoenas for social media posts. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"For Kendall Jenner, who was 10 years old when Keeping Up first started and therefore was more private , The Kardashians was an opportunity to open up for the fans. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"The key issue for the court was whether the posts to the groups were actually private . \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"Whatever discussions DeSantis is having about the subject are private , in part because the uncertainty is good for him. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The 24-year-old private in the 173rd Airborne Brigade appeared to be just another young soldier, trying to find his way through military life at Fort Benning, Georgia. \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
"Earlier Saturday, a 27-year-old Ukrainian private was sprinting to shelter across the asphalt when he was knocked from his feet by a shell. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"It was involved in a record 14 acquisitions last year, including the take private of U.S. health-care software company Inovalon Holdings Inc. for $7.3 billion including debt -- its biggest-ever buy. \u2014 Jan-henrik Foerster, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Among then was a pardon for a Civil War solider in the Union Army named Patrick Murphy, a private who had been court-martialed for desertion and condemned to death. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Butler National Golf Club is an exclusive private , members only golf club, located in Oak Brook. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Now, both Albrecht and the village of La Roquebrussanne sponsor the private 's burial place. \u2014 Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Each morning, dozens of adventurers arrive at Lees Ferry to start either a private of commercial raft trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. \u2014 Melissa Yeager, The Arizona Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Stewart trades movie-star glam for Army camo in this gripping military drama that stars the actress as a very green private assigned to a mostly male group of guards at Guantanamo Bay. \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021"
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": an act or instance of depriving : deprivation":[]
},
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"The country has suffered through long periods of economic privation .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The double debt helped set off a cascade of privation , budgetary shortfalls and onerous foreign loans that shaped the country into the 20th century and beyond. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"But like the Obama Administration, Team Biden fails to acknowledge that the cause of the island\u2019s privation is the regime itself. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Much of the city lies in ruins; municipal authorities say bombardment, hunger and privation have killed more than 20,000 residents. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"An ominous political backdrop sharpens the privation . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"With sanctions in the process of severely damaging the Russian economy, China will have to allocate resources or see Russians driven into a state of privation . \u2014 WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The privation , stress, and death that war inflicts cannot be blamed solely on outsiders. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The Russian military struck Ukrainian cities far from the main battle lines on Friday, pressing its strategy of bombing Ukraine into submission as the country plunged deeper into misery and privation more than two weeks into the war. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"For Ukrainian cities, the initial days of privation will be the worst. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"It is evolving into an elite institution, open chiefly to the well-educated few. In short, marriage is becoming yet another form of privilege . \u2014 Barbara Dafoe Whitehead , Commonweal , 2 Dec. 2005",
"The oldest of the students, she had become a confidante of Fern's and she alone was allowed to call her by her first name. It was not a privilege the others coveted. \u2014 Edward P. Jones , The Known World , 2003",
"But the two were grown in the same petri dish of power, prep school and privilege . \u2014 Howard Fineman , Newsweek , 16 Oct. 2000",
"Good health care should be a right and not a privilege .",
"We had the privilege of being invited to the party.",
"I had the privilege of knowing your grandfather.",
"He lived a life of wealth and privilege .",
"Verb",
"The new tax laws unfairly privilege the rich.",
"only professionals who meet the education and experience requirements set by law are privileged to use the title \u201cinterior designer\u201d in Oklahoma",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the firm paid heftily for the privilege : $2.6 billion (205 billion rupees) for the digital rights to the league on the Indian subcontinent for 2023-2027, according to local news outlet The Times of India. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
"That meant, theoretically, that the funds could have resorted to paying negative yields to make money, which would have resulted in fund investors paying for the privilege of parking their cash in a money market fund. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"The afflicted man instead went to a Dawson hospital, where he was fed only raw potatoes and charged $10 a day for the privilege . \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Like the Trump Organization, CGI Merchant will have to pay $3 million annually to the General Services Administration for the privilege of operating a hotel on federal property. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
"That number includes 1,141 spaces west of the stadium in the Tailgate Park, a grass area reserved for season ticket holders who paid a premium for the privilege . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"Then again, making customers pay for the privilege of sharing their accounts could backfire. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"For that privilege , the Cowboys send the New England Patriots the 24th, 129th and 178th selections. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
"This will be more than just a luxury hotel, though: 1,000 locals will also be invited to join its members club, paying annual dues of around $2,900 for the privilege . \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Continuing to privilege bigger firms and more established technology could hit extra hard as the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates in the name of combating inflation. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"These algorithms privilege certain types of content over others, as they are designed to maximize company profits. \u2014 Tomas Andren, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Perhaps the Manolo-Birkenstock teamup is an acknowledgement from the foremost king of high heels that many consumers, even luxury shoppers, are ready to privilege comfort over beauty. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022",
"During those hearings, lawmakers questioned Amazon executives about whether third-party seller data was used to develop private-label products or to privilege its own products in search results. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
"These practices are rooted in upholding systemic barriers that privilege larger institutions over smaller, grassroots ones. \u2014 Elizabeth Cohen, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The upshot, Butler writes, is that the Method has been diluted by other acting styles that don\u2019t privilege psychological spelunking or total authenticity\u2014think of the Brat Pack, or Bruce Willis. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
"But Gottlieb does not privilege potential, or realized, infamy over an artist\u2019s contributions to culture. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
"More broadly, there is a tendency in our culture to privilege the future over the past. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2021"
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"He comes from a very privileged background.",
"The town attracts people who are wealthy and privileged .",
"The President's adviser has a privileged position of trust.",
"She had privileged access to the files.",
"Only the privileged few can become members of the club.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For any disease, there is a moral case against neglecting those who are most vulnerable; for COVID, there\u2019s also still a self-interested case for even the privileged and powerful to resist the pull of neglect. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022",
"Speaking of the privileged , Jennifer Coolidge plays Tanya McQuoid, a needy heiress carting her mother\u2019s ashes around. \u2014 Tara Mcnamara, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"Eastman had tried to block the release of those and other documents by arguing that they were privileged communications and therefore should be protected. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey And Emma Brown, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Eastman had tried to block the release of those and other documents by arguing that they were privileged communications and therefore should be protected. \u2014 Emma Brown, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Mission moments are those opportunities where you are privileged to see the impact of your work firsthand. \u2014 Courtney Rottman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"While questions about one's ethnic background can be difficult for many, Pureval said he is privileged to have a strong connection to his Tibetan and Punjabi heritage, having visited both Tibet and India in his youth. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 31 May 2022",
"Still, Luong considers the couple lucky \u2014 privileged , even \u2014 to have found a home. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Now, Bryant fears for the elderly and the less privileged in his neighborhood who might not feel safe going into Tops anymore. \u2014 Lauren Petracca For Cnn, CNN , 16 May 2022"
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"\u2026 there were no secrets in the little village to which he was not privy . \u2014 Sidney Sheldon , The Sands of Time , 1988",
"Halberstam and I and the other correspondents would have felt less beleaguered had we been privy to the secret debate in Washington. \u2014 Neil Sheehan , A Bright Shining Lie , 1988",
"\u2026 to assure you that I am neither privy to, nor cognizant of, any such clique; and that I most potently disbelieve in the existence of any such. \u2014 Abraham Lincoln , letter , 13 Oct. 1849",
"privy information on the current state of the peace negotiations",
"privy meetings between high-level representatives from both sides for the purpose of bringing about an armistice",
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"North Rim visitors are still privy to the breathtaking canyon views that define one of the most popular U.S. national parks. \u2014 Laura Randall, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"But American Public Health Association Executive Director Georges Benjamin said more transparency could also help advocates who want to push for more public health funding but haven\u2019t been privy to the documentation provided privately to Congress. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Benn spent a lot of time acting behind Elordi and was often privy to conversations between him and Levinson about timing, line delivery and other tricks of the trade. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Employees are not privy to confidential information, including financial statements, shareholder lists, and other material non-public documents. \u2014 Anat Alon-beck, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"For now, Stall said, Rhodes still has the support of people on the periphery of the movement - those who approve of his stances but are not privy to his actions. \u2014 Hannah Allam, Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Sep. 2021",
"The process, which not even federal prosecutors were privy to, ended with one lawyer being removed for unexplained reasons. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 23 June 2021",
"These members of King\u2019s inner circle seem to speak a secret language of touch to which the viewer is not entirely privy . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2021",
"Because of their dominant market positions, these technology companies are increasingly privy to vast amounts of data that is often useful in investigating, detecting and removing malicious cyber adversaries. \u2014 Robert Mcmillan, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2021",
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"As a local politician in the French city of Rouen, Laura Slimani has been privy to degrading comments on the job on several occasions. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"As the narrating voice of a pamphlet devoted to gossip about Britain\u2019s upper crust during the Regency period, Andrews was privy to Season One\u2019s big mystery: which of the series\u2019 characters was writing under the name Lady Whistledown. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"So Thurmond wasn't privy to a lot of the drama taking place on the course ahead of him as the Sun Devils inched closer to a berth in the national championship match. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
"Readers are privy to the same questions the characters are facing while examining their choices, options and pasts. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 9 May 2022",
"News audiences looking to Maxar\u2019s images to understand war will likely never view them in the fuller context to which military analysts are privy . \u2014 Jordan G. Teicher, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Good morning, There\u2019s a lot of behind-the-scenes work involved in mergers and acquisitions that the public usually isn\u2019t privy to. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
"This is not to ask why, as perplexing as that question may be to so many of us who weren\u2019t privy to what any of those three athletes were going through. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
"According to testimony, owner Dan Snyder was aware of the numbers shared with the league while also being privy to the actual data. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film opens and closes with a fantasy, in which Reis may as well be playing herself: Her alter ego, Kaylee Uppeshau, is backstage at a boxing match, taping her wrists and prepping for a prizefight . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Alabama got together at Bryant-Denny Stadium for a bloody prizefight between that season\u2019s top heavyweights. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The most exciting series of the young baseball season, a three-day prizefight between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres that exceeded the sky-high expectations, ended Sunday the way the first two games went. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2021",
"But the outcome of this prizefight in at Allen Fieldhouse will depend upon the dozens and dozens of small acts within the game. \u2014 Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com , 1 Jan. 2021",
"Two years of breathless coverage of TikTok as a fresh-faced force of delight and opportunity has made the app feel like an underdog bet in a prizefight against entrenched ne\u2019er-do-wells, such as Trump and Facebook. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 6 Aug. 2020",
"For George, the Seven Years\u2019 War (known as the French and Indian War in the U.S.) also meant a political prizefight at home. \u2014 Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Purcell Marian landed some shots and turned the game's final minutes into a prizefight . \u2014 Alex Harrison, Cincinnati.com , 7 Mar. 2020",
"Presidential races, Sharpton said, are like prizefights . \u2014 Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner , 15 Jan. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Correspondent Kelefa Sanneh talked with exemplars of a sport that still receives much less recognition than men's boxing, and where prizefighting comes without much of a prize. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Nov. 2019",
"Back in that day, prizefighting , or boxing, was against the law. \u2014 Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Dec. 2017",
"The prizefighting game attracted devoted legions, from gamblers to intellectuals, immigrants to bluebloods. \u2014 Theodore Kupfer, National Review , 14 Dec. 2017"
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"care to try a glass of my prizewinning homemade wine?",
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"Fuller, who teaches English at the University of Tulsa, is the author of a prizewinning study of the Civil War's impact on American literature. \u2014 Eric Foner, New York Times , 20 Jan. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"On the contrary, seize this moment to dust off your sales hat and pitch some communication tool ideas like a pro . \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"This no-budge primer is light as air yet grips onto shadows and pigments like a pro without creasing or fading throughout the day. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 14 June 2022",
"Hart, 42, praised Chappelle, 48, on Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, saying that Chappelle \u2014 who was attacked onstage while performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday \u2014 handled it like a pro . \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"From perfecting your serve to the mental side of the game this on-demand digital class will have her playing like a pro . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But in spite of the challenges of the stunt, Bay said Gyllenhaal was enthusiastic about performing and handled it like a pro . \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"By 12 years old, Avery could belt, control masterful vibrato and harmonize like a pro . \u2014 Beatrice Hazlehurst, Billboard , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Nathan Coleman from The Weather Network recently shared a quick tutorial on how to pack an extra parka on your cold-weather vacation like a pro . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Make an extra big batch and package your homemade candy like a pro . \u2014 Thanksgiving.com, USA TODAY , 18 Dec. 2021",
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"The Cubans will expand the sport\u2019s worldwide pool of talent after years of talents, such as three-time Olympic champion Teofilo Stevenson, being denied the opportunity to turn pro under Fidel Castro\u2019s rule. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In addition, guards R.J. Cole and Tyrese Martin had previously announced plans to turn pro . \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Watson played at Georgia in 2000 and 2001 before leaving school to turn pro . \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The Mac Studio with display is a likely upgrade path\u2014the iMac Pro was targeted at similarly pro -leaning consumers who wanted more power than the regular iMac but didn\u2019t need the monster Mac Pro. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
"One of the looming decisions will come from freshman guard JD Davison, whom Oats believes will turn pro after continuing to receive some first-round grounds from NBA teams. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Despite an offer from LSU, Trevor Story decided to turn pro right out of high school and accelerate his journey to the big leagues. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Ollie is now a director with Overtime Elite, a program for young basketball players who wish to skip college and turn pro . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Philips becomes the second Bruin with remaining eligibility to announce his intentions to turn pro , joining defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"That matched the second-highest finish by a Sun Devil, the other coming from current PGA pro Jon Rahm in 2016. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun or adjective",
"Learn more about Marketing and PR pro , Marie Swift, and her agency/consulting firm, Impact Communications, at www. \u2014 Marie Swift, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Kara is the head teaching pro at Summit Hills Country Club in Crestview Hills. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"Carl Burger is emerging as a great Black American pro , a rarity in a sport that is traditionally white. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Chmerkovskiy's brother and fellow DWTS pro , Val Chmerkovskiy, served as best man. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"He was replaced in the field by first alternate Patton Kizzire, a pro from Tuscaloosa, Ala., who was the first alternate from the Roswell, Ga., qualifying site. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"The 15-year-old soccer player had already accomplished much at his young age, played semi-professionally for a year in Colombia, leading his team as a captain and setting sights on becoming a pro some day. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"The first time, as a second-year pro with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Conner had 55 catches for 497 yard in 2018. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"This no-budge primer is light as air yet grips onto shadows and pigments like a pro without creasing or fading throughout the day. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 14 June 2022"
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": acting in anticipation of future problems, needs, or changes",
": relating to, caused by, or being interference between previous learning and the recall or performance of later learning",
": relating to, caused by, or being interference between previous learning and the recall or performance of later learning",
"[ pro- entry 2 + reactive ]",
"[ pro- entry 1 ]"
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"examples":[
"A survey was given out to customers so that the company could take proactive steps to improve their service.",
"The city is taking a proactive approach to fighting crime by hiring more police officers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For them, getting the best outcomes depends on being proactive , having the right information and tracking the progression of their conditions themselves. \u2014 Mark Opauszky, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Good luck on his future dating, and congrats on being proactive to help your brother-in-law to live his best life. \u2014 cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"Be proactive and learn about any risks when visiting another home or unfamiliar location. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"That\u2019s fine, as long as those conversations happen, and education is proactive and really takes place. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"While some tribal governments have been proactive by creating their own intellectual property laws or hiring attorneys to protect their information, many more have learned the limitations of property law the hard way. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"Rather than wait for a pattern of crises to occur, be proactive by investing in reputation management, which means monitoring and protecting your brand\u2019s online reputation in regards to reviews, social media and major search engines. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
"Commissioner Rob Manfred said his side was being proactive , not wanting to risk a late-season strike similar to the one that wiped out the 1994 World Series. \u2014 Ronald Blum, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Shein has been proactive in cultivating a vibrant fashion community of like-minded shoppers across its channels. \u2014 Francesca Gargaglia, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"1933, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8ak-tiv",
"(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8ak-tiv"
],
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"farseeing",
"farsighted",
"forehanded",
"foreseeing",
"foresighted",
"forethoughtful",
"forward",
"forward-looking",
"prescient",
"provident",
"visionary"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022931",
"type":[
"adjective"
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": in a proactive manner : in a way that anticipates future problems, needs, or changes":[
"\u2026 a system that allows us to alert customers if there's an issue with travel, whether their flight is delayed or proactively letting them know there is a transit strike in New York, or whatever.",
"\u2014 Steven Barnhart",
"By working proactively with charter organizations and other outside groups, district leaders could take a role in shaping the array of new alternative schools so that it benefits students most \u2026",
"\u2014 Los Angeles Times"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8ak-tiv-l\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132605",
"type":[
"adverb"
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"probable":{
"antonyms":[
"far-fetched",
"implausible",
"improbable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unlikely",
"unplausible"
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": establishing a probability":[
"probable evidence"
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": likely to be or become true or real":[
"probable outcome"
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": one that is probable":[],
": supported by evidence strong enough to establish presumption but not proof":[
"a probable hypothesis"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"It is probable that life exists outside of our planet.",
"the counselor could find no probable reason for the girl's bizarre actions",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Showers are probable Wednesday night with lows in the 60s. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"Privately, many senior U.S. officials have been dismissive of theories suggesting that unknown objects captured in videos could be aliens and insist there is no evidence that such explanations are probable . \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"Privately, many senior U.S. officials have been dismissive of theories suggesting that unknown objects captured in videos could be extraterrestrial aliens and insist there is no evidence that such explanations are probable . \u2014 Julian E. Barnes, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are probable , said sheriff\u2019s Investigator Andrew Peacock. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
"By the way, the ever-changing total number of breweries in Ohio is about 370, and 400 by year\u2019s end is probable . \u2014 cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Additional bouts of strong to severe storms are probable in the Midwest and Ohio Valley Wednesday and Thursday \u2014 again firing along the heat dome\u2019s northern fringe. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"More than 700 children across the globe have been found to have probable cases of severe hepatitis with an unknown cause, officials from the World Health Organization said in a press conference on Wednesday. \u2014 Sony Salzman, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"Even so, at the current high rate of transmission, California could surpass 10 million cumulative reported and probable coronavirus cases by the end of next week. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Brewers have announced Aaron Ashby will start one of the games in their Memorial Day doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs but have yet to officially list their other probable . \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
"Hope Sharon Kennedy, who\u2019s a complete shill for the probable can party. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"The report, released Monday, shows 484 students and staff in Macomb County schools with new probable or confirmed cases of the virus linked to outbreaks or clusters during the week of Oct. 7-14. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Illinois public health officials on Thursday reported 1,542 new probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 42 deaths. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 21 May 2021",
"Brooklyn Strong is still a possible rather than a probable . \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The Ohio Department of Health\u2019s total of additional probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 is the most ever recorded on one day. \u2014 Randy Ludlow, The Enquirer , 10 July 2020",
"During the Battle of Britain, the Squadron was credited with 126 enemy aircraft destroyed, 13 probables , and nine damaged. \u2014 courant.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
"The Dodgers\u2019 pitching probables for the three-game weekend series against the San Francisco Giants remains incomplete. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2019"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1638, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"Middle English, from Latin probabilis commendable, probable, from probare to test, approve, prove \u2014 more at prove":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4(b)-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-b\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"believable",
"credible",
"creditable",
"likely",
"plausible",
"presumptive"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194138",
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": a reasonable ground for supposing that a charge is well-founded":[]
},
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"The lawyer argued that there was a lack of probable cause for a search warrant.",
"The police had probable cause to arrest him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The woman fought off the attacker, who then fled and was arrested a short time later, according to a probable cause affidavit. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
"Probation officers visited Peterson's home on Sept. 11, 2020, and saw several beach towels in his living room, according to a probable cause affidavit. \u2014 Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Cruz confessed to police soon after the shooting, according to a probable cause affidavit, but then pleaded not guilty. \u2014 Dakin Andone, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Citing the probable cause affidavit, the Asbury Park Press reports that investigators recovered surveillance footage from the Atlantic Heights Clubhouse in Barnegat from March 20, 2021. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"According to a probable cause statement, Riser was seen driving rapidly away from the Pipeline Fire, one of three fires burning in the Coconino National Forest. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Stewart had been adding air into a flat tire when he was shot, according to the probable cause statement from police. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"While care was being delivered, an officer photographed several injuries to the infant\u2019s face, eyes, feet and hand, according to the probable cause statement. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"In a probable cause statement, prosecutors accused McKee of wrongdoing in deciding to enter the lake during a severe thunderstorm warning and failing to follow policy by not directing passengers to put on personal flotation devices. \u2014 Rebekah Riess And Ray Sanchez, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"circa 1676, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111913",
"type":[
"noun"
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": regular deviation within a determined distance on each side of the mean of a frequency curve":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194311",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a word whose presence in the plaintext is assumed as a step in cryptanalysis":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"improbably"
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": insofar as seems reasonably true, factual, or to be expected : without much doubt":[
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"it will probably rain"
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"The impact probably added all but the last few percent of Earth's mass and set the stage for Earth's and the Moon's subsequent evolution. \u2014 Mark Wilson , Physics Today , February 2008",
"It was no secret that McKay preferred the thrill of victory to the agony of defeat, and that, along with his innocent optimism and snark-free sincerity, probably makes him hopelessly old-fashioned. \u2014 Richard Hoffer , Sports Illustrated , 16 June 2008",
"But what these newly inaugurated gym rats probably don't know is that besides buffing up their bodies for summer, they're also buffing up their brains. \u2014 Christen Brownlee , Science News , 25 Feb. 2006",
"It will probably rain today.",
"They will probably be here soon.",
"It was probably the best concert I've ever been to.",
"There were probably about 150 people at the wedding.",
"\u201cAre you going to the picnic?\u201d \u201c Probably .\u201d",
"\u201cCan you finish painting the room today?\u201d \u201c Probably not.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Experts believe the virus probably entered the country during a brief opening of trade activity earlier this year along North Korea\u2019s border with China. \u2014 Min Joo Kim, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Some employers will probably retain companies like Tripp\u2019s to manage the benefits for them. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"However, teams with money to spend probably shouldn't get their hopes up about signing James Harden or Bradley Beal to a big, splashy contract once free agency opens. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"Phillips said the designation of the 189th as a formal training unit probably won't increase the number of instructors or trainees on site. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 1 July 2022",
"By now, the midterms look like a fait accompli: Republicans will gain a boatload of seats and probably win majorities in both chambers of Congress. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
"Drako does seem well aware that drivers will probably want to take the Dragon for a spin through the dirt and mud from time to time. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 30 June 2022",
"Heavy armored and mechanized units, such as the 1st Cavalry Division, will probably not receive any. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2022",
"If you're persuaded to send money, Saunders said, you're probably not protected, as it's viewed as an authorized transaction. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see probable entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-b\u0259-bl\u0113",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4(b)-bl\u0113"
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"assumably",
"doubtless",
"likely",
"presumably"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202400",
"type":[
"adverb"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an individual affected with a disorder who is the first subject in a study (as of a genetic character in a family lineage)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1929, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin probandus , gerundive of probare":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccband",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8band"
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050139",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"probasidium":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cell in which two haploid nuclei fuse to form a diploid nucleus from which the basidium arises in some basidiomycetes":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + basidium":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6pr\u014d+"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094338",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a court with jurisdiction over determination of the validity of wills and administration of estates and sometimes matters involving minors or adults judged incompetent : probate court":[
"filed a petition in probate"
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": legal matters that fall under the jurisdiction of a probate court":[
"a law practice limited to probate"
],
": the judicial determination of the validity of a will":[],
": the officially authenticated copy of a probated will":[],
": to establish (a will) by probate as genuine and valid":[],
": to put (a convicted offender) on probation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her will was offered for probate by the relatives.",
"The case will now go to probate .",
"Verb",
"The court will probate the will.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Allen is a former Pike County probate judge who was elected to the State Legislature in 2018. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
"Now, all assets on your death pass under your will (meaning probate ) and nothing transfers automatically to your spouse. \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The Courier Journal reported in February that Bottorff, whose practice is focused on estate planning and probate , had never filed a divorce case or practiced family law, according to court records. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 19 May 2022",
"Starting in the eighteenth century, genealogical authority increasingly shifted from religious and family figures to government officials who certify births, license marriages, decree divorces, register deaths, and probate wills. \u2014 Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"County offices will remain open during the transition period but only for revenue and probate services, ALEA said. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Get the counsel of an accountant and an estate planning or probate attorney. \u2014 Paco De Leon, refinery29.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Usually, probate will be necessary only if a tenant in common dies. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"While the litigation unfolded, Chicago probate judge Harry Horner appointed an administrator for the dogs. \u2014 Celia Storey, Arkansas Online , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"During his opening remarks, Proto ripped into Democrats \u2014 saying Republicans are prepared to fight this year in every race from governor to probate judge. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
"When a spouse passes away and the spouses owned their home with right of survivorship, should the surviving spouse go to probate to sell the house? \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"Zimring, a lawyer, and her husband, an electrical contractor, were open to homes that needed remodeling, homes sold in trust or probate sales. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"And if an eligible heir contests the will, probate can take years, Gregory Matalon, an estate attorney based in New York, told me. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Lindell is expected to return to Alabama to examine the equipment and talk to probate judges, Merrill said. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Her lawyers asked the judge to move the case to probate and appoint an independent person to oversee handing out Reinhart\u2019s assets. \u2014 Anna Wilder And Elisabell Velazquez, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Sep. 2021",
"His will was admitted to probate and soon thereafter the executor transferred the $150,000 savings account to Charlie. \u2014 Dallas News , 13 June 2021",
"The locality that will probate the estate is likely unique as well. \u2014 Randy Warren, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English probat , from Latin probatum , neuter of probatus , past participle of probare":"Noun"
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"British also -bit",
"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccb\u0101t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070403",
"type":[
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"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a bond legally required to be given to a probate court or judge by an administrator, executor, guardian, or other fiduciary to secure the faithful performance of his duties":[]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134354",
"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
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": subjection of an individual to a period of testing and trial to ascertain fitness (as for a job or school)":[],
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"examples":[
"As a new employee, I will be on probation for three months.",
"He hoped that the judge would grant him probation .",
"He was sentenced to one year's probation .",
"He was sent back to prison for violating his probation .",
"She was arrested while on probation .",
"Instead of firing her, they put her on probation .",
"The student was placed on probation for copying test answers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He was sentenced to six months probation and has filed an appeal, court records show. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"He was found guilty of misdemeanor crimes of interfering with an arresting officer and walking on or along a roadway and sentenced to three months probation . \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Robinson later pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree felony charge of burglary and was sentenced to probation for two years. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Alissa was prone to sudden rage and was convicted of misdemeanor assault and sentenced to probation for attacking a high school classmate. \u2014 Michael R. Sisak, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
"McFadden sentenced her to two months probation and imposed a $5,000 fine. \u2014 Scott Macfarlane, CBS News , 24 May 2022",
"John Lewis, 71, of Chidester was sentenced to three years probation as part of a plea deal, the documents, filed on May 19 in the 13th Circuit Court, state. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
"Merritt, 33, who was wounded in the leg, was sentenced in January to probation and ordered to complete a residential drug and alcohol program after pleading guilty to two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
"Hayes pleaded guilty to those charges in Nov. 2020, and was sentenced to three years probation . \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English probacioun , from Middle French & Latin; Middle French probation , from Latin probation-, probatio , from probare":""
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"pr\u014d-\u02c8b\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"delving",
"disquisition",
"examen",
"examination",
"exploration",
"inquest",
"inquiry",
"inquisition",
"investigation",
"probe",
"probing",
"research",
"study"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044856",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After he was arrested and while free on bond, Joyner threatened his probation officer and failed to appear for a court proceeding, federal authorities said in the statement. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022",
"Prosecutors asked Snyder to order Buck to pay $51,562 in restitution to his victims and a $400,000 fine, citing a probation officer \u2019s estimate that Buck was worth about $2 million. \u2014 Matthew Ormsethstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"On May 31, 2016, Greer\u2019s probation officer was alerted that Greer\u2019s ankle monitor had been removed, resulting in a multiagency search effort, the US Marshals statement said. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"An alert on May 31, 2016 notified Greer's probation officer that his GPS device had been removed, triggering a search by multiple agencies. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"On May 31, 2016, Greer\u2019s probation officer was alerted that his GPS monitoring device had been removed, officials said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Suspecting Hayes, who struggled with substance misuse, was high, the brother called Hayes\u2019 probation officer . \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Upon his release in May 2021, Eppinger initially reported as instructed to the Atlanta probation field office, but then failed to report to any subsequent appointments with his probation officer . \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 20 Apr. 2022",
"According to documents given to senators, a U.S. probation officer recommended a year and a half. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091132",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[
"confuting",
"disproving",
"refuting"
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"definitions":{
": serving to prove : substantiating":[],
": serving to test or try : exploratory":[]
},
"examples":[
"no dearth of probative evidence for the theory of evolution",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the emails are probative , the jury should see them. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 14 May 2022",
"Judges are supposed to allow or bar such witnesses based on whether their testimony is more probative than prejudicial. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"When presented with these potential witnesses, trial judges have to balance whether their testimony is properly probative or impermissibly prejudicial. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Justice Breyer said additional evidence of Tamerlan Tsarnaev\u2019s behavior could have been probative . \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Introducing Debra Clayton\u2019s death is unnecessary and the prejudicial impact would outweigh the probative value of the evidence. \u2014 Jeff Weiner, orlandosentinel.com , 24 July 2019",
"In short, despite the Government\u2019s efforts to paint a contrary picture, this is not a case containing direct, probative evidence of anticompetitive intent on the part of high level executives within the merging company. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 12 June 2018",
"The goal here is probative , to ask a question and get an answer, and the question is quite simple: Who gives the Colts a better chance at winning fast than Nick Saban? \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 9 Jan. 2018",
"The White House is correct to say as much, as are the courts that are now weighing the probative value and legal force of presidential tweets. \u2014 Phillip Carter, Slate Magazine , 28 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014d-b\u0259-tiv"
],
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"confirmational",
"confirmatory",
"confirming",
"corroborating",
"corroborative",
"corroboratory",
"probatory",
"substantiating",
"supporting",
"supportive",
"verifying",
"vindicating"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165350",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": approver entry 2":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from probatus + -or":""
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"(\u02c8)pr\u014d\u00a6b\u0101t\u0259(r)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191446",
"type":[
"noun"
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"disproving",
"refuting"
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": probative":[]
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"an abundance of probatory data linking smoking to cancer"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014d-b\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
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"confirmatory",
"confirming",
"corroborating",
"corroborative",
"corroboratory",
"probative",
"substantiating",
"supporting",
"supportive",
"verifying",
"vindicating"
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"type":[
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": something conclusively established : something proved":[]
},
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"Latin":""
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"-b\u00e4t-",
"pr\u014d\u02c8b\u0101t\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043143",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"probe":{
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"delve (into)",
"dig (into)",
"examine",
"explore",
"inquire (into)",
"investigate",
"look (into)",
"research"
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": a device used to penetrate or send back information especially from outer space or a celestial body":[],
": a penetrating or critical investigation":[],
": a pipe on the receiving airplane thrust into the drogue of the delivering airplane in air refueling":[],
": a pointed metal tip for making electrical contact with a circuit element being checked":[],
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": a tentative exploratory advance or survey":[],
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": to examine with a probe":[
"uncrewed vehicles probed space"
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": to make a searching exploratory investigation":[],
": to search into and explore very thoroughly : subject to a penetrating investigation":[]
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The FBI probe did not produce any new evidence.",
"a congressional probe into the accusations",
"Verb",
"His questions made it clear he was probing for information.",
"He didn't like the police probing into his past.",
"He didn't like the police probing him about his past.",
"The doctor probed the wound with his finger.",
"Searchers probed the mud with long poles.",
"She probed the files for evidence that would help the investigation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But in recent days, federal agents have served search warrants and subpoenas, and conducted interviews that show the probe is moving closer to Trump\u2019s inner circle, the Post reported. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"The former business partner of one of the central figures in the federal red-light camera bribery probe has been charged with tax evasion stemming from the misuse of company credit cards and other alleged income schemes. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Coach those receiving feedback to listen intently, not assume malintent and probe for opportunities to improve. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The congressional probe found that the four companies control essential portals to the digital economy \u2014 and increasingly use those platforms to offer their own products and features, competing with the same businesses that rely on them. \u2014 Cristiano Lima, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Now, though, NASA\u2019s June space probe may have shed some new light on how the planet formed. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 June 2022",
"The investigation became central to the Utah County attorney race after incumbent David Leavitt alleged the sheriff\u2019s probe was politically motivated to get him out of office. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"If the probe came into contact with the hinges or frame and prevented the hood from fully folding or unfolding, the stroller is considered hazardous. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"Prosecutors say the federal probe into Gillum's actions began in 2015 as public corruption investigation into the city of Tallahassee, Florida, that eventually included Gillum's actions as the city's mayor. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"What\u2019s more notable, however, is the attention to sound and its descriptive uses \u2014 to seed dread, to explore the subconscious and probe the dark, frightened recesses of a mind in torment. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Witnesses, survivors and some members of law enforcement have since pointed to a number of catastrophic failures by law enforcement that Justice Department officials will further probe . \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"In 1977, when NASA launched Voyagers 1 and 2, designed to probe the far reaches of the solar system, the songs of the humpbacks went with them. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"In May, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals asked the IRS to probe Antle's Rare Species Fund, a nonprofit raising money for wildlife conservation. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"The bulletin \u2014 circulated among state election officials earlier this week and publicly shared online, Friday \u2014 marks the first time CISA has used its vulnerability disclosure program to probe voting machines. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"That also applies to probe cards\u2014and new technologies currently in the works paint a bright future for Technoprobe. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 1 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",
"Since then there have been several clean elections, but the state has continued to probe Fulton\u2019s elections. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 26 May 2022"
],
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
},
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"Medieval Latin proba examination, from Latin probare":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014db"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for probe Verb enter , penetrate , pierce , probe mean to make way into something. enter is the most general of these and may imply either going in or forcing a way in. entered the city in triumph penetrate carries a strong implication of an impelling force or compelling power that achieves entrance. the enemy penetrated the fortress pierce means an entering or cutting through with a sharp pointed instrument. pierced the boil with a lancet probe implies penetration to investigate or explore something hidden from sight or knowledge. probed the depths of the sea",
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"disquisition",
"examen",
"examination",
"exploration",
"inquest",
"inquiry",
"inquisition",
"investigation",
"probation",
"probing",
"research",
"study"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010225",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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},
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"Definition of probeagle variant of porbeagle"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023938",
"type":[]
},
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": a drug C 13 H 19 NO 4 S that acts on renal tubular function and is used to increase the concentration of some drugs (such as penicillin) in the blood by inhibiting their excretion and to increase the excretion of urates in gout":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Roberts was suspended by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for probenecid from a test in March 2017. \u2014 Chris Chavez, SI.com , 25 Jan. 2018",
"His defense: His girlfriend, suffering from a sinus infection, obtained an out-of-production antibiotic in rural India that contained probenecid . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1950, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pr\u014d-\u02c8be-n\u0259-s\u0259d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230045",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
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": a mineral NaCaB 5 O 9 .5H 2 O consisting of hydrous calcium sodium borate":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Frank H. Probert \u20201940 American mining engineer born in England + English -ite":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"dig (into)",
"examine",
"explore",
"inquire (into)",
"investigate",
"look (into)",
"research"
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": a device used to penetrate or send back information especially from outer space or a celestial body":[],
": a penetrating or critical investigation":[],
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": a tentative exploratory advance or survey":[],
": a usually small object that is inserted into something so as to test conditions at a given point":[],
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": the action of probing":[],
": to examine with a probe":[
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": to search into and explore very thoroughly : subject to a penetrating investigation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The FBI probe did not produce any new evidence.",
"a congressional probe into the accusations",
"Verb",
"His questions made it clear he was probing for information.",
"He didn't like the police probing into his past.",
"He didn't like the police probing him about his past.",
"The doctor probed the wound with his finger.",
"Searchers probed the mud with long poles.",
"She probed the files for evidence that would help the investigation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But in recent days, federal agents have served search warrants and subpoenas, and conducted interviews that show the probe is moving closer to Trump\u2019s inner circle, the Post reported. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"The former business partner of one of the central figures in the federal red-light camera bribery probe has been charged with tax evasion stemming from the misuse of company credit cards and other alleged income schemes. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Coach those receiving feedback to listen intently, not assume malintent and probe for opportunities to improve. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The congressional probe found that the four companies control essential portals to the digital economy \u2014 and increasingly use those platforms to offer their own products and features, competing with the same businesses that rely on them. \u2014 Cristiano Lima, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Now, though, NASA\u2019s June space probe may have shed some new light on how the planet formed. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 June 2022",
"The investigation became central to the Utah County attorney race after incumbent David Leavitt alleged the sheriff\u2019s probe was politically motivated to get him out of office. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"If the probe came into contact with the hinges or frame and prevented the hood from fully folding or unfolding, the stroller is considered hazardous. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"Prosecutors say the federal probe into Gillum's actions began in 2015 as public corruption investigation into the city of Tallahassee, Florida, that eventually included Gillum's actions as the city's mayor. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"What\u2019s more notable, however, is the attention to sound and its descriptive uses \u2014 to seed dread, to explore the subconscious and probe the dark, frightened recesses of a mind in torment. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Witnesses, survivors and some members of law enforcement have since pointed to a number of catastrophic failures by law enforcement that Justice Department officials will further probe . \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"In 1977, when NASA launched Voyagers 1 and 2, designed to probe the far reaches of the solar system, the songs of the humpbacks went with them. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"In May, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals asked the IRS to probe Antle's Rare Species Fund, a nonprofit raising money for wildlife conservation. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"The bulletin \u2014 circulated among state election officials earlier this week and publicly shared online, Friday \u2014 marks the first time CISA has used its vulnerability disclosure program to probe voting machines. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"That also applies to probe cards\u2014and new technologies currently in the works paint a bright future for Technoprobe. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 1 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",
"Since then there have been several clean elections, but the state has continued to probe Fulton\u2019s elections. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 26 May 2022"
],
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin proba examination, from Latin probare":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014db"
],
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"disquisition",
"examen",
"examination",
"exploration",
"inquest",
"inquiry",
"inquisition",
"investigation",
"probation",
"probing",
"research",
"study"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231613",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"probiotic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Second, look for a probiotic with a high CFU count. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"The Gut Instinct from HUM Nutrition, a probiotic , supports the maintenance of your intestinal flora. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"This probiotic can aid in the treatment of digestive difficulties including diarrhea, gas, and bloating. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Our shelf-stable vaginal probiotic contains 8 strains of beneficial bacteria to aid with vaginal health and the vagina\u2019s microbiome. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Adding the probiotic changed the composition of the coral\u2019s microbiome. \u2014 Sarah Vitak, Scientific American , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Data from multiple studies, including ones involving athletes and active individuals, has found that taking a probiotic with lactobacillus or bifidobacterium strains might help decrease the frequency and duration of these infections. \u2014 Pamela Nisevich Bede, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Consider a digestive system hack like a 30-day elimination diet or start taking a probiotic . \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"For constipation, select a probiotic with B. longum. \u2014 Ana Sanchez, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pro- entry 2 + -biotic (as in antibiotic )":""
},
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"pr\u014d-b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4t-ik, -b\u0113-",
"-b\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-",
"pr\u014d-b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-tik"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102420",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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},
"probity":{
"antonyms":[
"badness",
"evil",
"evildoing",
"immorality",
"iniquity",
"sin",
"villainy",
"wickedness"
],
"definitions":{
": adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness":[]
},
"examples":[
"a person of indisputable probity must head the disciplinary panel",
"the defense attorney questioned the probity of the witness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rather than debating the merits of such views, the A.A.F. questioned Bloom Raskin\u2019s probity . \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The Covid mass hysteria, now downgraded to a hypnosis bewitching neurotics and power freaks, counts among its casualties such virtues as restraint and probity . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Feb. 2022",
"One contender for the presidency who has won a reputation internationally over the years for competence and probity is the current prime minister, Mario Draghi. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 19 Jan. 2022",
"As Biden\u2019s attempt to enact his domestic agenda drags on, his plunging approval numbers suggest that showmanship, for now, is outperforming probity . \u2014 David Rohde, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Garland seems to be counting on a belief that most Americans, exhausted by the Trump years, will welcome his neutrality, probity , and reticence. \u2014 David Rohde, The New Yorker , 15 June 2021",
"Her blunt, understated way of talking about incomprehensible data gives her an air of probity . \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Her blunt, understated way of talking about incomprehensible data gives her an air of probity . \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The longest-serving senator in Michigan history \u2014 from 1979 to 2015 \u2014 Mr. Levin was regarded by Senate colleagues and Washington observers as a paragon of probity as chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English probite , from Latin probitat-, probitas , from probus honest \u2014 more at prove":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014d-b\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for probity honesty , honor , integrity , probity mean uprightness of character or action. honesty implies a refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way. honor suggests an active or anxious regard for the standards of one's profession, calling, or position. integrity implies trustworthiness and incorruptibility to a degree that one is incapable of being false to a trust, responsibility, or pledge. probity implies tried and proven honesty or integrity.",
"synonyms":[
"character",
"decency",
"goodness",
"honesty",
"integrity",
"morality",
"rectitude",
"righteousness",
"rightness",
"uprightness",
"virtue",
"virtuousness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194809",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"problem":{
"antonyms":[
"answer",
"solution"
],
"definitions":{
": a proposition in mathematics or physics stating something to be done":[],
": a question raised for inquiry, consideration, or solution":[],
": a source of perplexity, distress, or vexation":[],
": an intricate unsettled question":[],
": dealing with a problem of conduct or social relationship":[
"a problem play"
],
": difficult to deal with":[
"a problem child"
],
": difficulty in understanding or accepting":[
"I have a problem with your saying that"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Racism and sexism are major social problems .",
"The company is having financial problems .",
"He has chronic health problems .",
"The mechanic fixed the problem with the car.",
"There are a few problems with your argument.",
"We have to find a way to solve this problem .",
"She is bothered by family problems .",
"We didn't have any problems getting here.",
"I have my own problems to deal with.",
"Mosquitoes are a problem in the summer.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Many say the first step in addressing the attrition crisis for Black residents is measuring how big the problem is. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"The problem , experts say, is the eventual winner won\u2019t have much power to do anything about it anyway. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"The problem is physical mobility \u2014 and that is not a constitutional or regency issue. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"The problem , too often, is that they get enamored with the potential to build models that are interesting but may not necessarily be helpful. \u2014 Joel Shapiro, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The problem , however, is that international relations are not nearly as manageable as liberal internationalists assume. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"In both instances, the problem was that Trump\u2019s mens rea deficit was contagious. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"The problem , says Joerg Wuttke, the president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, is the uncertainty the policy has created. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"The problem is that the money can be untouchable for many months \u2014 not good when customers are demanding it. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In response largely to a non- problem , Democrats want to trample on the prerogatives of states to conduct elections, mandating their electoral priorities throughout the land. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 9 Mar. 2021",
"The staff is trained to address residents who show confused or problem behavior. \u2014 San Diego Elder Law Center, sandiegouniontribune.com , 24 Apr. 2018",
"Many people might be surprised to learn that undocumented immigrants are not typically problem children. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 5 Mar. 2017",
"Problem officers make things difficult for good ones, said Jim Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police, America\u2019s largest police-labor organization. \u2014 Gary Fields, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2016",
"Tracy Chou, a young engineer at Pinterest, is tackling tech\u2019s women problem head-on. \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 21 Nov. 2014"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English probleme , from Latin problema , from Greek probl\u0113ma , literally, obstacle, from proballein to throw forward, from pro- forward + ballein to throw \u2014 more at pro- , devil":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-bl\u0259m",
"-b\u1d4am",
"-\u02ccblem"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for problem Noun mystery , problem , enigma , riddle , puzzle mean something which baffles or perplexes. mystery applies to what cannot be fully understood by reason or less strictly to whatever resists or defies explanation. the mystery of the stone monoliths problem applies to a question or difficulty calling for a solution or causing concern. problems created by high technology enigma applies to utterance or behavior that is very difficult to interpret. his suicide remains an enigma riddle suggests an enigma or problem involving paradox or apparent contradiction. the riddle of the reclusive pop star puzzle applies to an enigma or problem that challenges ingenuity for its solution. the thief's motives were a puzzle for the police",
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"case",
"challenge",
"knot",
"matter",
"nut",
"trouble"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103358",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"problem-solving":{
"antonyms":[],
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": the process or act of finding a solution to a problem":[
"Let's do some problem-solving and see if we can't figure out what to do.",
"problem-solving skills"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115014",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"problematic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": expressing or supporting a possibility":[],
": not definite or settled : uncertain":[
"their future remains problematic"
],
": open to question or debate : questionable":[],
": posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide":[],
": something that is problematic : a problematic aspect or concern":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Rules of grammar are more problematic for non-native speakers.",
"the problematic situation of somehow having two dates for the same party",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"More problematic were his breaking pitches, which, unlike other starts when Buehler still managed to limit damage and work deeper into games, weren\u2019t able to get him out of trouble. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
"Relegation is even more problematic when the teams at the bottom aren\u2019t even that bothered by it either. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"This can be more problematic in populated areas such as apartment complexes where people walk dogs and have small children. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
"This factor becomes even more problematic because each side has an incentive to increase misperception in the other through deception, bluster and bluff. \u2014 Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Perhaps more problematic , their lawyers argue, is the devastating impact the mass killing has had on their community \u2014 where the jurors would come from. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"That may be more problematic , though, when part of what they're being engaged over proves to be exercises in legislative futility. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"In the end, Cleveland\u2019s Darius Garland/Jarrett Allen could prove more problematic than what the inconsistent Nets throw out there against Boston. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The crackdown on password sharing could be more problematic , though. \u2014 Michael Liedtke And Mae Anderson, Chron , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But many find the measurement of internal consistency problematic . \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2017",
"Staging requirements make the SkyShow problematic now and virtually impossible once other phases of the project crowd the 166-acre property. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"\u02ccpr\u00e4-bl\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for problematic Adjective doubtful , dubious , problematic , questionable mean not affording assurance of the worth, soundness, or certainty of something. doubtful implies little more than a lack of conviction or certainty. doubtful about whether I said the right thing dubious stresses suspicion, mistrust, or hesitation. dubious about the practicality of the scheme problematic applies especially to things whose existence, meaning, fulfillment, or realization is highly uncertain. whether the project will ever be finished is problematic questionable may imply no more than the existence of doubt but usually suggests that the suspicions are well-grounded. a man of questionable honesty",
"synonyms":[
"catchy",
"delicate",
"difficult",
"dodgy",
"hairy",
"knotty",
"nasty",
"prickly",
"sensitive",
"spiny",
"sticky",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"touchy",
"tough",
"tricksy",
"tricky"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172103",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": expressing or supporting a possibility":[],
": not definite or settled : uncertain":[
"their future remains problematic"
],
": open to question or debate : questionable":[],
": posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide":[],
": something that is problematic : a problematic aspect or concern":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Rules of grammar are more problematic for non-native speakers.",
"the problematic situation of somehow having two dates for the same party",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"More problematic were his breaking pitches, which, unlike other starts when Buehler still managed to limit damage and work deeper into games, weren\u2019t able to get him out of trouble. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
"Relegation is even more problematic when the teams at the bottom aren\u2019t even that bothered by it either. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"This can be more problematic in populated areas such as apartment complexes where people walk dogs and have small children. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
"This factor becomes even more problematic because each side has an incentive to increase misperception in the other through deception, bluster and bluff. \u2014 Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Perhaps more problematic , their lawyers argue, is the devastating impact the mass killing has had on their community \u2014 where the jurors would come from. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"That may be more problematic , though, when part of what they're being engaged over proves to be exercises in legislative futility. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"In the end, Cleveland\u2019s Darius Garland/Jarrett Allen could prove more problematic than what the inconsistent Nets throw out there against Boston. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The crackdown on password sharing could be more problematic , though. \u2014 Michael Liedtke And Mae Anderson, Chron , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But many find the measurement of internal consistency problematic . \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2017",
"Staging requirements make the SkyShow problematic now and virtually impossible once other phases of the project crowd the 166-acre property. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u00e4-bl\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for problematic Adjective doubtful , dubious , problematic , questionable mean not affording assurance of the worth, soundness, or certainty of something. doubtful implies little more than a lack of conviction or certainty. doubtful about whether I said the right thing dubious stresses suspicion, mistrust, or hesitation. dubious about the practicality of the scheme problematic applies especially to things whose existence, meaning, fulfillment, or realization is highly uncertain. whether the project will ever be finished is problematic questionable may imply no more than the existence of doubt but usually suggests that the suspicions are well-grounded. a man of questionable honesty",
"synonyms":[
"catchy",
"delicate",
"difficult",
"dodgy",
"hairy",
"knotty",
"nasty",
"prickly",
"sensitive",
"spiny",
"sticky",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"touchy",
"tough",
"tricksy",
"tricky"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202012",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": problemist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin problemat-, problema problem + English -ist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u00e4\u02c8blem\u0259t\u0259\u0307st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224309",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"problematize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to consider or treat as a problem":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Artists sometimes problematize as a marketing tool. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 3 Mar. 2020",
"Yes, perhaps the last hope to problematize fascistoid nonprogressive edges, so to speak, is to reterritorialize the oppositional vernaculars. \u2014 Rebecca Schuman, Slate Magazine , 26 Jan. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-bl\u0259-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092118",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"problemist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4bl\u0259\u0307m\u0259\u0307st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192205",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"problemize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": to raise or discuss problems"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccm\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080444",
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
]
},
"proboscis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various elongated or extensible tubular processes (such as the sucking organ of a butterfly) of the oral region of an invertebrate":[],
": the human nose especially when prominent":[]
},
"examples":[
"if there were a direct relation between mendacity and the length of one's proboscis , hers would be a mile long",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the feeding process, the female mosquito uses a mouthpart called the proboscis \u2014which is also used to feed on flowers\u2014to pierce the skin and feed on the blood. \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"And Peter Dinklage, who starred in that musical\u2019s 2019 Off Broadway production, superbly reprises his role here, giving us a Cyrano who is widely mocked not for an oversized proboscis but rather for a diminutive physique. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"This 1996 Daihatsu with its googly eyes and big spare-tire proboscis is a recent import to the U.S. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Nienaber walked it over to a plant, and the monarch soon unfurled its proboscis into a flower, drawing nectar. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 22 Jan. 2021",
"The proboscis is a Swiss Army knife appendage of six separate instruments that facilitate blood collection. \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 8 Jan. 2021",
"Researchers have interpreted a nearby red figure as an insect\u2014possibly a hawk moth, known to become intoxicated on datura nectar drawn through its long proboscis \u2014perhaps here a symbolic stand-in for the datura-taker. \u2014 Megan Gannon, National Geographic , 23 Nov. 2020",
"To initiate feeding, the first pump opens to lower the pressure and draw the blood up into the proboscis . \u2014 Popular Science , 20 Oct. 2020",
"The system looks for the female\u2019s distinct proboscis or mouth, antenna and other anatomical clues, flagging it for removal. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 6 Sep. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek proboskis , from pro- + boskein to feed":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4s-\u0259s",
"-k\u0259s",
"-\u02c8b\u00e4-sk\u0259s",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4-s\u0259s",
"-\u02c8b\u00e4s-k\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beak",
"conk",
"honker",
"neb",
"nose",
"nozzle",
"schnoz",
"schnozz",
"schnozzle",
"smeller",
"snoot",
"snout"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114527",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"procedure":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a particular way of accomplishing something or of acting":[],
": a series of steps followed in a regular definite order":[
"legal procedure",
"a surgical procedure"
],
": a set of instructions for a computer that has a name by which it can be called into action":[],
": a step in a procedure":[],
": a traditional or established way of doing things":[],
": protocol sense 3a":[]
},
"examples":[
"Installing a car battery is a simple procedure .",
"What is the procedure for applying for a loan?",
"New employees are taught the proper safety procedures .",
"We must follow proper court procedure .",
"An identity check is standard police procedure .",
"the procedure for treating a burn",
"The procedure will take two hours.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And, chances are, their insurance plans cover the procedure . \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"In Tennessee, Nashville's Democratic District Attorney Glenn Funk promised not to prosecute doctors who perform abortions nor any pregnant women seeking the procedure . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 June 2022",
"Ministers, sometimes in small groups, would counsel roomfuls of patients, while non-clergy counselors would describe the procedure and detail its safety. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"Especially in the nine states that had banned the procedure by Sunday, women appeared to fear a tightening of access to family planning resources and some were stockpiling options. \u2014 Amanda Holpuch, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"Mississippi will ban the procedure except for pregnancies that endanger the woman\u2019s life or those caused by rape reported to law enforcement. \u2014 Leah Willingham, Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"However, Moreno began bleeding during the procedure . \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
"The Supreme Court's 6-to-3 ruling reverses nearly 50 years of precedent and will completely change the landscape of women's reproductive rights by giving individual states the power to decide whether to allow the procedure . \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 25 June 2022",
"Two of the leading Democratic senators in the reproductive rights space are urging President Joe Biden to declare a public health emergency as nearly two dozen states move to ban the procedure following Roe v. Wade\u2019s official repeal Friday. \u2014 Ali Vitali, NBC News , 25 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French proc\u00e9dure , from Middle French, from proceder":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-j\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"course",
"operation",
"proceeding",
"process"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055612",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"procedure mask":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a nonsterile, disposable, rectangular-shaped face mask typically of nonwoven material (such as polypropylene) that covers the mouth and nose, that usually has elastic ear loops for securing to the face, and that is intended to be worn by medical personnel (as during medical procedures or while attending to patients) especially to prevent the spread of airborne infectious agents (such as bacteria or viruses)":[
"Procedure masks should not be used interchangeably with surgical masks in the OR. Surgical masks possess higher filtration capability and fluid resistance than procedure masks .",
"\u2014 Dorothy Fogg",
"Founder Johnny Morris of the Springfield, Missouri-based [Bass Pro Shops] chain announced he plans to send one million standard procedure face masks to health care workers and first responders working nationally during the COVID-19 crisis \u2026",
"\u2014 Lisa Vernon Sparks",
"A Penn State COVID-19 task force has released initial recommendations on the use of personal protective equipment in campus classrooms and laboratories. \u2026 The general recommendation, based on testing, is for instructors to wear a procedure mask with sound amplification while teaching in the general classroom setting \u2026",
"\u2014 Centre Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania)"
],
"\u2014 compare surgical mask":[
"Procedure masks should not be used interchangeably with surgical masks in the OR. Surgical masks possess higher filtration capability and fluid resistance than procedure masks .",
"\u2014 Dorothy Fogg",
"Founder Johnny Morris of the Springfield, Missouri-based [Bass Pro Shops] chain announced he plans to send one million standard procedure face masks to health care workers and first responders working nationally during the COVID-19 crisis \u2026",
"\u2014 Lisa Vernon Sparks",
"A Penn State COVID-19 task force has released initial recommendations on the use of personal protective equipment in campus classrooms and laboratories. \u2026 The general recommendation, based on testing, is for instructors to wear a procedure mask with sound amplification while teaching in the general classroom setting \u2026",
"\u2014 Centre Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania)"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1996, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194955",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proceed":{
"antonyms":[
"remain",
"stand",
"stay",
"stop"
],
"definitions":{
": to be in the process of being accomplished":[
"the work is proceeding well"
],
": to begin and carry on an action, process, or movement":[],
": to come forth from a source : issue":[
"strange sounds proceeded from the room"
],
": to continue after a pause or interruption":[],
": to go on in an orderly regulated way":[],
": to move along a course : advance":[]
},
"examples":[
"Tenet's problem is that the intelligence and the war proceeded in lockstep: no intelligence, no war. \u2014 Thomas Powers , New York Review of Books , 19 July 2007",
"But we're both gasping, and proceed to play the ugliest, slowest game in history. \u2014 S. L. Price , Sports Illustrated , 31 Dec. 2007",
"That ash includes light particles that strong winds proceed to carry over much of the country \u2026 \u2014 Jared M. Diamond , Collapse , 2005",
"After the interruption, she proceeded with her presentation.",
"\u201cBefore we proceed further, does anyone have any questions?\u201d",
"We will proceed according to plan.",
"We may not be able to proceed as planned.",
"The problems have been fixed and the work can now proceed .",
"All passengers must proceed to the baggage claim area.",
"The crowd proceeded toward the exits.",
"The troops proceeded north along the river.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During this period, Peterson and his then-attorney David Rudolf had to decide how to proceed forward. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In April, Cheney said the committee has enough evidence to refer Trump for criminal charges, but the panel had yet to decide how to proceed . \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 3 June 2022",
"After that, manager A.J. Hinch said, Alexander will take a few days off, and the Tigers will decide then how to proceed with his rehab, while trying to stretch out his stamina. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022",
"The Board of State Canvassers will review the Bureau of Election's findings on Thursday to determine how to proceed . \u2014 Fox News , 24 May 2022",
"As such, the European Union\u2019s own guidance on how countries should proceed has been vague. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"The Washington Post\u2019s Jacqueline Alemany and Josh Dawsey delve into differences of opinion within the committee on how to proceed . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Gier, uncertain how to proceed , called Chad Smith, who was then the artistic administrator at the Los Angeles Philharmonic and is now that orchestra\u2019s chief executive. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Roberts said the team is trying to be cautious with the future Hall of Famer, keeping one eye on the stretch run of the season while deciding how to proceed . \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English proceden , from Anglo-French proceder , from Latin procedere , from pro- forward + cedere to go \u2014 more at pro-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0113d",
"pr\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proceed spring , arise , rise , originate , derive , flow , issue , emanate , proceed , stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging. an idea that springs to mind arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent. new questions have arisen slowly rose to prominence originate implies a definite source or starting point. the fire originated in the basement derive implies a prior existence in another form. the holiday derives from an ancient Roman feast flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception. words flowed easily from her pen issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet. blood issued from the cut emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source. reports emanating from the capital proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause. advice that proceeds from the best of intentions stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development. industries stemming from space research",
"synonyms":[
"advance",
"come",
"come along",
"do",
"fare",
"forge",
"get along",
"get on",
"go",
"go along",
"go off",
"march",
"pace",
"progress"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095438",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"proceed (along)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to make one's way through, across, or over the hikers proceeded along the ridge for several hundred feet"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133432",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"proceed (with)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to begin again or return to after an interruption we can proceed with the meeting as soon as everyone has returned from lunch"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121034",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"proceed against":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to start a legal case against (someone)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095248",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"proceed from":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to come from (a source)":[
"Strange noises proceeded from the house."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015532",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"proceeding":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an official record of things said or done":[],
": events , happenings":[],
": legal action":[
"a divorce proceeding"
],
": procedure":[],
": transaction":[]
},
"examples":[
"The secretary kept a record of the proceedings at the meeting.",
"She started the proceedings with a brief welcoming speech.",
"The proceedings of the conference will be published.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kevin and Hunter Seefried, of Delaware, are accused of obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Beatrice Peterson, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
"After three hours of deliberations, a federal jury found Reffitt guilty on all five counts, including entering a restricted area with a firearm and obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Andrea Bernstein, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Joshua Pruitt, appearing virtually at a hearing Friday in federal district court in Washington, pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"The four men, along with a fifth man named Edward George, are charged with multiple counts, including obstructing an official proceeding ; aiding and abetting; disorderly conduct inside the Capitol building; and obstructing a law enforcement officer. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Nordean, Biggs, Rehl and Donohoe were indicted in March on charges including conspiracy and obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 NBC News , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Nordean, Biggs, Rehl and Donohoe were indicted in March on charges including conspiracy and obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, ajc , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The defamation case isn't the only legal proceeding that Chyna and her attorney are currently battling against the Kardashians. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"The inquest was a court proceeding to re-examine the medical examiner\u2019s original finding that Kuhnla had been choked to death by hand. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0113-di\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"action",
"lawsuit",
"suit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115129",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proceeds":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the net amount received (as for a check or from an insurance settlement) after deduction of any discount or charges":[],
": the total amount brought in":[
"the proceeds of a sale"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to federal prosecutors, the lab company paid kickbacks to Gallups through the former insurance commissioner, who also took a cut of the proceeds . \u2014 Lois Norder, ajc , 28 June 2022",
"Graydon Skincare Intimacy Oil 5% of the proceeds from every purchase of Graydon Skincare Intimacy Oil will be donated to GLAAD until June 30, 2022. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 23 June 2022",
"Rare Beauty make-up site where 1% of the proceeds go to mental health. \u2014 Afdhel Aziz, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The couple has pledged to donate a portion of proceeds from a shareable dish called the Hunger Board to the food bank. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 21 June 2022",
"Camp packages are either $50 or $85 and Dike plans to contribute some of the proceeds to the memorial fund. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"The medal, which was bought by an unidentified phone bidder, was put up for sale by U.S. auction house Heritage Auctions, which said that 100% of the proceeds would go directly to support Unicef\u2019s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Gareth Vipers, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Tickets go on sale this week, and a portion of all proceeds will be donated to the nonprofit organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"Even better, a portion of the proceeds go towards the Alzheimer\u2019s Association. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccs\u0113dz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"earnings",
"gain(s)",
"income",
"incoming(s)",
"profit",
"return",
"revenue",
"yield"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205153",
"type":[
"noun plural",
"plural noun"
]
},
"process":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a continuing natural or biological activity or function":[
"such life processes as breathing"
],
": a natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result":[
"the process of growth"
],
": a prominent or projecting part of an organism or organic structure":[
"a bone process",
"a nerve cell process"
],
": conk entry 6":[],
": made by or used in a mechanical or photomechanical duplicating process":[],
": of or involving illusory effects usually introduced during processing of the film":[],
": progress , advance":[
"in the process of time"
],
": something going on : proceeding":[],
": the summons, mandate, or writ used by a court to compel the appearance of the defendant in a legal action or compliance with its orders":[],
": the whole course of proceedings in a legal action":[],
": to integrate sensory information received so that an action or response is generated":[
"the brain processes visual images relayed from the retina"
],
": to move in a procession":[],
": to proceed against by law : prosecute":[],
": to serve a summons on":[],
": to subject to a special process or treatment (as in the course of manufacture or film development)":[],
": to subject to examination or analysis":[
"computers process data"
],
": to subject to or handle through an established usually routine set of procedures":[
"process insurance claims"
],
": to take out a summons against":[],
": to work (hair) into a conk":[],
": treated or made by a special process especially when involving synthesis or artificial modification":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"How does the election process work?",
"Learning a foreign language can be a long process .",
"We're remodeling our house. The whole process is expected to take a few months.",
"Breathing and the circulation of blood are life processes .",
"a bony process on the foot",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With that being said, over 68% of consumers are abandoning fintech applications during the onboarding process . \u2014 Dmitry Dolgorukov, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Accommodations during the hiring process , Gibson said, could be as easy as having a quieter space in a job fair to talk with candidates, or training hiring managers about unconscious bias that could affect their perception of disabled people. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"This model\u2019s layout was of particular import to Numarine during the design process , as onboard comfort was a necessity. \u2014 Kevin Koenig, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
"There's no avoiding it: Your brows will go through an awkward phase during the grow-out process , and makeup is going to come in handy. \u2014 Paige Stables, Allure , 30 June 2022",
"After the online series was nominated for an Emmy, the 32-year-old actress took another risk by telling the creators of Starz's dramedy Vida how much the project meant to her during the audition process . \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
"Fantasia added that the Navy was instrumental during the scouting process to see how filming of the jets would translate to the big screen. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"During the development process , Raiff and the production also consulted with RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization that advocates for people with disabilities. \u2014 Clark Hodgin, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Utah\u2019s congressional districts were redrawn this past year during the decennial restricting process . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Exploring that grief, and understanding that there\u2019s no one right way to process it, are some of the game\u2019s central themes. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"How agents answer and process phone calls have evolved. \u2014 Richard Rosen, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"In these cases, KAP can help a new mother process her trauma by providing the space and distance necessary to cease re-experiencing the frightening triggers. \u2014 Melissa Whippo, Glamour , 23 June 2022",
"Such abilities stem from their compound eyes, which take in a lot of information simultaneously, and from the neurons that process that information\u2014which turn out to be extremely good at separating relevant signals from meaningless noise. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2022",
"During his pauses, his audiences have time to process unfamiliar pronunciations and absorb the meaning. \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Donations can take time to process , so contributors should donate sooner rather than later to ensure their donation counts. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"For those ordering through a third-party delivery partner, drivers will be able to process orders with the goal of providing an even faster delivery time in getting tacos straight to fans. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"The new facility will be able to process double the amount of blood, a capacity that is expected to suffice for at least the next 30 years. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This may have positioned several large cities that chose to pre- process ballots to deliver election results earlier than expected. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2020",
"State Democrats and Republicans both agree that local election workers should be allowed to pre- process ballots early. \u2014 Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2020",
"The state can\u2019t yet process unemployment claims from independent contractors and the self-employed, even though the federal government has temporarily extended benefits to those workers, St. Louis Public Radio reported. \u2014 USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2020",
"The recent rise of memes seeming to make light of the Wuhan virus or international tensions offers a glimpse into how teenagers learn about and process world events. \u2014 Nicole Daniels, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Knowing that people process things differently and that's OK. \u2014 Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue , 13 Sep. 2019",
"The Google Assistant, for example, can already now process multiple requests at once. \u2014 Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY , 2 Jan. 2018",
"People process things differently and at different rates. \u2014 Richard Asa, chicagotribune.com , 31 Aug. 2017",
"Around 80% of people process language on the left, or the analytical, side of the brain, Dr. Pantelyat says, and everyone processes music on both sides of the brain. \u2014 Heidi Mitchell, WSJ , 26 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Any present liver conditions can harm your ability to handle alcohol and process it. \u2014 Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"Exploring that grief, and understanding that there\u2019s no one right way to process it, are some of the game\u2019s central themes. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"The more knowledge, the better leaders are able to process it. \u2014 Hussein Cholkamy, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Perkovich said Atwood proposed the use of nitrogen through an administrative grievance procedure sent on May 1, but the state refused to process it. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
"High hydrocarbon levels in the sludge have raised fire hazard concerns, and forced the city\u2019s contractor to process it more slowly \u2014 without the use of an air dryer \u2014 for more than six months. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Ceilings too low and Border Patrol staff too few, though the volume of travelers (and the staff needed to process us) could've been precisely determined in advance. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Yes, and to find partners to co- process it with is just one of the blessings of this kind of work. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Cutting off Russian oil would force many refineries that normally process it to find other sources. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1814, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"Middle English proces , from Anglo-French proc\u00e9s , from Latin processus , from procedere":"Noun",
"back-formation from procession entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014ds-",
"-\u0259s",
"\u02c8pr\u014d-",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccses",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccses, \u02c8pr\u014d-",
"-s\u0259s",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8ses",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4s-\u02cces"
],
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"course",
"operation",
"procedure",
"proceeding"
],
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"adjective",
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"verb"
]
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": having been subjected to a special process or treatment (as in the course of manufacture)":[
"Just as processed food has been robbed of its nutrients, processed hair has been robbed of much of its health.",
"\u2014 Essence",
"The mythical fountain of youth now is filled with white tea. The pale, minimally processed Chinese tea is being pitched as the next great thing for drinking and as a cosmetics ingredient.",
"\u2014 The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press",
"The main dietary sources of sodium are common salt used in cooking and for seasoning and especially the increased amount of sodium compounds used in processed foods.",
"\u2014 Sue Rodwell Williams"
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8pr\u014d-",
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccsest"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000558",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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": continuous forward movement : progression":[],
": emanation":[
"the Holy Spirit's procession from the Father"
],
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"There was a procession of children carrying candles.",
"The cars moved in procession to the cemetery.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At Abu Akleh\u2019s funeral procession in Jerusalem, Israeli police set off stun grenades and beat mourners with batons \u2014 even striking the pallbearers \u2014 before her coffin could reach its final resting place. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Some 10,000 people will take part in the Jubilee Pageant, a 1.8-mile procession in the streets around Buckingham Palace starting at 2:30 p.m. local time (9:30 a.m. ET). \u2014 NBC News , 5 June 2022",
"Violet\u2019s elaborate funeral procession in the scene that follows was based on the real-life funeral of Deborah, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, held at Chatsworth in 2014. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a procession and performance in central London involving 10,000 people and the Gold State Coach. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"After the live event, there was a procession down Broadway in Nashville. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 17 May 2022",
"Clashes broke out during a Hindu religious procession in New Delhi on Saturday, injuring several people, including police officers, police said, days after similar religious violence in three states. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
"See photos from the procession in the accompanying gallery. \u2014 al , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The rebels, meanwhile, held a funeral procession in Sanaa for a senior military official killed along with family members in a coalition airstrike last week. \u2014 Samy Magdy, ajc , 22 Jan. 2022"
],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1691, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English processioun , from Anglo-French processiun , from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procession-, processio religious procession, from Latin, act of proceeding, from procedere":"Noun"
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8se-sh\u0259n"
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"cortege",
"cort\u00e8ge",
"parade"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005110",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally":[
"proclaim an amnesty",
"proclaim the country a republic"
],
": to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing : announce":[],
": to give outward indication of : show":[
"his manner proclaimed his genteel upbringing"
],
": to praise or glorify openly or publicly : extol":[
"proclaimed the rescue workers' efforts"
]
},
"examples":[
"She proclaimed that she will run for governor.",
"The President proclaimed a national day of mourning.",
"He took command of the government and proclaimed himself emperor.",
"The magazine proclaimed him to be the best player in baseball.",
"He proclaimed his love for her in a poem.",
"His behavior proclaimed his good upbringing.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If patience is a virtue, then business jet makers are the most virtuous of all, having waited some 13 years until now to proclaim that business is booming once again. \u2014 Brian Foley, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
"During a speaking engagement this spring Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher used colorful language to proclaim his team would beat Alabama during coach Nick Saban\u2019s career. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Nov. 2019",
"Analysts say the Kremlin is eager to proclaim victory in Mariupol, in the southeast, before Monday, when Russia commemorates its role in defeating Nazi Germany during World War II. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Today Scientific American has fallen in lockstep with those who proclaim guns to be a public-health menace, believing, in short, that people don\u2019t kill people, guns do. \u2014 Mark Yost, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"After all, when business leaders proclaim to know a customer, what exactly is this belief based on? \u2014 Chris Martin, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Russian analysts have said Mr. Putin could use the celebration to proclaim a military victory in Ukraine. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Neither Ertel nor Jackson was hesitant in admitting defeat but made sure to proclaim their immense dedication by leaving it all out on the court. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Ye has objected to Kardashian\u2019s requests for a divorce and has used Instagram to proclaim his devotion to her, criticize her parenting and threaten her current boyfriend Pete Davidson. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English proclamen , from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French proclamer , from Latin proclamare , from pro- before + clamare to cry out \u2014 more at pro- , claim":""
},
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"pr\u014d-\u02c8kl\u0101m",
"pr\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proclaim declare , announce , proclaim , promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known. the referee declared the contest a draw announce implies the declaration of something for the first time. announced their engagement at a party proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively. the president proclaimed a national day of mourning promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law. promulgated an edict of religious toleration",
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"advertise",
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blare",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
"sound",
"trumpet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010524",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"proclivity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This life-long craving for better-tasting, gluten-free snacks and a proclivity for business, led the 26-year-old entrepreneur to start her own snack company called Chasin\u2019 Dreams Farms. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Oz, meanwhile, has exhibited a proclivity for endorsing suspect or outright pseudoscientific medical treatments that raise questions of medical ethics. \u2014 Norman Eisen And Colby Galliher, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Regardless of the origin, the saying stuck because of the state\u2019s unique proclivity for excess. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His loathing of weakness dictated a proclivity for violence. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"For a long time, that\u2019s boiled down to a proclivity for insular stories that couldn\u2019t easily travel beyond Nigerian viewership, combined with low production values. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 6 May 2022",
"It\u2019s landing Danny Manning, a former head coach who shares Payne\u2019s proclivity to develop players on and off the court. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Despite this proclivity , White found some consistency in February. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Even when there is a genetic proclivity to severe mental illness, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, the environment plays a central part in triggering the disease. \u2014 Erica Komisar, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1561, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin proclivitas , from proclivis sloping, prone, from pro- forward + clivus slope \u2014 more at pro- , declivity":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8kli-v\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proclivity leaning , propensity , proclivity , penchant mean a strong instinct or liking for something. leaning suggests a liking or attraction not strong enough to be decisive or uncontrollable. a student with artistic leanings propensity implies a deeply ingrained and usually irresistible inclination. a propensity to offer advice proclivity suggests a strong natural proneness usually to something objectionable or evil. a proclivity for violence penchant implies a strongly marked taste in the person or an irresistible attraction in the object. a penchant for taking risks",
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"affinity",
"aptitude",
"bent",
"bias",
"bone",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195257",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": to beget or bring forth (offspring) : propagate":[],
": to beget or bring forth offspring : reproduce":[]
},
"examples":[
"Animals have a natural instinct to procreate .",
"the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today, around a third of attempts to procreate via IVF are successful, a rate that varies based on your condition. \u2014 Halle Tecco, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"All this will help bring you back to the idea that your body belongs to you and is not just there to procreate . \u2014 refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In their offseason, the goats get to rest, recreate and procreate . \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The characters mustn\u2019t just live and breathe but bicker and brood, create and procreate . \u2014 Thelma Adams, Variety , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The Czech Republic started giving parents cash to procreate in the 2000s, and has seen more births over time. \u2014 Jessica Hullinger, The Week , 13 July 2021",
"Single women, husbands, gay couples, as well as people found on any point of the gender spectrum, all have the choice to procreate \u2014 and the choice not to. \u2014 Alex Williams, New York Times , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Lasansky depicted the base instincts of human behavior\u2014aggression, dominance, hunger, and a ruthless drive to procreate and survive. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"In addition to controlling the precious right to procreate , this flawed, outdated statute empowers a guardian to end life-sustaining medical treatment over the objection of an individual. \u2014 Michael Longley, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1525, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin procreatus , past participle of procreare , from pro- forth + creare to create \u2014 more at pro- , create":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014d-kr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
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"breed",
"multiply",
"propagate",
"reproduce"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174708",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"procurable":{
"antonyms":[
"forfeit",
"lose"
],
"definitions":{
": to bring about or achieve (something) by care and effort":[
"was unable to procure the prisoner's release"
],
": to get possession of (something) : to obtain (something) by particular care and effort":[
"procure a loan",
"She had managed to procure a hat shaped like a life-size lion's head, which was perched precariously on her head.",
"\u2014 J. K. Rowling"
],
": to obtain (someone) to be employed for sex (as for an individual or in a house of prostitution)":[
"\u2026 accused of acting as a \"madam\" and \" procuring girls\" for wealthy sex offender Epstein\u2014claims that she strongly denies.",
"\u2014 The New York Post",
"No one has been prosecuted \u2026 for pimping or procuring \u2026",
"\u2014 Jacqueline Martis"
]
},
"examples":[
"It was at that encounter in Pakistan that Faris was put in charge of procuring acetylene torches to slice suspension cables, as well as torque tools to bend portions of train track. \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 30 June 2003",
"He was stationed down in South Carolina about a year when he became engaged to an Irish Catholic girl whose father, a marine major and a one-time Purdue football coach, had procured him the cushy job as drill instructor in order to keep him at Parris Island to play ball. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
"Unlike an agent, whose chief task is to procure acting roles and handle the legal negotiations of an actor's contract, a personal manager's influence is more pervasive \u2026 \u2014 Nikki Grimes , Essence , March 1995",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though Ventura County is rich in farming and fishing traditions, some Ojai bistros don\u2019t typically procure raw ingredients from local purveyors. \u2014 Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
"Trinity perished en route to the machine city, and Neo went out like Jesus to procure a truce with the machines). \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Pfizer\u2019s ambitious production objective ultimately forced the company to accept government help to procure vital supplies, defeating its earlier efforts to avoid a closer partnership with federal health authorities. \u2014 Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2021",
"Hawk, for his part, says that seeing all of the interviews of skaters from the early days and the footage that Jones was able to procure surprised him. \u2014 Kristen O'brien, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The county has been able to procure nursing help from the state and federal government, redeploying nurses in outpatient areas into the hospital, accelerating hiring and hiring temporary nurses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The five countries that are expected to have met the 40% target are high-income and lower-middle income countries that have been able to procure vaccines directly from manufacturers, besides getting them from Covax. \u2014 Carlos Mureithi, Quartz , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Memphis was able to procure a second-round pick and will agree to a buyout for Gasol. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Dear Thomas, My last name may be Pulley, but sadly my knowledge and ability to procure them ends there. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French procurer , from Late Latin procurare , from Latin, to take care of, from pro- for + cura care":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8kyu\u0307r",
"pr\u014d-"
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"acquire",
"attain",
"bag",
"bring in",
"capture",
"carry",
"come by",
"draw",
"earn",
"gain",
"garner",
"get",
"knock down",
"land",
"make",
"obtain",
"pull down",
"realize",
"reap",
"secure",
"win"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101320",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
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": an officer of the Roman empire entrusted with management of the financial affairs of a province and often having administrative powers as agent of the emperor":[],
": one that manages another's affairs : agent":[]
},
"examples":[
"he was appointed procurator of the church and was responsible for all of the financial arrangements",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Andrei Vyshinsky, procurator general in the 1930s, had overseen Stalin\u2019s horrendous purges of millions of ordinary citizens \u2013 plus most of the members of the Communist Party Central Committee and top Soviet generals. \u2014 Peter Bridges, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The procurator of Roman Britain, Catus Decianus, ordered an extra two hundred men to Camulodunum and figured the problem was solved. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 14 May 2021",
"In September, the procurator general and advocate general, who advise the court, published an opinion urging the justices to reject the government\u2019s arguments. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Dec. 2019",
"Moving forward requires that the group shell out as much as $7,000, which includes a filing fee and the cost of hiring a procurator -advocate, who will argue the case on the group\u2019s behalf. \u2014 Jordan Otero Sisson, Courant Community , 26 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259r"
],
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"agent",
"assignee",
"attorney",
"commissary",
"delegate",
"deputy",
"envoy",
"factor",
"minister",
"proxy",
"rep",
"representative"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045119",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the public prosecutor of a local district (as a shire) in Scotland":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125613",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a procurator of high rank":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234200",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": the office or function of a procurator":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0101t\u0259-",
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],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212857",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": authorization of one individual to act for another":[],
": power of attorney":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin procuratorius":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-r\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041455",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"procuratrix":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a female procurator":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, feminine of procurator":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6pr\u00e4ky\u0259\u00a6ra\u2027triks"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202511",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"procure":{
"antonyms":[
"forfeit",
"lose"
],
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": to bring about or achieve (something) by care and effort":[
"was unable to procure the prisoner's release"
],
": to get possession of (something) : to obtain (something) by particular care and effort":[
"procure a loan",
"She had managed to procure a hat shaped like a life-size lion's head, which was perched precariously on her head.",
"\u2014 J. K. Rowling"
],
": to obtain (someone) to be employed for sex (as for an individual or in a house of prostitution)":[
"\u2026 accused of acting as a \"madam\" and \" procuring girls\" for wealthy sex offender Epstein\u2014claims that she strongly denies.",
"\u2014 The New York Post",
"No one has been prosecuted \u2026 for pimping or procuring \u2026",
"\u2014 Jacqueline Martis"
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"It was at that encounter in Pakistan that Faris was put in charge of procuring acetylene torches to slice suspension cables, as well as torque tools to bend portions of train track. \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 30 June 2003",
"He was stationed down in South Carolina about a year when he became engaged to an Irish Catholic girl whose father, a marine major and a one-time Purdue football coach, had procured him the cushy job as drill instructor in order to keep him at Parris Island to play ball. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
"Unlike an agent, whose chief task is to procure acting roles and handle the legal negotiations of an actor's contract, a personal manager's influence is more pervasive \u2026 \u2014 Nikki Grimes , Essence , March 1995",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though Ventura County is rich in farming and fishing traditions, some Ojai bistros don\u2019t typically procure raw ingredients from local purveyors. \u2014 Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
"Trinity perished en route to the machine city, and Neo went out like Jesus to procure a truce with the machines). \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Pfizer\u2019s ambitious production objective ultimately forced the company to accept government help to procure vital supplies, defeating its earlier efforts to avoid a closer partnership with federal health authorities. \u2014 Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2021",
"Hawk, for his part, says that seeing all of the interviews of skaters from the early days and the footage that Jones was able to procure surprised him. \u2014 Kristen O'brien, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The county has been able to procure nursing help from the state and federal government, redeploying nurses in outpatient areas into the hospital, accelerating hiring and hiring temporary nurses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The five countries that are expected to have met the 40% target are high-income and lower-middle income countries that have been able to procure vaccines directly from manufacturers, besides getting them from Covax. \u2014 Carlos Mureithi, Quartz , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Memphis was able to procure a second-round pick and will agree to a buyout for Gasol. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Dear Thomas, My last name may be Pulley, but sadly my knowledge and ability to procure them ends there. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Discussions about how to streamline the city\u2019s procurement process for Back River also appeared slow-moving, the report noted. \u2014 Christine Condon, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Discussions about how to streamline the city\u2019s procurement process for Back River also appeared slow-moving, the report noted. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
"Larry Gann, assistant director of the Arizona Department of Corrections Medical Services Monitoring Bureau, participated in the procurement process. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
"India is now diversifying its defense procurement , but experts say up to 60% of its current military equipment was acquired from Russia. \u2014 Ashok Sharma, ajc , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Diversifying its procurement of air defenses is also a smart move, especially if the UAE is, like neighboring Saudi Arabia, subjected to routine drone and missile attacks. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Among his top priorities for the SBA: developing a scorecard for institutional nonprofits and for-profit companies to track and report their procurement of goods and services from entrepreneurs of color on a quarterly basis. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Hungary was an early vaccination leader in the European Union, due largely to its procurement of jabs from eastern countries like Russia and China, on top of vaccines received through the EU. \u2014 Justin Spike, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
"The bill includes $28 billion for a vaccine, including $20 billion for its procurement , $7 billion for its distribution and $1 billion for a public awareness campaign. \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 29 Sep. 2020"
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"had carved out a career as a procurer of high-priced call girls for wealthy, powerful men",
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"As the world's largest procurer of vaccines, UNICEF immunizes 45 percent of the world's children in over 100 countries. \u2014 Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Sakaguchi confessed to serving as a procurer , bringing the victim to Sono and leaving her alone with him. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Egypt\u2019s state procurer of wheat, which normally buys heavily from Russia and Ukraine, had to cancel two orders in less than a week: one for overpricing, the other because a lack of companies offered to sell their supplies. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Family Tapestry, a division of The Children\u2019s Shelter that began supplanting the state\u2019s role as the chief procurer of foster-care beds in Bexar County in early 2019, resigned from its contract on Monday. \u2014 Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News , 11 May 2021",
"Kennedy was named for Eddie Moore, a longtime family factotum (and sometime procurer for Joe). \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2020",
"Some procurers , however, may take deeper cuts of skin that are more disfiguring, and may expose muscles, fascia and other structures. \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Those storms, says Esther von Roehm, a timber procurer who worked for the local magnate that owned the spruce, were traumatic. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Jan. 2020",
"Ghislaine Maxwell was, according to her accusers, Jeffrey Epstein's protector and procurer , his girlfriend and his madam. \u2014 Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Aug. 2019"
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"She prodded him in the ribs to get his attention.",
"She was prodded into joining the team.",
"Noun (1)",
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"He picked up a stick and used it as a prod to get the donkey moving.",
"He needed a few prods to remember his lines.",
"She called me and gave me a prod about finishing the report.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"About 17% of Greeks over 60 are unvaccinated despite various efforts to prod them to get their shots, and nine in 10 Greeks now dying of COVID-19 are over 60. \u2014 Lori Hinnant, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"After a messy parliamentary election result in 2017, Steinmeier helped prod politicians to form a new coalition government rather than holding out for a new vote. \u2014 Kirsten Grieshaber, ajc , 13 Feb. 2022",
"About 17% of Greeks over 60 are unvaccinated despite various efforts to prod them to get their shots, and nine in 10 Greeks currently dying of COVID-19 are over 60. \u2014 Lori Hinnant, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Pacing decisions don\u2019t occur in a vacuum\u2014but even in the sterile confines of the lab, the prospect of racing against someone else seems to prod us to sprint off the start line. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2021",
"Samsung is welcome to poke and prod at Apple, but the company might want to try releasing a Galaxy S phone that actually outsells the latest iPhone first. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The other robotic arm would be able to poke and prod solar cells or antennas that have failed to unfurl correctly \u2014 a problem that happens every two or three years, Henshaw says. \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Usher\u2019s thoughts are his constant nagging companions, a chorus of six who embody the forces that prod and shape him, including his mother and father and their relentlessly taxing demands. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The company\u2019s asset-management arm plans to use its proxy vote to prod more companies to address data deficiencies. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The bottom line is, there needs to be lots more prod production, and that's most available to the strongest countries. \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
"And oversteer never feels more than an indelicate throttle- prod away, especially on damp roads and with modest tires. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
"But at some point before too long, the city will need to give an official prod to building owners who otherwise might try to make private amenities out of community benefits that they are required to provide. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
"European co- prod creatively led by American show runner Frank Doelger with cast from France and Germany, produced in Italy and Belgium. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The series, which is a three-way co- prod among RAI, Franco-German network Arte and Netflix, follows the 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Best of all, the spunky double overhead-cam four-cylinder engine, which would feel merely peppy by today's standards, nonetheless snarled like an angry German shepherd with each prod of the accelerator. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 15 Feb. 2022",
"This may sound like it has been lifted from the brochure, but a prod of the accelerator out of a low-speed corner really does make the car feel rear-driven. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The best posture correctors give you a prod every so often to gently encourage you to sit up properly. \u2014 Medea Giordano, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021"
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"1837, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"We sipped our beers and wondered at one another, at what was left of all that and of those prodigal days. \u2014 Michael Chabon , A Model World and Other Stories , 1991",
"The prodigal use of antibiotics in animals has the same consequence as their overprescription for human beings. \u2014 Cullen Murphy , New York Times Book Review , 10 June 1984",
"Mr. Bulstrode replied without haste, but also without hesitation. \"I am grieved, though, I confess, not surprised by this information, Mr. Lydgate. For my own part, I regretted your alliance with my brother-in-law's family, which has always been of prodigal habits, and which has already been much indebted to me for sustainment in its present position \u2026 \" \u2014 George Eliot , Middlemarch , 1872",
"the prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it",
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"Such a trustee had been first instituted by the praetor, to save a family from the blind havoc of a prodigal or madman \u2026 \u2014 Edward Gibbon , The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , 1788",
"the million-dollar lottery winner was such a prodigal that his windfall was exhausted after only a few years",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That would be prodigal son Brian (Mescal), who dropped out of the family for several years to work in Australia, remaining more or less incommunicado throughout his absence. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"Move over Lakers, back up Dodgers, everybody clear space for the oldest of friends, the newest of heroes, the prodigal sons turned Super Bowl champions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Grimes plays Kayce Dutton, the prodigal son of John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who\u2019s also an expert horseman and former Navy SEAL. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Apr. 2022",
"When broached on the La Liga chief's comments, Xavi was just as welcoming of a prodigal son return for the La Masia graduate and his former teammate. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Congress\u2019s prodigal spending forces us to confront some uncomfortable truths about debt. \u2014 Alexander William Salter, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The South Philly native & prodigal son, Jazz ROYALTY (the son of the great Jimmy Heath) and music trailblazer & pioneer. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Maribel embarks on a search for her prodigal uncle Bruno (John Leguizamo), who exiled himself from the family after his precognitive visions were dismissed as self-fulfilling doomsaying instead of helpful warnings against coming troubles. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
"My dad and middle brother stay home, siding with the many Americans who are horrified at the idea of running on a day that celebrates prodigal stuffing consumption and back-to-back-to-back football. \u2014 Jacob Sweet, The New Yorker , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"He is angered by his father\u2019s instant acceptance of the prodigal \u2019s return. \u2014 Scott Burns, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
"As a youth, Mr. Graham, now 65, was the prodigal of the Graham family, a college dropout fond of alcohol. \u2014 Elizabeth Dias, New York Times , 27 May 2018"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"spendthrift",
"squandering",
"thriftless",
"unthrifty",
"wasteful"
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"We sipped our beers and wondered at one another, at what was left of all that and of those prodigal days. \u2014 Michael Chabon , A Model World and Other Stories , 1991",
"The prodigal use of antibiotics in animals has the same consequence as their overprescription for human beings. \u2014 Cullen Murphy , New York Times Book Review , 10 June 1984",
"Mr. Bulstrode replied without haste, but also without hesitation. \"I am grieved, though, I confess, not surprised by this information, Mr. Lydgate. For my own part, I regretted your alliance with my brother-in-law's family, which has always been of prodigal habits, and which has already been much indebted to me for sustainment in its present position \u2026 \" \u2014 George Eliot , Middlemarch , 1872",
"the prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it",
"Noun",
"Such a trustee had been first instituted by the praetor, to save a family from the blind havoc of a prodigal or madman \u2026 \u2014 Edward Gibbon , The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , 1788",
"the million-dollar lottery winner was such a prodigal that his windfall was exhausted after only a few years",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That would be prodigal son Brian (Mescal), who dropped out of the family for several years to work in Australia, remaining more or less incommunicado throughout his absence. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"Move over Lakers, back up Dodgers, everybody clear space for the oldest of friends, the newest of heroes, the prodigal sons turned Super Bowl champions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Grimes plays Kayce Dutton, the prodigal son of John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who\u2019s also an expert horseman and former Navy SEAL. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Apr. 2022",
"When broached on the La Liga chief's comments, Xavi was just as welcoming of a prodigal son return for the La Masia graduate and his former teammate. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Congress\u2019s prodigal spending forces us to confront some uncomfortable truths about debt. \u2014 Alexander William Salter, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The South Philly native & prodigal son, Jazz ROYALTY (the son of the great Jimmy Heath) and music trailblazer & pioneer. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Maribel embarks on a search for her prodigal uncle Bruno (John Leguizamo), who exiled himself from the family after his precognitive visions were dismissed as self-fulfilling doomsaying instead of helpful warnings against coming troubles. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
"My dad and middle brother stay home, siding with the many Americans who are horrified at the idea of running on a day that celebrates prodigal stuffing consumption and back-to-back-to-back football. \u2014 Jacob Sweet, The New Yorker , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"He is angered by his father\u2019s instant acceptance of the prodigal \u2019s return. \u2014 Scott Burns, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
"As a youth, Mr. Graham, now 65, was the prodigal of the Graham family, a college dropout fond of alcohol. \u2014 Elizabeth Dias, New York Times , 27 May 2018"
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},
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"Graceful afield and afoot in his youth, he bullied into a prodigious slugger in his final years. \u2014 Tom Verducci , Sports Illustrated , 28 July 2003",
"She had what was known in those days as a hollow leg, meaning she was able to drink prodigious amounts of liquor without getting drunk, or so she thought. \u2014 Vanity Fair , July 2000",
"\u2026 Isaac [Newton] was allowed to resume at Grantham and go on to Cambridge, where \u2026 he was to remain for nearly thirty-five secluded, prodigious years. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 30 Mar. 1998",
"stage magicians performing prodigious feats for rapt audiences",
"a prodigious supply of canned food kept in the basement for emergencies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lizzo has sometimes struggled to create songs worthy of her prodigious star power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"DeChambeau has seen his prodigious drives find unusual landing spots around Augusta National. \u2014 Jim Souhan, Star Tribune , 13 Nov. 2020",
"As Washington\u2019s archbishop, Mr. McCarrick was one of the most powerful leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, a media darling and prodigious fund-raiser with deep connections in the Vatican. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Alec Bohm won\u2019t make fans forget Mike Schmidt at third base and Rhys Hoskins, at the opposite corner, has not produced his usual prodigious power. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Before Russia\u2019s invasion, around 98% of Ukraine\u2019s prodigious grain exports would flow from ports on the Black Sea. \u2014 Will Horner, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
"And Forrester continued his prodigious postseason, finishing 2 for 4 with a two-run home run, three RBIs and two runs scored. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
"With his prodigious gifts, Jackman deserves a production that will challenge rather than indulge him. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"The admiration is reciprocal, notes Fraser, whose prodigious talents are heard on innumerable Jamaican artists\u2019 albums as a musician, arranger, producer, even back-up vocalist. \u2014 Patricia Meschino, Billboard , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"portentous",
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"stunning",
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"surprising",
"wonderful",
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": something extraordinary or inexplicable":[]
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"a new drug that is being hailed as the latest prodigy of the medical world",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Inspired by Bruce Lee and produced by his daughter Shannon, the series follows Ah Sahm (Andrew Julian Hiroaki Koji), a martial arts prodigy who emigrates from China to San Francisco in the 1870s. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
"On the men\u2019s side, her fellow 19-year-old prodigy is Carlos Alcaraz, a Spaniard who has won four tournaments this year, including two elite Masters 1000 tournaments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Unable to keep a lid on the Cardinals' latest hitting prodigy , the Brewers surrendered solo home runs to him in consecutive at-bats and those round-trippers shifted the momentum in a 6-2 loss at American Family Field. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"Hustle tells the story of Philadelphia 76ers' scout Stanley Sugarman and the discovery of a lifetime: a basketball prodigy on the streets of Spain. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
"Others have chimed in, heaping praise on the brilliant skating, stick-handling and playmaking of Makar, a prodigy from Alberta, Canada, who has helped lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Amend said just as people would not expect a tennis prodigy to develop on their own, the same is true for gifted children. \u2014 Eleanor Mccrary, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
"That\u2019s up from 332 horsepower and 270 pound-feet in the 370Z. Nissan has engineered the transmissions for its high-performance prodigy . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
"The Padawan prodigy who would grow into a Jedi Master is, more than anything, faithful to a fault. \u2014 David Betancourt, Washington Post , 26 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":""
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-d\u0259-j\u0113"
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"sensation",
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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"twins produced from a single egg",
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"a book that was the produce of a lifetime of study on the subject",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Studies largely involving rodents suggest that psychedelics reduce neuroinflammation, a key component of both Alzheimer\u2019s disease and CTE; produce healing from brain injury; and possibly even prompt neurogenesis, or the birth of new neurons. \u2014 Steve Volk, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
"According to Deadline Hollywood, which first reported the news, Kazan will write and executive- produce the Netflix project, and Florence Pugh (Little Women, Black Widow) is on board to star as the manipulative matriarch Cathy Ames. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
"The prototype cost Demond $6 to produce and about a year to bring to market. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022",
"Cheap EVs are the solution to these intractable problems, not more domestic oil that will take years to produce and flow beyond our borders. \u2014 Energy Innovation: Policy And Technology, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The deal, first reported by Wine Spectator, includes the Napa winery, which has the capacity to produce 140,000 cases of wine and includes 300 acres of vineyards in three Napa wine regions: Stags Leap District, Coombsville and Yountville. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 June 2022",
"And that was a few decades after the mining official Hans Carl von Carlowitz proposed that wood harvests should be limited to what the land could produce and that trees should be replanted, after which Germany began to manage its forests. \u2014 Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the factories that produce high-dollar full-size trucks and SUVs, and luxury vehicles like the Chevrolet Corvette and Cadillac CT4 and CT5 Blackwing, remain in full swing. \u2014 Brett Berk, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
"Art Project paid her, along with thousands of other artists, a living wage simply to produce and regularly submit her paintings. \u2014 Joanna Scutts, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
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"As expected, there were produce vendors from local farms, as well as crafters, artisans, and local community organizations. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"Poco Poco, one of the coast's oldest produce sellers, chatted with customers amid boxes of prickly pear and green chicory stacked shoulder-high and spilling out into the street. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
"Look for it in the produce section of most grocery stores. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
"Some supermarkets offer a limited selection of edible flowers in the produce section, as well. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 17 June 2022",
"The produce department is equally impressive, with fruit such as Korean singo pear and hard-to-find herbs and peppers. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 13 June 2022",
"Wiliot\u2019s tags are roughly the size of postage stamps and contain microprocessors that will be tacked onto Shufersal produce crates. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"There's nothing like fresh fruit in the summertime, and these large, seedless mandarin oranges are the juiciest option in most produce sections. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"For most of the trial participants, side effects from tirzepatide were not serious, said Jeff Emmick, vice president of produce development for the diabetes division of drug giant Lilly, which makes the drug. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022"
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fcs",
"\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)d\u00fcs",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccd\u00fcs",
"-\u02ccdy\u00fcs",
"pr\u014d-",
"-\u02c8dy\u00fcs",
"-(\u02cc)dy\u00fcs",
"\u02c8pr\u014d-",
"also \u02c8pr\u00e4-"
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"beget",
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"adjective",
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"The company's newest product is selling well.",
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"Although there are many diverse drivers, increasing transaction volumes and new product offerings undoubtedly create opportunities for criminals. \u2014 Bob Legters, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The insider, often accurate with his Apple scoops, says Apple will release several products across its various product lines during this time. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 June 2022",
"Homeowners can avoid long-term contracts by looking for systems with flexible solutions and product options. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Allswell consistently gets high ratings from the Good Housekeeping Institute's expert product test, especially compared to mattresses at at a similar affordable price point. \u2014 Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
"Ready had her gallbladder removed June 22, just days after a friend directed her to a Reddit forum and posts on Twitter talking about the voluntary Daily Harvest product recall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"This stuff gives hair more bounce than a basketball and flushes away oil, product buildup and grime without any compromise to your strands\u2019 moisture levels. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 26 June 2022",
"Gilman product Gavin Sheets, the son of former Oriole Larry Sheets, got the White Sox on the board with a two-run home run in the bottom of the second. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 26 June 2022",
"Prose offers a customizable approach to its beauty offerings, basing their product suggestions on the results of a short quiz. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"in sense 1, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin productum , from Latin, something produced, from neuter of productus , past participle of producere ; in other senses, from Latin productum":""
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccd\u0259kt",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4d-(\u02cc)\u0259kt",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u0259kt",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-d\u0259kt"
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"affair",
"fruit",
"handiwork",
"labor",
"output",
"produce",
"production",
"thing",
"work",
"yield"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033921",
"type":[
"noun"
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": the inclusion of a product in a television program or film as a form of paid advertisement":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Involvement in the film depends on how much a person or business contributes, and opportunities range from a name listed in the credits to playing a recurring extra to speaking roles to product placement . \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"The opener is glossy, glorified product placement that sets the tone for the rest of the episode. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The virtual event as a concept has led to the opportunity for product placement , which has been beneficial in creating awareness for brands like Absolut, RedBull, Velo, and others. \u2014 Paul Herrera, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Due to the large portion of formula bought by WIC participants, stores offer WIC brands more shelf space and better product placement , according to the USDA. \u2014 Jesse Newman, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Public relations is essentially getting a brand, service or product placement in the press for free. \u2014 Adrian Falk, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"While Emily was newly dating someone else, John was launching his ski company alongside his brother and touring various ski resorts in an effort to secure product placement . \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The Kar-Jenners are masters at integrated product placement , and the Coperni glass bag is a perfect accessory for their cause. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Awkward product placement where contestants go out of their way to praise a mediocre casual dining chain restaurant or far below mediocre Adam Sandler crossdressing comedy in the hopes of scoring a few additional seconds of airtime? \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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"the production of grain weapons",
"the body's production of red blood cells",
"I took a course in film production .",
"He has a job in television production .",
"We saw a stage production of the novel.",
"The director wants her in his next production .",
"the annual production of coal",
"a rise in oil production",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alongside the idea of energy-efficient social behavior is the idea of energy-efficient product designs and production methods. \u2014 Carl Hung, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The filmmaker-friendly nonprofit Cinereach and other production companies then boarded the project as well. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Zalucki previously had the Hinge Hero manufactured in China, but decided about a year ago to move production to the United States. \u2014 Serenah Mckay, Arkansas Online , 30 June 2022",
"Nio announced in early June that its factories in Shanghai, which endured months of lockdowns, had fully recovered to pre-lockdown production levels. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"Harper noted that shutting down production was never an option. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"Every Capital Classics production of the last three decades is mentioned. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
"McKinsey had a playbook for seemingly any problem a pharmaceutical company might face, from production snags to generic competition to inquisitive regulators. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Foxx also revealed that production will begin later this year. \u2014 Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n",
"pr\u014d-"
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"affair",
"fruit",
"handiwork",
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"work",
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"nonconstructive",
"nonproductive",
"unproductive"
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": continuing to be used in the formation of new words or constructions":[
"un- is a productive prefix"
],
": effective in bringing about":[
"investigating committees have been productive of much good",
"\u2014 R. K. Carr"
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": having the quality or power of producing especially in abundance":[
"productive fishing waters"
],
": raising mucus or sputum (as from the bronchi)":[
"a productive cough"
],
": yielding or devoted to the satisfaction of wants or the creation of utilities":[],
": yielding results, benefits, or profits":[]
},
"examples":[
"I had a very productive day.",
"I am most productive in the morning.",
"Some staff members are more productive than others.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So, demanding that employees return to the office (less productive ) feels like an overreach and a breach of contract. \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The Permian is currently the most productive , and cost-effective, oil shale reserve in the U.S. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"An October 2021 Gallup poll found that workers with more flexible schedules are more productive , more loyal, and more bonded with their coworkers. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"The West Sister Island waters all the way to the Ontario line have been especially productive at times. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Few players have been more productive than Joveljic, who has four goals and two assists in 284 MLS minutes this season. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"This trade was praised by observers because of White\u2019s potential, but Stevens gave up Josh Richardson ( productive in his Boston stint), former first-round pick Romeo Langford (not a big loss) and a first-round pick and pick swap for White. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"So, what should SMBs do to keep their companies staffed with productive , loyal, hardworking employees? \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"The trip to Fayetteville was very productive for both parties and allowed Holland to experience something unique. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pr\u014d-",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv, pr\u014d-",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv"
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"constructive",
"formative"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194259",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"product entry 2 + -or":""
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"pr\u0259\u02c8d\u0259kt\u0259(r)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113314",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characterized by production"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"product ion + -ory"
],
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"pr\u0259\u02c8d\u0259kt\u0259r\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080159",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"proem":{
"antonyms":[
"epilogue",
"epilog"
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"definitions":{
": preliminary comment : preface":[],
": prelude":[]
},
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"the proem promises what the book does not deliver: a totally new interpretation of the French Revolution"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English proheme , from Anglo-French proeme , from Latin prooemium , from Greek prooimion , from pro- + oim\u0113 song; probably akin to Hittite i\u0161amai- song, Sanskrit syati he binds \u2014 more at sinew":""
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"-\u0259m",
"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccem"
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"exordium",
"foreword",
"intro",
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"preface",
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"type":[
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": an embryonic structure developed during the segmentation of the egg or oospore before the formation of the true embryo":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"pro- entry 1 + embryo":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040710",
"type":[
"adjective",
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"circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8en-\u02ccz\u012bm",
"(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8en-\u02ccz\u012bm"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the epimeron of the prothorax of an insect":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + epimeron":""
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"\u00a6pr\u014d+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072814",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the episternum of the prothorax of an insect":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + episternum":""
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"\"+"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin":""
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"-\u02c8es-tr\u0259s",
"(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8e-str\u0259s"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French ( bon ) prou ( vous ) fasse , literally, may it make you good profit":""
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"pr\u014d\u02c8f\u0101s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132415",
"type":[
"interjection"
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"adoration",
"glorification",
"worship"
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"definitions":{
": the act or an instance of profaning":[]
},
"examples":[
"the First Book of the Maccabees tells of the profanation of the temple of Jerusalem by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167 B.C.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move; \u2019Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love. \u2014 John Edgar Wideman, The New Yorker , 8 July 2021",
"The first assault is on the Nile itself, which is turned to blood, thereby ruining both agriculture and aquaculture in one swoop, a profanation with religious consequences. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 28 Nov. 2019",
"His family has argued that the exhumation would amount to profanation of a burial site, and said the only alternative resting place for Franco should be inside the crypt of the Madrid cathedral, a suggestion that the government found unacceptable. \u2014 Raphael Minder, New York Times , 4 June 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1552, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u014d-",
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"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-\u02c8f\u0101-",
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"Verb",
"the once-lovely landscape had been profaned by ugly factories",
"profaned his considerable acting talents by appearing in some wretched movies",
"Adjective",
"it was hard to juggle the requirements of church and our more profane duties",
"offended by the profane language that her coworkers used so casually",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Her husband, the exuberant and often profane former Dodgers manager who won two World Series championships, died Jan. 7 at 93. \u2014 Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
"The narrative is that of a leader who has experienced vilification at the hands of enemies who are both secular (and thus profane ) and intensely demonic. \u2014 Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic , 3 Nov. 2020",
"The following day, Pope Francis spoke out against violence toward women during his New Year\u2019s Day homily in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, equating it to profaning God, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Josiah Bates, Time , 1 Jan. 2020",
"By targeting a house of worship, rather than a private home or business, the attacker has committed a powerful symbolic transgression: profaning a space that is both sacred and communal. \u2014 Tara Isabella Burton, Vox , 27 Oct. 2018",
"There\u2019s a way certain things\u2014death, extreme poverty\u2014are deemed so tragic that they cannot be profaned , they can only be spoken of reverently or seriously. \u2014 Joe Fassler, The Atlantic , 13 Sep. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"By the testimony of his own staff, Trump was certainly devious, profane , suspicious, disloyal, unconcerned about morality, principles or the high ideals of public office. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Four Kent State basketball players have been suspended after one of them posted a profane social media video directed at Akron, their opponent in Saturday night\u2019s MAC championship game. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Rounding out the list of top 5 most profane actors on the list were Adam Sandler with 295, and Al Pacino with 255. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Officials might determine, for instance, that the book is too profane or vulgar. \u2014 Heather Hollingsworth, chicagotribune.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Their hilariously profane coach, played by David M. Edelstein, seems unlikely to come through but does. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The company devised labels and beer names that made profane reference to feces and female dogs. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 20 June 2021",
"And he was briefly suspended at Tennessee for a profane social-media tirade against the coaching staff. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 9 Jan. 2021",
"The group\u2019s furious and profane lyrics were bolstered by Dre\u2019s ear for the bounce of funk. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English prophane , from Middle French, from Latin profanus , from pro- before + fanum temple \u2014 more at pro- , feast":"Adjective",
"Middle English prophanen , from Anglo-French prophaner , from Latin profanare , from profanus":"Verb"
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"abase",
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"examples":[
"The comic uses too much profanity .",
"My mom will not tolerate profanity .",
"I have never heard my father utter a single profanity .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The democrat took to twitter Monday evening to defend her use of profanity after the video of her at the Pride event went viral. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"Fair warning: This conversation contains profanity . \u2014 Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The Ukrainians are said to have answered the Russians with a defiant refusal punctuated with profanity . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"When a student called out that a recent school suicide was the result of mental illness and depression, Young bristled and responded with profanity . \u2014 Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Mims reacted with frustration and profanity at times as the events unfolded, according to a statement from his lawyers. \u2014 Michael Laris, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a limit, but a little profanity can go a long way to getting your point across. \u2014 WSJ , 29 May 2022",
"Ultimately the school decided to require students to cover certain body parts and to prohibit profanity , but to allow nearly anything else. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"After four days of hype, sizzle reels, data and an unexpected abundance of celebrity profanity , there\u2019s not much left to be said about the 2022 upfront presentations. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022"
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"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"pr\u014d-\u02c8fa-n\u0259-t\u0113",
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"curse",
"cuss",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215307",
"type":[
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": to confess one's faith in or allegiance to":[],
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"examples":[
"He professes confidence in his friend.",
"They profess loyalty to the king.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Among the believers was actor Michael Chiklis, a Lowell native and devoted fan of all Boston sports, who took to social media to profess his love of and belief in the Celtics. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Peterson agreed to talk to me not to profess his innocence. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Red Hook can be a sort of backdrop for the many who profess to love it. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Others chime in to call the media the enemy of the people and profess their love for Donald Trump. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Dec. 2021",
"An unspoken competition takes place to see who can profess their passion of the moment in the most attention-grabbing way. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Americans often profess a love of democracy and the Constitution, but those concepts are more abstract than the experience of being forced to hunker down in your home or risk arrest. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Others chime in to call the media the enemy of the people and profess their love for Donald Trump. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Dec. 2021"
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"in sense 1, from Middle English, from profes , adjective, having professed one's vows, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin professus , from Latin, past participle of profit\u0113ri to profess, confess, from pro- before + fat\u0113ri to acknowledge; in other senses, from Latin professus , past participle \u2014 more at confess":""
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8fes"
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"act",
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"amateur",
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"examples":[
"He is a professed enemy of the king.",
"a professed analyst of American presidential politics",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The lawsuit says that despite ODOT\u2019s professed compliance with local policies, the agency failed to study rush-hour tolls and disregarded other climate-mitigating options recommended in city and regional plans. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
"Antonoff, despite his professed aversion to rock-star pretense, rarely answers such questions directly. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"His professed support for those employees and his halt to political donations in Florida provoked stark criticism from Republicans in the state. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Now, Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s rise to prime minister is seen in some circles as an implicit rebuke of Mr. Khan\u2019s professed mission of dismantling Pakistan\u2019s political dynasties and rooting out corruption in politics. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"With the Sharmas\u2019 plotline, however, there are several references to an Indian backstory, including a professed love of chai, accents that seem to slip back and forth between British and Indian, and even nods to British imperialism. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"When environmental art exhibitions occur at institutions with funding that undercuts their professed ideals, those exhibitions become a smoke screen for the ethical dissonance of the art world. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"That much was clear following the team\u2019s World Series title last October, when one teammate after another professed joy at seeing Freeman reach the mountaintop after so many years. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Peraica, at one point showed frustration over Madigan\u2019s professed inability to recall various specifics. \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8fest",
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"accomplished",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021453",
"type":[
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": by profession or declaration : avowedly":[],
": with pretense : allegedly":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 Feb. 2022",
"In any prior year, that number would be noteworthy for the professedly liberal yet overwhelmingly white industry. \u2014 Lee Seymour, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged. \u2014 David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
"Applebaum writes, professedly , about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles. \u2014 Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged. \u2014 David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
"Applebaum writes, professedly , about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles. \u2014 Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Applebaum writes, professedly , about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles. \u2014 Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Applebaum writes, professedly , about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles. \u2014 Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021"
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"1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"-\u02c8fest-l\u0113",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220957",
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": a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation":[],
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": the whole body of persons engaged in a calling":[]
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"examples":[
"The doctor talked to students who are thinking about entering the profession .",
"Most professions in the medical field require years of training.",
"Their daughter recently became a member of the medical profession .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Providers are leaving the profession , and those of us who remain are struggling. \u2014 Lourdes Urena, BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2022",
"People who are different are not the reason that our roads are in bad shape after decades of disinvestment or that health-care costs are too high or that teachers are leaving the profession . \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
"The study found that 62% of Black teachers and 59% of Latino teachers, groups that are already underrepresented in the field, are considering leaving the profession after a few years. \u2014 Jessie Molloy, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Teachers \u2014 a frequent target of parental angst \u2014 are resigning in record numbers (or thinking about it); a survey by the National Education Association last year found that one in three teachers have considered leaving the profession . \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
"As the pandemic continues to disrupt early care and education programs, with reduced student enrollment and teachers leaving the profession because of fears of exposure to COVID-19, resources must be used wisely. \u2014 Anne Douglass, The Conversation , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Black and Latinx teachers are disproportionately represented in the nationwide surge of K-12 educators leaving the profession . \u2014 Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Many believe teacher attrition is increasing, and a recent survey suggests more are thinking of leaving the profession than before the pandemic. \u2014 Arthur Jones Ii, CBS News , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Even so, teachers are reporting higher levels of stress and more are considering leaving the profession than in pre-pandemic years, according to surveys. \u2014 Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English professioun , from Anglo-French profession , from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin profession-, professio , from Latin, public declaration, from profit\u0113ri":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8fesh-\u0259n",
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"synonyms":[
"affirmation",
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"asseveration",
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"avowal",
"claim",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094553",
"type":[
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"professional":{
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": characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession":[],
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"a professional patriot"
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"a professional soldier"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Do you have any professional experience?",
"You should seek professional advice.",
"a golfer who recently turned professional",
"I was impressed by the calm and professional way she handled the crisis.",
"The presentation was very professional .",
"Noun",
"The bathtub was installed by a professional .",
"The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals .",
"a golfer who recently became a professional",
"She handled the situation like a professional .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"As many people in the health professions have said, these prohibitions will undermine bodily autonomy, criminalize a wide range of pregnancy outcomes and limit the personal and professional lives of millions of Americans. \u2014 Diana Carvajal, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"The newlywed Flip or Flop alum, 40, and Selling Sunset star, 34, are starring in a new HGTV series all about their life together \u2014 both personal and professional . \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Her TikTok audience gave her the confidence to launch a personal development brand to help others find happiness and achieve personal and professional goals. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"For this group, the line between personal and professional life is more blurred than ever before, and achieving work-life balance is a priority. \u2014 Christina Brun Petersen, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The new season will present plenty of challenges for poor David \u2014 both personal and professional . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"In 2019, the fourth year covered the composer\u2019s personal and professional experience in Vienna. \u2014 Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The shot, for a second, distracted him from the personal and professional ghosts of his past. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"In addition to trying new styles, Katie Holmes also has plenty of excitement in her personal and professional lives. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hugh McElhenny, a former football professional who played for the San Francisco 49ers, has died. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"The three-day festival started on Friday with a fish fry and a health fair presented by Chi Eta Phi sorority, an organization of professional and student nurses. \u2014 Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News , 19 June 2022",
"Avoid preparers who base their fee on a percentage of the amount of the refund. Use a reputable tax professional who provides you with a copy for your records. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"With Getaround, hosts must also be amenable to having a device installed in their vehicles, which the company says takes about an hour and must be done by a certified professional . \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Jha did also task Kumari with taking Anjali to the local hospital every other week for a checkup, so that at she is regularly attended to by a medical professional , even if they are not trained to handle mental health issues specifically. \u2014 Pallabi Munsi, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"Investors who can\u2019t dedicate lots of time to trading may want to hire a professional to manage their funds, Estes said. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"The process begins with a consultation with a medical professional . \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
"The video series, called Pruning With the Pros, begins with necessary tools and ends with advice on when to hire a professional . \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8fesh-n\u0259l",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8fesh-n\u0259l, -\u0259n-\u1d4al",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164727",
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": a professor of the highest rank at a German university : the occupant of a chair with control over the teaching of a subject and a share in the government of the university":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, literally, regular professor":""
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"-\u02cc\u022f(r)d\u1d4an\u02c8a(a)r\u0113\u0259s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004725",
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"antonyms":[],
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"professorial duties",
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"Johnson was professorial in his approach to the game. He could talk for hours on the nuances of the Czechoslovak national team's power play.",
"\u2014 E. M. Swift"
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1713, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccpr\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8s\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l",
"\u02ccpr\u00e4-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134442",
"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
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": the body of college and university teachers at an institution or in society":[],
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Schuman\u2019s bildungsromanchannels the weltschmerz of a former wunderkind rejected by the professoriat and exiled to the creative lumpenproletariat. \u2014 Gabriel Roth, Slate Magazine , 16 Feb. 2017"
],
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"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"modification of French professorat , from professeur professor, from Latin professor , from profit\u0113ri":""
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"-\u0113-\u02ccat",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170947",
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"offer",
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": an offer made to a prosecutor by a person who is a subject of a criminal investigation to provide information in exchange for limited immunity or a plea bargaining agreement":[
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],
": to present for acceptance : tender , offer":[]
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"He proffered advice on how best to proceed.",
"proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromise",
"Noun",
"a generous proffer of his baronial estate for the charity gala",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ancient oaks proffer shade, and at various times of the year, tapestries of wildflowers and cactus blooms fling themselves across the land. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"The influencer network allows Beijing to easily proffer propaganda to unsuspecting Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube users around the globe. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The influencer network allows Beijing to easily proffer propaganda to unsuspecting Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube users around the globe. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But, given the Navy\u2019s poor estimating skills, few Admirals are eager to publicly proffer a realistic cost target. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The space itself will clock in at 140 seats (about half the size of Prime), and the six-seat chef counter will likely be the most coveted chairs in the house \u2014 and where Moore and Gomez promise to proffer on-the-fly tasting menus. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Mar. 2022",
"After an uneven beginning to the season, Kansas City had dropped only one game since Halloween \u2014 a 34-31 defeat to the Bengals in Cincinnati on Jan. 2 \u2014 and precedent suggested that Sunday would proffer the opposite result. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Accurate or not, this was the wrong answer for an American president to proffer . \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Testimonials tend to be assumed as coming from the hearts of those that proffer the testimonials. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 29 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In this case, a trader, Frances O\u2019Brian, is brought in for a proffer to the US Attorneys Office. \u2014 Walter Pavlo, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun revealed himself Wednesday as the mysterious bidder who secured a seat on Blue Origin\u2019s first crewed spaceflight with a $28 million proffer \u2014 only to skip it \u2014 and announced plans to take five people with him. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The deal would have required Budish to give a proffer statement, an agreement in which a person is allowed to speak freely to investigators in exchange for them not using the statements to charge them with a crime. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2021",
"From their respective graves in Mecosta County and Beaconsfield, the two proffer advice to authors: write up, not down, or even sideways. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Cory Shaffer reports Earl Leiken signed a two-page proffer agreement in which prosecutors agreed not to use his statements in any criminal case against him, according to courtroom testimony in the trial of former jail director Ken Mills. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Williams allegedly recorded several videos posted to SnapChat detailing the night before Rendon\u2019s death, according to a bond proffer read out in court Tuesday by an assistant Cook County state\u2019s attorney. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Williams and Rendon took pills, believed to be Xanax, that came from a bottle that also contained prescription blood pressure medicine, according to the proffer , which was read by an Assistant Cook County State\u2019s Attorney in bond court Tuesday. \u2014 Bob Chiarito, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
"During a series of meetings between Slater and the associate, the two hashed out plans to murder members of Slater's ex-girlfriend's family, according to the factual proffer filing. \u2014 Kendall Lanier And Amanda Watts, CNN , 14 July 2021"
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"surprised by his proficiency at the game after only the briefest explanation of the rules",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The main goal is to keep trying to attract the best of the best, including varsity athletes, candidates with multiple language proficiency or candidates with expertise in niche fields including crypto. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"Language proficiency is another form of gatekeeping Latinidad. \u2014 Jacqueline Delgadillo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
"That means, among other things, English composition, social sciences and intermediate foreign language proficiency for arts and sciences. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"The Household Pulse Survey is available only in English and Spanish, and one-third of Asian Americans have limited English proficiency . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2021",
"The rankings considered six factors: College readiness, reading and math proficiency , reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rates. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Shortfalls in students\u2019 reading proficiency are most evident in our youngest learners and among students who are economically disadvantaged, who are still learning English, or who qualify for special education. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"And in mission planning, MH-65 operational risk management is now dominated by concerns over the resultant declines in operator proficiency . \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Overall, around 18% fewer students met grade-level standards in math, with significant decreases in proficiency among younger students, who officials said likely had more difficulties adjusting to remote learning than older students. \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, chicagotribune.com , 12 Nov. 2021"
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"With this system, a large pool of teachers are asked to identify students they believe are proficient in a given subject; those students are then tested, and their grades stand as the proficiency range. \u2014 Malcolm Gladwell , New Yorker , 15 Sept. 2003",
"Dr. Pascual-Leone recruited 15 proficient Braille readers and wired them up so he could measure their somatosensory cortex\u2014the part of the brain that registers and processes the sense of touch. \u2014 Sharon Begley , Wall Street Journal , 11 Oct. 2002",
"Become proficient at lag putting and you may make a few. \u2014 Dave Pelz , Golf Magazine , July 1996",
"He has become very proficient at computer programming.",
"She is proficient in two foreign languages.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pentagon officials have sharply condensed the time for Ukrainian troops to train, compared to what American troops spend before being declared proficient on some of the weapons systems. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Combo guard who\u2019s proficient in the pick-and-roll, one of the most common actions for an NBA guard. \u2014 Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"On the flip side, the Collisons\u2019 insistence on technically proficient managers meant that leadership roles remained vacant for months. \u2014 Alex Konrad, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"By comparison, the national public average showed 40 percent of students scoring proficient in math while 34 percent did so in reading. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"This will certainly encourage and enrich all foreign productions planning to shoot in India with knowledgeable and proficient Indian cast and crew. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"But Eurythmics was as technically proficient as any band this side of Talking Heads, which enabled the band to experience longevity that eluded its pears. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In recent years, well below 10% of students who took state standardized tests scored at levels considered proficient or advanced. \u2014 Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Isaac makes Steve stammeringly comic and Marc swaggeringly proficient , and for at least the first couple of episodes, the character\u2019s mental illness is conveyed strongly but exclusively through Isaac\u2019s performance and his emerging vulnerability. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Latin proficient-, proficiens , present participle of proficere to go forward, accomplish, from pro- forward + facere to make \u2014 more at pro- , do":""
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"Noun",
"The company made a profit this year.",
"Profits are up from last year.",
"There was a rise in profits this year.",
"The profits from CD sales were donated to charity.",
"The organization is not run for profit .",
"The film made $1,000,000 in profit .",
"The book can be read with profit by anyone who wants to understand how the system works.",
"Verb",
"It would profit him to take some computer classes.",
"The company has profited by selling its products online.",
"He profited greatly from his investments.",
"The island profits from tourism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kickstarter began a four-day week trial in April 2022 with a U.S. spinoff of not-for profit advocacy group, 4 Day Week Global. \u2014 Trey Williams, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"And a grim profit warning from Micron Technology, the largest maker of memory semiconductors in the United States, sparked fresh worries about corporate America\u2019s earnings power. \u2014 Peyton Forte | Bloomberg News, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, Meta has posted back-to-back profit declines this year, the first time that has happened in over a decade. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
"The company reported an 84% jump in revenue to 10.4 billion rupees ($138 million), with net profit more than doubling to 3.15 billion rupees for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The threats can come from people operating outside the United States who are trying to threaten national or economic security or from criminal groups driven by profit . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
"Software company Tipalt examined how much money 50 companies from the Fortune 500 pull in as annual profit to determine which firms make the most money per second. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 29 June 2022",
"As part of the acquisition, which is expected to close during the second half of the year, Stratus could receive an additional $50 million based on an undisclosed profit goal for its first fiscal year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Experts said the disaster points to recklessness by smugglers to transport migrants, even in unsafe conditions, to reap the most profit . \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Dark days are ahead for most of the nation\u2019s schools, but Cunningham has positioned his National University system to profit from the misfortunes of its peers. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Short-bitcoin funds, which intend to profit from bitcoin's price going lower, saw $1.3 million in inflows. \u2014 Krisztian Sandor, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"With college athletes now able to profit from the names, images and likenesses, what is the strategy at Ohio State University to make sure the Buckeyes remain competitive in recruiting? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"But that is slowly changing, as the traditionally risk-averse insurance industry\u2014from big brokers to new startups\u2014dips its toes into the water by setting up new teams focusing on cryptocurrency, hoping to profit from the industry\u2019s rapid growth. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Outgoing Russian owner Roman Abramovich is not allowed to profit from the proceeds of the sale since he was sanctioned and his assets were frozen for his links to President Vladimir Putin after the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 16 May 2022",
"In the 1990s, Wall Street\u2019s financial engineers invented the leveraged inverse floating rate note to profit from falling interest rates. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"The sector remains incredibly volatile, and short sellers are increasing their bets against energy stocks, hoping to profit from the possibility of a further fall in prices. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Heck, Ed O\u2019Bannon\u2019s antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA that pushed for players to be able to profit from the use of their NILs was filed in 2009. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"The movie was very profitable .",
"selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, its efforts to pay up, despite the geopolitical acrimony, may suggest that Russia will stump up money owed once the crisis is over, and that waiting it out could be profitable . \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"By holding their ground and asserting their agency, the group aims to create a new normal in the music industry that allows artists to be themselves and still be profitable . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
"Tesla has been profitable since late 2018, after years of reporting almost nothing but losses. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Only a few years old, Jammcard isn\u2019t profitable yet, but Lovano says this is the company\u2019s first year focusing on revenue and that artists have spent $500,000 through the first half of this year booking musicians on the app. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"Apple was the most profitable company on the Fortune 500 list this year. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
"Texas billionaire Kelcy Warren owns a massively profitable natural gas pipeline company. \u2014 Paul Kiel, ProPublica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Losing its status as the world\u2019s most profitable company because of the pandemic in 2020 was a blip for oil and gas giant Aramco. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Apple is the most profitable company in the smartphone space by far, with gross margins standing at a solid 42% in Q4 FY\u201921. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"The company made a profit this year.",
"Profits are up from last year.",
"There was a rise in profits this year.",
"The profits from CD sales were donated to charity.",
"The organization is not run for profit .",
"The film made $1,000,000 in profit .",
"The book can be read with profit by anyone who wants to understand how the system works.",
"Verb",
"It would profit him to take some computer classes.",
"The company has profited by selling its products online.",
"He profited greatly from his investments.",
"The island profits from tourism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kickstarter began a four-day week trial in April 2022 with a U.S. spinoff of not-for profit advocacy group, 4 Day Week Global. \u2014 Trey Williams, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"And a grim profit warning from Micron Technology, the largest maker of memory semiconductors in the United States, sparked fresh worries about corporate America\u2019s earnings power. \u2014 Peyton Forte | Bloomberg News, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, Meta has posted back-to-back profit declines this year, the first time that has happened in over a decade. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
"The company reported an 84% jump in revenue to 10.4 billion rupees ($138 million), with net profit more than doubling to 3.15 billion rupees for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The threats can come from people operating outside the United States who are trying to threaten national or economic security or from criminal groups driven by profit . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
"Software company Tipalt examined how much money 50 companies from the Fortune 500 pull in as annual profit to determine which firms make the most money per second. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 29 June 2022",
"As part of the acquisition, which is expected to close during the second half of the year, Stratus could receive an additional $50 million based on an undisclosed profit goal for its first fiscal year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Experts said the disaster points to recklessness by smugglers to transport migrants, even in unsafe conditions, to reap the most profit . \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Dark days are ahead for most of the nation\u2019s schools, but Cunningham has positioned his National University system to profit from the misfortunes of its peers. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Short-bitcoin funds, which intend to profit from bitcoin's price going lower, saw $1.3 million in inflows. \u2014 Krisztian Sandor, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"With college athletes now able to profit from the names, images and likenesses, what is the strategy at Ohio State University to make sure the Buckeyes remain competitive in recruiting? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"But that is slowly changing, as the traditionally risk-averse insurance industry\u2014from big brokers to new startups\u2014dips its toes into the water by setting up new teams focusing on cryptocurrency, hoping to profit from the industry\u2019s rapid growth. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Outgoing Russian owner Roman Abramovich is not allowed to profit from the proceeds of the sale since he was sanctioned and his assets were frozen for his links to President Vladimir Putin after the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 16 May 2022",
"In the 1990s, Wall Street\u2019s financial engineers invented the leveraged inverse floating rate note to profit from falling interest rates. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"The sector remains incredibly volatile, and short sellers are increasing their bets against energy stocks, hoping to profit from the possibility of a further fall in prices. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Heck, Ed O\u2019Bannon\u2019s antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA that pushed for players to be able to profit from the use of their NILs was filed in 2009. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022"
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},
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"a religious leader who railed against the profligacy of the nation's decadent aristocrats",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The interviewers elicit confessions from the dirty cops a little too easily \u2014 though, satisfyingly, there\u2019s no honor among thieves, the reckless profligacy of Jenkins\u2019s thefts stirring an unexpected self-disgust among his troops. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Such profligacy ultimately led to the shop\u2019s demise in 1939. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"With his dry wit, down-to-earth, slightly macho vibe, and a technique honed across decades in provincial repertory, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadway, and the BBC, Cox is an economical performer and intolerant of profligacy . \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Most troubling, the Fed bankrolled the fiscal profligacy , purchasing more than half of the new Treasury debt issued this year. \u2014 Kevin Warsh, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021",
"While there are serious implications from hitting the debt limit, the root cause of the problem is the bipartisan spending profligacy that\u2019s occurred over the past two decades. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021",
"While there are serious implications from hitting the debt limit, the root cause of the problem is the bipartisan spending profligacy that\u2019s occurred over the past two decades. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021",
"For weeks, McConnell has made clear that his goal is to force the Democrats to raise the ceiling on their own, through the reconciliation bill, so that Republicans can attack them for profligacy going into next year\u2019s Senate and House races. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
"While there are serious implications from hitting the debt limit, the root cause of the problem is the bipartisan spending profligacy that\u2019s occurred over the past two decades. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021"
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"Adjective",
"In a curious way, part of the genius of America has been a collective forgetfulness, a talent for somehow outdistancing problems in a headlong race toward something new. It is a form of heedlessness, perhaps, blithe and profligate , but also an exuberant forward spin that may spare people the exhausting obligations of revenge. \u2014 Lance Morrow , Time , 4 Apr. 1988",
"Sure, the trade deficit symbolizes a profligate America, consuming more than it produces and spending more than it has. \u2014 Philip Revzin , Wall Street Journal , 17 Mar. 17, 1988",
"Everyone seemed fond of statistics, but the counterterrorism experts were especially profligate with numbers. \u2014 Kurt Andersen , Time , 24 June 1985",
"She was very profligate in her spending.",
"profligate movie producers hoping to create the next blockbuster",
"Noun",
"\"Why did you ask that scoundrel, Rawdon Crawley, to dine?\" said the Rector to his lady, as they were walking home through the park. \"I don't want the fellow. He looks down upon us country people as so many blackamoors. \u2026 Besides, he's such an infernal character\u2014he's a gambler\u2014he's a drunkard\u2014he's a profligate in every way.\" \u2014 William Makepeace Thackeray , Vanity Fair , 1848",
"a profligate who could not really afford the grand style he maintained at Monticello, Jefferson died deeply in debt",
"a drunken profligate , he was given to wretched excess in every aspect of his life",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There\u2019s no real need locally to cut back on water for now, but even normal use could be seen as profligate as other areas face restrictions. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"The author, a profligate spender and dapper dresser, relinquished the valuable to his tailor as payment. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Bitcoin\u2019s profligate energy use\u2014and the carbon pollution associated with it\u2014are rooted in the cryptocurrency\u2019s proof-of-work approach to validating transactions on its blockchain. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 29 Mar. 2022",
"But Chelsea\u2019s profligate ways don\u2019t matter: The club can splash colossal sums on players who didn\u2019t quite fit because their owner, the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, loves writing gigantic checks. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"No, the tankers\u2019 journey to Europe was choreographed by the same force that every year sends cardiologists to Florida: abundant and profligate demand. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"High-rollers from China and their financiers\u2014previously a big revenue source for casinos\u2014seem likely to focus on keeping their own heads from rolling rather than resuming their profligate ways next year. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 29 Nov. 2021",
"But Taft wasn't the only profligate GOP donor to Wisconsin's senior senator. \u2014 Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Nov. 2021",
"At some point, perhaps not long from now, the US will face sharply higher interest rates and the type of budgetary constraints that were typical of profligate Third World borrowers. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In retrospect, such escapades may strike one as profligate . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"After years of profligate spending, the city had dwindling tax revenues and huge budget deficits; was low on cash for operating expenses; and, unable to borrow more, faced horrendous personnel layoffs, service cuts and bond defaults. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Still, Republicans have slammed Democrats for profligate spending since retaking the majority, decrying the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief measure passed in March and the possible passage of the Build Back Better Act. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 15 Dec. 2021",
"In 1911, the two retired to Daytona Beach, Florida, and passed the financial reins to their son William, who would soon grow into a profligate playboy. \u2014 Michael Ames, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The house can afford profligate spending, of course, because LVMH is controlled by the Arnault family, which is far more patient than Wall Street fund managers. \u2014 Christina Binkley, Robb Report , 27 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s a fraught debate, draped by the legacy of profligate prescribing. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 25 Nov. 2021",
"The massive spending package has been criticized by Republicans for being profligate while some left-wing Democrats have argued the bill doesn\u2019t go far enough. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Moreover, a flat, across-the-board increase in the federal Medicaid reimbursement percentage helps richer states that have created profligate Medicaid programs at the expense of poorer states and states with more efficient Medicaid programs. \u2014 Brian Blase, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021"
],
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"1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1709, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"Latin profligatus , from past participle of profligare to strike down, from pro- forward, down + -fligare (akin to fligere to strike); akin to Greek phlibein to squeeze":"Adjective and Noun"
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-fli-g\u0259t",
"-\u02ccg\u0101t"
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"extravagant",
"high-rolling",
"prodigal",
"spendthrift",
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"thriftless",
"unthrifty",
"wasteful"
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"noun"
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"shallow",
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"profound sleep",
"profound deafness"
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"Adjective",
"Here, for the first time, a journalist gains access to the archive of one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies in history. Its contents, as much literature as science, offer profound insight into the human condition\u2014and into the brilliant, complex mind of the study's longtime director, George Vaillant. \u2014 Joshua Wolf Shenk , Atlantic , June 2009",
"This isn't escapism, or denial of grief; it is acceptance of the facts of life, the map of profound relationship to the grief that is part of life \u2026 \u2014 Tom Piazza , Why New Orleans Matters , 2005",
"The status of women, though probably the most profound single difference between the two civilizations, attracted far less attention than such matters as guns, factories and parliaments. \u2014 Bernard Lewis , What Went Wrong? , 2002",
"Despite all the respect, it was hard not to feel a twinge of schadenfreude at O'Hara's fall from esteem, which had caused him profound bitterness. \u2014 Kingsley Amis , Memoirs , 1991",
"His knowledge of history is profound .",
"Her books offer profound insights into the true nature of courage.",
"the profound mysteries of outer space",
"a profound sense of loss",
"His paintings have had a profound effect on her own work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But this kind of rapidly progressive and profound sensory loss combined with weakness was a red flag. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"This problem has its roots in profound decisions made about device architecture decades ago. \u2014 Gopi Sirineni, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Come for the romance and humor and late-millennial angst; stay for the profound emotional transcendence of its final scenes. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
"Just profound gratitude for the gift of living in this country. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"Some of his observations sound profound but on closer inspection actually say very little. \u2014 Eric Weiner, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"For Jenna, who asked to use a pseudonym, her time in Thailand felt, at times, profound . \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
"No matter how profound a parent\u2019s love, moving a family across the country and changing jobs are still a lot of chips to put on a chasing a child\u2019s dream. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
"The tragedies of the past two weeks have been profound , heartbreaking and entirely unacceptable \u2014 from the mass shooting in the Deer District in Milwaukee, to the shootings in Buffalo, New York; Laguna Woods, Calif.; and now in Uvalde, Texas. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022"
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"abstruse",
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"profuse in their thanks"
]
},
"examples":[
"He offered profuse apologies for being late.",
"They were profuse in their thanks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Snow Cone is unlike others, smothered in small but profuse white blooms. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 27 May 2021",
"The flowers were so profuse they could be seen from space. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Spatter cones, which are volcanic mounds built up on top of a vent or fissure emitting profuse amounts of lava, were confirmed to be vulnerable to collapse, suggesting they could be targeted in the future. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
"Material transformation is fundamental to ceramics, but what Yasunaga does with clay, glaze, ash and glass is radically inventive as well as profuse in metaphorical resonance. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 5 July 2019",
"Common symptoms include unexplained rapid weight loss, profuse coughing, night sweats and fever. \u2014 USA TODAY , 18 Jan. 2020",
"Inconveniently, though, profuse eruptions of lava began to flood the basin beginning roughly 3.6 billion years ago, forming a wide volcanic sea\u2014also known as Mare Crisium, or the Sea of Crises\u2014that covered up much of the original impact melt. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, National Geographic , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Another profuse item in medical facilities is the sterilization pouch\u2014a small, sealable pouch used to keep sterilized equipment free of germs. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 4 Oct. 2019",
"In addition to profuse bleeding, the wounded man suffered a severely broken leg. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 19 Oct. 2019"
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"examples":[
"The flowers grow in profusion .",
"apples grow in profusion in this valley",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In this telling, our ability to run large animals to exhaustion over many hours or even days drove\u2014and was enabled by\u2014a series of crucial adaptations ranging from shorter toes to a profusion of sweat glands. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 25 June 2020",
"To many French, the profusion of English reflects the overwhelming dominance of American Big Tech companies, against which Macron\u2019s government has worked hard to compete. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"Incredibly unfussy, these perennials bloom for just one day (as the name suggests) but in great profusion . \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"The horizon was cloaked in rain clouds, and the downpour was just long enough to burnish the palm leaves and churn the fragrance of the white takamaka flowers \u2014 reminiscent of gardenias \u2014 that grow in profusion . \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The color profusion kicks off with ephemerals like lady slipper orchids, which appear from February through April. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Despite the recent profusion of Elijahs and Liams and Olivias and Emmas, one of the most common names in the United States is still John Smith. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Its sandstone gorges, profusion of waterfalls, and hemlock and oak-fringed waterways are dazzling. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
"But in the main, the carrot and stick of the PAS and Treasure Act have worked to coax out a profusion of Viking objects that otherwise might never have surfaced, particularly in the past five to ten years. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"peck",
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"pot",
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"quantity",
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"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
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"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)",
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},
"examples":[
"the progenitors of modern art",
"wild cats that were the progenitors of the house cat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Low to the ground and with a wide track, the hypercar\u2019s carbon-fiber body retains its progenitor \u2019s curvaceous shape, including giant fenders in the front and rear. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
"Stanley Kaplan was the progenitor of the whole education industry in a real sense. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The 1920s English society decorator Syrie Maugham was a progenitor of the tonal approach, said Alexis Barr, instructor of design history at the New York School of Interior Design. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"The company has been testing a regenerative therapy that uses small molecules to program progenitor cells. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 May 2022",
"Then there is the series progenitor , Rowling, who has spent the past two years repeatedly reaffirming her anti-trans views. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Dusenbury begins by quoting the opening of Justinian\u2019s Institutes, the progenitor of much of European law. \u2014 Nathaniel Peters, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Zhang, the progenitor of the messaging service that sits at the heart of Tencent\u2019s gaming and social media businesses, commands a cult-like following in China thanks to WeChat\u2019s explosive popularity. \u2014 Zheping Huang, Bloomberg.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Advanced studies: Persona (1966), Ingmar Bergman's artier progenitor . \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English progenitour, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin pr\u014dgenitor \"individual from whom a person or family is descended, ancestor,\" agentive derivative of pr\u014dgignere \"to produce as offspring, bring into being, give rise to\" (from pr\u014d- pro- entry 2 + gignere \"to bring into being, beget, give birth to\"), after genitor \"father, parent, originator,\" going back to Indo-European *\u01f5enh 1 - \"engender, beget\" + *-tor/*-t\u014dr, agent suffix, from which also Greek gen\u00e9t\u014dr \"father, begetter, ancestor,\" Sanskrit janitar-, janit\u00e1 \"father, progenitor\" \u2014 more at kin entry 1":""
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},
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"Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.",
"The small plants are the progeny of an oak tree.",
"Their work is the progeny of many earlier studies.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With Healey's name wiped from the masthead after internal strife pushed both Donald and his progeny out of the Jensen picture, the roadster's bodywork was stretched without any input from its original creator. \u2014 Benjamin Hunting, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The progeny of the first family of NFL quarterbacks is coming back to Austin, Texas to visit the Longhorns campus for the second time since last season. \u2014 Cedric Golden, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"Mistakes can result when the virus tries to copy its genetic code leaving resulting progeny with mutations and thus different genetic sequences. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Monty, Rose and progeny , including Nish, signal that more plovers may settle in urban areas, Cann said. \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"While confirmation of a delta-omicron recombinant may sound alarming, virologists have pointed out that recombination isn't like creating a super-variant progeny that contains only the most dangerous aspects of its menacing parent variants. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Mar. 2022",
"For a rock solid investment that ensures money will be available for your progeny in the coming years, consider investing in savings bonds, Certified Financial Planner John Scherer told the AARP. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 4 May 2022",
"Maybe Granny wants a break from her thoughtless progeny . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"The stories of Pam and the other women revolve around a central core of internecine battles between the older mobsters and theirmale progeny , all eager for a changing of the guard and conveyance of authority and power to the next generation. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English progenie, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin pr\u014dgeni\u0113s, from pr\u014dgen-, variant stem of pr\u014dgignere \"to produce as offspring, bring into being\" + -i\u0113s, deverbal and denominal noun suffix \u2014 more at progenitor":""
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In fact, differences in levels of inbreeding accounted for 22 percent of the differing severity of mandibular prognathism among the Habsburgs studied. \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian , 4 Dec. 2019"
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"\u2014 Richard Conniff",
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The front of his face \u2014 his nose, maxilla, sinuses, jaw \u2014 projected forward like a canine skull \u2014 what an anthropologist would call prognathous . \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
"The whole universe is under attack from Thanos, an infinitely villainous villain sporting a multicleft, prognathous chin. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2018"
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"The prognosis was grim; radiation therapy began immediately, and the doctors\u2019 bills piled up. \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The prognosis is dire and growing darker by the day. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"But the second quarter is typically the weakest of the year for Netflix, so its prognosis and that of others will likely be decided later on. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The senator learned of his prognosis and likely timetable to be able for his return to full Senate duties during meetings with his doctors on Wednesday, the aide said. \u2014 Ed O'keefe, CBS News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Unlike hospice, palliative care is based on the patient's needs and not the patient's prognosis . \u2014 Sophie Okolo, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021"
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"What is contained in this prognostic are rules or instructions by which to predict the very season, day, and hour of death coming to one who is sick, by the signs that are here set down. \u2014 David Treuer, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The prognostics became official after the 76ers rookie point guard was examined by Dr. Ben Kibler at the Medical Director of the Shoulder Center of Kentucky on Sunday. \u2014 Keith Pompey, Philly.com , 29 Oct. 2017",
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"Coronary artery calcification as a marker of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis detected by computed tomography can provide prognostic information when added to classical CV risk factors. \u2014 Christos Varounis, Scientific American , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Dataset shifts occur when the data used to train machine learning models differs from the data the model uses to provide diagnostic, prognostic , or treatment advice. \u2014 Seth Joseph, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"In their previous work, circulating DNA analysis had shown strong prognostic value. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 11 Sep. 2021",
"New clinical models, such as human challenge trials, can pick up where clinical trials leave off and enable the rapid development of prognostic efficacy data for many infectious diseases. \u2014 Nicolas Noulin, Scientific American , 5 May 2021",
"One recent study found that a common genetic test used to assess breast cancer risk in patients \u2014 and identify candidates for adjuvant chemotherapy \u2014 has lower prognostic accuracy for Black patients. \u2014 Casey Ross Reprints, STAT , 12 Feb. 2021",
"Rather than depicting a simple fork, with one route leading to death and the other to recovery, Covid-19\u2019s prognostic map resembles a chaotic intersection. \u2014 Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic , 2 Feb. 2021"
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"The next step in the historic impeachment of President Trump has been looming for almost a month now, and after all the strategizing, prognosticating and negotiating, the pieces are finally falling into place for a Senate trial. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 14 Jan. 2020",
"An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again With the premiere of Survivor: Winners at War just a few weeks away on Feb. 12, fans are already prognosticating and predicting what will happen on the show\u2019s 40th season. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Like the latter set of nominees, the actors selected by their peers aren\u2019t very likely to surprise those who have been keeping up with award prognosticating this year. \u2014 Toni Collette, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
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"The next step in the historic impeachment of President Trump has been looming for almost a month now, and after all the strategizing, prognosticating and negotiating, the pieces are finally falling into place for a Senate trial. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 14 Jan. 2020",
"An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again With the premiere of Survivor: Winners at War just a few weeks away on Feb. 12, fans are already prognosticating and predicting what will happen on the show\u2019s 40th season. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Like the latter set of nominees, the actors selected by their peers aren\u2019t very likely to surprise those who have been keeping up with award prognosticating this year. \u2014 Toni Collette, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
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"So all this prognostication preseason is kind of stupid because injuries will play a key role in teams going down and teams going up in the standings. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"This is what makes prognostication difficult and caretaking so gruelling: in addition to being sad, expensive, and exhausting, being responsible for a sick or aging loved one is also unpredictable. \u2014 Rachael Bedard, The New Yorker , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Needless to say, this year's Round 1 prognostication requires yet another update as K.C. joins the group of teams with multiple picks. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"But aside from all of the Oscars- prognostication that the kudos might feed into, for Glatter, DGA Awards night is an opportunity to reflect on the privileges of being a working filmmaker \u2014 insane schedules and all. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The dynamic receiver and runner showed off his prognostication skills last week. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Huntsman\u2019s prognostication about the eastern Europe conflict came during a speech to the Economic Club of Minnesota last week. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Part of that prognostication was due to the team\u2019s overhauled roster, featuring five newcomers who needed to mesh on the court. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 27 Feb. 2022"
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"One of the prograde moons has an angle of 36 degrees, similar to the other prograde moons close to Saturn named for Gallic mythology. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 7 Oct. 2019",
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"As Katie and Mario reported, so far the secretive program has proven far more useful to companies than beneficial to patients. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"Medicare drug prices directly affect a substantial component of the largest spending program in the federal budget. \u2014 Charles Tiefer, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Building trust is just one of the time-consuming items on Skipper\u2019s to-do list, said Jeffrey Young, a former superintendent in Cambridge and Newton who now directs the education leadership program at Columbia University Teachers College. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"The girl has since joined the witness protection program and changed her name and address. \u2014 Marina Lopes, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"In March, when the government announced the program , more than a hundred thousand members of the British public registered their interest. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 2 July 2022",
"His siblings have also continued with soccer, notably his brothers Malachi and Levi, who've just joined the soccer program at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"Under Trump, the program enrolled about 70,000 people after it was launched in 2019. \u2014 Jessica Gresko And Elliot Spagat, Chron , 1 July 2022",
"The festival will also address the ongoing war in Ukraine, hosting the Works-in-Progress program of the Odessa Intl. \u2014 Marta Balaga, Variety , 1 July 2022",
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"And after a deliberate effort to program feel-good films in 2021 \u2013 a recognition by the programming team that its pandemic-weary audience was looking for a pick-me-up \u2013 Chirilov says Transilvania has also reclaimed its old pugnacious spirit. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Gravestock will program an upcoming series of films to screen at Bell Lightbox, the festival\u2019s headquarters in Toronto, in 2023. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
"Our panel loves the infinite number of programmable positions and the ability to pre- program their favorite positions on the remote. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
"Breeding concluded that when crafting the prediction equation, data were collected during walking and then used to program the Apple watch. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s how the AI developers might decide to program this task. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"When it was owned by AT&T Inc., CNN spent hundreds of millions of dollars to program and market the service, which executives described as the news organization\u2019s most ambitious new venture since the founding of the network more than 40 years ago. \u2014 Gerry Smith, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Game companies have figured out there are lots of great ways to program directly to fans. \u2014 Shannon Liao, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Your baby\u2019s progress on the growth chart is one way to tell whether your baby is getting enough food. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 7 June 2022",
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"But slow, incremental progress may not be enough to convince Black voters that Biden has delivered on his campaign promises to reform police forces, enact voting rights legislation and reduce racial inequities. \u2014 Anumita Kaur, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"While progress is slow, the direction is only toward more and more restrictions. \u2014 Bloomberg News, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
"But Russian progress in the battle for Sievierodonetsk is likely to be slow, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington research institute. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
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"Recent research by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) shows female and male doctors tend to progress similarly early in their careers. \u2014 Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Final negotiations, however, resulted in the ban being reinserted to the 2022 budget, continuing the provision that stifles progress to improve patient safety and privacy. \u2014 Wylecia Wiggs Harris And Tom Cox, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"Across the country, progress restocking retail stores remains slow: Store shelves were 76.5 percent stocked for the week ending June 12, down slightly from the previous week, according to the research firm IRI. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"The referendum question is non-binding, which means that the Village Board is not locked into any decisions, and residents can still give the Board input as plans progress . \u2014 Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Furthermore, some terrible memories can lead us to learning and progress or keep us from repeating mistakes. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"The rash also seems to progress differently than in past cases. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has so far allowed the bill to progress , despite the name-calling and criticism coming his way from Trump. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, USA TODAY , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has so far allowed the bill to progress , despite Trump objections. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 9 Aug. 2021"
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"Meeting the kids seems like the natural progression of things since the two have been dating for some time now. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"So according to Mendes, joining Skura Style and utilizing her passions in the kitchen felt like the right progression for her. \u2014 Jeff Conway, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The actor sees being on the Cannes jury as a natural progression of her journey but at the same time being invited on it came as a surprise to her. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 May 2022",
"The data revolution that has changed the game has largely been driven by outsiders in the front office, so bringing people with unorthodox backgrounds into the clubhouse seemed like a natural progression . \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"It\u2019s the natural progression of a competition that has now existed for 98 years. \u2014 Priyanka Vora, Quartz , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The three women playing Alison at various stages of her life convey a natural progression of the same character. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
"For those in law enforcement who lived through the pressure of a post-9/11 world in New York, the nexus between counterterror work and policing street crime seemed a natural progression . \u2014 New York Times , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Both schools with reputed and strong girls\u2019 ice hockey programs, the foray into the field game seemed like a natural progression . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Sep. 2021"
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"Barnes responded by retweeting the post by the progressive Democrat on his own Instagram page. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"In 2018, a super PAC funded by unions and a progressive group ran an ad that questioned Blair\u2019s business practices. \u2014 Karina Elwood, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"Newman is a progressive Democrat and supports the Green New Deal, a $15 federal minimum wage and Medicare for All. \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Newman\u2019s also been targeted by a pro-Israel PAC while a progressive Israel group that had once backed both candidates before redistricting is now backing Casten\u2019s re-election. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Lenny Cioe, a progressive Democrat running with support from the Rhode Island Political Cooperative, is again challenging Ruggerio in a Democratic primary in Senate District 4, which includes parts of North Providence and Providence. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Schrader, a seven-term Congressman, lost his reelection bid in the Democratic primary for the 5th Congressional District last month to Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a progressive Democrat from central Oregon. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
"The character of Ellen Claremont, a smart, ambitious progressive Democrat who successfully won the White House in 2016, is a key part of what makes the world of Red, White & Royal Blue so enticing. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"Malia Cohen, a member of the state Board of Equalization and the most progressive Democrat in the race, is the only candidate to receive the support of the California Democratic Party. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
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"The stream provides straight-ahead news coverage without the progressive -leaning opinion and commentary presented on MSNBC, especially in prime time. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Harrington is experienced and regarded as a progressive who has championed equity, help for the homeless and affordable housing. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"Karen Bass is running for L.A. mayor as a progressive . \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The scales right now are tipped very heavily in favor of the reforms of the progressive left. \u2014 ABC News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Michelle Wu, a 36-year-old progressive and Elizabeth Warren mentee, won the seat decisively. \u2014 Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Senators as ideologically diverse as Raphael Warnock of Georgia, a progressive , and Jon Tester of Montana, a centrist, warned what might happen if the party did not act. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2021",
"Casar is a progressive backed by the Justice Democrats group, which has also backed Cisneros. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Roughly 7 in 10 said being a progressive in politics was either very important or somewhat important to them. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022"
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"San Francisco, the nation\u2019s leading case study of a major city\u2019s long transition to flowers-in-your-hair progressivism , has recalled by some 60% District Attorney Chesa Boudin, a case study in progressive theories of prosecution. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"After all, the furniture signifies a replacement of antiquated values with modern progressivism . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Fetterman's lead certainly does vindicate a narrative about the ascendance of progressivism in the party, but not quite in the way analysts have framed it. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 17 May 2022",
"Recently, Black ultrarunner Kunlong VonCousin was verbally assaulted by a white woman while out on a run in Boulder, Colorado, a town with a reputation for progressivism . \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 1 July 2020",
"The candidates who win the Republican primaries, and later the general election, could lend more power to the voice of fiscal conservatism or progressivism on the council. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Several incidents in the past year reveal a pattern of hostility towards any student who has refused to conform to the ever-changing doctrines of woke progressivism . \u2014 Ian Schwartz, National Review , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Today\u2019s woke progressivism , which purports to be antiracist, reveals its own hypocrisy. \u2014 Gil Troy, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Those six words are a deathless expression of progressivism in 2022. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2017, a California law took effect that allows ebikes on trails unless land managers specifically prohibit them. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
"And in a few, including Ohio and Pennsylvania, bills have been proposed that would weaken school vaccine mandates or even prohibit them altogether. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"According to release, there are currently eight states that have laws permitting athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, 16 states are considering adopting new laws, while 26 states prohibit it altogether. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
"Open primaries are primary elections where your party affiliation doesn't necessarily prohibit you from voting in another party\u2019s primary election. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"The courts and antitrust enforcers treat them as mini-businesses and prohibit them from banding together to build power. \u2014 Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
"Another provision sparking debate would require the federal government to screen and at times prohibit certain U.S. investment in China. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"With that rally cry, McKee signed three bills bills that would limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds, prohibit the open carry of long guns in public, and raise the age from 18 to 21 to buy long guns and ammunition. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Although the majority of states prohibit firearms in K-12 schools, teachers are currently exempt in at least nine states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 20 June 2022"
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"And in a few, including Ohio and Pennsylvania, bills have been proposed that would weaken school vaccine mandates or even prohibit them altogether. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"According to release, there are currently eight states that have laws permitting athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, 16 states are considering adopting new laws, while 26 states prohibit it altogether. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
"Open primaries are primary elections where your party affiliation doesn't necessarily prohibit you from voting in another party\u2019s primary election. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"The courts and antitrust enforcers treat them as mini-businesses and prohibit them from banding together to build power. \u2014 Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
"Another provision sparking debate would require the federal government to screen and at times prohibit certain U.S. investment in China. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"With that rally cry, McKee signed three bills bills that would limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds, prohibit the open carry of long guns in public, and raise the age from 18 to 21 to buy long guns and ammunition. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Although the majority of states prohibit firearms in K-12 schools, teachers are currently exempt in at least nine states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 20 June 2022"
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"The order doesn\u2019t block the administration from ending Title 42 as scheduled on May 23, though the judge has set a hearing for a longer-lasting prohibition . \u2014 Michelle Hackman, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The church has tiptoed up to an apology for the priesthood/temple prohibition , blogger Steve Evans writes in a By Common Consent post. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Located at the foot of The Grand Staircase, the handsome, circular nook specializing in prohibition -era cocktails (think Old Fashioneds and Bees Knees) and single barrel bourbons is the perfect place to close the day and kick off the evening. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Some California lawmakers and environmental advocates have called for a prohibition on all future offshore drilling, while others want to extend a ban to companies already operating in state and federal waters. \u2014 Anna M. Phillips, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
"During the Trump administration, momentum for a prohibition appeared to pick up. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Whatever the date, a small private wedding is most likely to be followed later by a rager of a party with a Great Gatsby, prohibition , 1920s theme and food trucks. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"The prohibition of further sales of military style assault rifles (most notably the AR15). \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"The harshest of these is the U.S. prohibition \u2014put in place four days after the invasion began\u2014on all transactions with the Central Bank of Russia. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259n",
"also \u02ccpr\u014d-h\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"banning",
"barring",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"interdicting",
"interdiction",
"outlawing",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"proscription"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091442",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"project":{
"antonyms":[
"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
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": a definitely formulated piece of research":[],
": a large usually government-supported undertaking":[],
": a planned undertaking: such as":[],
": a specific plan or design : scheme":[],
": a task or problem engaged in usually by a group of students to supplement and apply classroom studies":[],
": a usually public housing development consisting of houses or apartments built and arranged according to a single plan":[],
": idea":[],
": to attribute (one's own ideas, feelings, or characteristics) to other people or to objects":[
"a nation is an entity on which one can project many of the worst of one's instincts",
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
],
": to cause (light or shadow) to fall into space or (an image) to fall on a surface":[],
": to cause to jut out":[],
": to come across vividly : give an impression":[],
": to devise in the mind : design":[],
": to display outwardly especially to an audience":[],
": to jut out : protrude":[],
": to make oneself heard clearly":[],
": to plan, figure, or estimate for the future":[],
": to put or set forth : present for consideration":[],
": to reproduce (something, such as a point, line, or area) on a surface by motion in a prescribed direction":[],
": to throw or cast forward : thrust":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an ambitious project to develop the city's waterfront",
"Verb",
"He projected next year's costs as being slightly higher than this year's.",
"It's difficult to project funding needs so far into the future.",
"an athlete who projects a positive image to young people",
"We need an actor who projects a tough-guy image.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Water suppliers relying on project water must figure out how to cut use accordingly. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
"Known as Iron Beam, the laser-defense system has recently shown new promise in its ability to take down drones, rockets and mortars, fueling optimism in Israel that the project could provide the country with a new level of protection. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"This, of course, is the goal of every agile project in any industry. \u2014 Jeff Shupack, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The project is looking for additional financing to finish shooting, as well as post-production support. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"For the Scottish project , Carbon Engineering will team with Storegga, another startup trying to crack the DAC market. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Drake has shattered longstanding chart records over the past several years, reaching new highs with each new project . \u2014 Xander Zellner, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
"Cox submitted the lowest of five bids for the construction project . \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"With funding from the European Union, the pilot project is set to run two to three more years; if successful, the model could expand to other locations. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The certification process, while lengthy, helps ensure the scientific validity of the sequestration method and make the credits generated by the Seafields project more valuable and attractive to corporate buyers. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The projections paint a grim outlook for the Biden administration just months from a politically contentious midterm election and as the administration tries to project a welcoming message to refugees amid the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"These guys had much more one-dimensional skill sets, and didn\u2019t project to age as gracefully. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The goals should be to keep space free from conflict and project the strength needed to deter conflict on Earth. \u2014 Frank Kendall And John W. Raymond, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"As for the possibility that Trust, which began by tracing Rask\u2019s ancestry, might project into the future as a generational saga, or even end up in our present day\u2014this is belied by the fact that Benjamin and Helen have no children. \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Now that the NBA Draft order is set, here\u2019s a look at where leading draft analysts project Smith and Kessler to be selected next month. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
"Biden's remarks from the White House come after the Treasury Department updated estimates this week to project that the U.S. deficit will fall by over $1.5 trillion this year, a revision from the $1.3 trillion projected in Biden's budget. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 4 May 2022",
"The frustration here is not with Gordon and Brisker, who project as above-average starters for a secondary that desperately needs help. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Anglo-French projecter , from Latin projectus , past participle":"Verb",
"Middle English projecte , from Medieval Latin projectum , from Latin, neuter of projectus , past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-jikt",
"also \u02c8pr\u014d-",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccjekt",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8jekt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for project Noun plan , design , plot , scheme , project mean a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end. plan always implies mental formulation and sometimes graphic representation. plans for a house design often suggests a particular pattern and some degree of achieved order or harmony. a design for a new dress plot implies a laying out in clearly distinguished sections with attention to their relations and proportions. the plot of the play scheme stresses calculation of the end in view and may apply to a plan motivated by craftiness and self-interest. a scheme to defraud the government project often stresses imaginative scope and vision. a project to develop the waterfront",
"synonyms":[
"arrangement",
"blueprint",
"design",
"game",
"game plan",
"ground plan",
"master plan",
"plan",
"program",
"road map",
"scheme",
"strategy",
"system"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032222",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"projection":{
"antonyms":[
"cavity",
"concave",
"concavity",
"dent",
"depression",
"dint",
"hollow",
"indent",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"pit",
"recess"
],
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": a jutting out":[],
": a part that juts out":[],
": a systematic presentation of intersecting coordinate lines on a flat surface upon which features from a curved surface (as of the earth or the celestial sphere) may be mapped":[
"an equal-area map projection"
],
": a transforming change":[],
": a view of a building or architectural element":[],
": an estimate of future possibilities based on a current trend":[],
": control of the volume, clarity, and distinctness of a voice to gain greater audibility":[],
": the act of projecting especially to an audience":[],
": the act of throwing or thrusting forward":[],
": the display of motion pictures by projecting an image from them upon a screen":[],
": the forming of a plan : scheming":[]
},
"examples":[
"He gave a projection of future expenses.",
"projections on the rock wall",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The white projection screen measures 12.6 x 7.1 feet, with an aspect ratio of 16:9. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2022",
"Reflecting on Arizona high school sports year Kyler Murray contract projection would make Arizona Cardinals QB among highest paid in NFL Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
"Jamaica Plain garage, where anybody is invited to bring a chair and watch a free movie on a small projection screen. \u2014 Dana Gerber, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Something snaps, the sound system emits a painful squeal and the rear- projection screen flashes like crazy, while Gainsbourg writhes on cue in her designer shades and daring red mini dress. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
"Epson manages to pack its fantastic 3LCD projection system into the EpiqVision Mini EF12\u2014an ultra-portable laser projector that measures just 7 x 7 x 5 inches. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This is not obvious at first glance, and neither is the fact that in both images the photo on the projection screen was edited in after the fact. \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In May 2018, Wilder was taking part in a rehearsal with the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University when a large projection screen fell from the ceiling, striking him on the head and back. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Features of the home include large-plank hardwood floors, an elevator, a gym, a movie theater with 11 leather recliners and a 132-inch projection screen, an additional second-floor family/media room and a waterfront recreation room. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8jek-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for projection projection , protrusion , protuberance , bulge mean an extension beyond the normal line or surface. projection implies a jutting out especially at a sharp angle. those projections along the wall are safety hazards protrusion suggests a thrusting out so that the extension seems a deformity. the bizarre protrusions of a coral reef protuberance implies a growing or swelling out in rounded form. a skin disease marked by warty protuberances bulge suggests an expansion caused by internal pressure. bulges in the tile floor",
"synonyms":[
"bulge",
"bunch",
"convexity",
"jut",
"overhang",
"protrusion",
"protuberance",
"swell"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193040",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"prole":{
"antonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"blue-blooded",
"genteel",
"gentle",
"grand",
"great",
"high",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"lofty",
"noble",
"patrician",
"upper-class",
"upper-crust",
"wellborn"
],
"definitions":{
": proletarian":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What benediction is possible for soot-faced proles shunned by God and man? \u2014 Tadzio Koelb, New York Times , 11 May 2018",
"Instead, the scene is decidedly downbeat, as the proles stay downtrodden while the offspring of party elites rule the neo-capitalist market in the age of reform. \u2014 Maggie Lee, chicagotribune.com , 21 Dec. 2017",
"The rebel manufacturers of Hoffman lenses inside the church will never for an instant consider distributing those potential instruments of prole revolution among their immediate neighbors in Justiceville. \u2014 Jonathan Lethem, Slate Magazine , 9 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014dl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"baseborn",
"common",
"humble",
"ignoble",
"inferior",
"low",
"low-life",
"lowborn",
"lower-class",
"lowly",
"lumpen",
"mean",
"plebeian",
"proletarian",
"unwashed",
"vulgar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184635",
"type":[
"noun or adjective"
]
},
"proletarian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of the proletariat":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a proudly class-conscious proletarian , Martin is naturally supportive of worker strikes. \u2014 J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Yet modern liberalism fits the modern world of high human capital better than the old rightish model of dim-witted peasants properly led by the aristocracy or the old leftish model of gormless proletarians properly led by The Party. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Owing to the extensive use of machinery and to division of labour, the work of the proletarians has lost all individual character, and, consequently, all charm for the workman. \u2014 Tristram Hunt, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2019",
"The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, latimes.com , 3 May 2018",
"Unlike the proletarians whom Karl Marx exhorted to shed their chains, most people have rather a lot to lose. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine , 16 Mar. 2017",
"What if a roving band of mutant proletarians suddenly shows up at the front door? \u2014 John Carl Baker, New Republic , 14 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1657, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin proletarius , from proles progeny, from pro- forth + -oles (akin to alere to nourish) \u2014 more at old":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000516",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"proletarian dictatorship":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": dictatorship of the proletariat":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112747",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proletarianise":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of proletarianise British spelling of proletarianize"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094129",
"type":[]
},
"proletarianism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": the condition or political position of a proletarian"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"proletarian + -ism"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-043244",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proletarianize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to reduce to a proletarian status or level":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065824",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"proletarianly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in a proletarian manner : according to proletarian sympathies or predilections":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215820",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"proletarianness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being proletarian":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-n(n)\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052644",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proletarians":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of the proletariat":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a proudly class-conscious proletarian , Martin is naturally supportive of worker strikes. \u2014 J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Yet modern liberalism fits the modern world of high human capital better than the old rightish model of dim-witted peasants properly led by the aristocracy or the old leftish model of gormless proletarians properly led by The Party. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Owing to the extensive use of machinery and to division of labour, the work of the proletarians has lost all individual character, and, consequently, all charm for the workman. \u2014 Tristram Hunt, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2019",
"The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, latimes.com , 3 May 2018",
"Unlike the proletarians whom Karl Marx exhorted to shed their chains, most people have rather a lot to lose. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine , 16 Mar. 2017",
"What if a roving band of mutant proletarians suddenly shows up at the front door? \u2014 John Carl Baker, New Republic , 14 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1657, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin proletarius , from proles progeny, from pro- forth + -oles (akin to alere to nourish) \u2014 more at old":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202039",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"proletariat":{
"antonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentry",
"quality",
"society",
"upper class",
"upper crust"
],
"definitions":{
": the lowest social or economic class of a community":[]
},
"examples":[
"the Bolsheviks believed that Russia's discontented proletariat made that nation ripe for revolution",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Enclosure, Marx argued, is what produced the landless wage workers who became the proletariat . \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"The proletariat profited simply in exchange for unquestioning, loyal service. \u2014 Douglas London, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"This is far more than an angry mob shouting in keystrokes, but the proto- proletariat of a feudalizing post-industrial society . . . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Climate refugees may provoke social upheaval but seem unpromising replacements for the revolutionary subject of the proletariat . \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Keep making the proletariat more and more desperate. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The scuffling between the disadvantaged proletariat below decks and preening nobs above? \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The party\u2019s solution was to indoctrinate and incorporate non-Han peoples into the dictatorship of the proletariat . \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"It\u2019s the proletariat versus the bourgeoisie, executives versus front-line team members, management versus union, Jedi versus the Sith. \u2014 Dan Pontefract, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French prol\u00e9tariat , from Latin proletarius":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259t",
"-\u0113-\u02ccat"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"ragtag and bobtail",
"riffraff",
"rout",
"scum",
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
"tagrag and bobtail",
"trash",
"unwashed"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072110",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proletarization":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": proletarianization":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"proletarize + -ation":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccr\u012b\u02c8z-",
"\u02ccpr\u014dl\u0259\u02ccter\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025433",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proletarize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": proletarianize":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"proletary + -ize":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u014dl\u0259\u02c8te\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081051",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"proletary":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": proletarian":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin proletarius":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014dl\u0259\u02ccter\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084944",
"type":[
"noun or adjective"
]
},
"proletcult":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a movement in the U.S.S.R. to foster an art and a culture expressive of proletarian interests and activities":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Russian proletkul't , from prolet arskaya kul't ura, proletarian culture":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083054",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proli-":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": offspring":[
"proli cidal",
"proli gerous"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin proles offspring, progeny":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130420",
"type":[
"combining form"
]
},
"proliferate":{
"antonyms":[
"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
],
"definitions":{
": to cause to grow by proliferating":[],
": to cause to increase in number or extent as if by proliferating":[],
": to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring":[],
": to increase in number as if by proliferating : multiply":[]
},
"examples":[
"rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cryptoassets of all kinds are continuing to expand and proliferate in the financial space, an CPAs are uniquely well positioned to leverage these emerging opportunities for themselves and clients. \u2014 Sean Stein Smith, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Outlets that offer less healthy fare \u2014 such as fast-food joints, liquor stores and corner stores \u2014 tend to proliferate in those deserts. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Instead of becoming stewards of law and order, dictators become agents of anarchy who proliferate war, genocide, poverty and pandemics. \u2014 Daniel Twining, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"The environment of a cell will influence its behavior and its ability to proliferate . \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Jobs also predicted, early on, the issues of privacy that would soon proliferate the tech space. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Urban heat islands tend to proliferate in neighborhoods that also have high rates of obesity, asthma and cardiovascular disease, and limited access to air conditioning, all combining to exacerbate the risks of high heat. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
"This glue is Atala's nickname for bioink, a printable mixture of living cells, water-rich molecules called hydrogels, and the media and growth factors that help the cells continue to proliferate and differentiate, Lewis said. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"This is an important element as advertiser opportunities continue to proliferate in the years ahead. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from proliferation , from French prolif\u00e9ration , from prolif\u00e9rer to proliferate, from prolif\u00e8re reproducing freely, from Latin proles + -fer -ferous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8li-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8lif-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
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"snowball",
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"noun",
"verb"
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"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
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": to cause to grow by proliferating":[],
": to cause to increase in number or extent as if by proliferating":[],
": to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring":[],
": to increase in number as if by proliferating : multiply":[]
},
"examples":[
"rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cryptoassets of all kinds are continuing to expand and proliferate in the financial space, an CPAs are uniquely well positioned to leverage these emerging opportunities for themselves and clients. \u2014 Sean Stein Smith, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Outlets that offer less healthy fare \u2014 such as fast-food joints, liquor stores and corner stores \u2014 tend to proliferate in those deserts. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Instead of becoming stewards of law and order, dictators become agents of anarchy who proliferate war, genocide, poverty and pandemics. \u2014 Daniel Twining, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"The environment of a cell will influence its behavior and its ability to proliferate . \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Jobs also predicted, early on, the issues of privacy that would soon proliferate the tech space. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Urban heat islands tend to proliferate in neighborhoods that also have high rates of obesity, asthma and cardiovascular disease, and limited access to air conditioning, all combining to exacerbate the risks of high heat. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
"This glue is Atala's nickname for bioink, a printable mixture of living cells, water-rich molecules called hydrogels, and the media and growth factors that help the cells continue to proliferate and differentiate, Lewis said. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"This is an important element as advertiser opportunities continue to proliferate in the years ahead. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
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"back-formation from proliferation , from French prolif\u00e9ration , from prolif\u00e9rer to proliferate, from prolif\u00e8re reproducing freely, from Latin proles + -fer -ferous":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8li-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8lif-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
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"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"rise",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020655",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"prolific":{
"antonyms":[
"barren",
"dead",
"infertile",
"sterile",
"unfertile",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive"
],
"definitions":{
": causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction":[],
": marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity":[
"a prolific composer"
],
": producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful":[]
},
"examples":[
"Since [David] Mamet is a prolific writer of Hollywood screenplays, there are today more people who know his work than know that they know it. \u2014 Juliet Fleming , Times Literary Supplement , 18 Feb. 2000",
"The main rival to his pneumonia was the prolific thrush which went into his throat and stomach. \u2014 Irvine Welsh , Trainspotting , 1993",
"A writer as established and prolific as Joyce Carol Oates can approach her material in a wealth of ways unavailable to the more plodding. \u2014 Jane Smiley , New York Times Book Review , 5 May 1991",
"Here there are La restaurants, wine bars, bookshops, estate agents more prolific than doctors, and attractive people in black, few of them aging. \u2014 Hanif Kureishi , Granta 22 , Autumn 1987",
"a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His death on New Year\u2019s Day in 1953 at age 29, in the midst of a string of hits, makes the life story of Williams, one of American popular music\u2019s most prolific and successful artists, almost unbearably poignant. \u2014 Richard Selden, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Woody Allen, the prolific and controversial writer, actor, and director, made a rare appearance on Alec Baldwin's Instagram Live Tuesday morning. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
"Originally planned as a full-career retrospective, a show of new work by Sam Gilliam, the celebrated and prolific abstract painter, now serves as a memorial to the beloved artist. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 June 2022",
"One of the Netherlands\u2019 most prolific and celebrated writers, Hermans was born in 1921 to a middle-class family in Amsterdam. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Ventre Canard is both popular and prolific , having amassed over 1.7 million followers on the platform, published 26 stories, and 342 million total reads. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"The Lightning have not been as prolific (3.06 goals per game), and needed a Game 7 to squeeze by Toronto in Round 1. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Courteney Cox, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter\u2019s Awards Chatter podcast, is one of the most popular and prolific actresses of her generation. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
"Trump, a prolific and mercurial watcher of television news during his four years in the White House, will watch be watching on Thursday. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022"
],
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"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French prolifique , from Middle French, from Latin proles + Middle French -figue -fic":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8li-fik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolific fertile , fecund , fruitful , prolific mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit. fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth fertile soil ; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development. a fertile imagination fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring. a fecund herd fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results. fruitful research prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction. a prolific writer",
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"cornucopian",
"fat",
"fecund",
"fertile",
"fructuous",
"fruitful",
"lush",
"luxuriant",
"productive",
"rich"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221143",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"compact",
"concise",
"crisp",
"pithy",
"succinct",
"terse"
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": marked by or using an excess of words":[],
": unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long":[]
},
"examples":[
"The speech was unnecessarily prolix .",
"a person known for habitually transforming brief anecdotes into prolix sagas that exhaust their listeners",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Why would any presenter be prolix and wear out their welcome with any audience? \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French prolix , from Latin prolixus extended, from pro- forward + liqu\u0113re to be fluid \u2014 more at liquid":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)liks",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8liks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolix 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",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy",
"wordy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213456",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"compact",
"concise",
"crisp",
"pithy",
"succinct",
"terse"
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": marked by or using an excess of words":[],
": unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long":[]
},
"examples":[
"The speech was unnecessarily prolix .",
"a person known for habitually transforming brief anecdotes into prolix sagas that exhaust their listeners",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Why would any presenter be prolix and wear out their welcome with any audience? \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French prolix , from Latin prolixus extended, from pro- forward + liqu\u0113re to be fluid \u2014 more at liquid":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)liks",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8liks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolix 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",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy",
"wordy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173406",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": a prefatory statement":[],
": intentionally ambiguous language":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin prolocution-, prolocutio preamble, from Latin pro- before + locution-, locutio speech":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u014dl\u0259\u02c8ky\u00fcsh\u0259n",
"\u02ccpr\u00e4l-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140744",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prolocutor":{
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"definitions":{
": one who speaks for another : spokesman":[],
": presiding officer : chairman":[]
},
"examples":[
"was chosen as prolocutor of the international colloquium",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are many notable individuals worthy of that kind of invite, but Mitchell is a fantastic choice, a powerful prolocutor for college grads who need to hear and be fortified by what the man offers. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin, from pro- for + locutor speaker, from loqui to speak":""
},
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"pr\u014d-\u02c8l\u00e4-ky\u0259-t\u0259r"
],
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"moderator",
"president",
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": the office of a prolocutor":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccship"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105903",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prolog":{
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"definitions":{
": a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the beginning of a play":[],
": an introductory or preceding event or development":[],
": the actor speaking such a prologue":[],
": the preface or introduction to a literary work":[]
},
"examples":[
"the prologue to his autobiography",
"unfortunately, the burglary, which he committed while still a teen, was but a prologue to a wasted life of crime",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both political parties can go too far and\u2014if past is prologue \u2014probably will. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"If accepting Spears\u2019 case in July 2021 was the prologue to Rosengart\u2019s celebrity, the result \u2014 the pop star\u2019s freedom \u2014 has elevated Rosengart to an even higher stratosphere of fame. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But the theft itself, and the subsequent (overdone) trial scene that functions as its prologue and aftermath, are in many ways secondary to the film\u2019s humane charms. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In its breadth and with its several towering roof-peaks, Hunt\u2019s ch\u00e2teau is a worthy prologue to the Blue Ridge vista that enthralled George Vanderbilt. \u2014Mr. Leigh writes about public art and architecture and lives in Washington. \u2014 Catesby Leigh, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"And if past is prologue , a state takeover of Boston Public Schools isn\u2019t going to help. \u2014 WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Despite the inauspicious prologue , a decade later Ms. Wintour became Vogue\u2019s editor in chief, an office that became the foundation for her emergence as a cultural and business impresario. \u2014 Brenda Cronin, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"The prologue ends with a startling theory \u2014 that Edison ordered Le Prince\u2019s kidnapping and death. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The 180 stunning images, often taken on a simple black background, are introduced by a prologue from eminent zoologist Jonathan Baillie. \u2014 CNN , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English prolog , from Anglo-French prologue , from Latin prologus preface to a play, from Greek prologos part of a Greek play preceding the entry of the chorus, from pro- before + legein to speak \u2014 more at pro- , legend":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccl\u022fg",
"-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
],
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"preliminary",
"prelude",
"warm-up"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040941",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": one who writes or delivers a prologue":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"prologue + -ist":""
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"also -\u02ccl\u00e4g- or -l\u0259j\u0259\u0307st",
"\u02c8pr\u014d\u02ccl\u022fg\u0259\u0307st"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193135",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": to write or speak a prologue":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccl\u022f-\u02ccg\u012bz",
"-\u02ccl\u00e4-",
"-l\u0259-\u02ccj\u012bz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173713",
"type":[
"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the entire part of an ancient Greek play preceding the parodos":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek prologos , from pro- pro- entry 1 + -logos (from legein to speak)":""
},
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"pr\u014d\u02c8l\u014d\u02ccg\u00e4s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071840",
"type":[
"noun"
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": an introductory or preceding event or development":[],
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": the preface or introduction to a literary work":[]
},
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"the prologue to his autobiography",
"unfortunately, the burglary, which he committed while still a teen, was but a prologue to a wasted life of crime",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both political parties can go too far and\u2014if past is prologue \u2014probably will. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"If accepting Spears\u2019 case in July 2021 was the prologue to Rosengart\u2019s celebrity, the result \u2014 the pop star\u2019s freedom \u2014 has elevated Rosengart to an even higher stratosphere of fame. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But the theft itself, and the subsequent (overdone) trial scene that functions as its prologue and aftermath, are in many ways secondary to the film\u2019s humane charms. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In its breadth and with its several towering roof-peaks, Hunt\u2019s ch\u00e2teau is a worthy prologue to the Blue Ridge vista that enthralled George Vanderbilt. \u2014Mr. Leigh writes about public art and architecture and lives in Washington. \u2014 Catesby Leigh, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"And if past is prologue , a state takeover of Boston Public Schools isn\u2019t going to help. \u2014 WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Despite the inauspicious prologue , a decade later Ms. Wintour became Vogue\u2019s editor in chief, an office that became the foundation for her emergence as a cultural and business impresario. \u2014 Brenda Cronin, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"The prologue ends with a startling theory \u2014 that Edison ordered Le Prince\u2019s kidnapping and death. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The 180 stunning images, often taken on a simple black background, are introduced by a prologue from eminent zoologist Jonathan Baillie. \u2014 CNN , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English prolog , from Anglo-French prologue , from Latin prologus preface to a play, from Greek prologos part of a Greek play preceding the entry of the chorus, from pro- before + legein to speak \u2014 more at pro- , legend":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccl\u022fg",
"-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
],
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"overture",
"preamble",
"preliminary",
"prelude",
"warm-up"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031649",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prolong":{
"antonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"cut",
"cut back",
"shorten"
],
"definitions":{
": to lengthen in extent, scope, or range":[],
": to lengthen in time : continue":[]
},
"examples":[
"Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food.",
"High interest rates were prolonging the recession.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even so, vaccine hesitancy and highly transmissible variants, such as Delta and Omicron, threaten to prolong the pandemic. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Still, that empathy has worn quite thin over the past several weeks of the widely circulating Omicron variant, which will continue to prolong the pandemic\u2019s ending. \u2014 Howard Markel, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a draft bill to prolong martial law in Ukraine until the end of summer. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"And fat is known to help prolong feelings of long-term satiety, as SELF has reported. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, subvariants that have yet to get a foothold in the region could further prolong this wave or a drive a new one later in the summer. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"If true, the hormone could prolong fertility and potentially delay menopause. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"These departures, along with any fatalities among the Ukrainian soldiers, may prolong the siege; food, water and other supplies last longer among the few who remain. \u2014 Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Her stubbornness and egotism helped kick-start and prolong the massive prodemocracy protests of 2019. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French prolonguer , from Late Latin prolongare , from Latin pro- forward + longus long":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolong extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
"synonyms":[
"drag (out)",
"draw out",
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"outstretch",
"protract",
"stretch"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045826",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"prolongable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being prolonged":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pronunciation at 1 prolong + \u0259b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000630",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"prolongate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": prolong":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin prolongatus , past participle of prolongare to prolong":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"usually -\u0101t+V",
"pr\u0259\u02c8l\u022f\u014b\u02ccg\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101001",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"prolongation":{
"antonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"cut",
"cut back",
"shorten"
],
"definitions":{
": to lengthen in extent, scope, or range":[],
": to lengthen in time : continue":[]
},
"examples":[
"Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food.",
"High interest rates were prolonging the recession.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even so, vaccine hesitancy and highly transmissible variants, such as Delta and Omicron, threaten to prolong the pandemic. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Still, that empathy has worn quite thin over the past several weeks of the widely circulating Omicron variant, which will continue to prolong the pandemic\u2019s ending. \u2014 Howard Markel, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a draft bill to prolong martial law in Ukraine until the end of summer. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"And fat is known to help prolong feelings of long-term satiety, as SELF has reported. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, subvariants that have yet to get a foothold in the region could further prolong this wave or a drive a new one later in the summer. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"If true, the hormone could prolong fertility and potentially delay menopause. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"These departures, along with any fatalities among the Ukrainian soldiers, may prolong the siege; food, water and other supplies last longer among the few who remain. \u2014 Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Her stubbornness and egotism helped kick-start and prolong the massive prodemocracy protests of 2019. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Middle French prolonguer , from Late Latin prolongare , from Latin pro- forward + longus long":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolong extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
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"drag (out)",
"draw out",
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"outstretch",
"protract",
"stretch"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115247",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"prolonge":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a rope with a hook and a toggle used chiefly for dragging a gun carriage or attaching it to the limber":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from prolonger to prolong, draw out, from Middle French prolonguer":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d\u02c8l\u00e4nj"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190702",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prolonged":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": continuing for a notably long time : extended in duration":[
"a prolonged delay",
"a prolonged recession",
"a prolonged absence",
"a prolonged drought",
"And in today's competitive situation a prolonged strike can very easily lead to a serious loss of market share which is difficult, if not impossible, to recapture.",
"\u2014 David Reid",
"Sometimes the only answer is a prolonged time away from the sport followed by a slow, steady reconditioning program along with physiotherapy of some type \u2026",
"\u2014 William J. Goldwag"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1525, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014bd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134808",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"prolonging":{
"antonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"cut",
"cut back",
"shorten"
],
"definitions":{
": to lengthen in extent, scope, or range":[],
": to lengthen in time : continue":[]
},
"examples":[
"Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food.",
"High interest rates were prolonging the recession.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even so, vaccine hesitancy and highly transmissible variants, such as Delta and Omicron, threaten to prolong the pandemic. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Still, that empathy has worn quite thin over the past several weeks of the widely circulating Omicron variant, which will continue to prolong the pandemic\u2019s ending. \u2014 Howard Markel, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a draft bill to prolong martial law in Ukraine until the end of summer. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"And fat is known to help prolong feelings of long-term satiety, as SELF has reported. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, subvariants that have yet to get a foothold in the region could further prolong this wave or a drive a new one later in the summer. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"If true, the hormone could prolong fertility and potentially delay menopause. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"These departures, along with any fatalities among the Ukrainian soldiers, may prolong the siege; food, water and other supplies last longer among the few who remain. \u2014 Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Her stubbornness and egotism helped kick-start and prolong the massive prodemocracy protests of 2019. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French prolonguer , from Late Latin prolongare , from Latin pro- forward + longus long":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolong extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
"synonyms":[
"drag (out)",
"draw out",
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"outstretch",
"protract",
"stretch"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222614",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"prolusion":{
"antonyms":[
"epilogue",
"epilog"
],
"definitions":{
": a preliminary trial or exercise : prelude":[],
": an introductory and often tentative discourse":[]
},
"examples":[
"in her prolusion she sketches the religious, cultural and political milieu in which gnosticism developed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This poem seems positioned as a prolusion \u2014 his word \u2014 or prelude to set a mood of contemplation, to encourage a softness or stillness, a long view, for entering what follows. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin prolusion-, prolusio , from proludere to play beforehand, from pro- before + ludere to play \u2014 more at ludicrous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8l\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
],
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"synonyms":[
"exordium",
"foreword",
"intro",
"introduction",
"preamble",
"preface",
"prelude",
"proem",
"prologue",
"prolog"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235931",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"prom":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a formal dance given by a high school or college class":[],
": promenade sense 2":[],
"promontory":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Are you going to the prom ?",
"he resolved to ask her to the school prom at the first opportunity",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the spring of 2013, Mahomes and Matthews attended their school prom together. \u2014 Jacklyn Krol, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"But unlike previous classes who missed out on traditions like prom and in-person graduation ceremonies, this one was able to celebrate. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Teen rites of passage are often mined in pop culture: prom , a first kiss, and for some reason, food fights. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"And for those prom nights and other moments of pomp and circumstance, McAdoo\u2019s is shucking the city\u2019s freshest array of East Coast oysters and putting Chilean sea bass through a master class in pan-roasting. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
"First, Renodo and sixteen classmates (the seniors were prepping for the prom ) put on hard hats and fluorescent safety vests; the building, which topped out at more than a thousand feet last year, is still a construction site. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Compared against other top sportsbook competitors, this FanDuel prom code bonus stacks up favorably. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
"The new ad prompted the school to get a Homewood police officer to guard the door of the prom . \u2014 al , 16 May 2022",
"Alex Hardcastle\u2019s directorial debut, the film stars Wilson as Stephanie Conway, a high school cheerleader in 2002 who falls off a cheer pyramid, gets a head injury and goes into a coma ahead of her senior prom . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for promenade entry 2":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ball",
"cotillion",
"cotillon",
"dance",
"formal",
"hop"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001613",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
]
},
"prominence":{
"antonyms":[
"lowland"
],
"definitions":{
": a mass of gas resembling a cloud that arises from the chromosphere of the sun":[],
": something prominent : projection":[
"a rocky prominence"
],
": the quality, state, or fact of being prominent or conspicuous":[]
},
"examples":[
"The company rose to prominence in the 1990s.",
"The publicity has given him a prominence he doesn't deserve.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a woman who has risen to a position of some prominence in this cruelly chauvinist town, Zeynep has potentially the most interesting backstory here, but is also underdeveloped as a character. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"Of lesser ratings prominence but growing youth appeal are properties such as soccer with the World Cup and the UK\u2019s Premier PINC -0.6% League. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Hancock, of course, rose to jazz prominence in large part because of his long association with Miles Davis. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"The use of uwhi is an example of the growing prominence in Western societies of Indigenous knowledge systems, accumulated and handed down over centuries. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"The first of these led to a world tour that brought a live album, a documentary, and a legendary concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, that represented the pinnacle of the band\u2019s prominence . \u2014 Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"That\u2019s one reason for the prominence gap, however slight, between the two programs. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Each member of Baby Stone Gorillas has varying levels of BPS affiliation and tattoos of varying prominence and visibility. \u2014 Max Bell, SPIN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s not a leap to suggest that the Musketeers will return to Big East prominence , probably as early as next year. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin pr\u014dminentia \"state of projecting or jutting out,\" noun derivative of pr\u014dminent-, pr\u014dminens \"projecting, standing out,\" from present participle of pr\u014dmin\u0113re \"to project beyond a surface, stick out, stick up\" \u2014 more at prominent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4m(-\u0259)-n\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4m-n\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259ns"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"altitude(s)",
"elevation",
"eminence",
"height",
"highland",
"hill",
"hump",
"mound",
"rise",
"upland"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200942",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prominency":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": prominence":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin prominentia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259ns\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113851",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prominent":{
"antonyms":[
"inconspicuous",
"unemphatic",
"unflamboyant",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"unremarkable",
"unshowy"
],
"definitions":{
": readily noticeable : conspicuous":[],
": standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant":[],
": widely and popularly known : leading":[]
},
"examples":[
"\u2026 and a small precise mouth he kept pursed over teeth a shade too prominent and yellow. \u2014 John Updike , The Afterlife , 1994",
"When the easy way out seemed to be for a number of prominent men to support a petition to get Davis a pardon, which, if granted, would get the President and others off the hook, Davis was determined to let them hang there. \u2014 Robert Penn Warren , Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back , 1980",
"His eyes, which tended to bulge when he was exercised, were not quite prominent . \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Ragtime , 1974",
"I don't mind his calling me raw. He is reckoned raw himself and at the same time perhaps the most prominent of the younger poets here. \u2014 Robert Frost , letter , c. 16 June 1913",
"He quickly became prominent in the music industry.",
"He placed the award in a prominent position on his desk.",
"He has a prominent nose.",
"the most prominent peak in the mountain range",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kaiser has been playing tennis since she was handed a racket at 5 years old and has been a prominent figure in the sport almost as long. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"But Gardner-Fernandez, who\u2019s from a prominent and wealthy Mormon family, stopped going to church, then allegedly had an affair \u2014 triggering the acrimonious divorce. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"The prominent actor even returned to Austin in 2019 to become an instructor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film. \u2014 Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Jackson Holliday are the most prominent names on the list in part because of their bloodlines; Jones is the son of five-time All-Star center fielder Andruw Jones, Holliday the son of seven-time All-Star slugger Matt Holliday. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Contrast this with the blunt opinion of Steven Benner, a prominent astrobiologist and founder of the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution in Alachua, Fla. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"As a criminal defense attorney, Ravenell has handled numerous prominent cases, including that of a West Baltimore gunman who shot and killed 7-year-old Taylor Hayes. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"As prominent Democratic officials seek to defend their records, Republicans see opportunities to make inroads in general election races. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"It\u2019s an all-music column today with a reminder about the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra\u2019s Summer Serenades and a new CD from a prominent local musician. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English promynent, borrowed from Latin pr\u014dminent-, pr\u014dminens \"projecting, standing out,\" from present participle of pr\u014dmin\u0113re \"to project beyond a surface, stick out, stick up,\" from pr\u014d- pro- entry 2 + -min\u0113re, taken to mean \"stand out, rise above\" (unattested without a prefix) \u2014 more at minatory":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259nt",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4m-(\u0259-)n\u0259nt",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4m-n\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prominent noticeable , remarkable , prominent , outstanding , conspicuous , salient , striking mean attracting notice or attention. noticeable applies to something unlikely to escape observation. a piano recital with no noticeable errors remarkable applies to something so extraordinary or exceptional as to invite comment. a film of remarkable intelligence and wit prominent applies to something commanding notice by standing out from its surroundings or background. a doctor who occupies a prominent position in the town outstanding applies to something that rises above and excels others of the same kind. honored for her outstanding contributions to science conspicuous applies to something that is obvious and unavoidable to the sight or mind. conspicuous bureaucratic waste salient applies to something of significance that merits the attention given it. the salient points of the speech striking applies to something that impresses itself powerfully and deeply upon the observer's mind or vision. the region's striking poverty",
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"arresting",
"bodacious",
"bold",
"brilliant",
"catchy",
"commanding",
"conspicuous",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"grabby",
"kenspeckle",
"marked",
"noisy",
"noticeable",
"pronounced",
"remarkable",
"showy",
"splashy",
"striking"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212043",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"promiscuous":{
"antonyms":[
"homogeneous"
],
"definitions":{
": casual , irregular":[
"promiscuous eating habits"
],
": composed of all sorts of persons or things":[],
": having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners":[],
": not restricted to one class, sort, or person : indiscriminate":[
"education \u2026 cheapened through the promiscuous distribution of diplomas",
"\u2014 Norman Cousins"
]
},
"examples":[
"a promiscuous selection of poems",
"since I just collect stamps that I happen to like, my collection is pretty promiscuous",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Female creatures are just as promiscuous , competitive, aggressive and dynamic as their male counterparts and play an equal role in driving evolutionary change, according to author Lucy Cooke. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Some praised Madonna for her response to the AIDS crisis, while others seized on allegations from a 1991 biography that claimed Nancy Reagan was notoriously promiscuous during her career as a Hollywood actress. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 14 June 2022",
"Male animals are aggressively promiscuous , but their female counterparts are coy, choosy and chaste. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"This soft-voiced, promiscuous bird ekes out a living in tidal marshes. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"There's so much going on behind the surface and as to why Malva does become promiscuous and does meet with a lot of men, there's a very specific reason for it all. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There are good reasons to be skeptical about the promiscuous use of military power. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Black women are routinely relegated to the role of servants; and depicted through stereotypes such as promiscuous , vulgar, dependent on state welfare, slaves, hypersexualized, less evolved, angry, or caretakers of white families. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The sheer aggression and promiscuous brutality of Mr. Putin, combined with the awe-inspiring courage of Mr. Zelensky, the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian people, have provided the U.S. a clarifying moment. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin promiscuus , from pro- forth + misc\u0113re to mix \u2014 more at pro- , mix":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8mi-sky\u0259-w\u0259s",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8mis-ky\u0259-w\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"assorted",
"eclectic",
"heterogeneous",
"indiscriminate",
"kitchen-sink",
"magpie",
"miscellaneous",
"mixed",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"piebald",
"raggle-taggle",
"ragtag",
"varied"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161956",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"promise":{
"antonyms":[
"covenant",
"pledge",
"swear",
"vow"
],
"definitions":{
": a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified":[],
": a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act":[],
": betroth":[],
": something that is promised":[],
": to give ground for expectation : be imminent":[],
": to make a promise":[],
": to pledge to do, bring about, or provide":[
"promise aid"
],
": to suggest beforehand : give promise of":[
"dark clouds promise rain"
],
": warrant , assure":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She gave me her promise .",
"She never made a promise that she didn't intend to keep.",
"There is little promise of relief in the forecast.",
"They were attracted by the promise of success.",
"a sunny morning that gives every promise of a fine day",
"There is a promise of better days ahead.",
"Verb",
"Promise me that you won't tell anyone.",
"I can't promise you that I'll be able to go, but I'll do my best.",
"The governor promised that the prisoners would receive a fair trial.",
"She promised to announce the results tomorrow.",
"International organizations have promised aid.",
"I promise to be careful.",
"You always promise , but you never do what you say you will.",
"\u201cI won't tell anyone.\u201d \u201c Promise ?\u201d \u201cYes, I promise .\u201d",
"Those gray skies promise rain.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Neither Gebbia nor Blecharczyk have foundations for their philanthropy, though both signed the Giving Pledge, a promise to donate the majority of their fortune to charitable causes. \u2014 Rachel Sandler, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Esmeralda County Commission Chairman De Winsor and Vice-Chairman Timothy Hipp responded to constituents' complaints with a promise to recount the votes themselves before Friday's deadline. \u2014 CBS News , 24 June 2022",
"League sources who spoke to the Free Press earlier this spring speculated the promise could fall between picks Nos. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
"The effort to roll back that right was aided by President Donald Trump, who was elected in 2016 in part on a promise to name justices who would overturn Roe. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Newsom joined leaders of the California Legislature last month with a promise to expedite at least a dozen gun-control bills one day after the shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Bears Ears, a sprawling southern Utah region rich in red rock canyons, cliff dwellings and numerous archaeological sites, was the focal point of protests, political battles and a broken promise in recent years. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"So dance music\u2019s promise of loosening people up is doomed from the start here. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"In the second episode of Southern Charm season 3, viewers watched as Conover hid a promise ring in a jewelry box and then presented it to Olindo. \u2014 Tamara Palmer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the past two months, businesses and investors have pledged roughly $2 billion to back emerging technologies that promise to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is seen as crucial to limiting climate change. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar And Ed Ballard, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"The Best Simple Recipes features 200 recipes that promise to keep ingredients and cooking time to a minimum, which is ideal for beginner and/or busy home cooks. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
"Be leery of programs that promise you only a great network and better communication skills, Murphy said. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 23 May 2022",
"Consumers might prefer to use apps or products that promise to protect patient privacy. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"When machine washing a baseball cap, skip those cage-like protectors that promise to keep a hat's shape and instead wash the hat alongside like items, or on its own. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
"Media attention and lavish funding are still overwhelmingly aimed at businesses and exercise personalities that promise the kind of punishment that only a small portion of the population can take\u2014and that most people don\u2019t even want. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This was mostly a showcase for Madcap Moss, who has a lot of fire and shows promise even though the reactions were not there tonight. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"There are international deals like the Paris Agreement that promise change by 2050, but anything could happen in 28 years. \u2014 ABC News , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English promis , from Latin promissum , from neuter of promissus , past participle of promittere to send forth, promise, from pro- forth + mittere to send":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"oath",
"pledge",
"troth",
"vow",
"word"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221252",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"promise (someone) the stars/moon/earth/world":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to promise (someone) that one will do or give something great or wonderful even though it is not possible":[
"He promised her the stars and the moon , so she married him.",
"Politicians will promise the earth when they're trying to get elected."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065358",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"promised":{
"antonyms":[
"covenant",
"pledge",
"swear",
"vow"
],
"definitions":{
": a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified":[],
": a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act":[],
": betroth":[],
": something that is promised":[],
": to give ground for expectation : be imminent":[],
": to make a promise":[],
": to pledge to do, bring about, or provide":[
"promise aid"
],
": to suggest beforehand : give promise of":[
"dark clouds promise rain"
],
": warrant , assure":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She gave me her promise .",
"She never made a promise that she didn't intend to keep.",
"There is little promise of relief in the forecast.",
"They were attracted by the promise of success.",
"a sunny morning that gives every promise of a fine day",
"There is a promise of better days ahead.",
"Verb",
"Promise me that you won't tell anyone.",
"I can't promise you that I'll be able to go, but I'll do my best.",
"The governor promised that the prisoners would receive a fair trial.",
"She promised to announce the results tomorrow.",
"International organizations have promised aid.",
"I promise to be careful.",
"You always promise , but you never do what you say you will.",
"\u201cI won't tell anyone.\u201d \u201c Promise ?\u201d \u201cYes, I promise .\u201d",
"Those gray skies promise rain.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Neither Gebbia nor Blecharczyk have foundations for their philanthropy, though both signed the Giving Pledge, a promise to donate the majority of their fortune to charitable causes. \u2014 Rachel Sandler, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Esmeralda County Commission Chairman De Winsor and Vice-Chairman Timothy Hipp responded to constituents' complaints with a promise to recount the votes themselves before Friday's deadline. \u2014 CBS News , 24 June 2022",
"League sources who spoke to the Free Press earlier this spring speculated the promise could fall between picks Nos. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
"The effort to roll back that right was aided by President Donald Trump, who was elected in 2016 in part on a promise to name justices who would overturn Roe. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Newsom joined leaders of the California Legislature last month with a promise to expedite at least a dozen gun-control bills one day after the shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Bears Ears, a sprawling southern Utah region rich in red rock canyons, cliff dwellings and numerous archaeological sites, was the focal point of protests, political battles and a broken promise in recent years. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"So dance music\u2019s promise of loosening people up is doomed from the start here. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"In the second episode of Southern Charm season 3, viewers watched as Conover hid a promise ring in a jewelry box and then presented it to Olindo. \u2014 Tamara Palmer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the past two months, businesses and investors have pledged roughly $2 billion to back emerging technologies that promise to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is seen as crucial to limiting climate change. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar And Ed Ballard, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"The Best Simple Recipes features 200 recipes that promise to keep ingredients and cooking time to a minimum, which is ideal for beginner and/or busy home cooks. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
"Be leery of programs that promise you only a great network and better communication skills, Murphy said. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 23 May 2022",
"Consumers might prefer to use apps or products that promise to protect patient privacy. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"When machine washing a baseball cap, skip those cage-like protectors that promise to keep a hat's shape and instead wash the hat alongside like items, or on its own. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
"Media attention and lavish funding are still overwhelmingly aimed at businesses and exercise personalities that promise the kind of punishment that only a small portion of the population can take\u2014and that most people don\u2019t even want. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This was mostly a showcase for Madcap Moss, who has a lot of fire and shows promise even though the reactions were not there tonight. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"There are international deals like the Paris Agreement that promise change by 2050, but anything could happen in 28 years. \u2014 ABC News , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English promis , from Latin promissum , from neuter of promissus , past participle of promittere to send forth, promise, from pro- forth + mittere to send":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"oath",
"pledge",
"troth",
"vow",
"word"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103650",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"promised land":{
"antonyms":[
"anti-utopia",
"dystopia",
"hell"
],
"definitions":{
": something and especially a place or condition believed to promise final satisfaction or realization of hopes":[]
},
"examples":[
"finally realized that the promised land doesn't exist",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stephen\u2019s acrid joke is that the Moses who was supposed to lead Ireland to its promised land \u2014Parnell\u2014is unremembered; meanwhile, despite the expansive view, no Irish future can be seen from the top of the very British monument to Nelson. \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"Schlossnagle, 51, is a savvy Omaha veteran thanks to routinely guiding the Horned Frogs to college baseball\u2019s promised land . \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 14 June 2022",
"There are enough back who have the taste of not getting there, to Omaha, the promised land . \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
"Even in the promised land of an Andrew Cuomo-free Albany with a veto-proof Democratic supermajority, Bell\u2019s New York colleagues are fighting battles of their own. \u2014 Raina Lipsitz, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
"Bhushan Powar Design wants to take you to the promised land with its newest megayacht concept. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 4 May 2022",
"But nobody sat through multiple Jerad Eickhoff starts last year to give up before Uncle Stevie gets us back to the promised land . \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Either retiring Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will have an opportunity to add a sixth championship to his list of accomplishments, or Hubert Davis will get a chance to lead the Tar Heels to the promised land in his first season helming the program. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Nightclub performers: \u2026 ready for the promised land . \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1561, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"Camelot",
"Cockaigne",
"Eden",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"fantasyland",
"heaven",
"lotusland",
"never-never land",
"New Jerusalem",
"nirvana",
"paradise",
"Shangri-la",
"utopia",
"Zion",
"Sion"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083147",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"promiseful":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": promising : full of promise":[
"promiseful of better times to come"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"promise entry 1 + -ful":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4m\u0259\u0307sf\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001404",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"promising":{
"antonyms":[
"bleak",
"dark",
"depressing",
"desperate",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismal",
"downbeat",
"dreary",
"gloomy",
"hopeless",
"inauspicious",
"pessimistic",
"unencouraging",
"unlikely",
"unpromising",
"unpropitious"
],
"definitions":{
": full of promise : likely to succeed or to yield good results":[
"a promising new medicine"
]
},
"examples":[
"The neighborhood didn't look very promising .",
"a promising writer who just may write the great American novel someday",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For an industry that has sought for years to achieve the highest level of trust, AI may have delivered the most promising achievement yet. \u2014 Gopi Sirineni, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"And that has some promising implications for motion capture in the entertainment industry. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Another Cambridge biotech firm, Intellia Therapeutics, recently revealed promising data for its CRISPR therapy designed to treat a rare genetic liver disease by stopping a gene from producing a toxic protein. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Sometimes, catastrophe strikes in places that looked promising . \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"Multiple promising antiviral medications are currently under study for individuals who may develop more severe disease. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
"Unlike investors who gatecrash into later rounds, Phoenix Court has the advantage of spotting promising startups at the seed stage and supporting them through all subsequent stages. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"But Google is promising enhancements are on the way for its Chat app. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 27 June 2022",
"The Oakland Athletics secured their first series win in a month Sunday, though a 5-3 victory over the Royals included a scary moment for one of their promising recent call-ups. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259-si\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"auspicious",
"bright",
"encouraging",
"fair",
"golden",
"heartening",
"hopeful",
"likely",
"optimistic",
"propitious",
"rose-colored",
"roseate",
"rosy",
"upbeat"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042738",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"promontory":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bodily prominence":[],
": a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water":[],
": a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland":[]
},
"examples":[
"stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay",
"Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some Piscataways and historians cite the bloody past, while others point to the region\u2019s geography \u2014 a promontory jutting into the Potomac River. \u2014 Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Perched on a three-acre promontory , the boxy abode features five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, clean lines and panoramic views across 11,000 square feet. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"On Saturday evening, May 16, BASE jumpers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt died after attempting a wingsuit flight from Taft Point, a 7,500-foot promontory that overlooks Yosemite Valley and El Capitan. \u2014 Grayson Schaffer, Outside Online , 17 May 2015",
"The family\u2019s ranch-style dwelling, high on a promontory in suburban Santa Monica, existed in a near-constant state of renovation. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In Norway, Trolltunga, the famous promontory at the end of a grueling, 15-mile hike that soars thousands of feet above Lake Ringedalsvatnet, had 90,000 visitors in 2018, up from just 1,000 a decade ago. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 3 Sep. 2019",
"A few hundred yards away, on the promontory where Jews and Christians hold that Abraham tried to sacrifice his son Isaac, Professor Abu Sway, the Islamic theologian, was in his element. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Check in to Reid\u2019s Palace, a Belmond hotel located in Funchal on a mountainous promontory that stretches out into the Atlantic Ocean. \u2014 Leena Kim And Hannah Seligson, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
"As Oregon\u2019s only offshore light, its inauguration was overshadowed by tragedy, coming three weeks after the British ship Lupata rammed into a nearby promontory in fog on Jan. 3, killing all aboard. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin promunturium, promonturium ; probably akin to promin\u0113re to jut forth \u2014 more at prominent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4m-\u0259n-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"headland",
"ness",
"point"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211533",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"promote":{
"antonyms":[
"abase",
"degrade",
"demote",
"downgrade",
"lower",
"reduce"
],
"definitions":{
": to advance (a student) from one grade to the next higher grade":[],
": to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise":[],
": to change (a pawn) into a piece in chess by moving to the eighth rank":[],
": to contribute to the growth or prosperity of : further":[
"promote international understanding"
],
": to get possession of by doubtful means or by ingenuity":[],
": to help bring (something, such as an enterprise) into being : launch":[],
": to present (merchandise) for buyer acceptance through advertising, publicity, or discounting":[]
},
"examples":[
"He was promoted to senior editor.",
"The army major was promoted to lieutenant colonel.",
"The team have been promoted to the First Division.",
"Mediators were present to promote dialogue.",
"Good soil promotes plant growth.",
"The school distributed pamphlets promoting good dental hygiene.",
"The marketing department is busy promoting the new line of men's clothes for fall.",
"The island is being promoted as a destination for romantic getaways.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The stiff and soft bristles will detangle strands, while providing a light exfoliation to the scalp to promote hair health. \u2014 ELLE , 1 July 2022",
"Attendees were there to promote their metaverses, games, ticketing platforms, pizza distribution models and every possible iteration of collectable art projects. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The Mexican cash cow was there to promote his next fight \u2014 the too-long-in-the-making third clash with Gennadiy Golovkin \u2014 and brought his talking points. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"Kardashian was on Today to promote her new 9-step skincare line. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"Keith has been on tour to promote his new album Peso in My Pocket and will postpone select dates, including a July 28 appearance at the Ohio State Fair. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"Draped across a green velvet couch in her suite at the Carlyle Hotel, Minogue is in town for a whirlwind week of press to promote the US launch of her namesake wine brand. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
"Synbiotics are a combination of prebiotics and probiotics that work together to promote gut health. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Harrison, however, said at the news conference that Northwestern has partnered with Bronzeville community organizations for decades to promote the health and wellness of South Side residents. \u2014 Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin promotus , past participle of promov\u0113re , literally, to move forward, from pro- forward + mov\u0113re to move":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u014dt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for promote advance , promote , forward , further mean to help (someone or something) to move ahead. advance stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end. advance the cause of peace promote suggests an encouraging or fostering and may denote an increase in status or rank. a campaign to promote better health forward implies an impetus forcing something ahead. a wage increase would forward productivity further suggests a removing of obstacles in the way of a desired advance. used the marriage to further his career",
"synonyms":[
"advance",
"elevate",
"raise",
"upgrade"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021234",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"promoter":{
"antonyms":[
"adversary",
"antagonist",
"opponent"
],
"definitions":{
": a binding site in a DNA chain at which RNA polymerase binds to initiate transcription of messenger RNA by one or more nearby structural genes":[],
": a substance that in very small amounts is able to increase the activity of a catalyst":[],
": prosecutor":[]
},
"examples":[
"a promoter of greater understanding and cooperation among churches",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The concert, Joel\u2019s first in Melbourne in 14 years, is presented by Frontier in partnership with Always Live, a state-wide live music project initiated by the concert promoter \u2019s late chief Michael Gudinski. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"The initial plan by Morale Entertainment, the event promoter , was to erect a separate court and stands below deck in the hangar bay in case of wet weather. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The same indefatigable promoter whose show-must-go-on mentality has only hardened since WWE began airing several hours of live and pre-taped content each week viewed the timing of tonight\u2019s primetime airing through one lens: opportunity. \u2014 Kenny Herzog, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Despite not working for or with Paul or Fury, promoter Eddie Hearn told talkSPORT that Paul will indeed take on Fury in August while taking jabs at both competitors. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"The Fyre Festival promoter pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in 2018 and was sentenced to six years in prison. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"The promoter rushed over to Brenda, telling her that the police were going to arrest the comedian. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"In December, Foo Fighters were forced to cancel a concert at the Abu Dhab Grand Prix, with the concert promoter saying at the time an unnamed band member was rushed to the hospital in Chicago. \u2014 al , 17 May 2022",
"Fury and Arum cemented what British promoter Eddie Hearn said Tuesday \u2014 that Fury-Joshua, a fight that has lingered on boxing\u2019s landscape for years, would finally happen in August. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 16 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8m\u014dt-\u0259r",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"advocate",
"advocator",
"apostle",
"backer",
"booster",
"champion",
"espouser",
"exponent",
"expounder",
"friend",
"gospeler",
"gospeller",
"herald",
"hierophant",
"high priest",
"paladin",
"proponent",
"protagonist",
"supporter",
"true believer",
"tub-thumper",
"white knight"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032241",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"promotion":{
"antonyms":[
"abasement",
"comedown",
"degradation",
"demotion",
"disrating",
"downgrade",
"reduction"
],
"definitions":{
": the act or fact of being raised in position or rank : preferment":[]
},
"examples":[
"There was little chance for promotion within the company.",
"She was given a well-deserved promotion .",
"The company is offering a special promotion to increase sales.",
"the promotion of better relations between neighboring countries",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Project promotion and reach by Ali Pannoni, Angel Mendoza and Courtney Beesch. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"The Mouse House obviously isn\u2019t shy about self- promotion . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"With a booming, young user base, TikTok has become a music- promotion ecosystem of extreme importance. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Asia\u2019s largest martial arts promotion , and their youngest sister, Victoria, became the youngest fighter signed by the company at 16. \u2014 Roman Stubbs, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Despite shying away from self- promotion and the media, spots for surgery at the Suporn Clinic often fill up within hours of availability. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s the not-so good news about the companies surveyed: 7% disclose their internal hire (or promotion ) rate by race/ethnicity. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"For the first time, Amazon has a deadline for merchants to create a \u2018coupon\u2019 promotion for Prime Day. \u2014 Kiri Masters, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Created by Roku in 2014, the self- promotion celebration is now an opportunity for other streamers to attract prospective customers and lure back former subscribers. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"advancement",
"ascent",
"creation",
"elevation",
"preference",
"preferment",
"rise",
"upgrade",
"upgrading"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232228",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"prompt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": being ready and quick to act as occasion demands":[],
": of or relating to prompting actors":[],
": performed readily or immediately":[
"prompt assistance"
],
": something that prompts : reminder":[],
": to assist (one acting or reciting) by suggesting or saying the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned : cue":[],
": to move to action : incite":[],
": to serve as the inciting cause of":[
"evidence prompting an investigation"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Curiosity prompted her to ask a few questions.",
"Pride prompted his angry response.",
"The evidence prompted a criminal investigation.",
"\u201cDid you hear me?\u201d he prompted when his friend did not respond to his first question.",
"The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.",
"The computer prompted me to type in a number.",
"Noun",
"The actor was given a prompt by someone offstage."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1784, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"circa 1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin promptus ready, prompt, from past participle of promere to bring forth, from pro- forth + emere to take \u2014 more at redeem":"Adjective",
"Middle English, from Medieval Latin promptare , from Latin promptus prompt":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4m(p)t",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4mpt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prompt Adjective (2) quick , prompt , ready , apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power. quick reflexes a keen quick mind prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response. prompt emergency medical care ready suggests facility or fluency in response. backed by a pair of ready assistants apt stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible. an apt student her answer was apt and to the point",
"synonyms":[
"beget",
"breed",
"bring",
"bring about",
"bring on",
"catalyze",
"cause",
"create",
"do",
"draw on",
"effect",
"effectuate",
"engender",
"generate",
"induce",
"invoke",
"make",
"occasion",
"produce",
"result (in)",
"spawn",
"translate (into)",
"work",
"yield"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005914",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"promptly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": exactly at a particular time or the correct time":[
"She arrived promptly at 7:00 p.m. as we had agreed."
],
": in a prompt manner : without delay : very quickly or immediately":[
"I'm going to speak French again, something I learned in school and promptly forgot.",
"\u2014 Deanna Pai",
"Treatment is promptly resumed until the virus is suppressed again, and then stopped to see if the patient's immune system is able to keep the viral levels in check.",
"\u2014 Joan Stephenson"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4m(p)t-l\u0113",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4m-pl\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230430",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"promulgate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim":[
"\u2026 the huge meeting served primarily as the occasion on which to promulgate the official doctrine \u2026",
"\u2014 Roger Shattuck",
"From the beginning our objective has been to develop and promulgate new models for the calculus-based introductory course.",
"\u2014 John S. Rigden et al."
],
": to make known or public the terms of (a proposed law)":[
"The law was promulgated in February 1993."
],
": to put (a law or rule) into action or force":[
"\u2026 more than 200 colleges and universities have promulgated behavioral codes that punish various forms of harassment \u2026",
"\u2014 Ken Myers"
]
},
"examples":[
"Her ideas have been widely promulgated on the Internet.",
"The law was promulgated in April 1988.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The administration has been slow to promulgate driver-assist technology policy, and a leadership vacuum persists at the federal agency regulating commercial trucks. \u2014 Wiley Deck, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
"In the process, informal, motivated networks of people can form to promote and promulgate winning approaches. \u2014 Joe Mckendrick, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"For those hopes to become a reality, the administration must move swiftly to promulgate the program rules, staff up, and expedite the process. \u2014 Steven Banks, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The bill would require the finance department to promulgate rules to implement the disbursement of the grants to the pregnancy resource centers. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Finding that the OSH Act gave OSHA broad authority to promulgate standards to keep workplaces safe, including the creation of the Vaccination and Testing ETS. \u2014 Tom Spiggle, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Some conservatives on the court, such as Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, have long opposed allowing federal agencies to promulgate regulations without specific authority from Congress. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 8 Jan. 2022",
"In 1616, six years after first announcing his astronomical discoveries, Galileo swore an oath before a Vatican official, agreeing not to promulgate the Copernican model. \u2014 Andrew Crumey, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
"In 2000, over dinner at the Cosmos Club in Washington, Mr. Paller convened a group of cybersecurity luminaries who discussed the need to promulgate best practices. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin promulgatus , past participle of promulgare , from pro- forward + -mulgare (probably akin to mulg\u0113re to milk, extract) \u2014 more at emulsion":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259l-\u02ccg\u0101t, pr\u014d-\u02c8m\u0259l-",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8m\u0259l-",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259l-",
"\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)m\u0259l-",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259l-\u02ccg\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for promulgate declare , announce , proclaim , promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known. the referee declared the contest a draw announce implies the declaration of something for the first time. announced their engagement at a party proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively. the president proclaimed a national day of mourning promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law. promulgated an edict of religious toleration",
"synonyms":[
"advertise",
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blare",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
"sound",
"trumpet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074622",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"prone":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a tendency or inclination : being likely":[
"\u2014 often used with to",
"prone to forget names",
"His relatives are prone to heart disease.",
"Those batteries are prone to corrosion.",
"a process that's prone to error",
"\u2026 a great quarterback prone to the occasional, inevitable mistake.",
"\u2014 John McGrath",
"This means the results should be interpreted cautiously, as smaller sample sizes are prone to being influenced by chance.",
"\u2014 nhs.uk",
"\u2014 often used in combination accident- prone a drought- prone region"
],
": having the front or ventral surface of a body facing downward : lying with the chest and stomach positioned downward":[
"a patient placed in a prone position",
"The victim was lying prone in the street."
],
": lying flat or prostrate":[
"prone stems"
],
": to cause or order (a person) to lie flat on the ground with the face and stomach facing downward":[
"They were proned and handcuffed.",
"He was ordered to prone himself.",
"\u2014 often used with out \u2026 [Sergeant Jeremy] Glass said handcuffing in the prone position is the method that is taught under the state's Basic Law Enforcement Training standards. \u2026\"Subjects end up being proned out in about 60% of physical force encounters \u2026,\" Glass said. \u2014 John Henderson Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Lt. Steve Knight said deputies found the man \u2026. Two deputies drew their firearms and \" proned him out at gunpoint,\" Knight said \u2026 . \u2014 Luke Ramseth"
],
": to lie flat on one's stomach on the ground":[
"\u2014 usually used with out He immediately proned out when told to do so."
],
": to place (oneself or another person) in a prone position with the chest and stomach facing downward especially to increase blood oxygenation":[
"Ventilated patients are typically proned for 16 hours, but at Mass General, Dr. [C. Corey] Hardin said, some are proned for 24 or 48 hours.",
"\u2014 Pam Belluck",
"If patients are alert, they can turn, or prone , themselves every couple hours. If they're ventilated, it could take a team of up to half a dozen health care workers 20 minutes to carefully prone a patient, who might then stay on their stomach for up to 24 hours.",
"\u2014 Mallory Moench"
],
"\u2014 see also proning entry 1":[
"Ventilated patients are typically proned for 16 hours, but at Mass General, Dr. [C. Corey] Hardin said, some are proned for 24 or 48 hours.",
"\u2014 Pam Belluck",
"If patients are alert, they can turn, or prone , themselves every couple hours. If they're ventilated, it could take a team of up to half a dozen health care workers 20 minutes to carefully prone a patient, who might then stay on their stomach for up to 24 hours.",
"\u2014 Mallory Moench"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Hull then corralled the rebound and shoveled the puck past the left arm and leg of the prone Hasek with his forehand, touching off a wild on-ice celebration. \u2014 Michael Farber , Sports Illustrated , 28 June 1999",
"I too have been prone on my couch this week, a victim of the common cold. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , letter , 20 Mar. 1961",
"My almond tree lies prone across the court, blown down by a gale. \u2014 Conrad Aiken , letter , 3 Oct. 1930",
"he was prone to emotional outbursts under stress",
"quickly subdue the suspect and get him into a prone position",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This technique is gentler on hair that is prone to tangling. \u2014 Chiara Butler, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
"For example, both nations are prone to natural disasters \u2014 tornadoes, hurricanes, and tsunamis as well as wildfires and earthquakes \u2014 and have developed strategies in prevention, mitigation and recovery. \u2014 Deborah Wince-smith, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"However, these spiders can also be prone to moving into your home. \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
"After cleansing, make sure to apply the proper sunscreen since BHAs make your skin more prone to sun damage and irritation. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Water flowing through such channels could also make shelves more prone to forming estuaries. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Scientific American , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Fleetwide emergency inspections revealed about 20 other trains had the defect, which make trains more prone to slipping off tracks. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"In GH Textiles Lab testing, Slip's silk pillowcase had the highest smoothness rating, but was prone to wrinkling and more delicate than some other fabrics. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Users, meanwhile, complained that IE was slow, prone to crashing and vulnerable to hacks. \u2014 Richard Jacobsen, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1971, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, tending; akin to Latin pro forward \u2014 more at for":"Adjective",
"derivative of prone entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014dn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prone Adjective prone , supine , prostrate , recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface. push-ups require a prone position supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness. lying supine on the couch prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse. a runner fell prostrate at the finish line recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting. a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed synonyms see in addition liable",
"synonyms":[
"apt",
"given",
"inclined",
"tending"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220156",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"proneness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a tendency or inclination : being likely":[
"\u2014 often used with to",
"prone to forget names",
"His relatives are prone to heart disease.",
"Those batteries are prone to corrosion.",
"a process that's prone to error",
"\u2026 a great quarterback prone to the occasional, inevitable mistake.",
"\u2014 John McGrath",
"This means the results should be interpreted cautiously, as smaller sample sizes are prone to being influenced by chance.",
"\u2014 nhs.uk",
"\u2014 often used in combination accident- prone a drought- prone region"
],
": having the front or ventral surface of a body facing downward : lying with the chest and stomach positioned downward":[
"a patient placed in a prone position",
"The victim was lying prone in the street."
],
": lying flat or prostrate":[
"prone stems"
],
": to cause or order (a person) to lie flat on the ground with the face and stomach facing downward":[
"They were proned and handcuffed.",
"He was ordered to prone himself.",
"\u2014 often used with out \u2026 [Sergeant Jeremy] Glass said handcuffing in the prone position is the method that is taught under the state's Basic Law Enforcement Training standards. \u2026\"Subjects end up being proned out in about 60% of physical force encounters \u2026,\" Glass said. \u2014 John Henderson Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Lt. Steve Knight said deputies found the man \u2026. Two deputies drew their firearms and \" proned him out at gunpoint,\" Knight said \u2026 . \u2014 Luke Ramseth"
],
": to lie flat on one's stomach on the ground":[
"\u2014 usually used with out He immediately proned out when told to do so."
],
": to place (oneself or another person) in a prone position with the chest and stomach facing downward especially to increase blood oxygenation":[
"Ventilated patients are typically proned for 16 hours, but at Mass General, Dr. [C. Corey] Hardin said, some are proned for 24 or 48 hours.",
"\u2014 Pam Belluck",
"If patients are alert, they can turn, or prone , themselves every couple hours. If they're ventilated, it could take a team of up to half a dozen health care workers 20 minutes to carefully prone a patient, who might then stay on their stomach for up to 24 hours.",
"\u2014 Mallory Moench"
],
"\u2014 see also proning entry 1":[
"Ventilated patients are typically proned for 16 hours, but at Mass General, Dr. [C. Corey] Hardin said, some are proned for 24 or 48 hours.",
"\u2014 Pam Belluck",
"If patients are alert, they can turn, or prone , themselves every couple hours. If they're ventilated, it could take a team of up to half a dozen health care workers 20 minutes to carefully prone a patient, who might then stay on their stomach for up to 24 hours.",
"\u2014 Mallory Moench"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Hull then corralled the rebound and shoveled the puck past the left arm and leg of the prone Hasek with his forehand, touching off a wild on-ice celebration. \u2014 Michael Farber , Sports Illustrated , 28 June 1999",
"I too have been prone on my couch this week, a victim of the common cold. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , letter , 20 Mar. 1961",
"My almond tree lies prone across the court, blown down by a gale. \u2014 Conrad Aiken , letter , 3 Oct. 1930",
"he was prone to emotional outbursts under stress",
"quickly subdue the suspect and get him into a prone position",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This technique is gentler on hair that is prone to tangling. \u2014 Chiara Butler, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
"For example, both nations are prone to natural disasters \u2014 tornadoes, hurricanes, and tsunamis as well as wildfires and earthquakes \u2014 and have developed strategies in prevention, mitigation and recovery. \u2014 Deborah Wince-smith, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"However, these spiders can also be prone to moving into your home. \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
"After cleansing, make sure to apply the proper sunscreen since BHAs make your skin more prone to sun damage and irritation. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Water flowing through such channels could also make shelves more prone to forming estuaries. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Scientific American , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Fleetwide emergency inspections revealed about 20 other trains had the defect, which make trains more prone to slipping off tracks. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"In GH Textiles Lab testing, Slip's silk pillowcase had the highest smoothness rating, but was prone to wrinkling and more delicate than some other fabrics. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Users, meanwhile, complained that IE was slow, prone to crashing and vulnerable to hacks. \u2014 Richard Jacobsen, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1971, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, tending; akin to Latin pro forward \u2014 more at for":"Adjective",
"derivative of prone entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014dn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prone Adjective prone , supine , prostrate , recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface. push-ups require a prone position supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness. lying supine on the couch prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse. a runner fell prostrate at the finish line recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting. a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed synonyms see in addition liable",
"synonyms":[
"apt",
"given",
"inclined",
"tending"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035519",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pronounced":{
"antonyms":[
"inconspicuous",
"unemphatic",
"unflamboyant",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"unremarkable",
"unshowy"
],
"definitions":{
": strongly marked : decided":[
"a pronounced dislike"
]
},
"examples":[
"He walked with a pronounced limp.",
"The symptoms of the disease have become steadily more pronounced .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Changes to interior dimensions are more pronounced . \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
"That shift is even more pronounced among Democrats, who shifted nearly 50 points in their perception of the economy after learning the facts. \u2014 Jesse Ferguson, Fortune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The Panther keeps the Leopard 2\u2019s lines over the engine compartment, but with a pronounced bulge. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
"The issue is due to become even more pronounced next week with the federal government expected to approve first doses for children ages 6 months to 4 years. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"The pronounced vertical of the tall spindly tree at the left, which stretches from the top of the painting to almost the bottom, its dark roots rotting, further underscores the passage. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Production and shipping snarls tied to the pandemic have shown early signs of easing but remain pronounced , keeping products like cars and trucks in short supply. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Inside, the period details are even more pronounced with Renaissance friezes and window embellishments that recall the type of work done in the mid-1500s. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"On the plus side, the low wattage of the tentpole star turns the evening into a more pronounced ensemble affair that is always gently engaging, and through which one actor does wring a briefly shattering degree of pathos. \u2014 Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1728, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8nau\u0307n(t)st",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8nau\u0307nst"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arresting",
"bodacious",
"bold",
"brilliant",
"catchy",
"commanding",
"conspicuous",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"grabby",
"kenspeckle",
"marked",
"noisy",
"noticeable",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"showy",
"splashy",
"striking"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115906",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"pronto":{
"antonyms":[
"slow",
"slowly"
],
"definitions":{
": without delay":[]
},
"examples":[
"if they don't arrive pronto , we'll have to go to the movie without them",
"the kind of boss who wants everything pronto"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, from Latin promptus prompt":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4n-\u02cct\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"apace",
"briskly",
"chop-chop",
"double-quick",
"fast",
"fleetly",
"full tilt",
"hastily",
"hell-for-leather",
"hot",
"lickety-split",
"posthaste",
"presto",
"quick",
"quickly",
"rapidly",
"snappily",
"soon",
"speedily",
"swift",
"swiftly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030502",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"proof":{
"antonyms":[
"disproof"
],
"definitions":{
": a coin that is struck from a highly polished die on a polished planchet, is not intended for circulation, and sometimes differs in metallic content from coins of identical design struck for circulation":[],
": a copy (as of typeset text) made for examination or correction":[],
": a test applied to articles or substances to determine whether they are of standard or satisfactory quality":[],
": a test impression of an engraving, etching, or lithograph":[],
": a test photographic print made from a negative":[],
": able to resist or repel":[
"boots that were \u2026 proof against cold and wet",
"\u2014 Robertson Davies",
"\u2014 often used in combination wind proof"
],
": evidence operating to determine the finding or judgment of a tribunal":[],
": experience":[],
": of standard strength or quality or alcoholic content":[],
": proofread":[],
": something that induces certainty or establishes validity":[],
": the cogency of evidence that compels acceptance by the mind of a truth or a fact":[],
": the minimum alcoholic strength of proof spirit":[],
": the process or an instance of establishing the validity of a statement especially by derivation from other statements in accordance with principles of reasoning":[],
": to activate (yeast) by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk":[],
": to give a resistant quality to":[],
": to make or take a proof or test of":[],
": used in proving or testing or as a standard of comparison":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The document was proof that her story was true.",
"He claims that he was home when the murder was committed, but he has no proof .",
"The proof shows that the theorem is true.",
"Verb",
"She proofed the story carefully.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The proof is in the stadiums and arenas where professional women\u2019s soccer and women\u2019s college basketball have thrived. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"The proof is in the stock market's behavior: A choppy, rising foundation-build. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Here is proof that something fun for the grill can come from pantry staples and a handful of fresh produce. \u2014 Claudia Catalano, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"The proof is in his long and impressive run at New Heights. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The proof will be in the proverbial pudding, of course, but if USC can get through September unscathed, a winning record should be quite attainable. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The proof is in the perfect composition of their photos, from the unwaveringly sunny vistas to their unquestionably authentic smiles. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Java 15-18 ECDSA doesn\u2019t sanity check that the random x coordinate and signature proof are nonzero; a (0,0) signature validates any message. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Celebrities, in particular, lean heavily into festival fashion, as demonstrated by concerts veterans like Kendall Jenner and boho queen Vanessa Hudgens, and the proof is in the photos. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But facial recognition surveillance technology is not mistake- proof , researcher Clare Garvie warned the public in 2020. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Spill- proof edge-to-edge glass keeps messes from dripping down to lower levels and there\u2019s a handy half-height deli drawer for quickly accessing meats and cheese. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
"But what if Musk isn\u2019t searching for a sure- proof legal case? \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"State law does not require county elections officials to run proof ballots through their machines before mailing them. \u2014 Gillian Flaccus And Sara Cline, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
"If the jury, which didn\u2019t hear Gold\u2019s offer of proof testimony, finds in favor of Brenner against the NCAA, the former FAU players could file a similar lawsuit for punitive damages. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
"These deodorants are dermatologist tested, never tested on animals, fit for any skin type, come in spill- proof packaging, are made from natural ingredients, and are travel TSA-friendly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Arguably, the seed stage should be the most recession- proof area of venture, because seed companies are 6-10 years away from a meaningful exit, the checks are smaller. \u2014 Kyle Westaway, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Consider a crate or small room in the most sound- proof area of your home. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most importantly, leaders can use business design methods to future- proof their business. \u2014 Billy Seabrook, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
"The nearest thing to proof that marine predators evolved extreme diving skills to exploit a rich but otherwise inaccessible source of food is coming from animals wearing tags with extra bells and whistles. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"This camera is a great way to future- proof your memories. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Liverpool has moved to future- proof its attack by signing three forwards over the last two years \u2014 Diogo Jota in August 2020, Luis Diaz in January and one for the long term in Fabio Carvalho from Fulham this week. \u2014 Steve Douglas, ajc , 25 May 2022",
"Not proof that life came from outer space Because DNA and RNA contain the instructions to operate every living thing on Earth, this discovery is both exciting and intriguing. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Fast forward to 2022: Digital transformation is still the priority of executives looking to future- proof their businesses. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"An employee of a production company, who asked not to be named, said that his business relocated within Atlanta after a series of break-ins that were followed by a series of futile efforts to theft- proof the space, and then by the move. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"For now, the data is just a hint that there might be something interesting for future study, not proof one way or the other. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 23 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"circa 1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English prof, prove , alteration of preve , from Anglo-French preove , from Late Latin proba , from Latin probare to prove \u2014 more at prove":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00fcf"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"attestation",
"confirmation",
"corroboration",
"documentation",
"evidence",
"substantiation",
"testament",
"testimonial",
"testimony",
"validation",
"voucher",
"witness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102823",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"prop":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": propeller":[],
": property sense 3":[
"stage props"
],
": related to propionic acid":[
"prop ane",
"prop yl"
],
": something that props or sustains : support":[],
": something used in creating or enhancing a desired effect":[
"buy books \u2026 as cultural props because they want to appear literate",
"\u2014 John Powers"
],
": sustain , strengthen":[
"\u2014 often used with up a government propped up by the military"
],
": to support by placing against something":[],
": to support by placing something under or against":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
],
"property":[],
"proposition":[],
"proprietor":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She propped the rake against a tree.",
"We propped the shed's roof with poles.",
"The window was propped open."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1507, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1914, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from propionic (acid)":"Combining form",
"Middle English proppe , from Middle Dutch, stopper; akin to Middle Low German proppe stopper":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043447",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"combining form",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"prop (up)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to give help, encouragement, or support to (someone)":[
"His faith propped him up in times of crisis."
],
": to stop (something) from falling or slipping by placing something under or against it":[
"We propped up the beams with long boards.",
"propped the plant stems up"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211927",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"propagate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": increase , extend":[],
": to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction":[],
": to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : extend":[],
": to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of (something, such as an idea or belief) : publicize":[],
": to multiply sexually or asexually":[],
": to pass along to offspring":[],
": to transmit (something, such as sound or light) through a medium":[],
": to travel through space or a material":[
"\u2014 used of wave energy (such as light, sound, or radio waves)"
]
},
"examples":[
"We are discovering new ways to propagate plants without seeds.",
"He propagated the apple tree by grafting.",
"The plants failed to propagate .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In any nuclear reactor, the purpose is to maintain a nuclear fission chain reaction in the fuel that generates heat and also additional neutrons, which are used to propagate the chain reaction. \u2014 Andrea Thompson, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The initial push in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulted in populations that now propagate in the wild. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Some complaints, according to Gupta\u2019s emails accessed by WSJ, copied language from popular disinformation websites that propagate the idea that Hindus, a majority in India, are being marginalized. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 3 June 2022",
"The concern is legitimate that AI could propagate inequity if its boundaries are set by data scientists looking for the most accurate model rather than the most fair and just. \u2014 Rick Newell, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Considered a sterile hybrid, plant experts did not think the tree would propagate out of control, but scientists developed smaller hybrids designed to compensate for the Bradford pear's weak branch structure. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Chinese officials have also helped propagate misinformation campaigns launched by the Kremlin about U.S.-supported biological labs in Ukraine, a claim used by the Kremlin as a reason to invade its neighbor. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"To help minimize the probability of fires spreading on your property, experts recommend removing plants that readily ignite or propagate fire, and abiding by plant siting guidelines based on home ignition zones. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Launching more sophisticated cyberattacks\u2014such as a worm, which can self- propagate from one system to the next\u2014would also risk spillover incidents, where the impact of a cyberattack goes well beyond its intended target. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin propagatus , past participle of propagare to set slips, propagate, from propages slip, offspring, from pro- before + pangere to fasten \u2014 more at pro- , pact":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4p-\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"breed",
"multiply",
"procreate",
"reproduce"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090306",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"propel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion":[]
},
"examples":[
"He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.",
"The train is propelled by steam.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Resistance fighter Elaine Rousseau writes a secret message that will propel both women into a dangerous rescue mission. \u2014 Carol Memmott, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"The Celestiq will be built on GM\u2019s Ultium platform, a proprietary battery system that will propel all of GM's future EVs. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"Electric bikes are powered by a motor and battery to provide varying levels of pedal assist that propel you forward and make biking an easier and faster experience. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"Northrop Grumman plans massive additions in western Salt Lake County that will propel Space Force, NASA and Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The London native discussed the diverse bits of culture \u2014 pop, online, and IRL \u2014 that propel her. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Marcus Smart\u2019s Game 7 performance helped propel the Boston Celtics past the Miami Heat and into the NBA Finals. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"The question at this point is whether the next round of fiscal stimulus will add enough speculative power to propel bitcoin past its previous high. \u2014 Oliver Renick, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"But with Nassib helping apply pressure, the Ravens superstar wasn\u2019t good enough to propel his team past the Raiders. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1558, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English propellen \"to drive away, expel,\" borrowed from Latin pr\u014dpellere \"to push or thrust forward, compel to go onward,\" from pr\u014d- \"before, in front\" + pellere \"to beat against, push, strike, rouse, expel\" \u2014 more at pro- entry 2 , pulse entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8pel"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"drive",
"push",
"shove",
"thrust"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191518",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"propense":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": leaning or inclining toward : disposed":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin pr\u014dpensus \"weighted down, inclined, having a disposition or tendency, ready, eager, favorably disposed,\" from past participle of pr\u014dpend\u0113re \"to hang down, (of a person) incline, dispose oneself (toward something)\" \u2014 more at propend":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8pen(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131450",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"propension":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": propensity"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin propension-, propensio , from propensus (past participle of propend\u0113re ) + -ion-, -io -ion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-nch\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085732",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"propensity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an often intense natural inclination or preference":[]
},
"examples":[
"Other researches are exploring how the adolescent propensity for uninhibited risk taking propels teens to experiment with drugs and alcohol. \u2014 Claudia Wallis , Time , 10 May 2004",
"On the other hand, a jury might be convinced that a meth dealer who had brazenly fired a pistol through his door had a propensity for violence. \u2014 John Cloud , Time , 14 July 2003",
"A central tenet of this camp's proponents is that a considerable number of biological dispositions evolved during the Stone Age, including a male propensity for making war. \u2014 Bruce Bower , Science News , 27 Jan. 2001",
"He had a propensity for crime.",
"the criminal propensities of the family extended over several generations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is in addition to a separate NHTSA investigation into the propensity of newer Teslas\u2014which lack forward-looking radar\u2014to spontaneously brake. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"Schonbrun said that there is also a possible psychological reason for the propensity to add: humans\u2019 eagerness to avoid uncertainty. \u2014 Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Numerous toolkits are in the market identifying the ideal buyer prospect and even knowing the propensity (density) of a buyer\u2019s interest in your solution. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"For example, even though Labs had the lowest propensity for howling, 8% still did. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Bands over 10 years old have the propensity to lose the plot. \u2014 Jason Pettigrew, SPIN , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The propensity of transposons to multiply means that all genomes have a tendency to expand over time. \u2014 Douglas Fox, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s some evidence that Trump\u2019s vocal opposition in 2020 to mail-in ballots actually cost him the election, given the greater propensity of elderly voters, who were likelier to support Trump, to mail in their ballots. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Unfortunately, Turing underestimated the propensity of humans to be fooled by machines. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin pr\u014dpensit\u0101t-, pr\u014dpensit\u0101s, from Latin pr\u014dpensus \"weighted down, inclined, having a disposition or tendency\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at propense":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u0259-\u02c8pen(t)-s\u0259-t\u0113",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8pen-s\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for propensity leaning , propensity , proclivity , penchant mean a strong instinct or liking for something. leaning suggests a liking or attraction not strong enough to be decisive or uncontrollable. a student with artistic leanings propensity implies a deeply ingrained and usually irresistible inclination. a propensity to offer advice proclivity suggests a strong natural proneness usually to something objectionable or evil. a proclivity for violence penchant implies a strongly marked taste in the person or an irresistible attraction in the object. a penchant for taking risks",
"synonyms":[
"aptness",
"proneness",
"tendency",
"way"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161453",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proper":{
"antonyms":[
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"incorrect",
"indecent",
"indecorous",
"indelicate",
"unbecoming",
"ungenteel",
"unseemly"
],
"definitions":{
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": being a mathematical subset (such as a subgroup) that does not contain all the elements of the inclusive set from which it is derived":[],
": belonging characteristically to a species or individual : peculiar":[],
": belonging to one : own":[],
": good-looking , handsome":[],
": in a thorough manner : completely":[],
": marked by suitability, rightness, or appropriateness : fit":[],
": referring to one individual only":[],
": represented heraldically in natural color":[],
": strictly accurate : correct":[],
": strictly decorous : genteel":[],
": strictly limited to a specified thing, place, or idea":[
"the city proper"
],
": the part of a missal or breviary containing the proper of the Mass and the offices proper to the holy days of the liturgical year":[],
": the parts of the Mass that vary according to the liturgical calendar":[],
": utter , absolute":[],
": very good : excellent":[],
": virtuous , respectable":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"It is not proper to speak that way.",
"The children need to learn proper behavior.",
"It would not be proper for you to borrow the ladder without asking first.",
"She is a very prim and proper young lady.",
"Is this the proper spelling of your name?",
"You need to eat a proper meal instead of junk food.",
"Each step must be done in the proper order.",
"Adverb",
"They beat us good and proper .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For further guidelines about proper etiquette when flying the American Flag visit oatesflag.com. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
"Along with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Nash and Koch challenged the constitutionality of New York's prohibition on carrying handguns in public and the proper -cause requirement in 2018. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 24 June 2022",
"State licensing officials decided what qualifies as proper cause. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
"Focus first on proper form before adding weight, says Mr. Brewer. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Tap or click for the proper etiquette for including contacts in the CC or BCC field. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"If this happens to you, first ensure proper investment in the resources, software and systems needed to optimize the workflow. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Imani anticipates that there will be people at Fan Fusion who are new to attending fan conventions and not aware of proper etiquette for approaching and photographing cosplayers. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
"The French and South Korean governments have contested the proper place for the book for years. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That fascination is playing out at the moment not only on a stage in Cambridge, but in Boston proper , too. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Afterward, head down to the Circle proper for the kickoff of the See You at the Circle concert series with the go-go sound of the Experience Band and Show and powerhouse neo-soul singer Deborah Bond. \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Note: This story originally reported that Baker's last show in Detroit proper was at the Fox Theatre. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"The chicken house proper should have five or six square feet per chicken. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Jefferson County, the most populous county in Alabama and home to Birmingham proper , is currently averaging 100 new cases per day. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
"Google Maps has access to location data, historical information, and Street View images; Google proper has much of the internet as well as numerous AI projects at its disposal. \u2014 Nathaniel Mott, PCMAG , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Odaibia was built in the 19th century as a defense against naval attacks on Tokyo proper , but is now a shopping and entertainment destination. \u2014 Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
"For those consumers, Apple continues to release security updates for older hardware, and the general view (although unconfirmed) is two further years of security updates are offered after hardware is unable to upgrade to the new OS proper . \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The Backpacker\u2019s Field Manual is a well-rounded and comprehensive primer on how to select a proper -fitting pack, select a campsite, lower your physical impact on the trail, plan a backcountry menu, and learn about dozens of other topics. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Another safety consideration has to do with injury risk: Wearing proper -fitting shoes can help prevent injury, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons says. \u2014 Cindy Kuzma, SELF , 25 Dec. 2020",
"Just as there\u2019s something to be said for proper -fitting women\u2019s flannels, there\u2019s also something to be said for a good pair of men\u2019s camp pants. \u2014 Ben Romans, Outdoor Life , 26 Nov. 2020",
"The port proper is connected to Market Three by a narrow cement path that wends between an overgrown empty lot known as the Mountain, a permanent black puddle the size of a swimming pool, and the port\u2019s 20-foot-high outside wall. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
"The carriage house proper boasted a livery room and space for six large equipages. \u2014 John Freeman Gill, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2019",
"Big red signs warn them of the danger to their lives at the checkpoints that divide Israel proper from the Palestinian territories. \u2014 Batya Ungar-sargon, The New York Review of Books , 17 June 2019",
"Around the globe the Jetta will be a lot of somebodies\u2019 first proper , grown-up automobile\u2014a chapter-of-life choice, a fork in the road. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 10 Aug. 2018",
"Additionally, families can opt for grander accommodations than the lodge proper by renting from Spruce Peaks\u2019 pool of private residences and mountain cabins. \u2014 Paul Rubio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English propre proper, own, from Anglo-French, from Latin proprius own":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proper Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase",
"synonyms":[
"befitting",
"correct",
"decent",
"decorous",
"de rigueur",
"genteel",
"nice",
"polite",
"respectable",
"seemly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070701",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"properness":{
"antonyms":[
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"incorrect",
"indecent",
"indecorous",
"indelicate",
"unbecoming",
"ungenteel",
"unseemly"
],
"definitions":{
": appointed for the liturgy of a particular day":[],
": being a mathematical subset (such as a subgroup) that does not contain all the elements of the inclusive set from which it is derived":[],
": belonging characteristically to a species or individual : peculiar":[],
": belonging to one : own":[],
": good-looking , handsome":[],
": in a thorough manner : completely":[],
": marked by suitability, rightness, or appropriateness : fit":[],
": referring to one individual only":[],
": represented heraldically in natural color":[],
": strictly accurate : correct":[],
": strictly decorous : genteel":[],
": strictly limited to a specified thing, place, or idea":[
"the city proper"
],
": the part of a missal or breviary containing the proper of the Mass and the offices proper to the holy days of the liturgical year":[],
": the parts of the Mass that vary according to the liturgical calendar":[],
": utter , absolute":[],
": very good : excellent":[],
": virtuous , respectable":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"It is not proper to speak that way.",
"The children need to learn proper behavior.",
"It would not be proper for you to borrow the ladder without asking first.",
"She is a very prim and proper young lady.",
"Is this the proper spelling of your name?",
"You need to eat a proper meal instead of junk food.",
"Each step must be done in the proper order.",
"Adverb",
"They beat us good and proper .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For further guidelines about proper etiquette when flying the American Flag visit oatesflag.com. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
"Along with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Nash and Koch challenged the constitutionality of New York's prohibition on carrying handguns in public and the proper -cause requirement in 2018. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 24 June 2022",
"State licensing officials decided what qualifies as proper cause. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
"Focus first on proper form before adding weight, says Mr. Brewer. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Tap or click for the proper etiquette for including contacts in the CC or BCC field. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"If this happens to you, first ensure proper investment in the resources, software and systems needed to optimize the workflow. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Imani anticipates that there will be people at Fan Fusion who are new to attending fan conventions and not aware of proper etiquette for approaching and photographing cosplayers. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
"The French and South Korean governments have contested the proper place for the book for years. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That fascination is playing out at the moment not only on a stage in Cambridge, but in Boston proper , too. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Afterward, head down to the Circle proper for the kickoff of the See You at the Circle concert series with the go-go sound of the Experience Band and Show and powerhouse neo-soul singer Deborah Bond. \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Note: This story originally reported that Baker's last show in Detroit proper was at the Fox Theatre. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"The chicken house proper should have five or six square feet per chicken. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Jefferson County, the most populous county in Alabama and home to Birmingham proper , is currently averaging 100 new cases per day. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
"Google Maps has access to location data, historical information, and Street View images; Google proper has much of the internet as well as numerous AI projects at its disposal. \u2014 Nathaniel Mott, PCMAG , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Odaibia was built in the 19th century as a defense against naval attacks on Tokyo proper , but is now a shopping and entertainment destination. \u2014 Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
"For those consumers, Apple continues to release security updates for older hardware, and the general view (although unconfirmed) is two further years of security updates are offered after hardware is unable to upgrade to the new OS proper . \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The Backpacker\u2019s Field Manual is a well-rounded and comprehensive primer on how to select a proper -fitting pack, select a campsite, lower your physical impact on the trail, plan a backcountry menu, and learn about dozens of other topics. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Another safety consideration has to do with injury risk: Wearing proper -fitting shoes can help prevent injury, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons says. \u2014 Cindy Kuzma, SELF , 25 Dec. 2020",
"Just as there\u2019s something to be said for proper -fitting women\u2019s flannels, there\u2019s also something to be said for a good pair of men\u2019s camp pants. \u2014 Ben Romans, Outdoor Life , 26 Nov. 2020",
"The port proper is connected to Market Three by a narrow cement path that wends between an overgrown empty lot known as the Mountain, a permanent black puddle the size of a swimming pool, and the port\u2019s 20-foot-high outside wall. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
"The carriage house proper boasted a livery room and space for six large equipages. \u2014 John Freeman Gill, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2019",
"Big red signs warn them of the danger to their lives at the checkpoints that divide Israel proper from the Palestinian territories. \u2014 Batya Ungar-sargon, The New York Review of Books , 17 June 2019",
"Around the globe the Jetta will be a lot of somebodies\u2019 first proper , grown-up automobile\u2014a chapter-of-life choice, a fork in the road. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 10 Aug. 2018",
"Additionally, families can opt for grander accommodations than the lodge proper by renting from Spruce Peaks\u2019 pool of private residences and mountain cabins. \u2014 Paul Rubio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English propre proper, own, from Anglo-French, from Latin proprius own":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proper Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase",
"synonyms":[
"befitting",
"correct",
"decent",
"decorous",
"de rigueur",
"genteel",
"nice",
"polite",
"respectable",
"seemly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233616",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"property":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a book or script purchased for publication or production":[],
": a quality or trait belonging and especially peculiar to an individual or thing":[],
": an article or object used in a play or motion picture except painted scenery and costumes":[],
": an attribute common to all members of a class":[],
": an effect that an object has on another object or on the senses":[],
": one (such as a performer) who is under contract and whose work is especially valuable":[],
": something to which a person or business has a legal title":[],
": the exclusive right to possess, enjoy, and dispose of a thing : ownership":[],
": virtue sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[
"We are not responsible for the loss of personal property .",
"He was trying to sell stolen property .",
"He was caught trespassing on private property .",
"She owns all sorts of property around town.",
"The students were caught smoking on school property .",
"He owns several valuable properties in the area.",
"a developer of commercial properties",
"One of the properties of helium is its lightness.",
"A unique property of garlic is its strong odor.",
"The two plants have similar physical properties .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its previous owner, Ramdat Saroop sold the property to the developer in January for $835,000. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Christensen also discovered that a distiller named Hugh Moon once owned the property . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Neighbors of the Clyde Street property have recently noticed a flurry of activity at the residence as contractors\u2019 vans filled the driveway daily for what is clearly a moneyed restoration project. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The hotel would be set back from A1A, with its highest point on the property \u2019s west side to keep shadows away from the beach. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"As explained in the post, the property holds special importance to Jeremy and Audrey's road to romance. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"The property gained prominence in the U.S. thanks to the 1980s Hanna-Barbera Productions cartoon. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Before finalizing the deal, Liberty will have 180 days -- or six months -- to investigate and review the property . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"Now, the three-bedroom property overlooking the East River is for sale once again, this time for $7.25 million. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English proprete , from Anglo-French propret\u00e9 , from Latin proprietat-, proprietas , from proprius own":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259r-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for property quality , property , character , attribute mean an intelligible feature by which a thing may be identified. quality is a general term applicable to any trait or characteristic whether individual or generic. material with a silky quality property implies a characteristic that belongs to a thing's essential nature and may be used to describe a type or species. the property of not conducting heat character applies to a peculiar and distinctive quality of a thing or a class. remarks of an unseemly character attribute implies a quality ascribed to a thing or a being. the attributes of a military hero",
"synonyms":[
"lot",
"parcel",
"plat",
"plot",
"tract"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103037",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"prophecy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a prediction of something to come":[],
": an inspired utterance of a prophet":[]
},
"examples":[
"The prophecies of the author have all come true.",
"She has the gift of prophecy .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The second installment, released in 2002, sees Harry, Ron and Hermione investigating a magical prophecy when a dark evil begins haunting the school. \u2014 Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"These expectations can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy . \u2014 Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"That\u2019s a signal that investors believe the Fed will quell inflation before expectations of future price increases harden into a self-fulfilling prophecy . \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Ball and Enjeti are not alone in their reanimation of Kelly\u2019s prophecy . \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"As inventory rises, even those who can still buy are choosing not to, creating somewhat of a self-fulfilling slowdown prophecy . \u2014 Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Against this backdrop, Jerusalem felt to me less like a play than a prophecy . \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"Ravenlok From the creators of Echo Generation comes Ravenlok, a fairytale action RPG in which a young girl has to fulfill a dangerous prophecy . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 13 June 2022",
"Self-sabotaging talk can be a dream killer and a self-fulfilling prophecy . \u2014 Amy Blaschka, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
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"Middle English prophecie, prophesie, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin proph\u0113t\u012ba, borrowed from Greek proph\u0113te\u00eda \"gift of interpreting the will of the gods, interpretation of a god's will,\" (New Testament) \"gift of speaking, preaching and expounding scripture under the Holy Spirit's influence,\" from proph\u1e17t\u0113s prophet + -ia -ia entry 1":""
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"The book claims that modern events were prophesied in ancient times.",
"holy men were prophesying the coming of a new messiah",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Paul suspects that Xan is named after Xanthus, an immortal horse in Greek mythology who was able to speak and prophesy \u2014and actually prophesied the death of his owner, Achilles. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"One, by Donatello, seems to prophesy the other, by Michelangelo. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Similar slight improvements are the most that even its advocates are able to prophesy for the dirigible. \u2014 Victor Lougheed, Popular Mechanics , 13 Aug. 2020",
"In the years before the virus, critics began to prophesy that a handful of tech companies would soon grow more powerful than the government. \u2014 Franklin Foer, The Atlantic , 12 June 2020",
"Kierkegaard was the youngest of seven children; his father had prophesied that none of his children would survive past 33, Jesus\u2019 age at crucifixion, and all but Kierkegaard and one brother were to die young. \u2014 Parul Sehgal, New York Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
"In 2002 futurist Jeremy Rifkin\u2019s book The Hydrogen Economy prophesied that the gas would catalyze a new industrial revolution. \u2014 Peter Fairley, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2020",
"The dominant push toward proper clothes was clearest at Louis Vuitton, which has become a catalyst for trends under its hype-maker/men\u2019s artistic director Virgil Abloh, who recently prophesied streetwear\u2019s decline. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Early in the Gospel of John, the soon-to-be apostle Philip searches out one Nathanael to share momentous news: The Christ prophesied in the Scriptures has been found, a man named Jesus from Nazareth. \u2014 Stephen Mirarchi, National Review , 28 Dec. 2019"
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"Others say he could prophesize the future \u2026",
"\u2014 Jerome R. Corsi",
"Female spiritual leaders \u2026 have prophesized the dawning of a new religion \u2026",
"\u2014 Women's Realities, Women's Choices",
"The gurus of those times prophesized the coming of a god-man who was loving, forgiving, and merciful, and who had powers of the mind hitherto unknown to men \u2026",
"\u2014 Walter Prytulak",
"He dares not prophesize or hypothesize on heaven and hell.",
"\u2014 Greg Barrett",
"\u2026 he started prophesizing to me about things that would happen in my life, and I was blown away.",
"\u2014 Neil Cavuto",
"\"I think they're going to kick their butts \u2026\" she prophesized an hour before kick-off.",
"\u2014 Gene O'Donnell"
]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And on his first album in four years, the Virginia native continues to prophesize the perils of coke rap with impeccable precision. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
"Sometimes the oracle had to come from Delphi to come into the center of town to prophesize . \u2014 Jason Parham, WIRED , 19 June 2018",
"For a time, only that passage, appearing to prophesize his death, could be found. \u2014 Paul Stekler, OrlandoSentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
"Moshe on the other hand, suggests that Eldad and Medad and all others be given the chance to prophesize . \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal , 10 July 2017"
],
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"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The book claims that modern events were prophesied in ancient times.",
"holy men were prophesying the coming of a new messiah",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Paul suspects that Xan is named after Xanthus, an immortal horse in Greek mythology who was able to speak and prophesy \u2014and actually prophesied the death of his owner, Achilles. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"One, by Donatello, seems to prophesy the other, by Michelangelo. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Similar slight improvements are the most that even its advocates are able to prophesy for the dirigible. \u2014 Victor Lougheed, Popular Mechanics , 13 Aug. 2020",
"In the years before the virus, critics began to prophesy that a handful of tech companies would soon grow more powerful than the government. \u2014 Franklin Foer, The Atlantic , 12 June 2020",
"Kierkegaard was the youngest of seven children; his father had prophesied that none of his children would survive past 33, Jesus\u2019 age at crucifixion, and all but Kierkegaard and one brother were to die young. \u2014 Parul Sehgal, New York Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
"In 2002 futurist Jeremy Rifkin\u2019s book The Hydrogen Economy prophesied that the gas would catalyze a new industrial revolution. \u2014 Peter Fairley, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2020",
"The dominant push toward proper clothes was clearest at Louis Vuitton, which has become a catalyst for trends under its hype-maker/men\u2019s artistic director Virgil Abloh, who recently prophesied streetwear\u2019s decline. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Early in the Gospel of John, the soon-to-be apostle Philip searches out one Nathanael to share momentous news: The Christ prophesied in the Scriptures has been found, a man named Jesus from Nazareth. \u2014 Stephen Mirarchi, National Review , 28 Dec. 2019"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-f\u0259-\u02ccs\u012b"
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"Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah"
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": one who utters divinely inspired revelations: such as":[],
": the writer of one of the prophetic books of the Bible":[]
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"the words of the prophet",
"an economist who is regarded by many as a reliable prophet of future developments in the global economy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over recent decades, Brand has become less a prophet than a consultant. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"The church accompanies nearly every policy change with assertions that the changes come direct from God\u2019s mouth to the prophet \u2019s ear. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The problem\u2019s latest incarnation: disparaging comments BJP officeholders recently made about the prophet Muhammad. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Telling the story of Fatima, the daughter of the prophet Muhammad who lived in the 7th century, The Lady in Heaven also makes links between the Islamic State militant group and various historical figures in Islam. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"Who should be working for Dodgson, but Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), part of the original trio with Ellie and Alan, and now a kind of low-rent prophet (and bestselling author?). \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"The tyrant cleric had seen in it only blasphemous portrayals of the prophet Muhammad. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which honors when Allah revealed the first verses of the Qur\u2019an to the prophet Muhammad, also follows the moon. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
"For Prophet Abraham, being a prophet , his dreams (or true visions) were a part of his Revelation. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 7 June 2022"
],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English prophete, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin proph\u0113ta \"spokesman or interpreter of a god\" (Late Latin also proph\u0113t\u0113s \"revealer of God's will, foreteller of future events\"), borrowed from Greek proph\u1e17t\u0113s \"one who interprets the will of a god to humans, interpreter,\" (Septuagint) \"revealer of God's will,\" (New Testament) \"inspired preacher and teacher, foreteller of future events,\" from pro- pro- entry 1 + ph\u0113-, stem of ph\u0113m\u00ed, ph\u00e1nai \"to speak, say\" + -t\u0113s, agent suffix \u2014 more at ban entry 1":""
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"foreseer",
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"anger",
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"incense",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"infuriate",
"ire",
"madden",
"outrage"
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},
"examples":[
"He made an offering to propitiate the angry gods.",
"the temple was once the site of sacrifices\u2014both to honor the gods in times of plenty and to propitiate them in times of trouble",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These mace heads, more commonly made from antler, are often dredged from rivers; they were probably placed there to propitiate the water spirits. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Sarah Burton\u2019s poetic debut collection for Alexander McQueen for spring 2011 took inspiration from the corn-husk dollies that in ancient Britain were traditionally used to propitiate the agricultural field gods. \u2014 Alex Harrington, Vogue , 28 Oct. 2020",
"Norman\u2019s description of a crisis over which deity to propitiate , a crisis that began with the thirteenth and continues to the present day, is impressive in its clarity. \u2014 Donald S. Lopez, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
"These ghosts have been stalking the premises since the Great Famine, when a local man committed a sickening murder in an attempt to propitiate the ancient gods. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 18 May 2018",
"Soon after Kuchibhotla\u2019s murder, a commentator in India a grave irony: in the run-up to the 2016 election, a number of right-leaning American Hindus , not only with donations but also with elaborate prayer ceremonies to propitiate the gods. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2017",
"In interviews, the inhabitants complained that rocks being blasted off the mountains were falling on their homes and angering the local neak ta, who had to be propitiated with offerings of roast pigs. \u2014 Julia Wallace, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2017"
],
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"1583, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin propitiatus , past participle of propitiare , from propitius propitious":""
},
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"pr\u014d-\u02c8pi-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for propitiate pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
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"placate"
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": something that propitiates or appeases",
": an atoning sacrifice"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
"Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
"Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
"Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
"Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
"Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
"Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
"Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020"
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"pr\u014d\u00a6-",
"-t\u022fr-",
"pr\u0259\u00a6pish\u0113\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0259l\u0113",
"-li sometimes -is\u0113-"
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],
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"sent his girlfriend flowers as a propitiatory gesture for a date gone sour"
],
"first_known_use":{
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"disheartening",
"dismal",
"downbeat",
"dreary",
"gloomy",
"hopeless",
"inauspicious",
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"unencouraging",
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"definitions":{
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": favorably disposed : benevolent":[],
": tending to favor : advantageous":[]
},
"examples":[
"Now is a propitious time to start a business.",
"the success of the first big movie in May was a propitious start for the summer season of blockbusters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All of which argues for international monetary reform, even though the timing might seem less than propitious . \u2014 WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"That long-running installation parades feats by American adepts\u2014Edward Hopper, Alexander Calder, Jacob Lawrence, Willem de Kooning\u2014along various routes, with propitious detours toward world-beating Abstract Expressionism, Pop art, and Minimalism. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Now seems like a propitious time to begin jettisoning reliance on Russia for any such technology, since the national defense strategy identifies Moscow as a major threat for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Chamberlain has sometimes been defended for buying time until conditions were more propitious for Great Britain to fight, something implied at the end of Munich. \u2014 Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic , 21 Feb. 2022",
"This might be a propitious moment for President Biden to visit the kingdom and seek forgiveness for a growing list of Saudi grievances that have badly damaged relations between Washington and Riyadh. \u2014 Karen Elliott House, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"With any luck, our descendants will see the past from a more propitious perspective than our own. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The vehicle is hitting U.S. markets at a propitious moment. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Most of it should be attributed to propitious timing considering that Van de Zandschulp qualified for Wimbledon as a lucky loser when Dominic Thiem withdrew from the singles draw at the last minute. \u2014 Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English propycyous , from Anglo-French propicius , from Latin propitius , probably from pro- for + petere to seek \u2014 more at pro- , feather":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8pi-sh\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for propitious favorable , auspicious , propitious mean pointing toward a happy outcome. favorable implies that the persons involved are approving or helpful or that the circumstances are advantageous. favorable weather conditions auspicious applies to something taken as a sign or omen promising success before or at the start of an event. an auspicious beginning propitious may also apply to beginnings but often implies a continuing favorable condition. a propitious time for starting a business",
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"encouraging",
"fair",
"golden",
"heartening",
"hopeful",
"likely",
"optimistic",
"promising",
"rose-colored",
"roseate",
"rosy",
"upbeat"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193222",
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"noun"
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"proponent":{
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"adversary",
"antagonist",
"opponent"
],
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": one who argues in favor of something : advocate":[]
},
"examples":[
"a vocal proponent of the use of electric-powered cars",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mejia, known for his eye-catching graphics and billboards featuring his pet corgi, is a longtime proponent of reducing police budgets. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Cruise, a longtime proponent of theatrical experience, ensured that the movie made it to the multiplexes as many studio films were jettisoned to streaming over the two years-worth of theatrical tumult. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Day, a longtime proponent of mental health care, said that help will be provided to those in the OSU program. \u2014 Bill Rabinowitz, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Fan footage of the nuptials is in short supply, since White is a longtime, proud proponent of requiring fans to have their phones locked in pouches at his concerts. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The White House said there would be fewer environmental obstacles, though one apparent motive was to reward Rep. Jim Costa (D., San Joaquin Valley), a longtime project proponent , for his ObamaCare vote. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Warren has been a longtime proponent of a wealth tax, which would impose taxes not just on the wealthiest Americans\u2019 income, but also their assets. \u2014 Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Thistlewood and other followers of Thomas Spence\u2014a radical proponent of redistributing land\u2014seized the moment to lead a violent crowd against a gunshop and other targets in the capital. \u2014 William Anthony Hay, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, a proponent of providing Americans a universal basic income, said stimulus funds made up only about 17% of the money approved through the CARES Act package and was not to blame for rising prices. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 16 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Black youth, like Ma\u2019Khia and her sister, account for 23% of those placed in the foster care system\u2014nearly double their proportion in the national child population. \u2014 Essence , 31 May 2022",
"As many as 23% of European businesses are considering moving their operations out of China, the highest proportion in a decade, according to a survey released by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China in early May. \u2014 Brian Spegele, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Rhode Island is the state with the highest proportion of nursing homes in danger of closing, a national group reported Wednesday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"Moreover, Wiemann says the proportion of children 5 and younger in foster care has increased dramatically since the pandemic, from 40 to 50 percent. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"European businesses warn China As many as 23% of European businesses are considering shifting investments out of China \u2014 the highest proportion in a decade\u2014 according to a flash survey released by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China late last week. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Texas has the highest rate of women receiving no prenatal care during their first trimester and ranks second worst for the proportion of children in poverty who are uninsured, the data show. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, Camille Fassett, Jasen Lo, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"However, the increase in BA.2's proportion in the U.S. comes as the CDC has continued to track a nationwide slowdown in the pace of new COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The ABC News/Ipsos poll oversampled people who identify as LGBTQ, with their responses then weighted to match their correct proportion in the general population. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But Rolls doesn't build a torpedo as svelte and as classically proportioned as the DB7 and probably never will. \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 20 May 2020",
"Like a great restaurant dish, the ingredients are of an unattainable-to-regular-folks quality and proportioned with the ideal balance of flavors and textures. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
"Dvir originally focused on making sure the triptychs were correctly proportioned . \u2014 Michael Hardy, Wired , 23 Feb. 2020",
"Why would any animal be so ridiculously proportioned ? \u2014 Michael B. Habib, Scientific American , 1 Oct. 2019",
"The colors were bright, the texture was soft, the Bavarian cream filling was properly proportioned and evenly distributed. \u2014 al , 20 Jan. 2020",
"At mile eighty-one of the New York State Thruway, the gray silhouettes of the Catskills come into view, perfectly framed and proportioned . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Mashburn educated herself on portion sizes during her first few months of the diet, paying attention to the serving size on labels and making sure to proportion her snacks and meals accordingly. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Nov. 2019",
"With the ability to power each wheel individually, electric trucks like this one promise to surpass the capability of four-wheel drive by actively proportioning power to the wheels with the most grip. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 22 Nov. 2019"
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"Everyone thought the proposal made sense.",
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"The Baltimore City Council approved a $4 billion spending plan Thursday, leaving Mayor Brandon Scott\u2019s budget proposal largely intact despite intense questioning by the council and threats to delay its passage. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"While Fischer's budget proposal includes $22 million to pave roads and repair sidewalks, some Metro Council members felt that was not enough. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
"That includes one gubernatorial proposal last year that supported higher payments with a one-time, $3 billion withdrawal from the fund beyond the sustainable limit previously set by lawmakers. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"One proposal pending in Congress would provide additional security measures for the justices, and another would offer more privacy and protection for all federal judges. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"One proposal would require a public relations campaign about street harassment, casting it as a public health threat. \u2014 Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Until this year, the council could only approve or deny the mayor\u2019s overall budget proposal and could not move money between line items unless the mayor requested it. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"Newsom\u2019s current budget proposal includes $125 million earmarked to expand access to abortions and to prepare for more women traveling to California for reproductive care. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Appearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen talked about President Joe Biden\u2019s fiscal 2023 budget proposal and his plans to raise taxes on businesses and individuals. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 7 June 2022"
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"The scientists proposed a new theory.",
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"I propose that we revise the bylaws.",
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"How do you propose solving this problem?",
"The chairman proposed the young executive as a candidate for promotion.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Committees thus often propose legislative recommendations at the end of investigations. \u2014 Claire Leavitt, The Conversation , 28 June 2022",
"While the governor can propose a budget, the General Assembly has the power to levy taxes. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will spend coming months studying the fees and then propose changes to federal rules to reduce them, Rohit Chopra, the bureau\u2019s director, said Wednesday. \u2014 Josh Mitchell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"Look at your schedule and propose a few firm dates to meet up with this woman. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"Look at your schedule and propose a few firm dates to meet up with this woman. \u2014 cleveland , 18 June 2022",
"The lovebirds planned a trip to London where Fitzner wanted to propose on the ice rink. \u2014 Akira Olivia Kumamoto, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Due to their isolation, the polar bears are so genetically distinct that the researchers propose that the southeastern Greenland polar bears should be considered the 20th subpopulation of the species. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"He is also expected to announce more than $300 million in assistance to address food insecurity in the region and propose changes to the Inter-American Development Bank. \u2014 Tarini Parti, WSJ , 8 June 2022"
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"If we accept proposition \u201cA\u201d as true, then we must accept proposition \u201cB\u201d as false.",
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"Verb",
"He was propositioned by a prostitute.",
"He got drunk and propositioned a woman sitting next to him in the bar.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Examples of value drivers include the company\u2019s unique selling proposition , client concentration risk, profit margins, experience of the senior management team and growth. \u2014 David Tobin, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The proposition , which voters approved in 1996, says gender or racial preferences are only allowed if they are narrowly tailored and there is a compelling government interest in having such preferences. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"That world-changing proposition -- declared in Philadelphia, enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and reaffirmed in the poetry of the Gettysburg Address -- must still guide us nearly two and ... \u2014 Ben Sasse, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Five years ago, Macron was an untested proposition \u2014 a young, charismatic, and articulate neoliberal leading a new party. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 8 Apr. 2022",
"As well as attracting a significant number of new Discovery+ subscribers, sports broadens its appeal throughout the whole household and provides consumers an even greater, more retentive value proposition . \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The existentialist philosopher argued that the commandment offers a far more radical proposition , one that requires us to surrender our commitment to justice, fairness, and private property. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 7 Feb. 2022",
"In April 2021, ShemarooMe relaunched with a new consumer proposition where subscribers would get one new piece of content every week \u2013 a series, play or film. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
"This may seem like a win-win proposition \u2013reporters exposing crimes and prosecutors prosecuting them. \u2014 Andrey Spektor, Fortune , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The letters described a constellation of abuses of power and influence, including being propositioned after class and on yoga retreats, forcibly kissed during private meditation sessions and assaulted on post-yoga massage tables. \u2014 Katherine Rosman, New York Times , 7 Nov. 2019",
"And in 2015, an Uber manager was accused of propositioning Susan Fowler, a young site reliability engineer, on her first day on the job. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Sep. 2019",
"The story, which featured Judd publicly accusing Weinstein of propositioning her in 1997, sparked an avalanche of accusations from women who came forward with similar accounts and ultimately numbered 80. \u2014 Chris Francescani, ABC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
"Warren did not accuse Reinhardt of ever touching or propositioning her. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Dugan alleges that prior to her hiring, Katz propositioned her and tried to kiss her at a dinner. \u2014 Time , 24 Jan. 2020",
"In 2017, Agrawal was cast out of Thinx just as a former employee filed a complaint claiming that Agrawal groped a staff member\u2019s breasts, exposed herself in the office and propositioned an employee. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 17 Dec. 2019",
"Johnson denied harassing, groping or propositioning any court colleagues or employees and noted that his chief accuser, Justice Victoria Chaney, had recommended him to then-Gov. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Fowler says her boss propositioned her and higher-ups ignored her complaints. \u2014 Fortune , 24 Dec. 2019"
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"Her new book expands upon the theory propounded in her first book.",
"let us propound the question whether mercy killing should ever be an option",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gewen has every right to propound that view in his own books and essays. \u2014 Jim Sleeper, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2020",
"The minority view, propounded by Dr. Hoyle and subscribed to in part by the Burbidges, is known as steady-state theory. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Before Albert Einstein propounded his theory of relativity in the early 20th century, it was assumed that matter could ultimately be broken down into indivisible indestructible parts. \u2014 Harish Pullanoor, Quartz India , 18 Dec. 2019",
"But while millions have read unsupported theories propounded in dark corners of the internet, some have been prompted to act violently. \u2014 Ali Watkins, New York Times , 6 Dec. 2019",
"But the late-nineteenth-century American upper class largely delighted in the philosophy propounded by the Englishman Herbert Spencer: that the millionaire was not a conniving brute but a product of natural selection. \u2014 Doug Henwood, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
"This equation of divine and political power runs counter to the American principle of the separation of church and state, and propounds an elitist, even totalitarian view of politics. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 14 Aug. 2019",
"In the case of reparations, this would mean Democrats propounding an idea even more unpopular than Mr Trump\u2019s policy of tearing migrant children from their parents. \u2014 The Economist , 29 June 2019",
"In it, Socrates propounds his theory of love, introducing the concept of Platonic love, which formed the basis of his theory of ideal forms. \u2014 Jamie James, WSJ , 17 May 2019"
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"If Madison felt the same annoyance with the dissenters, his prim sense of political propriety forbade him from stooping to personal attacks. \u2014 Jack N. Rakove , Original Meanings \u2026 , 1996",
"His austere and basically humble personality imposes a curious damp propriety upon his memorial. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 1 July 1991",
"In contemporary America the appearance of prosperity is all too often taken as a sign of propriety . \u2014 Jack Beatty , Atlantic , December 1989",
"She conducted herself with propriety .",
"They debated the propriety of the punishment that he was given.",
"When attending a wedding, there are certain proprieties that must be observed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At that time, old rules about suitability and propriety were being jettisoned, replaced by personal expression and a stylistic free-for-all. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"That may be true, but public courses don\u2019t prioritize propriety as emphatically as The Country Club does. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"The judge \u2014 unlike the jury \u2014 found Bauman did not abuse his First Amendment privilege of free speech by engaging in public discussion about the safety and propriety of West Samaria's operation. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"Instead of spurring widespread disgust, Trump's unapologetic bigotry sent the left reeling and created a culture of permissiveness on the right -- the filters of propriety and politeness came down, the fa\u00e7ade of decency was roughed off. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The propriety of all this and what to do about it can be debated. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 21 May 2022",
"Plenty of outlets followed the Times\u2019 lead, letting the thrill of writing about UFOs with a big wink overtake their normal sense of propriety . \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
"And any line of civility, propriety or humanity was crossed decades ago by antiabortion protesters. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"What\u2019s most apt about Bullough\u2019s butler analogy is the appearance of gray-flannel propriety , which can impart an aura of respectability to even the most disreputable fortune. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"She is the proprietor of the store.",
"the proprietor of a used-car dealership",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sarah Bezdelovs, 19, a 2021 graduate of Rocky Hill High School, bought Ferry Park Grill, located on the banks of the Rocky Hill Glastonbury Ferry, from its previous proprietor . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
"As the takeover drama played out, its new proprietor publicly criticized the platform, took aim at senior Twitter executives who oversee speech rules on the service and needled Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mr. Gates on the site. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"The locksmith shop of Melee Island and its proprietor . \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Burt is an entrepreneur with deep roots in Avondale, the owner of the Parkside building and the former proprietor of a home and garden shop in that location. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Then Sylvia Beach, proprietor of the Left Bank bookshop Shakespeare and Company, who published him. \u2014 James Campbell, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Tubbs was among the 25 graduates, as was Jacques Sarr, proprietor of Jacques International Language Academy in Rogers Park. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Rachel Martin, proprietor of Oceano wines, is looking forward to putting the new AVA on her outstanding chardonnay and pinot noir, which until now have carried the San Luis Obispo County designation. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"In 1951, Bruce Kendall, proprietor of Anchorage\u2019s Parsons Hotel, refused to let a room to a Black man with a reservation. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022"
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"If Madison felt the same annoyance with the dissenters, his prim sense of political propriety forbade him from stooping to personal attacks. \u2014 Jack N. Rakove , Original Meanings \u2026 , 1996",
"His austere and basically humble personality imposes a curious damp propriety upon his memorial. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 1 July 1991",
"In contemporary America the appearance of prosperity is all too often taken as a sign of propriety . \u2014 Jack Beatty , Atlantic , December 1989",
"She conducted herself with propriety .",
"They debated the propriety of the punishment that he was given.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At that time, old rules about suitability and propriety were being jettisoned, replaced by personal expression and a stylistic free-for-all. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"That may be true, but public courses don\u2019t prioritize propriety as emphatically as The Country Club does. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"The judge \u2014 unlike the jury \u2014 found Bauman did not abuse his First Amendment privilege of free speech by engaging in public discussion about the safety and propriety of West Samaria's operation. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"Instead of spurring widespread disgust, Trump's unapologetic bigotry sent the left reeling and created a culture of permissiveness on the right -- the filters of propriety and politeness came down, the fa\u00e7ade of decency was roughed off. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The propriety of all this and what to do about it can be debated. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 21 May 2022",
"Plenty of outlets followed the Times\u2019 lead, letting the thrill of writing about UFOs with a big wink overtake their normal sense of propriety . \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
"And any line of civility, propriety or humanity was crossed decades ago by antiabortion protesters. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"What\u2019s most apt about Bullough\u2019s butler analogy is the appearance of gray-flannel propriety , which can impart an aura of respectability to even the most disreputable fortune. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many major trucking companies don\u2019t prorate their charges, meaning a driver who leaves on Day 1 after training would owe the same amount as one let go the day before fulfilling the contract. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Some couples elect to have the same stipend, while others prorate based on incomes or needs. \u2014 Erin Lowry, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Next year, the Cowboys could restructure his contract, converting part of his 2022 base salary into even more bonus money that would prorate through the 2026 season. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 8 July 2021",
"Adding another dummy year would allow the $16 million to prorate across five years instead of four, freeing up $12.8 million rather than $12 million. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 4 Mar. 2021",
"The bonus money will prorate against the cap across four seasons, producing $7.5 million in cap space for the Cowboys in 2021. \u2014 Michael Gehlken, Dallas News , 8 Mar. 2021",
"The village will prorate the annual liquor and gaming license fees to help restaurants and bars that were closed under state mandates. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 29 Oct. 2020",
"If the program was prorated , and state employees received only $120 (one-fifth of $600), the weekly cost would be $3.7 million, or nearly $15 million less. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2020",
"But revenue of local TV contracts, even if prorated , and the windfall from the national TV deal, especially the postseason piece, remain as revenue streams. \u2014 Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com , 26 May 2020"
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"Decency would have driven a leader to bow out after the very first COVID fine, so would lying to the Queen to prorogue parliament, or accepting Tory donor cash to refurbish his No.10 apartment. \u2014 Marina Purkiss, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"In a separate legal challenge brought by lawyers of 75 anti-Brexit lawmakers, a judge temporarily rejected calls to to block Johnson\u2019s decision of proroguing parliament on Friday. \u2014 Julia Webster, Time , 30 Aug. 2019",
"What was unprecedented about this case was that the courts had never before been called upon to review the Crown\u2019s power to prorogue parliament. \u2014 James Grant, Time , 25 Sep. 2019",
"On Tuesday, Britain\u2019s Supreme Court will consider whether Johnson\u2019s decision to prorogue \u2014 or suspend \u2014 the British Parliament for five weeks was lawful, after conflicting judgments in lower courts. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Sep. 2019",
"Bercow who has openly criticized the prime minister\u2019s decision to prorogue Parliament, approved their request, which led to a vote Tuesday night. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Sep. 2019",
"In August, the Queen prorogued Parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister, which she is historically bound to take. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 24 Sep. 2019",
"When a monarch prorogues Parliament, the current parliamentary session ends, meaning that all motions that have yet to be addressed, voted on, or passed are also suspended. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Aug. 2019",
"The working assumption among constitutional experts is that, because Parliament was formally prorogued , the government would be obliged to put forward its legislative agenda for the new session in the form of a Queen's Speech. \u2014 Luke Mcgee, CNN , 11 Sep. 2019"
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"For the most part, the descriptions of the books listed in the \"Catalog,\" though informative, are relentlessly prosaic , even hackneyed. \u2014 Mordecai Richler , New York Times Book Review , 8 Oct. 1989",
"In addition to the prosaic essentials of life\u2014wheat, rice, and salt\u2014the Portuguese found exotic stores of pepper, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and other spices. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
"There is, of course, an ordinary medicine, an everyday medicine, humdrum, prosaic , a medicine for stubbed toes, quinsies, bunions, and boils \u2026 \u2014 Oliver Sacks , Awakenings , 1973",
"\u2026 where did he get his money? He had to eat and drink, buy apparatus and chemicals, even pay the poor rate. Where did he get the common coin to meet such unavoidable if prosaic obligations? \u2014 Flann O'Brien , The Dalkey Archive , 1964",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many of their wildfire preparedness challenges are more prosaic and have common sense solutions \u2013 such as the ability to promptly get permits from the Forest Service to remove hazard trees. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"Susan Burling Ward\u2019s character is vivified and illuminated by Foote\u2019s own writing; long passages taken from her memoir and letters provide a graceful counterpoint to Stegner\u2019s often prosaic prose. \u2014 Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
"Photographs of most of the items are included in the estate sale\u2019s listing, and while most of the pieces for sale are part of the Thompson family collection, there are also more prosaic items like a Peloton exercise bike and a Samsung TV available. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"And with energy costs showing no signs of abating there might never be a better time to interest buyers in the prosaic task of reducing consumption. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"More prosaic memories may color perceptions of Russia, said Karl Schl\u00f6gel, a German historian of Eastern Europe. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Indeed, the emotional fallout is proving harder to deal with than the rather more prosaic but necessary task of getting their companies back on a sound financial footing. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Amid roiling political storms, Magic City Acceptance Academy also faces the more prosaic challenge of preparing students academically as the school\u2019s first year comes to an end this month. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
"The park\u2019s finest hours were in the 1920s, \u201830s and \u201840s, when its lush tropical foliage and prosaic rosebushes invited downtown workers to lunch al fresco. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022"
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"Then his opinion takes particular aim at Roe\u2019s core holding, that fetal viability\u2014the ability to survive outside the womb, currently at about the 23rd week of pregnancy\u2014is the decisive boundary, only after which states can proscribe abortions. \u2014 David J. Garrow, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Democrats championed the rights of business owners and employers all week, while Republicans sought ways to proscribe how employers can run their businesses during a pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Also vulnerable: artists, musicians, filmmakers, academics and other cultural workers, who now find themselves the targets of Taliban orthodoxies that typically proscribe music, the representation of the human figure and the free movement of women. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 3 in a continued effort to proscribe education on racial inequality in K-12 education. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 23 July 2021",
"New Deal agenda; its logic would proscribe almost all forms of government intervention in private transactions. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2021",
"In fact, the doughnut model doesn\u2019t proscribe all economic growth or development. \u2014 Ciara Nugent, Time , 22 Jan. 2021",
"Five years ago, Britons celebrated with much fanfare the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, a document that began the long process of proscribing the powers of the monarch. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
"The political terrain became otherworldly, with rallies, conventions, canvassing, caucuses\u2014handshakes\u2014 proscribed or constricted. \u2014 John A. Farrell, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2020"
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"Then his opinion takes particular aim at Roe\u2019s core holding, that fetal viability\u2014the ability to survive outside the womb, currently at about the 23rd week of pregnancy\u2014is the decisive boundary, only after which states can proscribe abortions. \u2014 David J. Garrow, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Democrats championed the rights of business owners and employers all week, while Republicans sought ways to proscribe how employers can run their businesses during a pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Also vulnerable: artists, musicians, filmmakers, academics and other cultural workers, who now find themselves the targets of Taliban orthodoxies that typically proscribe music, the representation of the human figure and the free movement of women. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 3 in a continued effort to proscribe education on racial inequality in K-12 education. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 23 July 2021",
"New Deal agenda; its logic would proscribe almost all forms of government intervention in private transactions. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2021",
"In fact, the doughnut model doesn\u2019t proscribe all economic growth or development. \u2014 Ciara Nugent, Time , 22 Jan. 2021",
"Five years ago, Britons celebrated with much fanfare the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, a document that began the long process of proscribing the powers of the monarch. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
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"Then his opinion takes particular aim at Roe\u2019s core holding, that fetal viability\u2014the ability to survive outside the womb, currently at about the 23rd week of pregnancy\u2014is the decisive boundary, only after which states can proscribe abortions. \u2014 David J. Garrow, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Democrats championed the rights of business owners and employers all week, while Republicans sought ways to proscribe how employers can run their businesses during a pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Also vulnerable: artists, musicians, filmmakers, academics and other cultural workers, who now find themselves the targets of Taliban orthodoxies that typically proscribe music, the representation of the human figure and the free movement of women. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 3 in a continued effort to proscribe education on racial inequality in K-12 education. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 23 July 2021",
"New Deal agenda; its logic would proscribe almost all forms of government intervention in private transactions. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2021",
"In fact, the doughnut model doesn\u2019t proscribe all economic growth or development. \u2014 Ciara Nugent, Time , 22 Jan. 2021",
"Five years ago, Britons celebrated with much fanfare the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, a document that began the long process of proscribing the powers of the monarch. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
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"That\u2019s to maximize choices, Norris said, rather than any proscription away from building smaller. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"The legal assertion that life begins at conception has implications for IVF, and pro-life groups in this country and abroad have argued for a proscription not only of embryo research but also of the freezing and disposal of embryos. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Such a proscription wouldn\u2019t significantly lower domestic gasoline prices because many U.S. refiners are built to process heavier crudes different from the lighter grades extracted domestically. \u2014 WSJ , 11 Apr. 2022",
"But the defense successfully made a technical argument that the length of the barrel on Mr. Rittenhouse\u2019s Smith & Wesson M&P 15 put it outside the law\u2019s proscription . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Never mind that the dossier to back this most recent proscription , reportedly based on intelligence gathered by Israel\u2019s domestic security agency Shin Bet, has been debunked. \u2014 Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Jonathan approves the proscription of Boko Haram and splinter group Ansaru as terrorist organizations. \u2014 CNN , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Whatever its claims to intimacy or revelation, the book is really an extended tribute to the comforts of Amis\u2019s favorite forms of armored thinking\u2014dichotomy, taxonomy, generalization, definition, prescription, and proscription . \u2014 Leo Robson, Harper's Magazine , 27 Oct. 2020",
"According to the High Board of Religious Affairs, interest on home loans doesn\u2019t violate Islam\u2019s proscriptions against usury as long as the loan comes from a Turkish state bank and goes to buy a home in a government housing project. \u2014 Cagan Koc, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020"
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"Even as corruption scandals continued to surface, Mr. Kibaki\u2019s government failed to properly prosecute those involved. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"International courts and tribunals can also find ways to prosecute those who have not ratified international statutes. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Henry also has promised to hold general elections this year as the country struggles to prosecute those accused in the July 7 slaying of President Jovenel Mo\u00efse, with two judges stepping down from the case out of fear for their lives. \u2014 Danica Cotto And Freida Frisara, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Henry also has promised to hold general elections this year as the country struggles to prosecute those accused in the July 7 slaying of President Jovenel Mo\u00efse, with two judges stepping down from the case out of fear for their lives. \u2014 Danica Coto, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"But many still worry about future threats and efforts to prosecute those responsible. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"But many still worry about future threats and efforts to prosecute those responsible. \u2014 Cheyanne Mumphrey And Jeff Martin, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Feb. 2022",
"But many still worry about future threats and efforts to prosecute those responsible. \u2014 Jeff Martin, chicagotribune.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The federal government has many tools to prosecute those who broke into the Capitol, assaulted approximately 140 police officers, and interfered with a joint congressional session. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"Once the state police investigation is completed, the file will be given to the Polk County prosecuting attorney , who will decide whether the use of deadly force was consistent with Arkansas law. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 20 May 2022",
"Before Morrison\u2019s case could go before a grand jury, the St. Louis County assistant prosecuting attorney dropped all the charges. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist and Democratic donor, is putting money behind Alicia Walton's race for prosecuting attorney in the state's 6th Judicial Circuit, which includes Pulaski and Perry counties. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"A few weeks later, the prosecuting attorney decided not to press charges against Lovelace, either, citing a lack of evidence. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Judy Greer's prosecuting attorney would love to see Russ behind bars. \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Arkansas State Police agents were tasked with investigating his use of force and whether Humphrey complied with state law, and submitted the case file to the prosecuting attorney 's office for a final determination. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Christopher Becker, the prosecuting attorney in Kent County, which includes Grand Rapids, last week urged the police to hold off on releasing the video until the State Police investigation was completed. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The investigative case file prepared by the state police will be submitted to the Miller County prosecuting attorney , who will determine whether the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer in the incident was consistent with Arkansas laws. \u2014 Lori Dunn, Arkansas Online , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"On Tuesday, Harris County Judge Christine Weems (D) granted a temporary restraining order to allow clinics to offer abortions for at least two weeks without criminal prosecution . \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"Nearly 90% of Democrats and 60% of independents who think Trump worked to overturn the presidential outcome believe his behavior warrants criminal prosecution . \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The sentencing in New York City is the culmination of a prosecution that detailed how the power couple flaunted their riches and prominent connections to lure vulnerable girls as young as 14, and then exploit them. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Mitchell said no one has yet submitted a potential case for prosecution to her on any of the state's existing laws. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 28 June 2022",
"The culmination of the FBI\u2019s belated disclosure of new evidence about the two calls, along with a prior appeals court loss that had forced prosecutors to retry the case, weighed against further prosecution , prosecutors said Monday. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"His attorney on Monday argued for a sentence of time served during a virtual hearing in Washington, D.C., where the massive federal prosecution is based. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Legal scholars are already debating issues surrounding a possible prosecution : Can prosecutors persuade a jury to convict a former president? \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"What has been a common medical procedure is now, in various states around the country, a crime, subject to surveillance and prosecution like other crimes. \u2014 Carol Sanger, CBS News , 26 June 2022"
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"The woman was taken to the hospital and the case has been referred to the prosecutor for additional charges. \u2014 cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"White became more aggressive and approached the group, who did not engage him, the prosecutor wrote. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
"Strikingly, the prosecutor in that proceeding, Steven Ohmer, the same one who tried Dunn, did not object. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"The same Milwaukee prosecutor , Deputy District Attorney Matthew Torbenson, is handling that case. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"Representatives for the rapper, whose given name is Tione Jayden Merritt, and for the prosecutor \u2019s office did not immediately respond Wednesday to The Times\u2019 requests for comment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"The high court's decision also prevented the prosecutor from refiling the criminal charges. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"The charge was later dropped, though, and the Missouri Supreme Court is now looking at claims that the prosecutor in the case, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, withheld evidence. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"The prosecutor \u2019s rule of thumb is to under-promise and over-deliver; the other way round can get guilty people acquitted. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022"
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"Her prosecutorial record and tough-on-crime proposals are likely to attract Republicans and Democrats, said Rob Stutzman, her campaign strategist. \u2014 Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
"This account of the investigation\u2019s unraveling, drawn from interviews with more than a dozen people knowledgeable about the events, pulls back a curtain on one of the most consequential prosecutorial decisions in U.S. history. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"While the court did not address the felony murder issue, the court did find major violations of prosecutorial duty to share exculpatory evidence with the defense before trial. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The Baltimore Sun published a story Monday that found Mosby\u2019s felony prosecutorial units have been consistently understaffed, the level of experience for attorneys in her office has dropped off substantially, and morale is depleted. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 6 June 2022",
"The Labour leader\u2019s decision looks to be in keeping with his background as a lawyer and Britain\u2019s director of public prosecutions, one of the country\u2019s top prosecutorial jobs. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
"Both sides are still waiting for rulings on some major motions surrounding allegations of prosecutorial conduct that could affect the outcome of the case. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Chandler\u2019s convictions were later overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"Using rappers\u2019 own music against them in a court of law is an increasingly common prosecutorial tactic that critics say steps on First Amendment protections and smacks of racial stereotyping within the criminal justice system. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 13 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Seneca went on to become a proselyte for the Stoic path, extolling its benefits in a long run of prose essays while also serving\u2014in some eyes, dishonorably\u2014as an adviser to Nero. \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Rashi concludes that the text, therefore, must refer to a ger, a proselyte , who has died leaving no next of kin among the Jewish People. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 17 May 2021",
"The law of gezel hager (stealing from a proselyte ) reminds us that the Torah was given to all Jews \u2013 including converts. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 17 May 2021",
"In order to understand this idea, the special relationship between God and the proselyte must be examined. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 17 May 2021",
"Kitselman also became a proselyte for the history of Waterford, helping to create educational programming at the town\u2019s Second Street School. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Christian Angermayer is an unlikely proselyte of psychedelia: The German financier didn\u2019t drink so much as a sip of beer for the first three decades of his life. \u2014 Meghana Keshavan, Scientific American , 9 July 2019",
"Enter proselytes in acetate eyeglasses and Rosie Pope workwear, drawn by listservs like Brooklynitos and Fort Greene Kids and BoCoCa Moms (BoCoCa being an acronym for three adjacent Brooklyn neighborhoods). \u2014 Sonja Sharp, latimes.com , 27 June 2018",
"Rashi concludes that the text, therefore, must refer to a ger, a proselyte , who has died leaving no next of kin among the Jewish people. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal , 30 May 2017"
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"Actually, proselytism itself is somewhat of a foreign concept to Orthodox Jews, as they are commanded to push away newcomers. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 17 Nov. 2020",
"Whether the converts are repulsed by the violent forms Islam has taken in places like Syria and Afghanistan or are backing up their claims for asylum, the conversions occur quietly and rarely as a result of proselytism . \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, The Atlantic , 22 Sep. 2017"
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"They are a sport-shirted, discomforted lot, pacing, puffing feverishly on cigarettes, perspiring freely and proselytizing furiously. \u2014 Nicholas Dawidoff , Sports Illustrated , 19 Aug. 1991",
"His prodigious correspondence with twenty-five hundred scientists, politicians, and men of letters \u2026 proselytized for his new science of statistics. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
"He uses his position to proselytize for the causes that he supports.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For some Christians, the path ahead is simple: Pray, proselytize and prepare your hearts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Why did Carson feel so strongly the need to proselytize the wonders of wonder? \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"Thus their only apparent interactions with non-Mormon Finns are the awkward ones of trying to proselytize to total strangers, whether on the street or going door-to-door. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Friends were getting tired of his attempts to proselytize with YouTube videos and cryptic messages about children allegedly being trafficked in expensive cabinets. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Jan. 2022",
"A few months ago, just a few feet away from the place where Oswald shot JFK, several dozen demonstrators began to gather to proselytize another conspiracy theory that sprang from QAnon message boards. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Mayahuel swiftly became one of the best mezcal bars in the country, and Ward would do as much as anyone to proselytize for it. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 23 Dec. 2021",
"But the five-piece \u2014 rounded out by drummer John Merikoski, bassist John Williams and banjoist Travis Kowalsky \u2014 aren\u2019t out to proselytize . \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Latter-day Saint missionaries proselytize in person before the pandemic. \u2014 Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2021"
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"soon all manner of people had arrived in the valley to prospect it for gold",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the 24-year-old prospect isn\u2019t alone with his troubles at the plate, especially Friday. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
"In a country distracted by and despairing over gas prices, inflation, and the epidemic of gun violence, the prospect of watching Steph Curry and Jayson Tatum trade 3-pointers like heavyweight punches is a welcome distraction. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"But the prospect of sleepaway camp can also be stressful for parents who are weighing the benefits of such settings with potential risks, including abuse at the hands of an adult or another child. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"For most companies, the prospect of hurting revenue and frustrating customers is a dealbreaker. \u2014 Julia Anas, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"But with experts musing that $200 per barrel might be on the horizon barring a deep recession, that prospect isn\u2019t so appetizing either. \u2014 Hank Tucker, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"For the developed world, the prospect of a severe recession is deeply worrisome. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"The prospect of performing their grief publicly was brutal. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"And while the prospect of starting the process all over again is stressful, Maria Pike told the Tribune, her outlook on justice and mercy has not changed. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
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"This sales process and cost must include everything from lead generation to prospect qualification, to meetings, to negotiation and close. \u2014 Pradeep Aradhya, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"About two weeks ago, Detroit Tigers prospect Ryan Kreidler returned to competition in Triple-A Toledo. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"Two weeks ago, Detroit Tigers prospect Wilmer Flores sprinted to first base during pitchers fielding practice. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 7 Mar. 2022",
"This is an important scientific mission tasked with searching for ice at the south pole and using a one-meter drill to prospect for subsurface samples. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Hayes bounces back and prospect Oneil Cruz brings some excitement. \u2014 Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Detroit Tigers prospect Ryan Kreidler has been sidelined indefinitely with a fractured right hand. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The options behind Rojas at third are less enticing, with the unproven Drew Ellis and veteran Matt Davidson looking like possibilities, and prospect Buddy Kennedy coming up behind them. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"His first pitch sailed to the backstop, nearly taking Phillies prospect Mickey Moniak\u2019s head along with it. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"In 2005 [Jerry] Colangelo arranged face-to-face sit-downs with every prospective national team player, to hear in their own words why they wanted to represent their country. \u2014 Alexander Wolff , Sports Illustrated , 28 July 2008",
"All too often in the post-Vietnam past\u2014the first Gulf War, for example\u2014the default position of the Democratic Party has been to assume that any prospective use of U.S. military power would be immoral. \u2014 Joe Klein , Time , 21 Aug. 2006",
"All of these arguments were prospective , all anticipated the role that public opinion would play in future constitutional disputes. \u2014 Jack N. Rakove , Original Meanings \u2026 , 1996",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Training and identifying prospective board members addresses the supply problem. \u2014 Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Players who reported clicking with their game partners had more similar body odor chemistry, additional evidence that such odor plays a role in how humans identify prospective pals. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"In the presence of artificial light, fireflies are forced to expend more energy in trying to flash brighter and have their signals noticed by prospective mates, although the effects vary among species which are receptive to different wavelengths. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"While President Joe Biden is set to travel to Saudi Arabia next month, a prospective oil deal likely won\u2019t help the U.S. in the short term. \u2014 ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"Low wages can make the job unattractive to prospective aides. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"In May 2019, Davis\u2019s name was added to the national list of prospective organ recipients, managed by the United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit organization that runs the country\u2019s transplant system. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Both Groups require prospective members to undergo a screening process. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"But the construction of new homes are key to improving the situation for both renters and prospective owners. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022"
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"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"see prospect entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccspek-",
"also \u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccspek-",
"pr\u00e4-\u02c8spek-",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8spek-",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8spek-tiv, \u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccspek-",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8spek-tiv"
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": a crystal or mirror used to predict the future",
": a small portable telescope"
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"noun"
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": having no prospect":[]
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4\u02ccspektl\u0259\u0307s"
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"adjective"
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": a preliminary printed statement that describes an enterprise (such as a business or publication) and that is distributed to prospective buyers, investors, or participants",
": something (such as a statement or situation) that forecasts the course or nature of something",
": a preliminary printed statement describing a business or other enterprise and distributed to prospective buyers, investors, or participants",
": a description of a new security issue supplied to prospective purchasers and providing a disclosure of detailed information concerning the company's business and financial standing"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"United Imaging has signed an agreement for STAR board IPO guidance, and the size of the fundraising and timing of the IPO will be available in its prospectus , the representative said. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 21 May 2021",
"The prospectus shows that Tencent Video has been a significant client and a corporate investor. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The proceeds from the issue will be used to pay back some loans and to open new stores, the company said in a draft prospectus . \u2014 Swansy Afonso, Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange does not currently show a listing prospectus for the company. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In August, China Mobile filed a preliminary prospectus outlining an intent to raise 560 billion yuan ($8.8 billion) for 5G, cloud infrastructure and smart home projects. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The fund manager backtracked two days after, and later amended its prospectus to say the fund wasn\u2019t suitable for U.S. investors and wouldn\u2019t be offered in the U.S., but the episode angered officials and lawmakers in the Asian financial hub. \u2014 Clarence Leong, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"China International Capital Corporation, one of the three investment banks listed in the prospectus alongside Citi and BofA Securities, didn\u2019t respond to requests for comment. \u2014 Yue Wang, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The approval for the draft prospectus of Oyo\u2019s planned $1.2 billion IPO has been pending for almost five months. \u2014 Saritha Rai, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"Latin, prospect"
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8spek-t\u0259s",
"pr\u00e4-",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8spek-t\u0259s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095825",
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"noun"
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": to become strong and flourishing":[],
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"She prospered as a real estate agent.",
"He hopes his business will prosper .",
"No crop can prosper in this heat.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When these cities prosper , cities such as Youngstown, Ohio, or Beckley, West Virginia, don\u2019t share in the benefit. \u2014 Ro Khanna, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Telstra Ventures is not only using AI to help make investment decisions, but also to help the companies in its portfolio grow and prosper . \u2014 Tom Davenport, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"To live long and prosper , therefore, ULA needs a healthy Vulcan flying relatively soon. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"For people who do get credit for their brilliance, and whose social identities largely afford them opportunities to progress and prosper , there is a chance to use their privilege for good. \u2014 Ruchika Tulshyan, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Ultimately, a company that does not factor in the costs of dealing appropriately with climate change will not prosper , Ms. Grancio said. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"Those who do not prosper so well tend to be more skeptical of the system, instead choosing to accept their own experiences or those of others known to them. \u2014 Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"And that\u2019s if the money had simply remained in the Haitian economy, circulating among its farmers, laborers and merchants, without being invested in bridges, schools or factories, the sort of projects that help nations prosper . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"For example, ours is to create the world's first global sustainable marketplace and a world where profit and the planet both prosper . \u2014 Sheldon Miller, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French prosperer , from Latin prosperare to cause to succeed, from prosperus favorable":""
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-sp\u0259r"
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": to succeed in an enterprise or activity",
": to achieve economic success",
": to become strong and flourishing",
": to cause to succeed or thrive",
": to become successful usually by making money",
": flourish entry 1 sense 1 , thrive"
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"examples":[
"She prospered as a real estate agent.",
"He hopes his business will prosper .",
"No crop can prosper in this heat.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When these cities prosper , cities such as Youngstown, Ohio, or Beckley, West Virginia, don\u2019t share in the benefit. \u2014 Ro Khanna, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Telstra Ventures is not only using AI to help make investment decisions, but also to help the companies in its portfolio grow and prosper . \u2014 Tom Davenport, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"To live long and prosper , therefore, ULA needs a healthy Vulcan flying relatively soon. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"For people who do get credit for their brilliance, and whose social identities largely afford them opportunities to progress and prosper , there is a chance to use their privilege for good. \u2014 Ruchika Tulshyan, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Ultimately, a company that does not factor in the costs of dealing appropriately with climate change will not prosper , Ms. Grancio said. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"Those who do not prosper so well tend to be more skeptical of the system, instead choosing to accept their own experiences or those of others known to them. \u2014 Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"And that\u2019s if the money had simply remained in the Haitian economy, circulating among its farmers, laborers and merchants, without being invested in bridges, schools or factories, the sort of projects that help nations prosper . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"For example, ours is to create the world's first global sustainable marketplace and a world where profit and the planet both prosper . \u2014 Sheldon Miller, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French prosperer , from Latin prosperare to cause to succeed, from prosperus favorable"
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-sp\u0259r",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-sp\u0259r"
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"burgeon",
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"verb"
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"a period of prosperity for our nation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Opportunity fueled by leadership that cares, shares and gives is the only road to life\u2019s happiness and prosperity . \u2014 Peter Weedfald, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"No fears of nuclear war, a sense that permanent prosperity was at hand, and a smug feeling that the world was about to enter into its second American Century. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
"The tribe's forestry management also has contributed to the forest industry's current prosperity , Moore said. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 26 June 2022",
"But prosperity came during his presidency only because Mr. Clinton capitulated to Ronald Reagan\u2019s common-sense conservatism. \u2014 WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The possibility of membership in the EU, created to safeguard peace on the continent and serve as a model for the rule of law and prosperity , fulfills a wish of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Western-looking citizens. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"The possibility of membership in the EU, created to safeguard peace on the continent and serve as a model for the rule of law and prosperity , fulfills a wish of Zelenskyy and his Western-looking citizens. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"The possibility of membership in the EU, created to safeguard peace on the continent and serve as a model for the rule of law and prosperity , fulfills a wish of Zelenskyy and his Western-looking citizens. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Efrem Lukatsky, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"Originally developed in 1891 as a storage site for the Southern Pacific Railroad, Mendota was incorporated in 1942, and its prosperity hinges on the production of almonds, pistachios, melons, tomatoes and corn. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pr\u00e4-\u02c8sper-\u0259-t\u0113"
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"The company had a prosperous year.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Conversational AI is considered by enterprises as a profitable technology that can help businesses to be prosperous . \u2014 Alexey Posternak, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Neighborhoods north of the river, including Kralingen, Hillegersberg and Schiebroek, are typically more prosperous . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"But in reality, organizations that set realistic goals with this framework and seek truly sustainable solutions are the ones that will help create a more prosperous future for themselves and others. \u2014 Kate Vitasek, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Since the invasion, the most prosperous country in Europe has been reluctant to use any of its economic and military muscle to try to end the war. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"President Xi Jinping\u2019s vision of making a more powerful, prosperous country by reviving revolutionary ideals, with more economic equality and tighter party control over society and entrepreneurs. \u2014 Joe Mcdonald, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Sep. 2021",
"President Xi Jinping\u2019s vision of making a more powerful, prosperous country by reviving revolutionary ideals, with more economic equality and tighter party control over society and entrepreneurs. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Sep. 2021",
"President Xi Jinping\u2019s vision of making a more powerful, prosperous country by reviving revolutionary ideals, with more economic equality and tighter party control over society and entrepreneurs. \u2014 Joe Mcdonald, ajc , 8 Sep. 2021",
"My sentiments echoed those of millions of Afghans: that the Taliban had left and there was an opening for a better future -- for a more stable, more prosperous , more peaceful country moving forward. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 21 Aug. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin prosperosus , from Latin prosperus":""
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
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": one of several loaves of bread each with special seals on the upper side used in the Eastern Church in the preparation of the Eucharistic elements":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Greek, from Greek, offering, from prospherein to present, offer, from pros- + pherein to carry":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132754",
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"a writer who prostituted his talents by writing commercials",
"a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money",
"Noun",
"the town was horrified to discover that she had once been a prostitute",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Gormican and co-writer Kevin Etten don\u2019t account for filmgoers\u2019 ironic awareness that actors can prostitute themselves and occasionally redeem lousy assignments with exemplary work. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Prosecutors said Price met the two underage girls from Texas through Instagram and encouraged both to prostitute themselves. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Sep. 2020",
"But over the years, like in Venice and Barcelona, floods of visitors have overwhelmed local lives -- from puking stoners to prostitute stalkers. \u2014 Ruben Munsterman, Fortune , 9 June 2020",
"The victim told police that Veasley spoke to her about prostituting herself and provided her with a pack of condoms. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2020",
"Celia now takes refuge in a ravine beneath a highway overpass with other homeless children who dumpster dive for food and prostitute themselves for a few dollars or the promise of a hot meal or drugs. \u2014 Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2019",
"The woman testified that Tawfeeq talked to her about how to prostitute herself to make extra money. \u2014 Amanda Marrazzo, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
"His mother, who could not read or write, sometimes prostituted herself to keep food on the table. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Court documents suggested that the girl had a falling out with Horenstein and allegedly ended up being prostituted by another woman, 27-year-old Souprina Blanc. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Dec. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Police are thinking differently about the undetermined death of a woman previously thought to have been killed in a rash of prostitute murders on Long Island, New York. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 13 May 2022",
"But the record suggests that Comey might have had another reason for taking the unverified story of the prostitute video to Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2017",
"Now Julianna cobbles together a living as a cocktail waitress, part-time exotic dancer and quasi- prostitute . \u2014 Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Aug. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The host then paired each up with a prostitute , and hand-in-hand the couples left for private rooms, Shedd testified. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Zaremba faces one count of solicitation of a prostitute and one count of engaging in prostitution. \u2014 al , 13 Mar. 2022",
"As far as equal rights, the court said, authorities cannot separate a child from its mother based solely on the woman\u2019s being a prostitute . \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
"So Kruzan was just considered a child prostitute , and a murderess who robbed and killed her trafficker. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"That, and sheltering the prostitute Roslyn with whom he's fallen madly in love. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"Howard is tossing a prostitute out of his car in full view of Cliff Main. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
"In this modern update on Cinderella, a prostitute and a wealthy businessman fall hard for one another, forming an unlikely pair. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Philip Baker Hall plays surly gambling pro Sydney; Gweneth Paltrow plays waitress/ prostitute Clementine; John C. Reilly plays gullible loser John Finnegan; Samuel L Jackson plays slick-talking, no-nonsense casino security personnel Jimmy. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1563, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"Latin prostitutus , past participle of prostituere , from pro- before + statuere to station \u2014 more at pro- , statute":"Verb"
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct",
"-\u02ccty\u00fct",
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"She was arrested for prostitution .",
"Writing commercials was a prostitution of his talents.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of the telephone numbers the girl had provided was associated with several postings on the prostitution website listcrawler.com. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Ben Morris, a spokesperson for Fagan, said one of the refiled initiatives Fagan referenced is a proposal to legalize prostitution in Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Four Disney employees were arrested in a massive undercover operation targeting human traffickers, child predators and prostitution . \u2014 NBC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Nash faces multiple felonies, including human trafficking, cocaine possession and earning money from prostitution . \u2014 Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Pina and Lindsay then arranged prostitution appointments involving the minor victim. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The novel\u2019s crucial and most deftly handled scene comes early when Mottley first explores the slippery continuum between rape and prostitution . \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Opinions can differ on the topics addressed at Gene Epstein\u2019s Soho Forum, i.e., legalizing prostitution and abolishing all patent and copyright laws. \u2014 Martin Fridson, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"According to the new rule, people who are under threat of family violence, including stalking, or forced prostitution , can submit a request for a gun license. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 24 May 2022"
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"\u02ccpr\u00e4-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccpr\u00e4s-t\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n, -\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
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": having a prostomium":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"prostomi um + -ate":""
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"definitions":{
": the portion of the head of an annelid worm (such as an earthworm) that is situated in front of the mouth":[]
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"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin, from Greek pro- + stoma mouth \u2014 more at stomach entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063509",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[
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"enervate",
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"sap",
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],
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"\u2014 Claudia Cassidy"
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},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The police found the body in a prostrate position.",
"She was lying prostrate on the bed.",
"They were prostrate from the heat.",
"Verb",
"an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia",
"the huge increase in gas prices really prostrated the nation's economic engine",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Johnson then stood over the prostrate Davis and fired two more times into his head, prosecutors said. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
"As a prostrate Johnson held his head in both hands in disbelief, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chose to hold his head high. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Environmentalists have long pushed for prostrate milkweed protection under the Endangered Species Act. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Most were silently prostrate on their backs, their paws limp in the air, passed out in the nearly 100-degree heat. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Thomas Hayer, a twenty-two-year-old member of the Newark Mosque, fired insurance rounds at the prostrate Malcolm, hitting him in his left ankle. \u2014 Les Payne, The New Yorker , 27 Aug. 2020",
"The question is never just a question; the subject is helpless to her storytelling, a rigorous empathy that was like refuge to the Duke and Duchess, who have long been prostrate to the narratives of the tabloids. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021",
"The doctor leaves his dead son and prostrate wife to go with the excited young man. \u2014 Kurt Vonnegut, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The technique is deft and the maneuver swift as the instructor first levers his pupil onto one side, then pivots to leave him prostrate and immobilized on the dark blue mat. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"His father merely wanted Mugur to prostrate himself with repentance and patriotic vows. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Local officials across hard-knock America prostrate themselves for a chance to host it. \u2014 Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic , 12 Feb. 2021",
"Such actions are unprecedented in Thailand, where those waiting for a royal motorcade regularly sit on the ground or prostrate themselves. \u2014 Grant Peck And Chris Blake, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Oct. 2020",
"Naird\u2019s situation is of a man with ramrod-straight posture prostrated and disarrayed at many odd angles. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 28 May 2020",
"That same confidence is also what led Minlend to prostrate on the court, dejected, after USF\u2019s season came to a close with a narrow loss to juggernaut Gonzaga on March 9. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 15 Apr. 2020",
"During that service, in a sign of humble obedience, Francis prostrated himself for a few minutes on the basilica floor. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2020",
"But my resolution wasn\u2019t a self-righteous, self- prostrating chore. \u2014 Max De Haldevang, Quartz , 27 Dec. 2019",
"One protester crawled part of the route prostrated on her hands and knees, dragging bricks and empty soda cans behind her. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Dec. 2019"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"Middle English prostrat , from Anglo-French, from Latin prostratus , past participle of prosternere , from pro- before + sternere to spread out, throw down \u2014 more at strew":"Adjective"
},
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"especially British pr\u00e4-\u02c8str\u0101t",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4s-\u02cctr\u0101t",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccstr\u0101t"
],
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"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
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"burnt-out",
"bushed",
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"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
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"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
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"wearied",
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"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
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"noun"
]
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": to lie down with one's face turned toward the ground":[
"The worshippers prostrated themselves before the shrine."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132940",
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"idiom"
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"debilitate",
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"etiolate",
"sap",
"soften",
"tire",
"waste",
"weaken"
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"was prostrate from the heat"
],
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"the whole town had to prostrate itself in official apology",
"\u2014 Claudia Cassidy"
],
": to reduce to submission, helplessness, or exhaustion":[
"was prostrated with grief"
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": trailing on the ground : procumbent":[
"prostrate shrubs"
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"Adjective",
"The police found the body in a prostrate position.",
"She was lying prostrate on the bed.",
"They were prostrate from the heat.",
"Verb",
"an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia",
"the huge increase in gas prices really prostrated the nation's economic engine",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Johnson then stood over the prostrate Davis and fired two more times into his head, prosecutors said. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
"As a prostrate Johnson held his head in both hands in disbelief, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chose to hold his head high. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Environmentalists have long pushed for prostrate milkweed protection under the Endangered Species Act. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Most were silently prostrate on their backs, their paws limp in the air, passed out in the nearly 100-degree heat. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Thomas Hayer, a twenty-two-year-old member of the Newark Mosque, fired insurance rounds at the prostrate Malcolm, hitting him in his left ankle. \u2014 Les Payne, The New Yorker , 27 Aug. 2020",
"The question is never just a question; the subject is helpless to her storytelling, a rigorous empathy that was like refuge to the Duke and Duchess, who have long been prostrate to the narratives of the tabloids. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021",
"The doctor leaves his dead son and prostrate wife to go with the excited young man. \u2014 Kurt Vonnegut, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The technique is deft and the maneuver swift as the instructor first levers his pupil onto one side, then pivots to leave him prostrate and immobilized on the dark blue mat. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"His father merely wanted Mugur to prostrate himself with repentance and patriotic vows. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Local officials across hard-knock America prostrate themselves for a chance to host it. \u2014 Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic , 12 Feb. 2021",
"Such actions are unprecedented in Thailand, where those waiting for a royal motorcade regularly sit on the ground or prostrate themselves. \u2014 Grant Peck And Chris Blake, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Oct. 2020",
"Naird\u2019s situation is of a man with ramrod-straight posture prostrated and disarrayed at many odd angles. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 28 May 2020",
"That same confidence is also what led Minlend to prostrate on the court, dejected, after USF\u2019s season came to a close with a narrow loss to juggernaut Gonzaga on March 9. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 15 Apr. 2020",
"During that service, in a sign of humble obedience, Francis prostrated himself for a few minutes on the basilica floor. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2020",
"But my resolution wasn\u2019t a self-righteous, self- prostrating chore. \u2014 Max De Haldevang, Quartz , 27 Dec. 2019",
"One protester crawled part of the route prostrated on her hands and knees, dragging bricks and empty soda cans behind her. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Dec. 2019"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English prostrat , from Anglo-French, from Latin prostratus , past participle of prosternere , from pro- before + sternere to spread out, throw down \u2014 more at strew":"Adjective"
},
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"especially British pr\u00e4-\u02c8str\u0101t",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4s-\u02cctr\u0101t",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccstr\u0101t"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prostrate Adjective prone , supine , prostrate , recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface. push-ups require a prone position supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness. lying supine on the couch prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse. a runner fell prostrate at the finish line recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting. a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed",
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"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
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"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
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"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"prostration":{
"antonyms":[
"refreshment",
"rejuvenation",
"rejuvenescence",
"revitalization"
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": complete physical or mental exhaustion : collapse":[],
": the act of assuming a prostrate position":[],
": the process of being made powerless or the condition of powerlessness":[
"the country suffered economic prostration after the war"
],
": the state of being in a prostrate position : abasement":[]
},
"examples":[
"an outpatient suffering from fever, prostration , and nausea",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Negotiators claim that a deal could be days away from finalization, perhaps explaining the bizarre prostration to the rogue regime. \u2014 Carine Hajjar, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
"President Johnson, it should be noted, had recently made Boutwell\u2019s question about Congress\u2019 prostration before spreading executive tyranny slightly less hypothetical. \u2014 Alex Pareene, The New Republic , 21 Nov. 2019",
"After celebrating and embracing his teammates, Salah performs sujood, the Islamic act of prostration . \u2014 Charlene Gubash, NBC News , 10 June 2018",
"The prostration upon the sequined altar of Dancing With the Stars. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 26 Apr. 2018",
"That bending was an act of prostration to the Buddha, said Pema Chujen, a Tibetan woman who was leading a group of ethnic Han visitors around the monastery. \u2014 Edward Wong, Orange County Register , 22 Mar. 2017",
"That bending was an act of prostration to the Buddha, said Pema Chujen, a Tibetan woman who was leading a group of ethnic Han visitors around the monastery. \u2014 Edward Wong, Orange County Register , 22 Mar. 2017",
"That bending was an act of prostration to the Buddha, said Pema Chujen, a Tibetan woman who was leading a group of ethnic Han visitors around the monastery. \u2014 Edward Wong, Orange County Register , 22 Mar. 2017",
"That bending was an act of prostration to the Buddha, said Pema Chujen, a Tibetan woman who was leading a group of ethnic Han visitors around the monastery. \u2014 Edward Wong, Orange County Register , 22 Mar. 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"pr\u00e4-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"burnout",
"collapse",
"exhaustion",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"lassitude",
"tiredness",
"weariness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192909",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"protagonist":{
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"adversary",
"antagonist",
"opponent"
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": an active participant in an event":[],
": the leading actor or principal character in a television show, movie, book, etc.":[],
": the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Badlands has two protagonists and Days of Heaven four (though both movies are rich in colorful minor roles). \u2014 Richard Alleva , Commonweal , 12 Mar. 1999",
"The protagonists of Gordon's fiction are children who have been saddled with their parents' emotional bad debts. \u2014 Judith Thurman , New Yorker , 12 Mar. 1990",
"The most adamant opposition to my argument is likely to come from protagonists of secular reason \u2026 \u2014 Glenn Finder , Atlantic , December 1989",
"She was a leading protagonist in the civil rights movement.",
"Milton Friedman is usually cited as the leading American protagonist of monetarism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The protagonist , that of Suletta Mercury (shown above left), comes from a colony on Mercury and will pilot the Gundam Aerial (shown above right). \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"This protagonist , Reza (Reza Akhlaghirad), is about thirty. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
"As for the Mordor comparison, the protagonist of Tolkien's series, Frodo, eventually comes back from his trip to the land of evil, but not without making a huge sacrifice. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"The narrative quickly introduces the protagonist , who, exhibiting a tempered wisdom, performs the role of a sensible, charismatic leader with ease. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Mottley, whose upbringing was stable and loving, shares little history with her novel\u2019s 17-year-old protagonist , Kiara, whose family has been torn apart by death and prison. \u2014 Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"The gray-haired, cloak-wearing protagonist of David Cronenberg\u2019s new science-fiction film, Crimes of the Future, is a very particular sort of conceptual artist. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
"More Than Ever opens with the protagonist , H\u00e9l\u00e8ne (Vicky Krieps), staring at herself in a mirror. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"The plucky protagonist of 2021's best-selling Shady Baby (by actress Gabrielle Union and her husband, basketball star Dwyane Wade), returns in an adorable board book that teaches toddlers all about their feelings. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek pr\u014dtag\u014dnist\u0113s , from pr\u014dt- prot- + ag\u014dnist\u0113s competitor at games, actor, from ag\u014dnizesthai to compete, from ag\u014dn contest, competition at games \u2014 more at agony":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8ta-g\u0259-nist"
],
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"advocate",
"advocator",
"apostle",
"backer",
"booster",
"champion",
"espouser",
"exponent",
"expounder",
"friend",
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"gospeller",
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"hierophant",
"high priest",
"paladin",
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"proponent",
"supporter",
"true believer",
"tub-thumper",
"white knight"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172637",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"protean":{
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": displaying great diversity or variety : versatile":[],
": of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms":[]
},
"examples":[
"a protean actor who is equally comfortable with light comedy and serious drama",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Sun is dying and a bomb the size of Manhattan is all that can save it in this thrill ride from protean filmmaker Danny Boyle. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"When a protean hermeneutic rules, confusion inevitably results. \u2014 WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Making decisions about what is or isn\u2019t safe in a protean pandemic is a mental workout, essentially asking your brain to do burpees in a funhouse of distorted logic. \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"English is a big, big language \u2014 a sprawling, protean language \u2014 adopting and assimilating words and phrases from all over the world. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 21 Apr. 2022",
"This month, de Lucchi revisits the dining table and chair for Stellar Works, a furniture maker that shares his protean outlook. \u2014 WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Over the last several decades, Schnabel has taken his protean creativity into a wide variety of forums and mediums, including architecture and interior design, real estate development, furniture, and most notably film. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"English, that blessed, flexible, protean language, accommodates both. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Chris Burden\u2019s death in 2015, at only 69, ended one of the most protean and captivating art careers of the past half-century. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259n",
"\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259n, pr\u014d-\u02c8t\u0113-",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8t\u0113-",
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"protect":{
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"assail",
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"protect the goal"
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": to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as":[],
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"He had no raincoat to protect himself from the rain.",
"She keeps her jewelry protected in a safe.",
"You have to protect your business against fraud.",
"New laws have been passed to protect your privacy.",
"The forest is protected by federal law.",
"The high taxes on imported goods are intended to protect domestic producers.",
"Sunscreen helps to protect against sunburn.",
"The insurance protects you against flooding.",
"The insurance does not protect against damage caused by earthquakes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Timing had been the determining factor for both women, who agreed to speak with CNN on the condition of anonymity to protect their privacy. \u2014 Randi Kaye, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"Attending online classes helped protect teenagers\u2019 mental health when schools closed during the pandemic, according to a new study. \u2014 Nick Morrison, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Cameroon troops are being deployed to protect civilians in Akwaya, said a local government worker who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation by separatists. \u2014 Edwin Kindzeka Moki, ajc , 28 June 2022",
"Targeting Omicron alone would protect people against the strain of viruses that is actually circulating, Marks said. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"How well vaccines based on them will protect against the future iterations of the virus won't be fully known until they're being used. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"The patient, 31, who asked for anonymity to protect her privacy, had five children at home, the youngest not yet 2. \u2014 Bracey Harris, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Public notifications should carry into civil commitments to protect victim safety, Harris said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Even as the field professionalized, pockets of people with no official qualifications repeatedly stepped up to protect their communities\u2019 health. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin protectus , past participle of protegere , from pro- in front + tegere to cover \u2014 more at pro- , thatch":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8tekt"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protect defend , protect , shield , guard , safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack. defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack. defend the country protect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure. a hard hat to protect your head shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger. White House entrances are well guarded safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger. our civil liberties must be safeguarded",
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"bulwark",
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"fence",
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"guard",
"keep",
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"screen",
"secure",
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"ward"
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"protect the goal"
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"protect a lead"
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": to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as":[],
": to provide a guard or shield":[
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": to save from contingent financial loss":[]
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"examples":[
"He had no raincoat to protect himself from the rain.",
"She keeps her jewelry protected in a safe.",
"You have to protect your business against fraud.",
"New laws have been passed to protect your privacy.",
"The forest is protected by federal law.",
"The high taxes on imported goods are intended to protect domestic producers.",
"Sunscreen helps to protect against sunburn.",
"The insurance protects you against flooding.",
"The insurance does not protect against damage caused by earthquakes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Timing had been the determining factor for both women, who agreed to speak with CNN on the condition of anonymity to protect their privacy. \u2014 Randi Kaye, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"Attending online classes helped protect teenagers\u2019 mental health when schools closed during the pandemic, according to a new study. \u2014 Nick Morrison, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Cameroon troops are being deployed to protect civilians in Akwaya, said a local government worker who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation by separatists. \u2014 Edwin Kindzeka Moki, ajc , 28 June 2022",
"Targeting Omicron alone would protect people against the strain of viruses that is actually circulating, Marks said. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"How well vaccines based on them will protect against the future iterations of the virus won't be fully known until they're being used. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"The patient, 31, who asked for anonymity to protect her privacy, had five children at home, the youngest not yet 2. \u2014 Bracey Harris, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Public notifications should carry into civil commitments to protect victim safety, Harris said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Even as the field professionalized, pockets of people with no official qualifications repeatedly stepped up to protect their communities\u2019 health. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Latin protectus , past participle of protegere , from pro- in front + tegere to cover \u2014 more at pro- , thatch":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8tekt"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protect defend , protect , shield , guard , safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack. defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack. defend the country protect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure. a hard hat to protect your head shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger. White House entrances are well guarded safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger. our civil liberties must be safeguarded",
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": the freeing of the producers of a country from foreign competition in their home market by restrictions (such as high duties) on foreign competitive goods":[]
},
"examples":[
"He fights for the protection of the environment.",
"Hard hats provide protection for the workers' heads.",
"The witness was placed under police protection .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Walmart includes fraud alerts on its website, which includes possible scams such as impersonation calls and self- protection resources. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"The Stinger protection is a healthy reminder that the Tochkas can fly only so far\u2014between 44 and 75 miles, depending on the model\u2014and thus are vulnerable to detection and counterbattery fire by enemy forces that might be just a few miles away. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Waning protection could be due to the vaccines themselves or due to the emergence of coronavirus variants evading the vaccines. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Knox said his client had the gun for self- protection . \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"The protection of children has always been a top priority for me. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
"LeBaron was accused of assault and arrested in April, but during a brief hearing Tuesday her husband said a court\u2019s protection was no longer necessary. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation says the protection is critical to keep the bees from going extinct. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Sun protection is increasingly important for all of us. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8tek-sh\u0259n"
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"aegis",
"egis",
"ammunition",
"armor",
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"guard",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward"
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": one having the care of a kingdom during the king's minority : regent":[],
": one that protects : guardian":[],
": the executive head of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 to 1659":[]
},
"examples":[
"She sees her older brother as her protector .",
"a protector of free speech",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Andrew Moran, a skills coach who works with Williams, sees him as more than a dunker and rim protector and said that N.B.A. teams would be surprised by the fluidity and accuracy of his outside shot. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"An animal lover and a protector of the natural world. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"The box, paper cooler and food protector are all curbside recyclable. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"According to ancient myth, when Zeus, the king of all gods and humans was born, his mother, Rhea, sent a protector to keep her son and his nurse, a goat, safe. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
"An obsessive protector of rock\u2019s past could hold the key to its future. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"Made from breathable terry cloth, the top-selling soft mattress protector helps sleepers feel cool through the night. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"Last year Brown played closer to 365 while serving as Patrick Mahomes\u2019 blind-side protector on the Kansas City Chiefs. \u2014 Jeff Fedotin, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The 150 statues discovered were modeled after pharaonic gods -- including the protector of graves, Anubis; the god of creation of day, Nefertem; and the god of the sun and air, Amun. \u2014 Mostafa Salem, CNN , 30 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8tek-t\u0259r"
],
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"custodian",
"defender",
"guard",
"guardian",
"guardian angel",
"protection"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112604",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"affirm",
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"assert",
"aver",
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"claim",
"contend",
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"insist",
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"went under protest"
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": a solemn declaration of opinion and usually of dissent: such as":[],
": a sworn declaration that payment of a note or bill has been refused and that all responsible signers or debtors are liable for resulting loss or damage":[],
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": to make a protestation":[],
": to make a statement or gesture in objection to":[
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": to make or enter a protest":[],
": to make solemn declaration or affirmation of":[
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He heard protests from the crowd.",
"She told him to go to bed despite his protests that he wasn't tired.",
"There were cries of protest when the verdict was announced.",
"The suspect surrendered his gun without protest .",
"She was so upset by their decision that she resigned in protest .",
"The students launched a protest against the tuition increase.",
"Verb",
"The victim's family protested at the judge's sentence.",
"There is no use protesting . I will not change my mind.",
"The coach protested the referee's call.",
"The decision was protested by dozens of people.",
"Students protested at the civil rights rally.",
"They were protesting against the death penalty.",
"Peace activists protested the war.",
"She protested that the law was unfair.",
"\u201cBut I'm innocent!\u201d he protested .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Just days earlier, a group of young and prominent pro-democracy activists, including Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, had staged a sit-in protest by climbing into a giant, gilded bauhinia sculpture, a monument symbolizing the handover. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"Officials in the Chinese province of Henan have apparently misused their public health surveillance technology to stop a protest by ordinary citizens upset about bank fraud and financial impropriety. \u2014 Paul Hsieh, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"One viral video -- which has since been removed from Chinese social media -- captured a recent protest at a Shanghai compound. \u2014 Tara John, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"And while the NYC Pride March has been critiqued in the past for its corporate floats and heavy police presence, this year, the roots of Pride as protest felt more palpable than ever. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 28 June 2022",
"And the middle of it, Faith Mikolajczyk, who\u2019d never organized a protest about anything prior to Monday evening \u2014 never mind a woman\u2019s right to choose \u2014 stood there for a minute and cried. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Craig Greenberg, the Democratic mayoral candidate, also spoke on the topic at a protest in Louisville on Friday. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
"In Mobile, 19-year-old Madison Flowers had organized a separate protest . \u2014 al , 26 June 2022",
"At a protest at City Hall in Portland, Maine, much of the crowd\u2019s anger was directed at their own representative: Senator Susan Collins. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Students at Swanson Middle School in Arlington Public Schools also walked out of class to protest for 15 minutes around lunchtime. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"The year after, dozens of workers at Riot Games walked out to protest the company\u2019s handling of lawsuits accusing it of having a sexist and toxic culture. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Thousands of food-delivery drivers walked off the job in Dubai over the weekend to protest low pay and poor working conditions, a rare act of defiance in the Middle East business hub where labor actions are criminalized. \u2014 Stephen Kalin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"A couple days later, Chapek did apologize and eventually condemned the legislation, but employees still walked out to protest the company's initial response. \u2014 Sean Griffin For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Pine Bluff High School students walked out of class last Thursday to protest the lack of safety on their campus and around the city, given recent acts of violence that claimed student Tristian Harris, 17, and other local teens. \u2014 I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Last week, students at dozens of Florida schools walked out their classes to protest the legislation. \u2014 Tim Craig, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Young Chicano activists walked out of schools to protest inadequacies in education. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The shooting unfolded hours after half a dozen camera crew workers were replaced by nonunion workers who had walked off set to protest unsafe working conditions, the Los Angeles Times reported. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French protester , from Latin protestari , from pro- forth + testari to call to witness \u2014 more at pro- , testament":"Verb",
"Middle English, from protester":"Noun"
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8test",
"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cctest",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8test"
],
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"challenge",
"complaint",
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"demurrer",
"difficulty",
"exception",
"expostulation",
"fuss",
"kick",
"objection",
"question",
"remonstrance",
"stink"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001240",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"definitions":{
": inclined to Protestant Christianity":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"protestant entry 1 + -ish":""
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4t\u0259-",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4t\u0259st\u0259ntish"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132316",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb,"
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": to make Protestant : convert to Protestantism":[]
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"protestant entry 1 + -ize":""
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"-n\u2027\u02cct\u012bz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041719",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
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"disavowal"
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": the act of protesting : a solemn declaration or avowal":[]
},
"examples":[
"Despite his protestations to the contrary, he appears to be guilty.",
"the governor went on television to make a passionate protestation of his innocence in the bribery scandal",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This was a strange protestation for an author whose subjects include overbearing Jewish parents and rebellious sons, circumcision, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and the diasporic condition (as well as unexpected uses for kosher liver). \u2014 The Economist , 31 Mar. 2021",
"But at least Maria can enjoy some acrobatic lovemaking with him in between his pouty protestations . \u2014 Glenn Kenny, New York Times , 7 May 2020",
"His protestations may well hold the answer on striking the right balance. \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartz , 12 May 2020",
"Both the participants and audience have come to realize looking foolish is an acceptable tradeoff for the most obvious reward -- not love, protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, but achieving those coveted 15 minutes of fame. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Chanel Rion of One America News Network, a Trump-friendly outlet, and Brian Karem of Playboy, a vocal detractor of the president, share similar frustrations with the WHCA, which is refusing to budge despite their protestations . \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 7 Apr. 2020",
"For all these protestations , the market has treated it as a turning point. \u2014 John Authers | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 13 Nov. 2019",
"The Justice Department denied McCabe's appeal to avoid criminal charges, but the case still appears to be in limbo despite a judge's protestation . \u2014 Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner , 14 Feb. 2020",
"Howell also found that despite public protestations from the Trump administration that House Democrats have not actually launched a formal impeachment inquiry, one is underway. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Oct. 2019"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpr\u00e4-t\u0259-\u02c8st\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"-\u02ccte-",
"\u02ccpr\u014d-"
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"affirmation",
"assertion",
"asseveration",
"avouchment",
"avowal",
"claim",
"declaration",
"insistence",
"profession"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073622",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"protesting":{
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"affirm",
"allege",
"assert",
"aver",
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"avow",
"claim",
"contend",
"declare",
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"profess",
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": a solemn declaration of opinion and usually of dissent: such as":[],
": a sworn declaration that payment of a note or bill has been refused and that all responsible signers or debtors are liable for resulting loss or damage":[],
": an objection made to an official or a governing body of a sport":[],
": to execute or have executed a formal protest against (something, such as a bill or note)":[],
": to make a protestation":[],
": to make a statement or gesture in objection to":[
"protested the abuses of human rights"
],
": to make or enter a protest":[],
": to make solemn declaration or affirmation of":[
"protest my innocence"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He heard protests from the crowd.",
"She told him to go to bed despite his protests that he wasn't tired.",
"There were cries of protest when the verdict was announced.",
"The suspect surrendered his gun without protest .",
"She was so upset by their decision that she resigned in protest .",
"The students launched a protest against the tuition increase.",
"Verb",
"The victim's family protested at the judge's sentence.",
"There is no use protesting . I will not change my mind.",
"The coach protested the referee's call.",
"The decision was protested by dozens of people.",
"Students protested at the civil rights rally.",
"They were protesting against the death penalty.",
"Peace activists protested the war.",
"She protested that the law was unfair.",
"\u201cBut I'm innocent!\u201d he protested .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Just days earlier, a group of young and prominent pro-democracy activists, including Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, had staged a sit-in protest by climbing into a giant, gilded bauhinia sculpture, a monument symbolizing the handover. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"Officials in the Chinese province of Henan have apparently misused their public health surveillance technology to stop a protest by ordinary citizens upset about bank fraud and financial impropriety. \u2014 Paul Hsieh, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"One viral video -- which has since been removed from Chinese social media -- captured a recent protest at a Shanghai compound. \u2014 Tara John, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"And while the NYC Pride March has been critiqued in the past for its corporate floats and heavy police presence, this year, the roots of Pride as protest felt more palpable than ever. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 28 June 2022",
"And the middle of it, Faith Mikolajczyk, who\u2019d never organized a protest about anything prior to Monday evening \u2014 never mind a woman\u2019s right to choose \u2014 stood there for a minute and cried. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Craig Greenberg, the Democratic mayoral candidate, also spoke on the topic at a protest in Louisville on Friday. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
"In Mobile, 19-year-old Madison Flowers had organized a separate protest . \u2014 al , 26 June 2022",
"At a protest at City Hall in Portland, Maine, much of the crowd\u2019s anger was directed at their own representative: Senator Susan Collins. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Students at Swanson Middle School in Arlington Public Schools also walked out of class to protest for 15 minutes around lunchtime. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"The year after, dozens of workers at Riot Games walked out to protest the company\u2019s handling of lawsuits accusing it of having a sexist and toxic culture. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Thousands of food-delivery drivers walked off the job in Dubai over the weekend to protest low pay and poor working conditions, a rare act of defiance in the Middle East business hub where labor actions are criminalized. \u2014 Stephen Kalin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"A couple days later, Chapek did apologize and eventually condemned the legislation, but employees still walked out to protest the company's initial response. \u2014 Sean Griffin For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Pine Bluff High School students walked out of class last Thursday to protest the lack of safety on their campus and around the city, given recent acts of violence that claimed student Tristian Harris, 17, and other local teens. \u2014 I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Last week, students at dozens of Florida schools walked out their classes to protest the legislation. \u2014 Tim Craig, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Young Chicano activists walked out of schools to protest inadequacies in education. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The shooting unfolded hours after half a dozen camera crew workers were replaced by nonunion workers who had walked off set to protest unsafe working conditions, the Los Angeles Times reported. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French protester , from Latin protestari , from pro- forth + testari to call to witness \u2014 more at pro- , testament":"Verb",
"Middle English, from protester":"Noun"
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8test",
"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cctest",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8test"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protest Verb assert , declare , affirm , protest , avow mean to state positively usually in anticipation of denial or objection. assert implies stating confidently without need for proof or regard for evidence. asserted that modern music is just noise declare stresses open or public statement. declared her support for the candidate affirm implies conviction based on evidence, experience, or faith. affirmed the existence of an afterlife protest emphasizes affirming in the face of denial or doubt. protested that he really had been misquoted avow stresses frank declaration and acknowledgment of personal responsibility for what is declared. avowed that all investors would be repaid in full",
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"challenge",
"complaint",
"demur",
"demurral",
"demurrer",
"difficulty",
"exception",
"expostulation",
"fuss",
"kick",
"objection",
"question",
"remonstrance",
"stink"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194717",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"proteus":{
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": a Greek sea god capable of assuming different forms":[],
": any of a genus ( Proteus ) of aerobic usually motile enterobacteria that include saprophytes in decaying organic matter and a common causative agent ( P. mirabilis ) of urinary tract infections":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1896, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek Pr\u014dteus":"Noun",
"New Latin, from Latin, Proteus":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0113-\u0259s",
"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccty\u00fcs",
"\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259s",
"-\u02cct\u00fcs",
"-t\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031035",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"prototype":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design of a construction (such as an airplane)":[],
": a standard or typical example":[],
": an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later type":[],
": an original model on which something is patterned : archetype":[]
},
"examples":[
"They tested the prototype of the car.",
"He is developing a prototype for his invention.",
"He is the prototype of a conservative businessman.",
"The Sherlock Holmes stories are the prototypes of modern detective stories.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Apricale on show at Goodwood does not appear to be fully functional, with the first XP1 prototype due later in 2022. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The prototype the marque brought to the English event was covered in an intricate camouflage pattern that serves to hide many details. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"At first glance, the AIX prototype looks similar to a regular business class airplane seat. \u2014 CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The prototype cost Demond $6 to produce and about a year to bring to market. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022",
"To be fair, N\u00fa\u00f1ez Vicente knows this prototype isn\u2019t the final version and hopes to continue getting feedback on his design. \u2014 Matthew Kitchen, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"The new prototype will be on display at Goodwood along with Polestar\u2019s electric roadster concept and the Polestar 2 BST Edition 270. \u2014 Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
"The auction started at $450, but there were no bids for the 128GB prototype . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 31 May 2022",
"The original Marble Man prototype of Marble Madness II featured some over-the-top animations. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Greek pr\u014dtotypon , from neuter of pr\u014dtotypos archetypal, from pr\u014dt- + typos type":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0259-\u02cct\u012bp"
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"case",
"example",
"exemplar",
"exemplification",
"illustration",
"instance",
"representative",
"sample",
"specimen"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185604",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"protract":{
"antonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"cut",
"cut back",
"shorten"
],
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": delay , defer":[],
": to extend forward or outward \u2014 compare retract sense 1":[],
": to prolong in time or space : continue":[]
},
"examples":[
"the highway project was protracted by years of litigation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That could take some time, that could really protract things. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Epidemics can be short-lived or protracted , or, like the Justinianic plague, recurrent. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
"The process of making sourdough is protracted , but Petrarca and Richardson said the crusty, tangy result is worth the effort. \u2014 David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Ammon Bundy is the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who in 2014 engaged in a protracted battled with the federal Bureau of Land Management over grazing rights for his cattle. \u2014 Anna-maja Rappard, CNN , 9 Apr. 2020",
"Some of these regions have protracted and incredibly violent conflicts. \u2014 John D'anna, azcentral , 17 Dec. 2019",
"Instead of yielding an emphatic victory for one side and, conversely, an incontrovertible defeat for the other, modern armed conflicts are prone to descend into protracted , drawn out endgames. \u2014 Cian O'driscoll, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2019",
"But the road to the referendum was protracted and bloody. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Nov. 2019",
"In his speech, Johnson delivered what amounted to a breezy dismissal of May\u2019s protracted and ultimately unsuccessful efforts to win lawmakers\u2019 approval for a divorce agreement with the EU. \u2014 Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin protractus , past participle of protrahere , literally, to draw forward, from pro- forward + trahere to draw \u2014 more at pro-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8trakt",
"pr\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protract extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
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"drag (out)",
"draw out",
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"outstretch",
"prolong",
"stretch"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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": protractor":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"by alteration":""
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"pronounciation":[
"-t\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130957",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": capable of being protracted"
],
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"-t\u0259b\u0259l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-050956",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"protractile":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being thrust out":[
"protractile jaws"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin protractus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8trak-t\u1d4al",
"pr\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034529",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"protraction":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the act of protracting : the state of being protracted":[],
": the drawing to scale of an area of land":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The sculpture had become, after all these years, about the protraction of the human foot and the celestial head. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The White House is preparing for President Trump\u2019s impeachment trial to drag into next week amid fears that Senate rules and Democratic protractions will delay his acquittal. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 31 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Late Latin protraction-, protractio act of drawing out, from protrahere":""
},
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"pr\u014d-\u02c8trak-sh\u0259n",
"-\u02c8trak-sh\u0259n",
"pr\u0259-"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182034",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"protractor":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a muscle that extends a part":[],
": an instrument for laying down and measuring angles in drawing and plotting":[],
": one that protracts":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But apologies, forgiveness, and reconciliation are not points on a protractor . \u2014 cleveland , 10 May 2022",
"But apologies, forgiveness, and reconciliation are not points on a protractor . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
"Guns lay on the coffee table, beside a protractor and a jar of beet juice. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The defense trumpeted this revelation, but the D.A. called it flawed and stuck by the original protractor -and-eyeball results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021",
"The fixture's arm is clipped to some nearby object to anchor the protractor dial, which must be returned to zero after the initial torque is applied. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2021",
"The fixture's arm is clipped to some nearby object to anchor the protractor dial, which must be returned to zero after the initial torque is applied. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2021",
"The fixture's arm is clipped to some nearby object to anchor the protractor dial, which must be returned to zero after the initial torque is applied. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2021",
"The fixture's arm is clipped to some nearby object to anchor the protractor dial, which must be returned to zero after the initial torque is applied. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2021"
],
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8trak-t\u0259r",
"-t\u0259r",
"pr\u0259-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044741",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"definitions":{
": an utterance (such as a speech) designed to instruct and persuade":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1678, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Late Latin protrepticus hortatory, encouraging, from Greek protreptikos , from protrepein to turn forward, urge on, from pro- + trepein to turn":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8trep-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114933",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"protriaene":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a triaene in which the cladi point in a direction opposite to that of the shaft":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"pro- entry 1 + triaene":""
},
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"(\u02c8)pr\u014d\u2027+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115158",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hypothetical free-swimming primitive organism resembling a simple trochophore and regarded as indicating the way of transition from radial to bilateral symmetry":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + troch- + -ula (feminine of -ulus -ule)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d\u2027\u02c8tr\u00e4ky\u0259l\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003852",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": protrusible":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d\u2027\u02c8tr\u00fcd\u0259b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054226",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"protrude":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cause to project":[],
": to jut out from the surrounding surface or context":[
"a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket"
],
": to thrust forward":[]
},
"examples":[
"His lower jaw protrudes slightly.",
"A handkerchief protruded from his shirt pocket.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other dash and windshield mounts often use longer (four- or five-inch) arms that protrude from a base. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020",
"In the intervening months there have been lots of rumors, many pointing to a radically different design without the distinctive stalks that protrude from the ears. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"After a cut, two officers hold closed the rear door of a hatchback police car, trapping the man\u2019s thrashing legs, which protrude from the trunk as a whitish gas pours out around them. \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"That the women are solitary \u2014 save for one whose foot stretches across a diptych to protrude slightly into another\u2019s territory \u2014 reflects pandemic-era isolation. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"There are also reports that the camera bump will protrude a bit more than on the iPhone 13 Pro models. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Six arms protrude from the top, hoisting giant blocks into the sky. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The latter has a screen with curved edges, rectangular corners, flat top and bottom sides, and rear cameras that protrude independently on the back. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Inside the lobby, larger-than-life renditions of Tupac\u2019s various tattoos protrude from the walls, giving museum-goers a deeper understanding of the art that decorated his body. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin protrudere , from pro- + trudere to thrust \u2014 more at threat":""
},
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"pr\u014d-\u02c8tr\u00fcd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081425",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"protrudent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": protruding , projecting , bulging":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin protrudent-, protrudens , present participle of protrudere to protrude":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-d\u1d4ant"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060319",
"type":[
"adjective"
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},
"protruding":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cause to project":[],
": to jut out from the surrounding surface or context":[
"a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket"
],
": to thrust forward":[]
},
"examples":[
"His lower jaw protrudes slightly.",
"A handkerchief protruded from his shirt pocket.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other dash and windshield mounts often use longer (four- or five-inch) arms that protrude from a base. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020",
"In the intervening months there have been lots of rumors, many pointing to a radically different design without the distinctive stalks that protrude from the ears. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"After a cut, two officers hold closed the rear door of a hatchback police car, trapping the man\u2019s thrashing legs, which protrude from the trunk as a whitish gas pours out around them. \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"That the women are solitary \u2014 save for one whose foot stretches across a diptych to protrude slightly into another\u2019s territory \u2014 reflects pandemic-era isolation. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"There are also reports that the camera bump will protrude a bit more than on the iPhone 13 Pro models. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Six arms protrude from the top, hoisting giant blocks into the sky. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The latter has a screen with curved edges, rectangular corners, flat top and bottom sides, and rear cameras that protrude independently on the back. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Inside the lobby, larger-than-life renditions of Tupac\u2019s various tattoos protrude from the walls, giving museum-goers a deeper understanding of the art that decorated his body. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
},
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"Latin protrudere , from pro- + trudere to thrust \u2014 more at threat":""
},
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"pr\u014d-\u02c8tr\u00fcd"
],
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"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185953",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"protrusile":{
"antonyms":[],
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": so made that it can be protruded":[
"a protrusile proboscis"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"protrus ion + -ile":""
},
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"|z|",
"-(\u02cc)|s|il",
"pr\u014d\u2027\u02c8tr\u00fc\u02cc|s|\u012bl",
"-|s|\u0259l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221627",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
]
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"cavity",
"concave",
"concavity",
"dent",
"depression",
"dint",
"hollow",
"indent",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"pit",
"recess"
],
"definitions":{
": something (such as an anatomical part or excrescence) that protrudes":[],
": the act of protruding : the state of being protruded":[]
},
"examples":[
"bony protrusions on the outside of the elbow",
"a roof with many protrusions",
"The pain was caused by a protrusion of a disc in his lower back.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For those who received a nipple graft following their breast reconstruction surgeries, which leaves a small bump to mimic the protrusion of the original nipple, 4D repigmentation is an option. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In a 13th-century portrait attributed to the Chinese monk Hu Zhifu, for example, a man displays the marks of enlightenment: the small circle on his forehead, hair in tight curls, the protrusion at the apex of the skull. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Not so with the latest Navigator, which has LINCOLN plastered across its stern and the brand's crosshair emblem set as a nearly foot-tall protrusion within its gently redrawn grille. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 4 Mar. 2022",
"In girls transitioning to boys, testosterone generally leads to permanent voice-lowering, facial hair and protrusion of the Adam\u2019s apple, said Dr. Stephanie Roberts, a specialist at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s Gender Management Service. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"To get plant cuttings, look for the node\u2014a small protrusion that will turn into roots\u2014between each leaf or set of leaves. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022",
"There also appears to be a small protrusion on the front of the roof that could be a Lidar sensor like on the new Lotus Eletre. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 11 Apr. 2022",
"And the protrusion is there to stay for one more year. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Enlarge / Fire ants form a protrusion from an ant raft. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin protrudere":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8tr\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protrusion projection , protrusion , protuberance , bulge mean an extension beyond the normal line or surface. projection implies a jutting out especially at a sharp angle. those projections along the wall are safety hazards protrusion suggests a thrusting out so that the extension seems a deformity. the bizarre protrusions of a coral reef protuberance implies a growing or swelling out in rounded form. a skin disease marked by warty protuberances bulge suggests an expansion caused by internal pressure. bulges in the tile floor",
"synonyms":[
"bulge",
"bunch",
"convexity",
"jut",
"overhang",
"projection",
"protuberance",
"swell"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013056",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"protrusive":{
"antonyms":[
"unobtrusive"
],
"definitions":{
": obtrusive , pushing":[
"a coarse protrusive manner"
],
": prominent , protuberant":[
"a protrusive jaw"
],
": thrusting forward":[]
},
"examples":[
"his protrusive way of helping his coworkers usually provokes resentment, not gratitude",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lumbar support on the mesh back is very good and the curve is well-placed and protrusive enough to support my slightly more pronounced back curvature perfectly. \u2014 Corey Gaskin And Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 11 Sep. 2020",
"Her sweetheart gown is sleeveless, secured by a strip of organza encircling each arm; her chest bereft of jewelry, only her protrusive collarbones accessorize her d\u00e9colletage. \u2014 Hannah Seidlitz, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-ziv",
"-\u02c8tr\u00fc-siv, -ziv",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8tr\u00fc-siv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"busy",
"interfering",
"intruding",
"intrusive",
"meddlesome",
"meddling",
"nosy",
"nosey",
"obtrusive",
"officious",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"prying",
"pushing",
"pushy",
"snoopy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111904",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"protuberance":{
"antonyms":[
"cavity",
"concave",
"concavity",
"dent",
"depression",
"dint",
"hollow",
"indent",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"pit",
"recess"
],
"definitions":{
": something that is protuberant":[],
": the quality or state of being protuberant":[]
},
"examples":[
"the tree trunk had several mossy protuberances where branches had once grown",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One particularly exciting aspect of the Wyoming fossil is a bony protuberance over its eye sockets, which is not a feature seen in nocturnal birds. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022",
"When an untitled 6\u00bd-foot piece \u2014 a looping, lobed protuberance that dangles from the ceiling \u2014 was auctioned at Christie\u2019s in 2020, bidding climbed to $5.4 million, which was above the high estimate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Tourists speeding toward Grand Canyon National Park rarely notice the rocky protuberance that juts above the flat expanse of Arizona's Coconino Plateau. \u2014 USA Today , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Tourists speeding north on Arizona State Route 64 toward Grand Canyon National Park rarely notice the rocky protuberance that juts above the flat expanse of the Coconino Plateau about 2 miles to the east. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 16 Aug. 2021",
"That explained the protuberance on its snout, which resembled a tiny battering ram. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 24 July 2021",
"Per Live Science, other species of female mantises are also known to call in nearby suitors with pheromones released from a less showy gland located in roughly the same part of their exoskeleton as the dragon mantis\u2019 protuberance . \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2021",
"The presence of this protuberance encouraged the wind to pass around it, reinforcing its tendency to dig more deeply closer to the rim, hollowing out a doughnut trench. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Henry VIII remains the poster boy for codpieces, those profane protuberances that drew eyes crotchward in the sixteenth century. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 23 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8t\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s",
"pr\u014d-\u02c8t(y)\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s",
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protuberance projection , protrusion , protuberance , bulge mean an extension beyond the normal line or surface. projection implies a jutting out especially at a sharp angle. those projections along the wall are safety hazards protrusion suggests a thrusting out so that the extension seems a deformity. the bizarre protrusions of a coral reef protuberance implies a growing or swelling out in rounded form. a skin disease marked by warty protuberances bulge suggests an expansion caused by internal pressure. bulges in the tile floor",
"synonyms":[
"bulge",
"bunch",
"convexity",
"jut",
"overhang",
"projection",
"protrusion",
"swell"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031307",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"protuberant":{
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": thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface often as a rounded mass : prominent":[
"protuberant eyes"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tourists were free to go to Gibraltar, which is literally a bright spot\u2014an anomalous British territory on a headland on the sunny southern coast of Spain, just over a tenth of the area of Manhattan, most of which is protuberant rock. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 26 May 2021",
"Bevelled edges flirt with object-ness, making the works seem fat material presentations, protuberant from walls, rather than pictures. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2020",
"Meanwhile, Angela is carrying on with protuberant tennis pro Tony Parker (Andrew Carter), who becomes the object of lust to both Edith and Angela's gay son, Lance (Tom DeTrinis). \u2014 F. Kathleen Foley, latimes.com , 17 May 2018",
"If, for instance, a weak bladder leads a child to perform poorly in timed exams or protuberant ears means bullying blighted their education, genetic variants for these traits will show up as disadvantageous. \u2014 The Economist , 26 Mar. 2018",
"Remember the beefy Mitch (David Hasselhoff back then, now the ever-affable Dwayne Johnson) a smirking beach god with protuberant pectorals? \u2014 Karen D'souza, The Mercury News , 24 May 2017",
"Hoopskirts like armor, frilly materials made knife-sharp, curlers or a heeled pump worn as a protuberant helmet: this is female attire that makes a statement, at once protective and aggressive. \u2014 The New Yorker , 12 May 2013",
"Her exceptionally protuberant breasts and derri\u00e8re, which rendered her an object not only of curiosity but also of lust. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 15 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin protuberant-, protuberans , present participle of protuberare to bulge out, from Latin pro- forward + tuber excrescence, swelling; perhaps akin to Latin tum\u0113re to swell \u2014 more at thumb entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pr\u014d-\u02c8t\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
"-b(\u0259-)r\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035233",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"protutor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who acts as tutor without legal appointment or one who marries a tutoress and is equally responsible with her":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin protut ela vice-tutelage (from Latin pro- pro- entry 1 + tutela tutelage) + English -or (as in tutor )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)pr\u014d+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125634",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"protutory":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": the office or tenure of office of a protutor"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"protutor + -y"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u00fct\u0259r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120946",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"protype":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the first intact described specimen of a fossil species previously known only from an incomplete type":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"pro- entry 1 + type":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u014d+\u02cc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113113",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proud":{
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"lowly",
"modest"
],
"definitions":{
": feeling or showing pride: such as":[],
": giving reason for pride : glorious":[
"the proudest moment in her life"
],
": having or displaying excessive self-esteem":[],
": having proper self-respect":[],
": marked by stateliness : magnificent":[],
": much pleased : exultant":[],
": raised above a surrounding area":[
"a proud design on a stamp"
],
": vigorous , spirited":[
"a proud steed"
]
},
"examples":[
"They are the proud parents of a hero.",
"I was proud that I never gave in.",
"She's the proud owner of a new car.",
"Her proudest accomplishment was to finish school.",
"He has a proud manner.",
"a proud and opinionated person",
"She's too proud to accept their charity.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scherr said the Uganda lacrosse program should be proud of reaching this stage. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
"The team is proud of its lagers and German styles in particular. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 27 June 2022",
"Zauner likes to think that her mother would be proud of her. \u2014 Ken Olshansky, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Your success is directly tied to your customers, so be proud of them. \u2014 Rachel Carpenter, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The place is proud of its beer choices and onsite mixologist. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Jackson said that Dred and Harriet Scott would be proud of the work that was done. \u2014 CBS News , 20 June 2022",
"Nonetheless, Twyman was proud of everyone's accomplishments across the board. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
"The actress is proud of her trans status but acknowledges the prickly nuances of being someone expected to bear the weight of representation on their shoulders. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English pr\u016bd , probably from Old French prod, prud, prou advantageous, just, wise, bold, from Late Latin prode advantage, advantageous, back-formation from Latin prodesse to be advantageous, from pro-, prod- for, in favor + esse to be \u2014 more at pro- , is":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8prau\u0307d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proud proud , arrogant , haughty , lordly , insolent , overbearing , supercilious , disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors. proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness. too proud to take charity arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted. a conceited and arrogant executive haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position. a haughty aristocrat lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power. a lordly condescension insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness. ignored by an insolent waiter overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence. an overbearing supervisor supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness. an aloof and supercilious manner disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness. disdainful of their social inferiors",
"synonyms":[
"disdainful",
"haughty",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"prideful",
"superior"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035835",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"proud flesh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an excessive growth of granulation tissue":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230128",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proudful":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": marked by or full of pride":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So companies seeking young professionals are crafting benefits to help employees be purposeful, proudful and personal. \u2014 Rick Montgomery, kansascity , 27 Apr. 2018"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8prau\u0307d-f\u0259l"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8prau\u0307d-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
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"They are the proud parents of a hero.",
"I was proud that I never gave in.",
"She's the proud owner of a new car.",
"Her proudest accomplishment was to finish school.",
"He has a proud manner.",
"a proud and opinionated person",
"She's too proud to accept their charity.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scherr said the Uganda lacrosse program should be proud of reaching this stage. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
"The team is proud of its lagers and German styles in particular. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 27 June 2022",
"Zauner likes to think that her mother would be proud of her. \u2014 Ken Olshansky, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Your success is directly tied to your customers, so be proud of them. \u2014 Rachel Carpenter, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The place is proud of its beer choices and onsite mixologist. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Jackson said that Dred and Harriet Scott would be proud of the work that was done. \u2014 CBS News , 20 June 2022",
"Nonetheless, Twyman was proud of everyone's accomplishments across the board. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
"The actress is proud of her trans status but acknowledges the prickly nuances of being someone expected to bear the weight of representation on their shoulders. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Old English pr\u016bd , probably from Old French prod, prud, prou advantageous, just, wise, bold, from Late Latin prode advantage, advantageous, back-formation from Latin prodesse to be advantageous, from pro-, prod- for, in favor + esse to be \u2014 more at pro- , is":""
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": to turn out especially after trial or test":[
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"The charges against him were never proved in court.",
"The government failed to prove its case.",
"It could not be proven that the suspect stole the money.",
"A person who is charged with a crime is considered innocent until proved guilty.",
"mathematicians trying to prove a theorem",
"To prove her point , she got out the old research.",
"The tests proved the vaccine to be effective.",
"Her second album was a hit that proved her critics wrong.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This helps owners prove the provenance and authenticity of their digital items, protecting those that create the files from theft and unauthorized reproduction. \u2014 Kj Dhaliwal, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Keith Chrestman, the prosecuting attorney for the 2nd Judicial District of Arkansas, argued in a court document that finding someone else's DNA on the evidence would not prove Echols innocent given other evidence shown in trial. \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Using digital models, Krahl virtually reproduced a simulation of the functional loads, saying the models could indirectly prove the flipper-twisting potential of the Plesiosaurs. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"Severino, a right-handed hitter, has decent pop and should prove valuable against left-handed pitching, one of Milwaukee's weaknesses so far this season. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"Maatman says that the majors\u2019 role could prove a central issue in the case. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Some of the participants, like Misba Khan, a jovial Pakistani-British mother and Muslim chaplain, have zero experience in such endeavors; but her compassion and sense of humor prove a key to the mission\u2019s success. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"The unexpected finding, published Thursday in the journal Science, suggests that the species\u2014which typically depends on sea ice for hunting seals\u2014may prove surprisingly resilient in the face of the continuing loss of sea ice as the climate warms. \u2014 Eric Niiler, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"This crude invective, from a Russian politician once seen as milder and more pro-European than his master, Mr. Putin, indicated how harsh the confrontation between Russia and the West has become and how elusive peace may prove . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French prover, pruver , from Latin probare to test, prove, from probus good, honest, from pro- for, in favor + -bus (akin to Old English b\u0113on to be) \u2014 more at pro- , be":""
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"\u02c8pr\u00fcv"
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"demonstrate",
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"idiom"
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"idiom"
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": to turn out to be satisfactory or as expected":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190918",
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
": dry food for domestic animals : feed":[],
": food , victuals":[]
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"a chef who prides himself on creating all of his dishes from local provender",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The outdoor market is a repository of Normandy foods with all the region\u2019s seasonal provender , right now teeming with wild mushrooms. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"No matter, the paucity of provender assured that no one would miss the arrival of King Jayme and Queen Jason. \u2014 al , 20 Feb. 2020",
"This, combined with a burgeoning demand for local provender on the part of city restaurants, fertilized a revival of small-scale agriculture in the region. \u2014 Bryan Miller, Town & Country , 8 Sep. 2013"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French provende, provendre , from Medieval Latin provenda , alteration of praebenda prebend":""
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259n-d\u0259r"
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"bread",
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"viands",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": origin , source"
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"1882, in the meaning defined above"
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"alteration of provenance"
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0113-ny\u0259n(t)s",
"-n\u0113-\u0259n(t)s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001710",
"type":[
"noun"
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": demonstrably as stated : without doubt or uncertainty":[]
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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"British also \u02c8pr\u014d-",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061502",
"type":[
"adverb"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a proventriculus":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin proventricul us + English -ar":""
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"\u00a6pr\u014dven\u2027\u00a6triky\u0259l\u0259(r)"
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"circa 1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"New Latin":""
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"\u02ccpr\u014d-ven-\u02c8trik-y\u0259-l\u0259s",
"\u02ccpr\u014d-ven-\u02c8tri-ky\u0259-l\u0259s"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": byword sense 4":[],
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"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"her grandfather has a proverb for every occasion",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"An old English proverb says there\u2019s no substitute for experience, and racing drivers tend to agree. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Co-author Heiko Pr\u00fcmers, of the German Archaeological Institute, references an old Spanish proverb asserting no one is so blind as the one who doesn\u2019t want to see. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"As the proverb goes, one swallow does not a summer make. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Even during talks with some truly noxious rivals throughout history, Washington would adopt a Russian proverb doveryai, no proveryai\u2014or as Americans came to know it via Ronald Reagan, trust but verify. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 30 Mar. 2022",
"His productivity mentality, as evidenced in his influential Poor Richard\u2019s Almanack from which the above proverb is taken, extends a line of thinking on making the most of your day going back hundreds of years, if not more. \u2014 Dorian Rolston, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"As the old proverb goes: There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. \u2014 Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure , 26 Feb. 2022",
"There's an old proverb that says tragedy comes in threes, and the Daniels family of New Berlin is all too familiar. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022",
"As the proverb goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 22 Jan. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1907, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"Middle English proverbe , from Anglo-French, from Latin proverbium , from pro- + verbum word \u2014 more at word":"Noun"
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"\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccv\u0259rb",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccv\u0259rb",
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"adage",
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"maxim",
"saw",
"saying",
"sententia",
"word"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075514",
"type":[
"noun",
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"provide":{
"antonyms":[
"hold (back)",
"keep (back)",
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"retain",
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": to have as a condition : stipulate":[
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"the Constitution \u2026 provides for an elected two-chamber legislature",
"\u2014 Current Biography"
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"The website provides information about local activities.",
"The curtains on the windows provide privacy.",
"The school provided new uniforms for the band.",
"The goal is to provide health care to as many people as possible.",
"Coffee and doughnuts will be provided at the meeting.",
"The website provides users with information about local activities.",
"The school provided the band with new uniforms.",
"The store provides its customers with excellent service.",
"Workers were provided with gloves for protection.",
"The contract provides that certain deadlines will be met.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Such remote stations provide a further challenge with just getting power to them. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Plein Air artists, musicians and craftsmen will provide additional entertainment in the gardens. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"The bill would provide funding for states to create programs that could keep weapons away from people who are dangers to themselves or others, often called red flag laws. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 24 June 2022",
"The spacecraft can provide more data about power and propulsion requirements for the Gateway. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Vines also can provide colorful blooms, nectar for pollinators and wildlife cover. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2022",
"Once again, human psychology might provide the answer. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
"One funding decision that would aim to end HIV \u2014 and that goal can be achieved \u2014 would also provide long-term benefits for the entire health care system. \u2014 Carl Schmid, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"And so that would even provide a bigger relief for drivers. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin provid\u0113re , literally, to see ahead, from pro- forward + vid\u0113re to see \u2014 more at pro- , wit":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd"
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"deliver",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112645",
"type":[
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"provide (for)":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to cause (something) to be available or to happen in the future":[
"The contract provides for 10 paid holidays.",
"The law provides for the appointment of a new official."
],
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"They agreed to provide for the child's education."
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"antonyms":[
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"wastefulness"
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"(a northern arm of Narragansett Bay) population 178,042":[
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"examples":[
"practicing its customary providence , the snowbound family was able to make the meager stores last until help arrived",
"had the providence to lay in supplies before the storm hit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So it\u2019s an accident\u2014maybe an accident caused by providence . \u2014 Dennis Lim, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
"Directing the classic Russian play, which deals with the loss of one\u2019s home and motherland, is another bit of providence . \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Nevertheless, the fleeting encounter of the emperor and the philosopher was the stuff of providence \u2014as if the arc of history had intersected with the designs of history\u2019s philosopher-architect. \u2014 Jeffrey Collins, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In the familiar European lore vampires can be repelled with a crucifix, scalded with holy water or burned by sunlight, a longstanding symbol of providence . \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"To him, there\u2019s providence behind the symmetry of the circumstances of his first starts at LSU and Auburn. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 17 Nov. 2021",
"The church\u2019s piano was supposed to be dedicated with a virtual recital on Feb. 21, but again providence \u2014 in the form of a hellacious deep freeze on Valentine\u2019s Day \u2014 had other ideas. \u2014 Cheryl Hall, Dallas News , 13 June 2021",
"The show felt almost like providence , as Farahani views all her past roles. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
"But by 1994, when I.O.E.\u2019s president presented Moon with a golden trophy during a celebration of Moon\u2019s ocean providence at a church estate in the Hudson Valley, the direction of what Moon put in motion was increasingly clear. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin providentia , from provident-, providens":""
},
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"-\u02ccden(t)s",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259-d\u0259ns"
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"economy",
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"thrift"
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"type":[
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"antonyms":[
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"it is possible to be provident without being miserly",
"her provident measures kept us safe while we waited out the hurricane",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"Social Security would likely be replaced also with a provident -fund system, basically a private retirement account with mandatory contributions, with backup provisions if this proves to be insufficient in old age. \u2014 Nathan Lewis, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
"That led to another announcement this spring, which prevented people from using BN(O) passports for the early withdrawal of mandatory provident funds (MPFs). \u2014 Michelle Toh And Kristie Lu Stout, CNN , 26 Aug. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"Middle English, from Latin provident-, providens , from present participle of provid\u0113re":""
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"-\u02ccdent",
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"type":[
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"antonyms":[
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": of, relating to, or determined by Providence":[]
},
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"We had made a providential escape.",
"It seemed providential that he should arrive at just that moment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In this providential outlook, all events, even seemingly evil ones, ultimately forward a story of progress, and the great must at times rise above ordinary mortality with the promise of vindication by history. \u2014 Priya Satia, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Over the decades since Fleming\u2019s death, his followers have persisted with this providential view of things. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Evening advances, and the sky turns a providential pink. \u2014 Andrew Kay, Longreads , 17 July 2021",
"His competitive breakthrough, however, was as providential and unexpected as the broken board that introduced him to surfing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2021",
"For Menendez and his wife, who plays piano for the church, the move to Anchorage seems providential , just like the rest of the story. \u2014 Author: Lex Treinen, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2021",
"But it's been especially so since 1989, when the collapse of our superpower rival inspired providential reveries of a unipolar world led, largely unimpeded, by the U.S. and its allies. \u2014 Damon Linker, TheWeek , 9 Dec. 2020",
"By January, you may be showered with rewards for a job well done and could find your life greatly improved by a providential stroke of good luck. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 June 2020",
"Do believers truly plead with God to alleviate some of the suffering, to be an instrument of His love and providential care in the midst of it? \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 19 Aug. 2019"
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"\u02ccpr\u00e4-v\u0259-\u02c8den(t)-sh\u0259l"
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"flukey",
"fortuitous",
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"happy",
"heaven-sent",
"lucky"
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": a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government":[],
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": a division of a country forming the jurisdiction of an archbishop or metropolitan":[],
": a territorial unit of a religious order":[],
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": an administrative district or division of a country":[],
": proper or appropriate function or scope : sphere":[
"that question is outside my province"
]
},
"examples":[
"They left the city for life in the provinces .",
"a legal question outside the doctor's province",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ukraine\u2019s presidential office said a series of Russian strikes in the past 24 hours also killed civilians in eastern Ukraine \u2014 four in the northeastern Kharkiv region and another four in Donetsk province . \u2014 Francesca Ebel, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"Officers were called to the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, a suburb on the edge of East London in Eastern Cape province , on Sunday morning at around 4 a.m. local time, according to police. \u2014 Liezl Thom, ABC News , 30 June 2022",
"Small details, perhaps, but respect for province matters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Hainan is building a name for luxury whisky Also beginning to carve out a similar niche is the duty-free island province of Hainan in China. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Athlenda Mathe said the investigation into the deaths at the Enyobeni Tavern in the city of East London in Eastern Cape province was ongoing and no cause of the deaths had yet been established. \u2014 Gerald Imray, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"Rantjie says the owner of the tavern has not been arrested but the province \u2019s Liquor Board will shut down the pub Monday to allow for investigations to be completed. \u2014 Larry Madowo, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"The Russians and separatists control about half of Donetsk, the second province in the Donbas. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"Nayib Khan lost 16 members of his family when their homes collapsed on top of them in Gayan, in Paktika province near the border with Pakistan, when the quake struck at around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday. \u2014 Esmatullah Kohsar, WSJ , 23 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin provincia":""
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259ns"
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"department",
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"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"firmament",
"front",
"game",
"kingdom",
"line",
"precinct",
"realm",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"walk"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"illiberal",
"insular",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"narrow",
"narrow-minded",
"parochial",
"petty",
"picayune",
"sectarian",
"small",
"small-minded"
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": limited in outlook : narrow":[],
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": one living in or coming from a province":[],
": the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the confidence man figured that fleecing these provincials would be easy",
"Adjective",
"She speaks with a provincial accent.",
"an artist who has been criticized for being provincial and old-fashioned",
"His provincial attitude was a source of irritation for her.",
"She is too provincial to try foreign foods.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Canada\u2019s capital is under two states of emergency, one local and another provincial . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
"After the couple petitioned the authorities in the provincial and the national capitals, Ms. Li said, the local police told them last summer that the body of an unidentified young man was their son\u2019s. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
"In Heaney, the inarticulate, the mumblers, the provincial found a powerful well source of description to draw from. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The China Daily newspaper said in 2016 that the party has a total of 2,900 training centers nationwide at different levels of government, ranging from county to provincial . \u2014 Emily Wang Fujiyama, Star Tribune , 1 July 2021",
"The fans won on Tuesday, an indication of how their sense of ownership over clubs and their traditions can be mobilized in ways that might seem quaint and provincial in the American context. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2021",
"For provincials like my mother and me, Moscow meant a small break from the daily vicissitudes of late-period Soviet life. \u2014 Anastasia Edel, The New York Review of Books , 6 Mar. 2020",
"Tacitus wrote of the barbarous treatment of the townspeople by the Britons, remarking that it had been reckoned that a total of 70,000 Romans and provincials were killed at Camulodunum, Londinium, and Verulamium. \u2014 Richard Hingley, National Geographic , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Many of the new ministers are provincials with little experience of Delhi. \u2014 The Economist , 14 June 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That all but derailed plans for Liu, who had come to Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan province, to seek redress from a bank that has frozen his deposits. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"The Ukrainian army reported heavy fighting around Donetsk, the provincial capital, as well as Lyman to the north, a small city that serves as a key rail hub in the Donetsk region. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"The Ukrainian army reported heavy fighting around Donetsk, the provincial capital, as well as Lyman to the north, a small city that serves as a key rail hub in the Donetsk region. \u2014 Ricardo Mazalan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"The Ukrainian army reported heavy fighting around Donetsk, the provincial capital, as well as Lyman to the north. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"The Ukrainian army said that heavy fighting was ongoing around Donetsk, the provincial capital. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Ricardo Mazalan, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"The legislature sits in Vladivostok, the provincial capital, which borders the Pacific Ocean \u2014 across the country from the border and the war with Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Clashes continued at the Rumangabo base in the Rutshuru area of North Kivu province about 25 miles from the provincial capital, Goma. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Ma is Han Chinese, but growing up in the provincial capital of Urumqi, the vibrant colors of her friends\u2019 traditional dress captured her imagination. \u2014 Vogue , 18 May 2022"
],
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},
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"in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin provincialis , from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin provincialis , from provincia province":"Noun"
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8vin-sh\u0259l",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8vin(t)-sh\u0259l"
],
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"bumpkin",
"chawbacon",
"churl",
"clodhopper",
"cornball",
"countryman",
"hayseed",
"hick",
"rube",
"rustic",
"yokel"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010052",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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": a small usually hand-operated press for pulling printer's proofs":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113509",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"proving ring":{
"antonyms":[],
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": an elastic-shell ring used to calibrate testing machines by means of change in diameter undergone upon application of force along the diameter"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094846",
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]
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"provirus":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a form of a virus that is integrated into the genetic material of a host cell and by replicating with it can be transmitted from one cell generation to the next without causing lysis":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
},
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"(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8v\u012b-r\u0259s",
"(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8v\u012b-r\u0259s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055317",
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"noun"
]
},
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"accoutre",
"accouter",
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"furnish",
"gird",
"kit (up ",
"outfit",
"rig",
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"made provision for replacements"
],
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": the act or process of providing":[],
": the fact or state of being prepared beforehand":[],
": to supply with needed materials (such as food) : to supply with provisions":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The President, of all people, should know how difficult it is to take care of basic things like, say, prescription drugs for the elderly or shelter from the storm\u2014especially if your government places a low priority on the efficient provision of public services and a high priority on the care and feeding of cronies \u2026 \u2014 Joe Klein , Time , 6 Feb. 2006",
"Nothing was overlooked. There was a fallback position, a fail-safe provision , for any contingency. \u2014 Gary Wills , New York Times Book Review , 1 Apr. 2001",
"They wheedled the American Congress into awarding entry terms more favorable than those enjoyed by any other state, including two unique provisions : Texas and not the federal government would own all public lands, and the state would retain forever the right to divide into five smaller states if that proved attractive, each one to have two senators and a proportionate number of representatives. \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
"Provisions should be made for regular inspections.",
"He made provisions to donate part of his fortune to charity after he died.",
"You should make provision for emergencies.",
"I carried my provisions in one large backpack.",
"We brought enough provisions to last the entire trip.",
"Verb",
"Few modern eaters consume such a wide range of plants, fruits, and animals, even when provisioned by a vast international or multi-ethnic marketplace. \u2014 Donna R. Gabaccia , We Are What We Eat , 1998",
"But biographies, like translations, are rarely provisioned to last forever, for they reflect the world of their authors as much as their subjects. \u2014 Morris Dickstein , New York Times Book Review , 1 Feb. 1998",
"As the cubs began to feed more regularly on meat, she provisioned them with hares, hyraxes, an Egyptian mongoose, and guinea fowl. \u2014 John A. Cavallo , Natural History , February 1990",
"They stopped to provision the ship.",
"the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tucked away in the gun law President Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. \u2014 Bruce Chapman, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"Ukraine's wartime martial laws include a provision allowing Ukrainians, both soldiers and civilians, to apply and marry on the same day. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"Further, the firm reduced its provision for credit losses from $5.1 billion to $218 million. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Alternatively, the memo said, the matter would be thrown to the U.S. House where, under a provision also outlined in the 12th Amendment, each state would receive one vote for president. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"But the path to include an education provision seemed politically difficult. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Another provision sparking debate would require the federal government to screen and at times prohibit certain U.S. investment in China. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"The new spending is offset through a one-year delay of a Medicare drug-rebate provision . \u2014 Mike Debonis, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The hospitals in question are nonprofit hospitals that serve lower-income and rural communities that fall under a provision known as Section 340B. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The modern enterprise likely uses hundreds of different applications across its tech stack, presenting a significant burden for IT, HR and security teams to quickly onboard and provision new hires. \u2014 Rich Waldron, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"This enables customers to easily provision a cluster with predefined configurations, policies, and workloads. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
"VMware has built Tanzu Mission Control to provision and manage external Kubernetes clusters, including those running on Azure. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Its pleas were usually unheeded, leaving the Confederation badly in arrears and unable to provision the army. \u2014 Jay Cost, WSJ , 28 Oct. 2021",
"However, for production environments, customers need VMware vSphere 7.0 or above to provision and manage clusters. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Civo claims to provision a Kubernetes cluster within 90 seconds. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"The launch of the Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, module is the first of 11 missions to build and provision the station and send up a three-person crew by the end of next year. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 14 May 2021",
"Unlike IaaS, where only administrators and operators were expected to build and provision virtual machines, Containerization brought the responsibility of packaging the code and building the container images to developers. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1809, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin provision-, provisio act of providing, from Latin, foresight, from provid\u0113re to see ahead \u2014 more at provide":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259n"
],
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"condition",
"contingency",
"if",
"proviso",
"qualification",
"reservation",
"stipulation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003815",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"provision account":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": reserve account sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215406",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"provisional":{
"antonyms":[
"long-term",
"permanent"
],
"definitions":{
": a postage stamp for use until a regular issue appears \u2014 compare definitive":[],
": serving for the time being : temporary":[
"a provisional government"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The government has given provisional approval for the use of the new drug.",
"will form a provisional government until a new leader can be elected",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Voters who requested a mail-in ballot but have changed their mind and attempt to vote in-person will be asked to submit a provisional ballot to be reviewed. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
"For any eligible voters who missed the deadline to registrar, the vote centers offer same day conditional registration, which allows voters to complete the registration form and enter a provisional ballot on the spot, Paes said. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Those voters previously could give sworn statements when casting a provisional ballot to ensure their votes were counted. \u2014 Nyssa Kruse, Arkansas Online , 7 Apr. 2022",
"These voters were still able to cast a provisional ballot on Election Day and had 26 months to correct their information before it was canceled, according to NBC News. \u2014 Hanna Panreck, Fox News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Don\u2019t forget that there is an existing mechanism already in place if there is any uncertainty about the registration status of someone who shows up at the polls: That individual can cast a provisional ballot. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"He's been able to build on his lead after mail and provisional ballots were counted in strongholds for him such as Webb and Starr County. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"Armies of lawyers for the candidates challenged small batches of provisional ballots in front of county election boards, sought hand recounts in certain precincts and went to court, scrapping over every vote. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"Hovey, a member of the Auburn City Council, had initially led by four votes, according to unofficial returns, but his lead shrank to a single vote after eligible provisional ballots were counted. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Instead, the board of elections will determine which outstanding provisional and absentee ballots are valid at the Sept. 27 board meeting, Perlatti said. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Correll read the official election results, which have been certified following Election Day Nov. 5 and the Nov. 7 canvass of absentee and provisional ballots; 1,782 ballots were cast, including 10 absentee and 12 provisionals . \u2014 David Anderson, baltimoresun.com , 13 Nov. 2019",
"His provisional sailed left, too, into the deep rough. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 July 2019",
"Election Day in this year\u2019s statewide Democratic and Republican primary election was June 26, followed by an absentee ballot canvass June 28, a provisional ballot canvass Thursday and the final count of absentee and provisionals Friday. \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 6 July 2018",
"The Board of Elections, sitting as the Board of Canvassers, accepted 313, including 274 absentees and 39 provisionals . \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 6 July 2018",
"There\u2019s going to be a paper recount of all the votes from early voting, election day, absentees and provisionals . \u2014 Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com , 10 July 2018",
"McComas picked up five more votes in the Republican race for District 34B, while Tilley earned six provisionals . \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 5 July 2018",
"Welcomed were 2018 spring provisionals Jennifer Bankston, Maggie Bopp, Megan Butler, Lauren Duncan, Jillian Gutierrez, Misty Jenkins, Danielle Looper and Amanda Toombs-Couvillon. \u2014 Elizabeth Moore, NOLA.com , 27 May 2018"
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8vizh-n\u0259l",
"pr\u0259-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259-n\u0259l",
"-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
],
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"ad interim",
"impermanent",
"interim",
"provisionary",
"provisory",
"short-term",
"temporary"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013353",
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"provisionary":{
"antonyms":[
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"permanent"
],
"definitions":{
": provisional":[]
},
"examples":[
"provisionary decrees that were issued by the junta following the coup",
"the provisionary ambassador to the United Nations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under the provisionary settlement, Toyota agreed to pay $278.5 million, BMW $131 million, Mazda $75.8 million and Subaru $68.3 million. \u2014 Neal E. Boudette, New York Times , 18 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1617, in the meaning defined above":""
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"provisional",
"provisory",
"short-term",
"temporary"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210638",
"type":[
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},
"provisions":{
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"furnish",
"gird",
"kit (up ",
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"rig",
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The President, of all people, should know how difficult it is to take care of basic things like, say, prescription drugs for the elderly or shelter from the storm\u2014especially if your government places a low priority on the efficient provision of public services and a high priority on the care and feeding of cronies \u2026 \u2014 Joe Klein , Time , 6 Feb. 2006",
"Nothing was overlooked. There was a fallback position, a fail-safe provision , for any contingency. \u2014 Gary Wills , New York Times Book Review , 1 Apr. 2001",
"They wheedled the American Congress into awarding entry terms more favorable than those enjoyed by any other state, including two unique provisions : Texas and not the federal government would own all public lands, and the state would retain forever the right to divide into five smaller states if that proved attractive, each one to have two senators and a proportionate number of representatives. \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
"Provisions should be made for regular inspections.",
"He made provisions to donate part of his fortune to charity after he died.",
"You should make provision for emergencies.",
"I carried my provisions in one large backpack.",
"We brought enough provisions to last the entire trip.",
"Verb",
"Few modern eaters consume such a wide range of plants, fruits, and animals, even when provisioned by a vast international or multi-ethnic marketplace. \u2014 Donna R. Gabaccia , We Are What We Eat , 1998",
"But biographies, like translations, are rarely provisioned to last forever, for they reflect the world of their authors as much as their subjects. \u2014 Morris Dickstein , New York Times Book Review , 1 Feb. 1998",
"As the cubs began to feed more regularly on meat, she provisioned them with hares, hyraxes, an Egyptian mongoose, and guinea fowl. \u2014 John A. Cavallo , Natural History , February 1990",
"They stopped to provision the ship.",
"the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tucked away in the gun law President Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. \u2014 Bruce Chapman, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"Ukraine's wartime martial laws include a provision allowing Ukrainians, both soldiers and civilians, to apply and marry on the same day. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"Further, the firm reduced its provision for credit losses from $5.1 billion to $218 million. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Alternatively, the memo said, the matter would be thrown to the U.S. House where, under a provision also outlined in the 12th Amendment, each state would receive one vote for president. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"But the path to include an education provision seemed politically difficult. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Another provision sparking debate would require the federal government to screen and at times prohibit certain U.S. investment in China. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"The new spending is offset through a one-year delay of a Medicare drug-rebate provision . \u2014 Mike Debonis, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The hospitals in question are nonprofit hospitals that serve lower-income and rural communities that fall under a provision known as Section 340B. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The modern enterprise likely uses hundreds of different applications across its tech stack, presenting a significant burden for IT, HR and security teams to quickly onboard and provision new hires. \u2014 Rich Waldron, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"This enables customers to easily provision a cluster with predefined configurations, policies, and workloads. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
"VMware has built Tanzu Mission Control to provision and manage external Kubernetes clusters, including those running on Azure. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Its pleas were usually unheeded, leaving the Confederation badly in arrears and unable to provision the army. \u2014 Jay Cost, WSJ , 28 Oct. 2021",
"However, for production environments, customers need VMware vSphere 7.0 or above to provision and manage clusters. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Civo claims to provision a Kubernetes cluster within 90 seconds. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"The launch of the Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, module is the first of 11 missions to build and provision the station and send up a three-person crew by the end of next year. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 14 May 2021",
"Unlike IaaS, where only administrators and operators were expected to build and provision virtual machines, Containerization brought the responsibility of packaging the code and building the container images to developers. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021"
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"He accepted the job with one proviso : he would work alone.",
"released the drunken revelers with the proviso that they behave for the remainder of the Mardi Gras",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Based on that proviso , a more prudent way of gauging the worth of someone who qualifies as an expert would be to establish guidelines or criteria. \u2014 Jon Michail, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Hoylman said earlier versions of the legislation had included specific language stating the law would only apply to future cases, but that such a proviso was not included in the 2020 bill. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"There is a special proviso in the new DH mandate that allows teams who let pitchers hit for themselves remain as the DH once they are finished pitching. \u2014 Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The decision included a proviso that any employees who take a payout from the fund have to waive their right to receive whatever damages come out of the state-level DFEH suit. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"With the proviso that an accident, another giant Putin miscalculation or a catastrophic success by Ukrainian forces on the battlefield might always upset the dynamic, the answer seems to be yes. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Stettheimer is, in this way, more Goopist than avant-gardist, with the proviso that Goopism was a kind of American avant-garde. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Members of the public wishing to submit their images can do so online with the proviso that they were taken during an official appearance, entrants are 18 or over, and either took the image or have the express permission of the photographer. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Sawiris agreed, on the proviso that the authorities would grant permission to sell apartments to foreigners, something unusual in Switzerland, and offer almost 250 acres for development. \u2014 Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure , 13 Dec. 2021"
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin proviso quod provided that":""
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-(\u02cc)z\u014d",
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"permanent"
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"a provisory permit to block off the street while movie scenes were being shot",
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"provisionary",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The winner of this year\u2019s Palme d\u2019Or\u2014claimed in the past by Parasite and Titane\u2014was a blunt and scathing dissection of the Insta-influencer and the upper classes, directed by Swedish provocateur Ruben \u00d6stlund. \u2014 Douglas Greenwood, Vogue , 30 May 2022",
"Whereas Martha is the booziest broad, her consumption pushing her from provocateur to needy, vindictive child. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
"Shortly after the MindPong video, Blackrock announced a $10 million venture round, its first, including an infusion from the venture-capital provocateur Peter Thiel. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Evgeniy Volnov, a Ukrainian media provocateur who fancies himself an information warrior against Russia, posed as an emergency services official to prank call the Kemerovo morgue. \u2014 Stanislav Budnitsky, The Conversation , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Eighteen films will vie for the Palme d'Or, including new works by former winners of the top prize, such as the Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda, the Swedish provocateur Ruben \u00d6stlund and the humanist Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"And the company\u2019s founder and chief executive, Marty Daniel, has fashioned himself as a provocateur who ridicules gun control proposals and uses publicity stunts to drum up sales. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"The Norm established Sorokin as a provocateur , a shock jock of late Soviet letters. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"There are four reporters at the heart of my book, plus one agitator and provocateur . \u2014 Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"fomenter",
"incendiary",
"inciter",
"instigator",
"kindler",
"rabble-rouser"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": something that provokes , arouses, or stimulates":[],
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},
"examples":[
"He can turn violent at the least provocation .",
"Her calmness in the face of repeated provocations impressed her friends.",
"With hardly any provocation , the crowd began to chant.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Witnesses reported that a person who had been pacing the train car pulled out a gun and shot Enriquez, even though there appeared to have been no provocation . \u2014 Jonathan Dienst, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
"In most any other profession, dressing outside of convention would be a provocation . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"The government of Moldovan President Maia Sandu said Tuesday that the explosions were a provocation aimed at creating tension between the enclave and the rest of Moldova. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Our poll finds these respondents don\u2019t buy the Russian propaganda that Ukraine provoked the attack: just 14% say Ukraine provoked the invasion, while 74% said there was no provocation . \u2014 David Paleologos, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Palestinians see the event, which passes through the heart of the Muslim Quarter, as a provocation . \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 29 May 2022",
"Such a move could be seen as a provocation by Moscow. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Palestinians view any large deployment of police at Al-Aqsa as a provocation . \u2014 Joseph Krauss, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The latest provocation was an attack Thursday night in the Arabian Sea on a commercial oil tanker that killed two crew members. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 1 Aug. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English provocacioun , from Anglo-French provocacion , from Latin provocation-, provocatio , from provocare":""
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"\u02ccpr\u00e4v-\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"excitement",
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]
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"examples":[
"His remarks provoked both tears and laughter.",
"He just says those things because he's trying to provoke you.",
"The animal will not attack unless it is provoked .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Youngkin has introduced a few new issues that are sure to provoke debate among lawmakers. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"This film is going to provoke emotions and feelings. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Mabiland wanted the album to provoke conversations about LGBTQ and gender-expansive youth in Colombia and their experiences of unbelonging. \u2014 Al\u00e1n Pelaez Lopez, refinery29.com , 12 June 2022",
"The deliberations over the vaccine for the youngest children are not expected to provoke the same kind of dissent. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
"The deliberations over the vaccine for the youngest children are not expected to provoke the same kind of dissent. \u2014 Noah Weiland, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Sometimes, their creations are meant to provoke political or cultural conversation. \u2014 Tyler Bey, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
"It's clearly designed to provoke and outrage even more than the level of Gervais' usual standards for provocation and outrageousness. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"The mischievous block of wood manages to provoke a violent fight between the two men, who are both irascible and probably based on the craftsmen whose workshops Collodi passed on the Castello street. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French *provoker, provocher , from Latin provocare , from pro- forth + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice \u2014 more at pro- , voice":""
},
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"pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u014dk"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for provoke provoke , excite , stimulate , pique , quicken mean to arouse as if by pricking. provoke directs attention to the response called forth. my stories usually provoke laughter excite implies a stirring up or moving profoundly. news that excited anger and frustration stimulate suggests a rousing out of lethargy, quiescence, or indifference. stimulating conversation pique suggests stimulating by mild irritation or challenge. that remark piqued my interest quicken implies beneficially stimulating and making active or lively. the high salary quickened her desire to have the job synonyms see in addition irritate",
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"pique",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013203",
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"noun",
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"cowardice",
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"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
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"his prowess on the football field"
]
},
"examples":[
"He is known for his prowess on the football field.",
"their naval and military prowess",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Henry Mancini arranged and produced three additional albums spotlighting Kane\u2019s keyboard prowess in the early 1970s. \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The two then move on to skincare to see if Jen can match Hailey's skincare prowess with a showing of what products Atkin uses. \u2014 Seventeen , 22 June 2022",
"Along with being a track-and-field athlete, Lohalith has a four-year-old son, Jayden Luis Monutore, who has already shown some athletic prowess . \u2014 Toyloy Brown Iii, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"This engineering prowess has been augmented by R&D institutions, including Aalto University and the Technological Research Centre of Finland VTT, which have developed ample intellectual property to build companies around. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"While Armstead\u2019s prowess in net is well-documented, his athleticism and field awareness represent underappreciated aspects of his game. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
"Dog stories revolved around displays of hunting prowess by these beloved partners and the friendly and amusing banter that involves grandiose accomplishments told with tongue in cheek. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"With the impressive new facility, which took eight years to build, Norwegian leaders hope to elevate the country\u2019s arts and culture prowess , especially when compared to its Scandinavian neighbors. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"The one constant in a season of unpredictability and a remarkable sea change in fortune has been the Green\u2019s defensive prowess . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English prouesse , from Anglo-French pruesse, prowesse , from prou":""
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"also \u02c8pr\u014d-",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010149",
"type":[
"noun"
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"late",
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": immediately preceding or following (as in a chain of events, causes, or effects)":[
"proximate , rather than ultimate, goals",
"\u2014 Reinhold Niebuhr"
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": very near : close":[]
},
"examples":[
"the proximate cause of the fire",
"the proximate publication of his first novel",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The existence of horror is inevitably proximate to the existence of wondrous possibility. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"So all of these kind of enablers, the logistics, all of these things that are kind of proximate indicators. \u2014 CBS News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"For many years, they were bumped to the back of the line, their applications rejected in favor of refugees from more urgent and proximate conflicts, like that in Syria. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Silo off parts of your home where your phone is not physically proximate , such as the dinner table and the bedroom. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The fact that Taiwan is so physically proximate to the PRC only emphasizes how different their political systems are, and how much more closely aligned Taiwan is with the US on a number of these core values. \u2014 Lanhee J. Chen, CNN , 15 Apr. 2021",
"The proximate cause of the unrest being police violence and the underlying issues that have fueled the protests, which are continued racial equality and discrimination and socioeconomic exclusion, are really at the heart of both. \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 2 June 2020",
"The proximate cause was the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed, handcuffed African-American man, by a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
"Of course, the proximate cause of the protests this time is the coronavirus lockdowns rather than Obamacare, although the feel of the demonstrations \u2014 expressing populist anger at government overreach \u2014 is the ... \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 25 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Latin proximatus , past participle of proximare to approach, from proximus nearest, next, superlative of prope near \u2014 more at approach":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u00e4k-s\u0259-m\u0259t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031322",
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},
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"Since I wouldn't be available to vote, I nominated him to act as my proxy .",
"sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gitcoin grants are a proxy for how many people in the Web3 ecosystem respect your project. \u2014 Kyle Westaway, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The researchers also float some simpler options, like your subjective sense of effort or your breathing rate (which is a good proxy for subjective effort) at the end of the session. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"Cheney says her fight is a proxy for a crisis in her party. \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
"That same year, a new record was set for background checks\u2014a proxy for gun sales\u2014every month. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Gentill, who based her research on an on-the-ground proxy , copious Google Maps searches, and photos, plans to come to Boston in the fall to see if the real city matches the one in her imagination. \u2014 Gina Tomaine, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"One of the best documents to start with is a health care proxy , otherwise known as a power of attorney for health care. \u2014 Renee Fry, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"One issue, Valley said, is that race is an imperfect proxy for skin color. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 3 June 2022",
"The question \u2013 essentially a proxy for Americans\u2019 views about Vietnam \u2013 was whether sending U.S. troops there had been a mistake. \u2014 W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation , 2 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English proxi, procucie , contraction of procuracie , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin procuratia , alteration of Latin procuratio procuration":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201757",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"brashness",
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"heedlessness",
"incaution",
"incautiousness",
"recklessness",
"unwariness"
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},
"examples":[
"He always exercises prudence with his finances.",
"advised to use some old-fashioned prudence when agreeing to meet face-to-face with an online acquaintance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The treacherous economic moment calls for financial prudence , Harvey said. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"These include the classiccardinal virtues of fortitude (courage), temperance (moderation), prudence (wisdom) and justice, as well as those named in more recent research: honesty, care, respect and fairness. \u2014 Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"The Assembly is also responsible for making sure our schools operate with prudence and serve our communities well. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"And prudence calls for skepticism about any soothing words from the Fed, the Biden administration or Wall Street bulls about a hoped-for soft landing. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Kalabrya Haskins calls for patience and prudence USA TODAY, Associated Press and Pasithea Therapeutics contributed to this story. \u2014 Chris Pugh, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"That kind of impact demanded a big payday, but the health history demanded prudence . \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
"His father, Kay Mineta, had based his own livelihood on the prudence of his customers. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 3 May 2022",
"Even with the restrictions increasingly going by the wayside, public health officials urged prudence and stressed that the pandemic was still not over. \u2014 Fox News , 1 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin prudentia , alteration of providentia \u2014 more at providence":""
},
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"\u02c8pr\u00fc-d\u1d4ans",
"\u02c8pr\u00fc-d\u1d4an(t)s",
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"alertness",
"care",
"carefulness",
"caution",
"cautiousness",
"chariness",
"circumspection",
"gingerliness",
"guardedness",
"heedfulness",
"wariness"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175633",
"type":[
"noun"
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"imprudent",
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"prudent advice"
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},
"examples":[
"An endless war is not always the most moral or the most prudent course of action. \u2014 Richard A. Posner , New Republic , 2 Sept. 2002",
"We missed the Mass for St. Rose of Lima, who, though prudent , had failed to be martyred and was therefore only second-string. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney , High Cotton , 1992",
"Prudent burners take several precautions. Burning one of two bordering fields, they wet the edge of one or the other, usually the one being burned, to prevent the flames from jumping. \u2014 Alec Wilkinson , Big Sugar , 1989",
"Since the inexplicable power of a magnetized needle to \"find\" the north smacked of black magic \u2026 . For many decades the prudent sea captain consulted his compass secretly. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
"He always listened to her prudent advice.",
"You made a prudent choice.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Also, given Tamiflu\u2019s history, a demand for data transparency and independent review would be prudent . \u2014 Paul Fenyves, STAT , 19 May 2022",
"The American response has been flexible and adaptive, while being prudent in working to not provoke a wider war. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"But the application of material ESG information doesn\u2019t have to be solely for prudent risk management. \u2014 Martin Jarzebowski, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"At least one surprising consignment, a marvelous 1930 Picasso painting unseen in public for six decades, is a fine example of prudent collection management that stands to substantially strengthen its owner\u2019s educational mission. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
"In the meantime, prudent management requires that the government plan for the possibility of a lapse in funding. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Temporary reduction in activity until the pain gets under control is prudent . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 5 May 2022",
"On the one hand, the urgency to prepare for the fall may be prudent . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
"If foundational elements are in place and diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies are in place, addressing concerns about poor manager behaviors is prudent . \u2014 Simone E. Morris, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin prudent-, prudens , contraction of provident-, providens \u2014 more at provident":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00fc-d\u1d4ant",
"\u02c8pr\u00fcd-\u1d4ant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prudent wise , sage , sapient , judicious , prudent , sensible , sane mean having or showing sound judgment. wise suggests great understanding of people and of situations and unusual discernment and judgment in dealing with them. wise beyond his tender years sage suggests wide experience, great learning, and wisdom. the sage advice of my father sapient suggests great sagacity and discernment. the sapient musings of an old philosopher judicious stresses a capacity for reaching wise decisions or just conclusions. judicious parents using kindness and discipline in equal measure prudent suggests the exercise of restraint guided by sound practical wisdom and discretion. a prudent decision to wait out the storm sensible applies to action guided and restrained by good sense and rationality. a sensible woman who was not fooled by flattery sane stresses mental soundness, rationality, and levelheadedness. remained sane even in times of crises",
"synonyms":[
"discreet",
"intelligent",
"judgmatic",
"judgmatical",
"judicious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001146",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"prune":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation":[],
": to cut away what is unwanted or superfluous":[],
": to cut off or cut back parts of for better shape or more fruitful growth":[
"prune the branches"
],
": to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter":[
"pruned the text",
"prune the budget"
],
": to remove as superfluous":[
"prune away all ornamentation"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She carefully pruned the hedge.",
"Those trees need to be pruned every year.",
"The students were asked to prune their essays.",
"The budget needs to be pruned .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In particular, raisin, date, fig and prune , along with milk chocolate, marzipan, coffee, honey, orange marmalade. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"The 30-year-old includes mint, earth and prune aromas and tastes wispy light and balanced, with flavors of caramel, figs and prunes. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"In the Willamette Valley, prune from mid-February to early March, when the weather is conducive for the plants to start growing. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The Bing cherry, of the species Prunus avium, has the medicinal implications of a prune . \u2014 John Mcphee, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Rey Gordo is a big, but lovely, balanced dance of a beer; Rey Cuv\u00e9e is a punch \u2014 a massive, smoky, prune -meets-black-licorice aromatic punch. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"On the palate, there are notes of fig, date and prune , along with golden raisin, stone fruit notes of apricot and some peach and tropical fruit notes of melon, mango and a touch of pineapple. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The addition of a little water brings out some more pronounced prune and licorice notes on the nose. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"On the nose, there are intense black fruit aromas of plum, black fruit and blackberry, along with some prune . \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Anyone with a magnifying mirror and tweezers can recklessly prune their brows, but patiently growing them back? \u2014 Paige Stables, Allure , 30 June 2022",
"The best thing to do would be to prune the dead branches off. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
"To allow drying breezes to flow through an overgrown shrub, prune out one-third of the stems, choosing the oldest, thickest ones to remove. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"If the canker pathogen is a fungus, prune off the cankers in early summer. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022",
"The Oregon Department of Forestry and the National Arbor Day Foundation hope homeowners dealing with tree damage don\u2019t overly prune or pull out trees that could have been saved. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Instructor Diana Donnellan will explain how to correctly prune plumeria trees and then give participants a chance to learn by working on the Arboretum\u2019s plumeria. \u2014 Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Find advice on when and how to prune many species of deciduous shrubs at mortonarb.org/pruning-deciduous-shrubs. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Also prune judiciously to create a compact, attractive specimen, which can also apply to spouses. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English prouynen , probably ultimately from Old French prooignier , alteration of *porrooignier , from por - completely (from Latin pro -) + rooignier to cut, prune, from Vulgar Latin *rotundiare to cut around, from Latin rotundus round \u2014 more at pro- , rotund":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, plum, from Latin prunum \u2014 more at plum":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u00fcn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bob",
"clip",
"crop",
"cut",
"cut back",
"dock",
"lop (off)",
"nip",
"pare",
"poll",
"shave",
"shear",
"snip",
"trim"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053523",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tool for prying":[],
": leverage":[],
": to extract, detach, or open with difficulty":[
"pried the secret out of my sister"
],
": to raise, move, or pull apart with a lever : prize":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Surveillance footage from inside the business showed that after Radda was shot, the gunman forced the register open with a pry bar while Espinoza stood by the store\u2019s entrance and acted as a lookout. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Exercising the caution of an archaeologist on a dig, Biondo and his team used small pry bars and light hammers to uncover design details long concealed. \u2014 Arielle Dollinger, House Beautiful , 3 June 2021",
"Use a small pry bar with a sharp, wide blade, such as the Restorer\u2019s Cat\u2019s Paw ($19.90 for the eight-inch version at Lee Valley). \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2021",
"When the Magna earthquake shook the Salt Lake Valley last March, tiles and bricks fell out of the ceiling at West Lake STEM Junior High with such force that the doors at one entryway were blocked and wouldn\u2019t open without a pry bar. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2021",
"Harvest those carefully using a strong knife or small pry bar. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Then use a pry bar to pull off any interior or exterior trim. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 28 Feb. 2021",
"On June 2, 2019, Walnut Creek 911 received several calls about Hall threatening family members and walking around the neighborhood with a long metal pry bar, causing a commotion. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 22 Sep. 2020",
"Median home pries in the area were up 8% last month from January 2019 levels. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 12 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English prien":"Verb",
"probably back-formation from prize entry 5":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090111",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"prying":{
"antonyms":[
"incurious",
"uncurious"
],
"definitions":{
": inquisitive in an annoying, officious, or meddlesome way":[]
},
"examples":[
"She tried to escape the prying eyes of her neighbors.",
"as we moved into our new home, we could sense that there were prying eyes watching us",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To my mind, however, there\u2019s a difference between a Google or a Facebook, which provide valuable services in return for their prying eyes, and an app that serves a single, ostensibly benign purpose \u2014 parking validation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Carry two phones While anti-spy software may be effective in staving off the prying eyes of the Chinese government, not everyone knows how to install it. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 6 Aug. 2019",
"Its purpose: to train librarians to implement secure protocols on their own web services, and to teach members of the community to evade the prying eyes of governments, corporations, and criminal hackers. \u2014 Eoin O'carroll, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Oct. 2017",
"One reason Russians have loaded up on passports is that Cypriot citizenship helps them avoid the prying eyes of their government and pay lower taxes. \u2014 Yalman Onaran, Bloomberg.com , 11 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1552, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u012b-i\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prying curious , inquisitive , prying mean interested in what is not one's personal or proper concern. curious , a neutral term, basically connotes an active desire to learn or to know. children are curious about everything inquisitive suggests impertinent and habitual curiosity and persistent quizzing. dreaded the visits of their inquisitive relatives prying implies busy meddling and officiousness. prying neighbors who refuse to mind their own business",
"synonyms":[
"curious",
"inquisitive",
"nosy",
"nosey",
"snoopy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072905",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"pr\u00e9cis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts":[]
},
"examples":[
"a pr\u00e9cis of the book's plot",
"a pr\u00e9cis of the bill that the legislature is currently considering",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The English tests included making a 250-word precis of four pages of text, answering questions on extracts from Dickens and Sheridan, and writing an essay on one of the following: Popularity as a test of merit. \u2014 Hedley Sutton, Quartz India , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Journalist-historian Jon Meacham offered a more contemplative precis devoid of the inflammatory. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 30 June 2017",
"And this has been merely a precis of acts of actual political violence. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 16 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1760, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from pr\u00e9cis precise":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pr\u0101-(\u02cc)s\u0113",
"pr\u0101-\u02c8s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"breviary",
"brief",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074853",
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}
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