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"Stachytarpheta":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of chiefly tropical plants (family Verbenaceae) with solitary axillary flowers \u2014 see jamaica vervain":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek stachys + New Latin -tarpheta (probably irregular from Greek tarpheia , feminine of tarphys thick; perhaps akin to Greek thrombos lump":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccstak\u0259\u0307t\u00e4r\u02c8f\u0113t\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033242",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Stachyurus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus (coextensive with the family Stachyuraceae of the order Parietales) of Asiatic shrubs and trees having regular tetramerous flowers in long drooping racemes and small globose fruits":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek stachys + New Latin -urus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccstak\u0259\u0307\u02c8yu\u0307r\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194410",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Stagonospora":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large cosmopolitan genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) having oblong several-septate hyaline pycniospores and including some forms that cause leaf diseases of economic plants":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek stagon-, stag\u014dn drop (from stazein to drip) + New Latin -o- + -spora":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccstag\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4sp\u0259r\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201252",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Stagyrite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Stagyrite variant spelling of stagirite"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162019",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Stahlian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an adherent of G. E. Stahl and his doctrines":[],
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": of or relating to G. E. Stahl or his doctrine of animism":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Georg E. Stahl \u20201734 + English -ian , noun suffix":"Noun",
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"Georg Ernst Stahl \u20201734 German physician and chemist + English -ian , adjective suffix":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"\u02c8st\u00e4l\u0113\u0259n",
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"-ly\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190222",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Stalin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Joseph 1879\u20131953":[
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"Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili \\ \u02ccj\u00fc-\u200bg\u0259sh-\u200b\u02c8v\u0113-\u200bl\u0113 \\"
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],
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"Soviet leader":[
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"Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili \\ \u02ccj\u00fc-\u200bg\u0259sh-\u200b\u02c8v\u0113-\u200bl\u0113 \\"
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],
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"\u2014 see brasov":[],
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"\u2014 see donetsk":[],
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"\u2014 see varna":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4-l\u0259n",
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"-\u02ccl\u0113n",
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"\u02c8sta-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034216",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Stalinism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m",
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"\u02c8sta-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200149",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun or adjective",
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"State College":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a college that is financially supported by a state government, often specializes in a branch of technical or professional education, and often forms part of the state university":[],
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"borough in central Pennsylvania northeast of Altoona population 42,034":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"She\u2019s one of 150 young Ohioans to win a $10,000 scholarship toward the in- state college or university of her choice. \u2014 Jake Zuckerman, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
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"She\u2019s one of 150 young Ohioans to win a $10,000 scholarship toward the in- state college or university of her choice. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
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"On Sunday night\u2019s episode of 60 Minutes, successful Chicago businessman Pete Kadens explained how his charity, Hope Chicago, would cover the cost of in- state college tuition for thousands of underprivileged students and their parents. \u2014 Kevin Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
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"Massachusetts institutions for higher learning are not fans of in- state college betting. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
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"No other state college or university has seen cumulative gains greater than $10.8 million, according to a Democrat-Gazette analysis of productivity funding data provided by the state Division of Higher Education. \u2014 Jaime Adame, Arkansas Online , 16 May 2022",
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"Teacher salaries are up, residents can go to an in- state college tuition-free, moms will get medical care for a year after childbirth, and criminal justice initiatives are being funded to reduce urban violence. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Mead Gruver, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
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"And providing in- state college tuition rates to some high school graduates in the state who lack legal residency could be considered, the report said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"State Democrats met on Tuesday to discuss plans to ease the debt burden on borrowers by up to $5,000 each year, so long as the borrower attended a state college or university and has lived in Connecticut for at least five years. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 9 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1806, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192724",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Staudinger":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Hermann 1881\u20131965 German chemist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8shtau\u0307-di\u014b-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8stau\u0307-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111150",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Staudinger equation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an equation for determining the molecular weight of polymeric materials that utilizes the viscosity of solutions of the polymer at definite concentrations":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Hermann Staudinger \u20201965 German chemist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s(h)tau\u0307di\u014b\u0259(r)-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024027",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Staunton":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"independent city in northwest central Virginia population 23,746":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stan-t\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193151",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Sterkfontein ape-man":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an extinct southern African anthropoid ( Australopithecus transvaalensis or Plesianthropus transvaalensis ) known from numerous parts of skulls, teeth, and other skeletal fragments recovered from cave bone breccia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from Sterkfontein , farm near Johannesburg, South Africa, where the specimens were found":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sterkf\u0259n\u02cct\u0101n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025100",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Sterling Heights":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 129,699":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0259r-li\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165050",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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},
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"Sterlitamak":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city on the Belaya River in eastern Russia in Europe which produces cement, chemicals, and synthetic rubber from locally available raw materials population 273,450":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccster-li-t\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093327",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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},
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"Stetson":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stet-s\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112442",
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"type":[
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"trademark"
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]
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},
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"Stettiner Haff":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"large lagoon on the coast of Pomerania between northeastern Germany and northwestern Poland into which the Oder River empties":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"shte-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259r-\u02c8h\u00e4f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042348",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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},
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"Stettinius":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Edward Reilly 1900\u20131949 American financier and statesman":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ste-",
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"st\u0259-\u02c8ti-n\u0113-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164811",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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},
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"Steuben":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Baron Friedrich Wilhelm (Ludolf Gerhard Augustin) von 1730\u20131794 Prussian-born general in American Revolution":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00fc-b\u0259n",
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"\u02c8sty\u00fc-",
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"\u02c8sht\u022fi-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092024",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Stevengraph":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a woven silk picture":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Thomas Stevens \u20201888 English weaver":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0113-v\u0259n-\u02ccgraf"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113328",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"Stiglitz":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Joseph Eugene 1943\u2013 American economist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sti-\u02ccglits"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211323",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Stilicho":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Flavius circa 365\u2013408 Roman general and statesman":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sti-li-\u02cck\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000419",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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},
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"Stinnes":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Hugo 1870\u20131924 German industrialist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sti-",
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"\u02c8shti-n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220554",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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},
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"Stir-up Sunday":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the last Sunday before Advent":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"so called from the first words of the Anglican collect for the day, \"Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people\"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224510",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Stockholm syndrome":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the psychological tendency of a hostage to bond with, identify with, or sympathize with his or her captor":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1978, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from a 1973 robbery attempt in Stockholm , Sweden, during which bank employees held hostage developed sympathetic feelings toward their captors":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4k-\u02cch\u014d(l)m-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113725",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Stockholm tar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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": pine tar used in shipbuilding and in the manufacture of cordage"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012930",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Stomoisia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large genus of herbs (family Lentibulariaceae) widely distributed on wet shores and having rootlike bladder-bearing branches, minute or scalelike leaves, and racemose or solitary irregular often spurred mostly yellow flowers \u2014 compare bladderwort":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, perhaps from stom- + Greek oisos agnus castus + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"st\u0259\u02c8m\u022fis\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000940",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Stone Age":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stage in a human institution or field of endeavor regarded as primitive, outmoded, or obsolete":[
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"the Stone Age of information handling before computers"
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],
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": of, relating to, or resembling the culture of the Stone Age especially in the use of stone implements":[
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"modern Stone Age peoples",
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"our Stone Age ancestors"
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],
|
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": primitive, outmoded, or unsophisticated (as in ideas or technology) by currently accepted standards":[
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"marauding mercenaries with Stone Age political ideas",
|
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"\u2014 Robert Moss",
|
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"using a Stone Age camera"
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],
|
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": the first known period of prehistoric human culture characterized by the use of stone tools \u2014 compare mesolithic , neolithic , paleolithic":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"Stone Age attitudes about the raising of children."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"antiquated",
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"archaic",
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"dated",
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"d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
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"demoded",
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"fossilized",
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"kaput",
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"kaputt",
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"medieval",
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"mediaeval",
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"moribund",
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"mossy",
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"moth-eaten",
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"neolithic",
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"Noachian",
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"obsolete",
|
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"out-of-date",
|
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"outdated",
|
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"outmoded",
|
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"outworn",
|
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"pass\u00e9",
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"prehistoric",
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"prehistorical",
|
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"rusty",
|
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"superannuated"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023759",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"Stoph":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Willi 1914\u20131999 prime minister of East Germany (1976\u201389)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u022ff",
|
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"\u02c8sht\u022ff"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093248",
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"Stour":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": battle , conflict":[],
|
|
": dust , powder":[],
|
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": stern , harsh":[],
|
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": strong , hardy":[],
|
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": tumult , uproar":[],
|
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"river 20 miles (32 kilometers) long in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, central England, flowing northwest into the Avon River":[],
|
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"river 20 miles (32 kilometers) long in west central England flowing south into the Severn River":[],
|
|
"river 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in Kent, southeastern England, flowing northeast into the North Sea":[],
|
|
"river 47 miles (76 kilometers) long in southeastern England flowing east between Essex and Suffolk into the North Sea":[],
|
|
"river 55 miles (88 kilometers) long in Dorset and Hampshire, southern England, flowing southeast into the Avon River":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English stor , from Old English st\u014dr ; akin to Old High German stuori large, Russian stary\u012d old, Old English standan to stand":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estur, estour , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sturm storm, battle \u2014 more at storm":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stau\u0307-\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fr",
|
|
"\u02c8stau\u0307r",
|
|
"\u02c8stu\u0307r",
|
|
"specific variants can be found at senses below"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060747",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"Stourbridge":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"town in the West Midlands, west central England, west of Birmingham population 63,000":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fr-",
|
|
"\u02c8stau\u0307(-\u0259)r-(\u02cc)brij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183345",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Stromateidae":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a large family of chiefly small marine fishes (such as the harvest fish and the dollarfish) having a short compressed body, smooth scales, feeble spines, and a series of toothlike processes in the esophagus behind the pharyngeal bones that with a few related forms constitutes a distinct suborder of Percomorphi":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Stromateus , type genus (from Greek str\u014dmateus bed covering, a fish marked with patchwork colors, from str\u014dmat-, str\u014dma bed covering) + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccstr\u014dm\u0259\u02c8t\u0113\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062304",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Strongsville":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city southwest of Cleveland in northeastern Ohio population 44,750":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u022f\u014bz-\u02ccvil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171233",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Stropharia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of brown spored gill fungi (family Agaricaceae) closely related to Agaricus but having gills and stipe united":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek strophos + New Latin -aria":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"str\u0259\u02c8fa(a)r\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140617",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Struensee":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Johann Friedrich 1737\u20131772 Graf Struensee Danish (German-born) physician and politician":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02c8shtr\u00fc-\u0259n-\u02ccz\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060331",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Stubbs":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"George 1724\u20131806 English painter",
|
|
"William 1825\u20131901 English historian and prelate"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095139",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name ()"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Stundism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the religious movement of the Stundists or their principles and practices":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Russian shtundizm , from shtunda + -izm -ism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8s(h)tu\u0307n\u02ccdiz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211808",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Stundist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a Russian denomination of Protestants originating about 1860 under German influence and emphasizing evangelical piety":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Russian shtundist , from shtunda Stundism, body of Stundists (from German stunde lesson, hour, from Old High German stunta point in time, hour) + -ist ; from their meetings for Bible study or prayer":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235709",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Stundo-Baptist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": an adherent of a Russian religious movement originating in the 19th century with the union of various Stundists and Russian Baptists"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"stund ist + -o- + baptist"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6s(h)tu\u0307n(\u02cc)d\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082319",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Sturm und Drang":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a late 18th century German literary movement characterized by works containing rousing action and high emotionalism that often deal with the individual's revolt against society":[],
|
|
": turmoil":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a year filled with corporate Sturm und Drang , the company was headed by no fewer than three different CEOs"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German, literally, storm and stress, from Sturm und Drang (1776), drama by Friedrich von Klinger \u20201831 German novelist and dramatist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccstu\u0307rm-",
|
|
"\u02ccshtu\u0307rm-u\u0307nt-\u02c8dr\u00e4\u014b",
|
|
"-\u0259nt-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"ferment",
|
|
"fermentation",
|
|
"restiveness",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"turmoil",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"unquietness",
|
|
"unrest"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193103",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"St\u00e5hlberg":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"1865\u20131952 Finnish statesman":[
|
|
"Kaarlo Ju*ho \\ \u02c8y\u00fc-\u200b(\u02cc)h\u022f \\"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fl-\u02ccb\u0259rg",
|
|
"-\u02ccber-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043833",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stab":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gore",
|
|
"harpoon",
|
|
"impale",
|
|
"jab",
|
|
"lance",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"pierce",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"puncture",
|
|
"run through",
|
|
"skewer",
|
|
"spear",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"spit",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"transfix",
|
|
"transpierce"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a jerky thrust":[],
|
|
": a sudden sharp feeling":[
|
|
"stabs of regret"
|
|
],
|
|
": a thrust of a pointed weapon":[],
|
|
": a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon":[],
|
|
": betray":[],
|
|
": effort , try":[],
|
|
": thrust , drive":[],
|
|
": to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon":[],
|
|
": to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the injection left a small stab on her upper arm",
|
|
"everybody will get a stab at solving the problem",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He stabbed her with a dagger.",
|
|
"The victim was stabbed in the chest five times.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There are many reasons lawmakers should prioritize child-care funding, particularly as congressional Democrats take a final stab at passing a portion of President Biden\u2019s legislative agenda before the midterm elections. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Morris testified Wilson died quickly because of the more than 4-inch-deep stab wound, which damaged her heart and left lung and filled her chest cavity with blood. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The three younger grandsons \u2014 16-year-old Carson Collins, 11-year-old Hudson Collins, and 11-year-old Bryson Collins \u2014 died from gunshots and stab wounds. \u2014 Chron , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Those attacks and a Russian stab from north of Severodonetsk form a three-pronged offensive to take the city. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"But longer shorts are making a stab at acceptability again in ways that some men welcome and other men consider irredeemably dorky. \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"One of the teens who was injured in the fight Saturday suffered four deep stab wounds to his left leg. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"In another bit of irony, this bill which takes a stab at denying provocative thought, has provoked several thoughtful quotes on the subject. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ocean City police and firefighters responded minutes before midnight to the first block of Wicomico Street for a report of a fight and found three people suffering from stab wounds, according to a news release. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In the video, Ryan approaches the passenger side of the car with what appears to be a knife and once again threatens to stab him. \u2014 Caroll Alvarado And Sara Smart, CNN , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The suspect also attempted to stab a fourth victim, who was also able to escape unscathed. \u2014 Fox News , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In the most recent case, Ruiz told investigators Calva was about to stab the other officer in the face. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Four San Francisco police officers fired their weapons at close range, killing two men on May 19 \u2014 one of whom was threatening to stab the other, body camera footage released Friday shows. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The knife is consistent with the weapon used to stab Pan. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"An irate Meehan attempted to abduct Terra Newell (as played by Julia Garner in the series) in a parking lot in 2016, leading her to fatally stab him in self-defense. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Lopez \u2013 who was one of 16 prisoners on the bus \u2013 was reportedly able to remove his constraints before using an unknown object to stab the bus driver in the hand, according to Fox 26. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Xiaoyan Zhu, 47, is accused of using a ceramic knife to stab a child on the morning of March 4, 2021. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stabbe":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stab"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"perforation",
|
|
"pinhole",
|
|
"pinprick",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"puncture"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005423",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stability":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insecurity",
|
|
"instability",
|
|
"precariousness",
|
|
"shakiness",
|
|
"unstableness",
|
|
"unsteadiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": residence for life in one monastery":[],
|
|
": resistance to chemical change or to physical disintegration":[],
|
|
": the property of a body that causes it when disturbed from a condition of equilibrium or steady motion to develop forces or moments that restore the original condition":[],
|
|
": the quality, state, or degree of being stable : such as":[],
|
|
": the strength to stand or endure : firmness":[]
|
|
},
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"examples":[
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"the country's political and economic stability",
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"Test the platform for stability before using it.",
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"There are some questions about the applicant's mental stability .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When the Soviet system finally collapsed in 1991, the result was not stability but a decade of near-anarchy. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
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"While size isn't a deal-breaker or -maker, stability is. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
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"Fellow 33-year-old Eduardo Escobar has been merely league average offensively, but stability and respected veteran vibes have been sufficient at third base. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"And yet Putin\u2019s actions have been so brutal that the burden of proof lies with those cautioning that stability is beneficial. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
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"Particularly for women, there is so much pressure to be caretakers, to be the stability . \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 May 2022",
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"That stability , even during turbulent times, is what prompted Bender to focus on dollar stores when starting his real estate career in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis. \u2014 Lauren Debter, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
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"The Emmys telecast airs on a different network every year in a four-network wheel, but there has been far more stability in its show producers lately. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 6 May 2022",
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"Economic stability is especially fragile for mothers living in states with weak social safety nets, Miller said. \u2014 Martha C. White, NBC News , 5 May 2022"
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"st\u0259-\u02c8bil-\u0259t-\u0113",
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"st\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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"soundness",
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"strength",
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"sturdiness"
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": to limit fluctuations of":[
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"stabilize prices"
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": to maintain the stability of (something, such as an airplane) by means of a stabilizer":[],
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": to make stable , steadfast, or firm":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The country's population has stabilized at 3.2 million.",
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"The government's efforts to stabilize prices have not succeeded.",
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"Even the administration's most vocal critics agree that the President has succeeded in stabilizing the economy.",
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"We'll use ropes to stabilize the platform.",
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"a process that stabilizes the vaccine",
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"drugs that stabilize a patient's heartbeat",
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"The pilots were able to stabilize the airplane and land safely.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The United States could step up front-line first-aid training and advise the Ukrainians on how to set up a network of intermediate mobile hospitals to stabilize the wounded and transport them, former officials said. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
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"This helps to stabilize the industry and puts buyers and sellers across the globe on the same page. \u2014 Dennis Mitzner, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"For now, the slow pace of sanctions, Russia\u2019s successful efforts to stabilize its economy and its ability to keep oil and gas flowing overseas have cushioned the blow for Moscow. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"Port Washington is evaluating proposals to stabilize the bluff and reopen North Beach. \u2014 Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
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"Immediately after the shooting, mental health professionals employed an approach called Psychological First Aid, an early intervention designed to stabilize a community and meet basic needs after a crisis, which Brymer helped to develop. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
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"Her father, Michael O\u2019Neil, is involved in efforts to stabilize the school\u2019s finances. \u2014 Nick Anderson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
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"One point from the investor call worth considering: As Talkspace tries to stabilize the business and preserve cash, new competitors are cropping up and existing rivals are raising (and spending) huge sums to fuel growth. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 9 May 2022",
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"Billions of dollars were spent by the international community, including Russia, to stabilize and secure the area. \u2014 Cara Anna And Inna Varenytsia, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"1861, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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"stabilization fund":{
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": a fund maintained by a government to control the foreign exchange quotation of its currency":[]
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]
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"stabilize prices"
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],
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": to make stable , steadfast, or firm":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The country's population has stabilized at 3.2 million.",
|
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"The government's efforts to stabilize prices have not succeeded.",
|
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"Even the administration's most vocal critics agree that the President has succeeded in stabilizing the economy.",
|
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"We'll use ropes to stabilize the platform.",
|
|
"a process that stabilizes the vaccine",
|
|
"drugs that stabilize a patient's heartbeat",
|
|
"The pilots were able to stabilize the airplane and land safely.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The United States could step up front-line first-aid training and advise the Ukrainians on how to set up a network of intermediate mobile hospitals to stabilize the wounded and transport them, former officials said. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"This helps to stabilize the industry and puts buyers and sellers across the globe on the same page. \u2014 Dennis Mitzner, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"For now, the slow pace of sanctions, Russia\u2019s successful efforts to stabilize its economy and its ability to keep oil and gas flowing overseas have cushioned the blow for Moscow. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Port Washington is evaluating proposals to stabilize the bluff and reopen North Beach. \u2014 Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Immediately after the shooting, mental health professionals employed an approach called Psychological First Aid, an early intervention designed to stabilize a community and meet basic needs after a crisis, which Brymer helped to develop. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Her father, Michael O\u2019Neil, is involved in efforts to stabilize the school\u2019s finances. \u2014 Nick Anderson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"One point from the investor call worth considering: As Talkspace tries to stabilize the business and preserve cash, new competitors are cropping up and existing rivals are raising (and spending) huge sums to fuel growth. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Billions of dollars were spent by the international community, including Russia, to stabilize and secure the area. \u2014 Cara Anna And Inna Varenytsia, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"1861, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"\u02c8st\u0101-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075517",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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": to limit fluctuations of":[
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"stabilize prices"
|
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|
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": to make stable , steadfast, or firm":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The country's population has stabilized at 3.2 million.",
|
|
"The government's efforts to stabilize prices have not succeeded.",
|
|
"Even the administration's most vocal critics agree that the President has succeeded in stabilizing the economy.",
|
|
"We'll use ropes to stabilize the platform.",
|
|
"a process that stabilizes the vaccine",
|
|
"drugs that stabilize a patient's heartbeat",
|
|
"The pilots were able to stabilize the airplane and land safely.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The United States could step up front-line first-aid training and advise the Ukrainians on how to set up a network of intermediate mobile hospitals to stabilize the wounded and transport them, former officials said. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"This helps to stabilize the industry and puts buyers and sellers across the globe on the same page. \u2014 Dennis Mitzner, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"For now, the slow pace of sanctions, Russia\u2019s successful efforts to stabilize its economy and its ability to keep oil and gas flowing overseas have cushioned the blow for Moscow. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Port Washington is evaluating proposals to stabilize the bluff and reopen North Beach. \u2014 Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Immediately after the shooting, mental health professionals employed an approach called Psychological First Aid, an early intervention designed to stabilize a community and meet basic needs after a crisis, which Brymer helped to develop. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Her father, Michael O\u2019Neil, is involved in efforts to stabilize the school\u2019s finances. \u2014 Nick Anderson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"One point from the investor call worth considering: As Talkspace tries to stabilize the business and preserve cash, new competitors are cropping up and existing rivals are raising (and spending) huge sums to fuel growth. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Billions of dollars were spent by the international community, including Russia, to stabilize and secure the area. \u2014 Cara Anna And Inna Varenytsia, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1861, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204401",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stabilizer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a gyroscope device to keep ships steady in a heavy sea":[],
|
|
": a substance added to another substance (such as an explosive or plastic) or to a system (such as an emulsion) to prevent or retard an unwanted alteration of physical state":[],
|
|
": one that stabilizes something: such as":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"And then the ship shuddered and began listing to portside, carving a long, slow spiral that was suddenly accelerated as an aft impulse stabilizer failed in a shower of white sparks. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Amid all this, the Fed is expected to act as an economic stabilizer . \u2014 Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But for this conservation treatment, curators determined that the horizontal stabilizer had been lost after the crash, and its 1919 copy was inaccurate and incorrectly positioned. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In 2019, Virgin Galactic came close to another catastrophe when a seal on a rear horizontal stabilizer ruptured because a new thermal protection film had been improperly installed. \u2014 New York Times , 11 July 2021",
|
|
"But sometimes the economy\u2019s stabilizer -in-chief can also be a source of turbulence. \u2014 Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Federal Reserve\u2019s role as stabilizer -in-chief for the United States\u2019 economy is being tested. \u2014 Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Peterson said the delay in getting Houlton Farms its chocolate powder \u2014 a mix of cocoa, a stabilizer called carrageenan and several other ingredients \u2014 was caused by a tangle of factors, not a shortage of one particular item. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
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"For most companies, a full China exit is unrealistic; strong business ties between China and developed democracies remain an important overall stabilizer in the relationship. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0101-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-z\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224605",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"stable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"rickety",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"unsteady"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of people (such as athletes, writers, or performers) under one management":[],
|
|
": designed so as to develop forces that restore the original condition when disturbed from a condition of equilibrium or steady motion":[],
|
|
": firmly established : fixed , steadfast":[
|
|
"stable opinions"
|
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],
|
|
": group , collection":[],
|
|
": not changing or fluctuating : unvarying":[
|
|
"in stable condition"
|
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],
|
|
": not readily altering in chemical makeup or physical state":[
|
|
"stable emulsions"
|
|
],
|
|
": not spontaneously radioactive":[],
|
|
": not subject to insecurity or emotional illness : sane , rational":[
|
|
"a stable personality"
|
|
],
|
|
": permanent , enduring":[
|
|
"stable civilizations"
|
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],
|
|
": placed so as to resist forces tending to cause motion or change of motion":[],
|
|
": steady in purpose : firm in resolution":[],
|
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": the racehorses of one owner":[],
|
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": the racing cars of one owner":[],
|
|
": to dwell in or as if in a stable":[],
|
|
": to put or keep in a stable":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"She rode the horse back to the stable .",
|
|
"There have been three winners from his stable this season.",
|
|
"A new model will be added to the car company's stable of sedans.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Where do you stable your horses?",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"They have a stable relationship.",
|
|
"Children need to be raised in a stable environment.",
|
|
"Make sure the platform is stable .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Bell, Walsh and Lang are three of the songwriters and producers in the stable of talent at Electric Feel Entertainment, a song factory that\u2019s rocketed to fame in recent years by crafting a string of hits for some of the biggest singers in the world. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"After returning from Mongolia, Hall seized opportunities to spend time with and ride horses and soon began working in a stable in London. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
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"The entertainment giant also has a stable of 38 lobbyists in Tallahassee that includes former Republican House Speakers Dean Cannon and Larry Cretul, according to legislative records. \u2014 Skyler Swisher, orlandosentinel.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Arizona has a stable of bigs that also contain the perimeter. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In February 2019, Spotify bought podcast production company Gimlet, which had a sizable stable of shows. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"In a time when networks have a small stable of reliable performers, TLC has multiple shows that have been on for 6-plus seasons. \u2014 Sandra Gonzalez, CNN , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The Ravens have a stable of mediocre runners after injuries to Dobbins and Edwards. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 9 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Leonine adds Hyperbole to its growing stable of television and film production companies. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"On Wednesday, King\u2019s Home unveiled a new barn to stable its 11 horses on a farm near Chelsea. \u2014 al , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Grooms went home to small, mortgaged homes so that Gem might stable her horse, and horses would be broken so that Gem might ride. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Baffert will temporarily not be allowed to stable any horses at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course or run any of his horses at the New York Racing Association\u2019s tracks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2021",
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"Additionally, the location where trainers stable their horse matters. \u2014 Andre Toran, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2021",
|
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"The economy needs to stable out after these COVID issues. \u2014 David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner , 12 Apr. 2021",
|
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"As each day brings a new sign of the airline industry\u2019s domestic resurgence, the latest was provided by Fitch Ratings, which revised the rating outlook for Charlotte Douglas International Airport to stable from negative. \u2014 Ted Reed, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Taking these factors into account, Moody\u2019s changed its rating for the real estate firm from negative to stable in November last year. \u2014 Prathamesh Mulye, Quartz , 5 Apr. 2021",
|
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"The paper found Robinson\u2019s great lifetime causes congenial: devotion to the British Empire and a belief that only the United Kingdom and the United States could guide the world to stable peace and prosperity. \u2014 Howard Schneider, WSJ , 26 Nov. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Myriad international businesses have chosen in recent years to quit Hong Kong as a regional hub of operations, opting for the safer, more stable politics to be found in cities like Seoul and Singapore. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
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"Bonds, which are seen as providing lower but more stable returns for investors, have had a terrible six months, too. \u2014 Isabella Simonetti, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Bonds, which are seen as providing lower but more stable returns for investors, have had a terrible six months, too. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The assumptions of leaders were probably more stable than those of the rather fickle public opinions in the case of Europe. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Even when it's not needed, an Ethernet cable is always going to offer more stable connections that are much faster than Wi-Fi. \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 28 June 2022",
|
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"El-Erian is not the only major figure who believes that the crash will result in better technologies and a more stable industry in the long-term. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The extended rear seat and chain stays make the L885 more stable and allows the Flyer to attach all sorts of accessories\u2014everything from baskets to cargo carriers to a Thule Yepp Maxi child seat. \u2014 Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report , 25 June 2022",
|
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"More stable , sustainable house price increases would greatly stabilize the U.S. economy and household wealth. \u2014 John Wake, Forbes , 25 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estable, stable , from Latin stabilis , from stare to stand":"Adjective",
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estable, stable , from Latin stabulum , from stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":"Noun"
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"\u02c8st\u0101-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stable Adjective lasting , permanent , durable , stable mean enduring for so long as to seem fixed or established. lasting implies a capacity to continue indefinitely. a book that left a lasting impression on me permanent adds usually the implication of being designed or planned to stand or continue indefinitely. permanent living arrangements durable implies power to resist destructive agencies. durable fabrics stable implies lastingness because of resistance to being overturned or displaced. a stable government",
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"bombproof",
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"fast",
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"firm",
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"sound",
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"stalwart",
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"strong",
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"sturdy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204728",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"staccato":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": abrupt , disjointed":[
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"staccato screams"
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],
|
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": cut short or apart in performing : disconnected":[
|
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"staccato notes"
|
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],
|
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": marked by short clear-cut playing or singing of tones or chords":[
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"a staccato style"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the staccato blasts of a horn",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Still, the final minutes dragged out at a staccato pace as a series of shot-clock glitches jolted the game to consecutive halts. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
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"As Fanny's right-hand man Eddie Ryan, Jared Grimes (A Soldier's Play) makes staccato magic with his tap shoes, and only a deadened soul could stay entirely cold when the jazz hands and headdress feathers start flying. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"David Hardy\u2019s cello was a special highlight, drawing a beautiful singing line over a staccato repeat of the main theme. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Bloom has rapid, staccato ideas, vivid and bright, rapidly shooting out in all directions. \u2014 Jeffrey Meyers, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The next is to try to keep from falling flat on your face as Beal dances from full-speed dribbles to sudden stops, crossing and countering and pump faking in a staccato rhythm. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Court documents tell a staccato story of his childhood and teenage years. \u2014 Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
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"To shoot an arrow the length of more than 20 football fields defies traditional notions of archery, says Martin, beginning a staccato tutorial. \u2014 Patrick Cooke, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"The staccato pops of gunfire mixed with the roar of planes taking off. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1724, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Italian, from past participle of staccare to detach, from s- ex- (from Latin ex- ) + at taccare to attack, attach, perhaps from Old French estachier \u2014 more at attach":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"st\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)t\u014d",
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"st\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131048",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"staccato mark":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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": a pointed vertical stroke or a dot placed over or under a musical note to be produced staccato"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"circa 1903, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105704",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stacher":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of stacher Scottish variant of stagger"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sta\u1e35\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-070318",
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"type":[]
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},
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"stachys":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large and widely distributed genus of herbs (family Labiatae) having five nearly equal calyx teeth, divergent anther cells, and rounded nutlets \u2014 see hedge nettle":[],
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": any plant of the genus Stachys":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek, ear of grain, base horehound":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0101k\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113743",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"stack":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"heap",
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"mound",
|
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"pile"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a computer memory consisting of arrays of memory elements stacked one on top of another":[],
|
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": a large quantity or number":[],
|
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": a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage":[],
|
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": a number of flues embodied in one structure rising above a roof":[],
|
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": a pile of poker chips":[],
|
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": a section of a building housing such structures":[],
|
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": a structure of bookshelves for compact storage of books":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
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],
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": a vertical pipe (as to carry off smoke)":[],
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": an English unit of measure especially for firewood that is equal to 108 cubic feet":[],
|
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": an orderly pile or heap":[],
|
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": compare":[
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"\u2014 used with against such a crime is nothing when stacked against a murder \u2014 Pete Censky"
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],
|
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": the exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine":[],
|
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": to arrange in a stack : pile":[],
|
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": to arrange or fix so as to make a particular result likely":[
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"the odds are stacked against us",
|
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"will stack juries to suit themselves",
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"\u2014 Patrice Horn"
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],
|
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": to arrange secretly for cheating":[
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"stack a deck of cards"
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],
|
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": to assign (an airplane) by radio to a particular altitude and position within a group circling before landing":[],
|
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": to form a stack":[],
|
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": to pile in or on":[
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"stacked the table with books",
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"stack the dishwasher"
|
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],
|
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": to put into a waiting line":[
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"another dozen rigs are stacked up and waiting",
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"\u2014 P. H. Hutchins, Jr."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He had arranged the letters in stacks .",
|
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"She took a magazine from near the top of the stack .",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"She spent the afternoon splitting and stacking firewood.",
|
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"She stacked the plates in the cupboard.",
|
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"He stacked the books on the table.",
|
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"The other players accused him of stacking the deck .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Female newcomers shine: Though the main Nissan Stadium lineup on Thursday evening offered a testosterone-heavy performer stack , a few female newcomers made the most of their moments in the spotlight. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Antonio gave us this massive stack , two huge envelopes, with autopsy photos and all the papers that the defense would have had during the trial and left it to us to either look at them or not. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
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"My family's order usually included one or two pounds of barbacoa, a stack of fresh flour tortillas, and a variety of breakfast tacos ranging from papas a la Mexicana, chicharr\u00f3n en salsa verde, and sometimes carnitas. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022",
|
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"When the stack \u2014and the counting\u2014reached 16, the tower came crashing down. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The ability to bring together data on the technology stack , operations and external market view is pivotal. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
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"An unwieldy stack of chairs, a bicycle and a coffin occupy one corner of the room. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Here's a look at the new Ryzen 6000 Pro mobile-CPU stack , which comprises both higher-wattage (35-watt and 45-watt) H- and HS-series chips for power-user machines and workstations, and a pair of 28-watt Ryzen 6000 Pro U-series processors... \u2014 Brian Westover, PCMAG , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"On the second floor of the Last Bookstore, there\u2019s a stack of shelves on which books have been organized by color to conjure the spectrum of a rainbow. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Management can stack the panel, with six members, versus four for players and one for umpires. \u2014 The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
|
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"For charcoal, stack all the briquettes on one side, and on gas grills, just turn on the burners on one side. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Finely slice the stems, then stack the leaves, roll them up, and slice them into 1-inch strips. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Portland has always been able to stack results \u2013\u2013 mostly wins \u2013\u2013 at Providence Park throughout its history. \u2014 Portland Timbers And Thorns Fc, oregonlive , 14 Aug. 2021",
|
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"But being able to stack (games) on top of each other just wasn't there. \u2014 Andrew Wagner, Forbes , 5 May 2021",
|
|
"Those who stack annual PS Plus subscriptions for several years may have faced a hefty penalty for moving to Extra or Premium. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Since the buckets stack inside each other, this game is extra portable and packs small. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Feel free to layer, stack , or mix and match these translucent baubles with your seashell and nostalgic summer camp\u2013like beaded bracelets\u2014the more, the merrier! \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 9 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English stak , from Old Norse stakkr ; akin to Russian stog stack and probably to Old English staca stake":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stak"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abundance",
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"basketful",
|
|
"boatload",
|
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"bucket",
|
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"bunch",
|
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"bundle",
|
|
"bushel",
|
|
"carload",
|
|
"chunk",
|
|
"deal",
|
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"dozen",
|
|
"fistful",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"good deal",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"hundred",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"lashins",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"multiplicity",
|
|
"myriad",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"passel",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"plateful",
|
|
"plenitude",
|
|
"plentitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"potful",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"quantity",
|
|
"raft",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"sheaf",
|
|
"shipload",
|
|
"sight",
|
|
"slew",
|
|
"spate",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"ton",
|
|
"truckload",
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"wad",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105809",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stack (up)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": measure up , compare":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with against"
|
|
],
|
|
": to add up : total":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171556",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stack gas":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the gas passing through a smokestack \u2014 compare flue gas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063025",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stack up (against":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to come near or nearer to in character or quality how does the new car stack up against your old one?"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121307",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stack up (against ":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to come near or nearer to in character or quality how does the new car stack up against your old one?"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192934",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stackable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": easily arranged in a stack":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The living room opens to a small galley kitchen on one side and a hallway with a stackable washer-dryer closet, a loft bedroom and bathroom. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Their best-selling Rambler is ultra-insulated to keep drinks cold to the touch throughout the day, and comes with their customer-favorite stackable lid and straw to help reduce single-use plastics. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Logan Horne also repurposes vintage luxury scarves into button-ups for a relaxed night out and stackable blocks that would look great in the office or cigar lounge. \u2014 Darian Symon\u00e9 Harvin, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Most were contemporary concrete lumps, minimalist models with plastic-panel tabletops or stackable acrylic sets. \u2014 Michelle Slatalla, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The Amazon school chairs are stackable , and each set contains six different colors: pink, lime green, yellow, blue, purple, and/or red. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Check out this set of eight stackable bins that come with four narrow bins and four wide bins to store foods, drinks, and condiments of different sizes. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There are many stackable bowls out there, but none with the same startlingly precise yet gentle curves of Hasami\u2019s round bowls. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Phifer went home and mulled over the possibilities of concrete block, developing units that were loosely human scale\u20141 foot by 1 foot by 6\u2014and stackable into a mosaic of soft grays. \u2014 Scott Frances, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sta-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084930",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stacked":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having large breasts":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1949, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stakt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062037",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stacked heel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a heel made of layers of leather and used on shoes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"stacked , past participle of stack entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030331",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stackfreed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an eccentric wheel or cam having a spring pressing on it and formerly attached to the barrel of the earliest mainspring-driven timepieces to equalize the force transmitted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stak\u02ccfr\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050852",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stackgarth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": stackyard"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Middle English stakgarth , from Old Norse stakkgarthr , from stakkr haystack + garthr yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stag\u0259(r)th"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100921",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stadium":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a course for footraces in ancient Greece":[],
|
|
": a large usually roofless building with tiers of seats for spectators at sports events":[],
|
|
": a tiered structure with seats for spectators surrounding an ancient Greek running track":[],
|
|
": an ancient Roman unit of length equal to 607 feet (185 meters)":[],
|
|
": any of various ancient Greek units of length ranging in value from 607 to 738 feet (about 185 to 225 meters)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the football game will be held at the new stadium , which seats 100,000 people",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Bilello said the World Cup is not expected to provide a financial bonanza for the stadium . \u2014 Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"But Mendelson told The Associated Press on Thursday that the majority of members opposing using that land for a stadium takes it out of consideration for now. \u2014 Sarah Rankin And Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"With Tyra gone, the responsibility now falls on Heird to help find a new company to purchase naming rights for the Cardinals\u2019 football stadium . \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The spending plan also commits billions of dollars toward affordable child care and includes a substantial taxpayer subsidy for a new Buffalo Bills stadium . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There is not adequate space in the fieldhouse for two 50-meter pools, so the bid was for the stadium . \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And there\u2019s no reason to believe that even once ground is broken for a new stadium that Fisher would invest in his team. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Among other things, the city renovated what was then called Qualcomm Stadium and later formed a committee to study proposals for a new stadium , the complaint asserts. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His most pressing challenge is to broker a deal for a new stadium to replace the decrepit Oakland Coliseum and keep the small-market A\u2019s in Oakland. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek stadion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101-d\u0113-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"circus",
|
|
"coliseum",
|
|
"colosseum"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094541",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"staff":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crosspiece in a ladder or chair : rung":[],
|
|
": a group of officers appointed to assist a civil executive or commanding officer":[],
|
|
": a long stick carried in the hand for support in walking":[],
|
|
": a member of a staff":[
|
|
"employs three full-time staff"
|
|
],
|
|
": a pivoted arbor":[],
|
|
": a rod carried as a symbol of office or authority":[],
|
|
": a supporting rod: such as":[],
|
|
": any of various graduated sticks or rules used for measuring : rod":[],
|
|
": club , cudgel":[],
|
|
": crosier":[],
|
|
": flagstaff":[],
|
|
": military or naval officers not eligible for operational command":[],
|
|
": shaft sense 1a(1)":[],
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"the 300 workers who staff the hotel",
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"Every time the door alarm chimed, staff members turned in unison to the front entrance, their faces drawn. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
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"But scores of players and staff members from Shakhtar\u2019s youth academy needed sanctuary, too. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
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"Month-long festivities included 41-cent tacos and free entrees to anyone born in 1941, as well as special dedications for 10 staff members who had worked at the restaurant 30 years or more. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 23 June 2022",
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"Dean was told at the hospital that Kern County Human Services would be taking the child and placing him with a foster family because hospital staff members believed he had been abused. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
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"Adding to the challenge is that many young children will not be able to receive their vaccines at pharmacies, because many states do not allow pharmacists or trained pharmacy staff members to vaccinate children under 3 years old. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
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"Before entering the Senate, his House district included Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 children and six staff members perished in a 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
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"Deep learning algorithms can spot violations of safety protocols or intrusions of work zones by analyzing videos in real time and alerting staff members of the danger. \u2014 Aparajeeta Das, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"The district is seeing some staffing changes as some staff members move into new positions or leave the district. \u2014 Alyssa Alfano, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Compensation analysis will require, among other things, keeping tabs on the latest salary research and market trends, analyzing and updating job descriptions, and setting pay ranges and communicating them to staff . \u2014 Paul Mcdonald, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"Interim Superintendent Michael Waterman ended up deciding to close the high school on June 3, the day of Biros\u2019 funeral, to give students and staff the day to mourn. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
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"Southwest Schools posted last week that district families nearly tripled their fundraising goal of $9,400 to the Sam Hubbard Foundation, earning students and staff a day off school for Super Bowl Monday. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"In Orland Elementary District 135 in Orland Park, before the holiday break there had been 35 students and staff out due to positive test results and 17 away from school because of close contact, according to the district. \u2014 Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"In an effort to avoid burnout, a school district in Lansing, Michigan, is giving its roughly 400 teachers and staff an extra two days off on November 22 and November 23 during Thanksgiving week. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"For at least a week before her death on Jan. 16, the girl had reported worsening symptoms to staff , according to a Notice of Agency Action issued by Utah\u2019s Office of Licensing. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
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"Colchester and its roughly 15,000 residents, Coyle said, frequently rely on local volunteers, business owners and civic leaders to staff the town\u2019s committees and commissions. \u2014 Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022",
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"The demand versus supply is so unbalanced that companies can\u2019t find enough people to staff the open headcounts. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
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"Middle English staf , from Old English st\u00e6f ; akin to Old High German stab staff, Sanskrit stabhn\u0101ti he supports":"Noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Animals dot the sides, including a running stag , birds and a rabbit. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
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"But despite almost losing his life in a fall at Red Rock in Nevada with climber Alex Honnold, the method actor and musician claims that the most physically demanding workout of all is performing on stag with his band 30 Seconds to Mars. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"On his way to fight the Trojan War, King Agamemnon accidentally kills a favorite stag of Artemis, the goddess of wild animals and chastity. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Of the pros represented at Moeller's annual stag , only Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brent Suter was alive in 1995. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Items seized include the Stag's Head Rhyton, a ceremonial vessel depicting a stag 's head which dates to 400 BCE. \u2014 CNN , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"The stag \u2019s head is valued at $3.5 million, the district attorney said. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"Adams said that the stag , or male deer, has very identifiable antlers. \u2014 Parish Howard, USA TODAY , 6 Nov. 2021",
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"Think of a lion's mane, a peacock's feathers or a stag 's antlers. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 20 Sep. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Fred picked from lakeside sedges beside stag moose, camels, and giant beavers as the matriarch kept watch for dire wolves. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
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"The original emblem was a single red shield with a stag head, meant to reflect Dunbar's Scottish family crest, GM said. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
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"Its cameras catch the nighttime moves of black rhinos gathering at a Kenyan waterhole, Chilean stag beetles locking jaws in a battle for a mate, and the first-ever footage of a 2-month old orca taking part in the hunt of gray-whale calf. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"One of game theory\u2019s classic dilemmas is called the stag hunt. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Iphigenia was sent to her death to make amends for the slaying of a stag dear to the heart of Artemis, who, in a proverbial huff, halted the winds and stalled the onset of the Trojan War. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Dec. 2021",
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"That is the power of digital transformation in a stag inflationary period. \u2014 Michael Gale, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Alina subsequently uses that blade to slash Kirigan, removing the stag bone that was embedded in his hand. \u2014 Nick Schager, EW.com , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"Up to this time, Holmes had been doing mostly photo layouts, stag films and 8-mm bookstore loops. \u2014 Mike Sager, Rolling Stone , 17 Sep. 2021"
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"dirty",
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"filthy",
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"foul",
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"gross",
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"gutter",
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"impure",
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"indecent",
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"lascivious",
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"lewd",
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"locker-room",
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"nasty",
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"obscene",
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"pornographic",
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"porny",
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"profane",
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"raunchy",
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"ribald",
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"trashy",
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"unprintable",
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"wanton",
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"carry",
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"give",
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"offer",
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"present"
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": a period or step in a process, activity, or development: such as":[],
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": a scaffold for workmen":[],
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": an element or part of an electronic device (such as an amplifier)":[],
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": in or into the acting profession":[],
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": intended to represent a type or stereotype":[
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"a stage Irishman",
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"a stage French accent"
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": one of a series of positions or stations one above the other : step":[],
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": one of the distinguishable periods of growth and development of a plant or animal":[
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": the height of the surface of a river above an arbitrary zero point":[
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": the small platform of a microscope on which an object is placed for examination":[],
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": to produce (something, such as a play) on a stage":[],
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"stage a track meet",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"an early stage of the disease",
|
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"children at the same stage of development",
|
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"The actors walked out onto the stage .",
|
|
"He was on stage for the entire show.",
|
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"He has no intention of leaving the political stage .",
|
|
"The company wants to compete on the world stage .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
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|
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"The students staged a protest.",
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"The school is staging a track meet.",
|
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"The prisoners are staging a hunger strike.",
|
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"The photograph of the two leaders shaking hands was deliberately staged .",
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"His career as a singer appeared to be over, but then he staged a comeback .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Livestock exhibits, stage shows, carnival rides, midway games, food, entertainment and more. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
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"To punctuate the occasion, three men marched onto his dynamic stage and shot off confetti cannons, sending streamers and pieces of white confetti glittering through the packed stadium. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
|
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"There was a youth stage area where kids were sharing their music, for example. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
|
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"The powerful vacuum has a three- stage cleaning design and can be controlled via a phone app. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Stephanie McMahon and her husband, Paul Levesque, a former professional wrestler who uses the stage name Triple H., are among its members. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Digital stage features a lineup of curated concerts, talks, performances and arts education events. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Netflix movie is based not only on Dahl's book, but on the 2011 West End musical, which brought the adventures of Matilda to life on stage punctuated by catchy original songs. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
|
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"But it's been quite the journey for Toscano-Anderson to get to the NBA's biggest stage . \u2014 Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Of the organizations that remain, none have applied for permits to stage peaceful protests during Xi's trip, according to police. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 30 June 2022",
|
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"New elections raise the possibility that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, now opposition leader, will be able to stage a comeback. \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
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"New elections raise the possibility that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, now opposition leader, will be able to stage a comeback. \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, ajc , 21 June 2022",
|
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"In ithe story\u2019s transition from page to stage , King\u2019s musical book moves BJ\u2019s story back and forth through time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
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"But if any tech darling could stage a listing in this market, Stripe would be the obvious candidate, says analyst Jordan McKee, of 451 Research. \u2014 Alex Konrad, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Walt Disney World is planning to reopen Magic Kingdom\u2019s Harmony Barber Shop this summer, and Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is set to stage a comeback this year as well. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Podcasts, Orlando Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Kherson: Both Ukrainian and Western officials have recently warned that Russian forces may stage a referendum in the southern city of Kherson \u2014 the first major city Moscow occupied \u2014 to help justify their invasion. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The appeal of watching a high school theater director slowly reveal which show her students will stage is difficult to pinpoint. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"As his pre- stage prep, Michaels pops on his headphones and heads to the backstage stairs. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
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"The Dixie Fire Collaborative has embarked on a multi- stage process to gather community input and create an architectural plan for the downtown. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
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"The Lilly drug showed promise in slowing cognitive and functional decline in patients in a small, mid- stage clinical study, and larger studies are under way to confirm its safety and efficacy. \u2014 Peter Loftus, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
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"For All, a multi- stage virtual bike tour that will raise funds for the Doctors Without Borders COVID-19 relief fund. \u2014 Maren Larsen, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2020",
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"Out, the Australasian touring colossus whose multi- stage , single-day format became the template for alternative rock festivals across a generation, has died at the age of 64. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In the years since, Diggins, 30, became the first American to win the Tour de Ski \u2013 a multi- stage event that is modeled off of cycling's Tour de France. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"The process of launching an R&D office is multi- stage and complex. \u2014 Dmitry Ovcharenko, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Avi Eyal is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Entr\u00e9e Capital, which funds multi- stage startups and companies. \u2014 Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estage abode, story of a building, state, from Vulgar Latin *staticum , from Latin stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":"Noun"
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"rostrum",
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"stand",
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"antonyms":[
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"beginner",
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"colt",
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"fledgling",
|
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"freshman",
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"greenhorn",
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"neophyte",
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"newbie",
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"newcomer",
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"novice",
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"recruit",
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"rookie",
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"tenderfoot",
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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"an old stager who resented the young upstarts in the brokerage firm"
|
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"All good but drifting into stagy with a tad too much branding. \u2014 Freep.com , 8 May 2020",
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"But the overture is long, and the episode turns stagy and exaggerated. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
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"One result of the coincidence was the emergence of a new kind of actress, emoting vividly in a stagy accent acquired somewhere between Bryn Mawr and Broadway. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 29 Jan. 2020",
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"Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous \u2014 stagy , in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
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"There\u2019s a pandering, stagy political debate and too many Big Messages wrapped in tearful professions. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 25 Nov. 2019",
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"Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous \u2014 stagy , in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous \u2014 stagy , in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous \u2014 stagy , in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2019"
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": to rock violently":[
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"Verb",
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"She staggered over to the sofa.",
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"A hard slap on the back staggered him.",
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"It staggers me to see how much money they've spent on this project.",
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"They staggered the runners' starting positions.",
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"Noun",
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"He walked with a slight stagger .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Stack your feet or stagger them for easier balance. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2020",
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"But the disruptor that once dethroned Blockbuster and other bricks-and-mortar video stores years ago has continued to stagger . \u2014 Melissa Hernandez, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
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"Extend your legs, and stagger your feet heel to toe. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 20 May 2021",
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"Building managers may be able to coordinate with tenants to stagger in-office days, which means workers won\u2019t have to worry about being exposed to the virus in crowded elevators and entryways. \u2014 Kenny Kane, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
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"Instead of alternating suspension heights, simply stagger the placement throughout the room. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The long-term intention is to stagger terms, so that roughly half of the commission is appointed every two years. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Kershaw reflected on the Dodgers\u2019 offensive muscle and pitching pedigree, weighing what happened in last year\u2019s playoffs and knowing a history of upsets stagger the favorites. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Now, as economies stagger back from the second year of the pandemic, Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine grinds on and energy prices soar, the painful trade-offs have crystallized like never before. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Again, stagger plantings every five days or so, but also harvest properly: use scissors and cut the leaves rather than pull the plant. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
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"The Sport gets a square 245/45R-18 tire setup, while the Performance has a 255/40R-19 front and 275/35R-19 rear stagger . \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022",
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"In the 200, in the beginning, Paffumi said that Johnson didn't understand how the stagger worked. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"This school year, sixth- and seventh-graders didn\u2019t get to tour the school before starting classes, nor did the school stagger student arrivals. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"These passes will allow travelers to enter the park in two-hour windows to help stagger traffic. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Only in the last stages do CWD's victims weaken, stagger , become emaciated and appear dazed. \u2014 Lisa Hammersly, Arkansas Online , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"The new terms will help stagger when the seats are up for reelection until the boundaries are redrawn after the 2030 census. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"Teamwork comes into play here as well as some Guardians are better at doing damage, and others excel at increasing stagger . \u2014 Brittany Vincent, BGR , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"In Seaside and Cannon Beach, lifeguards blow their whistles and stagger down the shoreline to call people in from the water. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
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"Schools across the country had to remove desks and stagger schedules in order to meet that standard. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2021",
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"The state also recommends businesses stagger workers\u2019 schedules. \u2014 Fortune , 8 June 2020",
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"Schools across the nation are planning deep cleans as students stagger schedules to return to instruction. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 3 June 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1918, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of earlier stacker , from Middle English stakeren , from Old Norse stakra , frequentative of staka to push; perhaps akin to Old English staca stake \u2014 more at stake":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sta-g\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"careen",
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"dodder",
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"lurch",
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"reel",
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"teeter",
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"totter",
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"waddle"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233412",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"antonyms":[],
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": so great as to cause one to stagger : astonishing , overwhelming":[
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"a staggering feat",
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"staggering medical bills"
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},
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"examples":[
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"The storm caused a staggering amount of damage.",
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"the staggering scope of the new construction on campus",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Sportsbooks, including Caesars Sportsbook, have established Chestnut as the staggering -3000 favorite to win \u2014 despite his foot injury \u2014 against an entire field that is posted as the +1100 second choice. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
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"It\u2019s a staggering statistic that celebrities like Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Ryan Reynolds are using their influence to change. \u2014 Jon Youshaei, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Marin\u2019s staggering collection has been on view in Riverside. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Tesla itself average 226 problems per 100 vehicles, and newcomer EV brand Polestar averaged a staggering 328 problems per, by far the most of any brand included in the study. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
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"The pause on certifications during the first year of the pandemic followed by slower-than-usual recruitment has resulted in a staggering lack of workers. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The Saturday Night Live writer, performer, and my personal favorite Ted Cruz impersonator, has left the show after ten years and a staggering 203 episodes. \u2014 Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Team USA heads into the World Championships with a staggering 17 world leaders, eight men and nine women (and all four women\u2019s throws). \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Though many first-time investors have flocked to the promises of digital currencies, and their sometimes staggering returns, the market has shifted to a far more pessimistic posture. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Washington Post , 27 June 2022"
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"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8sta-g(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amazing",
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"astonishing",
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"astounding",
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"awesome",
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"awful",
|
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"eye-opening",
|
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"fabulous",
|
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"miraculous",
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"portentous",
|
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"prodigious",
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"stunning",
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"stupendous",
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"sublime",
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"surprising",
|
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"wonderful",
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"wondrous"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070454",
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"staggeringly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": so great as to cause one to stagger : astonishing , overwhelming":[
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"a staggering feat",
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"staggering medical bills"
|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The storm caused a staggering amount of damage.",
|
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"the staggering scope of the new construction on campus",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sportsbooks, including Caesars Sportsbook, have established Chestnut as the staggering -3000 favorite to win \u2014 despite his foot injury \u2014 against an entire field that is posted as the +1100 second choice. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a staggering statistic that celebrities like Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Ryan Reynolds are using their influence to change. \u2014 Jon Youshaei, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Marin\u2019s staggering collection has been on view in Riverside. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Tesla itself average 226 problems per 100 vehicles, and newcomer EV brand Polestar averaged a staggering 328 problems per, by far the most of any brand included in the study. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The pause on certifications during the first year of the pandemic followed by slower-than-usual recruitment has resulted in a staggering lack of workers. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The Saturday Night Live writer, performer, and my personal favorite Ted Cruz impersonator, has left the show after ten years and a staggering 203 episodes. \u2014 Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Team USA heads into the World Championships with a staggering 17 world leaders, eight men and nine women (and all four women\u2019s throws). \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Though many first-time investors have flocked to the promises of digital currencies, and their sometimes staggering returns, the market has shifted to a far more pessimistic posture. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Washington Post , 27 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amazing",
|
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"astonishing",
|
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"astounding",
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"awesome",
|
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"awful",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
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"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
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"marvellous",
|
|
"miraculous",
|
|
"portentous",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"stunning",
|
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"stupendous",
|
|
"sublime",
|
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"surprising",
|
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"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044409",
|
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|
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|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stagnum":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pool of water without an outlet":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stagn\u0259m"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105923",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"stagworm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the larva of a botfly that infests the stag and especially of a botfly of the genus Cephenomyia":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204642",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stagy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undramatic"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"an artificial and stagy manner",
|
|
"a motivational speaker whose stagy presentations motivate some listeners to head for the nearest exit",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"All good but drifting into stagy with a tad too much branding. \u2014 Freep.com , 8 May 2020",
|
|
"But the overture is long, and the episode turns stagy and exaggerated. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"One result of the coincidence was the emergence of a new kind of actress, emoting vividly in a stagy accent acquired somewhere between Bryn Mawr and Broadway. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 29 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous \u2014 stagy , in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"There\u2019s a pandering, stagy political debate and too many Big Messages wrapped in tearful professions. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 25 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous \u2014 stagy , in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous \u2014 stagy , in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous \u2014 stagy , in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0101-j\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"dramatic",
|
|
"hammy",
|
|
"histrionic",
|
|
"melodramatic",
|
|
"theatrical",
|
|
"theatric"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015838",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"staid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"jocular",
|
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"joking",
|
|
"kittenish",
|
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"ludic",
|
|
"playful"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober , grave":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a staid and solemn businessman",
|
|
"everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually staid professor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, if incongruously staid given the journey her guests were about to go on. \u2014 Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Putnam was the sort of Republican that Trump had swept away in the primaries: a staid , moderate product of the establishment. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The dresses toe the line perfectly between staid school smock and the flamboyant girlishness of Simone Rocha and Cecilie Bahnsen. \u2014 Zoe Dubno, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The injection of genuine international intrigue is expected to energize the legendarily obnoxious Boston sports fan and make the staid , secretive enclave look more like a Sam Adams commercial casting call. \u2014 Jimmy Golen, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Most of these are male, but one of the most important characters is the Great Goddess Tatha-agata, who shapeshifts variously into a sultry Southern voice, an unstoppable erotic charge, an Inuit baker and a staid Black matron on an airplane. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"From a practical perspective, the new Lock Screen should become far more engaging (and personable) than its relatively staid status today. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"On a corner in the 90s stands a stark white four-story structure, stucco-over-brick\u2014a cheery cube that cuts through the staid neighborhood like a splash of Aperol. \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The famously staid queen surprised audiences at the 2012 London Olympic Games by appearing in a dramatic opening segment alongside Britain\u2019s most famous spy, James Bond, played by actor Daniel Craig. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1557, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from past participle of stay entry 3":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for staid Adjective serious , grave , solemn , sedate , staid , sober , earnest mean not light or frivolous. serious implies a concern for what really matters. a serious play about social injustice grave implies both seriousness and dignity in expression or attitude. read the proclamation in a grave voice solemn suggests an impressive gravity utterly free from levity. a sad and solemn occasion sedate implies a composed and decorous seriousness. remained sedate amid the commotion staid suggests a settled, accustomed sedateness and prim self-restraint. a quiet and staid community sober stresses seriousness of purpose and absence of levity or frivolity. a sober look at the state of our schools earnest suggests sincerity or often zealousness of purpose. an earnest reformer",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"no-nonsense",
|
|
"po-faced",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"sobersided",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"uncomic",
|
|
"unsmiling",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182752",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"staidness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"jocular",
|
|
"joking",
|
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"kittenish",
|
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"ludic",
|
|
"playful"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober , grave":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a staid and solemn businessman",
|
|
"everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually staid professor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, if incongruously staid given the journey her guests were about to go on. \u2014 Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Putnam was the sort of Republican that Trump had swept away in the primaries: a staid , moderate product of the establishment. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The dresses toe the line perfectly between staid school smock and the flamboyant girlishness of Simone Rocha and Cecilie Bahnsen. \u2014 Zoe Dubno, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The injection of genuine international intrigue is expected to energize the legendarily obnoxious Boston sports fan and make the staid , secretive enclave look more like a Sam Adams commercial casting call. \u2014 Jimmy Golen, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Most of these are male, but one of the most important characters is the Great Goddess Tatha-agata, who shapeshifts variously into a sultry Southern voice, an unstoppable erotic charge, an Inuit baker and a staid Black matron on an airplane. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"From a practical perspective, the new Lock Screen should become far more engaging (and personable) than its relatively staid status today. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"On a corner in the 90s stands a stark white four-story structure, stucco-over-brick\u2014a cheery cube that cuts through the staid neighborhood like a splash of Aperol. \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The famously staid queen surprised audiences at the 2012 London Olympic Games by appearing in a dramatic opening segment alongside Britain\u2019s most famous spy, James Bond, played by actor Daniel Craig. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 May 2022"
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1557, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from past participle of stay entry 3":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8st\u0101d"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for staid Adjective serious , grave , solemn , sedate , staid , sober , earnest mean not light or frivolous. serious implies a concern for what really matters. a serious play about social injustice grave implies both seriousness and dignity in expression or attitude. read the proclamation in a grave voice solemn suggests an impressive gravity utterly free from levity. a sad and solemn occasion sedate implies a composed and decorous seriousness. remained sedate amid the commotion staid suggests a settled, accustomed sedateness and prim self-restraint. a quiet and staid community sober stresses seriousness of purpose and absence of levity or frivolity. a sober look at the state of our schools earnest suggests sincerity or often zealousness of purpose. an earnest reformer",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"earnest",
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"grave",
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"humorless",
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"no-nonsense",
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"po-faced",
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"sedate",
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"serious",
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"severe",
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"sober",
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"sobersided",
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"solemn",
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"uncomic",
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"unsmiling",
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"weighty"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113546",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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},
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"stain":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blot",
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"brand",
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"onus",
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"slur",
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"smirch",
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|
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"a conscience stained with guilt"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring discredit on":[
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"the scandal stained his reputation"
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],
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": to color (something, such as wood, glass, or cloth) by processes affecting chemically or otherwise the material itself":[],
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": to receive a stain":[],
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|
": to suffuse with color":[]
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|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The red wine stained the carpet.",
|
|
"He stained the wood a dark cherry color.",
|
|
"The accusations stained his reputation.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"There's a juice stain on the floor.",
|
|
"She has a stain on her shirt.",
|
|
"Will those grass stains wash out?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"My association with Epstein will permanently stain me. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Wildlife Tourism Can Do Good Negative actions from some tour operators stain the entire industry, unfortunately. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The legal actions can also stain a person\u2019s record for well over a decade in Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Japanese association of ethnicity and nationality is the root of what bedevils Sunja\u2019s family in both Korea and Japan, but one\u2019s own ancestors and relations may stain one with shame, from within and without. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
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|
"The darker hue was less likely to stain , and also slenderizing. \u2014 Susan Shapiro, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The comforter is made from microfiber, and the brand notes the design is fade-proof and stain resistant. \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Grubby hands can easily stain a touch-latch door, warns Ms. Mathison. \u2014 Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Since this particular cabin has such large windows, adding siding might not be the best option, so consider putting exterior paint or stain into your Amazon cart, too. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Wet the laundry bar and rub it directly on the stain . \u2014 Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Blue colours are the stain of nucleus, and HTLV-1 is integrated into the genome in the nucleus. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
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"The same stain that plagued the old sink has appeared on its replacement. \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s not just the act of assault, but the stain on the legacy of the very few Black people who have won lead actor or actress statuettes in 94 years. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Younger axons without thick sheaths more fully absorb the stain . \u2014 Benjamin Ehrlich, Scientific American , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"How long will this take to sort out, and how long will the stain remain on skating, a crown jewel of every Winter Olympics? \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Repetition like the echo or the shadow of the echo or the stain of the shadow of the echo. \u2014 Ilana Luna, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Blue colours are the stain of nucleus, and HTLV-1 is integrated into the genome in the nucleus. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English steynen , partly from Anglo-French desteindre to take away the color from & partly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse steina to paint \u2014 more at distain":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"blemish",
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"darken",
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"mar",
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"poison",
|
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"spoil",
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|
"taint",
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"tarnish",
|
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"touch",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072342",
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"Verb",
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"The red wine stained the carpet.",
|
|
"He stained the wood a dark cherry color.",
|
|
"The accusations stained his reputation.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"There's a juice stain on the floor.",
|
|
"She has a stain on her shirt.",
|
|
"Will those grass stains wash out?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"My association with Epstein will permanently stain me. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Wildlife Tourism Can Do Good Negative actions from some tour operators stain the entire industry, unfortunately. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The legal actions can also stain a person\u2019s record for well over a decade in Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Japanese association of ethnicity and nationality is the root of what bedevils Sunja\u2019s family in both Korea and Japan, but one\u2019s own ancestors and relations may stain one with shame, from within and without. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The darker hue was less likely to stain , and also slenderizing. \u2014 Susan Shapiro, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The comforter is made from microfiber, and the brand notes the design is fade-proof and stain resistant. \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Grubby hands can easily stain a touch-latch door, warns Ms. Mathison. \u2014 Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Since this particular cabin has such large windows, adding siding might not be the best option, so consider putting exterior paint or stain into your Amazon cart, too. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Wet the laundry bar and rub it directly on the stain . \u2014 Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Blue colours are the stain of nucleus, and HTLV-1 is integrated into the genome in the nucleus. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The same stain that plagued the old sink has appeared on its replacement. \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s not just the act of assault, but the stain on the legacy of the very few Black people who have won lead actor or actress statuettes in 94 years. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Younger axons without thick sheaths more fully absorb the stain . \u2014 Benjamin Ehrlich, Scientific American , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"How long will this take to sort out, and how long will the stain remain on skating, a crown jewel of every Winter Olympics? \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Repetition like the echo or the shadow of the echo or the stain of the shadow of the echo. \u2014 Ilana Luna, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Blue colours are the stain of nucleus, and HTLV-1 is integrated into the genome in the nucleus. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
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|
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|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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|
"1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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|
},
|
|
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|
|
"Middle English steynen , partly from Anglo-French desteindre to take away the color from & partly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse steina to paint \u2014 more at distain":"Verb"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101n"
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"blemish",
|
|
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|
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|
|
"poison",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"taint",
|
|
"tarnish",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072217",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"besmirched",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"grubby",
|
|
"smirched",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"spotted",
|
|
"stained",
|
|
"sullied",
|
|
"unclean",
|
|
"uncleaned"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": free from stain or stigma":[
|
|
"the stainless purity of his boyish life",
|
|
"\u2014 Oscar Wilde"
|
|
],
|
|
": highly resistant to stain or corrosion":[],
|
|
": made from materials resistant to stain":[
|
|
"stainless silverware"
|
|
],
|
|
": tableware made of stainless steel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"nothing less than a perfectly stainless sheet of parchment would do for a diploma",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"As years advanced, other materials like stainless and glass were used. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Glass and stainless -steel are often the defaults in the world of bar tools, so change things up a bit this Father\u2019s Day with a colorful mixing glass from French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The kitchen has a stainless farmhouse sink, brass fixtures, stone counters and island, and a herringbone tile backsplash that evokes sea glass. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"BruTrek\u2019s stainless -steel French press is double-wall vacuum insulated, so even late risers can grab a hot cup of joe. \u2014 Evan Green, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The latter references the very first Phantom wheel and is available in polished stainless or black lacquer. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The kitchen is any chef\u2019s dream, with stainless -steel appliances and black granite counters. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Existing black appliances were replaced with stainless -steel ones. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"This single-burner grill is built to handle the rugged conditions of travel cooking, with steel-rod fold-out legs and two substantial clasps securing its stainless -steel lid. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Finish can be stainless steel (which continues to be the finish of choice), but many brands are now offering black stainless , matte black, white or bronze tones to add warmth and variety. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Speaking of luxury sparklers, the priceless gift of time gets the Herm\u00e8s treatment in this stainless still Swiss timepiece boasting a mother-of-pearl dial that\u2019s finished with diamonds and an alligator strap. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"But truly personalized products, available in finishes that extend beyond stainless or the standard black and white, are now accessible to a cross section of buyers who are defined as mid-tier. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The move to stainless also has beneficial health effects. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For appliance finishes, standard stainless is the overwhelming favorite, with nearly three in four renovating homeowners choosing this option, up by three percentage points from the previous year. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"For an easy-to-clean option with a modern look, Solomon suggests this stainless Joseph Joseph utensil holder ($19.99, target.com). \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"And stainless steel remains the top choice for appliances, in 70% of new kitchens, followed by black stainless at 10%. \u2014 Kim Palmer, Star Tribune , 22 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Today\u2019s stainless are nearly as slick and smooth as the best chrome-moly with the bonus of minimizing rust. \u2014 Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life , 2 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101n-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antiseptic",
|
|
"chaste",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"pristine",
|
|
"spick-and-span",
|
|
"spic-and-span",
|
|
"spotless",
|
|
"squeaky-clean",
|
|
"unsoiled",
|
|
"unstained",
|
|
"unsullied"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075921",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"adverb",
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stair tower":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a clearly defined vertical shaft or tower containing stairs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120251",
|
|
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|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stair wire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053531",
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"stairway":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one or more flights of stairs usually with landings to pass from one level to another",
|
|
": one or more flights of steps usually with connecting landings"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is a perfect scent for men who are distinguished but have a strong passionate fire burning inside them that drives them to be bold and unexpected at every step on the stairway to success. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The open stairway in the front hall leads to the second floor and four of the home\u2019s five bedrooms. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The stairway down to the lower level, which holds the game room, a guest bedroom and an office. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"An inspector had found lead paint and dust in two bedrooms and the stairway of the home. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"According to an arrest affidavit shared with PEOPLE, Grant was stabbed with a knife in the neck and a sword in his chest while in the stairway of the apartment building. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Elizabeth is walking briskly with the dog now, rushing down the once-impressively grand stairway that leads up from the Theranos lobby. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Or continue up a steep natural-rock stairway to the top of the arch. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Disturbing bystander video that Pointer said captured the shooting showed several officers walking up a short stairway in front of La Victoria. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"1767, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8ster-\u02ccw\u0101",
|
|
"\u02c8ster-\u02ccw\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013531",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stairwell":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a vertical shaft in which stairs are located":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Canvasing the apartments for the second time Sunday, Hilliard saw Davidson in a stairwell . \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Police later found Yinger on Jan. 11, hiding in a stairwell outside a building close to Jorge's home. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Standing at the bottom of the stairwell , Volodymyr Roslik, the camp groundskeeper, looked up and raised an eyebrow at me, as if to offer one more chance to reconsider going in. \u2014 Time , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This refusal to back down is a reminder of a now-infamous story Putin has told about once chasing a rat into the corner of a stairwell outside his childhood home in a Soviet housing block in Leningrad. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Baskets soon turned into Moroccan rugs turned into the cluster of glass pendants now hung in the stairwell , originally found on a vacation in Mexico. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Fire investigators say the fire was intentionally set on the stairwell in the apartment. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Blake Scholl stands on a stairwell overlooking a vast hangar where a 71-foot airplane is being built\u2014combining the cockpit of a jetfighter with the body of a small puddle-jumper. \u2014 Jennifer Alsever, Fortune , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In a video posted to her Instagram feed on July 19, Cardi lipsyncs to the new song on a stairwell in a mesh seafoam dress before the video cuts to show her in a patent black bikini (with that adorable baby bump on full display). \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 20 July 2021"
|
|
],
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|
|
"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8ster-\u02ccwel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204755",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"staithe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wharf for transshipment especially of coal (as from railroad cars into ships)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stathe , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse st\u00f6th landing place, staithe; akin to Old English st\u00e6th bank, shore, Old High German stad, stado bank, shore, Gothic staths place, stead":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101t\u035fh"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035704",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stakage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the action of marking channels by stakes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"stake entry 2 + -age":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101k\u0227j",
|
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"-k\u0113j"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"stake":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bankroll",
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"capitalize",
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"endow",
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"finance",
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"fund",
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"subsidize",
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"underwrite"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Mormon territorial jurisdiction comprising a group of wards":[],
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": a pointed piece of wood or other material driven or to be driven into the ground as a marker or support":[],
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": a post to which a person is bound for execution by burning":[],
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": an interest or share in an undertaking or enterprise":[],
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": at issue : in jeopardy":[],
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": bet , wager":[],
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": execution by burning at a stake":[],
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": grubstake":[],
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": something that is staked for gain or loss":[],
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": stakes race":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction"
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],
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": the prize in a contest":[],
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": to assert a title or right to something by or as if by placing stakes usually to satisfy a legal requirement":[],
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": to back financially":[],
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": to fasten up or support (something, such as a plant) with stakes":[],
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": to mark the limits of by or as if by stakes":[],
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": to tether to a stake":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Joan of Arc was burned at the stake .",
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"a poker game with high stakes",
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"The stakes are too high.",
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"Verb",
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"She staked the tomatoes to keep them from falling over.",
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"the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"At stake for JetBlue is possibly its best bet for a fast track to growth that would position it as a more formidable competitor to the four major carriers that dominate the U.S. market. \u2014 Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
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"At stake for Pereira, 27, is a chance to become the first PGA Tour rookie to win a major since Keegan Bradley in the 2011 PGA Championship. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 21 May 2022",
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"There is much at stake for a Bananas franchise looking beyond the confines of summer college ball. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
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"Much remains at stake for both Iran and Russia in the coming months, as negotiators mull a return to the nuclear deal and a path to peace in Ukraine. \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"If the Tigers win, the player will get back their $200 stake plus winnings generated by the winning moneyline bet. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 30 May 2022",
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"Roman suggests people who own guns and oppose gun control have a louder voice in the political process because of their personal stake on the issue. \u2014 Hannah Fingerhut, ajc , 27 May 2022",
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"Eventually, the main net will migrate to proof-of- stake from its current proof-of-work consensus mechanism. \u2014 Dan Runkevicius, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
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"The merge plans to shift Ethereum from a proof-of-work network to proof-of- stake , making the blockchain more energy efficient. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Heading into 2022, crypto deal making was hot as companies sought to stake positions in an evolving industry. \u2014 Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
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"Lido is the world's biggest liquid staking protocol, allowing users to stake their coins while retaining the liquidity that can be used across the DeFi space to earn extra yield. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"The company became Meta last year to stake a flag in the nascent metaverse world. \u2014 Alyson Shontell, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
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"Can Castroneves go back-to-back and stake his claim as the best driver in Indy history? \u2014 Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
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"The historic nature of Oscar Tshiebwe's 2021-22 season was well established before Tuesday, but now the junior forward can stake a claim to an honor no other Kentucky basketball player had previously earned. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Now Desmond and Pignataro would stake their fortunes on Canouan\u2019s future in Saladino\u2019s stead. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"Since losing 27-3 to the Titans to drop to 3-4, the Chiefs (13-5) have won 10 of their past 11 games to once again stake their claim as the best team in the league. \u2014 C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"With two outs in a 3-3 tie in the fourth inning, Dunckel singled up the middle to score two and stake the Lopes to a 5-3 lead. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English staca ; akin to Middle Low German stake pole, and perhaps to Latin tignum beam":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0101k"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"claim",
|
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"interest",
|
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"share"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173233",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"stake and bound":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a dead hedge held in place between strong stakes that serves as an obstacle over which horses must jump especially in fox hunting":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105007",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"stake boat":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a boat moored to mark the course and especially the starting point in a race":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120200",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stake-and-rider":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a fence having a top bar supported by crossed stakes":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234547",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stale":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"fresh",
|
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"new",
|
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"novel",
|
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"original",
|
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"unclich\u00e9d",
|
|
"unhackneyed"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": impaired in legal force or effect by reason of being allowed to rest without timely use, action, or demand":[
|
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"a stale affidavit",
|
|
"a stale debt"
|
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],
|
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": impaired in vigor or effectiveness":[],
|
|
": tasteless or unpalatable from age":[
|
|
"stale bread"
|
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],
|
|
": tedious from familiarity":[
|
|
"a stale routine"
|
|
],
|
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": to become stale":[],
|
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": to make common : cheapen":[],
|
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": to make stale":[],
|
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": urinate":[
|
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"\u2014 used chiefly of camels and horses"
|
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],
|
|
": urine of a domestic animal (such as a horse)":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"a room filled with stale smoke",
|
|
"viewers were bored by the stale story lines of the new crop of sitcoms",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"Layers of stale bread, Gruy\u00e8re, Parmesan and onion soup are baked to near dissolution. \u2014 Joshua David Stein, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Sometimes thickened with pieces of stale crusty bread, sometimes brightened by a squeeze of a lemon, sometimes made creamy with yogurt or topped with olives, there are infinite ways to enjoy it. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"On at least two occasions in Kabul, petty thieves were paraded around the streets to shame them, handcuffed, with their faces painted or with stale bread stuffed in their mouths. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In the other, stale bread was hung from their necks or stuffed in their mouth. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In the other, stale bread was hung from their necks or stuffed in their mouth. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, chicagotribune.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Place a slice of stale bread in each bowl and pour the soup over it. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And if some of the revelations are inevitably a little stale , all are richly seasoned. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The films\u2019 new details are haphazardly added, disappointingly stale , and ultimately unnecessary. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Blinkie\u2019s Donut Emporium, owned by a Cambodian American father-daughter duo, offers handmade donuts daily, always closing at noon so their selection never stales . \u2014 Theo Stroomer, National Geographic , 5 June 2019",
|
|
"The product has staled compared to the previous standards. \u2014 Mac Engel, star-telegram , 27 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Set collection is a particularly satisfying mechanism but one that stales easily; Fabled Fruit tweaks the formula in every game to bypass that problem. \u2014 Nate Anderson, Ars Technica , 24 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"Petty theft, Clifton Boulevard: Police were called to CVS Pharmacy about 2 a.m. Oct. 12 on a report of a man staling body wash items and leaving in a car. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com , 22 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"While the bread is staling , combine blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, sugar and lemon juice in a large saucepan over low heat. \u2014 Robin Mather, Detroit Free Press , 8 July 2017",
|
|
"Time may have withered her, to misquote Shakespeare, but custom will never stale this mother\u2019s infinite, and exasperating, variety. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 20 Jan. 2016",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Blinkie\u2019s Donut Emporium, owned by a Cambodian American father-daughter duo, offers handmade donuts daily, always closing at noon so their selection never stales . \u2014 Theo Stroomer, National Geographic , 5 June 2019",
|
|
"The product has staled compared to the previous standards. \u2014 Mac Engel, star-telegram , 27 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Set collection is a particularly satisfying mechanism but one that stales easily; Fabled Fruit tweaks the formula in every game to bypass that problem. \u2014 Nate Anderson, Ars Technica , 24 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"Petty theft, Clifton Boulevard: Police were called to CVS Pharmacy about 2 a.m. Oct. 12 on a report of a man staling body wash items and leaving in a car. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com , 22 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But Vikings players and fans ask: How exactly will this 2022 outfit differ from its previous edition that some called stale and insufficiently aggressive? \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"That would be almond croissants, in which a nut paste is spread and baked into stale or day-old pastries. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Danielle escapes to the buffet to finger stale -looking pastries, sandwiches filled with mayonnaise-y salads, gloopy pasta. \u2014 Jocelyn Silver, Vogue , 2 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The first bite crunched into the burger\u2019s onion rings and thick pretzel bun, which was a cut above Wendy\u2019s usual signature, stale -to-the-touch buns. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"As the supply of equities shrinks, developed nations from the U.S. to Japan are turning stale . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Did McCarthy\u2019s offense get stale in Green Bay at the end? \u2014 Dallas News , 14 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"This manner of breaking down the fourth wall feels stale from the start. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"And though the future looks bright, even that trope feels stale . \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 3 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1548, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, settled, clear (of ale), not fresh, from Anglo-French estale , probably from Middle Dutch stel old (of beer)":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English; akin to Middle Low German stallen to urinate, stal urine of horses":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banal",
|
|
"clich\u00e9",
|
|
"cliche",
|
|
"clich\u00e9d",
|
|
"cobwebby",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"hackney",
|
|
"hackneyed",
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"obligatory",
|
|
"shopworn",
|
|
"stereotyped",
|
|
"threadbare",
|
|
"timeworn",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"trite",
|
|
"well-worn"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213754",
|
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|
|
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|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stalemate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play":[],
|
|
": to bring into a stalemate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The budget debate ended in a stalemate .",
|
|
"The new agreement could break the stalemate .",
|
|
"The budget debate ended in stalemate .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Amid the stalemate over the legislation, Republicans accused Democrats of delaying taking up the bill amid new threats to Supreme Court justices, a sentiment that was heightened with the recent arrest. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Relations between the Koreas have deteriorated since 2019 amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations and the North's increasingly provocative weapons tests. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung And Hyung-jin Kim, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Negotiations will be fierce and pressure high, but a stalemate is possible if Dublin sticks to its guns. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 2 July 2021",
|
|
"The stalemate is a killing to the country and the people. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune , 30 May 2021",
|
|
"Continuing stalemate is one of the three likely scenarios political analysts foresee following Tuesday\u2019s vote. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The stalemate on immigration policy is nothing new for Congress. \u2014 Nicholas Fandos, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The stalemate is politically risky for all sides heading into the fall election, which will decide not only the presidency, but also control of Congress. \u2014 Andrew Taylor And Lisa Mascaro, chicagotribune.com , 10 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The stalemate is politically risky for all sides heading into the fall election, which will decide not only the presidency, but also control of Congress. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Even so, the accord was embraced by Biden and enactment would signal a significant turnabout after years of gun massacres that have yielded little but stalemate in Congress. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Even so, the accord was embraced by Biden and enactment would signal a significant turnabout after years of gun massacres that have yielded little but stalemate in Congress. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s because they are either controlled politically by Republicans who oppose gun restrictions or are politically divided, leading to stalemate . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The Emergency Board, composed of 13 Democrats and seven Republicans, had stalemated in April over plans to give those same hospitals millions in zero-interest loans. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2020",
|
|
"The diplomacy has been stalemated for months, with North Korea pressing the United States to make concessions by year\u2019s end. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"For months, the LNA and the militias have been locked in fierce clashes on Tripoli\u2019s southern outskirts, with the fighting mostly stalemated . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"After coming to office vowing to solve two very different nuclear crises, President Trump finds himself in a bind familiar to his predecessors: careening toward a confrontation with Iran and stalemated with North Korea. \u2014 David E. Sanger, New York Times , 17 June 2019",
|
|
"The Trump administration has revived several controversial mining proposals that previously were blocked or stalemated . \u2014 Matthew Ross, The Conversation , 3 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"1765, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"obsolete English stale stalemate (from Middle English, from Anglo-French estaler to stalemate, from estal station, position) + English mate entry 1 \u2014 more at installment entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101l-\u02ccm\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deadlock",
|
|
"gridlock",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"impasse",
|
|
"logjam",
|
|
"Mexican standoff",
|
|
"standoff",
|
|
"standstill"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080457",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stalk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a part of a plant (such as a petiole or stipe) that supports another":[],
|
|
": a stalking gait":[],
|
|
": the act of stalking":[],
|
|
": the main stem of an herbaceous plant often with its dependent parts":[],
|
|
": to go through (an area) in search of prey or quarry":[
|
|
"stalk the woods for deer"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pursue by stalking":[],
|
|
": to pursue obsessively and to the point of harassment":[],
|
|
": to pursue quarry or prey stealthily":[],
|
|
": to walk stiffly or haughtily":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"a movie about a detective being stalked by a killer",
|
|
"This is the time of year when hunters are stalking the woods for deer.",
|
|
"She called the police because her ex-boyfriend was stalking her.",
|
|
"She angrily stalked out of the room."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stalke ; akin to Old English stela stalk, support":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English be stealcian ; akin to Old English stelan to steal \u2014 more at steal":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"hunt"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191454",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stalk field":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a field of cornstalks from which the ears have been harvested":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105443",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stalk shaver":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an implement on runners with knives cutting cornstalks or stubble at the ground surface for burning (as in the control of the European corn borer)":[]
|
|
},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194359",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stalkily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": in a stalky manner"
|
|
],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-k\u0259\u0307l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102037",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stalkiness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a candidate put forward to divide the opposition or to conceal someone's real candidacy":[],
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": a horse or a figure like a horse behind which a hunter stalks game":[],
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": something used to mask a purpose":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As a stalking horse , Maui Brewing signed an asset purchase agreement for Modern Times that will stand unless an acceptable higher offer comes in. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
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"Co-belligerency, however, is a stalking horse for other fears. \u2014 John Yoo, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Trump is the best understood as a sort of stalking horse for the discontent among his closest allies in Congress -- and those, like Jones, who want to come to Congress. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Know who has to be loving the Trump as stalking horse stuff? \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"The company has a stalking horse bid and bankruptcy financing agreement from 888 Capital (which is controlled by the financial firm Regal Investments with a minority interest held by Pauline). \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"The stalking horse bid from 888 Capital includes a credit bid worth about $15 million as well as $300,000 in cash for assumed liabilities. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"The always-aggressive San Diego Padres have emerged as the stalking horse in the Joey Gallo sweepstakes, being willing to discuss one of the top 50 prospects in minor league baseball. \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 28 July 2021",
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"Ho had worked with the United States against Japan in World War II, but, in the Cold War, Washington recast him as the stalking horse for Soviet expansionism. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2021"
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"\u02c8st\u022f-ki\u014b-"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064022",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stalkingly":{
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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},
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small or secondary stalk":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"stalk entry 3 + -let":""
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},
|
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"-l\u0259\u0307t"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182843",
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]
|
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},
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"definitions":{
|
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": resembling a stalk":[]
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191255",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a booth, stand, or counter at which articles are displayed for sale":[],
|
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": a church pew":[],
|
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": a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn":[],
|
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": a front orchestra seat in a theater":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
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": a protective sheath for a finger or toe":[],
|
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": a ruse to deceive or delay":[],
|
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": a seat in the chancel of a church with back and sides wholly or partly enclosed":[],
|
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": a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle":[],
|
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": install sense 2":[],
|
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": the condition of an airfoil or aircraft in which excessive angle of attack causes disruption of airflow with attendant loss of lift":[],
|
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": to cause (an aircraft or airfoil) to go into a stall":[],
|
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": to cause (an engine) to stop usually inadvertently":[],
|
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": to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure)":[],
|
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": to experience a stall in flying":[],
|
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": to hold off, divert, or delay by evasion or deception":[],
|
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": to play for time : delay":[],
|
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": to put into or keep in a stall":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English steall ; akin to Old High German stal place, stall and perhaps to Latin locus (Old Latin stlocus ) place":"Noun",
|
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"alteration of stale lure":"Noun and Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u022fl"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001953",
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|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stall bar":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a piece of gymnastic apparatus used for corrective and strengthening exercises that consists of uprights about eight feet high and three feet apart secured to a wall and joined by horizontal wooden rungs at about 5-inch intervals":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224338",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": rent or toll paid for a stall":[],
|
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": the right of erecting a stall in a fair":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Middle French estalage , from Old French, from estal place, stand, stall + -age (decoy)":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-lij",
|
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"-l\u0113j"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002542",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stallboard":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a display board formerly attached to the sill of a shop window and often hinging out into the street":[],
|
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": a stout sill or rail under the sash in a shop front":[],
|
|
": any of a series of successively higher floors on which excavated material is pitched (as in digging sewers)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222215",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stalled":{
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn":[],
|
|
": a front orchestra seat in a theater":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a ruse to deceive or delay":[],
|
|
": a seat in the chancel of a church with back and sides wholly or partly enclosed":[],
|
|
": a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle":[],
|
|
": install sense 2":[],
|
|
": the condition of an airfoil or aircraft in which excessive angle of attack causes disruption of airflow with attendant loss of lift":[],
|
|
": to cause (an aircraft or airfoil) to go into a stall":[],
|
|
": to cause (an engine) to stop usually inadvertently":[],
|
|
": to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure)":[],
|
|
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|
|
": to hold off, divert, or delay by evasion or deception":[],
|
|
": to play for time : delay":[],
|
|
": to put into or keep in a stall":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1916, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"Middle English, from Old English steall ; akin to Old High German stal place, stall and perhaps to Latin locus (Old Latin stlocus ) place":"Noun",
|
|
"alteration of stale lure":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fl"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"staller":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that stalls":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fl\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135405",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stalwart":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"chickenhearted",
|
|
"chicken-livered",
|
|
"coward",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"poor-spirited",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"spineless",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"timorous",
|
|
"uncourageous",
|
|
"ungallant",
|
|
"unheroic",
|
|
"weakhearted",
|
|
"yellow"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stalwart person":[],
|
|
": an unwavering partisan":[],
|
|
": marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit":[
|
|
"stalwart common sense"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"their strong and stalwart son",
|
|
"the stalwart soldiers in the army of Alexander the Great, who willingly followed him to the ends of the known world",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The West has been remarkably cohesive and stalwart in response to Russia\u2019s invasion, while Vladimir Putin has badly miscalculated and suffered serious strategic setbacks. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Many now wonder what will remain of the former stalwart political parties. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Both The Society and the Tavern Corp. of Dunham were stalwart supporters. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"New congressional lines have put two stalwart Manhattan Democrats on a collision course in the Aug. 23 primary. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"This gives the stalwart main tank much more utility. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sadly, missing from Season 6 for the first time will be actress Helen McCroy, who played Tommy\u2019s stalwart and iconic aunt Polly Gray. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Renowned healthcare organizations such as Apollo and stalwart companies such as Tata are leading the charge on this front, setting an example for other industry titans to follow. \u2014 Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"For the moment, all of America seemed to stand united with Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, its stalwart and unyielding president. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The left tackle allowed four sacks last season, but remains a stalwart at the position and is a factor in pass protection and when Kansas City keeps the football on the ground. \u2014 Mark Schofield, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Bundy emerged as a staff stalwart in 2020, but regressed in 2021. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The Babson College commit\u2019s presence as a defensive stalwart in the middle of the court helps spread out the Harborwomen\u2019s defensive structure. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Johnson, who played two seasons with the Celtics and was a member of the Eastern Conference finals team in 2017, was a defensive stalwart , screen-setter, and rebounder. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The marigold orange, yellow and blue cellophane wrap is a stalwart \u2014 there have been only minor changes through the decades. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Delores is one of the most unsung hero moms who sacrifices and is a stalwart and shows up and does her job, but like, moms on a different level. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"In his second tenure with the Lakers, Bradley was expected to be a defensive stalwart . \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The United States needs its partners in isolating Iran, and MBS is a stalwart there. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, alteration of stalworth , from Old English st\u01e3lwierthe serviceable":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fl-w\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stalwart Adjective strong , stout , sturdy , stalwart , tough , tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources. strong arms the defense has a strong case stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way. stout hiking boots sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction. a sturdy table people of sturdy independence stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability. stalwart environmentalists tough implies great firmness and resiliency. a tough political opponent tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together. tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"courageous",
|
|
"dauntless",
|
|
"doughty",
|
|
"fearless",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"gutty",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"intrepid",
|
|
"lionhearted",
|
|
"manful",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stouthearted",
|
|
"undauntable",
|
|
"undaunted",
|
|
"valiant",
|
|
"valorous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215159",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stamp":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"imprint",
|
|
"print"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device or instrument for stamping":[],
|
|
": a distinctive character, indication, or mark":[],
|
|
": a lasting imprint":[],
|
|
": characterize":[
|
|
"stamped as honest women",
|
|
"\u2014 W. M. Thackeray"
|
|
],
|
|
": impress , imprint":[
|
|
"stamp \"paid\" on the bill"
|
|
],
|
|
": pound sense 1":[],
|
|
": the act of stamping":[],
|
|
": the impression or mark made by stamping or imprinting":[],
|
|
": to attach a stamp to":[],
|
|
": to bring down (the foot) forcibly":[],
|
|
": to cut out, bend, or form with a stamp or die":[],
|
|
": to extinguish or destroy by or as if by stamping with the foot":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with out stamp out cancer"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument":[],
|
|
": to provide with a distinctive character":[
|
|
"stamped with a dreary, institutionalized look",
|
|
"\u2014 Bernard Taper"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot":[],
|
|
": to strike the foot forcibly or noisily downward":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He stamped his foot in anger.",
|
|
"He stamped out of the room.",
|
|
"She stamped the bill \u201cpaid.\u201d",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"There was a stamp on the letter showing the date when it was received.",
|
|
"a stamp left in the mud by some prehistoric beast",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"That the producers ultimately just want the pair to rubber- stamp their offensive ideas comes as little surprise. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The host-city selection has been largely taken out of the hands of rank-and-file IOC members who will be asked to rubber- stamp the recommendation of the IOC's executive board. \u2014 Stephen Wade, ajc , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"The host-city selection has been largely taken out of the hands of rank-and-file IOC members who will be asked to rubber- stamp the recommendation of the IOC\u2019s executive board. \u2014 Stephen Wade, oregonlive , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"But very early on, Dr. Stone came to believe that their job was in fact to rubber- stamp the government\u2019s own self-exculpatory assessment. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Beyond their functional importance, these spaces can and should reflect the personality of the surrounding neighborhoods, allowing teams to stamp them with their own identity. \u2014 Andy Cohen, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Bowman won the third race of the season in Las Vegas, has six top-10 finishes and has followed up a career-best four wins in 2021 with the type of effort that should stamp him in the championship picture. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Battles for drug turf among the Bridgeport gangs has resulted both in remarkable violence and concerted effort by law enforcement to stamp it out. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Still, higher inflation now has the Federal Reserve in inflation-fighting mode to stamp it out. \u2014 Christine Romans, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But many say the early stamp of approval from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the San Francisco Democrat, along with other colleagues from the House, showed the advantages of pulling in such help. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Park Ridge aldermen Monday gave the final stamp of approval, over a litany of protests from opponents, to a special-use permit for a marijuana dispensary at 10 W. Higgins Road. \u2014 Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The challenge is to put an individual stamp on character and performance \u2014 a challenge that both deGuzman and Newberry meet splendidly. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The man wears the Sentrock signature artistic stamp , a bird mask. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Find the right combination of art and copy that will leave your audience compelled to give the ultimate stamp of approval: a share or repost. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The takeaway: Make your day your own, starting with a few suggestions here for giving the big event a personal and stylish stamp : AGMES Based in New York City, Agmes offers handcrafted and sustainably made fine jewelry. \u2014 Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"An image of two robot hands forming a triangle then flashes on-screen with the time- stamp : 1993-2021. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"There\u2019s just one thing missing: a Ukrainian exit stamp . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English; akin to Old High German stampf\u014dn to stamp and perhaps to Greek stembein to shake up":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"or \u02c8st\u022fmp",
|
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"\u02c8stamp",
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"transitive sense 2a & intransitive sense 2 are also \u02c8st\u00e4mp"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"barge",
|
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"clump",
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"flog",
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"flounder",
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"galumph",
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"lumber",
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"lump",
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"plod",
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"pound",
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"scuff",
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"scuffle",
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"shamble",
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"shuffle",
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"slog",
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"slough",
|
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"stomp",
|
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"stumble",
|
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"stump",
|
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"tramp",
|
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"tromp",
|
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"trudge"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042638",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"stamp (out)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet":[
|
|
"stamp out a fire",
|
|
"stamp a cigarette out"
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],
|
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": to stop or destroy (something bad)":[
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"stamp out smallpox/corruption"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025314",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stamping ground":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stomping ground":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"if she isn't at home, you can usually find her at the local library, her favorite stamping ground",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That story began on June 23, 2018, when celebrating members of the Wild Boars soccer team entered Tham Luang, a favorite stamping ground , not realizing that the fast-approaching monsoon season was about to get an early start. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
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"But e-commerce is for now their main stamping ground . \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 22 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Greece\u2019s banking sector has been a stamping ground for international investors since the country\u2019s emergence from crippling bailout programs and years of economic turmoil. \u2014 Margot Patrick, WSJ , 9 June 2021",
|
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"Each has its own strong personality, stamping ground and cat frenemies. \u2014 Star Tribune , 27 Aug. 2020",
|
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"Once a stamping ground where rugged, able stuntmen such as Cliff made an all-American genre staple, the place is now a decaying gynocracy where hippie chicks laze about all day. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 13 Dec. 2019",
|
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"There\u2019d also be a pit stop in neighboring Harpswell, a stamping ground of hers as a girl. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Thursday marked his first game at his old stamping grounds . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Joined by New Orleans drummer Doug Belote, Woodward and Hunter play a series of gigs around Hunter\u2019s former stamping grounds , kicking off Aug. 8 at the Mission District\u2019s Make Out Room. \u2014 Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News , 5 Aug. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1786, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stam-pi\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fm-",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4m-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hangout",
|
|
"haunt",
|
|
"purlieu",
|
|
"rendezvous",
|
|
"resort",
|
|
"stomping ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195141",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stanch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": allay , extinguish":[],
|
|
": steadfast in loyalty or principle":[
|
|
"a staunch friend"
|
|
],
|
|
": strongly built : substantial":[],
|
|
": to make watertight : stop up":[],
|
|
": to stop or check in its course":[
|
|
"trying to stanch the crime wave"
|
|
],
|
|
": watertight , sound":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"If no one has the courage to address this, a group intervention may be needed to stanch the motormouth. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"To be sure, Chinese authorities have taken steps to try to minimize the disruption to industry from the latest round of restrictions, which may have helped stanch the slide in activity, economists say. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To stanch the current outrage, the Bahlsen family hired a prominent German historian to write an independent report on the family\u2019s Nazi-era actions. \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Garza has tried to stanch the flow of employees leaving CPS since the utility suspended bonuses. \u2014 Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The city\u2019s understaffed police department was overwhelmed by the mob, and firefighters assigned to help stanch the violence exacerbated it by turning their hoses on the crowd. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Bank of Russia has kept the country\u2019s stock market closed for several days in an effort to stanch the flow of money out of its economy, which was already showing signs of severe distress before the new measures were implemented. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s half of a sophisticated South African effort to stanch the emergence of new variants of the coronavirus, like Omicron, which was identified here and shook the world this past week. \u2014 Stephanie Nolen, New York Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The new state budget attempts to stanch the bleeding, in part by doling out one-time bonuses to frontline health care workers, including mental health providers. \u2014 Abigail Kramer, ProPublica , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English staunchen , from Anglo-French estancher , perhaps from Vulgar Latin *stanticare , from Latin stant-, stans , present participle":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fnch",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4nch",
|
|
"\u02c8stanch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172054",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stanchel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stanchion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps from Middle French estanchielle , diminutive of Old French estanche stay, prop":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stanch\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041511",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stanchion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device that fits loosely around the neck of an animal (such as a cow) and limits forward and backward motion (as in a stall)":[],
|
|
": an upright bar, post, or support (as for a roof or a ship's deck)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the stanchion of an arch",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Last summer in the Olympics, Gobert routinely shoved and sealed defenders of all sizes \u2014 including Bam Adebayo and Draymond Green \u2014 practically into the stanchion , securing bucket after bucket. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"He was slumped against the basket stanchion while athletic trainer Tim Walsh attempted to revive him using CPR and a defibrillator. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Imagine looking at a player coming down the lane for a slam dunk and not having the stanchion under the basket blocking your sight. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Dosunmu suffered two blows to his head in Sunday\u2019s game against the Philadelphia Sixers, crashing into the basket stanchion after a dunk in the first half and running into teammate Matt Thomas in the second. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On the heels of such an intense game and emotional last few days, Whaley let loose on his final score by punching and head-butting the stanchion . \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In one of the large-scale photographs, in the Hotel Ephrussi, a stanchion holding a dispenser for hand sanitizer stands guard at the foot of a grand marble staircase. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"At some point this season, Johnson will careen through the lane like a bowling ball, rise and try to rip the basket clean off its stanchion and scream while doing it. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The two-time league MVP looked sharp, flashing to the basket with his signature burst and strength, slinging a left-handed pass to Middleton for a dunk and shaking the stanchion with his own flush off an offensive rebound. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stanchon , from Anglo-French *stanchun, stan\u00e7un , alteration of Old French estan\u00e7on , diminutive of estance stay, prop":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stan-ch\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"column",
|
|
"pier",
|
|
"pilaster",
|
|
"pillar",
|
|
"post"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071833",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stanchion gun":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073709",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stanchless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ceaseless":[
|
|
"stanchless wound",
|
|
"the innkeeper's stanchless conversational flow",
|
|
"\u2014 John Kobler"
|
|
],
|
|
": that cannot be stanched":[
|
|
"stanchless wound",
|
|
"the innkeeper's stanchless conversational flow",
|
|
"\u2014 John Kobler"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"stanch entry 1 + -less":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063906",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dais",
|
|
"platform",
|
|
"podium",
|
|
"rostrum",
|
|
"stage",
|
|
"tribune"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a frame on or in which something may be placed for support":[],
|
|
": a group of plants growing in a continuous area":[],
|
|
": a halt for defense or resistance":[],
|
|
": a place or post where one stands":[],
|
|
": a place where a passenger vehicle stops or parks":[
|
|
"a taxi stand"
|
|
],
|
|
": a raised platform (as for a speaker or hunter) serving as a point of vantage":[],
|
|
": a section of the tiered seats for spectators of a sport or spectacle":[],
|
|
": a site fit for business opportunity":[],
|
|
": a small often open-air structure for a small retail business":[
|
|
"a vegetable stand",
|
|
"a hot dog stand"
|
|
],
|
|
": a standing posture":[],
|
|
": a stop made to give a performance":[
|
|
"a 6-game stand at home"
|
|
],
|
|
": a strongly or aggressively held position especially on a debatable issue":[
|
|
"took a stand against higher taxes"
|
|
],
|
|
": a town where such a stop is made":[],
|
|
": agree , accord":[
|
|
"\u2014 used chiefly in the expression it stands to reason"
|
|
],
|
|
": an act of stopping or staying in one place":[],
|
|
": an often defensive effort of some duration or degree of success":[
|
|
"a goal-line stand"
|
|
],
|
|
": hesitate":[],
|
|
": hive sense 2":[],
|
|
": the occupants of such seats":[],
|
|
": the place taken by a witness for testifying in court":[],
|
|
": to be a candidate : run":[],
|
|
": to be a specified height when fully erect":[
|
|
"stands six feet two"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be a symbol for : represent":[],
|
|
": to be available as a sire":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of horses"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be in a particular state or situation":[
|
|
"stands accused"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be in a position to gain or lose because of an action taken or a commitment made":[
|
|
"stands to make quite a profit"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to stand : set upright":[],
|
|
": to depend on":[],
|
|
": to derive benefit or enjoyment from":[
|
|
"you look like you could stand a drink"
|
|
],
|
|
": to endure or undergo successfully":[
|
|
"this book will stand the test of time"
|
|
],
|
|
": to endure the presence or personality of":[
|
|
"can't stand the boss"
|
|
],
|
|
": to exhibit courage, strength, or calm especially in the face of adversity":[],
|
|
": to exist in a definite written or printed form":[
|
|
"copy a passage exactly as it stands"
|
|
],
|
|
": to gather slowly and remain":[
|
|
"tears standing in her eyes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a chance":[],
|
|
": to have or maintain a relative position in or as if in a graded scale":[
|
|
"stands first in the class"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hold a course at sea":[],
|
|
": to insist on":[
|
|
"never stands on ceremony"
|
|
],
|
|
": to maintain one's position":[],
|
|
": to make available for breeding":[
|
|
"stand a stallion"
|
|
],
|
|
": to occupy a place or location":[
|
|
"the house stands on a knoll"
|
|
],
|
|
": to participate in (a military formation)":[],
|
|
": to pay the cost of (a treat) : pay for":[
|
|
"I'll stand you a dinner",
|
|
"stand drinks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pay the cost of food, drink, or entertainment for others in a group":[],
|
|
": to perform the duty of":[
|
|
"stand guard"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put up with : permit":[],
|
|
": to refuse additional cards (as in blackjack)":[],
|
|
": to remain firm in the face of":[
|
|
"stand a siege"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remain stationary or inactive":[
|
|
"the car stood in the garage for a week"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remain valid or efficacious":[
|
|
"the order given last week still stands"
|
|
],
|
|
": to rest or remain upright on a base or lower end":[
|
|
"a clock stood on the mantle"
|
|
],
|
|
": to rise to an erect position":[],
|
|
": to submit to":[
|
|
"stand trial"
|
|
],
|
|
": to support oneself on the feet in an erect position":[],
|
|
": to take up or maintain a specified position or posture":[
|
|
"stand aside",
|
|
"can you stand on your head"
|
|
],
|
|
": to think or act independently":[],
|
|
": to tolerate without flinching : bear courageously":[
|
|
"stands pain well"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She was standing near the window.",
|
|
"He was standing next to me.",
|
|
"All of the seats on the bus were taken so we had to stand .",
|
|
"He can stand using a cane.",
|
|
"He was standing in a puddle of water.",
|
|
"The deer stood still , listening for danger.",
|
|
"We had to stand in line for over an hour.",
|
|
"Two bowling pins were left standing .",
|
|
"A shovel and rake stood in the corner.",
|
|
"She stood the ladder against the house.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The team insured their victory with an impressive goal-line stand .",
|
|
"The army is preparing to make a stand against the enemy.",
|
|
"students making a stand against the war",
|
|
"We have display stands in many bookstores.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Ryan O\u2019Leary, 33, was indicted on the same charges and is expected to stand trial later this year. \u2014 Rachel Paik, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Sabraw began the ceremony by asking the service members to stand when their previous country of citizenship was read aloud. \u2014 Madison Geering, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The five are scheduled to stand trial in August in Washington, D.C.\u2019s federal court. \u2014 Nick Perry, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"From there, volunteers were dispatched to stand outside grocery stores to ask shoppers not to buy lettuce, table grapes, and Gallo wines, in order to force growers into fair contract negotiations with farmers. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The park advised visitors to not stand their ground against a bison. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"And this case is definitely going to stand , alongside a bunch of other cases that have been decided this term, for that principle. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But the stipulation was Beth Paretta Autosport would have to stand on its own in 2021. \u2014 Bruce Martin, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The five are scheduled to stand trial in August in Washington, D.C.\u2019s federal court. \u2014 Nick Perry, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"California is about to take a bold stand holding Facebook (Meta), Instagram, TikTok, Snap and other major social media platforms accountable for their actions if a ground-breaking bill targeting online addiction passes its final hurdles. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Preliminary report of a vehicle into a fireworks stand with multiple pedestrians struck. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Also, any type of fireworks not obtained from an Oregon permitted retail stand . \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Police were engaged in a five-hour stand -off with a man making suicidal threats and waving a gun Thursday afternoon in Eatonville, according to a report by news outlets. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The Supreme Court in March let the North Carolina high court ruling stand for the upcoming fall elections. \u2014 Robert Barnes, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The Supreme Court in March let the North Carolina high court ruling stand for the upcoming fall elections. \u2014 Robert Barnes, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Sharon Horgan plays an Irish school teacher who gets pregnant after a several-night stand with an American advertising exec played by Rob Delaney. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"You album was recorded for Atlantic Records, home of Stax Records and Led Zeppelin, which makes her representative of where the music and media industry stand . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English standan ; akin to Old High German stantan, st\u0101n to stand, Latin stare , Greek histanai to cause to stand, set, histasthai to stand, be standing":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stand"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stand Verb bear , suffer , endure , abide , tolerate , stand mean to put up with something trying or painful. bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking. forced to bear a tragic loss suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing. suffering many insults endure implies continuing firm or resolute through trials and difficulties. endured years of rejection abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest. cannot abide their rudeness tolerate suggests overcoming or successfully controlling an impulse to resist, avoid, or resent something injurious or distasteful. refused to tolerate such treatment stand emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching. unable to stand teasing",
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"synonyms":[
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"be",
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"bear",
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"lie",
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"sit"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023032",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stand (up)":{
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"antonyms":[
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"fly",
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"hold up",
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"pass",
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"wash"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a television broadcast in which the reporter or narrator faces the camera with the scene of the story in the background":[],
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": erect , upright":[],
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": marked by a high degree of personal integrity or loyalty":[
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"a stand-up guy"
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],
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": stiffened to stay upright without folding over":[
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"a stand-up collar"
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],
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": to be best man or maid of honor for at a wedding ceremony":[],
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": to defend against attack or criticism":[],
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": to face boldly":[],
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": to fail to keep an appointment with":[],
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": to meet fairly and fully":[],
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": to remain sound and intact under stress, attack, or close scrutiny":[],
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": to rise to a standing position":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"All of these have enough body and heft to stand up to the moisture from the pickles without going watery in an hour or two. \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 June 2022",
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"Before Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, few places did more in recent years to stand up for freedom and democracy in the face of an unending autocratic assault. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
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"And yet, Megan has taken incredible strides to stand up for herself and people like her. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
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"This is a clarion call for all of us, as human beings, as Americans, to stand up and speak truth to power, to put our own comfortability at risk for something greater, to risk our security for each other. \u2014 Laura Ly, CNN , 7 June 2022",
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"But Ukraine has set an extremely good example for the world to stand up for your rights, and to fight for your rights, to fight for your freedom and democracy. \u2014 Michael Saul Garber, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
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"This global movement was launched by Sadhguru, an Indian yoga guru, to address the soil crisis by bringing together people worldwide to stand up for soil health. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
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"To stand up to China and other adversaries at the same time, America will need Europe\u2019s help. \u2014 Arshan Barzani, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"But this funding would have meant nothing without the coalition of workers, ordinary citizens and businesses that were willing to stand up to Boudin and to the city\u2019s political and media establishment. \u2014 Michael Bernick, Forbes , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1971, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stand-\u02cc\u0259p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"decent",
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"ethical",
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"honest",
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"honorable",
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"just",
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"noble",
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"principled",
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"respectable",
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"righteous",
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"upright",
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"upstanding"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105355",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stand a chance of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to have a possibility of (succeeding or winning)":[
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"The team stands a chance of doing well this year.",
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"I think she stands a good chance of winning the election.",
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"\u2014 often used in negative statements She stands no chance of winning."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110641",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"stand accused of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to have been accused of":[
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"She stands accused of murder."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071259",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"stand by":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adhere (to)",
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"cling (to)",
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"hew (to)",
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"keep (to)",
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"stick (to "
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a favorite or reliable choice or resource":[],
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": held near at hand and ready for use":[
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"a standby power plant",
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"standby equipment"
|
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],
|
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": of, relating to, or traveling by an airline service in which the passenger must wait for an available unreserved seat":[
|
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"standby passengers",
|
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"a standby ticket"
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],
|
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": on a standby basis":[
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"fly standby"
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],
|
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": one that is held in reserve ready for use : substitute":[],
|
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": one to be relied on especially in emergencies":[],
|
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": ready or available for immediate action or use":[],
|
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": relating to the act or condition of standing by":[
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"standby duty",
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"a standby period"
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],
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": to be or to get ready to act":[
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"an ambulance was standing by"
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],
|
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": to remain loyal or faithful to : defend":[
|
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"stood by his decision"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"More police officers were sent as standbys .",
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"We bought an electric generator as a standby .",
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"Verb",
|
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"no matter how much people object, I will stand by my decision",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The old red standby narrowly edged out the newcomer, but the closeness between the two brands earned Yellowbird nationwide publicity. \u2014 Chris O'connell, Chron , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The old standby for backup is to copy your files to a disc. \u2014 PCMAG , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Apparently the old standby of sweat and rosin works pretty well, too. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune , 26 June 2021",
|
|
"The most important sources of wealth for the typical American family is not in the stock market or exotic bitcoin, most Americans have prosaic wealth in the form of home equity, retirement accounts, and Social Security\u2014 the standby for all workers. \u2014 Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"So when patients began falling ill with the new coronavirus last year, doctors around the world turned to the old standby . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Pacific Way Cafe: This 32-year-old Gearhart standby will close permanently, just months after owners Lisa and John Allen spent $10,000 on a dining room renovation, according to the Seaside Signal. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"This spring, during the LearnedLeague off-season, Leonas co-created a mini-league focussed on the American Revolution\u2014a trivia-canon standby that the mini-league approached from a range of perspectives. \u2014 Eliza Brooke, The New Yorker , 17 May 2021",
|
|
"Helicopters were on standby at the local airport waiting to transport patients to San Antonio, and donor blood was rushed into Uvalde from surrounding areas. \u2014 Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Police said Moechella organizers did not have a permit for the event, which would have required them to file a safety plan, secure medical teams on standby and hire private security licensed by the District or pay for off-duty police officers. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Free; advance registration recommended; standby line available. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Since the omnibus effort, the Commanders official said, the team has been on standby while waiting for city leaders to act. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Nesvick said that shelter options for both humans and pets remain in standby mode at this time and are prepared to receive clients when needed. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The most energy-efficient commercial chargers earn the ENERGY STAR label, which requires a charger to be energy-efficient while charging a vehicle and while idle since commercial chargers are in standby mode nearly 85% of the time. \u2014 Paul Vosper, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
|
|
"General admission: free; special exhibition pricing: $12, $18, free for ages 17 and under; advance timed-entry tickets required; no on-site standby line. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The response to the event has been intense: Tickets were quickly snapped up, with nearly 500 people on a standby list to get one. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One good bourbon standby that pairs well with a variety of cigars, Kimberl said, is Four Rose Yellow Label. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Once, while flying standby back from Europe, I was bumped off a flight 41 times in a row. Apologies. \u2014 Chuck Wilcoxen, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Flying standby on the same day and putting frequent flier miles back into loyalty accounts are becoming free benefits, too. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 14 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Alaska Airlines only allows certain tickets to fly standby , including refundable main cabin tickets and first class tickets. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 18 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Allied Pilots Association spokesman Dennis Tajer said there is also an unusually high number of pilots working standby in recent months. \u2014 Kyle Arnold, chicagotribune.com , 3 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Currently, travelers must pay a $75 fee to fly standby . \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 31 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"According to the JetBlue website, customers with travel planned between September 5 and September 17 can rebook or travel standby without paying additional fees. \u2014 Natasha Bach, Fortune , 7 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Trump aides and allies warned him bluntly in private about his efforts, even as some publicly continued to stand by the president's claims of election fraud. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"McLaughlin also appeared to stand by the school police chief, saying that Arredondo, who was elected to the city council earlier this month, can still be sworn in when the ceremony takes place. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Of course Erik Spoelstra has to stand by his player. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jamie is more than willing to stand by Roger's decision to be ordained as a minister. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Uniformed private security officers could only stand by and watch, occasionally grabbing hold of a fan to no effect. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Are we supposed to just stand by and let this happen? \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Western allies won\u2019t stand by as Russia attacks Ukraine. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In rural towns and counties across Northern California this past year, many fire departments were forced to stand by and watch as wildfires burned more than a million acres of land in neighboring communities. \u2014 Caroline Ghisolfi, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1971, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stan(d)-\u02ccb\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anchor",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"dependence",
|
|
"dependance",
|
|
"mainstay",
|
|
"pillar",
|
|
"reliance"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225143",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stand in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"fill in",
|
|
"pinch-hit",
|
|
"step in",
|
|
"sub",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"take over"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied":[],
|
|
": substitute":[],
|
|
": to act as a stand-in":[],
|
|
": to be in a specially favored position with":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1904, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stand-\u02ccin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backup",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"designated hitter",
|
|
"fill-in",
|
|
"locum tenens",
|
|
"pinch hitter",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"replacement",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"sub",
|
|
"substitute"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111103",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stand out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"beetle",
|
|
"belly",
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pooch",
|
|
"pouch",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"protrude",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that is prominent or conspicuous especially because of excellence":[],
|
|
": to appear as if in relief : project":[],
|
|
": to be prominent or conspicuous":[
|
|
"stands out from the crowd"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be stubborn in resolution or resistance":[],
|
|
": to steer away from shore":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She is a standout among the available candidates.",
|
|
"All the cameras we tested were good, but there was no real standout .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the relief figures stand out from the wall quite strikingly",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"His father, Rick Suder, was a standout college basketball player at Duquesne University from 1982-86, eventually earning a spot in the school's hall of fame. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"In Karim Benzema, the last man standing from that first wave of signings that heralded P\u00e9rez\u2019s return to the Real Madrid presidency in 2009, the club may possess the world\u2019s standout player. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Stephens, a former standout football player at Thompson High School who went on to play at UAB his freshman year, surrendered to police two days later. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Thang is a standout player who has a future in volleyball beyond high school. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Stowers was a standout player at Covington Latin in 1971, leading the Trojans to the 9th Regional Championship. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Ched Ndour was a standout player in this season's UEFA Youth League . \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Ward was a standout football player and wrestler at Canton High School in Pennsylvania. \u2014 Chris Iseman, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The standout defensive lineman was credited with two sacks (although defenders could not tackle quarterbacks), including a strip-sack of fellow freshman Jacurri Brown. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1928, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stand-\u02ccau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre",
|
|
"cause celebre",
|
|
"celeb",
|
|
"celebrity",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"icon",
|
|
"ikon",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"luminary",
|
|
"megastar",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"notability",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"notoriety",
|
|
"personage",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"somebody",
|
|
"star",
|
|
"superstar",
|
|
"VIP"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164932",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"stand sentinel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to stand in a row like soldiers":[
|
|
"The trees stand sentinel on the cliffs."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180922",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stand sentry":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to act as a guard":[
|
|
"The company hired a policeman to stand sentry by the door."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211037",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stand someone/something in good stead":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to be useful or helpful to someone or something":[
|
|
"His language skills will stand him in good stead when he is traveling."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062016",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"stand surety":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to agree to be legally responsible if another person fails to pay a debt or to perform a duty":[
|
|
"She will stand surety for him."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044807",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stand the test of time":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to continue to be important, respected, etc., for a long period of time":[
|
|
"Great art/literature/music can stand the test of time ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"fill in",
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"pinch-hit",
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"step in",
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"sub",
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"she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week"
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],
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"circa 1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"backup",
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"cover",
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"designated hitter",
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"fill-in",
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"locum tenens",
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"pinch hitter",
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"relief",
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"replacement",
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"reserve",
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"sub",
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"substitute"
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],
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"verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222333",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"stand-up":{
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"antonyms":[
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"fly",
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"hold up",
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"pass",
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"wash"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a television broadcast in which the reporter or narrator faces the camera with the scene of the story in the background":[],
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": erect , upright":[],
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": marked by a high degree of personal integrity or loyalty":[
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"a stand-up guy"
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],
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": stiffened to stay upright without folding over":[
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"a stand-up collar"
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],
|
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": to be best man or maid of honor for at a wedding ceremony":[],
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": to defend against attack or criticism":[],
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": to face boldly":[],
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": to fail to keep an appointment with":[],
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": to meet fairly and fully":[],
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": to remain sound and intact under stress, attack, or close scrutiny":[],
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": to rise to a standing position":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"All of these have enough body and heft to stand up to the moisture from the pickles without going watery in an hour or two. \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 June 2022",
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"Before Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, few places did more in recent years to stand up for freedom and democracy in the face of an unending autocratic assault. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"And yet, Megan has taken incredible strides to stand up for herself and people like her. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"This is a clarion call for all of us, as human beings, as Americans, to stand up and speak truth to power, to put our own comfortability at risk for something greater, to risk our security for each other. \u2014 Laura Ly, CNN , 7 June 2022",
|
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"But Ukraine has set an extremely good example for the world to stand up for your rights, and to fight for your rights, to fight for your freedom and democracy. \u2014 Michael Saul Garber, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"This global movement was launched by Sadhguru, an Indian yoga guru, to address the soil crisis by bringing together people worldwide to stand up for soil health. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"To stand up to China and other adversaries at the same time, America will need Europe\u2019s help. \u2014 Arshan Barzani, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But this funding would have meant nothing without the coalition of workers, ordinary citizens and businesses that were willing to stand up to Boudin and to the city\u2019s political and media establishment. \u2014 Michael Bernick, Forbes , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
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"1971, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stand-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"decent",
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"ethical",
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|
"honest",
|
|
"honorable",
|
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"just",
|
|
"noble",
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"principled",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"upstanding"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234448",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"stand/stick out a mile":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to be very obvious":[
|
|
"The twins' resemblance stood/stuck out a mile ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071541",
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
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},
|
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"standage":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a charge for permission to stand":[],
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": a reservoir in which water accumulates at the bottom of a mine : sump":[],
|
|
": space or permission for standing":[
|
|
"standage for cattle",
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|
"standage for bicycles"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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|
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"stand entry 1 + -age":""
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"pronounciation":[
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|
"\u02c8standij"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132157",
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"standard":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"average",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
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"cut-and-dried",
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"cut-and-dry",
|
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"everyday",
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"garden-variety",
|
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"normal",
|
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"ordinary",
|
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"prosaic",
|
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"routine",
|
|
"run-of-the-mill",
|
|
"standard-issue",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unremarkable",
|
|
"usual",
|
|
"workaday"
|
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],
|
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": a conspicuous object (such as a banner) formerly carried at the top of a pole and used to mark a rallying point especially in battle or to serve as an emblem":[],
|
|
": a fruit tree grafted on a stock that does not induce dwarfing":[],
|
|
": a long narrow tapering flag that is personal to an individual or corporation and bears heraldic devices":[],
|
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": a musical composition (such as a song) that has become a part of the standard repertoire":[],
|
|
": a shrub or herb grown with an erect main stem so that it forms or resembles a tree":[],
|
|
": a structure built for or serving as a base or support":[],
|
|
": a vehicle with a manual transmission : manual":[
|
|
"Her new car is a standard ."
|
|
],
|
|
": an organization flag carried by a mounted or motorized military unit":[],
|
|
": banner sense 1":[],
|
|
": constituting or conforming to a standard especially as established by law or custom":[
|
|
"standard weight"
|
|
],
|
|
": having recognized and permanent value":[
|
|
"a standard reference work"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the three inner usually erect and incurved petals of an iris \u2014 compare fall entry 2 sense 3f":[],
|
|
": regularly and widely used, available, or supplied":[
|
|
"standard automobile equipment"
|
|
],
|
|
": something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example : criterion":[
|
|
"quite slow by today's standards"
|
|
],
|
|
": something set up and established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, weight, extent, value, or quality":[],
|
|
": sound and usable but not of top quality":[
|
|
"standard beef"
|
|
],
|
|
": substantially uniform and well established by usage in the speech and writing of the educated and widely recognized as acceptable":[
|
|
"standard pronunciation is subject to regional variations"
|
|
],
|
|
": the basis of value in a monetary system":[
|
|
"the gold standard"
|
|
],
|
|
": the fineness and legally fixed weight of the metal used in coins":[],
|
|
": the personal flag of the head of a state or of a member of a royal family":[],
|
|
": the upper, large, often lobed petal of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) : banner sense 6 , vexillum sense 3 \u2014 compare keel entry 2 sense 2b , wing entry 1 sense 2e(2)":[],
|
|
": well-established and very familiar":[
|
|
"the standard opera"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"By modern standards , the house is just too small.",
|
|
"This book is the standard by which all others must be judged.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a window of standard width",
|
|
"The movie was a pretty standard romantic comedy.",
|
|
"The word is considered standard .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Consistent large numbers of the most prized salmon, sockeye, and the best fishery management in the world, has made the Bristol Bay sockeye the standard to meet in quality of product and management efficiency. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"With more ad dollars being allocated to CTV, the study called for a new standard for the platform. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"So what's interesting about this decision and several others from this term is that the court went beyond just deciding the issue and really reached into creating a new standard for how to look at these kinds of cases. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s because various governments are either looking to impose USB-C as the new standard for wired charging (US and Brazil) or have already done so (the European Union). \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Under the state\u2019s renewable portfolio standard , that includes locally produced solar, wind, and some controversial sources like landfill gas. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The investigations and the SEC proposals imply that investment firms are trying to serve the public\u2019s enthusiasm for socially responsible investing without doing the hard work of fashioning portfolios that meet the standard . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The justices ruled unanimously for Ruan and another doctor arguing the same case, though only six endorsed Breyer\u2019s standard for conviction. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"While most of those are tethered to a specific retailer, the coupon industry is working on a universal standard that will allow shoppers to redeem digital coupons at any retailer that signs up. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Retailers limiting purchases is standard practice that helps retailers prevent stockpiling and reselling at higher prices. \u2014 Haleluya Hadero, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s turned into standard practice for Impiombato, who has grown paranoid about saving her own copies of everything as government web pages, news releases and social media posts have vanished unexpectedly amid her research. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Having good standard operating procedures goes hand in hand with having the right staff. \u2014 Hao Lam, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 cleveland , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Sources within the prosecutor's office have told Fox News that If he had been prosecuted under standard procedures, rather than under blanket directives from Gascon, he would likely have been sentenced to around three years in prison. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 16 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estandard banner, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English standan to stand and probably to Old High German hart hard":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stan-d\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for standard Noun standard , criterion , gauge , yardstick , touchstone mean a means of determining what a thing should be. standard applies to any definite rule, principle, or measure established by authority. standards of behavior criterion may apply to anything used as a test of quality whether formulated as a rule or principle or not. questioned the critic's criteria for excellence gauge applies to a means of testing a particular dimension (such as thickness, depth, diameter) or figuratively a particular quality or aspect. polls as a gauge of voter dissatisfaction yardstick is an informal substitute for criterion that suggests quantity more often than quality. housing construction as a yardstick of economic growth touchstone suggests a simple test of the authenticity or value of something intangible. fine service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"barometer",
|
|
"benchmark",
|
|
"criterion",
|
|
"gold standard",
|
|
"grade",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"metric",
|
|
"par",
|
|
"touchstone",
|
|
"yardstick"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"standard-issue":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abnormal",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"out-of-the-way",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"unusual"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": standard , typical":[
|
|
"a standard-issue action movie",
|
|
"a standard-issue blue suit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stan-d\u0259rd-\u02c8i-(\u02cc)sh\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"average",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"cut-and-dried",
|
|
"cut-and-dry",
|
|
"everyday",
|
|
"garden-variety",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"prosaic",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"run-of-the-mill",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unremarkable",
|
|
"usual",
|
|
"workaday"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025707",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"standardize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to bring into conformity with a standard especially in order to assure consistency and regularity":[
|
|
"trying to standardize testing procedures",
|
|
"There ought to be a law standardizing the controls for hot and cold in hotel and motel showers.",
|
|
"\u2014 Andrew A. Rooney",
|
|
"These rectangular steel boxes, first used about fifty years ago, revolutionized the transportation of freight by standardizing the size and shape of the container, enabling it to be moved seamlessly from boat and barge to rail or truck.",
|
|
"\u2014 James McCommons"
|
|
],
|
|
": to compare with a standard : to determine the strength, value, or quality of (something) by comparison with a standard":[
|
|
"standardize a solution",
|
|
"standardize a voltmeter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He standardized procedures for the industry.",
|
|
"the plan is to standardize the test for reading comprehension so that we can see how students across the state compare",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The goal of the beauty industry should not be to standardize what\u2019s considered attractive, but rather to be a platform where all forms of beauty are acknowledged and recognized and celebrated. \u2014 Sam Escobar, Allure , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The Burr Ridge Board of Trustees voted Monday to standardize closing restaurants with liquor licenses hours in the village at 1 a.m. Thursday to Saturday and midnight during the rest of the week. \u2014 Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Previously limited to 10 ballparks, most famously at Coors Field to counter the thin air in Colorado, the storage unit will be used across the board in attempt to standardize baseballs in different environments. \u2014 Jorge Castillostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The policy will also standardize fast-charging speeds, so people can expect their devices to charge at the same speed across compatible chargers. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The change was made, the TV Academy said, to standardize submissions within the eligibility year. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"After identifying these apps, standardize these applications. \u2014 Ritish Puttaparthi, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The bill would standardize election laws across the country and restore provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"There are no national guidelines to standardize law enforcement's training and response to active shooter situations. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 28 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stan-d\u0259r-\u02ccd\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"formalize",
|
|
"homogenize",
|
|
"normalize",
|
|
"regularize"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041109",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"standby":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adhere (to)",
|
|
"cling (to)",
|
|
"hew (to)",
|
|
"keep (to)",
|
|
"stick (to "
|
|
],
|
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"a standby ticket"
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],
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": one to be relied on especially in emergencies":[],
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"More police officers were sent as standbys .",
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"We bought an electric generator as a standby .",
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"Verb",
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"no matter how much people object, I will stand by my decision",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The old red standby narrowly edged out the newcomer, but the closeness between the two brands earned Yellowbird nationwide publicity. \u2014 Chris O'connell, Chron , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The old standby for backup is to copy your files to a disc. \u2014 PCMAG , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Apparently the old standby of sweat and rosin works pretty well, too. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune , 26 June 2021",
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"The most important sources of wealth for the typical American family is not in the stock market or exotic bitcoin, most Americans have prosaic wealth in the form of home equity, retirement accounts, and Social Security\u2014 the standby for all workers. \u2014 Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
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"So when patients began falling ill with the new coronavirus last year, doctors around the world turned to the old standby . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2021",
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"Pacific Way Cafe: This 32-year-old Gearhart standby will close permanently, just months after owners Lisa and John Allen spent $10,000 on a dining room renovation, according to the Seaside Signal. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"This spring, during the LearnedLeague off-season, Leonas co-created a mini-league focussed on the American Revolution\u2014a trivia-canon standby that the mini-league approached from a range of perspectives. \u2014 Eliza Brooke, The New Yorker , 17 May 2021",
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"Helicopters were on standby at the local airport waiting to transport patients to San Antonio, and donor blood was rushed into Uvalde from surrounding areas. \u2014 Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Police said Moechella organizers did not have a permit for the event, which would have required them to file a safety plan, secure medical teams on standby and hire private security licensed by the District or pay for off-duty police officers. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
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"Free; advance registration recommended; standby line available. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
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"Since the omnibus effort, the Commanders official said, the team has been on standby while waiting for city leaders to act. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
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"Nesvick said that shelter options for both humans and pets remain in standby mode at this time and are prepared to receive clients when needed. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The most energy-efficient commercial chargers earn the ENERGY STAR label, which requires a charger to be energy-efficient while charging a vehicle and while idle since commercial chargers are in standby mode nearly 85% of the time. \u2014 Paul Vosper, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
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"General admission: free; special exhibition pricing: $12, $18, free for ages 17 and under; advance timed-entry tickets required; no on-site standby line. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The response to the event has been intense: Tickets were quickly snapped up, with nearly 500 people on a standby list to get one. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"One good bourbon standby that pairs well with a variety of cigars, Kimberl said, is Four Rose Yellow Label. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Once, while flying standby back from Europe, I was bumped off a flight 41 times in a row. Apologies. \u2014 Chuck Wilcoxen, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Flying standby on the same day and putting frequent flier miles back into loyalty accounts are becoming free benefits, too. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 14 Dec. 2020",
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"Alaska Airlines only allows certain tickets to fly standby , including refundable main cabin tickets and first class tickets. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 18 Sep. 2020",
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"Allied Pilots Association spokesman Dennis Tajer said there is also an unusually high number of pilots working standby in recent months. \u2014 Kyle Arnold, chicagotribune.com , 3 Sep. 2020",
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"Currently, travelers must pay a $75 fee to fly standby . \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 31 Aug. 2020",
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"According to the JetBlue website, customers with travel planned between September 5 and September 17 can rebook or travel standby without paying additional fees. \u2014 Natasha Bach, Fortune , 7 Sep. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Trump aides and allies warned him bluntly in private about his efforts, even as some publicly continued to stand by the president's claims of election fraud. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
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"McLaughlin also appeared to stand by the school police chief, saying that Arredondo, who was elected to the city council earlier this month, can still be sworn in when the ceremony takes place. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
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"Of course Erik Spoelstra has to stand by his player. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Jamie is more than willing to stand by Roger's decision to be ordained as a minister. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Uniformed private security officers could only stand by and watch, occasionally grabbing hold of a fan to no effect. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2021",
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"Are we supposed to just stand by and let this happen? \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Western allies won\u2019t stand by as Russia attacks Ukraine. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"In rural towns and counties across Northern California this past year, many fire departments were forced to stand by and watch as wildfires burned more than a million acres of land in neighboring communities. \u2014 Caroline Ghisolfi, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Nov. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1971, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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],
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"anchor",
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"buttress",
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"dependence",
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"dependance",
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"mainstay",
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"pillar",
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"reliance"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095327",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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]
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"standing":{
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"dignity",
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": done from a standing position":[
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"a standing jump",
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],
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],
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],
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": not yet cut or harvested":[
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"standing timber",
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"standing grain"
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],
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": remaining at the same level, degree, or amount for an indeterminate period":[
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"a standing offer"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Start the exercise in a standing position.",
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"The standing offer for the computer system is $1,499.",
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"Noun",
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"a lawyer of high standing",
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"They've won five games in a row and are starting to move up in the standings .",
|
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"They're in first place in the current standings .",
|
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"a marriage of many years' standing",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Fans rose to a standing ovation before the match even begun. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"The performance was met with a standing ovation by all four judges. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
|
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"The audience clapped, cheered and gave Kendi a standing ovation at the end of the event. \u2014 Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
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"In what will almost certainly be her last game in front of fans in her native New York, Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird got a standing ovation from the visiting crowd. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Joey Votto, pinch-hitting with two runners on base and two outs in the ninth inning and drawing a standing ovation from the crowd of 21,147, flew out to the warning track for the final out. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
|
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"The Elvis cast and director Baz Luhrmann got a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival following the screening, with Presley congratulating Butler for honoring her late husband. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The audience responded with a standing ovation for Cook. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"After giving up the two-out double, Mikolas left to a standing ovation after throwing a career-high 129 pitches. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Signs of heat stress in cattle include heavy breathing, open-mouth breathing, spending more time standing and restlessness, Michael Kleinhenz, assistant professor of beef production medicine at Kansas State University, said in an email to USA TODAY. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
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"One place that elites clearly should be panicking is the party's standing with Latino voters, a bedrock constituency for Democrats. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Whatever the reasons, the trial likely resulted in Heard having a lower standing with the general public than Depp. \u2014 Tom Spiggle, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Under Japan's penal code, insults are defined as publicly demeaning someone's social standing without referring to specific facts about them or a specific action, according to a spokesperson from the Ministry of Justice. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 14 June 2022",
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"Open basement doors reveal a putrid stew of trash and standing water. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022",
|
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"The two princes have increasingly taken the lead in decisions like this, especially over perceptions about the royal family's public image and standing are concerned. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Attendees gave the screening a standing ovation, after which Citizens United's JT Mastranadi took questions from the crowd. \u2014 Will Steakin, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The extreme rightward shift of the Supreme Court has already begun to erode the court\u2019s public standing . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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|
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"nonmoving",
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"static",
|
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"stationary"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022649",
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"antonyms":[
|
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"aloof",
|
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"antisocial",
|
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"asocial",
|
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"buttoned-up",
|
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"cold",
|
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"cold-eyed",
|
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"cool",
|
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"detached",
|
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"distant",
|
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"dry",
|
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"frosty",
|
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"offish",
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"remote",
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"standoffish",
|
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"unbending",
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"unclubbable",
|
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"unsociable"
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
": tie , deadlock":[
|
|
"the two teams played to a standoff"
|
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],
|
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": to keep from advancing : repel":[],
|
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": to sail away from the shore":[],
|
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": to stay at a distance from something":[],
|
|
": used for holding something at a distance from a surface":[
|
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"a standoff insulator"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"The two governments are currently in a standoff over who has rights to the land.",
|
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"after two hours they had played to a 5\u20135 standoff",
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"the client's standoff attitude suggested that this was going to be a strictly business relationship",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Recent defections have whittled the ruling coalition\u2019s voting power to just 60 seats in the 120-seat parliament, and political observers said the standoff on civil law could well be the blow that collapses the government. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The standoff was one of the most infamous gun battles in American history, with 11 officers wounded -- luckily, none fatally -- and both robbery suspects shot dead. \u2014 Michael Fanone, CNN , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The ongoing standoff of natural gas pricing is part of attempts from Mr. Putin to push back against a wide-ranging raft of economic sanctions aimed at punishing the Kremlin for invading neighboring Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The standoff in the sky is among the Russian battle shortcomings, including logistical breakdowns, that have thrown Moscow off stride in its invasion. \u2014 Robert Burns, ajc , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
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"He was arrested Saturday morning after an hours-long standoff , police said. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Texas police on Tuesday ended a five-hour-long standoff with a man who allegedly fired a gun earlier in the day. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 1 June 2022",
|
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"He was killed by Border Patrol agents after an hour-long standoff at the school. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"But Republicans have a strong incentive to run out the clock thanks to a federal court ruling issued last week that some Republicans have hailed as a final victory in the months-long legal standoff over redistricting. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"He was left to stand to stand off to the side of the green as Zalatoris lined up a birdie putt from 14 feet that would have forced a playoff. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The Broadview Heights Planning Commission has approved the new building, which will stand off the west side of Broadview between two existing retail-office plazas. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
|
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"In 2018, one officer was killed and six more were injured in a two-hour stand off with a suspect who held children hostage in a South Carolina home. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The footage shows the female knock on the victim's apartment door while Cornist and Stone stand off to the side, officials said. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Malliotakis said New Yorkers were being left without a safety net as the city and its firefighters stand off over the mandate. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Keeping to himself in a corner of the ready room before the race, Dressel didn\u2019t sit in the chair reserved for him, choosing to stand off to the side. \u2014 Alice Park/tokyo, Time , 31 July 2021",
|
|
"Relations between the United States and Cuba had improved under the Obama administration, when the U.S. president and his Cuban peers sought to end the lingering post-Cold War stand off and normalize relations. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 July 2021",
|
|
"India's government continues to escalate its high-stakes stand off with Silicon Valley. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 28 May 2021"
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"circa 1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"tie"
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090024",
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"verb"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"She tends to be a bit standoffish with strangers.",
|
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"she proved to be simply shy, not standoffish",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Those who know Carman have described him as aloof or standoffish . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Atkins, who is extremely reserved by nature, seemed disinterested at first, maybe even a bit standoffish . \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Current and former neighbors in Wisconsin described him as gruff, standoffish and prone to losing his temper. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"By contrast, critics without sympathy for this sort of performance have accused Gl\u00fcck of a standoffish self-obsession, a lack of interest in making the reader feel at home in her private domain. \u2014 Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Kruger has the moxie to play Marie as a standoffish neurotic, Nyong\u2019o creates an unusually emotional hacker, and Cruz, as the one who\u2019s more devoted to her family than to global realpolitik, proves the sweetest of wild cards. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"The graphic tees are gone, so too are the shirtless male models, standoffish sales associates, and sizes that topped out at a women's 10. \u2014 Fortune , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Few neighbors wanted to speak on the record about the family, but several said the Toebbes were standoffish , more likely to ignore waves than to return them. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Employees were instructed to be standoffish and aloof, to only speak to customers if spoken to first. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2021"
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
|
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|
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"antisocial",
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"asocial",
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"buttoned-up",
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"cold",
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|
"cold-eyed",
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"cool",
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"detached",
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"distant",
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"dry",
|
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"frosty",
|
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"offish",
|
|
"remote",
|
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"standoff",
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"unbending",
|
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"unclubbable",
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|
"unsociable"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003157",
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"adverb",
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|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"bag",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"beetle",
|
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"belly",
|
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"billow",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pooch",
|
|
"pouch",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"protrude",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"stands out from the crowd"
|
|
],
|
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": to be stubborn in resolution or resistance":[],
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She is a standout among the available candidates.",
|
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"All the cameras we tested were good, but there was no real standout .",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"the relief figures stand out from the wall quite strikingly",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"His father, Rick Suder, was a standout college basketball player at Duquesne University from 1982-86, eventually earning a spot in the school's hall of fame. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"In Karim Benzema, the last man standing from that first wave of signings that heralded P\u00e9rez\u2019s return to the Real Madrid presidency in 2009, the club may possess the world\u2019s standout player. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Stephens, a former standout football player at Thompson High School who went on to play at UAB his freshman year, surrendered to police two days later. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Thang is a standout player who has a future in volleyball beyond high school. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Stowers was a standout player at Covington Latin in 1971, leading the Trojans to the 9th Regional Championship. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 6 May 2022",
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"Ched Ndour was a standout player in this season's UEFA Youth League . \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
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"Ward was a standout football player and wrestler at Canton High School in Pennsylvania. \u2014 Chris Iseman, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"The standout defensive lineman was credited with two sacks (although defenders could not tackle quarterbacks), including a strip-sack of fellow freshman Jacurri Brown. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1928, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"\u02c8stand-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre",
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"cause celebre",
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"celeb",
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"celebrity",
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"figure",
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"icon",
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"ikon",
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"light",
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"luminary",
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"megastar",
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"name",
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"notability",
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"notable",
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"notoriety",
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"personage",
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"personality",
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"somebody",
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"star",
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"superstar",
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"VIP"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222144",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"standpat":{
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"antonyms":[
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"broad-minded",
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"large-minded",
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"liberal",
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"nonconservative",
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"nonconventional",
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"nonorthodox",
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"nontraditional",
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"open-minded",
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"progressive",
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"unconventional",
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"unorthodox"
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"definitions":{
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": stubbornly conservative : resisting or opposing change":[],
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": to oppose or resist change":[],
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": to play one's hand as dealt in draw poker without drawing":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"the standpat chefs were having none of this low-calorie stuff that the food police were pushing",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"With Edmonds now moving on, Arizona could look to find a No.2 back behind Conner in free agency or next month\u2019s draft or could stand pat . \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Unable to come to a unanimous decision on the structure and facing an impending deadline, the group chose to stand pat . \u2014 Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to stand pat , though some economists now expect more rate hikes this year following pre-election spending plans outlined in the recent budget. \u2014 Fortune , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Executive vice president Art\u016bras Karni\u0161ovas cited chemistry as a key factor in the front office\u2019s decision to stand pat at the trade deadline Thursday, urging the team to focus on molding their roster. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But Philadelphia should stand pat here, especially if in position to select Lloyd. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The team\u2019s decisions to stand pat with its backcourt at the trade deadline and not bite in the buyout market were marked changes. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The clock ticked toward 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, and the Cleveland Cavaliers remained active, looking at the possibility of a last-minute acquisition to bolster their lineup before ultimately opting to stand pat . \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"The Suns look like a team primed to make an appearance in the NBA finals again this season and look like a team that can probably stand pat at the trade deadline. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 9 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"pat entry 4":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stan(d)-\u02c8pat"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"archconservative",
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"brassbound",
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"button-down",
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"buttoned-down",
|
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"conservative",
|
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"die-hard",
|
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"hidebound",
|
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"mossbacked",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
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"old-line",
|
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"old-school",
|
|
"orthodox",
|
|
"paleoconservative",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
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"traditional",
|
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"traditionalistic",
|
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"ultraconservative",
|
|
"unprogressive"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171028",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"standpipe":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": a high vertical pipe or reservoir that is used to secure a uniform pressure in a water-supply system"
|
|
],
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Clean the washing machine standpipe and the P-trap underneath. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
|
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"After learning about the leak, Falaschi allegedly told a water district employee to install a new gate inside the standpipe , which could be opened and closed on demand, the document stated. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Since 2015, the building has filed 36 T.C.O.s, but the developers have yet to finish certifying the safety of the standpipe and sprinklers, among other items. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Water Tower formerly contained an almost 140-foot-tall iron standpipe that was needed to provide water pressure for the city\u2019s North Side, which was removed in 1911. \u2014 Brian Cassella, chicagotribune.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The water issue was solved decades ago with standpipe systems. \u2014 Teri Webster, Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Find your washing machine\u2019s discharge hose, which is probably emptying into a nearby standpipe or utility sink. \u2014 Malia Wollan, New York Times , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"In Lalitpur, Kathmandu\u2019s adjoining city, residents around the landmark Patan Durbar Square said tankers paid officials not to fix many of the free, ornate public standpipes that were knocked out by the deadly 2015 earthquake. \u2014 Peter Schwartzstein, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"One, water will be delivered through household taps, instead of communal standpipes . \u2014 David Taylor, Quartz India , 8 Apr. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"circa 1850, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8stan(d)-\u02ccp\u012bp"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083724",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"standpoint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a position from which objects or principles are viewed and according to which they are compared and judged":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"From an economic standpoint , the policy is sound.",
|
|
"I never thought about it from that standpoint before.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"From a creative standpoint , how does designing a cake compare to writing and performing music? \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Investing in testing is beneficial from a monetary standpoint , too, the consultant argued. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps most boldly from a creative standpoint , the project would upend Thrones\u2019 final season as the last word on the fates of the surviving characters in HBO\u2019s most popular and Emmy-winning series of all time. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Don Lowe, town administrator of Bolton, said the town is working with The International and LIV from a practical standpoint in terms of parking, traffic flow, and minimizing impact to conservation areas. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"That song is one of my favorites, from a songwriting standpoint . \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"From a practical standpoint , development in the coastal plain faces a near certainty of lawsuits and challenges connecting to distant, existing infrastructure. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"From a military standpoint , the destruction of the plane was a sign of Ukraine\u2019s success in keeping Russia from gaining air superiority. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Writing in the journal Motivation and Emotion in 2000, the Cornell sociologist Elaine Wethington found that 90 percent of Americans are familiar with the idea of the midlife crisis and describe it pretty accurately from a psychological standpoint . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stan(d)-\u02ccp\u022fint",
|
|
"\u02c8stand-\u02ccp\u022fint"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angle",
|
|
"eye view",
|
|
"outlook",
|
|
"perspective",
|
|
"shoes",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"vantage point",
|
|
"viewpoint"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182215",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"standpost":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a post forming a stand (as for a hydrant)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220321",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stands/bears comparison":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be as good as":[
|
|
"a wine that stands/bears comparison with wines that are much more expensive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131423",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"standstill":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop":[
|
|
"brought traffic to a standstill"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The accident brought traffic to a standstill .",
|
|
"battled each other to a standstill",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"An intrepid raccoon that made its way up a light post on Interstate 565 brought traffic to a standstill Saturday afternoon. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"But both parties ultimately fought each other to a standstill . \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"China's biggest city was under some form of lockdown from late March until this week, leaving tens of millions of people confined at home, upending business in virtually every sector and bringing the city to a standstill . \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The pandemic brought production to a standstill for a time. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"This weekend, London will come to a standstill as hordes of subjects are kettled in front of Buckingham Palace for the queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The pandemic brought society to a standstill , but from an animal\u2019s perspective the world didn\u2019t change that much. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The sanctions and accompanying allegations came as negotiations with Iran over the country\u2019s nuclear program have ground to a standstill , in large part over Tehran\u2019s demand that the U.S. lift sanctions against the Revolutionary Guard. \u2014 Ian Talley, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Nearly all major tech companies capped their first quarter of 2022 at the end of March, just days after the Chinese government brought the city of Shanghai, home to 26 million people and the world\u2019s busiest port, to a standstill . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1702, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stand-\u02ccstil",
|
|
"\u02c8stan(d)-\u02ccstil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deadlock",
|
|
"gridlock",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"impasse",
|
|
"logjam",
|
|
"Mexican standoff",
|
|
"stalemate",
|
|
"standoff"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003935",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"staple":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chief commodity or production of a place":[],
|
|
": a commodity for which the demand is constant":[],
|
|
": a metal loop both ends of which are driven into a surface to hold the hook, hasp, or bolt of a lock, secure a rope, or fix a wire in place":[],
|
|
": a place of supply : source":[],
|
|
": a small wire both ends of which are driven through layers of thin and easily penetrable material (such as paper) and usually clinched to hold the layers together":[],
|
|
": a town used as a center for the sale or exportation of commodities in bulk":[],
|
|
": a usually U-shaped fastener: such as":[],
|
|
": a usually metal surgical fastener used to hold layers of tissue together (as in the closure of an incision)":[],
|
|
": principal , chief":[],
|
|
": produced regularly or in large quantities":[
|
|
"staple crops such as wheat and rice"
|
|
],
|
|
": raw material":[],
|
|
": something having widespread and constant use or appeal":[],
|
|
": textile fiber (such as wool and rayon) of relatively short length that when spun and twisted forms a yarn rather than a filament":[],
|
|
": the length of a piece of such textile fiber":[],
|
|
": the sustaining or principal element : substance":[],
|
|
": to provide with or secure by staples":[],
|
|
": used, needed, or enjoyed constantly usually by many individuals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I stapled the pages in the upper left corner.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"such staple items as flour and sugar",
|
|
"That's a staple plot in mystery novels.",
|
|
"staple crops like wheat, rice, or sugarcane"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stapel post, staple, from Old English stapol post; akin to Middle Dutch stapel step, heap, emporium, Old English steppan to step":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estaple , from Middle Dutch stapel emporium":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101-p\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204222",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"star":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"astral",
|
|
"starry",
|
|
"stellar"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a highly publicized theatrical or motion-picture performer":[],
|
|
": a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night":[],
|
|
": a person who is preeminent in a particular field":[],
|
|
": a planet or a configuration of the planets that is held in astrology to influence one's destiny or fortune":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": a self-luminous gaseous spheroidal celestial body of great mass which produces energy by means of nuclear fusion reactions":[],
|
|
": a waxing or waning fortune or fame":[
|
|
"her star was rising"
|
|
],
|
|
": an often star-shaped ornament or medal worn as a badge of honor, authority, or rank or as the insignia of an order":[],
|
|
": an outstandingly talented performer":[
|
|
"a track star"
|
|
],
|
|
": destiny":[],
|
|
": of outstanding excellence : preeminent":[
|
|
"a star athlete"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a star":[
|
|
"received star billing"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of a group of conventional stars used to place something in a scale of value":[],
|
|
": something resembling a star":[
|
|
"was hit on the head and saw stars"
|
|
],
|
|
": the principal member of a theatrical or operatic company who usually plays the chief roles":[],
|
|
": to feature (a performer) in the most prominent or important role":[
|
|
"a movie that stars a famous stage personality"
|
|
],
|
|
": to mark with a star as being superior or preeminent in some way":[
|
|
"a monument starred in the guidebook",
|
|
"a starred review"
|
|
],
|
|
": to mark with an asterisk":[],
|
|
": to perform outstandingly":[
|
|
"In the fall of 1925, Elkins starred on the gridiron \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Bil Gilbert",
|
|
"[Alan] Trammell, who starred for the Tigers at shortstop during the glory days of the 1980s \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Jeff Bradley"
|
|
],
|
|
": to play the most prominent or important role in a movie, play, etc.":[
|
|
"an actor currently starring in a hit Broadway show",
|
|
"She had a starring role in his latest film.",
|
|
"( figurative ) Tequila and blood oranges star in this Margarita, which gets a spicy kick from homemade jalape\u00f1o syrup.",
|
|
"\u2014 Natalie Migliarini"
|
|
],
|
|
": to sprinkle or adorn with or as if with stars":[
|
|
"\u2026 meadows starred with buttercups and daisies.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kenneth Roberts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"They gazed up at the stars .",
|
|
"There are billions of stars in the universe.",
|
|
"I'm glad we didn't use the tent. It's so much nicer to sleep outside under the stars .",
|
|
"The restaurant was awarded four stars for excellence.",
|
|
"Critics give the movie three stars .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The new television series stars a famous movie actress.",
|
|
"a concert starring some of the biggest names in the business",
|
|
"He starred in both baseball and football when he was in college.",
|
|
"She starred for the basketball team last year.",
|
|
"This restaurant is starred in the guidebook.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"looking for star actors to play the leads",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Below, have a closer look at how the star got ready for the 2022 Tony Awards. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"On June 9 the pop star attended Britney Spears\u2019s intimate wedding to Sam Asghari wearing a blue jumpsuit and matching eyeshadow look. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"In the most recent training video on his Instagram, the Uncharted star gave his followers a look at his leg day workout, performing an intense-looking set of leg extensions which gave his already-large quads an impressive pump. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Some fans, however, also expressed concerns in the comments and elsewhere on social media about why the country star waited so long to come forward about his condition. \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The pop star married her longtime boyfriend in an intimate, at-home wedding last Thursday. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"And Kelsea Ballerini, the Hole In The Bottle star wore a shimmery black jumpsuit with silver and gold accents. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Allen, the former Oregon Ducks star in track and football who signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in April, hit the finish line in 12.84 seconds to beat Grant Holloway, who was second in 13.06. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"In at least one case, the star seemingly made the decision for the Celtics. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Brett Varvel will star as Chris Stone, Ashley Elaine as Kate, Allan Newsome as the Floyd the barber tribute artist, Rik Roberts as the Barney tribute artist and Jakob Winter as Stone's assistant Shane. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Succession's Brian Cox will star as the voice of protagonist Helm Hammerhand, that aforementioned king of Rohan who must lead his people through a desperate time. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Boone will star as Gwen Fontaine, Newton\u2019s girlfriend. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"And Damon will star as a sneaker salesman and former Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro, while Affleck will play the role of Nike co-founder Phil Knight. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The Crown, Emma Corrin will star as Marion opposite Styles's Tom, per Deadline. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Luis Guzm\u00e1n and Catherine Zeta-Jones will star as Wednesday's idiosyncratic parents, Gomez and Morticia Addams, respectively. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 6 June 2022",
|
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"The actress will star as Grandma Toretto, the maternal figure to Diesel\u2019s Dom Toretto. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
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"According to the outlet, Ken will star as a character named Feng in season 2. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Ben Affleck and Matt Damon\u2019s upcoming movie about the sports marketing executive who relentlessly pursued basketball legend Michael Jordan in the mid-\u201980s has added a troupe of all- star actors to its line-up. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The document also included an intriguing comment attributed to Marquez, who pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and is expected to be a star witness for prosecutors at McClain\u2019s trial in September on the ComEd charges. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
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"And there's one friend who truly understands her situation: Emily in Paris co- star Lily Collins. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
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"In the end, Howard performed her scenes in a chair on a soundstage, but still got banged up enough that co- star Chris Pratt begged her to post on Twitter the aftermath pictures taken by a makeup artist. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
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"But there\u2019s a good story to be told about two men on The First Lady, specifically creator Aaron Cooley and co- star Kiefer Sutherland. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Which is how star Cillian Murphy also described the season. \u2014 Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Series writer and co- star Brett Goldstein told the UK's Sunday Times that the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ comedy was always going to be just three seasons. \u2014 Marianne Garvey, CNN , 7 June 2022",
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"After several public appeals for information, the non-profit teamed up with Tonka\u2019s former co- star Cumming to offer a $20,000 reward for anyone who could help them locate Tonka, which led to his discovery. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 4 June 2022"
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"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English sterre , from Old English steorra ; akin to Old High German sterno star, Latin stella , Greek ast\u0113r, astron":"Noun"
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"\u02c8st\u00e4r"
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"luminary",
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"sphere",
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"sun"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031914",
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": a ribbed vault in which the ribs and liernes are arranged in a starlike pattern":[]
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"star-crossed":{
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"fortunate",
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"happy",
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"lucky"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not favored by the stars : ill-fated":[
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"a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life",
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4r-\u02cckr\u022fst"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"hapless",
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"hard-luck",
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"ill-fated",
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"ill-starred",
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"jinxed",
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"luckless",
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"snakebit",
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"snakebitten",
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"unfortunate",
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"unhappy",
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"unlucky"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201141",
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]
|
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|
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"antonyms":[
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"lethargy",
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"listlessness",
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"sluggishness",
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"torpidity"
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": a white odorless tasteless granular or powdery complex carbohydrate (C 6 H 10 O 5 ) x that is the chief storage form of carbohydrate in plants, is an important foodstuff, and is used also in adhesives and sizes, in laundering, and in pharmacy and medicine":[],
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": resolute vigor":[],
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": to stiffen with or as if with starch":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He starches the collars of his shirts.",
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"Noun",
|
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"a middle-aged woman who has retained the starch of youth",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Readers wrote in or telephoned with their domestic queries, which could be anything from how to remove a stain from a carpet to how to starch a shirt collar or how to butcher a chicken \u2014 anything to do with running a home. \u2014 Annabel Abbs, Good Housekeeping , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"Over time, the convents became famous as keepers of wondrous secret recipes for exquisite pastries generally made from sugar and egg yolks (which were leftovers from the whites used to starch their habits). \u2014 Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"From the moment it is picked, the sugar in corn begins to convert to starch , decreasing its natural sweetness. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 11 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The sugar in these sweeter hybrids does not convert to starch as rapidly as the standard hybrids. \u2014 Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune , 22 July 2021",
|
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"The sugars in sweet corn turn to starch rapidly and refrigeration helps to slow this process. \u2014 Patricia S York, Southern Living , 2 June 2021",
|
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"Cousins of one-pot meals, sheet-pan suppers combine vegetables, protein and starch in a single piece of cookware, but offer a larger canvas to compose a range of shapes and colors. \u2014 Genevieve Ko New York Times, Star Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Cousins of one-pot meals, sheet-pan suppers combine vegetables, protein and starch in a single piece of cookware, but offer a larger canvas to compose a range of shapes and colors. \u2014 Genevieve Ko New York Times, Star Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Cousins of one-pot meals, sheet-pan suppers combine vegetables, protein and starch in a single piece of cookware, but offer a larger canvas to compose a range of shapes and colors. \u2014 Genevieve Ko New York Times, Star Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Then, all meats are folded into a chopper along with any spices and other ingredients which could include beef stock, corn syrup, sugar, salt, spices, garlic puree, starch , water and ice. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
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"Spam is molded meat comprised of pork shoulder and ham, with salt, water, potato starch , sugar and sodium nitrite. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
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"Green bananas are an excellent source of resistant starch , which slows digestion and keeps blood sugars from surging. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Living Proof's Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo is made with powders like rice starch to absorb all those oils and debris. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The liners inside each box are made from recycled paper and corn starch and are now certified 100% curbside recyclable by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Extracted from the root of cassava, tapioca flour (or tapioca starch ) is one of the best cornstarch substitutes for puddings and sweet sauces. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Oh, and the sugars can also be linked into starch and cellulose structures that are essential to plant development. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
|
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"In Japanese, hoku hoku is an expression for dishes that are textured, flavorful, warm and starch -laden; no matter the variety, korokke fit the bill. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022"
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English sterchen , probably from Old English *stercan to stiffen; akin to Old English stearc stiff \u2014 more at stark":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u00e4rch"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"beans",
|
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"bounce",
|
|
"brio",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"dynamism",
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"esprit",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"get-up-and-go",
|
|
"ginger",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"gusto",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"juice",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"moxie",
|
|
"oomph",
|
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"pep",
|
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"punch",
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"sap",
|
|
"snap",
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"verve",
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vim",
|
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"vinegar",
|
|
"vitality",
|
|
"zing",
|
|
"zip"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232656",
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|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"starchy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"casual",
|
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"easygoing",
|
|
"informal",
|
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"laid-back",
|
|
"unceremonious"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": containing, consisting of, or resembling starch":[
|
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"starchy foods"
|
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],
|
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": formal , stiff":[
|
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"a starchy lawyer"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a starchy and demanding teacher",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"So many dry shampoos can leave the hair feeling starchy and dehydrated, but this product does the opposite. \u2014 ELLE , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Potatoes are divided into three general categories based on their texture: starchy , all-purpose and waxy. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Reserve 1 cup of the starchy pasta water, then drain the bucatini and return it to the pot. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"And in an era where carbs have been villainized, the notion that plants could serve as a replacement for starchy noodles has moved many a mountain of zoodles, courgetti, and spaghetti squash. \u2014 Chihiro Tomioka, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The starchy root has enough naturally occurring cyanide to kill a human being. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Many members of the plant kingdom take to smoke fabulously, too, especially starchy -sweet root vegetables and fibrous produce like asparagus and summer squash. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"To maintain a certain breeziness in his navy suits, Mr. Kagan buttons up a chambray shirt instead of a staunchly starchy one. \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"After all, satisfyingly starchy meals are never far away with this essential skill in your back pocket. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 23 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4r-ch\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceremonious",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"formal",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"punctilious",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stiff-necked",
|
|
"stilted"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215036",
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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},
|
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"stare":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"gape",
|
|
"gaze",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"scrutiny"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act or an instance of staring":[
|
|
"a blank stare"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be undeniably and forcefully evident or apparent":[],
|
|
": to have an effect on by staring":[],
|
|
": to look at with a searching or earnest gaze":[],
|
|
": to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes":[],
|
|
": to show oneself conspicuously":[
|
|
"the error stared from the page"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She stared out the window.",
|
|
"His mother told him not to stare .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"They looked at me with accusing stares .",
|
|
"caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"So, ready your telescopes and prepare to stare up at the moonrise in the night sky. \u2014 Emily Newhouse, Allure , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Those that came along before the AI natives are apt to stare in amazement that an autonomous vehicle has no human sitting in the driver\u2019s seat. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Is that what my coworkers used to stare at every day in real life \u2014 a pinched, ferocious glower? \u2014 Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the jewels in the third generation\u2019s crown will be telescopes that stare at wide swathes of the sky. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The peak came when Jones lofted himself over the reigning NBA Finals MVP. Jones rubbed the moment in, swinging himself around on the rim to stare Antetokounmpo down in midair. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"No wonder people stare at themselves, mystified, in the mirror. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But as another summer appears on his horizon, Dave Prelack can stare out as the sun dances on salty water, just feet from the window of his Kalmar Village & Tradewinds here, and exhale. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The children are reunited with their families in refugee centers and train stations, as the service members \u2014 all women \u2014 stare into the camera, some of them in tears. \u2014 Rachel Pannett, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The accompanying sensual visual features Lizzo naked and giving the camera an intense stare , while strategically covering parts of her body with her arms to make the clip safe to upload to social media. \u2014 Ashley Iasimone, Billboard , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Against that, even Capaldi\u2019s wormwood stare can do only so much. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Whatever the role, whatever the context, Liotta somehow managed to let loose an explosive barrage of toothy giggling that, over time, became as much a personal signature as that thousand-mile stare . \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"As younger audiences celebrate the sight-and-sound technology that eclipses stare -at-the-wall museum experiences, immersive experiences will dominate. \u2014 Stefan Pollack, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Don't get too excited, its stare isn't a romantic one. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Noting my hungry stare , Smith gently lifted the instrument from its perch and urged me to give it a try. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Instead of a blank stare and a look of shocked disbelief after taking silver in Italy, Jacobellis clenched her fists and pumped them to celebrate gold in China. \u2014 Eddie Pells And Pat Graham, chicagotribune.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Instead of a blank stare and a look of shocked disbelief after taking silver in Italy, Jacobellis clenched her fists and pumped them to celebrate gold in China. \u2014 Eddie Pells And Pat Graham, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"1553, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English starian ; akin to Old High German star\u0113n to stare, Greek stereos solid, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ster"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blink",
|
|
"gape",
|
|
"gawk",
|
|
"gawp",
|
|
"gaze",
|
|
"goggle",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"rubberneck"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203804",
|
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|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"stark":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"nonintimidating",
|
|
"tender"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
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|
|
": harsh , blunt":[
|
|
"the stark realities of death"
|
|
],
|
|
": having few or no ornaments : bare":[
|
|
"a stark white room"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a stark manner":[],
|
|
": rigid in or as if in death":[],
|
|
": rigidly conforming (as to a pattern or doctrine) : absolute":[
|
|
"stark discipline"
|
|
],
|
|
": sharply delineated":[
|
|
"a stark contrast"
|
|
],
|
|
": strong , robust":[],
|
|
": to an absolute or complete degree : wholly":[
|
|
"stark naked",
|
|
"stark mad"
|
|
],
|
|
": utter , sheer":[
|
|
"stark nonsense"
|
|
],
|
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"Johannes 1874\u20131957 German physicist":[],
|
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"John 1728\u20131822 American general in Revolution":[]
|
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},
|
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|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The room was decorated with stark simplicity.",
|
|
"the stark reality of death",
|
|
"This tragedy serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of drunk driving.",
|
|
"There is a stark difference between them.",
|
|
"His criticism of the movie stands in stark contrast to the praise it has received from others.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday was welcomed at a virtual summit with the presidents of China, India, Brazil and South Africa in a stark reminder of the limits of U.S.-led efforts to ostracize Moscow. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The work is gruesome \u2014 a stark reminder of the war\u2019s toll, and the inevitable dehumanization that accompanies it. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The stark choice animated some voters but hardly galvanized the larger electorate, as early vote totals showed only about 18% of Los Angeles voters had cast ballots. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Tesla\u2019s white collar staff face a stark choice: return to the office like their colleagues on the assembly line\u2014or start cleaning out their desks. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The cost-of-living crisis is showing no signs of slowing down, as people across the country, struggling to keep their heads above water, face a stark choice between heating their houses at night and putting food on the table. \u2014 Alan Price, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The hearings offered the public a seemingly stark choice, one that feels all too familiar today: safety or civil liberties? \u2014 Andrew Lanham, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But if the Ukrainian military can stop Russia\u2019s advance in the Donbas, officials say Mr. Putin will be faced with a stark choice: commit more combat power to a fight that could drag on for years or negotiate in earnest at peace talks. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Brianna Turner upped her presence for the Mercury at center in Charles\u2019 place and finished with nine rebounds, a stark difference from one rebound in Friday\u2019s game. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"But the lack of health insurance, sick pay and other protections for many Americans, including Uber contractors, is stark now. \u2014 Shira Ovide, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The divide is stark between the two categories of states. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 24 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The contrast is most stark between California and New York. \u2014 refinery29.com , 1 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The implications are undeniably stark : Informal caregivers will no doubt continue to absorb the majority of the strain. \u2014 Grace Hatton, STAT , 24 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"But the climactic sequence of Midsommar features one of the last surviving Americans running stark naked across the noonday greensward with nobody obviously chasing him. \u2014 Ross Douthat, National Review , 25 July 2019",
|
|
"Around the turn of the last century, our place, which is now surrounded by woods, sat stark on a bald hilltop with nary a tree in sight. \u2014 Vogue , 21 June 2018",
|
|
"Kruger\u2019s stark , carefully laid out design cleverly turns the fa\u00e7ade of an innocuous strip-building into the memory of a Greek temple, the classical style in which art museums were once conventionally built. \u2014 Christopher Knight, latimes.com , 14 June 2018",
|
|
"Joslyn Gray is the author of the humor blog stark . raving. \u2014 Joslyn Gray, Redbook , 12 Mar. 2012"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, stiff, strong, from Old English stearc ; akin to Old High German starc strong, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen \u2014 more at stare":"Adjective"
|
|
},
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"\u02c8st\u00e4rk",
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"flinty",
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"grim",
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"adjective",
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"biographical name",
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"starkers":{
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"appareled",
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"apparelled",
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"attired",
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"clad",
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"clothed",
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"dressed",
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"garbed",
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"invested",
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"robed",
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"suited"
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],
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"definitions":{
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was standing there starkers .",
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"room service in one London hotel informs its employees to get used to the idea of walking in on guests who are starkers"
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],
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"circa 1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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"alteration of stark entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4r-k\u0259rz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"au naturel",
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"bare",
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"bottomless",
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"disrobed",
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"mother-naked",
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"naked",
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"nude",
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"raw",
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"stripped",
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"unclad",
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"unclothed",
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"undressed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043403",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"starry":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": as high as or seemingly as high as the stars":[
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"starry speculations"
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],
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": having parts arranged like the rays of a star : stellate":[],
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": of, relating to, or consisting of stars : stellar":[],
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": shining like stars : sparkling":[],
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": starry-eyed":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the starry light of the firmament on a clear night",
|
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"had the starry idea the Western military forces would waltz in there and put an end to rivalries that have been raging for hundreds of years",
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s partly because juries sometimes assume a starry American movie doesn\u2019t need the extra recognition, and also because Gray\u2019s resolutely old-fashioned classical storytelling can draw indifference and scorn as well as admiration. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Next, hop on a vaportetto (that's a water bus for the uninitiated) and make your way to Gallerie dell'Accademia, where the starry British artist Anish Kapoor has a show that runs until October. \u2014 Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN , 14 May 2022",
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|
"Something wicked\u2014and very special\u2014came to Broadway last week, as a starry new production of Macbeth finally opened at the Longacre Theatre. \u2014 Vogue , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Dust off your flower crowns: Coachella has revealed another massively starry line-up for 2022, with Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, and Kanye West all set to headline. \u2014 Amel Mukhtar, Vogue , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Kenneth Branagh captains a starry new adaptation of an Agatha Christie murder mystery, with Gal Gadot and Armie Hammer as newlyweds and a killer loose on their honeymoon abroad. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s still much to appreciate, but fans of the starry Netflix version can probably sit this one out. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Other species, like the starry smooth-hound and tope sharks, were also found in the Thames river. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"By some estimates that pollution \u2014 artificial light that shines up into the atmosphere, dulling all those starry nights \u2014 amounts to a waste of energy worth as much as $3 billion. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4r-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"astral",
|
|
"star",
|
|
"stellar"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071837",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"starry-eyed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clear-eyed",
|
|
"clear-sighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4r-\u0113-\u02cc\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"idealist",
|
|
"idealistic",
|
|
"quixotic",
|
|
"quixotical",
|
|
"romantic",
|
|
"starry",
|
|
"utopian",
|
|
"visionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203956",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"start":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"alpha",
|
|
"baseline",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"birth",
|
|
"commencement",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"day one",
|
|
"genesis",
|
|
"get-go",
|
|
"git-go",
|
|
"inception",
|
|
"incipience",
|
|
"incipiency",
|
|
"kickoff",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"morning",
|
|
"nascence",
|
|
"nascency",
|
|
"onset",
|
|
"outset",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a beginning of movement, activity, or development":[
|
|
"a false start",
|
|
"housing starts"
|
|
],
|
|
": a brief and sudden action or movement":[],
|
|
": a place of beginning":[],
|
|
": a sudden capricious impulse or outburst":[],
|
|
": a sudden involuntary bodily movement or reaction":[
|
|
"woke with a start"
|
|
],
|
|
": at the beginning : initially":[],
|
|
": head start":[],
|
|
": in any event":[],
|
|
": startle , alarm":[],
|
|
": the act or an instance of being a competitor in a race or a member of a starting lineup in a game":[
|
|
"undefeated in six starts",
|
|
"\u2014 Current Biography"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become loosened or forced out of place":[
|
|
"one of the planks has started"
|
|
],
|
|
": to begin a course or journey":[
|
|
"started toward the door",
|
|
"just starting out"
|
|
],
|
|
": to begin the use of":[
|
|
"start a fresh loaf of bread"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring into being":[
|
|
"start a rumor"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring up for consideration or discussion":[],
|
|
": to care for or train during the early stages of growth and development":[
|
|
"started plants",
|
|
"a well- started coonhound"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to become loosened or displaced":[],
|
|
": to cause to leave a place of concealment : flush":[
|
|
"start a rabbit"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to move, act, or operate":[
|
|
"start the motor"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come into being, activity, or operation":[
|
|
"when does the movie start",
|
|
"the rain started up again"
|
|
],
|
|
": to do or experience the first stages or actions of":[
|
|
"started studying music at the age of five"
|
|
],
|
|
": to issue with sudden force":[
|
|
"blood starting from the wound"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make trouble":[
|
|
"always trying to start something",
|
|
"don't start anything"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move suddenly and violently : spring":[
|
|
"started angrily to his feet"
|
|
],
|
|
": to protrude or seem to protrude":[
|
|
"eyes starting from their sockets"
|
|
],
|
|
": to range from a specified initial point":[
|
|
"the rates start at $10"
|
|
],
|
|
": to react with a sudden brief involuntary movement":[
|
|
"started when a shot rang out"
|
|
],
|
|
"strategic arms reduction talks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They started clearing land for the new housing development.",
|
|
"He started studying music at the age of five.",
|
|
"As soon as you're ready to play, we'll start .",
|
|
"Let's start with some warm-up exercises.",
|
|
"He deleted what he wrote and started fresh.",
|
|
"Olympic athletes start young and train hard.",
|
|
"I started the quilt last month.",
|
|
"Have you started your book report?",
|
|
"We started the meeting at 6:30.",
|
|
"She started the meeting with a brief review of the previous meeting.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"knew from the start of the game that he would win easily",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Nineteen Alaskans registered Saturday for next year\u2019s Iditarod, which is scheduled to start March 5 in Willow. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The collapse of a pandemic-era boom in bonds that can turn into stocks is punishing investors and pressuring some rapidly growing companies to start delivering profits. \u2014 Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The two midsize versions of the Max were approved to start flying passengers in late 2020. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Healey\u2019s office said the campaign is now able to start collecting signatures. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Brandon Woodruff is scheduled to start Tuesday, his first outing in just over one month. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Here are nine animating, searching, and interrogative titles with which to start . \u2014 Talya Zax, The Atlantic , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Find out the best bourbon to use for your Mint Julep here, or if the race is about to start , quickly fix one up according to the recipe below. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Apart from spare parts already in the country or in other friendly countries, Russian airline mechanics will need to start looking at airfields where planes are parked to pull parts off of those, Bubb explains. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The best travel pillows are soft, supportive (memory foam is a good start ), long-lasting, and easily packable. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"This Door County farm uses it to fuel their crops Kirsten Wallace, executive director of the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association, said the findings are a good start to understanding what has impacted the river habitat. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The Lightning, who were trying to send the series back to Denver for Game 7, got off to a good start when captain Steven Stamkos scored at 3:48 of the first period after a Colorado turnover. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The upcoming season, which include two Puccini opera productions and two world premieres, is off to a good start at the box office. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"To ensure your new shrub gets a good start , choose the right plant for the right place. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Informing yourself on who your district representative is a good start for knowing who to reach out to. \u2014 Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite his status as something of a surprise pick, Thornton seems to have made a good start in his quest to vindicate the Patriots' decision. \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Another survivor of abuse tweeted after the event, saying the changes were a good start . \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English sterten ; akin to Middle High German sterzen to stand up stiffly, move quickly":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for start Verb begin , commence , start , initiate , inaugurate , usher in mean to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. begin , start , and commence are often interchangeable. begin , opposed to end , is the most general. begin a trip began dancing start , opposed to stop , applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages. the work started slowly commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start . commence firing commenced a conversation initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue. initiated diplomatic contacts inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance. the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate . ushered in a period of economic decline",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"startle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175635",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"start (up)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fledgling business enterprise":[],
|
|
": the act or an instance of setting in operation or motion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4rt-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212630",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"starting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"alpha",
|
|
"baseline",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"birth",
|
|
"commencement",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"day one",
|
|
"genesis",
|
|
"get-go",
|
|
"git-go",
|
|
"inception",
|
|
"incipience",
|
|
"incipiency",
|
|
"kickoff",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"morning",
|
|
"nascence",
|
|
"nascency",
|
|
"onset",
|
|
"outset",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
"a false start",
|
|
"housing starts"
|
|
],
|
|
": a brief and sudden action or movement":[],
|
|
": a place of beginning":[],
|
|
": a sudden capricious impulse or outburst":[],
|
|
": a sudden involuntary bodily movement or reaction":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"undefeated in six starts",
|
|
"\u2014 Current Biography"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become loosened or forced out of place":[
|
|
"one of the planks has started"
|
|
],
|
|
": to begin a course or journey":[
|
|
"started toward the door",
|
|
"just starting out"
|
|
],
|
|
": to begin the use of":[
|
|
"start a fresh loaf of bread"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring into being":[
|
|
"start a rumor"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring up for consideration or discussion":[],
|
|
": to care for or train during the early stages of growth and development":[
|
|
"started plants",
|
|
"a well- started coonhound"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to become loosened or displaced":[],
|
|
": to cause to leave a place of concealment : flush":[
|
|
"start a rabbit"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to move, act, or operate":[
|
|
"start the motor"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come into being, activity, or operation":[
|
|
"when does the movie start",
|
|
"the rain started up again"
|
|
],
|
|
": to do or experience the first stages or actions of":[
|
|
"started studying music at the age of five"
|
|
],
|
|
": to issue with sudden force":[
|
|
"blood starting from the wound"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make trouble":[
|
|
"always trying to start something",
|
|
"don't start anything"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move suddenly and violently : spring":[
|
|
"started angrily to his feet"
|
|
],
|
|
": to protrude or seem to protrude":[
|
|
"eyes starting from their sockets"
|
|
],
|
|
": to range from a specified initial point":[
|
|
"the rates start at $10"
|
|
],
|
|
": to react with a sudden brief involuntary movement":[
|
|
"started when a shot rang out"
|
|
],
|
|
"strategic arms reduction talks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They started clearing land for the new housing development.",
|
|
"He started studying music at the age of five.",
|
|
"As soon as you're ready to play, we'll start .",
|
|
"Let's start with some warm-up exercises.",
|
|
"He deleted what he wrote and started fresh.",
|
|
"Olympic athletes start young and train hard.",
|
|
"I started the quilt last month.",
|
|
"Have you started your book report?",
|
|
"We started the meeting at 6:30.",
|
|
"She started the meeting with a brief review of the previous meeting.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"knew from the start of the game that he would win easily",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Nineteen Alaskans registered Saturday for next year\u2019s Iditarod, which is scheduled to start March 5 in Willow. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The collapse of a pandemic-era boom in bonds that can turn into stocks is punishing investors and pressuring some rapidly growing companies to start delivering profits. \u2014 Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The two midsize versions of the Max were approved to start flying passengers in late 2020. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Healey\u2019s office said the campaign is now able to start collecting signatures. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Brandon Woodruff is scheduled to start Tuesday, his first outing in just over one month. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Here are nine animating, searching, and interrogative titles with which to start . \u2014 Talya Zax, The Atlantic , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Find out the best bourbon to use for your Mint Julep here, or if the race is about to start , quickly fix one up according to the recipe below. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Apart from spare parts already in the country or in other friendly countries, Russian airline mechanics will need to start looking at airfields where planes are parked to pull parts off of those, Bubb explains. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The best travel pillows are soft, supportive (memory foam is a good start ), long-lasting, and easily packable. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"This Door County farm uses it to fuel their crops Kirsten Wallace, executive director of the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association, said the findings are a good start to understanding what has impacted the river habitat. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The Lightning, who were trying to send the series back to Denver for Game 7, got off to a good start when captain Steven Stamkos scored at 3:48 of the first period after a Colorado turnover. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The upcoming season, which include two Puccini opera productions and two world premieres, is off to a good start at the box office. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"To ensure your new shrub gets a good start , choose the right plant for the right place. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Informing yourself on who your district representative is a good start for knowing who to reach out to. \u2014 Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite his status as something of a surprise pick, Thornton seems to have made a good start in his quest to vindicate the Patriots' decision. \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Another survivor of abuse tweeted after the event, saying the changes were a good start . \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 15 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English sterten ; akin to Middle High German sterzen to stand up stiffly, move quickly":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4rt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for start Verb begin , commence , start , initiate , inaugurate , usher in mean to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. begin , start , and commence are often interchangeable. begin , opposed to end , is the most general. begin a trip began dancing start , opposed to stop , applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages. the work started slowly commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start . commence firing commenced a conversation initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue. initiated diplomatic contacts inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance. the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate . ushered in a period of economic decline",
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"bolt",
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"jump",
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"startle"
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"abbreviation",
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"verb"
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"startle":{
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": to frighten or surprise suddenly and usually not seriously":[],
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": to move or jump suddenly (as in surprise or alarm)":[
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"the baby startles easily"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"I'm sorry that I startled you.",
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"the lightning startled the children and sent them scurrying for cover",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But there is one, officially dedicated 60 years ago, whose design is so strong and bold as to startle even the most agitated passenger. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"Again, no need to prove anything, or startle the crows on the wire outside my house. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"But, when Rowe set the pistol down, the movement seemed to startle Paulson, who fired off a three-round burst from his Soviet-era rifle. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Live performance returns control of volume and dynamics back to the actors and their technical colleagues, allowing them to both lull and startle us. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Only on her last day, before the end of filming, did Jones startle her by breaking character to run up for a goodbye hug. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"James is lean, angular, and brunette, though her naturally dark locks startle fans of her series of onscreen blondes: wildling Lady Rose MacClare in Downton Abbey, restless waitress Debora in Baby Driver, a younger Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia! \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Additional activities let visitors compare their balance, grip strength and startle response with those of others. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Aug. 2014",
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"Sometimes that conversation needs to be a shout and a building should startle us to our senses. \u2014 Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"And while Levins, 32, of Frankfort, acknowledged the animals may play into some people\u2019s phobias, a startle can be the start of a conversation with one of Crosstown\u2019s handlers. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Those penguins themselves had something of the startle of art \u2014 the reveal of the ever-present real that\u2019s hidden, paradoxically, by information. \u2014 New York Times , 8 July 2020",
|
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"Many of their primitive reflexes, such as sucking and the startle reflex, will remain at this age. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
|
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"The initial visual startle of her work quickly becomes subcutaneous in feeling: the realm of fantasy and superstition. \u2014 Megan O\u2019grady, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Oh, there are some startles and blood-curdling screams, but that\u2019s mostly from the guests. \u2014 Angela Hill, The Mercury News , 21 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Landon Hawkins is a riot as dour and petulant sister Mary Bennet, whose lurking startles everyone, and uncomplicatedly upbeat as sister Jane\u2019s suitor Bingley, who\u2019s treated literally like a puppy. \u2014 Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News , 31 July 2019",
|
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"By the early '90s, psychiatrists treating urban residents were diagnosing sleep disorders, extreme startle responses, flashbacks, lost hope for the future, homelessness, alcoholism, suicide and even biochemical changes in the brain. \u2014 John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2018",
|
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"And by reducing wild startles , swaddling reduces night wakings. \u2014 Anya Leon, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2018"
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"1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1603, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English stertlen , frequentative of sterten to start":"Verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u00e4r-t\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amaze",
|
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"astonish",
|
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"astound",
|
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"bowl over",
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"dumbfound",
|
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"dumfound",
|
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"flabbergast",
|
|
"floor",
|
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"rock",
|
|
"shock",
|
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"stun",
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"stupefy",
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"surprise",
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"surprize",
|
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"thunderstrike"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054829",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
|
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|
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"startlement":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to frighten or surprise suddenly and usually not seriously":[],
|
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": to move or jump suddenly (as in surprise or alarm)":[
|
|
"the baby startles easily"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"I'm sorry that I startled you.",
|
|
"the lightning startled the children and sent them scurrying for cover",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"But there is one, officially dedicated 60 years ago, whose design is so strong and bold as to startle even the most agitated passenger. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Again, no need to prove anything, or startle the crows on the wire outside my house. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But, when Rowe set the pistol down, the movement seemed to startle Paulson, who fired off a three-round burst from his Soviet-era rifle. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Live performance returns control of volume and dynamics back to the actors and their technical colleagues, allowing them to both lull and startle us. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Only on her last day, before the end of filming, did Jones startle her by breaking character to run up for a goodbye hug. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"James is lean, angular, and brunette, though her naturally dark locks startle fans of her series of onscreen blondes: wildling Lady Rose MacClare in Downton Abbey, restless waitress Debora in Baby Driver, a younger Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia! \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Additional activities let visitors compare their balance, grip strength and startle response with those of others. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Aug. 2014",
|
|
"Sometimes that conversation needs to be a shout and a building should startle us to our senses. \u2014 Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And while Levins, 32, of Frankfort, acknowledged the animals may play into some people\u2019s phobias, a startle can be the start of a conversation with one of Crosstown\u2019s handlers. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Those penguins themselves had something of the startle of art \u2014 the reveal of the ever-present real that\u2019s hidden, paradoxically, by information. \u2014 New York Times , 8 July 2020",
|
|
"Many of their primitive reflexes, such as sucking and the startle reflex, will remain at this age. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The initial visual startle of her work quickly becomes subcutaneous in feeling: the realm of fantasy and superstition. \u2014 Megan O\u2019grady, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Oh, there are some startles and blood-curdling screams, but that\u2019s mostly from the guests. \u2014 Angela Hill, The Mercury News , 21 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Landon Hawkins is a riot as dour and petulant sister Mary Bennet, whose lurking startles everyone, and uncomplicatedly upbeat as sister Jane\u2019s suitor Bingley, who\u2019s treated literally like a puppy. \u2014 Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News , 31 July 2019",
|
|
"By the early '90s, psychiatrists treating urban residents were diagnosing sleep disorders, extreme startle responses, flashbacks, lost hope for the future, homelessness, alcoholism, suicide and even biochemical changes in the brain. \u2014 John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2018",
|
|
"And by reducing wild startles , swaddling reduces night wakings. \u2014 Anya Leon, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2018"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1603, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stertlen , frequentative of sterten to start":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4r-t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"amaze",
|
|
"astonish",
|
|
"astound",
|
|
"bowl over",
|
|
"dumbfound",
|
|
"dumfound",
|
|
"flabbergast",
|
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"floor",
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"stun",
|
|
"stupefy",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"thunderstrike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114948",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"startling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unsurprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing momentary fright, surprise, or astonishment":[
|
|
"a startling discovery"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Startling new evidence came to light during the trial.",
|
|
"He made a startling discovery.",
|
|
"It is a city of startling contrasts.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The scene, which is quite startling even by HBO standards, lit the internet on fire. \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"In more recent years, the shift has been even more startling . \u2014 Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The vitriol of Gendron\u2019s alleged screeds and the brutality of his attack are nonetheless startling \u2014a warning about the prospect of more politicized violence in the country\u2019s near future. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Tuesday\u2019s primary elections were a political junkie\u2019s delight, featuring surprising upsets, startling rebukes and razor-thin margins. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The difference is quite startling , with version 2.0 picking up on the movements much more cleanly. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Though the numbers are startling to many in China, where covid outbreaks were quickly eliminated until the emergence of the new more contagious variants last year. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The difference was startling to everyone when Gonz\u00e1lez arrived at Camelback Ranch in March. \u2014 Jorge Castillostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Our son had been too weak to support himself, so her development was really startling to watch. \u2014 refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1609, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4rt-li\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4r-t\u1d4al-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"blindsiding",
|
|
"dumbfounding",
|
|
"dumfounding",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"flabbergasting",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"jaw-dropping",
|
|
"jolting",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"stunning",
|
|
"stupefying",
|
|
"surprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004205",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"starvation wages":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": wages insufficient to provide the ordinary necessities of life":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The American people understand that the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is a starvation wage . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135423",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"starve":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to capitulate by or as if by depriving of nourishment":[],
|
|
": to deprive of nourishment":[],
|
|
": to destroy by or cause to suffer from deprivation":[],
|
|
": to die of cold":[],
|
|
": to kill with cold":[],
|
|
": to kill with hunger":[],
|
|
": to perish from lack of food":[],
|
|
": to suffer extreme hunger":[],
|
|
": to suffer greatly from cold":[],
|
|
": to suffer or perish from deprivation":[
|
|
"starved for affection"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Without food they would starve .",
|
|
"They left him to starve out in the desert.",
|
|
"providing food for starving children",
|
|
"They tried to starve their enemies into submission.",
|
|
"It was clear that the dog had been starved .",
|
|
"You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Western officials have accused Russia of weaponizing food, warning that the blockade could cause millions worldwide to starve , while calling on Russia to reopen the ports. \u2014 Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"That push to starve Putin's war machine, along with other forms of European support for Ukraine, has prompted Russia to retaliate in fits and starts. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The Harpoons could cut off and starve the island garrison. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Officials also said on more than one occasion the boy was isolated, forced to starve as punishment, was hung upside down, and spent Christmas Day handcuffed to a dolly, FOX 35 reported. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Two and half years later, Heather witnessed her mother starve and dehydrate herself to death; Anna could not bear to live with ALS any longer. \u2014 Katie C Reilly, ELLE , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Also Tuesday, Kuleba spoke with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, about the Russian seaport blockade of Ukrainian food exports, including wheat and other grains, which threatens to starve numerous populations worldwide. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"In the absence of modern infant formula, infants used to starve or die of disease from inadequate food. \u2014 Carla Cevasco, Time , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Unable to navigate, the dolphins cannot identify prey and can therefore starve . \u2014 Naomi Cohen, NBC News , 13 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English sterven to die, starve, from Old English steorfan to die; akin to Old High German sterban to die, and probably to Lithuanian starinti to stiffen \u2014 more at stare":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4rv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064627",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"starved":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to capitulate by or as if by depriving of nourishment":[],
|
|
": to deprive of nourishment":[],
|
|
": to destroy by or cause to suffer from deprivation":[],
|
|
": to die of cold":[],
|
|
": to kill with cold":[],
|
|
": to kill with hunger":[],
|
|
": to perish from lack of food":[],
|
|
": to suffer extreme hunger":[],
|
|
": to suffer greatly from cold":[],
|
|
": to suffer or perish from deprivation":[
|
|
"starved for affection"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Without food they would starve .",
|
|
"They left him to starve out in the desert.",
|
|
"providing food for starving children",
|
|
"They tried to starve their enemies into submission.",
|
|
"It was clear that the dog had been starved .",
|
|
"You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Western officials have accused Russia of weaponizing food, warning that the blockade could cause millions worldwide to starve , while calling on Russia to reopen the ports. \u2014 Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"That push to starve Putin's war machine, along with other forms of European support for Ukraine, has prompted Russia to retaliate in fits and starts. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The Harpoons could cut off and starve the island garrison. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Officials also said on more than one occasion the boy was isolated, forced to starve as punishment, was hung upside down, and spent Christmas Day handcuffed to a dolly, FOX 35 reported. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Two and half years later, Heather witnessed her mother starve and dehydrate herself to death; Anna could not bear to live with ALS any longer. \u2014 Katie C Reilly, ELLE , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Also Tuesday, Kuleba spoke with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, about the Russian seaport blockade of Ukrainian food exports, including wheat and other grains, which threatens to starve numerous populations worldwide. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"In the absence of modern infant formula, infants used to starve or die of disease from inadequate food. \u2014 Carla Cevasco, Time , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Unable to navigate, the dolphins cannot identify prey and can therefore starve . \u2014 Naomi Cohen, NBC News , 13 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English sterven to die, starve, from Old English steorfan to die; akin to Old High German sterban to die, and probably to Lithuanian starinti to stiffen \u2014 more at stare":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4rv"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191705",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"starved brood":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a diseased condition of the brood of the honeybee possibly due to an infectious disease":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023528",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"starved for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": badly in need of being given (something needed for one's emotional well-being)":[
|
|
"Those children are starved for attention."
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020353",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
|
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]
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},
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"starved of":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
": not given enough of (something needed for one's emotional well-being)"
|
|
],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122947",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"starvedly":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": in a starved manner : with little nourishment"
|
|
],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[
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"-v\u0259\u0307dl\u0113",
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"-vd-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094510",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"starveling":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that is thin from or as if from lack of food":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1546, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1578, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4rv-li\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125353",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"starving":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to capitulate by or as if by depriving of nourishment":[],
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": to deprive of nourishment":[],
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": to destroy by or cause to suffer from deprivation":[],
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": to die of cold":[],
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": to kill with cold":[],
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": to kill with hunger":[],
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": to perish from lack of food":[],
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": to suffer extreme hunger":[],
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": to suffer greatly from cold":[],
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": to suffer or perish from deprivation":[
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"starved for affection"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Without food they would starve .",
|
|
"They left him to starve out in the desert.",
|
|
"providing food for starving children",
|
|
"They tried to starve their enemies into submission.",
|
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"It was clear that the dog had been starved .",
|
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"You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Western officials have accused Russia of weaponizing food, warning that the blockade could cause millions worldwide to starve , while calling on Russia to reopen the ports. \u2014 Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
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"That push to starve Putin's war machine, along with other forms of European support for Ukraine, has prompted Russia to retaliate in fits and starts. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
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"The Harpoons could cut off and starve the island garrison. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Officials also said on more than one occasion the boy was isolated, forced to starve as punishment, was hung upside down, and spent Christmas Day handcuffed to a dolly, FOX 35 reported. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Two and half years later, Heather witnessed her mother starve and dehydrate herself to death; Anna could not bear to live with ALS any longer. \u2014 Katie C Reilly, ELLE , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Also Tuesday, Kuleba spoke with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, about the Russian seaport blockade of Ukrainian food exports, including wheat and other grains, which threatens to starve numerous populations worldwide. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
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"In the absence of modern infant formula, infants used to starve or die of disease from inadequate food. \u2014 Carla Cevasco, Time , 17 May 2022",
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"Unable to navigate, the dolphins cannot identify prey and can therefore starve . \u2014 Naomi Cohen, NBC News , 13 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English sterven to die, starve, from Old English steorfan to die; akin to Old High German sterban to die, and probably to Lithuanian starinti to stiffen \u2014 more at stare":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u00e4rv"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172714",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stash":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"cache",
|
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"hoard",
|
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"stockpile",
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"store"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": hiding place : cache":[],
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": something stored or hidden away":[
|
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"a stash of narcotics"
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],
|
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": to store in a usually secret place for future use":[
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"\u2014 often used with away"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"The police found where he had stashed the drugs.",
|
|
"The gifts were stashed in the closet.",
|
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"He stashed the equipment under the bed.",
|
|
"We wondered what they had stashed in their backpacks.",
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"keeps a stash of tissues in her desk in case anyone needs one",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Adding a small folding table is a great way to repurpose old furniture or stash additional furnishings when company isn't around\u2014think of it as a portable kitchen island. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet in recent months, Ford has been forced to stash thousands of finished vehicles in lots scattered throughout Dearborn \u2014 Henry Ford\u2019s hometown \u2014 waiting for the arrival of chips that can bring them to life. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The tall, elongated shape can stash a couple wine bottles or as many as 18 beers. \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Just stash all your liquids in a water resistant case like this one from Dagne Dover, which is made of recycled polyester. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Side pockets stash your valuables before and after class. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Three zippered storage areas offer enough space to stash a rain jacket and lunch, and an adjustable shoulder strap allows right or left orientation. \u2014 Greg Thomas, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"While police did not immediately provide any details about the male suspect, investigators released a surveillance image of him appearing to stash the woman's purse under his jacket. \u2014 Fox News , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Inflation hurts bondholders, as well as people who stash cash under couches. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Small groups cross the river on foot and are then brought to hide-outs often known as stash houses. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Prosecutors displayed photos of wads of cash in stash houses, showed Excel sheets of the inventory for dozens of strains of the plant. \u2014 Karina Elwood, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"But what happens once that stash of cash is diminished? \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Small details helped, like the internal partitions and convenient external stash pockets that are handy for tools and snacks. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"So Garrett, 30, started raiding Su\u00e1rez\u2019s stash with permission and has continued the cologne practice now with the Royals. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"One mother trekked 45 minutes to access Benji Arslanovski\u2019s stash . \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"No inch was overlooked: Four-inch\u2013wide pull-out shelves stash spices, oils, and vinegars in arm\u2019s reach. \u2014 Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"These stash locations include Fresno, Sacramento and San Jose, for example. \u2014 Fox News , 6 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1797, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"circa 1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"origin unknown":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stash"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cache",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"lay away",
|
|
"lay by",
|
|
"lay in",
|
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"lay up",
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"put by",
|
|
"salt away",
|
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"squirrel (away)",
|
|
"stockpile",
|
|
"store",
|
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"stow",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172805",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"stasis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disequilibration",
|
|
"disequilibrium",
|
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"imbalance",
|
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"nonequilibrium",
|
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"unbalance"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: such as":[],
|
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": a state of static balance or equilibrium : stagnation":[],
|
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": a state or period of stability during which little or no evolutionary change in a lineage occurs":[],
|
|
": reduced motility of the intestines with retention of feces":[],
|
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": slowing of the current of circulating blood":[],
|
|
": stable state":[
|
|
"homeo stasis"
|
|
],
|
|
": stoppage : slowing":[
|
|
"hemo stasis",
|
|
"bacterio stasis"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"The country is in economic stasis .",
|
|
"His art was characterized by bursts of creativity followed by long periods of stasis .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Infallibility leads to perfection and perfection is a state of stasis . \u2014 Jed Gottlieb, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"For all the autobiographical details that Holleran\u2019s protagonists have in common with their creator, their sense of stasis , of having accomplished nothing with their lives, depends on a crucial omission. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Really, what are the businesses that have ever been elevated by an embrace of stasis ? \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Part of what happens in \u2018Conversations With Friends\u2019 is that all these things come to shift her from that position of stasis . \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"At a time when values and norms are in flux in almost every sector of society, the campus, by outward appearance, promises stasis . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"This tug-of-war between stasis and movement animates the entire piece. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"This numerical prophecy of quieter, slower growth, even stasis , is consistent with the null results from traditional SETI searches as well as the rare, unorthodox Dysonian searches of Wright, Annis and a few others. \u2014 Lee Billings, Scientific American , 17 Apr. 2015",
|
|
"After two years of stasis , downtown San Francisco is slowly coming back to life. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek stasis":"Noun combining form",
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek, act or condition of standing, stopping, from histasthai to stand \u2014 more at stand":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sta-",
|
|
"\u02c8stas-\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"counterpoise",
|
|
"equilibration",
|
|
"equilibrium",
|
|
"equipoise",
|
|
"poise"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073306",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun combining form"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"state":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"formulate",
|
|
"phrase",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"word"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": The United States of America":[],
|
|
": a body of persons constituting a special class in a society : estate sense 3":[],
|
|
": a condition of abnormal tension or excitement":[],
|
|
": a condition or stage in the physical being of something":[
|
|
"insects in the larval state",
|
|
"the gaseous state of water"
|
|
],
|
|
": a government or politically organized society having a particular character":[
|
|
"a police state",
|
|
"the welfare state"
|
|
],
|
|
": a person of high rank (as a noble)":[],
|
|
": any of various conditions characterized by definite quantities (as of energy, angular momentum, or magnetic moment) in which an atomic system may exist":[],
|
|
": condition of mind or temperament":[
|
|
"in a highly nervous state"
|
|
],
|
|
": elaborate or luxurious style of living":[],
|
|
": formal dignity : pomp":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with in"
|
|
],
|
|
": mode or condition of being":[
|
|
"a state of readiness"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the constituent units of a nation having a federal government":[
|
|
"the fifty states"
|
|
],
|
|
": the members or representatives of the governing classes assembled in a legislative body":[],
|
|
": the operations or concerns of the government of a country":[],
|
|
": the political organization of such a body of people":[],
|
|
": the territory of a state":[],
|
|
": to set by regulation or authority":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Happiness is the state or condition of being happy.",
|
|
"We must keep our armed forces in a constant state of readiness.",
|
|
"She meditates to achieve a higher state of being .",
|
|
"The building is in such a sorry state that it's hardly worth fixing.",
|
|
"water in a gaseous state",
|
|
"the solid and liquid states",
|
|
"the member states of the United Nations Security Council",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The lawyer will state the facts of the case.",
|
|
"He stated his name in full.",
|
|
"I was merely stating an opinion.",
|
|
"\u201cThis is a difficult situation,\u201d he stated simply.",
|
|
"Please state the purpose of your visit.",
|
|
"I'd like to state for the record that I disagree with the board's decision.",
|
|
"For the reasons stated above, I hereby withdraw from the competition.",
|
|
"The rules clearly state that you can only draw one card.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The state championships are normally split into two days of competition, but were consolidated into one day due to the weather. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"And a new Wisconsin poll shows tight races across the state . \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Across the state , 65.3% of Alaskans 5 and up as well as military personnel had completed their primary vaccine series. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, the Utah Homelessness Council is working on a strategic plan to continue addressing these issues across the state . \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Held in part with the James Beard Foundation, an inaugural food and wine festival in San Antonio will showcase a Texas-sized event with culinary and beverage all-stars from across the state and around the United States. \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"On July 11, motorcycle enthusiasts from across the state will gather at Valley Diner in Derby for an annual fundraiser to help the family from West Haven with the astronomical expenses related to her care that aren\u2019t covered by insurance. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Transgender advocates oppose any regulation before high school, when no college scholarships or state championships are at stake. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Master Camacho Martial Arts is a school that has won multiple state championships. \u2014 Javier Arce, The Arizona Republic , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Last, the retainer agreements often state something to the effect that the advisor is not providing tax or accounting advice. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The company continues to state that its products have not been directly linked to the infections, which involved different bacterial strains. \u2014 Tom Murphy And Laura Ungar, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The company continues to state that its products have not been directly linked to the infections, which involved different bacterial strains. \u2014 CBS News , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Neronha said his office will not file a lawsuit in the matter, but like all members of the public, Cienki has the right to bypass his office and go directly to state Superior Court. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The company continues to state that its products have not been directly linked to the infections, which involved different bacterial strains. \u2014 al , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The company continues to state that its products have not been directly linked to the infections, which involved different bacterial strains. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The company continues to state that its products have not been directly linked to the infections, which involved different bacterial strains. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The company continues to state that its products have not been directly linked to the infections, which involved different bacterial strains. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 4 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stat , from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French estat , from Latin status , from stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commonwealth",
|
|
"country",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"nation",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220629",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"state aid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": public monies appropriated by a state government for the partial support or improvement of a public local institution":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Among other measures to help farmers, the commission proposed an aid program for the pork industry and temporary state aid of up to 35,000 euros for companies in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, ajc , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The eminent pianist Evgeny Kissin, who was born in Moscow and is now based in Prague, said that while many artists in Russia needed to support Mr. Putin to some degree because their institutions relied on state aid , others went too far. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The government has intensified its focus on developing cutting-edge sectors with state aid and protection. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Though student fees went down slightly during the COVID-19 pandemic, the total amount of fees, state aid and university support rose 50% over the prior fiscal year \u2014 to almost $43 million. \u2014 Abbott Koloff, USA TODAY , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Between state aid in the American Rescue Plan Act and surging tax collections, state and local governments are flush with cash. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Senate Bill 851 would stabilize state aid for these students by ensuring their award won\u2019t be reduced if private colleges fail to accept a certain number of community college transfer students. \u2014 Carolyn Kuimelis, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For nearly two decades, New York state aid for library books has been stalled at $6.25 a student, $3 lower per person than aid for prison libraries. \u2014 WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That project has been talked about for years, Stewart said, but wasn\u2019t possible without state aid for environmental remediation. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 11 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105339",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"state bank":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": central bank",
|
|
": a bank chartered by and operating under the laws of a state of the U.S."
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana ruled out the creation of a new state bank , saying the country lacked the money needed to back it. \u2014 Rene Vollgraaff, Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There was no federal currency, and federal law barred the treasury from borrowing the state bank notes that were the nation\u2019s de facto medium of exchange. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But that ended precipitously in 2019 \u2014 and the state lost its investment \u2014 when state bank regulators said his business plan, the basis of the development money, allegedly violated lending laws. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Gibson/Bloomberg News Michelle Bowman , a former community-bank executive and Kansas state bank commissioner, first nominated to the board by Mr. Trump. \u2014 Paul Kiernan, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cinecitt\u00e0 Studios has signed a preliminary agreement with state bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to acquire a plot of land adjacent to the Rome filming facilities. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As an emergency measure, Michigan Gov. William Comstock declared a state bank holiday at 1 a.m. Feb. 14. \u2014 Paul Vachon, Detroit Free Press , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The amount of money in state bank accounts continues to grow thanks to a quick recovery from the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and people spending money much faster than experts predicted. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The idea of forming a state bank has been kicking around Beacon Hill for years but has not gained much traction. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105038",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"state bird":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
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": a bird selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S."
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Alaskans have long joked that the unofficial state bird is the mosquito. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
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"With a state bird , insect, food, mineral and dance, how could Illinois not have a state rock? \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
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"The cardinal is the Ohio state bird and can be found in all 88 counties. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Mosquitoes are often referred to as the state bird , and some of those found in Alaska are large enough to nearly qualify. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"Six other states also claim the cardinal as their state bird . \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The golden eagle became Utah's official state bird of prey on Wednesday. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Lawmakers officially designated the golden eagle as Utah\u2019s state bird of prey on Wednesday. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"What does Massachusetts use as its state bird , state flower, and state animal? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"1910, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-032846",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"state capitalism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an economic system in which private capitalism is modified by a varying degree of government ownership and control":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While Americans have favored a pure form of capitalism, Japanese corporations serve society, Europeans use worker participation, the Nordic nations form civic associations, and China has state capitalism . \u2014 William E. Halal, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"The test was originally designed for Soviet-style command economies, but today it should be broadened to include China-style state capitalism . \u2014 Nicholas Phillips, National Review , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"And here is a statement from Ai Weiwei: China, under the system of state capitalism and especially after COVID, firmly believes that its administrative control is the only effective method. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 19 Jan. 2022",
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"By that definition, China is far from having a capitalist economy, for Chinese state capitalism is a system in which the purpose of firms is to fulfill the goals of the Communist Party. \u2014 WSJ , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"Neither shareholder nor state capitalism works for all people and the planet. \u2014 Klaus Schwab, Time , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"But as Joe Biden is now finding out, Chinese President Xi Jinping operates from a very different premise: that the West has had its day, and Beijing\u2019s blend of Communist Party rule and state capitalism is the ticket to Make China Great Again. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 28 June 2021",
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"The pattern has grown increasingly stark as inequality has surged during China\u2019s shift over the past 40 years from Maoist collectivism to state capitalism , with wealth concentrated on the east coast as the interior lags behind. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 May 2021",
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"But the violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations across China in early June 1989, combined with Deng\u2019s bolstering of state capitalism in the early 1990s, revived fears of China\u2019s growing challenge to America\u2019s global dominance. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004302",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"state church":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": established church":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As Nelson tells it, the Danish kings basically governed the country through the apparatus of the state church , particularly at the lower levels. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 30 Dec. 2020",
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"The twin constitutional pillars of religious liberty in the United States \u2014 the free-exercise clause and the establishment clause \u2014 don\u2019t just protect liberty by disestablishing religion (by preventing the formation of a state church ). \u2014 David French, National Review , 12 Sep. 2019",
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"Thanks to the state church , Britain also had unusually good birth and death records. \u2014 Kelsey Piper, Vox , 20 Aug. 2019",
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"Uncensored printing offered the possibility of choice, ending the state church \u2019s monopoly on opinion-forming. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Nov. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1644, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181205",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"state college":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a college that is financially supported by a state government, often specializes in a branch of technical or professional education, and often forms part of the state university":[],
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"borough in central Pennsylvania northeast of Altoona population 42,034":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"She\u2019s one of 150 young Ohioans to win a $10,000 scholarship toward the in- state college or university of her choice. \u2014 Jake Zuckerman, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
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"She\u2019s one of 150 young Ohioans to win a $10,000 scholarship toward the in- state college or university of her choice. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
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"On Sunday night\u2019s episode of 60 Minutes, successful Chicago businessman Pete Kadens explained how his charity, Hope Chicago, would cover the cost of in- state college tuition for thousands of underprivileged students and their parents. \u2014 Kevin Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
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"Massachusetts institutions for higher learning are not fans of in- state college betting. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
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"No other state college or university has seen cumulative gains greater than $10.8 million, according to a Democrat-Gazette analysis of productivity funding data provided by the state Division of Higher Education. \u2014 Jaime Adame, Arkansas Online , 16 May 2022",
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"Teacher salaries are up, residents can go to an in- state college tuition-free, moms will get medical care for a year after childbirth, and criminal justice initiatives are being funded to reduce urban violence. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Mead Gruver, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
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"And providing in- state college tuition rates to some high school graduates in the state who lack legal residency could be considered, the report said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"State Democrats met on Tuesday to discuss plans to ease the debt burden on borrowers by up to $5,000 each year, so long as the borrower attended a state college or university and has lived in Connecticut for at least five years. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 9 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1806, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084348",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"state crown":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": imperial state crown":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093749",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"state-of-the-art":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the level of development (as of a device, procedure, process, technique, or science) reached at any particular time usually as a result of modern methods":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020132",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun phrase"
|
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]
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},
|
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"statecraft":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the art of conducting state affairs":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those genies include the risk of nuclear war itself, the return of nuclear blackmail as a tool of statecraft and the emergence of new incentives for other nations to acquire nuclear arms. \u2014 Gerald F. Seib, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
|
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"The shift may have been inevitable, given the barbarism of the war, which has claimed thousands of civilian lives, and Russia\u2019s challenge to the conventions and obligations of modern statecraft . \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
|
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"But, to practitioners of economic statecraft , the situation is as clear as looking in a mirror. \u2014 The New Yorker , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"President Joe Biden has been praised on the left for his deft statecraft and ability to rally our allies against Russia. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Orchestrated for maximum emotional impact, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s virtual address to Congress on Wednesday was a masterly demonstration not only of statecraft , but also of stagecraft. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Whether force or even economic statecraft was used to roll back territorial gains always depended on the relative balance of power between norm-enforcers and aggressors. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Young, pretty and pregnant, she was inexperienced in statecraft or war. \u2014 A. Wess Mitchell, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Some of Del Noce\u2019s essays were written before the Cold War\u2019s onset, yet his evaluation of Marx and Lenin help make sense of the ideological style of statecraft the Soviet Union pursed. \u2014 Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1642, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0101t-\u02cckraft"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085842",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stated":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": fixed , regular":[
|
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"the president shall, at stated times, receive \u2026 a compensation",
|
|
"\u2014 U.S. Constitution"
|
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],
|
|
": set down explicitly : declared":[
|
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"our stated intention"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This would require the White House both to counteract longer-term trends in global energy markets and to give up on Biden\u2019s own stated goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The stated intention of the country\u2019s public health minister to distribute 1 million marijuana seedlings for cultivation has added to the impression that Thailand is turning into a weed wonderland. \u2014 Time , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Like other experts, Shifter believes Biden has not acted on his stated intention to deepen ties with Latin America. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2016, Kaepernick knelt before games during the national anthem, with the stated intention of drawing attention to incidents in which law-enforcement authorities had shot unarmed black men without criminal or professional repercussions. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
|
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"The stated intention of the Kremlin was to demilitarize Ukraine. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC news , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Given all this hustling and Musk's stated intention of dumping his Twitter shares if the board rejected his bid, Twitter had little time to find another suitor, even if there was one in the wings. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Russia Today started broadcasting in English from Moscow in 2005, with the stated intention of rehabilitating Russia\u2019s global image by explaining Russian news and culture to the world. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Given the zoo\u2019s stated intention of eventually shutting the exhibit down, its refusal to settle the case suggests an institutional desire to put an end to the campaign for animal personhood. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225833",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"stated account":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": account stated":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023345",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stated case":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": case stated":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213257",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stated clerk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an executive officer of a Presbyterian general assembly, synod, or presbytery ranking below the moderator":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1791, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130825",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stateliness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flighty",
|
|
"frivolous",
|
|
"giddy",
|
|
"goofy",
|
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"silly",
|
|
"undignified"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": haughty , unapproachable":[],
|
|
": impressive in size or proportions":[],
|
|
": marked by lofty or imposing dignity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor watched with stately aloofness as his wife charmed the party guests",
|
|
"a stately dowager in an evening gown",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In art and the humanities, a two-pan scale in stately equilibrium is a symbol of balance, equality and, by extension, justice. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Centrally located on a prominent corner where Calle Sevilla and Calle Alcal\u00e1 meet, the stately hotel is part of a significant urban revitalization project called Centro Canalejas. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"From there, the group made their way to the next stop, a stately brick building with pillars, extravagant stained glass, and a clock tower casting a shadow onto the street below. \u2014 Emily Schutz, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The album\u2019s best moments are mostly instrumental and very visceral: sleek, hair-raising beat changes; stately piano riffs and guitar solos that slowly decay. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Lincoln Center once again turns its stately campus into a playground for all to enjoy, hosting concerts, dance classes, readings, and even, on July 10, a mass wedding ceremony for those that were cancelled during the pandemic. \u2014 The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The stately linearity of his pathways, the raw Mediterranean materials, and the lusciousness of living flora contrast against ancient stone structures. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Within the walls of Milan\u2019s historic Casa Campanini, a 12,000-square-foot Art Nouveau palace built in 1903 and acquired by Ralph Lauren in 1999, Ralph Lauren Home debuted their stately Fall 2022 collection, aptly entitled Palazzo Ralph Lauren. \u2014 David Graver, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Elsewhere, the stately saguaro is more generically known as the giant cactus. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101t-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stately grand , magnificent , imposing , stately , majestic , grandiose mean large and impressive. grand adds to greatness of size the implications of handsomeness and dignity. a grand staircase magnificent implies an impressive largeness proportionate to scale without sacrifice of dignity or good taste. magnificent paintings imposing implies great size and dignity but especially stresses impressiveness. an imposing edifice stately may suggest poised dignity, erectness of bearing, handsomeness of proportions, ceremonious deliberation of movement. the stately procession majestic combines the implications of imposing and stately and usually adds a suggestion of solemn grandeur. a majestic waterfall grandiose implies a size or scope exceeding ordinary experience grandiose hydroelectric projects but is most commonly applied derogatorily to inflated pretension or absurd exaggeration. grandiose schemes",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"august",
|
|
"dignified",
|
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"distingu\u00e9",
|
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"distinguished",
|
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"imposing",
|
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"portly",
|
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"solemn",
|
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"staid"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101700",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stately":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flighty",
|
|
"frivolous",
|
|
"giddy",
|
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"goofy",
|
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"silly",
|
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"undignified"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": haughty , unapproachable":[],
|
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": impressive in size or proportions":[],
|
|
": marked by lofty or imposing dignity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor watched with stately aloofness as his wife charmed the party guests",
|
|
"a stately dowager in an evening gown",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In art and the humanities, a two-pan scale in stately equilibrium is a symbol of balance, equality and, by extension, justice. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Centrally located on a prominent corner where Calle Sevilla and Calle Alcal\u00e1 meet, the stately hotel is part of a significant urban revitalization project called Centro Canalejas. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"From there, the group made their way to the next stop, a stately brick building with pillars, extravagant stained glass, and a clock tower casting a shadow onto the street below. \u2014 Emily Schutz, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The album\u2019s best moments are mostly instrumental and very visceral: sleek, hair-raising beat changes; stately piano riffs and guitar solos that slowly decay. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Lincoln Center once again turns its stately campus into a playground for all to enjoy, hosting concerts, dance classes, readings, and even, on July 10, a mass wedding ceremony for those that were cancelled during the pandemic. \u2014 The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The stately linearity of his pathways, the raw Mediterranean materials, and the lusciousness of living flora contrast against ancient stone structures. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Within the walls of Milan\u2019s historic Casa Campanini, a 12,000-square-foot Art Nouveau palace built in 1903 and acquired by Ralph Lauren in 1999, Ralph Lauren Home debuted their stately Fall 2022 collection, aptly entitled Palazzo Ralph Lauren. \u2014 David Graver, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Elsewhere, the stately saguaro is more generically known as the giant cactus. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0101t-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stately grand , magnificent , imposing , stately , majestic , grandiose mean large and impressive. grand adds to greatness of size the implications of handsomeness and dignity. a grand staircase magnificent implies an impressive largeness proportionate to scale without sacrifice of dignity or good taste. magnificent paintings imposing implies great size and dignity but especially stresses impressiveness. an imposing edifice stately may suggest poised dignity, erectness of bearing, handsomeness of proportions, ceremonious deliberation of movement. the stately procession majestic combines the implications of imposing and stately and usually adds a suggestion of solemn grandeur. a majestic waterfall grandiose implies a size or scope exceeding ordinary experience grandiose hydroelectric projects but is most commonly applied derogatorily to inflated pretension or absurd exaggeration. grandiose schemes",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"august",
|
|
"dignified",
|
|
"distingu\u00e9",
|
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"distinguished",
|
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"imposing",
|
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"portly",
|
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"solemn",
|
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"staid"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083955",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"statement":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a report of facts or opinions":[],
|
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": a single declaration or remark : assertion":[],
|
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": a summary of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time":[],
|
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": an instruction in a computer program":[],
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": an opinion, comment, or message conveyed indirectly usually by nonverbal means":[
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"monuments are statements in form and space",
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"\u2014 O. B. Hardison, Jr."
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],
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": proposition sense 2a":[],
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": something stated : such as":[],
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": the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper":[],
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": the presentation of a theme in a musical composition":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"His office issued an official statement concerning his departure.",
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"This is his first public statement about the investigation.",
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"I disagree with your earlier statement about my record on this issue.",
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"The advertisement included misleading statements about the product.",
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"The police took the witness's statement .",
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"We have a signed statement from a witness.",
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"The boycott was intended as a political statement .",
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"We'll need to review your recent financial statements .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Metro spokesman Ian Jannetta said in a statement that a transit police committee that includes police commanders, union members and lawyers is working to establish those policies. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
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"Soon after Taylor's post went viral, the CHA released a statement addressing news reports highlighting their long wait times. \u2014 Briana Alvarado, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
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"That is by far the largest liability listed in a statement of financial affairs filed Thursday evening in bankruptcy court. \u2014 Deborah Martin And Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News , 1 July 2022",
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"In a statement sent to USA TODAY Sports on Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that Bridges was arrested Wednesday for a physical altercation that took place Monday in West LA. \u2014 Tony Garcia, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
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"Bibb County Sheriff Jody Wade said in a statement released Friday. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
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"The Park District released a statement reminding citizens not to use rockets, crackers, torpedoes and fireworks in its parks, a policy enforced by park security and police. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
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"Matthew McClure, vice president of operations at Specialty Granules, said in a statement that the drone images helped identify the discharge of nontoxic stormwater and that the company uses drones in its own operations. \u2014 Michael Phillis And Julio Cortez, Baltimore Sun , 1 July 2022",
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"In a statement about the time change, the club provided an update of sorts on the roof. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0101t-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"account",
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"bill",
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"check",
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"invoice",
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"tab"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172626",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"static":{
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"antonyms":[
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"mobile",
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"movable",
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"moveable",
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"moving",
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"nonstationary"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by a lack of movement, animation, or progression":[],
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": exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion":[],
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": heated opposition or criticism":[],
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": inhibiting the growth of":[
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"fungi static"
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],
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": of or relating to a position or state":[
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"ortho static"
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],
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": of or relating to bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium":[],
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": of, relating to, or caused by radio static":[],
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": of, relating to, or producing stationary charges of electricity : electrostatic":[],
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": producing an effect of repose or quiescence":[
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"a static design"
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],
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": showing little change":[
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"a static population"
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],
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": standing or fixed in one place : stationary":[],
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": stored in a tank but not under pressure":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"the static installation of the statue in that niche means that no one will ever see its back, which is also of interest",
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"Noun",
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"There was so much static on the radio we couldn't hear the broadcast.",
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"He was getting a lot of static about his decision.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"To spotlight the difference, consider that from 1960 to 1980 prescription drug sales remained fairly static as a percent of U.S. gross domestic product, consuming just 5% of all medical costs. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"Meanwhile, all indications suggested that the front lines of the war remained mostly static . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
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"Russian forces are attempting to encircle Ukrainian forces in the east while the situation remained largely static in the northern part of Ukraine, according to the British Defense Ministry. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Global crude oil prices have risen more than 14%, briefly touching $94 per barrel, in the past month, while domestic fuel prices, which depend on international rates, have remained static . \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"But most residents were still static , and the images irritated some Weibo users. \u2014 Han Zhang, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
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"As life inside bombed-out Kharkiv gradually returns to normal, the ISW said fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the city\u2019s northeast is static , with neither side launching major attacks. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
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"The town now is split between Ukrainian and Russian zones, lines that have been static for weeks. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
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"Overall, the pace of US wage growth has been static : 6% in April, based on a three-month moving average, unchanged from March, according to data from the Atlanta Federal Reserve. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Switching from static to interactive content will yield a consistent, and often staggering, increase in conversion rates. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Drones are controlled through radio signals, which opponents can jam by broadcasting static . \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
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"Your best friend in fighting static may be in your laundry room. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"For straighter hair, the Dyson also excelled with one pass, leaving no static at low temperatures of 365 degrees. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"According to Taheri, the system\u2019s random losses of energy, as well as its encroaching noise (a bit like your television heating up and displaying static in the movie-watching analogy), actually boosted its stability. \u2014 Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The atmosphere on campus is heavy with racist static : Gail discovers a ceramic mammy doll in the master\u2019s house, and also an archival photo of an august white family with a Black maid in the background. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Over the static of the phone, Marcus heard a faint yell in the background from Manuel, barely hanging onto consciousness. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The result, in this case, was hard to make out; the black-and-white image reminded me of television static . \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin -staticus , from staticus":"Adjective combining form",
|
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"New Latin staticus , from Greek statikos causing to stand, skilled in weighing, from histanai to cause to stand, weigh \u2014 more at stand":"Adjective",
|
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"static electricity":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8stat-ik",
|
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"\u02c8sta-tik"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"immobile",
|
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"nonmoving",
|
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"standing",
|
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"stationary"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211646",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adjective combining form",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"station":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"detail",
|
|
"post"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a branch post office":[],
|
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": a complete assemblage of radio or television equipment for transmitting or receiving":[],
|
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": a place established to provide a public service: such as":[],
|
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": a place for specialized observation and study of scientific phenomena":[
|
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"a seismological station",
|
|
"a marine biological station"
|
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],
|
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": a post or sphere of duty or occupation":[],
|
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": a regular stopping place in a transportation route":[
|
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"a bus station"
|
|
],
|
|
": a stock farm or ranch especially of Australia or New Zealand":[],
|
|
": a stopping place: such as":[],
|
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": any of the places in a manufacturing operation at which one part of the work is done":[],
|
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": equipment used usually by one person for performing a particular job":[],
|
|
": fire station":[],
|
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": gas station":[],
|
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": one of the stations of the cross":[],
|
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": police station":[],
|
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": standing , rank":[
|
|
"a woman of high station"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or manner of standing : posture":[],
|
|
": the building connected with such a stopping place : depot sense 3":[],
|
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": the place in which such a station is located":[],
|
|
": the place or position in which something or someone stands or is assigned to stand or remain":[],
|
|
": to assign to or set in a station or position : post entry 7":[
|
|
"station a guard at the door"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"They drove him to the bus station .",
|
|
"The waiters were at their stations in the dining room.",
|
|
"The sailors were ordered to man their battle stations .",
|
|
"He had married above his station .",
|
|
"They were aware of her station in life.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He stationed the guards around the camp.",
|
|
"They stationed troops at the border.",
|
|
"He stationed himself by the door to greet the guests.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The weekend of Hope's charging station unveiling, former resident Bonnie Miller Smith happened to be in town for a 50-year class reunion. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"To learn more about electric charging station locations, click here or visit Rocky Mountain Power\u2019s website to learn more about EV travel. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The agreement would supply Volkswagen\u2019s EV charging arm, Electrify America, with additional capital needed to build out the company\u2019s U.S. charging station operation. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"An electric vehicle charging station connects an electric vehicle to a source of electricity to recharge the vehicle's batteries, according to TechTarget, a website which explains technologies. \u2014 Ron Wood, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The patent suggests additional possibilities, where an 800-volt charging station could instead charge two EVs connected together via a second charge port, both of which would stay in their 400-volt parallel configuration. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The home is ready for a solar system and electric car charging station . \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Other hot trends include eco-friendly design additions (think solar panels and electric vehicle charging station installation) and outdoor lighting. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The same day the $5 average was in the headlines, the White House put out a fact sheet on its charging- station plans. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Hillis and Turner say the plan is to eventually station Atlanta Fire ambulances throughout the city, although there have been no concrete plans for expansion. \u2014 Dylan Jackson, ajc , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In front of Kemp and his pals, the Chargers will station such hearties as their two splendid tackles, Ron Mix (245) and Ernie Wright (264), plus hard-knocking Sam DeLuca (240), a reserve tackle last year, now a guard. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Turner said union members continue to station people outside mining locations, honoring the restraining order while continuing a picketing presence. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"SailGP has set up grandstands on the shoreline at the St. Francis Yacht Club and is offering spots aboard ferries that will station alongside the racecourse. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Belarus is even changing its constitution to allow Russia to station nuclear weapons on its soil. \u2014 Jason Fields, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Olympic body's call also applied to athletes and official from Belarus, which has abetted Russia's invasion by allowing its territory to be used to station troops and launch military attacks. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, ajc , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Its request also included athletes from Belarus, which has allowed Russia to station troops and launch attacks from its territory. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Olympic body\u2019s call also applied to athletes and official from Belarus, which has abetted Russia\u2019s invasion by allowing its territory to be used to station troops and launch military attacks. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, chicagotribune.com , 28 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1685, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stacioun , from Anglo-French estation, statiun , from Latin station-, statio , from stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"position",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"quarter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082019",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stationary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mobile",
|
|
"movable",
|
|
"moveable",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"nonstationary"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fixed in a station , course, or mode : immobile":[],
|
|
": unchanging in condition":[
|
|
"a stationary population"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Einstein imagined a beam of light piercing the elevator. If the elevator were rising relative to the source of light, the beam would enter at a certain height on one side of the elevator and appear to curve on its way to a lower height on the opposite wall. Einstein then imagined that the elevator were stationary on the surface of the earth. Since he postulated that the two circumstances are the same, Einstein concluded that the same effect would have to hold true for both. In other words, gravity must bend light. \u2014 Smithsonian , June 2005",
|
|
"By pushing the keys with the side of his fist and pushing foot pedals, the player transfers mechanical force to clappers, which strike the stationary bells, which are tuned to specific notes. \u2014 Douglas Martin , New York Times , 19 Oct. 2003",
|
|
"And while atomic reactors and chemical storage facilities are the sort of stationary targets that invite bombing, bioweapons laboratory materials are small enough to be put in a truck and moved to another location. \u2014 Gregg Easterbrook , New Republic , 25 Feb. 2002",
|
|
"The weather front has remained stationary over the Southeast.",
|
|
"a stationary bicycle is good for exercise, but you won't enjoy the scenery very much",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Double Album is stationary at No. 6 (52,000; down less than 1%), Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers descends 5-7 (42,000; down 23%) and Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s Sour is steady at No. 8 (32,000; down 14%). \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Tie your rope to one end and attach the other to a stationary object. \u2014 Ben Demchak, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Adopted in 2009, the law requires drivers who see a stationary emergency vehicle on a travel lane, breakdown lane or shoulder of a highway to immediately reduce speed and \u2014 if safely possible \u2014 move over to create a buffer lane when passing. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"One will keep the drone stationary , but move the gimbal to track a subject, and the other will allow the drone to move, following a subject. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The Licking Valley Antique Machinery Association hosts its annual Antique Tractor Show this weekend, featuring a wide range of antique tractors, stationary engines, garden tractors and other machinery on display. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Earlier this month, Ukrainian forces used a TB-2 Bayraktar drone to sink a Russian landing craft while stationary at the island, suggesting an ISR drone/HIMARS combination could expand capability to cutoff resupply and the Russian garrison. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Here\u2019s the story from the Washington Post\u2019s Darryl Fears, who writes that a tech company measured the region\u2019s air quality block by block, providing a more complete view than EPA\u2019s stationary air monitors. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"And U of L will implement walk-through security, using stationary magnetic scanners to replace the handheld scanners from previous seasons. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 24 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see station entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0101-sh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"immobile",
|
|
"nonmoving",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"static"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213824",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stature":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": natural height (as of a person) in an upright position":[],
|
|
": quality or status gained by growth, development, or achievement":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The university has grown in stature during her time as president.",
|
|
"a man of surprisingly great stature",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Giese and her staff are seeing the benefits of a $178 million renovation that was completed in 2018 and successfully reinvigorated Phoenix Raceway\u2019s stature as a world-class facility. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Wedding also said authorities benefited from Casey Cole White\u2019s stature , in terms of keeping a lookout. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Looking ahead, Marvel faces major expectations from fans eager to see X-Men restored to its early glory and Fantastic Four elevated to a cinematic stature worthy of its exalted place in comic-book history. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"During that time, Ms. Monaco\u2019s stature rose because of her service on the Enron task force, a group of lawyers who investigated and prosecuted one of the largest corporate frauds of that era. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The injuries included a compression fracture of a vertebra that left the unidentified patient with a 75% stature loss, an inspection report shows. \u2014 Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But that\u2019s unlikely with someone of Madigan\u2019s stature . \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This work obviously gives the writer a certain stature \u2014 Jordan even commends Urbina\u2019s reporting in the same video that accuses him of enriching himself at the expense of hundreds of struggling musicians. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Yet the fracas over the flag tells a broader story about how much hopes for peace with the Palestinians have diminished and about the stature of the fifth of Israelis who are Palestinian. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estature, stature , from Latin statura , from status , past participle of stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sta-ch\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8stach-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altitude",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"height",
|
|
"inches"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182933",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"status":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": position or rank in relation to others":[
|
|
"the status of a father"
|
|
],
|
|
": state or condition with respect to circumstances":[
|
|
"the status of the negotiations"
|
|
],
|
|
": the condition of a person or thing in the eyes of the law":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They want to maintain the city's status as a major tourist attraction.",
|
|
"He wants to improve his status in the community.",
|
|
"people of different social and economic statuses",
|
|
"She married a man of status and wealth.",
|
|
"This job brings with it a measure of status .",
|
|
"They sought asylum and were given refugee status by the government.",
|
|
"They are still considered refugees. Their statuses have not changed.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Illinois is one of 16 states, as well as Puerto Rico, seeking the early-state, pre-Super Tuesday status as Democrats redo their presidential calendar. \u2014 Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Maybe part of the stubbornness is sheerly linguistic: Up to date means something different to everyone, depending on age, eligibility, health status , and vaccine brand. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"European leaders meeting Thursday are expected to back E.U. candidate status for Ukraine, a move that would mark a historic moment for the bloc and a major morale boost for Kyiv amid war with Russia. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Factors such as economic status , genetic makeup and even what medication an individual is taking all play a role in how an individual tolerates the heat, experts say. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"But the Montana decision turned on the schools\u2019 religious status , not their curriculums. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Many recruits hail from villages and small towns in India, where government jobs are seen as a path to status , lifelong job security and retirement benefits. \u2014 Shefali Anand, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"With infection levels so high and few precautions being taken, the virus is inevitably reaching people who are more vulnerable because of their vaccine status , age or underlying conditions. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Securities traders need to have $25,000 on deposit with a U.S.-based broker to achieve pattern day trader (PDT) status . \u2014 Robert Green, Forbes , 20 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1767, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin \u2014 more at state":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0101t-\u0259s",
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"\u02c8st\u0101-t\u0259s",
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"\u02c8stat-",
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"\u02c8sta-",
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"\u02c8st\u0101-t\u0259s, \u02c8sta-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ball game",
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"deal",
|
|
"footing",
|
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"picture",
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"posture",
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"scene",
|
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"situation",
|
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"story"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222423",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"statutableness":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being statutable":[]
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|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115900",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"statutably":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": in a statutable manner : conformably to the statutes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-bli",
|
|
"-bl\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165116",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"statute":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government":[],
|
|
": an act of a corporation or of its founder intended as a permanent rule":[],
|
|
": an international instrument setting up an agency and regulating its scope or authority":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The state legislature passed the statute by an overwhelming margin.",
|
|
"business practices that are prohibited by statute",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Whether that statute applies to lawyers in other agencies is not clear. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Utah\u2019s trigger law should stay on hold, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah told a state judge Wednesday, until the organization\u2019s lawsuit challenging the statute is resolved. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"In dissent, Justice Kagan wrote that the statute at issue in the case had given the agency ample authority. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The battle brewing over the suddenly relevant statute illustrates the uncertainty and confusion unleashed by Friday\u2019s Supreme Court decision. \u2014 Brittany Shammas, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The Fairfield Police Department posted on Facebook that the new Ohio statute does not apply to the city. \u2014 Erin Couch, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The statute allows gun distributors and manufacturers to be held liable for actions that harm public safety. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Kavanaugh, proceeding from his premise, concluded that the relevant federal statute left state sovereignty in place, rejecting seeming statements to the contrary in earlier decisions as nonbinding asides in cases where the stakes were low. \u2014 Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The statute Prehn is using to retain his seat has been used two other times by board members: Jim Tiefenthaler Jr. and Steven Willett in the 2000s. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estatut , from Late Latin statutum law, regulation, from Latin, neuter of statutus , past participle of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sta-(\u02cc)ch\u00fct",
|
|
"-ch\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8sta-ch\u00fct"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for statute law , rule , regulation , precept , statute , ordinance , canon mean a principle governing action or procedure. law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority. obey the law rule applies to more restricted or specific situations. the rules of the game regulation implies prescription by authority in order to control an organization or system. regulations affecting nuclear power plants precept commonly suggests something advisory and not obligatory communicated typically through teaching. the precepts of effective writing statute implies a law enacted by a legislative body. a statute requiring the use of seat belts ordinance applies to an order governing some detail of procedure or conduct enforced by a limited authority such as a municipality. a city ordinance canon suggests in nonreligious use a principle or rule of behavior or procedure commonly accepted as a valid guide. the canons of good taste",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"enactment",
|
|
"law",
|
|
"ordinance"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191030",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"statute book":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the whole body of legislation of a given jurisdiction whether or not published as a whole":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Logan Act is the appendix of U.S. statute books , a law that serves no useful purpose. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 19 May 2020",
|
|
"If withholding military aid to the government of Ukraine were on the statute books as a crime, Trump couldn\u2019t do it. \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The New York Review of Books , 30 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"France is the first European country to put the European Union\u2019s Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market on its statute books , taking effect at the end of October. \u2014 Kim Willsher, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Indeed, many African governments have restricted the basic freedoms of their citizens by using colonial era legislation still on the statute books . \u2014 Jonathan Fisher, Quartz Africa , 2 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"But the timing was particularly inauspicious, as tech regulation edges closer to becoming part of the statute book in Europe. \u2014 Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"But the death penalty is still on the statute book . \u2014 The Economist , 4 July 2019",
|
|
"This raises the prospect that at any time the legislature in London could decide not to put a new EU law onto the U.K. statute book , a step that would likely lead to the suspension of the U.K.\u2019s special membership of the EU\u2019s single market. \u2014 Stephen Fidler, WSJ , 10 July 2018",
|
|
"By 1900, the gold standard was written into the statute books . \u2014 James Grant, WSJ , 28 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111508",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"statute-barred":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": barred by the statute of limitations":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045425",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"staumrel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": half-witted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Scots staumer to stagger, stumble (alteration of stammer entry 1 ) + -el":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stamr\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180703",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"staunch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disloyal",
|
|
"faithless",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"perfidious",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"traitorous",
|
|
"treacherous",
|
|
"unfaithful",
|
|
"untrue"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": allay , extinguish":[],
|
|
": steadfast in loyalty or principle":[
|
|
"a staunch friend"
|
|
],
|
|
": strongly built : substantial":[],
|
|
": to make watertight : stop up":[],
|
|
": to stop or check in its course":[
|
|
"trying to stanch the crime wave"
|
|
],
|
|
": watertight , sound":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She is a staunch advocate of women's rights.",
|
|
"He's a staunch believer in the value of regular exercise.",
|
|
"I'm one of his staunchest supporters.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The post drew 70 comments in response, many of them offering staunch support for Snarski. \u2014 Gavin Good, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Local leaders pointed to the efforts of military and civilian law enforcement agencies and the staunch support of the city\u2019s residents. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Darmanin has polarized the electorate with a staunch support for the French police, gaining strong support from influential police unions while alienating much of the left. \u2014 Rim-sarah Alouane, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"So Vice President Kamala Harris was at the Munich Security Conference and met with Zelenskyy and reaffirmed the US's support, staunch support, for Ukraine. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In both 2018 and 2020, Hagedorn touted his staunch support for Trump and conservative positions. \u2014 Steve Karnowski, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Germany\u2019s staunch support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, despite opposition from allies, undermines the West\u2019s response to Vladimir Putin\u2019s designs to dominate Eastern Europe. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The differing treatment underscores the West\u2019s staunch support for the Belarusian opposition \u2014 and illustrates the harsh moral choices being made by European countries determined to resist migration from other continents. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"For instance, both have voiced staunch support for having social workers and clinicians respond to emergency calls involving mental health situations, which police have typically handled in the past. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estanche , feminine of estanc , from estancher to stanch \u2014 more at stanch entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fnch",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4nch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for staunch Adjective faithful , loyal , constant , staunch , steadfast , resolute mean firm in adherence to whatever one owes allegiance. faithful implies unswerving adherence to a person or thing or to the oath or promise by which a tie was contracted. faithful to her promise loyal implies a firm resistance to any temptation to desert or betray. remained loyal to the czar constant stresses continuing firmness of emotional attachment without necessarily implying strict obedience to promises or vows. constant friends staunch suggests fortitude and resolution in adherence and imperviousness to influences that would weaken it. a staunch defender of free speech steadfast implies a steady and unwavering course in love, allegiance, or conviction. steadfast in their support resolute implies firm determination to adhere to a cause or purpose. a resolute ally",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"dedicated",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"devout",
|
|
"down-the-line",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"pious",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"true-blue"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232125",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"staunchness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disloyal",
|
|
"faithless",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"perfidious",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"traitorous",
|
|
"treacherous",
|
|
"unfaithful",
|
|
"untrue"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": allay , extinguish":[],
|
|
": steadfast in loyalty or principle":[
|
|
"a staunch friend"
|
|
],
|
|
": strongly built : substantial":[],
|
|
": to make watertight : stop up":[],
|
|
": to stop or check in its course":[
|
|
"trying to stanch the crime wave"
|
|
],
|
|
": watertight , sound":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She is a staunch advocate of women's rights.",
|
|
"He's a staunch believer in the value of regular exercise.",
|
|
"I'm one of his staunchest supporters.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The post drew 70 comments in response, many of them offering staunch support for Snarski. \u2014 Gavin Good, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Local leaders pointed to the efforts of military and civilian law enforcement agencies and the staunch support of the city\u2019s residents. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Darmanin has polarized the electorate with a staunch support for the French police, gaining strong support from influential police unions while alienating much of the left. \u2014 Rim-sarah Alouane, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"So Vice President Kamala Harris was at the Munich Security Conference and met with Zelenskyy and reaffirmed the US's support, staunch support, for Ukraine. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In both 2018 and 2020, Hagedorn touted his staunch support for Trump and conservative positions. \u2014 Steve Karnowski, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Germany\u2019s staunch support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, despite opposition from allies, undermines the West\u2019s response to Vladimir Putin\u2019s designs to dominate Eastern Europe. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The differing treatment underscores the West\u2019s staunch support for the Belarusian opposition \u2014 and illustrates the harsh moral choices being made by European countries determined to resist migration from other continents. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"For instance, both have voiced staunch support for having social workers and clinicians respond to emergency calls involving mental health situations, which police have typically handled in the past. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estanche , feminine of estanc , from estancher to stanch \u2014 more at stanch entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fnch",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4nch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for staunch Adjective faithful , loyal , constant , staunch , steadfast , resolute mean firm in adherence to whatever one owes allegiance. faithful implies unswerving adherence to a person or thing or to the oath or promise by which a tie was contracted. faithful to her promise loyal implies a firm resistance to any temptation to desert or betray. remained loyal to the czar constant stresses continuing firmness of emotional attachment without necessarily implying strict obedience to promises or vows. constant friends staunch suggests fortitude and resolution in adherence and imperviousness to influences that would weaken it. a staunch defender of free speech steadfast implies a steady and unwavering course in love, allegiance, or conviction. steadfast in their support resolute implies firm determination to adhere to a cause or purpose. a resolute ally",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"dedicated",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"devout",
|
|
"down-the-line",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"pious",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"true-blue"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191028",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"staurion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the point of intersection of the median and transverse palatine sutures":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Late Greek, small cross, diminutive of stauros pale, stake, cross":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fr\u0113\u02cc\u00e4n",
|
|
"-\u0113\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065744",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stauro-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cross":[
|
|
"stauro medusae",
|
|
"stauro scope"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin, from Late Greek, from Greek stauros pale, stake, cross":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041918",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"staurolatry":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": worship of the cross or crucifix":[
|
|
"Satan's design in advancing staurolatry to the destruction of thousands of souls",
|
|
"\u2014 Increase Mather"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin staurolatria , from Late Greek stauro- + Late Latin -latria -latry":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"st\u022f\u02c8r\u00e4l\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192414",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"staurolite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral consisting of a basic silicate of iron and aluminum in prismatic orthorhombic crystals often twinned so as to resemble a cross":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1815, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Greek stauros cross + French -lite \u2014 more at steer":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130758",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stave off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to fend off":[
|
|
"staving off creditors"
|
|
],
|
|
": to ward off (something adverse) : forestall":[
|
|
"trying to stave off disaster"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"managed to stave off the invaders",
|
|
"the quartermaster staved off a shortage by requisitioning more than enough supplies"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat off",
|
|
"fend (off)",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"repel",
|
|
"repulse",
|
|
"turn away",
|
|
"turn back"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174433",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stay":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a corset stiffened with bones":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast":[],
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": a residence or sojourn in a place":[],
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": a stopping or suspension of procedure or execution by judicial or executive order":[],
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": a thin firm strip (as of plastic) used for stiffening a garment or part (such as a shirt collar)":[],
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": allay , pacify":[
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"stayed tempers"
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],
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": capacity for endurance":[],
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": guy entry 2":[],
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": one that serves as a prop : support":[],
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": self-control , moderation":[],
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": the action of halting : the state of being stopped":[],
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": to be in waiting or attendance":[],
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": to call a poker bet without raising":[],
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": to check the course of (something, such as a disease)":[],
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": to continue in a place or condition : remain":[
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"stayed up all night",
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"went for a short vacation but stayed on for weeks",
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"stay put till I come back"
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],
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": to fix on something as a foundation":[],
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": to go about : tack":[],
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": to incline (a mast) forward, aft, or to one side by the stays":[],
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": to keep even in a contest or rivalry":[
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"stay with the leaders"
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],
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": to provide physical or moral support for : sustain":[],
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": to quiet the hunger of temporarily":[],
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": to remain during":[
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"stayed the whole time"
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],
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": to secure upright with or as if with stays":[],
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": to stand firm":[],
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": to stick or remain with (a race, a trial of endurance, etc.) to the end":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase stay the course"
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],
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": to stop doing something : cease":[],
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": to stop going forward : pause":[],
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": to stop or delay the proceeding or advance of by or as if by interposing an obstacle : halt":[],
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": to take up residence : lodge":[],
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": to wait for : await":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1627, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estei -, estai -, stem of ester to stand, stay, from Latin stare \u2014 more at stand":"Verb",
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"Middle English, from Middle French estaie , of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch stake pole, Middle Low German stak post, stake pole \u2014 more at stake":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English st\u00e6g ; akin to Old Norse stag stay":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stay Verb (2) defer , postpone , suspend , stay mean to delay an action or proceeding. defer implies a deliberate putting off to a later time. deferred buying a car until spring postpone implies an intentional deferring usually to a definite time. the game is postponed until Saturday suspend implies temporary stoppage with an added suggestion of waiting until some condition is satisfied. business will be suspended while repairs are underway stay often suggests the stopping or checking by an intervening agency or authority. the governor stayed the execution",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040437",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stead":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"disadvantage",
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"drawback",
|
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"handicap",
|
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"liability",
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"minus",
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"penalty",
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"strike"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": advantage":[
|
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"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase to stand one in good stead"
|
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],
|
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": locality , place":[],
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": the office, place, or function ordinarily occupied or carried out by someone or something else":[
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"acted in his brother's stead"
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],
|
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": to be of avail to : help":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"So when an attendant phones in sick or is left stranded in a stormy region, there\u2019s no one left to staff the plane in their stead . \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Living recipients must agree to attend a presentation ceremony within two years of selection and relatives of deceased recipients need to show up in their stead . \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 21 June 2022",
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"The tour marks the band\u2019s first shows in their native UK since the death of beloved drummer Charlie Watts last summer, with replacement Steve Jordan on hand in his stead . \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
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"After Morris\u2019 sudden death in February due to a pulmonary embolism, Blue Heart leaders wrestled with how to move the foundation forward in his stead . \u2014 Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Gone is the legendary, labor-intensive bing bread, but in its stead are seasonal Korean pancakes, a quieter dining room and two chefs ready and raring to go. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
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"In the most notable defection, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sent lower-ranking officials in his stead . \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Jubilee festivities from home, with various other members of the Windsor clan appearing at events across the UK in her stead . \u2014 Hayley Maitland, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Then-President Trump skipped the summit\u2019s previous session, in 2018 in Lima, Peru, sending Vice President Mike Pence in his stead . \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Rhodes stead , opposite of third-year cornerback Rock Ya-Sin. \u2014 Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Sep. 2021",
|
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"In the security forces\u2019 stead , the government has once more looked to local militias to fill the gaps, a move reminiscent of the chaotic and ethnically divided civil war of the 1990s that many Afghans now fear will return. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The festivities come at a time when residents in Seabrook are steading themselves for big changes when construction begins for the expansion of Texas 146. \u2014 Jaimy Jones, Houston Chronicle , 31 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English stede , from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan to stand \u2014 more at stand":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sted"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"advantage",
|
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"better",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"catbird seat",
|
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"drop",
|
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"edge",
|
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"high ground",
|
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"inside track",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"pull",
|
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"upper hand",
|
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"vantage",
|
|
"whip hand"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085710",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stead of":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": instead of":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"by shortening":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012026",
|
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"type":[
|
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"preposition"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"steadfast":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"disloyal",
|
|
"faithless",
|
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"false",
|
|
"fickle",
|
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"inconstant",
|
|
"perfidious",
|
|
"recreant",
|
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"traitorous",
|
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"treacherous",
|
|
"unfaithful",
|
|
"untrue"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": firm in belief, determination, or adherence : loyal":[
|
|
"her followers have remained steadfast"
|
|
],
|
|
": firmly fixed in place : immovable":[],
|
|
": not subject to change":[
|
|
"the steadfast doctrine of original sin",
|
|
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was steadfast in his support of the governor's policies.",
|
|
"a steadfast supporter of women's rights",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Rockets continue to insist on the inclusion of draft compensation in any deal and the Lakers remain steadfast in their refusal to capitulate. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Even so, Moody's Sweet believes the Fed will remain steadfast in its plan for additional rate hikes throughout the year. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Unlike Johnson, most other golfers have remained steadfast to their commitments to the PGA Tour, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"But he's set in his ways, and steadfast about that. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Lucille, on the other hand, was much more steadfast and precise. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Red Hook sunsets remain the most spectacular in the city, and the Statue of Liberty stands steadfast and visible in the harbor. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His support was among the most visible, the most steadfast and the most enduring. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Despite this, Anhed\u00f6nia is steadfast in saying that there is much more to come from Ethel Cain. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stedefast , from Old English stedef\u00e6st , from stede + f\u00e6st fixed, fast":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also -f\u0259st",
|
|
"\u02c8sted-\u02ccfast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steadfast faithful , loyal , constant , staunch , steadfast , resolute mean firm in adherence to whatever one owes allegiance. faithful implies unswerving adherence to a person or thing or to the oath or promise by which a tie was contracted. faithful to her promise loyal implies a firm resistance to any temptation to desert or betray. remained loyal to the czar constant stresses continuing firmness of emotional attachment without necessarily implying strict obedience to promises or vows. constant friends staunch suggests fortitude and resolution in adherence and imperviousness to influences that would weaken it. a staunch defender of free speech steadfast implies a steady and unwavering course in love, allegiance, or conviction. steadfast in their support resolute implies firm determination to adhere to a cause or purpose. a resolute ally",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"dedicated",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"devout",
|
|
"down-the-line",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"pious",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"true-blue"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185936",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steadfastness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disloyal",
|
|
"faithless",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"perfidious",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"traitorous",
|
|
"treacherous",
|
|
"unfaithful",
|
|
"untrue"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": firm in belief, determination, or adherence : loyal":[
|
|
"her followers have remained steadfast"
|
|
],
|
|
": firmly fixed in place : immovable":[],
|
|
": not subject to change":[
|
|
"the steadfast doctrine of original sin",
|
|
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was steadfast in his support of the governor's policies.",
|
|
"a steadfast supporter of women's rights",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Rockets continue to insist on the inclusion of draft compensation in any deal and the Lakers remain steadfast in their refusal to capitulate. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Even so, Moody's Sweet believes the Fed will remain steadfast in its plan for additional rate hikes throughout the year. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Unlike Johnson, most other golfers have remained steadfast to their commitments to the PGA Tour, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"But he's set in his ways, and steadfast about that. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Lucille, on the other hand, was much more steadfast and precise. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Red Hook sunsets remain the most spectacular in the city, and the Statue of Liberty stands steadfast and visible in the harbor. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His support was among the most visible, the most steadfast and the most enduring. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Despite this, Anhed\u00f6nia is steadfast in saying that there is much more to come from Ethel Cain. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stedefast , from Old English stedef\u00e6st , from stede + f\u00e6st fixed, fast":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also -f\u0259st",
|
|
"\u02c8sted-\u02ccfast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steadfast faithful , loyal , constant , staunch , steadfast , resolute mean firm in adherence to whatever one owes allegiance. faithful implies unswerving adherence to a person or thing or to the oath or promise by which a tie was contracted. faithful to her promise loyal implies a firm resistance to any temptation to desert or betray. remained loyal to the czar constant stresses continuing firmness of emotional attachment without necessarily implying strict obedience to promises or vows. constant friends staunch suggests fortitude and resolution in adherence and imperviousness to influences that would weaken it. a staunch defender of free speech steadfast implies a steady and unwavering course in love, allegiance, or conviction. steadfast in their support resolute implies firm determination to adhere to a cause or purpose. a resolute ally",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"dedicated",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"devout",
|
|
"down-the-line",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"pious",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"true-blue"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025303",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steadiment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an aid to steadiness : the state of being steadied":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"steady entry 2 + -ment":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sted\u0113m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140548",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steadiness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disloyal",
|
|
"faithless",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"perfidious",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"traitorous",
|
|
"treacherous",
|
|
"unfaithful",
|
|
"untrue"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": constant in feeling, principle, purpose, or attachment":[
|
|
"steady friends"
|
|
],
|
|
": dependable":[],
|
|
": direct or sure in movement : unfaltering":[
|
|
"a steady hand"
|
|
],
|
|
": firm in position : fixed":[
|
|
"held the pole steady"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a steady manner : steadily":[],
|
|
": keeping nearly upright in a seaway":[
|
|
"a steady ship"
|
|
],
|
|
": not easily disturbed or upset":[
|
|
"steady nerves"
|
|
],
|
|
": not given to dissipation : sober":[],
|
|
": on the course set":[
|
|
"\u2014 used as a direction to the helmsman of a ship"
|
|
],
|
|
": showing little variation or fluctuation : stable , uniform":[
|
|
"a steady breeze",
|
|
"steady prices"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become steady":[],
|
|
": to make or keep steady":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She used a tripod to keep the camera steady .",
|
|
"Painting takes a steady hand and a good eye.",
|
|
"Prices have remained steady over the last month.",
|
|
"He finally has a steady job.",
|
|
"They do a steady business at the restaurant.",
|
|
"There has been a steady increase in prices.",
|
|
"I am making steady progress on refinishing the basement.",
|
|
"There was a steady rain all day.",
|
|
"We've received a steady stream of donations.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He steadied the gun and fired.",
|
|
"She used a tripod to steady the camera.",
|
|
"The doctor gave her medication to help steady her heart rate.",
|
|
"Her heart rate had been erratic but eventually steadied .",
|
|
"Prices have steadied in recent months.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The official said there is no evidence Russia has intercepted any of the steady flow of weapons into Ukraine from the U.S. and other nations. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The steady flow of contributors has inspired frequent notes of appreciation and amazement about the work of the Triple A and player development staff from manager Alex Cora. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Whether coaxed or cajoled, oil executives don\u2019t have much of an incentive to either reduce prices or stem their steady flow of carbon and methane into the atmosphere. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Major Wall Street firms are now advising clients to ride out the downturn by buying defensive stocks with stable margins, steady cash flow and solid dividends, especially in sectors like utilities and consumer food staples. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Steel City offers a healthy mix of affordable housing and good neighborhoods, with a steady flow of properties coming onto the market, Bankrate found. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"At the grocery store on the edge of town, a Saturday in March brings the usual steady flow of midday shoppers filing out with carts full of milk, hot dogs, lettuce and Frosted Flakes. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"But there was an apartment upstairs and a steady flow of clients. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Swipers work the AirTrain station, too, which supplies a steady flow of potential customers all day long. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Eugene Scalia, then the labor secretary, discussed with colleagues right after the attack the need to steady the administration, according to three people familiar with the conversations. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Eugene Scalia, then the labor secretary, discussed with colleagues right after the attack the need to steady the administration, according to three people familiar with the conversations. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"With the mask, users can blow up balloons, hold their breath to steady a toy gun, and do several other things. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Sanders is accused of taking deliberate aim and shooting victims while using his free hand to steady his weapon, which was outfitted with a switch to fire automatically, Murphy added. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Jumping into action, a passenger \u2014 identified by Today as passenger Darren Harrison \u2014 climbed into the front seat of the plane, removed the pilot, and helped steady the aircraft. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Those issues would emerge again after the half, just as USC seemed to steady its shaky start. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"After the Gators opened the half with a 7-2 run, Tshiebwe scored seven unanswered points to steady the Wildcats. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is the busiest week of earnings reporting season, and the parade of companies delivering better profits than expected for the last quarter continued to grow Tuesday, helping to steady the market somewhat. \u2014 Stan Choe, Star Tribune , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"The system worked great in busy traffic, staying steady around corners at 75 mph and smoothly changing lanes on its own. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Jensen\u2019s Schoenstein thinks that\u2019s unlikely for steady -growing Microsoft. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Like a steady -flowing river, WANs deliver continuous service, even during peak hours. \u2014 David Joosten, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"Zucchini also contains magnesium, another important mineral that helps keep heart rhythm steady . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2021",
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"Will colleges struggling to hold their enrollments steady become even less selective? \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
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"Then in his early 20s, Beasley had already landed a touring gig as part of Sergio M\u00e9ndes\u2019 band but was trying to work his way into steady -paying studio sessions. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2021",
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"Staying steady through waves of uncertainty is kind of her superpower. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour , 27 May 2020",
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"However, Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 index held steady , gaining 1.9% by midday Monday. \u2014 Elaine Kurtenbach, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But the Scenic Eclipse's cutting-edge oversize stabilizers held her steady . \u2014 Christopher P. Baker, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Lue has had the steady of hand of starting point guard Reggie Jackson to help steer the Clippers along with center Ivica Zubac. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Keeping the price steady could help in an economy that's still dealing with the ongoing pandemic, but Xbox's strategy is less focused on selling new hardware than Sony's (SNE). \u2014 Shannon Liao, CNN , 9 Sep. 2020",
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"Officials voted to hold their benchmark rate steady in a range between 1.5% and 1.75% at the meeting after cutting it by a quarter percentage point at each of its previous three meetings. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2020",
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"As slack vanishes, job growth slows, the employment rate reaches full-employment levels, and wage growth steadies at rates consistent with productivity growth. \u2014 Edward P. Lazear, WSJ , 18 June 2019",
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"Production eventually steadies , but at much lower levels. \u2014 Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post , 10 Nov. 2019",
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"Opening the annual session of China\u2019s legislature on Tuesday, Premier Li Keqiang laid out plans to fend off risks in the economy and keep the nation\u2019s jobless rate steady . \u2014 Lingling Wei, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2019",
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"The break-even rate refers to the amount of monthly payroll gains needed to keep the jobless rate steady . \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 Nov. 2018"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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"1792, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English stedy , from stede":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ste-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steady Adjective steady , even , equable mean not varying throughout a course or extent. steady implies lack of fluctuation or interruption of movement. steady progress even suggests a lack of variation in quality or character. an even distribution equable implies lack of extremes or of sudden sharp changes. maintain an equable temper",
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"constant",
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"devout",
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"down-the-line",
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"faithful",
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"fast",
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"good",
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"loyal",
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"pious",
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"staunch",
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"stanch",
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"steadfast",
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"true",
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"true-blue"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235436",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"steading":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": a small farm":[],
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": the service buildings or area of a farm":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English steding , from stede place, farm":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ste-d\u1d4an",
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"\u02c8st\u0113-",
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"-di\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040000",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"steadite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a eutectic of iron phosphide Fe 3 P and iron that occurs as a microconstituent of high-phosphorus cast iron":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"John Edward Stead \u20201923 English metallurgist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ste\u02ccd\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005901",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"steady":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disloyal",
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"faithless",
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"false",
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"fickle",
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"inconstant",
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"perfidious",
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"recreant",
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"traitorous",
|
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"treacherous",
|
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"unfaithful",
|
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"untrue"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": constant in feeling, principle, purpose, or attachment":[
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"steady friends"
|
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],
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": dependable":[],
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": direct or sure in movement : unfaltering":[
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"a steady hand"
|
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],
|
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": firm in position : fixed":[
|
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"held the pole steady"
|
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],
|
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": in a steady manner : steadily":[],
|
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": keeping nearly upright in a seaway":[
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"a steady ship"
|
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],
|
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": not easily disturbed or upset":[
|
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"steady nerves"
|
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],
|
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": not given to dissipation : sober":[],
|
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": on the course set":[
|
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"\u2014 used as a direction to the helmsman of a ship"
|
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],
|
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": showing little variation or fluctuation : stable , uniform":[
|
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"a steady breeze",
|
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"steady prices"
|
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],
|
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": to become steady":[],
|
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": to make or keep steady":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
|
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"She used a tripod to keep the camera steady .",
|
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"Painting takes a steady hand and a good eye.",
|
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"Prices have remained steady over the last month.",
|
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"He finally has a steady job.",
|
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"They do a steady business at the restaurant.",
|
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"There has been a steady increase in prices.",
|
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"I am making steady progress on refinishing the basement.",
|
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"There was a steady rain all day.",
|
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"We've received a steady stream of donations.",
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"Verb",
|
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"He steadied the gun and fired.",
|
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"She used a tripod to steady the camera.",
|
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"The doctor gave her medication to help steady her heart rate.",
|
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"Her heart rate had been erratic but eventually steadied .",
|
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"Prices have steadied in recent months.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The official said there is no evidence Russia has intercepted any of the steady flow of weapons into Ukraine from the U.S. and other nations. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
|
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"The steady flow of contributors has inspired frequent notes of appreciation and amazement about the work of the Triple A and player development staff from manager Alex Cora. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Whether coaxed or cajoled, oil executives don\u2019t have much of an incentive to either reduce prices or stem their steady flow of carbon and methane into the atmosphere. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Major Wall Street firms are now advising clients to ride out the downturn by buying defensive stocks with stable margins, steady cash flow and solid dividends, especially in sectors like utilities and consumer food staples. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The Steel City offers a healthy mix of affordable housing and good neighborhoods, with a steady flow of properties coming onto the market, Bankrate found. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
|
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"At the grocery store on the edge of town, a Saturday in March brings the usual steady flow of midday shoppers filing out with carts full of milk, hot dogs, lettuce and Frosted Flakes. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
|
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"But there was an apartment upstairs and a steady flow of clients. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Swipers work the AirTrain station, too, which supplies a steady flow of potential customers all day long. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Eugene Scalia, then the labor secretary, discussed with colleagues right after the attack the need to steady the administration, according to three people familiar with the conversations. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Eugene Scalia, then the labor secretary, discussed with colleagues right after the attack the need to steady the administration, according to three people familiar with the conversations. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
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"With the mask, users can blow up balloons, hold their breath to steady a toy gun, and do several other things. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Sanders is accused of taking deliberate aim and shooting victims while using his free hand to steady his weapon, which was outfitted with a switch to fire automatically, Murphy added. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Jumping into action, a passenger \u2014 identified by Today as passenger Darren Harrison \u2014 climbed into the front seat of the plane, removed the pilot, and helped steady the aircraft. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Those issues would emerge again after the half, just as USC seemed to steady its shaky start. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"After the Gators opened the half with a 7-2 run, Tshiebwe scored seven unanswered points to steady the Wildcats. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is the busiest week of earnings reporting season, and the parade of companies delivering better profits than expected for the last quarter continued to grow Tuesday, helping to steady the market somewhat. \u2014 Stan Choe, Star Tribune , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"The system worked great in busy traffic, staying steady around corners at 75 mph and smoothly changing lanes on its own. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Jensen\u2019s Schoenstein thinks that\u2019s unlikely for steady -growing Microsoft. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Like a steady -flowing river, WANs deliver continuous service, even during peak hours. \u2014 David Joosten, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Zucchini also contains magnesium, another important mineral that helps keep heart rhythm steady . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Will colleges struggling to hold their enrollments steady become even less selective? \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Then in his early 20s, Beasley had already landed a touring gig as part of Sergio M\u00e9ndes\u2019 band but was trying to work his way into steady -paying studio sessions. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Staying steady through waves of uncertainty is kind of her superpower. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour , 27 May 2020",
|
|
"However, Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 index held steady , gaining 1.9% by midday Monday. \u2014 Elaine Kurtenbach, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But the Scenic Eclipse's cutting-edge oversize stabilizers held her steady . \u2014 Christopher P. Baker, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Lue has had the steady of hand of starting point guard Reggie Jackson to help steer the Clippers along with center Ivica Zubac. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Keeping the price steady could help in an economy that's still dealing with the ongoing pandemic, but Xbox's strategy is less focused on selling new hardware than Sony's (SNE). \u2014 Shannon Liao, CNN , 9 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Officials voted to hold their benchmark rate steady in a range between 1.5% and 1.75% at the meeting after cutting it by a quarter percentage point at each of its previous three meetings. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"As slack vanishes, job growth slows, the employment rate reaches full-employment levels, and wage growth steadies at rates consistent with productivity growth. \u2014 Edward P. Lazear, WSJ , 18 June 2019",
|
|
"Production eventually steadies , but at much lower levels. \u2014 Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post , 10 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Opening the annual session of China\u2019s legislature on Tuesday, Premier Li Keqiang laid out plans to fend off risks in the economy and keep the nation\u2019s jobless rate steady . \u2014 Lingling Wei, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2019",
|
|
"The break-even rate refers to the amount of monthly payroll gains needed to keep the jobless rate steady . \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 Nov. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1792, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stedy , from stede":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ste-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steady Adjective steady , even , equable mean not varying throughout a course or extent. steady implies lack of fluctuation or interruption of movement. steady progress even suggests a lack of variation in quality or character. an even distribution equable implies lack of extremes or of sudden sharp changes. maintain an equable temper",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"dedicated",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"devout",
|
|
"down-the-line",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"pious",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"true-blue"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062943",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steady as a rock":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": very steady":[
|
|
"Her hand was steady as a rock ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011236",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steady flow":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a flow in which the velocity of the fluid at a particular fixed point does not change with time":[
|
|
"\u2014 compare uniform flow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"steady entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064042",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steady load":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dead load sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"steady entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171235",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steady motion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": motion in which the linear and angular velocity or either of them is constant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133607",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steady-going":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": constant , regular":[
|
|
"steady-going devotion"
|
|
],
|
|
": of steady habits : serious , sober":[
|
|
"a steady-going young man"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"steady entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060056",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"buy",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"pennyworth",
|
|
"snip"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fraudulent or questionable political deal":[],
|
|
": bargain sense 2":[
|
|
"it's a steal at that price"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or an instance of stealing":[],
|
|
": to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner":[
|
|
"steal a visit"
|
|
],
|
|
": to appropriate to oneself or beyond one's proper share : make oneself the focus of":[
|
|
"steal the show"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come or go secretly, unobtrusively, gradually, or unexpectedly":[],
|
|
": to gain an advantage on unobserved":[],
|
|
": to move, convey, or introduce secretly : smuggle":[],
|
|
": to reach (a base) safely solely by running and usually catching the opposing team off guard":[],
|
|
": to seize, gain, or win by trickery, skill, or daring":[
|
|
"a basketball player adept at stealing the ball",
|
|
"stole the election"
|
|
],
|
|
": to steal or attempt to steal a base":[],
|
|
": to take away by force or unjust means":[
|
|
"they've stolen our liberty"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take or appropriate without right or leave and with intent to keep or make use of wrongfully":[
|
|
"stole a car"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take surreptitiously or without permission":[
|
|
"steal a kiss"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They stole thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry from the store.",
|
|
"He discovered that his car had been stolen .",
|
|
"The store manager accused the boy of stealing .",
|
|
"I stole a cookie from the cookie jar.",
|
|
"They stole our best pitcher away from our team.",
|
|
"His outstanding performance stole the show .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"This car is a steal at only $5,000.",
|
|
"He has 40 steals this season.",
|
|
"a nifty steal by the defender",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Convince your best friend to dress up in this costume inspired by your childhood favorite to really steal the show this Halloween. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The lesson of Reinhardt\u2019s production still holds: Hire an expert director who isn\u2019t afraid to dream big or let the Bowl\u2019s open-air enchantment intermittently steal the show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Bill Stone and his team are confident that Chev\u00e9 can steal that recognition. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Her parents encouraged her to keep playing, to not let Haultain steal her love for the game. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The report says that Hispanic people, those born outside the United States, and women make up a disproportionate number of victims, adding that employers steal from Black and white employees at roughly the same rates. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Each room is impossibly bright and brings in the outdoors, so the interior color palette is pared down to let the bright-blue water steal the show. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s where Asian American women steal away to de-stress amid tensions; where elders get their perms and reminisce of their home countries between rinses. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Yet despite its strong reputation, the state has recently been targeted by election denial groups as a center for baseless accusations that election workers helped steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump. \u2014 Laura Romero, ABC News , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"B\u00e1ez led off the inning with a single, then recorded his first steal of the year. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Freije then gave herself up on a steal attempt and Rothrock scored on the throw to second to make it 2-0. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The Sox got a huge break in the top of the 10th when Manuel Margot slid past the second base bag after what should have been a successful steal attempt. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Then Crawford left too early on a double- steal attempt and was an easy out after Diekman threw to third. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Louisiana\u2019s first run came without benefit of a hit, as Jaguars catcher Richard Sorrenti threw wildly on a steal attempt by Carson Roccaforte, allowing Connor Kimple to score from third and put Louisiana on top 1-0. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 19 Apr. 2021",
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"Miller picked up her fifth foul with 5:15 left in the fourth and was forced out of the game with 11 points, one steal and two turnovers. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"The 6-foot-5 junior led the Generals with 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds and had a block and one steal . \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Arkansas' 76-57 victory at Mizzou Arena with 12 points, a season-high 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal in 36 minutes. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English stelen , from Old English stelan ; akin to Old High German stelan to steal":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0113l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steal Verb steal , pilfer , filch , purloin mean to take from another without right or without detection. steal may apply to any surreptitious taking of something and differs from the other terms by commonly applying to intangibles as well as material things. steal jewels stole a look at the gifts pilfer implies stealing repeatedly in small amounts. pilfered from his employer filch adds a suggestion of snatching quickly and surreptitiously. filched an apple from the tray purloin stresses removing or carrying off for one's own use or purposes. printed a purloined document",
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"appropriate",
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"boost",
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"filch",
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"heist",
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"hook",
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"lift",
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"misappropriate",
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"nick",
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"nip",
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"pilfer",
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"pinch",
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"pocket",
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"purloin",
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"rip off",
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"snitch",
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"swipe",
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"thieve"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174743",
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"steal (from)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully little wonder that the store went out of business, as its employees had been stealing from it for years"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234251",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"steal a kiss":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to kiss someone in a quick and sudden way":[
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"She stole a kiss (from him) and ran away."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133227",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"steal a peek/look":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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": to take a quick look often in a secret way"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114749",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"steal someone's thunder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to prevent someone from having success or getting attention, praise, etc., by doing or saying whatever that person was planning to do or say":[
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"I didn't mean to steal your thunder , but I just had to tell your mom about your promotion."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084004",
|
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
|
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"stealing":{
|
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"antonyms":[
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"bargain",
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"buy",
|
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"deal",
|
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"pennyworth",
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"snip"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a fraudulent or questionable political deal":[],
|
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": bargain sense 2":[
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"it's a steal at that price"
|
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],
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": the act or an instance of stealing":[],
|
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": to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner":[
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"steal a visit"
|
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],
|
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": to appropriate to oneself or beyond one's proper share : make oneself the focus of":[
|
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"steal the show"
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],
|
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": to come or go secretly, unobtrusively, gradually, or unexpectedly":[],
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": to gain an advantage on unobserved":[],
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": to move, convey, or introduce secretly : smuggle":[],
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": to reach (a base) safely solely by running and usually catching the opposing team off guard":[],
|
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": to seize, gain, or win by trickery, skill, or daring":[
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"a basketball player adept at stealing the ball",
|
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"stole the election"
|
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],
|
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": to steal or attempt to steal a base":[],
|
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": to take away by force or unjust means":[
|
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"they've stolen our liberty"
|
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],
|
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": to take or appropriate without right or leave and with intent to keep or make use of wrongfully":[
|
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"stole a car"
|
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],
|
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": to take surreptitiously or without permission":[
|
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"steal a kiss"
|
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],
|
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": to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
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"They stole thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry from the store.",
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"He discovered that his car had been stolen .",
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"The store manager accused the boy of stealing .",
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"I stole a cookie from the cookie jar.",
|
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"They stole our best pitcher away from our team.",
|
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"His outstanding performance stole the show .",
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"Noun",
|
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"This car is a steal at only $5,000.",
|
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"He has 40 steals this season.",
|
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"a nifty steal by the defender",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Convince your best friend to dress up in this costume inspired by your childhood favorite to really steal the show this Halloween. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
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"The lesson of Reinhardt\u2019s production still holds: Hire an expert director who isn\u2019t afraid to dream big or let the Bowl\u2019s open-air enchantment intermittently steal the show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
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"Bill Stone and his team are confident that Chev\u00e9 can steal that recognition. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Her parents encouraged her to keep playing, to not let Haultain steal her love for the game. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
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"The report says that Hispanic people, those born outside the United States, and women make up a disproportionate number of victims, adding that employers steal from Black and white employees at roughly the same rates. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
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"Each room is impossibly bright and brings in the outdoors, so the interior color palette is pared down to let the bright-blue water steal the show. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 13 May 2022",
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"It\u2019s where Asian American women steal away to de-stress amid tensions; where elders get their perms and reminisce of their home countries between rinses. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Yet despite its strong reputation, the state has recently been targeted by election denial groups as a center for baseless accusations that election workers helped steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump. \u2014 Laura Romero, ABC News , 9 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"B\u00e1ez led off the inning with a single, then recorded his first steal of the year. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Freije then gave herself up on a steal attempt and Rothrock scored on the throw to second to make it 2-0. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 4 June 2022",
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"The Sox got a huge break in the top of the 10th when Manuel Margot slid past the second base bag after what should have been a successful steal attempt. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Then Crawford left too early on a double- steal attempt and was an easy out after Diekman threw to third. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Louisiana\u2019s first run came without benefit of a hit, as Jaguars catcher Richard Sorrenti threw wildly on a steal attempt by Carson Roccaforte, allowing Connor Kimple to score from third and put Louisiana on top 1-0. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Miller picked up her fifth foul with 5:15 left in the fourth and was forced out of the game with 11 points, one steal and two turnovers. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The 6-foot-5 junior led the Generals with 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds and had a block and one steal . \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Arkansas' 76-57 victory at Mizzou Arena with 12 points, a season-high 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal in 36 minutes. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stelen , from Old English stelan ; akin to Old High German stelan to steal":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0113l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steal Verb steal , pilfer , filch , purloin mean to take from another without right or without detection. steal may apply to any surreptitious taking of something and differs from the other terms by commonly applying to intangibles as well as material things. steal jewels stole a look at the gifts pilfer implies stealing repeatedly in small amounts. pilfered from his employer filch adds a suggestion of snatching quickly and surreptitiously. filched an apple from the tray purloin stresses removing or carrying off for one's own use or purposes. printed a purloined document",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"filch",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"misappropriate",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pilfer",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"purloin",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"snitch",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thieve"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104811",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"stealth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"open",
|
|
"overt",
|
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"public"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection":[
|
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"Makos, among the fastest of sharks, chase down their prey. Slower species \u2026 rely on stealth and explosive power.",
|
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"\u2014 Steve Kemper",
|
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"The intricate labor \u2026 required courage and stealth .",
|
|
"\u2014 Sue M. Halpern",
|
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"As we walked closer we began treading with exaggerated stealth until we came very close \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Dorothy Dimsdale",
|
|
"A thief does his work in secret and by stealth .",
|
|
"\u2014 Harry Shaw"
|
|
],
|
|
": an aircraft-design characteristic consisting of oblique angular construction and avoidance of vertical surfaces that is intended to produce a very weak radar return":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used before another noun a stealth bomber/fighter stealth aircraft stealth technology"
|
|
],
|
|
": intended not to attract attention : stealthy":[
|
|
"a stealth campaign",
|
|
"\u2026 the company has operated in stealth mode until now.",
|
|
"\u2014 Steve Silberman",
|
|
"Her team seemed to communicate with a secret stealth language \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 E. L. Konigsburg"
|
|
],
|
|
": involving or caused by an asymptomatic or presymptomatic infectious individual : silent sense 6b":[
|
|
"stealth spread/transmission of a contagious disease"
|
|
],
|
|
": something stolen":[],
|
|
": theft":[],
|
|
"\u2014 see also stealth entry 1 sense 2":[
|
|
"a stealth campaign",
|
|
"\u2026 the company has operated in stealth mode until now.",
|
|
"\u2014 Steve Silberman",
|
|
"Her team seemed to communicate with a secret stealth language \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 E. L. Konigsburg"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The fox uses stealth and cunning to hunt its prey.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the SWAT team carried out a stealth raid on the house, which was believed to be harboring a terrorist cell",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The group, which security firm Mandiant is calling UNC3524, has spent the past 18 months burrowing into victims\u2019 networks with unusual stealth . \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Finland has a potent artillery force and is in the process of purchasing 64 F-35 stealth fighters. \u2014 Missy Ryan, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Colorado carried out a second act in the fourth quarter, mounting an 8-2 run filled with speed and stealth seen throughout the contest. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Trimble suggests a long-range fighter with the ability to cruise at 70,000 feet\u2014much higher than current fighters\u2014above the speed of sound, using breakthrough technologies such as daytime or optical stealth . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The higher the Yen crosses, the more intense stealth intervention moves will prove \u2013 meaning sharp corrections. \u2014 John Kicklighter, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The tabloid stealth -edited out the casualty figures the casualty figures a few hours later. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But experts are also continually overhauling COVID-19 vaccine production in response to variants like a new ' stealth ' Omicron, and the focus could be on tweaking current vaccines for even more resilient immunity in the future. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But that's a lot to juggle for anyone who didn't learn the original game's stealth -first battling approach. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Eurozone hawks correctly see the fight against fragmentation as the stealth mutualization of different nations\u2019 debts. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
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"His grandfather Alexander Harmer was a leading 19th-century painter of Southern California, and his uncle Jack Northrop was an influential aircraft designer who helped develop stealth planes and long-range bombers. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"His grandfather Alexander Harmer was a leading 19th-century painter of Southern California, and his uncle Jack Northrop was an influential aircraft designer who helped develop stealth planes and long-range bombers. \u2014 Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In soft Daytona Gray Pearl Effect paint, with the optional $2,100 Black Optic Package, the S8 becomes the quintessential stealth sedan, one with the performance and luxury to go the distance in comfort and style. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The top-handle black bag is of legend in Her Majesty\u2019s wardrobe, but a stealth treasure in their oeuvre is their under-the radar men\u2019s bag. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The series is a stealth musical, with songs sprinkled naturally throughout daily life, as well as at Choir Practice. \u2014 Ok Mccausland, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The Last Duel was one of my favorite stealth scene-stealers of last year, a dose of levity with layers (in his performance, if not his hair). \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The Last of Us Part II is a gloomy but engaging stealth -action game. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 30 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun",
|
|
"1979, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stelthe ; akin to Old English stelan to steal":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stelth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backstairs",
|
|
"behind-the-scenes",
|
|
"clandestine",
|
|
"covert",
|
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"furtive",
|
|
"hole-and-corner",
|
|
"hugger-mugger",
|
|
"hush-hush",
|
|
"private",
|
|
"privy",
|
|
"secret",
|
|
"sneak",
|
|
"sneaking",
|
|
"sneaky",
|
|
"stealthy",
|
|
"surreptitious",
|
|
"undercover",
|
|
"underground",
|
|
"underhand",
|
|
"underhanded"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111724",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stealthful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": stealthy"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"stealth + -ful"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-f\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121839",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stealthy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": designed to produce a very weak radar return":[
|
|
"a stealthy airplane"
|
|
],
|
|
": intended to escape observation : furtive":[],
|
|
": slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the stealthy movements of the crocodile",
|
|
"cats are among the stealthiest of stalkers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The Bazaruto Archipelago, officially a national park, comprises five islands, renowned for their white beaches and diverse marine life\u2014the second largest of them all, Benguerra, has quietly emerged as a wild and stealthy getaway. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The Artura is stealthy and weird, something that could be said for the McLaren brand overall. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Merging a rich, thorny character study, a tale of two frenemies, a dysfunctional family comedy and an immersive tour of the Portland, Ore., art scene, this forthcoming A24 release has many stealthy ambitions and nails every one of them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of these stealthy viruses have been evolving alongside us as long as humans have been around. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of these stealthy viruses have been evolving alongside us as long as humans have been around. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Both sides have drawn lessons from Russia\u2019s failed advance in late February on Kyiv, where a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian armor was smashed by stealthy Ukrainian anti-tank teams and precise artillery and drone strikes. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The stealthy trip reflected the increasingly ambitious U.S. goal. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Dust mites, those stealthy home invaders that can wage a merciless war on our health. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stel-th\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stealthy secret , covert , stealthy , furtive , clandestine , surreptitious , underhanded mean done without attracting observation. secret implies concealment on any grounds for any motive. met at a secret location covert stresses the fact of not being open or declared. covert intelligence operations stealthy suggests taking pains to avoid being seen or heard especially in some misdoing. the stealthy step of a burglar furtive implies a sly or cautious stealthiness. lovers exchanging furtive glances clandestine implies secrecy usually for an evil, illicit, or unauthorized purpose and often emphasizes the fear of being discovered. a clandestine meeting of conspirators surreptitious applies to action or behavior done secretly often with skillful avoidance of detection and in violation of custom, law, or authority. the surreptitious stockpiling of weapons underhanded stresses fraud or deception. an underhanded trick",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"furtive",
|
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"shady",
|
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"shifty",
|
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"slippery",
|
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"sly",
|
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"sneaking",
|
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"sneaky"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064318",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steam":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a vapor arising from a heated substance":[],
|
|
": pent-up emotional tension":[
|
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"needed to let off a little steam"
|
|
],
|
|
": steamer sense 2a":[],
|
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": the invisible vapor into which water is converted when heated to the boiling point":[],
|
|
": the mist formed by the condensation on cooling of water vapor":[],
|
|
": to be angry : boil":[
|
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"steaming over the insult"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give off steam or vapor":[],
|
|
": to give out as fumes : exhale":[],
|
|
": to move or proceed with energy or force":[],
|
|
": to move or travel by the agency of steam":[],
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"Careful, the steam from the pot is hot.",
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"The boat runs on steam .",
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"He wiped the steam from the mirrors.",
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"He was afraid he would run out of steam before the end of the race.",
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"I was making good progress this morning, but now I'm starting to run out of steam .",
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"Verb",
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"a steaming bowl of soup",
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"She prefers to steam carrots rather than boil them.",
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"Their breath steamed the windows.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The features of the spa include a steam room, sauna, massage room, reading room, a variety of pools and a fitness studio. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 6 June 2022",
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"The new space features pink velvet couches, a gym equipped with a steam shower and an orange pool table among other over-the-top amenities for its agents. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
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"Couples can choose a VIP suite that has its own private sauna, steam shower and a relaxation area. \u2014 Sherrie Nachman, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Upstairs, the primary suite tacks on a steam shower and stone tub. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Seven bedrooms are en suite, and the primary bedroom offers two closets, a steam shower and a stone bath. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The primary bathroom features a steam shower, rain shower and stunning natural agate gemstone countertops and a bench. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"This six-bedroom house outside Chicago features an indoor sports court with scoreboard and a locker room with steam shower. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Waterworks tile in the bathrooms, a wine storage room, a golf simulator room, an elevator, an indoor basketball court, a steam shower, locker rooms and a massage room. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"For example, diesel often fires steam boilers used in chemical plants and textile factories, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Bills for We Energies steam customers in downtown Milwaukee would remain relatively flat in 2023. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Sandra Dadles\u2019 chainmail Northcoast Armor & Jewelry to steam punk lamps by Ron Thorpe. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
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"When frying foods, water content acts as a sort of temperature buffer, drawing heat energy from the oil to convert it to steam and evaporate. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
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"In the rugged mountains of Germany's Westphalia region, bakers steam loaves of dense rye for up to 24 hours, while a round of Armenian lavash made from wheat turns blistered and brown after 30 seconds inside a tandoor oven. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
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"All state semifinal and final games will steam live online for a fee at NFHS Network. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
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"Foam quality is also superlative, and the machine is quick to steam and demonstrates a quick recovery time between drinks. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"For example, diesel often fires steam boilers used in chemical plants and textile factories, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \u2014 Ronald D. White, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022"
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Careful, the steam from the pot is hot.",
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|
"The boat runs on steam .",
|
|
"He wiped the steam from the mirrors.",
|
|
"He was afraid he would run out of steam before the end of the race.",
|
|
"I was making good progress this morning, but now I'm starting to run out of steam .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"a steaming bowl of soup",
|
|
"She prefers to steam carrots rather than boil them.",
|
|
"Their breath steamed the windows.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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|
"The features of the spa include a steam room, sauna, massage room, reading room, a variety of pools and a fitness studio. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 6 June 2022",
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|
"The new space features pink velvet couches, a gym equipped with a steam shower and an orange pool table among other over-the-top amenities for its agents. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Couples can choose a VIP suite that has its own private sauna, steam shower and a relaxation area. \u2014 Sherrie Nachman, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Upstairs, the primary suite tacks on a steam shower and stone tub. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Seven bedrooms are en suite, and the primary bedroom offers two closets, a steam shower and a stone bath. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
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|
"The primary bathroom features a steam shower, rain shower and stunning natural agate gemstone countertops and a bench. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This six-bedroom house outside Chicago features an indoor sports court with scoreboard and a locker room with steam shower. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Waterworks tile in the bathrooms, a wine storage room, a golf simulator room, an elevator, an indoor basketball court, a steam shower, locker rooms and a massage room. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For example, diesel often fires steam boilers used in chemical plants and textile factories, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Bills for We Energies steam customers in downtown Milwaukee would remain relatively flat in 2023. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sandra Dadles\u2019 chainmail Northcoast Armor & Jewelry to steam punk lamps by Ron Thorpe. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"When frying foods, water content acts as a sort of temperature buffer, drawing heat energy from the oil to convert it to steam and evaporate. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"In the rugged mountains of Germany's Westphalia region, bakers steam loaves of dense rye for up to 24 hours, while a round of Armenian lavash made from wheat turns blistered and brown after 30 seconds inside a tandoor oven. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"All state semifinal and final games will steam live online for a fee at NFHS Network. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Foam quality is also superlative, and the machine is quick to steam and demonstrates a quick recovery time between drinks. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For example, diesel often fires steam boilers used in chemical plants and textile factories, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \u2014 Ronald D. White, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"Macleod threatened to steek the door in my face if I ever said a word against the Scots again."
|
|
],
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Middle English steken to pierce, fix, enclose; akin to Old English stician to pierce \u2014 more at stick":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u0113k"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"close",
|
|
"make",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"steel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bear up",
|
|
"buck up",
|
|
"buoy (up)",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"chirk (up)",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"inspire",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": an instrument or implement of or characteristically of steel: such as":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": shares of stock in steel companies":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"steeled herself to face the crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
": to overlay, point, or edge with steel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The beams are made of steel .",
|
|
"Steel is an important industry in this area.",
|
|
"The invaders were driven back by steel .",
|
|
"the steel of a knife",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"hoped that his inspirational talk would steel the youths in the pursuit of their dreams",
|
|
"years of running a farm had steeled the hard-bitten woman",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Worldwide, only 38% of steel capacity under construction plans to install electric arc furnaces, even as national governments set standards for emission reductions. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"After the sun sets, the umbrella can provide lighting, as each steel rib has 24 LED bulbs that are solar-powered. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"This could hurt global growth and, in turn, impact demand from the key steel consumers such as the automotive and construction industry. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The most recent Hall of Fame class included steel guitarist Pete Drake, studio drummer Eddie Bayers, iconic multi-genre artist Ray Charles and mom-daughter duo The Judds. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, the newer projects face the headwinds that are roiling much of the construction business, including rising costs for labor and for materials such as steel . \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Our registered dietitians love the addition of steel -cut oats for a more filling and nutrient-dense smoothie solution. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Some still question the origins of the strange steel ball a Florida family found on their property in 1974. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In the pre-Internet days, when a newspaper began as Lego-like chunks of hot-metal type dropped into steel frames, union rules meant only printers were allowed to touch the type. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"At times, Vincent also thrived while playing alongside Lowry, with plans to further steel their relationship this summer. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Vaccinating kids now, de St. Maurice told me, will steel them against what is inevitably on the horizon. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"In the Permian Basin, the sprawling oil-rich region in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, drillers are facing long delays and steep competition for everything from roughnecks to steel to fracking pumps. \u2014 Collin Eaton, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And get emotional support to steel you against the naysayers. \u2014 Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps the brutal road upcoming road swing to Boston, Chicago and Toronto will again steel their resolve. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"China\u2019s top leaders, apparently aware that a loss of morale in Shanghai could undermine its insistence on a zero-covid policy, often speak of the need for residents and officials to steel themselves against the temptation to give in. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Mother\u2019s Day is one of the Arboretum\u2019s busiest days, so steel yourself for crowds and difficult parking. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Biden used his speech to defend liberal democracy and the NATO military alliance, while saying that Europe must steel itself for a long fight against Russian aggression. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 27 Mar. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"Middle English stele , from Old English st\u0233le, st\u0113le ; akin to Old High German stahal steel and perhaps to Sanskrit stakati he resists":"Noun"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"nonintimidating",
|
|
"tender"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a thief with steely nerves",
|
|
"He had a steely determination to succeed.",
|
|
"She gave him a steely gaze.",
|
|
"a sky filled with steely gray clouds",
|
|
"the judge's steely blue eyes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, monetary policy isn\u2019t a precise science and bankers require steely nerves to sit on the sidelines as additional fuel inflation pushes headline figures up. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Clients and colleagues remember Janklow as being a man of warm spirit and generous heart, a fierce advocate and a steely negotiator, and a person of insatiable curiosity. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Putin, with his steely KGB eyes, at least looks the part. \u2014 Harper Simon, SPIN , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Frank Ivancie, a steely Tory-style conservative, was the mayor. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"To their credit, the actors give it their all, with Greyeyes compelling as the steely Rainbird and Efron affecting as the father desperately trying to protect his daughter and teach her how to control her powers. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Starting pitchers are powerful box-office attractions\u2014Sandy Koufax and his blazing fastball, Greg Maddux and his pinpoint control, Max Scherzer and his steely tenacity. \u2014 WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"And yet the steely resolve of the Ukrainian people has unified the nation and instilled a determination, against all odds, to fight for freedom. \u2014 Daniel Twining, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"As Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda, the steely yet magnanimous proprietor of a once-thriving tequila distillery in western Mexico, S\u00e1nchez, in her first lead role in a feature, is riveting from first scene to last. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"flinty",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"intimidating",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"louring",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"severe",
|
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"stark",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"ungentle"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"endue",
|
|
"indue",
|
|
"imbue",
|
|
"inculcate",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"ingrain",
|
|
"engrain",
|
|
"inoculate",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"suffuse"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"\u2014 used chiefly of a sea"
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],
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": making a large angle with the plane of the horizon":[],
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": mounting or falling precipitously":[
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"the stairs were very steep"
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],
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": the state or process of being steeped":[],
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": to cover with or plunge into a liquid (as in bathing, rinsing, or soaking)":[],
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": to saturate with or subject thoroughly to (some strong or pervading influence)":[
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"practices steeped in tradition"
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],
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": to soak in a liquid at a temperature under the boiling point (as for softening, bleaching, or extracting an essence)":[],
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": to undergo the process of soaking in a liquid":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The stairs are very steep .",
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"a steep drop in prices",
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"The store's prices are too steep for me.",
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"Their rates are pretty steep .",
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"Verb",
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"Steep the tea for three minutes.",
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"The tea steeped for five minutes."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1555, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English stepe , from Old English st\u0113ap high, steep, deep; akin to Old Frisian st\u0101p steep, Middle High German stief \u2014 more at stoop":"Adjective",
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"Middle English stepen":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0113p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steep Adjective 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 Verb soak , saturate , drench , steep , impregnate mean to permeate or be permeated with a liquid. soak implies usually prolonged immersion as for softening or cleansing. soak the garment in soapy water saturate implies a resulting effect of complete absorption until no more liquid can be held. a saturated sponge drench implies a thorough wetting by something that pours down or is poured. clothes drenched by a cloudburst steep suggests either the extraction of an essence (as of tea leaves) by the liquid or the imparting of a quality (such as a color) to the thing immersed. steep the tea for five minutes impregnate implies a thorough interpenetration of one thing by another. a cake strongly impregnated with brandy",
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"synonyms":[
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"abrupt",
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"bold",
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"precipitous",
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"sheer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205036",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"steep-to":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"steep entry 1 + to , adverb":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110744",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"steep-up":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": steep , precipitous , straight-up":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"steep entry 1 + up , adverb":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164212",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"steepletop":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": greenland whale":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111650",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"steepling":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of steepling present participle of steeple"
|
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],
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084516",
|
|
"type":[]
|
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},
|
|
"steepwater":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the solution resulting from steeping (as corn) in water in the manufacture of starch \u2014 see inositol sense a":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"steep entry 6 + water":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085420",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steepweed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": steepgrass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"steep entry 6":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221239",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steepy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": steep , precipitous":[
|
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"climb the steepy cliffs",
|
|
"\u2014 John Dryden"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"steep entry 1 + -y":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-pi",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0113p\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215824",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"trail"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hint as to procedure : tip":[],
|
|
": a male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox ( Bos taurus ) castrated before sexual maturity \u2014 compare stag sense 3":[],
|
|
": an ox less than four years old":[],
|
|
": to be subject to steering":[
|
|
"the car steers well"
|
|
],
|
|
": to direct the course (as of a ship or automobile)":[],
|
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": to keep entirely away":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with of tries to steer clear of debt"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pursue a course of action":[],
|
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": to set and hold to (a course)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"She steered the ship through the strait.",
|
|
"He steered his car carefully into the parking space.",
|
|
"He steered the wheelchair through the aisles.",
|
|
"Skillful navigators can steer by the positions of the stars.",
|
|
"The car was steering right at us.",
|
|
"The boat steered out to sea.",
|
|
"He tried to steer the conversation away from his recent problems.",
|
|
"She skillfully steered the bill through the legislature.",
|
|
"He steered the team to another championship last year.",
|
|
"The high recent returns on stocks have steered many investors away from bonds."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1894, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English steren , from Old English st\u012beran ; akin to Old English st\u0113or- steering oar, Greek stauros stake, cross, stylos pillar, Sanskrit sthavira, sth\u016bra stout, thick":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English st\u0113or young ox; akin to Old High German stior young ox":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steer Verb guide , lead , steer , pilot , engineer mean to direct in a course or show the way to be followed. guide implies intimate knowledge of the way and of all its difficulties and dangers. guided the scouts through the cave lead implies showing the way and often keeping those that follow under control and in order. led his team to victory steer implies an ability to keep to a course and stresses the capacity of maneuvering correctly. steered the ship through a narrow channel pilot suggests guidance over a dangerous or complicated course. piloted the bill through the Senate engineer implies finding ways to avoid or overcome difficulties in achieving an end or carrying out a plan. engineered his son's election to the governorship",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"marshal",
|
|
"marshall",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"route",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"usher"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013526",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steerability":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being steerable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccstir\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191315",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steerage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a section of inferior accommodations in a passenger ship for passengers paying the lowest fares":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Alfred Stieglitz and Jacob Riis composed subjects with a spare, Modernist look in mind, but immigrants in steerage or children in factories were the stuff of real life. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"With $3 in his pocket, Sidney traveled steerage on a mail-cargo ship. \u2014 Hillel Italie, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"With $3 in his pocket, Sidney traveled steerage on a mail-cargo ship. \u2014 Hillel Italie, ajc , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"With $3 in his pocket, Sidney traveled steerage on a mail-cargo ship. \u2014 Hillel Italie, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"His father was an orphan who came to America from Norway in 1911 with his seven brothers and sisters in the steerage of a ship, Yndestad said. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Not only had there been no lifeboat drills, the crew provided steerage passengers almost no direction at all. \u2014 Cody Cassidy, Wired , 30 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Under his steerage , the newspaper became an important tool to lobby for the fugitives' return. \u2014 Cnn Staff, CNN , 4 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"To the editor: So our captain of state has telegraphed his intention to sail into a pack of icebergs at flank speed, ignoring the wishes of the majority in steerage who don\u2019t want that. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stir-ij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steerage passenger":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a passenger in the steerage":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135821",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stellar":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": composed of stars":[],
|
|
": of or relating to a theatrical or film star":[
|
|
"stellar names"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to the stars : astral":[],
|
|
": outstanding":[
|
|
"a stellar performance"
|
|
],
|
|
": principal , leading":[
|
|
"a stellar role"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rate of stellar expansion",
|
|
"The movie has a stellar cast.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His stellar play behind the plate served as the anchor for the Gators defense during their playoff run. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"On their first day in Scottsdale, the Wildcats continued their stellar play by shooting six-over-par on Saturday to tie for fourth place. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"High School, garnering plaudits for stellar play on both sides of the ball as a quarterback and linebacker. \u2014 Douglas Clark Usa Today Ventures Events, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The Fever took notice of Coates' stellar play and signed her in February. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Want to give an opponent a shoutout for his or her stellar play this season? \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Warriors guard Jordan Poole\u2019s stellar play to start the playoffs has raised some intriguing questions: Can head coach Steve Kerr justify moving him back to the bench? \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Kuikka continued her stellar play in the 38th minute, pulling off a sombrero on her defender and rocketing an attempt at goal that went wide. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But her off-the-pitch behavior has drawn nearly as much attention as her stellar play between the sticks. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin stellaris , from Latin stella star \u2014 more at star":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ste-l\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"astral",
|
|
"star",
|
|
"starry"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193706",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stench":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aroma",
|
|
"fragrance",
|
|
"perfume"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a characteristic repugnant quality":[],
|
|
": stink":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the stench of rotting meat",
|
|
"we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, some burn pits on large bases became notorious for their size and stench . \u2014 Ben Kesling, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Old Spice can be the difference between natural man- stench and smelling manly. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The Michael Sussmann trial is over, but the stench lingers. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Eyewitnesses spoke of the stench of death stalking the streets as early summer temperatures rise. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"New coach Doug Pederson and a handful of players said this past week that the team has a long way to go to rid itself of Meyer\u2019s stench . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Residents said the neighborhood was frequently filled with dust and stench from the site. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Complaints of a rotten-egg stench began Oct. 3 and eventually came from thousands of people in at least a half-dozen communities in the area. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The pleasant angelic visage bequeathing powers to Alice reeks of a demonic stench . \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English stenc ; akin to Old English stincan to emit a smell \u2014 more at stink":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stench"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"reek",
|
|
"stink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021344",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stenchful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aroma",
|
|
"fragrance",
|
|
"perfume"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a characteristic repugnant quality":[],
|
|
": stink":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the stench of rotting meat",
|
|
"we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, some burn pits on large bases became notorious for their size and stench . \u2014 Ben Kesling, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Old Spice can be the difference between natural man- stench and smelling manly. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The Michael Sussmann trial is over, but the stench lingers. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Eyewitnesses spoke of the stench of death stalking the streets as early summer temperatures rise. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"New coach Doug Pederson and a handful of players said this past week that the team has a long way to go to rid itself of Meyer\u2019s stench . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Residents said the neighborhood was frequently filled with dust and stench from the site. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Complaints of a rotten-egg stench began Oct. 3 and eventually came from thousands of people in at least a half-dozen communities in the area. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The pleasant angelic visage bequeathing powers to Alice reeks of a demonic stench . \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English stenc ; akin to Old English stincan to emit a smell \u2014 more at stink":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stench"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"reek",
|
|
"stink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185940",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stenchy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aroma",
|
|
"fragrance",
|
|
"perfume"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a characteristic repugnant quality":[],
|
|
": stink":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the stench of rotting meat",
|
|
"we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, some burn pits on large bases became notorious for their size and stench . \u2014 Ben Kesling, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"Old Spice can be the difference between natural man- stench and smelling manly. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
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"The Michael Sussmann trial is over, but the stench lingers. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
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"Eyewitnesses spoke of the stench of death stalking the streets as early summer temperatures rise. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
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"New coach Doug Pederson and a handful of players said this past week that the team has a long way to go to rid itself of Meyer\u2019s stench . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"Residents said the neighborhood was frequently filled with dust and stench from the site. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
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"Complaints of a rotten-egg stench began Oct. 3 and eventually came from thousands of people in at least a half-dozen communities in the area. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"The pleasant angelic visage bequeathing powers to Alice reeks of a demonic stench . \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English stenc ; akin to Old English stincan to emit a smell \u2014 more at stink":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stench"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"funk",
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"reek",
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"stink"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202748",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stentorian":{
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"antonyms":[
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"gentle",
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"low",
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"soft"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": extremely loud":[
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"spoke in stentorian tones"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the professor's stentorian voice was enough to keep even the drowsiest student awake",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Vocal standouts included M\u00e1t\u00e9 S\u00f3lyom-Nagy\u2019s rugged Figaro, Florence Losseau\u2019s spicy Cherubino, and Kakhaber Shavidze\u2019s stentorian Bartolo. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
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"The stentorian bass Franz-Josef Selig made a robust, good-natured Daland. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
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"Unfortunately, Pressley\u2019s stentorian affect detracts from the authenticity of the dialogue between Washington and his contemporaries, undermining Coe\u2019s argument that the founders were people too, just like us. \u2014 Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
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"His replacement as the Dutchman, Evgeny Nikitin, was monochromatic and stentorian , and his steely bass-baritone expressed none of the Dutchman\u2019s anguish or mystery. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2020",
|
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"On the eve of the game\u2019s release, one fan stitched together a trailer, backed by a stentorian soundtrack, highlighting the variety of media that had been created. \u2014 Simon Parkin, The New Yorker , 19 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Sadly, Roberto Alagna, as Samson, started out the night wobbly and stentorian , and despite some moments of ringing power, his tenor shredded audibly as the night progressed, concluding with a painful yelp. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2018",
|
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"Showerman is the least effective actor in the bunch, affecting a stentorian voice and officious manner that come across as parodic. \u2014 Donna Freedman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Oct. 2019",
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"The transition to these new tones had been masked, so the tragic-hued change came as a gentle surprise, all the more effective for having being delivered without any obvious, stentorian announcement. \u2014 Seth Colter Walls, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1605, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"sten-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stentorian loud , stentorian , earsplitting , raucous , strident mean marked by intensity or volume of sound. loud applies to any volume above normal and may suggest undue vehemence or obtrusiveness. loud shouts of protest stentorian implies great power and range. an actor with a stentorian voice earsplitting implies loudness that is physically discomforting. the earsplitting sound of a siren raucous implies a loud harsh grating tone, especially of voice, and may suggest rowdiness. the raucous shouts of drunken revelers strident implies a rasping discordant but insistent quality, especially of voice. the strident voices of hecklers",
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"synonyms":[
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"blaring",
|
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"blasting",
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"booming",
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"clamorous",
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"clangorous",
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"deafening",
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"earsplitting",
|
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"loud",
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"piercing",
|
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"plangent",
|
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"resounding",
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"ringing",
|
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"roaring",
|
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"slam-bang",
|
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"sonorous",
|
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"thundering",
|
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"thunderous"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115826",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"step":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambulate",
|
|
"foot (it)",
|
|
"hoof (it)",
|
|
"leg (it)",
|
|
"pad",
|
|
"traipse",
|
|
"tread",
|
|
"walk"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a combination of foot or foot and body movements constituting a unit or a repeated pattern":[
|
|
"a dance step"
|
|
],
|
|
": a degree, grade, or rank in a scale":[],
|
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": a ladder rung":[],
|
|
": a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: such as":[],
|
|
": a short distance":[],
|
|
": a slight lead in or as if in a race":[
|
|
"has a step on the competition"
|
|
],
|
|
": a stage in a process":[
|
|
"was guided through every step of my career"
|
|
],
|
|
": a steplike offset or part usually occurring in a series":[],
|
|
": advance , proceed":[],
|
|
": an action, proceeding, or measure often occurring as one in a series":[
|
|
"taking steps to improve the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
": an advance or movement made by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere":[],
|
|
": course , way":[
|
|
"directed his steps toward the river"
|
|
],
|
|
": dance":[
|
|
"Joyfully along the contra lines, the dancers held hands, listened to the caller, and stepped to the music \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Joan Donaldson"
|
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],
|
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": footprint sense 1":[],
|
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": in harmony or agreement":[],
|
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": manner of walking : stride":[],
|
|
": not in step":[
|
|
"out of step with the times"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of a series of structures consisting of a riser and a tread":[],
|
|
": related by virtue of a remarriage (as of a parent) and not by blood":[
|
|
"step parent",
|
|
"step sister"
|
|
],
|
|
": step aerobics":[],
|
|
": the height of one stair":[],
|
|
": the interval between two adjacent notes in a musical scale":[],
|
|
": the sound of a footstep":[],
|
|
": the space passed over in one step":[],
|
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": to be on one's way : leave":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with along told them to step along"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come as if at a single step":[
|
|
"stepped into a good job"
|
|
],
|
|
": to construct or arrange (something) in or as if in steps":[
|
|
"\u2026 we looked down on an expanse of craggy peaks with terraces stepped up the sides \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Time"
|
|
],
|
|
": to extend by or as if by a stairstep":[
|
|
"\u2026 the room steps down past a viewing area to a projection television screen hung from the ceiling.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sunset",
|
|
"A wooden retaining wall\u2014which holds the slope above the staircase\u2014 steps up in level sections.",
|
|
"\u2014 Susan Lang"
|
|
],
|
|
": to go on foot : walk":[
|
|
"She stepped down to the corner store."
|
|
],
|
|
": to go through the steps of (something) : perform":[
|
|
"step a minuet"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make (something) erect by fixing the lower end in a step":[
|
|
"step the mast"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make steps in (something)":[
|
|
"step a key"
|
|
],
|
|
": to measure (something) by steps":[
|
|
"step off 50 yards"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move (the foot) in any direction : set":[
|
|
"the first person to step foot on the moon"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move briskly":[
|
|
"kept us stepping"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere or by moving each foot in succession":[
|
|
"They stepped into the elevator.",
|
|
"She stepped inside and closed the door.",
|
|
"I'm sorry, but he just stepped outside for a moment.",
|
|
"When I call your name, please step forward.",
|
|
"She stepped up to the microphone.",
|
|
"I stepped up/down onto the landing.",
|
|
"He stepped back, startled.",
|
|
"Please step away from the moving doors.",
|
|
"They stepped aside to let the paramedics through.",
|
|
"We watched as the passengers stepped ashore."
|
|
],
|
|
": to press down with the foot":[
|
|
"step on the brake"
|
|
],
|
|
": to provide (something) with steps":[
|
|
"He stepped the front of the stage down into the stalls and built a permanent cyclorama across the full width of the rear wall.",
|
|
"\u2014 Colin Chambers"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take (a pace, etc.) by moving the feet in succession":[
|
|
"step three paces"
|
|
],
|
|
": to traverse (something) on foot":[
|
|
"\u2026 proud \u2026 of stepping this famous pavement \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Virginia Woolf"
|
|
],
|
|
": with each foot moving to the same time as the corresponding foot of others or in time to music":[],
|
|
"\u2014 see also step aside , step down":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with along told them to step along"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also step out":[
|
|
"She stepped down to the corner store."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She took one step forward.",
|
|
"The baby took her first steps today.",
|
|
"I heard steps on the stairs.",
|
|
"The edge of the cliff was only about three steps to my left.",
|
|
"The cottage is just steps from the beach.",
|
|
"He walks with a spring in his step .",
|
|
"She walked down the hall with a quick step .",
|
|
"a major step towards independence",
|
|
"We are taking steps to correct the situation.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She stepped onto the bus.",
|
|
"They stepped aside to let her pass.",
|
|
"Please step away from the door.",
|
|
"He stepped outside for a moment.",
|
|
"Step in my office for a minute.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With that admission and the other evidence Figgers compiled, the last step would be for James to take a polygraph test, corroborating the new evidence. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"As organizations begin to explore the cultural and social nuances of the Disability Economy in more serious ways, the next step for leadership is to understand both the complexity and sophistication of what is needed to embrace its full potential. \u2014 Jonathan Kaufman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The next step is an Indiegogo campaign, which will run from Saturday to July 31 and aims to raise at least $200,000, Producer Cort Howell told IndyStar. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The next step is for the measure now to be approved by the state attorney general\u2019s office. \u2014 Fox News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Marini thinks the next step made for women in sports should be the installation of an NFLW. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Your first step should be beauty school, said Friend. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The next step is a special evidence pre-trial hearing, likely next week, that is expected to involve a cross examination between Haggis and the alleged victim, who is believed to still be in Italy, and their respective lawyers. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The first step is to acknowledge our dangerous reality. \u2014 Laurence H. Tribe And Dennis Aftergut, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In addition to finding ways to encourage in-person collaborations, leaders of hybrid workforces are also tasked with finding ways to help the stay-at-home associates to step away and maintain a work/life balance. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The athleticism is there to be a 3-and-D (or more) player in the NBA, something the Pacers need, but don't expect Brown to be ready to step into a regular role next season. \u2014 Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The late night vanguard is ready to step into the mainstream. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s nuance and distinction between genres like house, ballroom and dance that should be respected as new music fans step into this space. \u2014 Niki Mcgloster, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The hand-knotted, multicolor carpet has been rolled out, and you are cordially invited to step into the glamorous world of Jonathan Adler at the new Atelier Adler in New York\u2019s SoHo neighborhood. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Povich has been plotting to step away from the show for six years. \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead, Goodell said confidentiality was promised to ensure victims would step forward in the investigation. \u2014 Safid Deen, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Someone who was about to put me on and step through the door dropped me here. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English st\u00e6pe ; akin to Old High German stapfo step, stampf\u014dn to stamp":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English st\u0113op- ; akin to Old High German stiof- step-, Old English a st\u0113pan to deprive, bereave":"Combining form"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8step"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"expedient",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"shift"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165110",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"combining form",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"step (along)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to leave a place often for another now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085002",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"step aside (from)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to give up (a job or office) a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over",
|
|
"to give up (as a position of authority) formally the prime minister was compelled to step aside from his office when it was demonstrated that he had violated the public trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133032",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"step down (from)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to give up (a job or office) with the advent of his 90th birthday, he could no longer resist calls for him to step down from chairmanship of the board",
|
|
"to give up (as a position of authority) formally even in the face of a palace revolt, Queen Elizabeth I refused to step down from the throne"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-135138",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"step in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shoe resembling but usually having a higher vamp than a pump and having concealed elastic to adjust the fit":[],
|
|
": an article of clothing put on by being stepped into: such as":[],
|
|
": short panties for women":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": to act as a replacement":[],
|
|
": to intervene in an affair or dispute":[],
|
|
": to make a brief informal visit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I just stepped in to say hi on my way to class.",
|
|
"couldn't find anyone to step in for me so that I could take a break from my caregiving duties"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1921, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8step-\u02ccin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"call",
|
|
"come by",
|
|
"come over",
|
|
"drop by",
|
|
"drop in",
|
|
"pop (in)",
|
|
"run (over)",
|
|
"run in",
|
|
"stop (by ",
|
|
"visit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161548",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"step out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": die":[],
|
|
": to be unfaithful":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with on had been stepping out on his wife"
|
|
],
|
|
": to go away from a place usually for a short distance and for a short time":[],
|
|
": to go or march at a vigorous or increased pace":[],
|
|
": to lead an active social life":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation",
|
|
"my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"philander",
|
|
"screw around"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011839",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"step out of line":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to disobey rules or behave badly":[
|
|
"If you step out of line , you'll get kicked off the bus."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083143",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"step up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accretion",
|
|
"accrual",
|
|
"addendum",
|
|
"addition",
|
|
"augmentation",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"expansion",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"increment",
|
|
"more",
|
|
"plus",
|
|
"proliferation",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"uptick"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an increase or advance (as in size or amount) and especially one that is gradual or incremental":[
|
|
"Lower inflation will minimize cost-of-living step-ups for Social Security recipients \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Arthur M. Louis",
|
|
"This model will give them the quality step-up they want at a decent price \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Len Feldman",
|
|
"\"\u2026 We expect a gradual step up in sales each quarter as 2021 progresses, followed by an extended period of growth starting in 2022.\"",
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"\u2014 Nick Stanage"
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],
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": to increase (a voltage) by means of a transformer":[
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"\u2026 the use of transformers to step up the voltage to very high levels \u2026",
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"\u2014 Thomas P. Hughes"
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],
|
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": to increase, augment, or advance especially by one or more steps":[
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"The team really stepped up their performance.",
|
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"The enemy stepped up their attacks.",
|
|
"He also plans to step up efforts to headhunt for the best and brightest \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Jerry Garrett",
|
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"Factory production was stepped up in an effort to meet helicopter shortfalls.",
|
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"\u2014 Shelby L. Stanton"
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],
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": to make the effort required to provide information, make a claim, volunteer, etc.":[
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"She stepped up to claim responsibility."
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],
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": to receive a promotion":[
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"She stepped up to the position of general manager."
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],
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": to succeed in meeting a challenge (as by increased effort or improved performance)":[
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"They just didn't have the guys to step up and make the big plays with the game on the line.",
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"\u2014 Peter King"
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],
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": to undergo an increase":[
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"Business is stepping up ."
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],
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"\u2014 see also step up to the plate":[
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"She stepped up to claim responsibility."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"candidates stepping up their campaigns as election day draws near",
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"stepped up the pace to catch up with the others",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"That means quarterbacks like Tua Tagovailoa need to step up , or get left behind. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Will the Mahindra Group step up & reserve a % of jobs for Agniveers to back up your statement here? \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 19 June 2022",
|
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"With Iowa's June 7 primary out of the way, Republicans eyeing the White House can step up their travel and not worry about stepping into the state's intraparty rivalries. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, ajc , 18 June 2022",
|
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"With Iowa's June 7 primary out of the way, Republicans eyeing the White House can step up their travel and not worry about stepping into the state's intraparty rivalries. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
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"Kyiv\u2019s European allies have vowed to step up military aid \u2014 even as many appear hesitant about Ukraine\u2019s bid for European Union membership. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Any night, a new player will step up and have a big game. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Younger players will have to step up after the departures of graduates Paisley Harding, Sara Hamson, Tegan Graham and Maria Albiero. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Corporate cannabis has to step up with the cash, as a small investment towards their own profitability. \u2014 Andrew Deangelo, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1902, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
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"\u02c8step-\u02cc\u0259p"
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],
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"accentuate",
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"amp (up)",
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"amplify",
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"beef (up)",
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"boost",
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"deepen",
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"intensify",
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"magnify",
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"redouble",
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"strengthen"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105216",
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]
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},
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"step-down":{
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"boost",
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"enlargement",
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"gain",
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"increase",
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"increment",
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"uptick"
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"definitions":{
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": a decrease or reduction (as in size or amount) and especially one that is gradual or incremental":[
|
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"a dosage step-down",
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"After several months of heavy investments, Amazon said it expects coronavirus-related costs to decelerate. \u2026 [Amazon CFO Brian] Olsavsky attributed the step down in Covid costs to a shift in volume.",
|
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"\u2014 Annie Palmer",
|
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"That tax credit was scheduled to expire in 2019 but will now expire in 2025, with stepdowns toward the end of the program.",
|
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"\u2014 Alaska Dispatch News"
|
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],
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": serving to decrease voltage":[
|
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"a step-down transformer"
|
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],
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": to decrease or reduce (something) especially by one or more steps":[
|
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"As This Old House's plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey points out, the installer has to carefully step down the size of the ducts so there's even air pressure at all the room outlets.",
|
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"\u2014 Scott Gibson"
|
|
],
|
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": to lower (a voltage) by means of a transformer":[
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"\u2026 voltages as high as two hundred and thirty thousand volts \u2026 which were carried by high-voltage power lines from generating plants, were being stepped down by large transformers to thirteen thousand volts \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Paul Brodeur"
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],
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": to withdraw from one's position or occupation : retire , resign":[
|
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"League commissioner Pete Rozelle \u2026 announced his intention to step down after 29 years on the job\u2014his retirement becomes effective upon selection of a successor \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Richard Demak and Jerry Kirshenbaum",
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"\u2026 the general would step down in exchange for immunity from prosecution.",
|
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"\u2014 Brian Duffy et al."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Sources close to Sandberg told the Journal the review has bothered her but did not contribute to her decision to step down from the company. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The couple is visiting the UK together for the first time since their relocation to California following their decision to step down as senior members of the royal family in 2020. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"This morning, Toby Emmerich informed his team of his decision to step down as chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group and launch his own production company. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Before the coronavirus pandemic canceled college sports in March 2020, Knight announced her decision to step down at the end of the season. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The failure of the IoT software business may have also played a role in Segars\u2019 decision to step down after more than eight years as CEO. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Responding to questions via email Monday evening, Scott's spokesman Aaron Sadler indicated that the mayor was not behind Humphrey's decision to step down . \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The Queen's 2019 Christmas broadcast was the final straw for Harry and Meghan in their decision to step down as senior working royals. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The decision for Emmert, 69, to step down was mutual between him and the NCAA Board of Governors, according to the statement. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1875, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1905, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
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|
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"abatement",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"decrement",
|
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"dent",
|
|
"depletion",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
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"diminution",
|
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"drop",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"falloff",
|
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"loss",
|
|
"reduction",
|
|
"shrinkage"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191541",
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"noun",
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},
|
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"antonyms":[
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"accretion",
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"accrual",
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"addendum",
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"addition",
|
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"augmentation",
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"boost",
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"expansion",
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"gain",
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"increase",
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"increment",
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"more",
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|
"proliferation",
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|
"rise",
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"supplement",
|
|
"uptick"
|
|
],
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|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an increase or advance (as in size or amount) and especially one that is gradual or incremental":[
|
|
"Lower inflation will minimize cost-of-living step-ups for Social Security recipients \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Arthur M. Louis",
|
|
"This model will give them the quality step-up they want at a decent price \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Len Feldman",
|
|
"\"\u2026 We expect a gradual step up in sales each quarter as 2021 progresses, followed by an extended period of growth starting in 2022.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Nick Stanage"
|
|
],
|
|
": to increase (a voltage) by means of a transformer":[
|
|
"\u2026 the use of transformers to step up the voltage to very high levels \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas P. Hughes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to increase, augment, or advance especially by one or more steps":[
|
|
"The team really stepped up their performance.",
|
|
"The enemy stepped up their attacks.",
|
|
"He also plans to step up efforts to headhunt for the best and brightest \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Jerry Garrett",
|
|
"Factory production was stepped up in an effort to meet helicopter shortfalls.",
|
|
"\u2014 Shelby L. Stanton"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make the effort required to provide information, make a claim, volunteer, etc.":[
|
|
"She stepped up to claim responsibility."
|
|
],
|
|
": to receive a promotion":[
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|
"She stepped up to the position of general manager."
|
|
],
|
|
": to succeed in meeting a challenge (as by increased effort or improved performance)":[
|
|
"They just didn't have the guys to step up and make the big plays with the game on the line.",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter King"
|
|
],
|
|
": to undergo an increase":[
|
|
"Business is stepping up ."
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also step up to the plate":[
|
|
"She stepped up to claim responsibility."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"candidates stepping up their campaigns as election day draws near",
|
|
"stepped up the pace to catch up with the others",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"That means quarterbacks like Tua Tagovailoa need to step up , or get left behind. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Will the Mahindra Group step up & reserve a % of jobs for Agniveers to back up your statement here? \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"With Iowa's June 7 primary out of the way, Republicans eyeing the White House can step up their travel and not worry about stepping into the state's intraparty rivalries. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, ajc , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"With Iowa's June 7 primary out of the way, Republicans eyeing the White House can step up their travel and not worry about stepping into the state's intraparty rivalries. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Kyiv\u2019s European allies have vowed to step up military aid \u2014 even as many appear hesitant about Ukraine\u2019s bid for European Union membership. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Any night, a new player will step up and have a big game. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Younger players will have to step up after the departures of graduates Paisley Harding, Sara Hamson, Tegan Graham and Maria Albiero. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Corporate cannabis has to step up with the cash, as a small investment towards their own profitability. \u2014 Andrew Deangelo, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1879, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8step-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"accentuate",
|
|
"amp (up)",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"deepen",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"redouble",
|
|
"strengthen"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210315",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stepparent":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who is a stepmother or stepfather":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The stepparent might help the stepchild with their homework or some other task upon request, but won\u2019t nag the child to focus if they get distracted. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This could include how kids address stepparents, how often the other parent can communicate when the child isn\u2019t with them, or even children disrespecting the stepparent . \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Gabrielle Union doesn't like to be called a stepparent . \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Your position as a stepparent is both an asset and an impediment. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Your position as a stepparent is both an asset and an impediment. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Children under the age of 12 and unvaccinated dependent children will be allowed to enter the country with a fully vaccinated parent, stepparent , tutor or guardian who is eligible to enter Canada. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 8 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"But my shining moment as a stepparent was this spring, on the soccer field. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 July 2021",
|
|
"Announcing the collaboration on social media, the reality star and entrepreneur said the Games are close to her heart, as her former stepparent Caitlyn Jenner was a gold medal-winning decathlete. \u2014 CNN , 28 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8step-\u02ccper-\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095350",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stepparenting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": parenting by a stepparent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1977, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8step-\u02ccper-\u0259n-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042939",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steppe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": arid land with xerophilous vegetation found usually in regions of extreme temperature range and loess soil":[],
|
|
": one of the vast usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nomads have long grazed yaks on the steppes of Mongolia",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Older men with graying beards walk on footpaths through the tall spring grass on the steppe , past houses damaged by shelling. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Novopil, a dot in a sea of farmland in the wide-open steppe of eastern Ukraine, is next to a road that Russian forces had used to control access to areas to the north. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Hard work is what took Battsengel from a rural town on the Mongolian steppe to the center of government. \u2014 Sanya Mansoor, Time , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Ukraine\u2019s southeastern regions, an expanse of steppe and blighted industrial and mining cities, is now the focus of fighting in the war. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The Mongol Derby requires equestrians to trek 1,000 kilometers across the Mongolian steppe , retracing the route of Genghis Khan\u2019s ancient postal system on semiwild local horses. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 Aug. 2014",
|
|
"On the Patagonian steppe , beauty reveals itself in whispers, not screams. \u2014 Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But Ukraine, in an ecological transition zone, is also home to vibrant wetlands and forests and a large swath of virgin steppe . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Military analysts are forecasting an all-out, bloody battle on the steppe . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Russian step'":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8step"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"campo",
|
|
"champaign",
|
|
"down(s)",
|
|
"grassland",
|
|
"heath",
|
|
"lea",
|
|
"ley",
|
|
"llano",
|
|
"moor",
|
|
"pampa",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"prairie",
|
|
"savanna",
|
|
"savannah",
|
|
"tundra",
|
|
"veld",
|
|
"veldt"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094614",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steppe cat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005611",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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|
|
": a footing in which the desired width is secured by a series of steps in about the proportion of one unit of horizontal dimension to two units of vertical dimension":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a gable that diminishes in width by corbiesteps":[]
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100851",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"stepped gauge":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105917",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stepped gear wheel":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a gear wheel with two or more complete circular sets of teeth arranged adjacently on the same rim so that the corresponding teeth in the various sets form a series of steps":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212901",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"stepped key":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bit key":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131659",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"steps":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ambulate",
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"foot (it)",
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"hoof (it)",
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"leg (it)",
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"pad",
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"traipse",
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"tread",
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"walk"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a combination of foot or foot and body movements constituting a unit or a repeated pattern":[
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"a dance step"
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],
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": a degree, grade, or rank in a scale":[],
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": a ladder rung":[],
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": a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: such as":[],
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": a short distance":[],
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": a slight lead in or as if in a race":[
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"has a step on the competition"
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],
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": a stage in a process":[
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"was guided through every step of my career"
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],
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": a steplike offset or part usually occurring in a series":[],
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": advance , proceed":[],
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": an action, proceeding, or measure often occurring as one in a series":[
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"taking steps to improve the situation"
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],
|
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": an advance or movement made by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere":[],
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": course , way":[
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"directed his steps toward the river"
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],
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": dance":[
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"Joyfully along the contra lines, the dancers held hands, listened to the caller, and stepped to the music \u2026",
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"\u2014 Joan Donaldson"
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],
|
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": footprint sense 1":[],
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": in harmony or agreement":[],
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": manner of walking : stride":[],
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": not in step":[
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"out of step with the times"
|
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],
|
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": one of a series of structures consisting of a riser and a tread":[],
|
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": related by virtue of a remarriage (as of a parent) and not by blood":[
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"step parent",
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"step sister"
|
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],
|
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": step aerobics":[],
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": the height of one stair":[],
|
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": the interval between two adjacent notes in a musical scale":[],
|
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": the sound of a footstep":[],
|
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": the space passed over in one step":[],
|
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": to be on one's way : leave":[
|
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"\u2014 often used with along told them to step along"
|
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],
|
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": to come as if at a single step":[
|
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"stepped into a good job"
|
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],
|
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": to construct or arrange (something) in or as if in steps":[
|
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"\u2026 we looked down on an expanse of craggy peaks with terraces stepped up the sides \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Time"
|
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],
|
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": to extend by or as if by a stairstep":[
|
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"\u2026 the room steps down past a viewing area to a projection television screen hung from the ceiling.",
|
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"\u2014 Sunset",
|
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"A wooden retaining wall\u2014which holds the slope above the staircase\u2014 steps up in level sections.",
|
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"\u2014 Susan Lang"
|
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],
|
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": to go on foot : walk":[
|
|
"She stepped down to the corner store."
|
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],
|
|
": to go through the steps of (something) : perform":[
|
|
"step a minuet"
|
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],
|
|
": to make (something) erect by fixing the lower end in a step":[
|
|
"step the mast"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make steps in (something)":[
|
|
"step a key"
|
|
],
|
|
": to measure (something) by steps":[
|
|
"step off 50 yards"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move (the foot) in any direction : set":[
|
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"the first person to step foot on the moon"
|
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],
|
|
": to move briskly":[
|
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"kept us stepping"
|
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],
|
|
": to move by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere or by moving each foot in succession":[
|
|
"They stepped into the elevator.",
|
|
"She stepped inside and closed the door.",
|
|
"I'm sorry, but he just stepped outside for a moment.",
|
|
"When I call your name, please step forward.",
|
|
"She stepped up to the microphone.",
|
|
"I stepped up/down onto the landing.",
|
|
"He stepped back, startled.",
|
|
"Please step away from the moving doors.",
|
|
"They stepped aside to let the paramedics through.",
|
|
"We watched as the passengers stepped ashore."
|
|
],
|
|
": to press down with the foot":[
|
|
"step on the brake"
|
|
],
|
|
": to provide (something) with steps":[
|
|
"He stepped the front of the stage down into the stalls and built a permanent cyclorama across the full width of the rear wall.",
|
|
"\u2014 Colin Chambers"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take (a pace, etc.) by moving the feet in succession":[
|
|
"step three paces"
|
|
],
|
|
": to traverse (something) on foot":[
|
|
"\u2026 proud \u2026 of stepping this famous pavement \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Virginia Woolf"
|
|
],
|
|
": with each foot moving to the same time as the corresponding foot of others or in time to music":[],
|
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"\u2014 see also step aside , step down":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with along told them to step along"
|
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],
|
|
"\u2014 see also step out":[
|
|
"She stepped down to the corner store."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"She took one step forward.",
|
|
"The baby took her first steps today.",
|
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"I heard steps on the stairs.",
|
|
"The edge of the cliff was only about three steps to my left.",
|
|
"The cottage is just steps from the beach.",
|
|
"He walks with a spring in his step .",
|
|
"She walked down the hall with a quick step .",
|
|
"a major step towards independence",
|
|
"We are taking steps to correct the situation.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She stepped onto the bus.",
|
|
"They stepped aside to let her pass.",
|
|
"Please step away from the door.",
|
|
"He stepped outside for a moment.",
|
|
"Step in my office for a minute.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With that admission and the other evidence Figgers compiled, the last step would be for James to take a polygraph test, corroborating the new evidence. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"As organizations begin to explore the cultural and social nuances of the Disability Economy in more serious ways, the next step for leadership is to understand both the complexity and sophistication of what is needed to embrace its full potential. \u2014 Jonathan Kaufman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The next step is an Indiegogo campaign, which will run from Saturday to July 31 and aims to raise at least $200,000, Producer Cort Howell told IndyStar. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The next step is for the measure now to be approved by the state attorney general\u2019s office. \u2014 Fox News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Marini thinks the next step made for women in sports should be the installation of an NFLW. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Your first step should be beauty school, said Friend. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The next step is a special evidence pre-trial hearing, likely next week, that is expected to involve a cross examination between Haggis and the alleged victim, who is believed to still be in Italy, and their respective lawyers. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The first step is to acknowledge our dangerous reality. \u2014 Laurence H. Tribe And Dennis Aftergut, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In addition to finding ways to encourage in-person collaborations, leaders of hybrid workforces are also tasked with finding ways to help the stay-at-home associates to step away and maintain a work/life balance. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The athleticism is there to be a 3-and-D (or more) player in the NBA, something the Pacers need, but don't expect Brown to be ready to step into a regular role next season. \u2014 Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star , 24 June 2022",
|
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"The late night vanguard is ready to step into the mainstream. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s nuance and distinction between genres like house, ballroom and dance that should be respected as new music fans step into this space. \u2014 Niki Mcgloster, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The hand-knotted, multicolor carpet has been rolled out, and you are cordially invited to step into the glamorous world of Jonathan Adler at the new Atelier Adler in New York\u2019s SoHo neighborhood. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Povich has been plotting to step away from the show for six years. \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead, Goodell said confidentiality was promised to ensure victims would step forward in the investigation. \u2014 Safid Deen, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Someone who was about to put me on and step through the door dropped me here. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English st\u00e6pe ; akin to Old High German stapfo step, stampf\u014dn to stamp":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English st\u0113op- ; akin to Old High German stiof- step-, Old English a st\u0113pan to deprive, bereave":"Combining form"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8step"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"expedient",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"shift"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205208",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"combining form",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stereotype":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concept",
|
|
"conception",
|
|
"generality",
|
|
"generalization",
|
|
"notion"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plate cast from a printing surface":[],
|
|
": to develop a mental stereotype about":[],
|
|
": to make a stereotype from":[],
|
|
": to repeat without variation : make hackneyed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"It's not fair to stereotype a whole group of people based on one person you don't like.",
|
|
"Movies have stereotyped the domineering mother-in-law ad nauseam.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the stereotype of the absentminded professor",
|
|
"the noble savage was a stereotype that appealed to 18th-century intellectuals, who viewed European civilization as decadent and corrupt",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"This could hold especially true for Black girls, whom white authority figures already tend to stereotype as masculine, according to previous research. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Smith acquiesces to contemporary platitudes that stereotype the black male work ethic as churlish and autocratic, confusing those traits with strength. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But labels also can be weaponized to stereotype and criticize. \u2014 Mike Bass, The Enquirer , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Jakes, who operated stores in Atlanta from 1991 to 2016, said it\u2019s a problem that Kempczinski felt comfortable making those remarks, which stereotype people of color. \u2014 Jared Council, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"At first glance, Jo\u2019s Modern Thai can be easy to stereotype as a dime-a-dozen Asian fusion restaurant. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Age bias and discrimination occur whenever age is used to stereotype or discriminate against others. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Yet after serving their employer for a certain period of time and advancing well in one particular environment, many may be surprised at how prospective employers and executive recruiters will stereotype them. \u2014 Shuchi Sarkar, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"But it\u2019s not just right-wing bigots who stereotype Muslims and Muslim-majority nations. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The leader of the conspiracy was Arthur Thistlewood, who fits no easy stereotype . \u2014 William Anthony Hay, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Keenan wrote that the school's rationale was based on an impermissible gender stereotype . \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"By linking homosexuality with Nazism, Winchell drew on a popular stereotype . \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Watermelon as a favorite food among Black people became a racist stereotype from the Jim Crow era, according to the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture. \u2014 John Tuohy, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Experts attribute this issue to a lack of trust between law enforcement and immigrant populations, linguistic barriers and anti-Asian bias, such as the perpetual foreigner stereotype and the scapegoating of Asian Americans. \u2014 Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Moms do, of course, regularly defy this stereotype . \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"This now dominant mode of Black representation focusses on outwitting stereotype , subversively borrowing from the canon of Western portraiture, and developing new techniques for expressing Black features. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Despite its stereotype as a concrete wasteland, few large North American cities have as much biological diversity as Los Angeles. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French st\u00e9r\u00e9otype , from st\u00e9r\u00e9- stere- + type":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stir-",
|
|
"\u02c8ster-\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hackney",
|
|
"overexpose",
|
|
"overuse",
|
|
"vulgarize"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182408",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stereotyped":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"novel",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"unclich\u00e9d",
|
|
"unhackneyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by frequent repetition of the same, typically purposeless movement, gesture, posture, or vocal sound or utterance : marked by stereotypy":[
|
|
"Motor tics, which are repetitive, involuntary stereotyped movements, most often involve the mouth, face, head, or neck muscles \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas M. Hyde et al.",
|
|
"Autism's hallmarks are a delay in language development, an inability to relate to other people and stereotyped or rigid behavior.",
|
|
"\u2014 Erica Goode"
|
|
],
|
|
": conforming to a fixed or general pattern or type":[
|
|
"Infection causes a stereotyped physiological response in vertebrates characterized by fever and depression of plasma iron and zinc concentrations.",
|
|
"\u2014 Science"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the wacky neighbor and other stereotyped characters seen on TV sitcoms",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Unfortunately, post 9/11, many Arab founders were forced to fight for notoriety outside of the stereotyped Hollywood tropes. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"West Side Story itself has long been criticized by some members of the Puerto Rican community for its stereotyped depiction of the Sharks, and that\u2019s something Spielberg and Kushner have talked about trying to address with this version. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"These conditions led them to become stereotyped as industrious and servile, which affected how employers treated them. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"All that fire and horror and angst feel stereotyped in their own right. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But notice how the actual phototransduction event itself is very stereotyped . \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But Brazilians longed for a more nuanced, less stereotyped portrait. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Much of Ginsburg\u2019s legal work before her career on the bench focused on dismantling legal classifications based on stereotyped assumptions about appropriate gender roles and women\u2019s needs and abilities. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In the original Asterix and Cleopatra, for example, black people (who are supposed to be Numidians) appear with stereotyped and exaggerated features. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 16 June 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ster-\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bpt",
|
|
"\u02c8ster-\u0113-\u0259-t\u012bpt",
|
|
"\u02c8stir-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stereotyped trite , hackneyed , stereotyped , threadbare mean lacking the freshness that evokes attention or interest. trite applies to a once effective phrase or idea spoiled from long familiarity. \"you win some, you lose some\" is a trite expression hackneyed stresses being worn out by overuse so as to become dull and meaningless. all of the metaphors and images in the poem are hackneyed stereotyped implies falling invariably into the same pattern or form. views of minorities that are stereotyped and out-of-date threadbare applies to what has been used until its possibilities of interest have been totally exhausted. a mystery novel with a threadbare plot",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banal",
|
|
"clich\u00e9",
|
|
"cliche",
|
|
"clich\u00e9d",
|
|
"cobwebby",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"hackney",
|
|
"hackneyed",
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"obligatory",
|
|
"shopworn",
|
|
"stale",
|
|
"threadbare",
|
|
"timeworn",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"trite",
|
|
"well-worn"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172034",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sterile":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fertile",
|
|
"fruitful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores":[],
|
|
": failing to produce or incapable of producing offspring":[
|
|
"a sterile hybrid"
|
|
],
|
|
": free from living organisms and especially pathogenic microorganisms":[
|
|
"a sterile syringe"
|
|
],
|
|
": incapable of germinating":[
|
|
"sterile spores"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking in stimulating emotional or intellectual quality : lifeless":[
|
|
"a sterile work of art"
|
|
],
|
|
": neither perfect nor pistillate":[],
|
|
": unproductive of vegetation":[
|
|
"a sterile arid region"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a sterile dressing for a wound",
|
|
"sterile couples sometimes choose to adopt needy children",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Performance-capture acting for video games is often a sterile experience. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"One of the leading suppliers, World Famous Tattoo Ink, has a new facility in Greenville, S.C., where each month in a sterile clean room, 400,000 bottles are filled and packaged. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2010, 77% of drugs in short supply were sterile injectable products, critical in the acute care setting. \u2014 Peter J. Pitts, STAT , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"In a 2011 study published in Endocrinology, a drug compound successfully interfered with the signaling pathway of mouse cell receptors that are designed to pick up and use retinoic acid, making the mice sterile . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The legal teams\u2019 notes indicate Dixon spoke of the ironic nature of the execution team trying to carry out his death in a sterile manner. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Other non- sterile products, such as baby wipes, are regulated as cosmetics and are subject to less oversight. \u2014 John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Lenses from non- sterile packaging may pose a risk for infection if the lens is inserted into the eye. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"And who would know the best about a sterile environment? \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English steryle , from Latin sterilis ; akin to Goth stairo barren animal, Sanskrit star\u012b sterile cow":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ster-\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8ster-\u0259l, chiefly British -\u02cc\u012bl",
|
|
"chiefly British -\u02cc\u012b(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"fruitless",
|
|
"impotent",
|
|
"infertile",
|
|
"unfruitful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102304",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sterilizability":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being sterilizable":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173227",
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": a procedure by which a living organism is made incapable of reproduction":[
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"While I'm sure the pets aren't too keen on the procedure, sterilization avoids unwanted animals \u2026, prevents some health problems in older pets, and helps to prevent aggressive behavior that some owners might use as a reason for euthanasia or abuse.",
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"\u2014 Jil McIntosh",
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"The sterile insect technique \u2026 is a species-specific and environmentally nonpolluting method of insect control that relies on the mass rearing, sterilization , and release of large numbers of insects.",
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"\u2014 Dean D. Thomas et al.",
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"According to the 1995 Canadian Contraception Study, vasectomy has overtaken tubal ligation in every province except the Maritimes as the preferred method of sterilization .",
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"\u2014 Michael Jabri-Picket",
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"Under the law upheld by the Supreme Court in 1927, the state of Virginia continued to perform forced, involuntary sterilizations until 1972.",
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"\u2014 Laurence H. Tribe"
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": the act or process of sterilizing : such as":[],
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": the condition of one that is sterile or sterilized":[
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"Once used as an antimalarial drug in World War II, quinacrine is known to cause irreversible sterilization \u2026",
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"\u2014 Praful Bidwai"
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],
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": the rendering of something free from viable microorganisms (as by the use of steam or dry heat)":[
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"The hospital's standard method for cleaning surgical equipment is a five-step process that includes ultrasound, washing with detergents and enzymes, and sterilization in an autoclave.",
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"\u2014 Kay Lazar and Chelsea Conaboy",
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"Ethylene oxide \u2026 is a gas used widely to sterilize surgical equipment that can't tolerate steam sterilization .",
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"\u2014 Science News"
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"\u02ccster-\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232038",
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"definitions":{
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": to cause (land) to become unfruitful":[
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"There, 1,100-degree pyroclastic flows had sterilized the land.",
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"\u2014 Christine Colasurdo"
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],
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": to deprive of the power of reproducing through surgery":[
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"sterilize cats and dogs"
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],
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": to free from all viable microorganisms (as by the use of steam or dry heat)":[
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"sterilize surgical instruments in an autoclave"
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],
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": to make (something or someone) sterile : such as":[],
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": to make incapable of germination":[
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"studied the effects of sterilizing wheat florets"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The organization encourages people to sterilize their cats and dogs.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Workers could carry a batch of needles and boil them over a fire to sterilize them after a days\u2019 vaccinations for reuse again the next day. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"Similarly, Mexican immigrant women in California were forced to sign paperwork that gave the state the right to sterilize them by threatening to keep their newborns. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 19 May 2022",
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"Wipe any excess food off your tongs, cutting board, and knife, then dunk them in the boiling water for a minute or two to sterilize them. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2020",
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"The movement was codified in 1927, when the Supreme Court upheld the right of the state of Virginia to sterilize Carrie Buck, a 20-year-old white woman. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Scientists made the discovery following attempts to sterilize cans of meat using high doses of gamma radiation. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"One of these devices, called a duodenoscope, is challenging to sterilize due to its small and intricate components that harbor bacteria. \u2014 Jeff Banowetz, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"After watching a television segment on new technology to sterilize N95 masks to combat a national shortage, Mr. Finazzo, the former brewery worker, applied for a job with the company. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"The organization will be in Detroit from May 24-26, aiming to sterilize 120 dogs. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1676, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ster-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083209",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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},
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"sterilizer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": a person whose work involves sterilizing something (such as medical equipment)":[],
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": an apparatus for destroying viable microorganisms (as by the use of steam or dry heat) \u2014 compare autoclave , sterilant":[],
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": one that sterilizes something: such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ster-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-z\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105134",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sterlet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small sturgeon ( Acipenser ruthenus ) found especially in the Caspian sea and its rivers and highly esteemed for its flavor and its caviar":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Russian sterlyad' , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sturio sturgeon":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0259rl\u0259\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202858",
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]
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},
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"sterling":{
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"antonyms":[
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"atrocious",
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"awful",
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"execrable",
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"lousy",
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"pathetic",
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"poor",
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"rotten",
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"terrible",
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"vile",
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"wretched"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": conforming to the highest standard":[
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"sterling character",
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"a sterling record of achievement"
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],
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": having a fixed standard of purity usually defined legally as represented by an alloy of 925 parts of silver with 75 parts of copper":[],
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": made of sterling silver":[],
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": of, relating to, or calculated in terms of British sterling":[],
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": payable in sterling":[],
|
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": sterling silver or articles of it":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"a drop in the value of sterling",
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"a sterling example of democracy at work",
|
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"credited the win to the pitcher's sterling performance on the mound",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"As a result, sales for sterling flatware have sunk lower than the Lusitania. \u2014 Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
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"The Bank of England remains in discussions with market participants about whether to launch a digital sterling . \u2014 Emily Nicolle, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
|
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"With her sterling soprano, Andrews built a career on her voice \u2014 but a 1997 throat operation permanently damaged her vocal cords, robbing her of the distinctive singing voice audiences had come to love. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
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"Still, the prolific, tastefully themed reminders \u2014 like fun splashes of wallpaper and sterling silver water pitchers \u2014 kept the fantasy alive for us all. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
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"Through decades of public service in combat and diplomacy, Gen. Allen has earned an unmatched, sterling reputation for honor and integrity. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Schubert boasted sterling tough-on-crime credentials for helping crack the Golden State Killer case, among other accomplishments during a 30-year law enforcement career. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Investors who didn\u2019t hedge the currency risk have done even worse, because sterling has fallen around 10% against the dollar and 5% against the euro during the same period. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Considering the source Stein covered the NBA at ESPN, then the New York Times \u2014 his resume and reporting is sterling . \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"For good reason, the Primavera Sound festival has earned a sterling reputation for curating the best superstar, up-and-coming and cult classic acts in music year after year along the beach in Barcelona. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Their new music marks a sterling comeback for the duo, with some of their most potent music to date. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
|
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"The trick was finding the right person to build the show around: someone who possessed both sterling professional credentials and a magnetic, binge-worthy charisma. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
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"The first three acts Friday at First Waltz were all sterling . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Using a mix of sterling silver and 24-karat gold vermeil, the artisans have managed to create more precise detailing on the trophy. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Why did an employee with an exemplary work record risk her life, pension and a sterling reputation to help a dangerous inmate? \u2014 Faith Karimi, CNN , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"But Judge Mizelle had sterling credentials within the conservative legal movement. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The progress, and the reviews, have not been sterling . \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2021"
|
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, silver penny, probably from Old English *steorling , from Old English steorra star + -ling entry 1 \u2014 more at star":"Noun"
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259r-li\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"A-OK",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"awesome",
|
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"bang-up",
|
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"banner",
|
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"beautiful",
|
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"blue-chip",
|
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"blue-ribbon",
|
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"boffo",
|
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"bonny",
|
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"bonnie",
|
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"boss",
|
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"brag",
|
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"brave",
|
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"bully",
|
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"bumper",
|
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"capital",
|
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"choice",
|
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"classic",
|
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"cool",
|
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"corking",
|
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"crackerjack",
|
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"cracking",
|
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"dandy",
|
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"divine",
|
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"dope",
|
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"down",
|
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"dynamite",
|
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"excellent",
|
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"fab",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
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"famous",
|
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"fantabulous",
|
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"fantastic",
|
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"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
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"first-rate",
|
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"first-string",
|
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"five-star",
|
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"four-star",
|
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"frontline",
|
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"gangbusters",
|
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"gangbuster",
|
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"gilt-edged",
|
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"gilt-edge",
|
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"gone",
|
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"grand",
|
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"great",
|
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"groovy",
|
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"heavenly",
|
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"high-class",
|
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"hot",
|
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"hype",
|
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"immense",
|
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"jim-dandy",
|
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"keen",
|
|
"lovely",
|
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"marvelous",
|
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"marvellous",
|
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"mean",
|
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"neat",
|
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"nifty",
|
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"noble",
|
|
"number one",
|
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"No. 1",
|
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"numero uno",
|
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"out-of-sight",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
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"peachy",
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
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"phat",
|
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"prime",
|
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"primo",
|
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"prize",
|
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"prizewinning",
|
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"quality",
|
|
"radical",
|
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"righteous",
|
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"sensational",
|
|
"slick",
|
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"splendid",
|
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"stellar",
|
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"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
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"superlative",
|
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"supernal",
|
|
"swell",
|
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"terrific",
|
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"tip-top",
|
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"top",
|
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"top-notch",
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
|
"topflight",
|
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"topping",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
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"wizard",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"sterling area":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a former group of countries with currencies tied to the British pound sterling":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110139",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stern":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clement",
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"tolerant"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hinder or rear part : the last or latter part":[],
|
|
": expressive of severe displeasure : harsh":[],
|
|
": forbidding or gloomy in appearance":[],
|
|
": having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner : austere":[],
|
|
": inexorable":[
|
|
"stern necessity"
|
|
],
|
|
": sturdy , stout":[
|
|
"a stern resolve"
|
|
],
|
|
": the rear end of a boat":[],
|
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"Isaac 1920\u20132001 American (Russian-born) violinist":[],
|
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"Otto 1888\u20131969 American (German-born) physicist":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"He gave me a stern look.",
|
|
"the army post's stern commander always had the utmost respect of those who served under him",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The Moon in Scorpio will square stern Saturn, then turn right around and trine dreamy Neptune, showing us facts and fantasy in equal measure. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful-dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
|
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"At one point, Louis poked his tongue out in Kate's face and made a goofy gesture with his hand, prompting the mother of three to give him a stern look. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Needless to say, fans quickly reacted to the video and a lot of people were rallying behind Zooey who held a stern face throughout the clip. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Khan says his removal from office was the result of a U.S.-organized plot and collusion with Sharif, whose government has vowed a stern response if Khan violates the ban. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The yacht\u2019s inline stern drive system reportedly gives it great maneuverability and efficiency, too. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"His new classmates, all white, despise Black people and use the N-word; Aaron gives Paul a stern lesson in civil rights, teaching him that the same people who menace Black people would do the same to Jews. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The mention of singing and dancing is met with stern looks, pressed lips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The name on the boat's stern is Kyklades, the Greek word used to describe circle of islands at the heart of the civilization during the Bronze Age. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"An additional two bungee cords also come with the set to better secure the bow and stern . \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s complemented by a lifting platform and two cranes at the stern that can support the loading and unloading of the various vehicles. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As Matteson piloted the boat from his seat in the stern , Telep brandished a long pole with a net at the tip. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Roderick Grimshaw pushed an empty lobster trap to the stern as Michael Grimshaw hauled up the rest. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"During breaks in the pot-rigging, crew members climbed back aboard the Pinnacle and warmed up in a three-story house that rises fortress-like \u2014 but full of comforts \u2014 from the stern of the boat. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But a portion of the stern has broken off, meaning the hull is in at least two pieces. \u2014 al , 12 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"
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English sterne , from Old English styrne ; akin to Old English starian to stare \u2014 more at stare":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, rudder, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stj\u014drn steering, rudder; akin to Old English st\u012beran to steer \u2014 more at steer":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0259rn"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stern Adjective severe , stern , austere , ascetic mean given to or marked by strict discipline and firm restraint. severe implies standards enforced without indulgence or laxity and may suggest harshness. severe military discipline stern stresses inflexibility and inexorability of temper or character. stern arbiters of public morality austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial. living an austere life in the country ascetic implies abstention from pleasure and comfort or self-indulgence as spiritual discipline. the ascetic life of the monks",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"austere",
|
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"authoritarian",
|
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"flinty",
|
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"hard",
|
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"harsh",
|
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"heavy-handed",
|
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"ramrod",
|
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"rigid",
|
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"rigorous",
|
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"severe",
|
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"strict",
|
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"tough"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013835",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"biographical name",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stern tube":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a long bushing or bearing through the stern of a ship to support the after part of the propeller shaft":[],
|
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": a torpedo tube located at the stern":[]
|
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},
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"definitions":{
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": a gallery around the stern of an old-time man-of-war":[]
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},
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"noun"
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": a wave formed at the stern of a boat under way \u2014 compare bow wave":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065619",
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"noun"
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]
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"definitions":{
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": a paddle wheel at the stern of a boat":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140630",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"clement",
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"forbearing",
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"gentle",
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"indulgent",
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"lax",
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"lenient",
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"tolerant"
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": inexorable":[
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],
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],
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"Otto 1888\u20131969 American (German-born) physicist":[]
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"He gave me a stern look.",
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"the army post's stern commander always had the utmost respect of those who served under him",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The Moon in Scorpio will square stern Saturn, then turn right around and trine dreamy Neptune, showing us facts and fantasy in equal measure. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
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"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful-dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
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"At one point, Louis poked his tongue out in Kate's face and made a goofy gesture with his hand, prompting the mother of three to give him a stern look. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
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"Needless to say, fans quickly reacted to the video and a lot of people were rallying behind Zooey who held a stern face throughout the clip. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
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"Khan says his removal from office was the result of a U.S.-organized plot and collusion with Sharif, whose government has vowed a stern response if Khan violates the ban. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022",
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"The yacht\u2019s inline stern drive system reportedly gives it great maneuverability and efficiency, too. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
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"His new classmates, all white, despise Black people and use the N-word; Aaron gives Paul a stern lesson in civil rights, teaching him that the same people who menace Black people would do the same to Jews. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
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"The mention of singing and dancing is met with stern looks, pressed lips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The name on the boat's stern is Kyklades, the Greek word used to describe circle of islands at the heart of the civilization during the Bronze Age. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
|
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"An additional two bungee cords also come with the set to better secure the bow and stern . \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
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"It\u2019s complemented by a lifting platform and two cranes at the stern that can support the loading and unloading of the various vehicles. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"As Matteson piloted the boat from his seat in the stern , Telep brandished a long pole with a net at the tip. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Roderick Grimshaw pushed an empty lobster trap to the stern as Michael Grimshaw hauled up the rest. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"During breaks in the pot-rigging, crew members climbed back aboard the Pinnacle and warmed up in a three-story house that rises fortress-like \u2014 but full of comforts \u2014 from the stern of the boat. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But a portion of the stern has broken off, meaning the hull is in at least two pieces. \u2014 al , 12 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"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English sterne , from Old English styrne ; akin to Old English starian to stare \u2014 more at stare":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, rudder, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stj\u014drn steering, rudder; akin to Old English st\u012beran to steer \u2014 more at steer":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0259rn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stern Adjective severe , stern , austere , ascetic mean given to or marked by strict discipline and firm restraint. severe implies standards enforced without indulgence or laxity and may suggest harshness. severe military discipline stern stresses inflexibility and inexorability of temper or character. stern arbiters of public morality austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial. living an austere life in the country ascetic implies abstention from pleasure and comfort or self-indulgence as spiritual discipline. the ascetic life of the monks",
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"synonyms":[
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"austere",
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"authoritarian",
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"flinty",
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"hard",
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"harsh",
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"heavy-handed",
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"ramrod",
|
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"rigid",
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"rigorous",
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"severe",
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"strict",
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"tough"
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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|
"sternness":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"clement",
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|
"forbearing",
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"gentle",
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"indulgent",
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"lax",
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"lenient",
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"tolerant"
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],
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": forbidding or gloomy in appearance":[],
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": having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner : austere":[],
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": inexorable":[
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"stern necessity"
|
|
],
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": sturdy , stout":[
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"a stern resolve"
|
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],
|
|
": the rear end of a boat":[],
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"Otto 1888\u20131969 American (German-born) physicist":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He gave me a stern look.",
|
|
"the army post's stern commander always had the utmost respect of those who served under him",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The Moon in Scorpio will square stern Saturn, then turn right around and trine dreamy Neptune, showing us facts and fantasy in equal measure. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful-dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"At one point, Louis poked his tongue out in Kate's face and made a goofy gesture with his hand, prompting the mother of three to give him a stern look. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Needless to say, fans quickly reacted to the video and a lot of people were rallying behind Zooey who held a stern face throughout the clip. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Khan says his removal from office was the result of a U.S.-organized plot and collusion with Sharif, whose government has vowed a stern response if Khan violates the ban. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The yacht\u2019s inline stern drive system reportedly gives it great maneuverability and efficiency, too. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"His new classmates, all white, despise Black people and use the N-word; Aaron gives Paul a stern lesson in civil rights, teaching him that the same people who menace Black people would do the same to Jews. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The mention of singing and dancing is met with stern looks, pressed lips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The name on the boat's stern is Kyklades, the Greek word used to describe circle of islands at the heart of the civilization during the Bronze Age. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"An additional two bungee cords also come with the set to better secure the bow and stern . \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s complemented by a lifting platform and two cranes at the stern that can support the loading and unloading of the various vehicles. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As Matteson piloted the boat from his seat in the stern , Telep brandished a long pole with a net at the tip. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Roderick Grimshaw pushed an empty lobster trap to the stern as Michael Grimshaw hauled up the rest. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"During breaks in the pot-rigging, crew members climbed back aboard the Pinnacle and warmed up in a three-story house that rises fortress-like \u2014 but full of comforts \u2014 from the stern of the boat. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But a portion of the stern has broken off, meaning the hull is in at least two pieces. \u2014 al , 12 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"
|
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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|
|
"Middle English sterne , from Old English styrne ; akin to Old English starian to stare \u2014 more at stare":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, rudder, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stj\u014drn steering, rudder; akin to Old English st\u012beran to steer \u2014 more at steer":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259rn"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stern Adjective severe , stern , austere , ascetic mean given to or marked by strict discipline and firm restraint. severe implies standards enforced without indulgence or laxity and may suggest harshness. severe military discipline stern stresses inflexibility and inexorability of temper or character. stern arbiters of public morality austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial. living an austere life in the country ascetic implies abstention from pleasure and comfort or self-indulgence as spiritual discipline. the ascetic life of the monks",
|
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|
|
"austere",
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"authoritarian",
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"flinty",
|
|
"hard",
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"harsh",
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
|
"ramrod",
|
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"rigid",
|
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"rigorous",
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"severe",
|
|
"strict",
|
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"tough"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020028",
|
|
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|
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"adverb",
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|
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|
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|
},
|
|
"sternum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compound ventral bone or cartilage of most vertebrates other than fishes that connects the ribs or the shoulder girdle or both and in humans consists of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Press your forearms and palms down flat and relax your shoulders; pull your shoulders back and press your sternum forward. \u2014 Nick Owchar, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Then use that momentum to fully extend your legs and bring the handle all the way into your sternum . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Perovskyi would carefully examine every injury on the body, make a Y-incision through the bellybutton, up the sternum and across the collarbones, and saw open the skull. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Push your heels into the floor and unrack it, holding the bar above your sternum with straight arms. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Instead, her wispy tops and dresses revealed glimpses of sternum or rib cage via angular apertures and sheer overlays. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Merri believes that the shape and structure of the sternum impacts how different species of birds breathe. \u2014 Emily Schwing, Scientific American , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On Sunday, in the 49ers\u2019 win at Jacksonville, Arden Key lined up at left defensive tackle, got right guard Ben Bartch off-balance with a jab to the sternum at the snap and barreled into the backfield to sack quarterback Trevor Lawrence. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Taurasi missed 12 games before the Olympics with sternum and hip injuries. \u2014 Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic , 8 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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|
|
"New Latin, from Greek sternon chest, breastbone; akin to Old High German stirna forehead, Latin sternere to spread out \u2014 more at strew":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259r-n\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214309",
|
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act or noise of sneezing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English sternutacion , from Latin sternutation-, sternutatio , from sternutare to sneeze, frequentative of sternuere to sneeze; akin to Greek ptarnysthai to sneeze":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccst\u0259r-ny\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202911",
|
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sternutator":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an agent that induces sneezing and often lacrimation and vomiting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259r-ny\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259r-ny\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111722",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sternward":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fore",
|
|
"forward"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": aft":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a flight attendant hurried sternward to attend to the disturbance"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259rn-w\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abaft",
|
|
"aft",
|
|
"astern"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175029",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sternwards":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fore",
|
|
"forward"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": aft":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a flight attendant hurried sternward to attend to the disturbance"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259rn-w\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abaft",
|
|
"aft",
|
|
"astern"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163156",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sternway":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": movement of a ship backward or with stern foremost":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259rn-\u02ccw\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205144",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stev":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"stevedore":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094803",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stevedore":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port":[],
|
|
": to work as a stevedore":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"on the wharves, stevedores were unloading cargo from the far corners of the world",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"More like San Pedro, with a working man, a stevedore \u2014 Boston College guard Zion Johnson. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"By his twentieth birthday, having discovered that he wasn\u2019t cut out for the back-breaking life of a longshoreman or stevedore , P.J. tried his hand as a brass finisher at an East Boston machine shop. \u2014 Neal Thompson, Town & Country , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Drafted into the Army in 1943 at age 19, he was deployed to Europe as a stevedore in an all-Black unit. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Bearing a scythe, a hoe, and a stevedore \u2019s hook, the women appear ready for action. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Stevedores board ships to operate the cranes mounted on deck, and the rotor sails seemed to be partially blocking this stevedore \u2019s line of sight. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2021",
|
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"Weeksville is an extraordinary museum in central Brooklyn dedicated to the history of the free Black community that was founded there in 1838, when a Black stevedore named James Weeks first purchased the property. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"Mavrinac pushed back, saying the stevedore usually hands a handwritten plan to the crew, and that the crew uses that to account for the cargo present. \u2014 Natasha Chen, CNN , 22 Sep. 2020",
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"Sim\u00f3n quickly finds work as a stevedore , hauling sacks of grain. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 18 May 2020"
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],
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"1788, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1862, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Spanish estibador , from estibar to pack \u2014 more at steeve":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0113-v\u0259-\u02ccd\u022fr",
|
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"also \u02c8st\u0113v-\u02ccd\u022fr"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"docker",
|
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"dockhand",
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"dockworker",
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"longshoreman",
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"roustabout",
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"rouster"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081506",
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"noun",
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|
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},
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"stevedore knot":{
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"definitions":{
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": a stopper knot similar to a figure eight knot but with one or more extra turns":[
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"\u2014 see knot illustration"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1863, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191109",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"steven":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": noise , uproar":[],
|
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": voice":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English stefn, stemn voice, sound; akin to Old Frisian stifne, stemme voice, Old High German stimna, stimma , Gothic stibna":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stev\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032654",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stew":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a district of brothels":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
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],
|
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": a heterogeneous mixture":[],
|
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": a hot bath":[],
|
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": a state of excitement, worry, or confusion":[],
|
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": a state of heat and congestion":[],
|
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": a utensil used for boiling":[],
|
|
": brothel":[],
|
|
": fish or meat usually with vegetables prepared by stewing":[],
|
|
": flight attendant":[],
|
|
": to be in a state of suppressed agitation, worry, or resentment":[],
|
|
": to become cooked by stewing":[],
|
|
": to boil slowly or with simmering heat":[],
|
|
": to swelter especially from confinement in a hot or stuffy atmosphere":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The meat still needs to stew .",
|
|
"a can of stewed tomatoes",
|
|
"She's been stewing over what he said for days."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1970, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English stewe heated room for a steam bath, from Anglo-French estuve , from Vulgar Latin *extufa \u2014 more at stove":"Noun",
|
|
"short for stewardess":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fc",
|
|
"\u02c8sty\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boil",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"parboil",
|
|
"poach",
|
|
"simmer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171127",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"steward":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"administrate",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"operate",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"tend"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fiscal agent":[],
|
|
": an employee on a ship, airplane, bus, or train who manages the provisioning of food and attends passengers":[],
|
|
": one appointed to supervise the provision and distribution of food and drink in an institution":[],
|
|
": one employed in a large household or estate to manage domestic concerns (such as the supervision of servants, collection of rents, and keeping of accounts)":[],
|
|
": one who actively directs affairs : manager":[],
|
|
": shop steward":[],
|
|
": to act as a steward for : manage":[],
|
|
": to perform the duties of a steward":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the steward of their investments",
|
|
"teaching our children to be good stewards of the land",
|
|
"the steward of the estate",
|
|
"The race stewards are reviewing the results.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"will steward the city's library programs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And finally, courageous and very focused on fighting the good fight and trying to be a good steward on this planet. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"My biggest issue is being a good steward of the taxpayers' dollars and running the county like a business. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Roth has said his operation would be a good steward of the land. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Jennifer Hamilton, a 47-year-old union steward with the Service Employees International Union, was in the Target parking lot when a man approached her and shot her multiple times, before fleeing, FOX 32 of Chicago reported. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Fifteen months ago, the Lakers won the NBA championship and Frank Vogel was lauded for being the steward who guided the franchise to its 17th title that tied it with the Boston Celtics for the most in league history. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"As the steward poured me a white wine, the carriages rattled and swayed around the switchbacks. \u2014 Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Her father, Clarence Forster, was born in Barbados and became a chief steward for Cunard Lines. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The Indian prime minister is the steward of the world\u2019s largest democracy. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"But harvest restrictions are the main tool the Maryland Department of Natural Resources can use to steward the blue crab population because its health depends largely on fluctuations in nature. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Known locally as La Floresta, the USFS is often seen as a feudal lord, a faraway government entity that has accumulated vast holdings with little idea of how to properly steward them or enough funds to do the job. \u2014 Alicia Inez Guzm\u00e1n For Searchlight Nm, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Carrie, Greg and I are inspired by the opportunity to steward this great organization in a vibrant community full of opportunity and passionate fans. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Working in partnership with NGO\u2019s and local and federal leaders, corporations must be intentionally and create a long term strategy to steward more resources to disadvantaged communities of color. \u2014 Earl Carr, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Private companies and government leaders each want to steward revenues and tax dollars but as Salt Lake County\u2019s experience shows, the ROI often extends beyond the bottom line. \u2014 The Sorenson Impact Center, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Finally, this study is a stark reminder that researchers still have much to learn from ancient individuals and artifacts held in African museums, and highlights the critical role of the curators who steward these collections. \u2014 Mary Prendergast, Quartz , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Finally, this study is a stark reminder that researchers still have much to learn from ancient individuals and artifacts held in African museums, and highlights the critical role of the curators who steward these collections. \u2014 Mary Prendergast, Quartz , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Finally, this study is a stark reminder that researchers still have much to learn from ancient individuals and artifacts held in African museums, and highlights the critical role of the curators who steward these collections. \u2014 Mary Prendergast, Quartz , 24 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1621, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English st\u012bweard , from st\u012b, stig hall, sty + weard ward \u2014 more at sty , ward":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sty\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02c8st(y)u\u0307rd",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fc-\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"daily",
|
|
"domestic",
|
|
"flunky",
|
|
"flunkey",
|
|
"flunkie",
|
|
"lackey",
|
|
"menial",
|
|
"retainer",
|
|
"servant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204930",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stewardship":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the office, duties, and obligations of a steward":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"generally the dean left the day-to-day stewardship of the college to the assistant dean",
|
|
"she believes that stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Southbridge, graduation rates have declined under the state\u2019s stewardship . \u2014 Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Some balked at the speed and lack of detail on governance issues, including voting rights, information rights and the makeup of Twitter\u2019s board of directors under Mr. Musk\u2019s stewardship , one person said. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"David is a member of the Cerro Negro Forest Council, which manages a community thinning project in the Carson National Forest that is based on the tenets of acequia stewardship . \u2014 Alicia Inez Guzm\u00e1n For Searchlight Nm, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"In her careful response, Black sidestepped defensiveness to focus on transnational values\u2014the importance of universal stewardship of the planet. \u2014 Claudia Kalb, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Such unusual or large one-time awards are drawing more attention, said Caitlin McSherry, director of investment stewardship at the investment manager Neuberger Berman. \u2014 Theo Francis, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Fighting vaccine and mask mandates is a big part of LePage\u2019s critique of Mills\u2019 stewardship . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Totaling as much as $81 million, the funding through the two major oil-producing states has qualified support from land stewardship advocates who don't usually side with the petroleum industry. \u2014 Mead Gruver, Star Tribune , 12 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Many of the sites the Culpeper Battlefields State Park will include are already open to the public, under the stewardship of the battlefield trust or other organizations. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fc-\u0259rd-\u02ccship",
|
|
"\u02c8sty\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02c8st(y)u\u0307rd-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administration",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"governance",
|
|
"government",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"intendance",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"presidency",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"superintendence",
|
|
"superintendency",
|
|
"supervision"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020246",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stewed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": drunk sense 1a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was clear from the caller's voice that she was fairly stewed",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Adventurous eaters will want to try the stewed pigs ears, served over rice \u2013 which is one of the restaurant\u2019s top sellers -- or conch and octopus salads. \u2014 cleveland , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Poached eggs, feta cheese, and stewed tomatoes make for a flavorful, zesty start to the day. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Suddenly, fried green tomatoes, shrimp and grits, stewed collard greens and more could be found all over town. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"A few minutes after naan was dipped into bowls of stewed okra and beans, Mr. Samadzoi, his wife, and the two oldest children retired to worship on their prayer rugs. \u2014 Giovanna Dell'orto And Mariam Fam, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another arrived with small pails of saut\u00e9ed and stewed vegetables, some diced, others mashed, and ladled out a spoonful of each. \u2014 Chandrahas Choudhury, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ebony\u2019s pages, along with refinements to dishes that were perhaps more familiar to the Black American diaspora, including Ebony\u2019s stewed chicken and dumplings and Hoppin\u2019 John. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"For a savory alternative, consider serving them with stewed white beans and shaved Parmesan, or a fried egg and frizzled herbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Sides: French fries, stewed tomatoes, mac and cheese, coleslaw. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 1 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1737, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fcd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"besotted",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"blitzed",
|
|
"blotto",
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"boozy",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crocked",
|
|
"drunk",
|
|
"drunken",
|
|
"fried",
|
|
"gassed",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"inebriate",
|
|
"inebriated",
|
|
"intoxicated",
|
|
"juiced",
|
|
"lit",
|
|
"lit up",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"oiled",
|
|
"pickled",
|
|
"pie-eyed",
|
|
"plastered",
|
|
"potted",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"sloshed",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"sottish",
|
|
"soused",
|
|
"sozzled",
|
|
"squiffed",
|
|
"squiffy",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stinking",
|
|
"stoned",
|
|
"tanked",
|
|
"tiddly",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"tipsy",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"wiped out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213300",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stichobasidial":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the nuclear spindles of the basidia parallel to the longitudinal axis \u2014 compare chiastobasidial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek sticho s line + English basidial":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6stik\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125045",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stichometric":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": of or relating to stichometry : characterized by lines"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6stik\u0259\u00a6me\u2027trik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022850",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stichometry":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a list of documents stating how many lines each contains":[],
|
|
": a measurement of books by the number of lines they contain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek sticho s line + English -metry":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"st\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u00e4m\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020114",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stichomythia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dialogue especially of altercation or dispute delivered by two actors in alternating lines (as in classical Greek drama)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The pretext for drama, in the foreground, seems always to be a homicide, but around and beyond the forensic stichomythia that introduces character and circumstance there is a magnificent country, a virtual heaven. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek stichomythia , from stichomythein to speak dialogue in alternate lines, from stichos row, verse + mythos speech, myth; akin to Greek steichein to walk, go \u2014 more at stair":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsti-k\u0259-\u02c8mi-th\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195617",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stichos":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": line , stich , verse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti\u02cck\u00e4s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212836",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stichosome":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a column of glandular cells associated with the esophagus of various nematodes":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek sticho s row, line + English -some":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stik\u0259\u02ccs\u014dm"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215602",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stichtite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral Mg 6 Cr 2 (OH) 16 (CO 3 ).4H 2 O consisting of a hydrous carbonate and hydroxide of magnesium and chromium":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Robert Sticht \u20201922 Australian metallurgist born in U.S. + English -ite":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stik\u02cct\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104346",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stick":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a club or staff used as a weapon":[],
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": a cut or broken branch or piece of wood gathered for fuel or construction material":[],
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": a dull, inert, stiff, or spiritless person":[],
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": a long slender piece of wood or metal: such as":[],
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": a marijuana cigarette":[],
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": a number of bombs arranged for release from a bombing plane in a series across a target":[],
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": a number of parachutists dropping together":[],
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": a piece of furniture":[],
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": a piece of the materials composing something (such as a building)":[],
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": a thrust with a pointed instrument : stab":[],
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": a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or slender branch":[],
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": a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as":[],
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": adhesive quality or substance":[],
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": an airplane lever operating the elevators and ailerons":[],
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": an herbaceous stalk resembling a woody stick":[
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"celery sticks"
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],
|
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": an implement used for striking or propelling an object in a game":[],
|
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": any of various implements resembling a stick in shape, origin, or use: such as":[],
|
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": baffle , stump":[],
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": balk , scruple":[],
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": cheat , defraud":[],
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": composing stick":[],
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": criticism , abuse":[],
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": delay , stop":[],
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": impale":[],
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": impediment":[],
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": infatuated with":[],
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": overcharge":[],
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": person , chap":[],
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": project , protrude":[],
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": punishment or the threat of punishment used to force compliance or cooperation":[
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"choosing between the carrot and the stick"
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],
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": push , thrust":[],
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": remote usually rural districts regarded especially as backward, dull, or unsophisticated : boondocks":[],
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": something prepared (as by cutting, molding, or rolling) in a relatively long and slender often cylindrical form":[
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"a stick of candy",
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"a stick of butter"
|
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],
|
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": something used to force compliance":[],
|
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": the gearshift lever of an automobile":[],
|
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": to attach by or as if by causing to adhere to a surface":[],
|
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": to be unable to proceed":[],
|
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": to become blocked, wedged, or jammed":[],
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": to become fast by or as if by miring or by gluing or plastering":[
|
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"stuck in the mud"
|
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],
|
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": to become fixed in place by means of a pointed end":[],
|
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": to compel to pay especially by trickery":[
|
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"got stuck with the bar bill"
|
|
],
|
|
": to execute (a landing) flawlessly in gymnastics":[],
|
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": to fasten by thrusting in":[],
|
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": to find oneself baffled":[],
|
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": to furnish with things fastened on by or as if by piercing":[],
|
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": to halt the movement or action of":[],
|
|
": to hit or propel (something, such as a hockey puck) with a stick":[],
|
|
": to hold fast or adhere resolutely : cling":[
|
|
"she stuck to her story"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hold to something firmly by or as if by adhesion:":[],
|
|
": to irritate, nag at, or obsess one":[],
|
|
": to keep close in a chase or competition":[],
|
|
": to kill by piercing":[],
|
|
": to maintain one's position especially in face of opposition":[],
|
|
": to make oneself vulnerable by taking a risk":[],
|
|
": to pierce with something pointed : stab":[],
|
|
": to push or thrust so as or as if to pierce":[],
|
|
": to put or set in a specified place or position":[],
|
|
": to remain effective":[],
|
|
": to remain in a place, situation, or environment":[],
|
|
": to saddle with something disadvantageous or disagreeable":[
|
|
"is still stuck with that lousy car"
|
|
],
|
|
": to treat harshly or unfairly":[],
|
|
": walking stick":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1937, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stik , from Old English sticca ; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English stikken , from Old English stician ; akin to Old High German sticken to prick, Latin in stigare to urge on, goad, Greek stizein to tattoo":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stick Verb (2) stick , adhere , cohere , cling , cleave mean to become closely attached. stick implies attachment by affixing or by being glued together. couldn't get the label to stick adhere is often interchangeable with stick but sometimes implies a growing together. antibodies adhering to a virus cohere suggests a sticking together of parts so that they form a unified mass. eggs will make the mixture cohere cling implies attachment by hanging on with arms or tendrils. clinging to a capsized boat cleave stresses strength of attachment. the wet shirt cleaved to his back",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035208",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"stick 'em up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200556",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stick (to":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to continue doing or using (something) especially when it is difficult to do so":[
|
|
"She stuck to her story about the money already being missing when she got there.",
|
|
"Please stick to the script/subject/rules.",
|
|
"Stick to the marked trails.",
|
|
"If you want to succeed, you've got to stick to it and not give up."
|
|
],
|
|
": to not change (a decision, belief, etc.)":[
|
|
"I intend to stick to my promise/word.",
|
|
"She's sticking to her decision to retire."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112152",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick (to ":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to continue doing or using (something) especially when it is difficult to do so",
|
|
": to not change (a decision, belief, etc.)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-185155",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick and groove":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a primitive apparatus for kindling fire by friction consisting of a fire-plow and a hearth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124921",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick around":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"bail out",
|
|
"bug out",
|
|
"buzz (off)",
|
|
"clear off",
|
|
"clear out",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go off",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"pack (up ",
|
|
"peel off",
|
|
"pike (out ",
|
|
"pull out",
|
|
"push off",
|
|
"push on",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"shove (off)",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"vamoose",
|
|
"walk out"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to stay or wait about : linger":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we stuck around afterwards to help clean up"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"dwell",
|
|
"hang around",
|
|
"remain",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"tarry"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224454",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": endure , last entry 1":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with it stuck it out to the end"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be persistent (as in a demand or an opinion)":[],
|
|
": to be prominent or conspicuous":[],
|
|
": to jut out : project":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no feet sticking out in the aisles, please",
|
|
"managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Are there any moments being in the studio during the making of good kid that stick out to you most? \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The 47th season seemed to be middle-of-the-road compared to former years, but the dominant showing of male performers in contrast to the female ones seemed to stick out more so this time around. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Sagittarius moon people are usually the loudest or rowdiest ones of the bunch and tend to stick out like sore thumbs in group settings. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Fluent in Japanese and determined not to stick out as the uncouth American, Jake keeps his nose to the ground and immerses himself in the city\u2019s culture. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Of course a product can afford to be similar when an industry is just starting its transition to EVs, as the pressure to stick out in the competitive field is much lower, with fewer rivals. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"And the parts of a satellite that do stick out , like antennas and solar panels, tend to be too fragile to grab. \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What made the vault stick out too was how well the Utes did on the other events to put themselves right in the middle of the fight for the title. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Large wooden keys stick out from the carillon\u2019s keyboard. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1640, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"beetle",
|
|
"belly",
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pooch",
|
|
"pouch",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"protrude",
|
|
"stand out",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221621",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick shift":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a manually operated gearshift for a motor vehicle usually mounted on the floor"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Do you know how to drive a stick shift ?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And while the automatic transmission was by this point an increasingly popular option on the Z, this car has a five-speed stick shift poking up between the seats. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Driving for the first time in twenty years\u2014 stick shift ! \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Consider: Before cars incorporated intelligence, everything was manual and analog\u2014from the stick shift to the cassette player. \u2014 Ana Pinczuk, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"By contrast, Porsche\u2014for the time being, at least\u2014still offers a stick shift in the Cayman GT4. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Two weeks ago, the automaker finally confirmed that the Supra would be available with a stick shift again. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Dreyer also gave Hall her first car, which had a manual transmission, and taught her how to drive with a stick shift . \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That means the chance to get an Emira with a manual gearbox will be a limited one, as the stick shift will only be offered with the V-6. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"That stick shift was an undeniably alluring feature. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1959, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090500",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to continue doing or using (something) especially when it is difficult to do so":[
|
|
"She stuck to her story about the money already being missing when she got there.",
|
|
"Please stick to the script/subject/rules.",
|
|
"Stick to the marked trails.",
|
|
"If you want to succeed, you've got to stick to it and not give up."
|
|
],
|
|
": to not change (a decision, belief, etc.)":[
|
|
"I intend to stick to my promise/word.",
|
|
"She's sticking to her decision to retire."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083514",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick to beat (someone) with":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that is used to attack or punish (someone) or to make an attack or punishment seem reasonable or right":[
|
|
"These charges have given her opponents a new stick to beat her with ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163456",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to continue to support each other":[
|
|
"Families need to stick together ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174828",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick-and-dirt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": made of sticks plastered with clay":[
|
|
"stick-and-dirt fireplace",
|
|
"stick-and-mud chimneys, the type most often used",
|
|
"\u2014 American Guide Series: Texas"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054148",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick-in-the-mud":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hipster",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"trendy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stik-\u0259n-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02ccm\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"Colonel Blimp",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"fogy",
|
|
"fogey",
|
|
"fossil",
|
|
"fud",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"mossback",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"stuffed shirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011535",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick-slip":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": movement of two surfaces relative to each other that proceeds by a series of jerks caused by alternate sticking from friction and sliding when the friction is overcome by an applied force":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021851",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stick-to-itiveness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hesitation",
|
|
"indecision",
|
|
"indecisiveness",
|
|
"irresoluteness",
|
|
"irresolution",
|
|
"vacillation"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dogged perseverance : tenacity":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from the phrase stick to it":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"stik-\u02c8t\u00fc-\u0259-tiv-n\u0259s"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"decidedness",
|
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"decision",
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"decisiveness",
|
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"determination",
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"determinedness",
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"firmness",
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"granite",
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"purposefulness",
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"resoluteness",
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"resolution",
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"resolve"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092535",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stick/stand out like a sore thumb":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to be very noticeable in usually a bad way":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010814",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stickability":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": ability to endure or persevere":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"stick entry 5 + ability":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccstik\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054839",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"stickage":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or the fact of sticking : tendency to stick : adhesion":[
|
|
"belting conveys the raw dough pieces without stickage",
|
|
"\u2014 Bakers Digest"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"stick entry 5 + -age":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stikij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075027",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sticks":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a club or staff used as a weapon":[],
|
|
": a cut or broken branch or piece of wood gathered for fuel or construction material":[],
|
|
": a dull, inert, stiff, or spiritless person":[],
|
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": a long slender piece of wood or metal: such as":[],
|
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": a marijuana cigarette":[],
|
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": a number of bombs arranged for release from a bombing plane in a series across a target":[],
|
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": a number of parachutists dropping together":[],
|
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": a piece of furniture":[],
|
|
": a piece of the materials composing something (such as a building)":[],
|
|
": a thrust with a pointed instrument : stab":[],
|
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": a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or slender branch":[],
|
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": a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such as":[],
|
|
": adhesive quality or substance":[],
|
|
": an airplane lever operating the elevators and ailerons":[],
|
|
": an herbaceous stalk resembling a woody stick":[
|
|
"celery sticks"
|
|
],
|
|
": an implement used for striking or propelling an object in a game":[],
|
|
": any of various implements resembling a stick in shape, origin, or use: such as":[],
|
|
": baffle , stump":[],
|
|
": balk , scruple":[],
|
|
": cheat , defraud":[],
|
|
": composing stick":[],
|
|
": criticism , abuse":[],
|
|
": delay , stop":[],
|
|
": impale":[],
|
|
": impediment":[],
|
|
": infatuated with":[],
|
|
": overcharge":[],
|
|
": person , chap":[],
|
|
": project , protrude":[],
|
|
": punishment or the threat of punishment used to force compliance or cooperation":[
|
|
"choosing between the carrot and the stick"
|
|
],
|
|
": push , thrust":[],
|
|
": remote usually rural districts regarded especially as backward, dull, or unsophisticated : boondocks":[],
|
|
": something prepared (as by cutting, molding, or rolling) in a relatively long and slender often cylindrical form":[
|
|
"a stick of candy",
|
|
"a stick of butter"
|
|
],
|
|
": something used to force compliance":[],
|
|
": the gearshift lever of an automobile":[],
|
|
": to attach by or as if by causing to adhere to a surface":[],
|
|
": to be unable to proceed":[],
|
|
": to become blocked, wedged, or jammed":[],
|
|
": to become fast by or as if by miring or by gluing or plastering":[
|
|
"stuck in the mud"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become fixed in place by means of a pointed end":[],
|
|
": to compel to pay especially by trickery":[
|
|
"got stuck with the bar bill"
|
|
],
|
|
": to execute (a landing) flawlessly in gymnastics":[],
|
|
": to fasten by thrusting in":[],
|
|
": to find oneself baffled":[],
|
|
": to furnish with things fastened on by or as if by piercing":[],
|
|
": to halt the movement or action of":[],
|
|
": to hit or propel (something, such as a hockey puck) with a stick":[],
|
|
": to hold fast or adhere resolutely : cling":[
|
|
"she stuck to her story"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hold to something firmly by or as if by adhesion:":[],
|
|
": to irritate, nag at, or obsess one":[],
|
|
": to keep close in a chase or competition":[],
|
|
": to kill by piercing":[],
|
|
": to maintain one's position especially in face of opposition":[],
|
|
": to make oneself vulnerable by taking a risk":[],
|
|
": to pierce with something pointed : stab":[],
|
|
": to push or thrust so as or as if to pierce":[],
|
|
": to put or set in a specified place or position":[],
|
|
": to remain effective":[],
|
|
": to remain in a place, situation, or environment":[],
|
|
": to saddle with something disadvantageous or disagreeable":[
|
|
"is still stuck with that lousy car"
|
|
],
|
|
": to treat harshly or unfairly":[],
|
|
": walking stick":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1937, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stik , from Old English sticca ; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English stikken , from Old English stician ; akin to Old High German sticken to prick, Latin in stigare to urge on, goad, Greek stizein to tattoo":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stick Verb (2) stick , adhere , cohere , cling , cleave mean to become closely attached. stick implies attachment by affixing or by being glued together. couldn't get the label to stick adhere is often interchangeable with stick but sometimes implies a growing together. antibodies adhering to a virus cohere suggests a sticking together of parts so that they form a unified mass. eggs will make the mixture cohere cling implies attachment by hanging on with arms or tendrils. clinging to a capsized boat cleave stresses strength of attachment. the wet shirt cleaved to his back",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222116",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stickseed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various weedy herbs (genera Lappula and Hackelia ) of the borage family with bristly adhesive fruit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stik-\u02ccs\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134937",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sticktail":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ruddy duck":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"stick entry 1 + tail":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084842",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sticktight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bur marigold":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Between the sticktights , the rain and the pests, about 15% of the macadamia crop is lost every year, compared with more like 2% in the tree-shaking almond industry. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 5 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stik-\u02cct\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084737",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sticky":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadhesive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": adhesive":[],
|
|
": awkward , stiff":[],
|
|
": coated with a sticky substance":[],
|
|
": difficult , problematic":[
|
|
"a sticky situation"
|
|
],
|
|
": disagreeable , unpleasant":[
|
|
"came to a sticky end"
|
|
],
|
|
": excessively sentimental : cloying":[],
|
|
": tending to stick":[],
|
|
": viscous , gluey":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The sap is very sticky .",
|
|
"There is a sticky substance on the table.",
|
|
"The paint was still sticky .",
|
|
"The weather was hot and sticky .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Not only is this mousse enriched with natural origin DHA that delivers a golden finish, the quick-drying formula isn't sticky and is enriched with aloe vera to soothes skin irritation. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Most probably, inflation stays between 5%-10% this year since inflation rates are quite sticky . \u2014 Philipp Sandner, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"But that customer base is much less sticky , with cancellation involving a few clicks on a webpage as more people resumed meeting up in person. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Michigan\u2019s law is the most recent example of efforts by states, insurers, and doctors to un-gum a process that is notoriously sticky . \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Some insurance providers may require an additional rider for unforeseen severe weather, and even then the terms can be sticky . \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The air was hot and sticky and Dora, being a furry red Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever (toller for short), was not enjoying herself. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The Tokyo Olympic Stadium on a hot and sticky Monday morning was an edifice in search of an audience. \u2014 NBC News , 24 July 2021",
|
|
"Brace for a hot and sticky weekend as the heat index climbs to nearly 100 degrees and potentially severe thunderstorms hit Chicagoland, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Maggie Prosser, chicagotribune.com , 23 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti-k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"adhesive",
|
|
"clingy",
|
|
"gluey",
|
|
"glutinous",
|
|
"gummy",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"tenacious",
|
|
"viscid"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003838",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sticky wicket":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a difficult or delicate problem or situation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's a bit of a sticky wicket .",
|
|
"She was on a sticky wicket when she saw her friend steal the fund-raiser money.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Whether the deals pay off for the media companies remains a sticky wicket . \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"This is a bit of a sticky wicket , because technically everything is a chemical. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 22 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"How did this world-famous, brilliant prestidigitator end up in this sticky wicket ? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"While untangling the impact of the clause may be a bit of a sticky wicket , that\u2019s not the only legal question. \u2014 Frederick Melo, Twin Cities , 5 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The real sticky wicket in the Texas penal code, though, is not the bribery section but the one about abuse of official capacity. \u2014 Dallas News , 13 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1950, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"catch-22",
|
|
"corner",
|
|
"dilemma",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"impasse",
|
|
"jackpot",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"pickle",
|
|
"predicament",
|
|
"quagmire",
|
|
"rabbit hole",
|
|
"rattrap",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"swamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093155",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiff":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bones",
|
|
"cadaver",
|
|
"carcass",
|
|
"corpse",
|
|
"corpus",
|
|
"corse",
|
|
"relics",
|
|
"remains"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": arduous , rugged":[
|
|
"stiff terrain"
|
|
],
|
|
": cheat":[
|
|
"stiffed him in a business deal"
|
|
],
|
|
": close enough to the hole for an easy putt in golf":[
|
|
"hit it stiff and tapped it in for an easy birdie"
|
|
],
|
|
": corpse":[],
|
|
": drunk sense 1a":[],
|
|
": exerting great force":[
|
|
"a stiff wind"
|
|
],
|
|
": expensive , steep":[
|
|
"paid a stiff price"
|
|
],
|
|
": firm , resolute":[],
|
|
": flop , failure":[],
|
|
": forceful , vigorous":[],
|
|
": hard fought":[
|
|
"stiff competition"
|
|
],
|
|
": harsh , severe":[
|
|
"a stiff penalty"
|
|
],
|
|
": impeded in movement":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of a mechanism a truck's stiff suspension"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a stiff manner : stiffly":[],
|
|
": lacking in ease or grace : stilted":[],
|
|
": lacking in suppleness or flexibility":[
|
|
"stiff muscles"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by reserve or decorum":[],
|
|
": not easily bent : rigid":[
|
|
"a stiff collar"
|
|
],
|
|
": not easily heeled over by an external force (such as the wind)":[
|
|
"a stiff ship"
|
|
],
|
|
": of a dense or glutinous consistency : thick":[],
|
|
": potent":[
|
|
"poured her a stiff drink"
|
|
],
|
|
": proud":[],
|
|
": snub sense 3":[
|
|
"stiffed sportswriters after the game"
|
|
],
|
|
": stick sense 7a":[
|
|
"stiffed us with the bar bill"
|
|
],
|
|
": stubborn , unyielding":[],
|
|
": to an extreme degree : severely":[
|
|
"scared stiff",
|
|
"bored stiff"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fail commercially":[
|
|
"the movie stiffed at the box office"
|
|
],
|
|
": to refuse to pay or tip":[
|
|
"stiffed the waiter"
|
|
],
|
|
": vagrant , tramp":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"When I got out of bed this morning my back was stiff as a board .",
|
|
"Beat the egg whites until they are stiff .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"That poor stiff never gets a break.",
|
|
"They have the kind of luxuries the average working stiff can't afford.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The ride itself is a stiff one thanks to the massive, conventionally adjusted 50 mm Marzocchi fork and Sachs monoshock. \u2014 Peter Jackson, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"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",
|
|
"For others, symptoms include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, convulsions, fever and muscle aches. \u2014 ABC News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Add enough of the buttermilk to make a stiff batter. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"People who are not pregnant may experience headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balances and convulsions, in addition to fever and muscle aches. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The #MeToo movement helped bring Kelly down, but Hampton says an apology from Kelly would have had increased value now that the cause for gender equality is facing a stiff backlash. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Someone might want to pour Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson a stiff drink. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"And speaking of Pattern Beauty, this slender, dual-sided tool from the brand features a comb and stiff bristle brush to help sculpt your baby hair. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"But so far Brill has gotten stiff -armed by social media platforms. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"But the Auburn running back stiff -armed the Bucs and signed with Major League Baseball\u2019s Kansas City Royals. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Dogs go through stages in their life, just as people do, as is obvious to anyone who has watched their stiff -legged companion rouse themselves to go for one more walk. \u2014 James Gorman, Star Tribune , 14 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Montgomery found a wide crease between right guard James Daniels and right tackle Germain Ifedi, cut back and burst through the hole, stiff -arming former Chicago Bears first-round pick Leonard Floyd and racing into the secondary. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Thomas drew a loud response from the crowd after breaking loose for a 28-yard carry and stiff -arming an opponent late in the third quarter. \u2014 J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"That\u2019s piling up postseason wins, stiff -arming adversity and grinding through against the best mound minders in baseball. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2021",
|
|
"Fifty years ago, Germans goose-stepped in exacting regimentation, stiff -armed salutes sanctifying der Fuhrer. \u2014 Bob Larsen, SPIN , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"American consumers and workers aren\u2019t the only ones being stiff -armed. \u2014 William N. Walker And Stanton D. Anderson, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"If the Emmy Drama Roundtable proves anything, it\u2019s that even the stars of TV\u2019s buzziest shows are familiar with the indignities of the working stiff . \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"Dodgers star Mookie Betts got the day off Wednesday because of a stiff lower back but is expected to play Friday vs. Washington. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 8 Apr. 2021",
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"While the Chargers stagger around as if stiff -arming last call, the Los Angeles Rams clinched another playoff spot on Sunday by beating the Minnesota Vikings, 30-23. \u2014 Jay Paris, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Ultimately, his stiff -arm during a touchdown run during the Sooners\u2019 2017 Bedlam victory was the choice. \u2014 Ryan Aber, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The traditional stiff -arm salute was dropped in the 1940s in favor of the hand over the heart to avoid analogies to the Nazi salute. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"More than 50,000 fans at San Diego Stadium witnessed the stiff -legged, 28-year-old QB ambling downfield, Dec. 2. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"Again, an opponent that has little desire to fight a nuclear war with the U.S. may nevertheless rely on its nuclear forces to stiff -arm an American conventional response. \u2014 Caitlin Talmadge, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"After that score, Moore stood shell-shocked in front of her goal before slowly turning and trudging stiff -legged up the field. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 20 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The history of mergers and acquisitions is filled with ruthless corporate raiders, bruising wars of words and people trying to stiff each other. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"Egg whites are beaten to stiff peaks and then fine almond flour, powdered sugar, and flavorings are folded into the meringue carefully to avoid deflation and dry pockets. \u2014 Kate Kassin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"In another medium bowl, beat heavy cream to stiff peaks, then fold into mascarpone mixture. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"Fortunately, fashion now offers many unstuffy alternatives to stiff Oxfords. \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Boston\u2019s Kevin McHale stiff armed him in the neck area, leaving Rambis flat on his back. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Dec. 2021",
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"They stiff -armed national indifference and late-game theatrics that begged for cardiologists on speed dial. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Dec. 2021",
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"It\u2019s visually very military inspired, with large heavily padded shoulders, using weighty fabrics and stiff internal canvas. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"That helped open a crease for Allen, who was able to stiff -arm a defender and bounce to the outside. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
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"1950, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English stif , from Old English st\u012bf ; akin to Middle Dutch stijf stiff, Latin stipare to press together, Greek steibein to tread on":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stif"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stiff Adjective stiff , rigid , inflexible mean difficult to bend. stiff may apply to any degree of this condition. stretching keeps your muscles from becoming stiff rigid applies to something so stiff that it cannot be bent without breaking. a rigid surfboard inflexible stresses lack of suppleness or pliability. ski boots with inflexible soles",
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"synonyms":[
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"inflexible",
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"rigid",
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"stiffened",
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"unyielding"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102358",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stiff aster":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a wiry tufted perennial herb ( Aster linariifolia ) on the eastern U.S. with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves, and large heads of violet flowers terminating the branchlets":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223106",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stiff drink":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a strong alcoholic drink":[
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"He poured himself a stiff drink ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111910",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"stiff gentian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
|
|
": five-flowered gentian"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071309",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"stiff upper lip":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a steady and determined attitude or manner in the face of trouble":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"British stiff upper lip and all that, but come on, the kid is four. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 8 June 2022",
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"Henry told of how in his time as a footballer, players were expected to keep a stiff upper lip and their problems to themselves in fear of later reprisals. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The Blue Jays maintained a stiff upper lip throughout, but Lebron could sense something missing. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Physicians are taught to sacrifice, overlook pain and keep a stiff upper lip . \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Acaster\u2019s show, which toured New York several years ago but only became available for purchase on Vimeo recently, takes aim at England\u2019s famously stiff upper lip . \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 22 Mar. 2021",
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"The stiff upper lip , no matter how painful the attacks, was expected to remain impossibly rigid at all times. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Mar. 2021",
|
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"She\u2019s been expected to keep a stiff upper lip and maintain poise and grace while being attacked for simply loving a prince, having a baby, and having the audacity to be a happy Black woman. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Firth's Sam tries to keep a stiff upper lip , ducking into the bathroom to compose himself when his emotions are overwhelming, camouflaging his tears by opening the taps. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune , 27 Jan. 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from the phrase keep a stiff upper lip":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084525",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"stiff-arm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": straight-arm":[],
|
|
": to treat with disdain or neglect : slight , snub":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1909, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stif-\u02cc\u00e4rm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"cold-shoulder",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"snub",
|
|
"stiff"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175434",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiff-backed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": punctiliously correct : haughty , unbending":[
|
|
"a stiff-backed aristocrat",
|
|
"stiff-backed Boston"
|
|
],
|
|
": rigidly erect":[
|
|
"a stiff-backed sergeant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092357",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiff-necked":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"unarrogant",
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": formal , stilted":[],
|
|
": haughty , stubborn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stif-\u02c8nekt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"assumptive",
|
|
"bumptious",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"chesty",
|
|
"haughty",
|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
|
"high-handed",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"huffish",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"peremptory",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"sniffy",
|
|
"supercilious",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"toplofty",
|
|
"toploftical",
|
|
"uppish",
|
|
"uppity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005446",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiff-neckedly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a stiff-necked manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ktl\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211500",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiff-neckedness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being stiff-necked : pride , obstinacy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ktn-",
|
|
"-k\u0259\u0307dn\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024638",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiffen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"ease"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become stiff or stiffer":[],
|
|
": to make stiff or stiffer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She stiffened when he grabbed her shoulder.",
|
|
"The dogs stiffened in alarm.",
|
|
"The law would stiffen penalties for tax evasion.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The findings could stiffen employers\u2019 resolve to urge or require their employees to trek back to the office. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Constructing the shoes this way allows the shoemaker to avoid using an additional layer of lining to help stiffen the shoe. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"When mixture begins to stiffen , fold in vegetables. \u2014 Mary Meade, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Scenes like these can stiffen the shoulders of even the least cringe-beholden amongst us, but Bailey and Gemmell nail every second. \u2014 ELLE , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Rival operator Lifecell said its crews spent about two months before the invasion moving some equipment out of eastern areas to stiffen wireless coverage in the west, where millions have since relocated. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This could feed further conflict, stiffen Saudi determination to match Iran by also becoming a threshold nuclear state, and suck the U.S. into future military entanglements. \u2014 Firas Maksad, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Threats from Moscow to target the Baltic states or stir trouble in the Balkans will further stiffen U.S. and European spines. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Florida lawmakers are poised to pass legislation that would stiffen inspection and funding requirements for condo buildings, a move aimed at preventing a repeat of the Surfside, Fla., tower collapse last June that left 98 people dead. \u2014 Arian Campo-flores, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti-f\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"harshen",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"toughen"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014606",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiffened":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"ease"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become stiff or stiffer":[],
|
|
": to make stiff or stiffer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She stiffened when he grabbed her shoulder.",
|
|
"The dogs stiffened in alarm.",
|
|
"The law would stiffen penalties for tax evasion.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The findings could stiffen employers\u2019 resolve to urge or require their employees to trek back to the office. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Constructing the shoes this way allows the shoemaker to avoid using an additional layer of lining to help stiffen the shoe. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"When mixture begins to stiffen , fold in vegetables. \u2014 Mary Meade, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Scenes like these can stiffen the shoulders of even the least cringe-beholden amongst us, but Bailey and Gemmell nail every second. \u2014 ELLE , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Rival operator Lifecell said its crews spent about two months before the invasion moving some equipment out of eastern areas to stiffen wireless coverage in the west, where millions have since relocated. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This could feed further conflict, stiffen Saudi determination to match Iran by also becoming a threshold nuclear state, and suck the U.S. into future military entanglements. \u2014 Firas Maksad, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Threats from Moscow to target the Baltic states or stir trouble in the Balkans will further stiffen U.S. and European spines. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Florida lawmakers are poised to pass legislation that would stiffen inspection and funding requirements for condo buildings, a move aimed at preventing a repeat of the Surfside, Fla., tower collapse last June that left 98 people dead. \u2014 Arian Campo-flores, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti-f\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"harshen",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"toughen"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225755",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiffening bar":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stiffener sense d":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170634",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiffleg derrick":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a derrick whose framework rests on a fixed tripod of poles or timbers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112816",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiffly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bones",
|
|
"cadaver",
|
|
"carcass",
|
|
"corpse",
|
|
"corpus",
|
|
"corse",
|
|
"relics",
|
|
"remains"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": arduous , rugged":[
|
|
"stiff terrain"
|
|
],
|
|
": cheat":[
|
|
"stiffed him in a business deal"
|
|
],
|
|
": close enough to the hole for an easy putt in golf":[
|
|
"hit it stiff and tapped it in for an easy birdie"
|
|
],
|
|
": corpse":[],
|
|
": drunk sense 1a":[],
|
|
": exerting great force":[
|
|
"a stiff wind"
|
|
],
|
|
": expensive , steep":[
|
|
"paid a stiff price"
|
|
],
|
|
": firm , resolute":[],
|
|
": flop , failure":[],
|
|
": forceful , vigorous":[],
|
|
": hard fought":[
|
|
"stiff competition"
|
|
],
|
|
": harsh , severe":[
|
|
"a stiff penalty"
|
|
],
|
|
": impeded in movement":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of a mechanism a truck's stiff suspension"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a stiff manner : stiffly":[],
|
|
": lacking in ease or grace : stilted":[],
|
|
": lacking in suppleness or flexibility":[
|
|
"stiff muscles"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by reserve or decorum":[],
|
|
": not easily bent : rigid":[
|
|
"a stiff collar"
|
|
],
|
|
": not easily heeled over by an external force (such as the wind)":[
|
|
"a stiff ship"
|
|
],
|
|
": of a dense or glutinous consistency : thick":[],
|
|
": potent":[
|
|
"poured her a stiff drink"
|
|
],
|
|
": proud":[],
|
|
": snub sense 3":[
|
|
"stiffed sportswriters after the game"
|
|
],
|
|
": stick sense 7a":[
|
|
"stiffed us with the bar bill"
|
|
],
|
|
": stubborn , unyielding":[],
|
|
": to an extreme degree : severely":[
|
|
"scared stiff",
|
|
"bored stiff"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fail commercially":[
|
|
"the movie stiffed at the box office"
|
|
],
|
|
": to refuse to pay or tip":[
|
|
"stiffed the waiter"
|
|
],
|
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": vagrant , tramp":[]
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"Adjective",
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"When I got out of bed this morning my back was stiff as a board .",
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"Beat the egg whites until they are stiff .",
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"Noun",
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"That poor stiff never gets a break.",
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"They have the kind of luxuries the average working stiff can't afford.",
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"Verb",
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"the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The ride itself is a stiff one thanks to the massive, conventionally adjusted 50 mm Marzocchi fork and Sachs monoshock. \u2014 Peter Jackson, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
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"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",
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"For others, symptoms include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, convulsions, fever and muscle aches. \u2014 ABC News , 1 July 2022",
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"Add enough of the buttermilk to make a stiff batter. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 1 July 2022",
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"People who are not pregnant may experience headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balances and convulsions, in addition to fever and muscle aches. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
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"The #MeToo movement helped bring Kelly down, but Hampton says an apology from Kelly would have had increased value now that the cause for gender equality is facing a stiff backlash. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
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"Someone might want to pour Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson a stiff drink. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
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"And speaking of Pattern Beauty, this slender, dual-sided tool from the brand features a comb and stiff bristle brush to help sculpt your baby hair. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"But so far Brill has gotten stiff -armed by social media platforms. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
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"But the Auburn running back stiff -armed the Bucs and signed with Major League Baseball\u2019s Kansas City Royals. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Dogs go through stages in their life, just as people do, as is obvious to anyone who has watched their stiff -legged companion rouse themselves to go for one more walk. \u2014 James Gorman, Star Tribune , 14 Nov. 2020",
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"Montgomery found a wide crease between right guard James Daniels and right tackle Germain Ifedi, cut back and burst through the hole, stiff -arming former Chicago Bears first-round pick Leonard Floyd and racing into the secondary. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"Thomas drew a loud response from the crowd after breaking loose for a 28-yard carry and stiff -arming an opponent late in the third quarter. \u2014 J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
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"That\u2019s piling up postseason wins, stiff -arming adversity and grinding through against the best mound minders in baseball. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2021",
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"Fifty years ago, Germans goose-stepped in exacting regimentation, stiff -armed salutes sanctifying der Fuhrer. \u2014 Bob Larsen, SPIN , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"American consumers and workers aren\u2019t the only ones being stiff -armed. \u2014 William N. Walker And Stanton D. Anderson, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"If the Emmy Drama Roundtable proves anything, it\u2019s that even the stars of TV\u2019s buzziest shows are familiar with the indignities of the working stiff . \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"Dodgers star Mookie Betts got the day off Wednesday because of a stiff lower back but is expected to play Friday vs. Washington. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 8 Apr. 2021",
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"While the Chargers stagger around as if stiff -arming last call, the Los Angeles Rams clinched another playoff spot on Sunday by beating the Minnesota Vikings, 30-23. \u2014 Jay Paris, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Ultimately, his stiff -arm during a touchdown run during the Sooners\u2019 2017 Bedlam victory was the choice. \u2014 Ryan Aber, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The traditional stiff -arm salute was dropped in the 1940s in favor of the hand over the heart to avoid analogies to the Nazi salute. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"More than 50,000 fans at San Diego Stadium witnessed the stiff -legged, 28-year-old QB ambling downfield, Dec. 2. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"Again, an opponent that has little desire to fight a nuclear war with the U.S. may nevertheless rely on its nuclear forces to stiff -arm an American conventional response. \u2014 Caitlin Talmadge, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"After that score, Moore stood shell-shocked in front of her goal before slowly turning and trudging stiff -legged up the field. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 20 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The history of mergers and acquisitions is filled with ruthless corporate raiders, bruising wars of words and people trying to stiff each other. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"Egg whites are beaten to stiff peaks and then fine almond flour, powdered sugar, and flavorings are folded into the meringue carefully to avoid deflation and dry pockets. \u2014 Kate Kassin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"In another medium bowl, beat heavy cream to stiff peaks, then fold into mascarpone mixture. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"Fortunately, fashion now offers many unstuffy alternatives to stiff Oxfords. \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Boston\u2019s Kevin McHale stiff armed him in the neck area, leaving Rambis flat on his back. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Dec. 2021",
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"They stiff -armed national indifference and late-game theatrics that begged for cardiologists on speed dial. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Dec. 2021",
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"It\u2019s visually very military inspired, with large heavily padded shoulders, using weighty fabrics and stiff internal canvas. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"That helped open a crease for Allen, who was able to stiff -arm a defender and bounce to the outside. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
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"1950, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English stif , from Old English st\u012bf ; akin to Middle Dutch stijf stiff, Latin stipare to press together, Greek steibein to tread on":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stif"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stiff Adjective stiff , rigid , inflexible mean difficult to bend. stiff may apply to any degree of this condition. stretching keeps your muscles from becoming stiff rigid applies to something so stiff that it cannot be bent without breaking. a rigid surfboard inflexible stresses lack of suppleness or pliability. ski boots with inflexible soles",
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"synonyms":[
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"inflexible",
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"rigid",
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"stiffened",
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"unyielding"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195133",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stifftail":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ruddy duck":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014208",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"stifle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": deter , discourage":[],
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": muffle":[],
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": smother":[],
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": the joint next above the hock in the hind leg of a quadruped (such as a horse or dog) corresponding to the human knee \u2014 see horse illustration":[],
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": to be or become unable to breathe easily":[
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"stifling in the heat"
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],
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": to cut off (the voice, the breath, etc.)":[],
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": to kill by depriving of oxygen : suffocate":[],
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": to withhold from circulation or expression":[
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"stifled our anger"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"trying to stifle a cry",
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"I had to stifle the desire to yell \u201cStop!\u201d.",
|
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"Students at the school are stifled by the pressure to score high on tests.",
|
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"Too many regulations stifle innovation.",
|
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"something that stifles the growth of the plant",
|
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"I wish we could go outside instead of stifling in this tiny room.",
|
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"He was almost stifled by the smoke.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"That type of response from even one key player can undercut our social capital and effectively stifle our professional growth. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Shanghai ordered residents to stay home and businesses to shut from early April to try to stifle the spread of the Omicron variant. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
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"For those in the music industry who are highly sensitive persons, many of us will hide in green rooms and side areas, step outside for air breaks and stifle things around to regulate the stimulus as much as possible. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Florida\u2019s new Stop WOKE Act could have a similar effect on statewide schools and colleges, which would limit or stifle their racial education courses in order to be legally compliant with the new statute. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
|
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"The criminal cases, filed in federal court in Brooklyn, allege longstanding efforts to dig up dirt on dissidents, intimidate them and stifle their speech. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The White House plans to give away 400 million N95s in the next few weeks to help stifle the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. \u2014 Aaron Steckelberg, Bonnie Berkowitz, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The White House plans to give away 400 million N95s in the next few weeks to help stifle the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The term herd immunity means that enough of a population has gained immunity to stifle a pathogen\u2019s spread. \u2014 Ryan Mcnamara, The Conversation , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Even in a country that is known to stifle dissent, hundreds of demonstrators came out in St. Petersburg on Thursday, at great personal risk, to protest Putin\u2019s invasion. \u2014 Philip Klein, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"And the pressure to stifle outbreaks can make officials overzealous, prioritizing adherence to the rules no matter the cost. \u2014 Chris Buckley, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
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"And the pressure to stifle outbreaks can make officials overzealous, prioritizing adherence to the rules no matter the cost. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
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"But Commissioner Kelly Moden said granny flats have too much potential to help solve the local housing shortage for the city to potentially stifle construction. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The principles are a response to concerns raised by app developers and lawmakers, who say app stores run by Apple Inc. and others take an unfairly large cut of digital revenues and stifle competition. \u2014 Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
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"His dramatic 11-yard sack earlier in the fourth quarter helped stifle a drive by Batavia (10-1). \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Critics said that change aimed to stifle shareholders\u2019 voices. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Red Lines offers vivid examples from around the world indicating the many ways governments, religious authorities, economic interests and others conspire to stifle dissent and silence cartoonists. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1513, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2b":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English":"Noun",
|
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"alteration of Middle English stuflen":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u012b-f\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"choke",
|
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"smother",
|
|
"strangle",
|
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"suffocate"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115206",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"stifle bone":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the patella in the stifle of a quadruped":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082446",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"stifling":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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": muffle":[],
|
|
": smother":[],
|
|
": the joint next above the hock in the hind leg of a quadruped (such as a horse or dog) corresponding to the human knee \u2014 see horse illustration":[],
|
|
": to be or become unable to breathe easily":[
|
|
"stifling in the heat"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cut off (the voice, the breath, etc.)":[],
|
|
": to kill by depriving of oxygen : suffocate":[],
|
|
": to withhold from circulation or expression":[
|
|
"stifled our anger"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"trying to stifle a cry",
|
|
"I had to stifle the desire to yell \u201cStop!\u201d.",
|
|
"Students at the school are stifled by the pressure to score high on tests.",
|
|
"Too many regulations stifle innovation.",
|
|
"something that stifles the growth of the plant",
|
|
"I wish we could go outside instead of stifling in this tiny room.",
|
|
"He was almost stifled by the smoke.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"That type of response from even one key player can undercut our social capital and effectively stifle our professional growth. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Shanghai ordered residents to stay home and businesses to shut from early April to try to stifle the spread of the Omicron variant. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"For those in the music industry who are highly sensitive persons, many of us will hide in green rooms and side areas, step outside for air breaks and stifle things around to regulate the stimulus as much as possible. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Florida\u2019s new Stop WOKE Act could have a similar effect on statewide schools and colleges, which would limit or stifle their racial education courses in order to be legally compliant with the new statute. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The criminal cases, filed in federal court in Brooklyn, allege longstanding efforts to dig up dirt on dissidents, intimidate them and stifle their speech. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The White House plans to give away 400 million N95s in the next few weeks to help stifle the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. \u2014 Aaron Steckelberg, Bonnie Berkowitz, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The White House plans to give away 400 million N95s in the next few weeks to help stifle the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The term herd immunity means that enough of a population has gained immunity to stifle a pathogen\u2019s spread. \u2014 Ryan Mcnamara, The Conversation , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Even in a country that is known to stifle dissent, hundreds of demonstrators came out in St. Petersburg on Thursday, at great personal risk, to protest Putin\u2019s invasion. \u2014 Philip Klein, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"And the pressure to stifle outbreaks can make officials overzealous, prioritizing adherence to the rules no matter the cost. \u2014 Chris Buckley, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And the pressure to stifle outbreaks can make officials overzealous, prioritizing adherence to the rules no matter the cost. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But Commissioner Kelly Moden said granny flats have too much potential to help solve the local housing shortage for the city to potentially stifle construction. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The principles are a response to concerns raised by app developers and lawmakers, who say app stores run by Apple Inc. and others take an unfairly large cut of digital revenues and stifle competition. \u2014 Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"His dramatic 11-yard sack earlier in the fourth quarter helped stifle a drive by Batavia (10-1). \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Critics said that change aimed to stifle shareholders\u2019 voices. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Red Lines offers vivid examples from around the world indicating the many ways governments, religious authorities, economic interests and others conspire to stifle dissent and silence cartoonists. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1513, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2b":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English":"Noun",
|
|
"alteration of Middle English stuflen":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u012b-f\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"choke",
|
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"smother",
|
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"strangle",
|
|
"suffocate"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214633",
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|
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|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stifling hot":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": very hot":[
|
|
"stifling hot weather"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111002",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stigma":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a mark of shame or discredit : stain":[
|
|
"bore the stigma of cowardice"
|
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],
|
|
": a scar left by a hot iron : brand":[],
|
|
": a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or animal":[],
|
|
": bodily marks or pains resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus and sometimes accompanying religious ecstasy":[],
|
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": petechia":[],
|
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": the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate \u2014 see flower illustration":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"There's a social stigma attached to receiving welfare.",
|
|
"the stigma of slavery remained long after it had been abolished",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Clearly, that Biblical social stigma for women still hangs around like a bad smell. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Health officials have sought to calm fears among the general population and warn members of the at-risk communities without generating stigma . \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Medical cannabis, legalized in Germany in 2017, has contributed to showing society the plant's medical value and attenuating the social stigma . \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
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"In lieu of wedding gifts, the couple requested donations be made to the Kevin Love Fund, which focuses on breaking the stigma around mental health. \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"In addition, providing abortions within primary care reduces stigma and enhances continuity with other health care services. \u2014 Diana Carvajal, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Sherrick said the biggest barrier for treatment is the drug's stigma . \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Language barriers and cultural stigma have long stood in the way of Asian Americans seeking mental health services. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Selena Gomez is known for digging deep, being vulnerable about her mental health struggles, and even creating the platform Wondermind to end the stigma around discussing these topics. \u2014 Seventeen , 17 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin stigmat-, stigma mark, brand, from Greek, from stizein to tattoo \u2014 more at stick":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8stig-m\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"blot",
|
|
"brand",
|
|
"onus",
|
|
"slur",
|
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"smirch",
|
|
"smudge",
|
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"spot",
|
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"stain",
|
|
"taint"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033830",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"stigmal plate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a chitinized often sculptured or punctate plate covering a respiratory opening in various insect larvae and in ticks":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091944",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stigmal vein":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a short vein extending obliquely from the stigma in various hymenopterous insects":[]
|
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191035",
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"type":[
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|
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]
|
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},
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"stigmaria":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a form genus of Carboniferous plants based on elongated, cylindrical, and sometimes branched structures that have rounded depressions scattered over the surface and are generally conceded to be underground portions of lepidodendrids (as of the genera Sigillaria and Lepidodendron )":[],
|
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": any plant or fossil of the genus Stigmaria":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Latin stigma mark + New Latin -aria":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"stig\u02c8ma(a)r\u0113\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031241",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stigmarioid":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": resembling or related to a stigmaria":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin Stigmaria + English -oid":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u0113\u02cc\u022fid"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093612",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stigmasterol":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": a crystalline sterol C 29 H 48 O obtained especially from soybean oil",
|
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": a crystalline sterol C 29 H 48 O obtained especially from soybean oil"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1907, in the meaning defined above"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
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"New Latin Physo stigma (genus including the Calabar bean, a source of stigmasterol) + International Scientific Vocabulary sterol"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"stig-\u02c8ma-st\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fl",
|
|
"-\u02ccr\u014dl",
|
|
"stig-\u02c8mas-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fl",
|
|
"-\u02ccr\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085528",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"stigmatic":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": anastigmatic":[
|
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"\u2014 used especially of a bundle of light rays intersecting at a single point"
|
|
],
|
|
": having or conveying a social stigma":[],
|
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": of or relating to a stigma":[],
|
|
": of or relating to supernatural stigmata":[],
|
|
": one marked with stigmata":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"And as for that stereotype? Kiah's teammates have never seen a glimmer of her breed's stigmatic aggression. \u2014 Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping , 18 Nov. 2016",
|
|
"The next stop will be the home of stigmatic Rhoda Wise, where young Rita said she was healed of a debilitating stomach ailment. \u2014 Greg Garrison, AL.com , 18 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1594, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"stig-\u02c8ma-tik",
|
|
"stig-\u02c8mat-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132749",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stile":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of the vertical members in a frame or panel into which the secondary members are fitted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1678, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English stigel ; akin to Old English st\u01e3ger stair \u2014 more at stair":"Noun",
|
|
"probably from Dutch stijl post":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u012bl",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u012b(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125705",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stile antico":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the standard polyphonic style of 16th-century church music especially as employed in the 17th century",
|
|
"\u2014 compare stile moderno"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1897, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0113-l\u0101-\u00e4n-\u02c8t\u0113-k\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094252",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stile concitato":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the use of string tremolos and rapidly repeated vocal notes especially to signify anger or battle in Italian music of the 17th century":[
|
|
"In pursuit of a stile concitato Monteverdi invented the string tremolo, in which the bow rapidly repeats the same note \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Jan Swafford , The Vintage Guide to Classical Music , 1992"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0113-l\u0101-\u02cck\u022fn-ch\u0113-\u02c8t\u00e4-t\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070312",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stile moderno":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the innovative style of 17th-century musical composition in Europe characterized especially by the use of monody (see monody sense 4a ), continuo , and relative freedom of dissonance treatment":[
|
|
"Thus a simple declamatory or recitative style, commonly referred to as the stile moderno , was eventually employed for the narratives and the dialogues between the protagonists.",
|
|
"\u2014 Nancy Kovaleff Baker and Barbara Russano Hanning , Musical Humanism and Its Legacy , 1992"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare stile antico":[
|
|
"Thus a simple declamatory or recitative style, commonly referred to as the stile moderno , was eventually employed for the narratives and the dialogues between the protagonists.",
|
|
"\u2014 Nancy Kovaleff Baker and Barbara Russano Hanning , Musical Humanism and Its Legacy , 1992"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0113-l\u0101-m\u014d-\u02c8der-n\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175803",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stile rappresentativo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an early style of Italian recitative (see recitative entry 2 sense 1 ) used in dramatic vocal works of the early 17th century":[
|
|
"The pure stile rappresentativo , the musical style established by the Florentine reformers, and the one in which the first lyric dramas were written, was, however, exceedingly short-lived.",
|
|
"\u2014 Scribner's Magazine , April 1890"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1865, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0113-l\u0101-\u02ccr\u00e4-pr\u0101-\u02ccsen-t\u00e4-\u02c8t\u0113-v\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112823",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stile recitativo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stile rappresentativo":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0113-l\u0101-\u02ccr\u0101-ch\u0113-t\u00e4-\u02c8t\u0113-v\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110045",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiletto":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pointed instrument for piercing holes for eyelets or embroidery":[],
|
|
": a slender dagger with a blade thick in proportion to its breadth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Heels are needed for pants as long as these, and Hathaway chose a pair of black-and-silver stiletto sandals for the look. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Though the jumpsuit was styled on the runway with a matching trucker cap, the actor finished the off-duty rock star look with patent Le Silla stiletto boots and a messy ponytail instead. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Lopez posed in a red mini dress and black knee-high stiletto boots this time. \u2014 ELLE , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Her extra-long stiletto nails are painted a pinky-nude shade, which play off the extravagant jewels on there fingers and wrist. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Like Desna, Nash is rocking some high-quality talons: gold- and silver-glitter stiletto nails. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"When dressing up for more formal occasions like a cocktail party or elegant night out, aim for more dramatic silhouettes like a stiletto , angled, or demure kitten heel\u2014your choice to opt for an ankle-skimming, knee-high, or thigh-grazing length. \u2014 Laura Lajiness, Vogue , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Amal's dress seemed to have snagged against her stiletto , leaving George to hold onto his wife as nearby handlers helped unhook the hem of her dress from her shoe. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Tasked with torturing Gloucester in a production that excludes their husbands, these evil daughters take out the old man\u2019s eyes with their stiletto heels. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian, diminutive of stilo stylus, dagger, from Latin stilus stylus \u2014 more at style":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"st\u0259-\u02c8le-t\u014d",
|
|
"st\u0259-\u02c8le-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230052",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiletto fly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of numerous small or medium-sized predaceous dipterous flies of the family Therevidae that somewhat resemble the robber flies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220810",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stiletto heel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a high thin heel on women's shoes that is narrower than a spike heel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Photographer Jeff Kravitz captured a moment in which Hudgens's black lace train, extending several feet behind her, appeared to be unwittingly pinned under the stiletto heel of what appears to be an event employee \u2014 note the walkie-talkie. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"This black patent leather pair has an elegant almond toe and a 3.5-inch stiletto heel . \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"However, Kate's pick, a pair of Ralph Lauren pointed-toe stiletto heel suede boots, might be our favorite version of the timeless footwear trend. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But for theatergoers, this show (by twenty-somethings Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss and directed by Moss and Jamie Armitage) is as sharp and shiny as a sequined stiletto heel , and couldn\u2019t have come at a better time. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"But not just any Crocs \u2014 these were Crocs with a thin, black stiletto heel and a $1,000 (\u00a3726) price tag. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Fashion week reporting resulted in imagining a stiletto heel plunged into a model's eye. \u2014 Jessica Amento, Marie Claire , 20 July 2021",
|
|
"Think of the stiletto heel boot as an alternative to pumps at the office for fall/winter. \u2014 Marina Liao, Marie Claire , 4 May 2021",
|
|
"Think of the stiletto heel boot as an alternative to pumps at the office for fall/winter. \u2014 Marina Liao, Marie Claire , 4 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171119",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"still":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"motionlessly",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"quietly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": allay , calm":[
|
|
"stilled their nerves"
|
|
],
|
|
": always , continually":[],
|
|
": apparatus used in distillation comprising either the chamber in which the vaporization is carried out or the entire equipment":[],
|
|
": calm , tranquil":[],
|
|
": designed for taking still photographs":[
|
|
"a still camera"
|
|
],
|
|
": devoid of or abstaining from motion":[],
|
|
": distill":[],
|
|
": distillery":[],
|
|
": engaged in taking still photographs":[
|
|
"a still photographer"
|
|
],
|
|
": even sense 1b":[
|
|
"a still more difficult problem",
|
|
"heavier still"
|
|
],
|
|
": free from noise or turbulence":[],
|
|
": in a progressive manner : increasingly":[],
|
|
": in spite of that : nevertheless":[
|
|
"those who take the greatest care still make mistakes"
|
|
],
|
|
": not effervescent":[
|
|
"still wine"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a static photograph as contrasted with a motion picture":[],
|
|
": quiet , silence":[],
|
|
": sedentary":[],
|
|
": silence":[],
|
|
": subdued , muted":[],
|
|
": to arrest the motion of":[],
|
|
": to become motionless or silent : quiet":[],
|
|
": to put an end to : settle":[],
|
|
": uttering no sound : quiet":[],
|
|
": without motion":[
|
|
"sit still"
|
|
],
|
|
": yet sense 1a":[
|
|
"has still to be recognized"
|
|
],
|
|
"Andrew Taylor 1828\u20131917 American founder of osteopathy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The cat twitched slightly, and then was still .",
|
|
"Everyone had left, and the house was finally still .",
|
|
"a class in still photography",
|
|
"They had still and fizzy drinks.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"Sit still . It'll just take a minute.",
|
|
"the cat sat absolutely still , watching as the mouse began to make its way across the floor"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stille , from Old English; akin to Old High German stilli still and perhaps to Old English steall stall \u2014 more at stall":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English stillen , short for distillen to distill":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arcadian",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"restful",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"stilly",
|
|
"tranquil"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065755",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"still and all":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": nevertheless , still":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's none too enthusiastic about the project; still and all , she seems willing to cooperate"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"even so",
|
|
"howbeit",
|
|
"however",
|
|
"nevertheless",
|
|
"nonetheless",
|
|
"notwithstanding",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"though",
|
|
"withal",
|
|
"yet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181347",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"still less":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": much less , let alone":[
|
|
"no living person \u2026 seemed to notice him, still less to expect him",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I never suggested that he was incompetent, still less that he was dishonest."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1721, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"let alone",
|
|
"much less",
|
|
"never mind"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131750",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"conjunction"
|
|
]
|
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|
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|
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"They had still and fizzy drinks.",
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"Adverb",
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"Sit still . It'll just take a minute.",
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"the cat sat absolutely still , watching as the mouse began to make its way across the floor"
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"Middle English stille , from Old English; akin to Old High German stilli still and perhaps to Old English steall stall \u2014 more at stall":"Adjective",
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"Middle English stillen , short for distillen to distill":"Verb"
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],
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"The cat twitched slightly, and then was still .",
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|
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|
|
"They had still and fizzy drinks.",
|
|
"Adverb",
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"Sit still . It'll just take a minute.",
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"the cat sat absolutely still , watching as the mouse began to make its way across the floor"
|
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],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"Middle English stille , from Old English; akin to Old High German stilli still and perhaps to Old English steall stall \u2014 more at stall":"Adjective",
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|
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|
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"hushed",
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"placid",
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"quiet",
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"restful",
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"serene",
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"antonyms":[
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"boisterous",
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"clamorous",
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"clattery",
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"deafening",
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|
"loud",
|
|
"noisy",
|
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"raucous",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"roistering",
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|
"romping",
|
|
"rowdy",
|
|
"tumultuous",
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"unquiet",
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"uproarious",
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"woolly",
|
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"wooly"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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|
|
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|
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"dipping my paddle into the stilly water, I began canoeing across the pond"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"still entry 4 + -y entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti-l\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8stil-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"restful",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"tranquil"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163233",
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stilted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"suave",
|
|
"urbane"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": having the curve beginning at some distance above the impost":[
|
|
"a stilted arch"
|
|
],
|
|
": pompous , lofty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conversation was somewhat stilted as we didn't seem to share any interests",
|
|
"a stilted letter of apology that was written and accepted with equal measures of insincerity",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Gabriel\u2019s arrival theoretically complicates things for Emily, but aside from an awkward bedroom scene \u2014 that frankly is not more or less stilted than any other conversation among these three on this program \u2014 there\u2019s really nothing to it. \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 24 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There\u2019s a polish to these images that may feel stilted at a time when improvisation is valued. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"As Kenny, Dallas Dupree Young is an endearing addition to Cobra Kai\u2019s younger cast, even if some of his line readings are a tad stilted . \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Vulture , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Koem Hen has a traditional stilted house, with a shaded space for cooking and eating under an upstairs complex of wooden rooms. \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"His tense relationship with his brother Skander (Khaled Brahem) and the stilted ones with his sisters give their early interactions a perfunctory sheen; this is a family of strangers bound by obligation. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The lodge is quite extraordinary, with stilted thatched buildings featuring an eclectic mix of teak panels, Victorian furniture and whimsical African touches. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The birds, formally known as American or Caribbean flamingos, are instantly recognizable from their long stilted legs and distinctive pink hue. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of Lucas\u2019 scriptwriting is clever, a hip updating of the stilted language of the old Flash Gordon serials. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stil-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"gauche",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"rough-hewn",
|
|
"rustic",
|
|
"rustical",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"uncomfortable",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"ungraceful",
|
|
"wooden"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033043",
|
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stimulant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"counterincentive",
|
|
"disincentive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an agent (such as a drug) that produces a temporary increase of the functional activity or efficiency of an organism or any of its parts":[],
|
|
": an alcoholic beverage":[
|
|
"\u2014 not used technically"
|
|
],
|
|
": stimulus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The movie was a stimulant to discussion.",
|
|
"the relaxed zoning regulations should serve as a stimulant for development in the area",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nicotine is an addictive central nervous system stimulant derived from the tobacco plant. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Caffeine is a stimulant that boosts the amount of cAMP in your body. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Adderall is a stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. \u2014 Chantal Da Silva, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The pleasures of a mild stimulant such as caffeine can be harmless or even beneficial, but the pleasures of amphetamines can be deadly. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Restrict the Internet Overuse of smartphones and social media can be likened to overuse of alcohol, tobacco, gambling or any other highly addictive stimulant . \u2014 WSJ , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Her mix of psychotropic pills shifted, expanded: antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, an antidepressant, a benzodiazepine for anxiety, a stimulant for attention deficit. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Wellbutrin, known generically as bupropion, is an aminoketone antidepressant or a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, whereas Adderall, known generically as dextroamphetamine/amphetamine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant . \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"He got hooked on the stimulant Ritalin and is accused of using heavier drugs. \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti-my\u0259-l\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8stim-y\u0259-l\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"encouragement",
|
|
"goad",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"impulse",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"incitation",
|
|
"incitement",
|
|
"instigation",
|
|
"momentum",
|
|
"motivation",
|
|
"provocation",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"yeast"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030431",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stimulate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"damp",
|
|
"dampen",
|
|
"deaden",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"kill"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to act as a stimulant or stimulus":[],
|
|
": to arouse or affect by a stimulant (such as a drug)":[],
|
|
": to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate , arouse":[],
|
|
": to function as a physiological stimulus to":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A raise in employee wages might stimulate production.",
|
|
"The economy was not stimulated by the tax cuts.",
|
|
"a hormone that stimulates the growth of muscle tissue",
|
|
"Their discussion stimulated him to research the subject more.",
|
|
"He was stimulated by their discussion.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The hospital system and the city also agreed to collaborate on ways to stimulate biomedical research. \u2014 Anne Saker, The Enquirer , 30 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Experiment with ways to stimulate conversation in therapy. \u2014 Melissa Matthews, SELF , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In the end, if companies can deliver great customer experience without violating customer privacy, their clients will be inclined to advocate for the brand and stimulate growth. \u2014 Vijay Sundaram, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The Hair Lab Strengthening Shampoo Support your hair with a dynamic shampoo that can cleanse the hair and stimulate hair growth. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"To make the process cost- and time-efficient, women take drugs to stimulate the growth of more than one egg at a time. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The deep massage is said to stimulate hair growth, keeping it thick and sleek. \u2014 Varsha Patel, refinery29.com , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Even as inflation has soared, the Fed's benchmark rate is in a range of just 0.25% to 0.5%, a level low enough to stimulate growth. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Even as inflation has soared, the Fed\u2019s benchmark rate is in a range of just 0.25% to 0.5%, a level low enough to stimulate growth. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin stimulatus , past participle of stimulare , from stimulus goad; perhaps akin to Latin stilus stem, stylus \u2014 more at style":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stim-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8sti-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stimulate 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":[
|
|
"amp (up)",
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"energize",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"ginger (up)",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"jazz (up)",
|
|
"juice up",
|
|
"jump-start",
|
|
"liven (up)",
|
|
"pep (up)",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"vitalize",
|
|
"vivify",
|
|
"zip (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030230",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stimulating":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unexciting"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": acting as a stimulant : producing increased energy or alertness":[
|
|
"When nicotine reaches the brain it mimics the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which has a stimulating effect.",
|
|
"\u2014 Laura Mansnerus",
|
|
"They gave strong narcotic or stimulating drugs indiscriminately \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Laffin"
|
|
],
|
|
": enjoyably exciting or interesting":[
|
|
"a very stimulating experience/environment",
|
|
"a stimulating discussion",
|
|
"\"There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle"
|
|
],
|
|
": producing stimulation: such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1645, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stim-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"exhilarative",
|
|
"galvanic",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
|
"heart-stopping",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"intoxicating",
|
|
"kicky",
|
|
"mind-bending",
|
|
"mind-blowing",
|
|
"mind-boggling",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032949",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
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]
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},
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"stimulative":{
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"antonyms":[
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"damp",
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"dampen",
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"deaden",
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"dull",
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"kill"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to act as a stimulant or stimulus":[],
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": to arouse or affect by a stimulant (such as a drug)":[],
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": to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate , arouse":[],
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": to function as a physiological stimulus to":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"A raise in employee wages might stimulate production.",
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"The economy was not stimulated by the tax cuts.",
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"a hormone that stimulates the growth of muscle tissue",
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"Their discussion stimulated him to research the subject more.",
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"He was stimulated by their discussion.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The hospital system and the city also agreed to collaborate on ways to stimulate biomedical research. \u2014 Anne Saker, The Enquirer , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"Experiment with ways to stimulate conversation in therapy. \u2014 Melissa Matthews, SELF , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"In the end, if companies can deliver great customer experience without violating customer privacy, their clients will be inclined to advocate for the brand and stimulate growth. \u2014 Vijay Sundaram, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"The Hair Lab Strengthening Shampoo Support your hair with a dynamic shampoo that can cleanse the hair and stimulate hair growth. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
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"To make the process cost- and time-efficient, women take drugs to stimulate the growth of more than one egg at a time. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
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"The deep massage is said to stimulate hair growth, keeping it thick and sleek. \u2014 Varsha Patel, refinery29.com , 10 May 2022",
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"Even as inflation has soared, the Fed's benchmark rate is in a range of just 0.25% to 0.5%, a level low enough to stimulate growth. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 2 May 2022",
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"Even as inflation has soared, the Fed\u2019s benchmark rate is in a range of just 0.25% to 0.5%, a level low enough to stimulate growth. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin stimulatus , past participle of stimulare , from stimulus goad; perhaps akin to Latin stilus stem, stylus \u2014 more at style":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stim-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"\u02c8sti-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stimulate 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":[
|
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"amp (up)",
|
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"animate",
|
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"brace",
|
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"energize",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"ginger (up)",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
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"jazz (up)",
|
|
"juice up",
|
|
"jump-start",
|
|
"liven (up)",
|
|
"pep (up)",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"spike",
|
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"vitalize",
|
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"vivify",
|
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"zip (up)"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045157",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stimulus":{
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"counterincentive",
|
|
"disincentive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": an agent (such as an environmental change) that directly influences the activity of a living organism or one of its parts (as by exciting a sensory organ or evoking muscular contraction or glandular secretion)":[],
|
|
": incentive":[],
|
|
": something that rouses or incites to activity: such as":[],
|
|
": stimulant sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The pay raise was a stimulus for production.",
|
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"Heat and light are physical stimuli .",
|
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"The dog responded to the stimulus of the ringing bell.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Between multiple rounds of stimulus checks (many sent to people who did not need them), student loan forgiveness, expanded child tax credits and extended unemployment benefits, many workers have excess cash. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Economic insecurity during the pandemic\u2014and the governmental tools meant to redress it\u2014offered new opportunities for fraudsters, who used data breaches to redirect stimulus checks and unemployment benefits. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The small State stimulus check left the majority of the MD population inadequate when Marylanders needed it the most. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Many Americans did not get their stimulus check on time. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"January's increase of 4.9% was the biggest jump in spending since March 2021, when American households received a final federal stimulus check of $1,400. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The pandemic-era boom times for small business included a surge in entrepreneurship facilitated by the popularity of working from home, more free time, and federal stimulus checks. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Many Americans have streamed back into a favorable labor market, but others are still caring for children, fearful of COVID, switching careers or living off federal stimulus checks or other aid. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Biden did help juice inflation with a round of stimulus checks in March 2021. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1684, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti-my\u0259-l\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8stim-y\u0259-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"encouragement",
|
|
"goad",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"impulse",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"incitation",
|
|
"incitement",
|
|
"instigation",
|
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"momentum",
|
|
"motivation",
|
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"provocation",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stimulant",
|
|
"yeast"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182132",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bunco",
|
|
"bunko",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"fraud",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"scam",
|
|
"shell game",
|
|
"swindle"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sharp or stinging element, force, or quality":[],
|
|
": a wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging":[],
|
|
": overcharge , cheat":[],
|
|
": stinger sense 2":[],
|
|
": to affect with sharp quick pain or smart":[
|
|
"hail stung their faces"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to suffer acutely":[
|
|
"stung with remorse"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process":[],
|
|
": to prick painfully: such as":[],
|
|
": to wound one with or as if with a sting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I got stung by a bee.",
|
|
"The jellyfish stung the swimmer.",
|
|
"The bees will sting if you bother them.",
|
|
"The iodine will sting for a few minutes.",
|
|
"The cold rain stung my eyes.",
|
|
"The smoke made our eyes sting .",
|
|
"She was stung by their harsh criticism.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"When you get the shot, you'll feel a little sting .",
|
|
"His arm was covered with bee stings .",
|
|
"They were caught in a drug sting .",
|
|
"a sting operation by police",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The emergence of India as a major buyer of Russian oil has the potential to take the sting out of the sanctions. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The franchise\u2019s errors of the past sting a little less when a character like Reva is allowed to live, breathe, make mistakes and atone. \u2014 David Betancourt, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Earning cash back through credit card rewards or other loyalty programs also helps take the sting out of rising prices, Woroch says. \u2014 cleveland , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Replacing those Bridgestones would certainly improve the Z's performance, and considering the Nissan costs $3650 less than the Supra, perhaps that would take the sting out of paying for a new set of tires. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"There are lows, too, days and nights where not even membership in one of the most exclusive clubs in sports \u2014 NFL franchise owner \u2014 can take the sting out of a defeat or ease the stress of a season. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Here are five pieces of gear that will take the sting out of getting back in shape. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 3 Jan. 2015",
|
|
"That allowed Bader to reach, and with two outs Goldschmidt made the mistake sting by socking a two-run homer to left. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The sound design of the premiere, which uses the baby\u2019s screaming almost as a horror movie sting in and of itself, is perfectly cringe-inducing, imbuing every one of Lynskey\u2019s pointed sighs with more and more existential dread. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But after your body has logged bee venom as a dangerous substance, your next bee sting could cause a more severe reaction like hives or trouble breathing. \u2014 Lauren Krouse, SELF , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Effective vaccines and treatments have robbed COVID-19 of much of its sting . \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Feared and despised for its sting , the scorpion, Mr. Almond reminds us, is in fact an exceedingly wary creature, more at risk from people than to them. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Russia\u2019s economic crisis has lost some of its sting , buying more time for President Putin at home as his military presses the new offensive. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The foreign government, which was not identified in court papers, forwarded the information to the FBI in December, and the agency quickly began its sting . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The sting of having a job pulled out from underneath a candidate's feet is far more than just financial, though. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The sting of the aside is the implied contrast with what\u2019s come before, in the poem\u2019s leisurely middle books. \u2014 Catherine Nicholson, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The sting of the exchange was formative \u2014 a pain that would affect his career path. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English stingan ; akin to Old Norse stinga to sting and probably to Greek stachys spike of grain, stochos target, aim":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"overcharge",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"surcharge"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002131",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stinger":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cocktail usually consisting of brandy and white cr\u00e8me de menthe":[],
|
|
": a sharp organ (as of a bee, scorpion, or stingray ) that is usually connected with a poison gland or otherwise adapted to wound by piercing and injecting a poison":[],
|
|
": a short scene that appears during or after the closing credits of a movie or TV program":[
|
|
"And don't walk out of said theater too fast either; the credits offer two stingers , one points the way toward a new comic franchise, another includes an escaped space monster.",
|
|
"\u2014 D. J. Palladino"
|
|
],
|
|
": a usually sports-related injury of the brachial plexus marked by a painful burning sensation that radiates from the neck down the arm and is often accompanied by weakness or numbness of the affected area":[
|
|
"Arrington had missed the second quarter with a concussion and a stinger that left him, momentarily, without feeling in his left arm.",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter King"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the stinger of a bee",
|
|
"in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ward, who came in batting .367, has a neck stinger that is keeping him from throwing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Udoka said after the game that Smart had rolled his ankle and Tatum had a shoulder stinger . \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"And a stinger and wrist injury a year ago with the Suns. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tatum then went to the locker room after suffering a shoulder stinger , and Brown kept charging. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"The defensive player of the year, was hit twice in his thigh and briefly left the game after also suffering a right shoulder stinger . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Their names are listed in the small-type credits, after the first stinger scene and before the second one. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The spring jig and blade bait fishing for walleye around Western Lake Erie\u2019s reef complexes off Camp Perry and the Toussaint River has been very good, with purple, black or green hair jigs with a stinger hook the top tactic. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The size of an Oculus Quest, the scanner has twin eyepieces and a metal camera nozzle that looks like a long stinger . \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti\u014b-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013115",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stinginess":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unstinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": meanly scanty or small":[
|
|
"stingy portions of meat"
|
|
],
|
|
": not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending":[
|
|
"stingy with the salt",
|
|
"stingy employee benefits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The company was too stingy to raise salaries.",
|
|
"until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy , heartless miser",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That production was accompanied by a stingy effort when the Wild didn't have the puck. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Meanwhile, the Tigers limited South Range to just seven points in the final quarter before the half with a stingy defensive effort. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The Marauders utilized a stingy defensive effort to cruise to victory over conference rival Pendleton Heights in the second round of Sectional 21. \u2014 Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"But as the Mercury\u2019s stingy defense would have it, the Dream\u2019s hot shooting wasn\u2019t able to rev back up again as the team missed its last shot when the clock expired. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Seminole has been stingy on defense, allowing only 5.5 points per game so far this season. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Some of the federal prisons hardest hit by the pandemic were strikingly stingy with Covid-19 drugs in the early pandemic. \u2014 Nicholas Florko, STAT , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The Howard County co-champs will be downright stingy with senior goalie Tyler Gladstone bringing special qualities to the cage and UMBC-bound defenseman Casey Pung another standout in the back. \u2014 Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Cox has been stingy with his vetoes in his one year in office, rejecting just four of the 499 bills that have crossed his desk. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps from English dialect *stinge , noun, sting; akin to Old English stingan to sting":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stin-j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stingy stingy , close , niggardly , parsimonious , penurious , miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others. stingy implies a marked lack of generosity. a stingy child, not given to sharing close suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions. folks who are very close when charity calls niggardly implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible. the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library parsimonious suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess. a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries penurious implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty. the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune miserly suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding. a miserly couple devoid of social conscience",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"chintzy",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"mingy",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"niggard",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
|
"penny-pinching",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"pinchpenny",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"sparing",
|
|
"stinting",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"tightfisted",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"ungenerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002200",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stinging":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bunco",
|
|
"bunko",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"fraud",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"scam",
|
|
"shell game",
|
|
"swindle"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sharp or stinging element, force, or quality":[],
|
|
": a wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging":[],
|
|
": overcharge , cheat":[],
|
|
": stinger sense 2":[],
|
|
": to affect with sharp quick pain or smart":[
|
|
"hail stung their faces"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to suffer acutely":[
|
|
"stung with remorse"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process":[],
|
|
": to prick painfully: such as":[],
|
|
": to wound one with or as if with a sting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"I got stung by a bee.",
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"The jellyfish stung the swimmer.",
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"The bees will sting if you bother them.",
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"The iodine will sting for a few minutes.",
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"The cold rain stung my eyes.",
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"The smoke made our eyes sting .",
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"She was stung by their harsh criticism.",
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"Noun",
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"When you get the shot, you'll feel a little sting .",
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"His arm was covered with bee stings .",
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"They were caught in a drug sting .",
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"a sting operation by police",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The emergence of India as a major buyer of Russian oil has the potential to take the sting out of the sanctions. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
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"The franchise\u2019s errors of the past sting a little less when a character like Reva is allowed to live, breathe, make mistakes and atone. \u2014 David Betancourt, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
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"Earning cash back through credit card rewards or other loyalty programs also helps take the sting out of rising prices, Woroch says. \u2014 cleveland , 18 June 2022",
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"Replacing those Bridgestones would certainly improve the Z's performance, and considering the Nissan costs $3650 less than the Supra, perhaps that would take the sting out of paying for a new set of tires. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
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"There are lows, too, days and nights where not even membership in one of the most exclusive clubs in sports \u2014 NFL franchise owner \u2014 can take the sting out of a defeat or ease the stress of a season. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Here are five pieces of gear that will take the sting out of getting back in shape. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 3 Jan. 2015",
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"That allowed Bader to reach, and with two outs Goldschmidt made the mistake sting by socking a two-run homer to left. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
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"The sound design of the premiere, which uses the baby\u2019s screaming almost as a horror movie sting in and of itself, is perfectly cringe-inducing, imbuing every one of Lynskey\u2019s pointed sighs with more and more existential dread. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 5 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But after your body has logged bee venom as a dangerous substance, your next bee sting could cause a more severe reaction like hives or trouble breathing. \u2014 Lauren Krouse, SELF , 1 June 2022",
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"Effective vaccines and treatments have robbed COVID-19 of much of its sting . \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 14 May 2022",
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"Feared and despised for its sting , the scorpion, Mr. Almond reminds us, is in fact an exceedingly wary creature, more at risk from people than to them. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
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"Russia\u2019s economic crisis has lost some of its sting , buying more time for President Putin at home as his military presses the new offensive. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"The foreign government, which was not identified in court papers, forwarded the information to the FBI in December, and the agency quickly began its sting . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"The sting of having a job pulled out from underneath a candidate's feet is far more than just financial, though. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
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"The sting of the aside is the implied contrast with what\u2019s come before, in the poem\u2019s leisurely middle books. \u2014 Catherine Nicholson, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
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"The sting of the exchange was formative \u2014 a pain that would affect his career path. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English stingan ; akin to Old Norse stinga to sting and probably to Greek stachys spike of grain, stochos target, aim":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sti\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"gouge",
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"overcharge",
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"soak",
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"surcharge"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031010",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stingy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bounteous",
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"bountiful",
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"charitable",
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"freehanded",
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"generous",
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"liberal",
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"munificent",
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"openhanded",
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"unsparing",
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"unstinting"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": meanly scanty or small":[
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"stingy portions of meat"
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],
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": not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending":[
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"stingy with the salt",
|
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"stingy employee benefits"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The company was too stingy to raise salaries.",
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"until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy , heartless miser",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That production was accompanied by a stingy effort when the Wild didn't have the puck. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 27 May 2021",
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"Meanwhile, the Tigers limited South Range to just seven points in the final quarter before the half with a stingy defensive effort. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The Marauders utilized a stingy defensive effort to cruise to victory over conference rival Pendleton Heights in the second round of Sectional 21. \u2014 Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Oct. 2020",
|
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"But as the Mercury\u2019s stingy defense would have it, the Dream\u2019s hot shooting wasn\u2019t able to rev back up again as the team missed its last shot when the clock expired. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Seminole has been stingy on defense, allowing only 5.5 points per game so far this season. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Some of the federal prisons hardest hit by the pandemic were strikingly stingy with Covid-19 drugs in the early pandemic. \u2014 Nicholas Florko, STAT , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The Howard County co-champs will be downright stingy with senior goalie Tyler Gladstone bringing special qualities to the cage and UMBC-bound defenseman Casey Pung another standout in the back. \u2014 Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Cox has been stingy with his vetoes in his one year in office, rejecting just four of the 499 bills that have crossed his desk. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"perhaps from English dialect *stinge , noun, sting; akin to Old English stingan to sting":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8stin-j\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stingy stingy , close , niggardly , parsimonious , penurious , miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others. stingy implies a marked lack of generosity. a stingy child, not given to sharing close suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions. folks who are very close when charity calls niggardly implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible. the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library parsimonious suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess. a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries penurious implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty. the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune miserly suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding. a miserly couple devoid of social conscience",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"cheap",
|
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"chintzy",
|
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"close",
|
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"closefisted",
|
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"mean",
|
|
"mingy",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"niggard",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
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"penny-pinching",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"pinchpenny",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"sparing",
|
|
"stinting",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"tightfisted",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"ungenerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051625",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stink":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"reek",
|
|
"stench"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a public outcry against something : fuss":[
|
|
"made a big stink when asked to leave"
|
|
],
|
|
": a strong offensive odor : stench":[],
|
|
": to be extremely bad or unpleasant":[
|
|
"the performance stank",
|
|
"that news really stinks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to emit a strong offensive odor":[
|
|
"stank of urine"
|
|
],
|
|
": to possess something to an offensive degree":[
|
|
"stinking with wealth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The food is good at that restaurant, but the service stinks .",
|
|
"Having a root canal stinks .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"People raised a stink about the new law.",
|
|
"He kicked up a stink about the way he'd been treated.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Do stink bugs bite? Stink bugs stick to plants and other outdoor food sources. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"That said, it\u2019s comforting to see that there are new cars available for that price that don\u2019t stink . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2021",
|
|
"Atlanta hits Carolina with an intradivision broadside that the Panthers are going to have to really stink to get the No. 1 pick in 2023. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Their thorns can puncture vehicles tires and their blooms stink , Long said. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Chiefs' coaches were brilliant; OT rules stink Aaron Rodgers' next team? \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"After having been interned for a few days, the ships began to stink . \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Times\u2019 Louis Sahag\u00fan details the disaster \u2014 plus the industry recklessness, official neglect and other factors that contribute to flooding and stink . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Stop shoe stink at the source with Zorpads Shoe Inserts ($10 for 2 pairs). \u2014 Christina Poletto, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"To add to the list of unavoidable stink bug attractions, these insects love warmth and sunlight. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Some users say lining them with paper towels also soaks up liquid that can raise a stink . \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Third: The political stink may cause hypertension and nosebleeds. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Simply swipe onto clean, dry underarms in the morning to unlock your stink -free potential. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Plus, it's infused with gold (yes, really) to fend off stink . \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"After several days of raising a revolting stink , the Rollins College greenhouse is beginning to smell refreshing again as its second corpse plant ceases its deathly odor and begins to close. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Turns out that the lasting stink of bong water spilled onto the carpet is not the only danger to smoking marijuana through a tall tube cooled by water at its base. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Blossoming tendrils of flowering jasmine put out enough scent to overpower, for a moment, the stink of gas leaf blowers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English stincan ; akin to Old High German stinkan to emit a smell":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"reek"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234557",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stink up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to stink or be filled with a stench":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092544",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stinkard":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mean or contemptible person":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that stinkard asked his wife for a divorce while she was dying from cancer"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti\u014b-k\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastard",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"bleeder",
|
|
"blighter",
|
|
"boor",
|
|
"bounder",
|
|
"bugger",
|
|
"buzzard",
|
|
"cad",
|
|
"chuff",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"clown",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"cretin",
|
|
"crud",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"dirtbag",
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"fink",
|
|
"heel",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"joker",
|
|
"louse",
|
|
"lout",
|
|
"pill",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"rat fink",
|
|
"reptile",
|
|
"rotter",
|
|
"schmuck",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"scumbag",
|
|
"scuzzball",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"sleaze",
|
|
"sleazebag",
|
|
"sleazeball",
|
|
"slime",
|
|
"slimeball",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"so-and-so",
|
|
"sod",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"swine",
|
|
"toad",
|
|
"varmint",
|
|
"vermin"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193335",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stinker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an offensive or contemptible person":[],
|
|
": any of several large petrels that have an offensive odor":[],
|
|
": one that stinks":[],
|
|
": something extremely difficult":[
|
|
"the examination was a real stinker"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He is a dirty little stinker .",
|
|
"a real stinker of a performance",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bullpen stinker also squandered a solid outing by Garrett Whitlock. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Even good teams will sometimes come up with a stinker and lose to inferior clubs that should throttle. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The colt opened his 3-year-old campaign with a stinker \u2013 running seventh at the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on Feb. 5. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"But life\u2019s a stinker , and cancer eventually canceled his magic touch. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But instead of building upon their showing at the Nets, the Blazers followed up with a complete stinker at the Pacers, a franchise equally interested in losing ballgames in order to secure a higher draft pick. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Better than last year \u2014 an easy target \u2014 and maybe the best in the last 10 years, but still a stinker . \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But that doesn\u2019t mean even one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood is immune from the odd stinker or two. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The pull to correct the wrongs of a real stinker of a series finale caused showrunner Clyde Phillips to bring Dexter back to life. \u2014 Kelly Mcclure, Vulture , 7 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti\u014b-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastard",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"bleeder",
|
|
"blighter",
|
|
"boor",
|
|
"bounder",
|
|
"bugger",
|
|
"buzzard",
|
|
"cad",
|
|
"chuff",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"clown",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"cretin",
|
|
"crud",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"dirtbag",
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"fink",
|
|
"heel",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"joker",
|
|
"louse",
|
|
"lout",
|
|
"pill",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"rat fink",
|
|
"reptile",
|
|
"rotter",
|
|
"schmuck",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"scumbag",
|
|
"scuzzball",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"sleaze",
|
|
"sleazebag",
|
|
"sleazeball",
|
|
"slime",
|
|
"slimeball",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"so-and-so",
|
|
"sod",
|
|
"stinkard",
|
|
"swine",
|
|
"toad",
|
|
"varmint",
|
|
"vermin"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084633",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stinking":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"achingly",
|
|
"almighty",
|
|
"archly",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"blisteringly",
|
|
"bone",
|
|
"colossally",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"dang",
|
|
"deadly",
|
|
"desperately",
|
|
"eminently",
|
|
"enormously",
|
|
"especially",
|
|
"ever",
|
|
"exceedingly",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"extremely",
|
|
"fabulously",
|
|
"fantastically",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"fiercely",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"frightfully",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"greatly",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"highly",
|
|
"hugely",
|
|
"immensely",
|
|
"incredibly",
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"majorly",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"mortally",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"particularly",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"roaringly",
|
|
"seriously",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"sore",
|
|
"sorely",
|
|
"spanking",
|
|
"specially",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"supremely",
|
|
"surpassingly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"that",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"too",
|
|
"unco",
|
|
"uncommonly",
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"vastly",
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"very",
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"vitally",
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"way",
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"whacking",
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"wicked",
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"wildly"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": contemptible , lousy":[
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"\u2014 often used as an intensive the whole stinking affair"
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],
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": offensively drunk":[],
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": strong and offensive to the sense of smell":[
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"stinking garbage"
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],
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": to an extreme degree":[
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"got stinking drunk"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"Put out that stinking cigar.",
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"came home from their trip to find stinking garbage that had been left in the kitchen",
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"Adverb",
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"a huge, showy house that screams, \u201cWe're stinking rich!\u201d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can\u2019t, or won\u2019t, pull the sled. \u2014 Sean Keeler, The Denver Post , 22 Dec. 2019",
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"Muttaiah said the man inside the stinking manhole was working without any safety equipment \u2014 no gloves, no shoes, no supplemental oxygen. \u2014 Joanna Slater, Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2019",
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"GothamGetty Images Aren't expectant parents Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee just so stinking cute? \u2014 Emily Dixon, Marie Claire , 3 Dec. 2019",
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"Second, the Huskies covered the spread as the favorite one stinking time? \u2014 Mike Anthony, courant.com , 29 Aug. 2019",
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"The area included a stinking heap: years of goat dung in layers up to a foot thick. \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 28 Aug. 2019",
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"Man, that\u2019s one crazy set of numbers, not to mention a stinking pile of horse manure, as the two long-revered defenders continue to make one sensational play after another . . \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com , 19 July 2019",
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"But his mechanics were already pretty stinking good. \u2014 Robert Klemko, SI.com , 15 July 2019",
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"Eventually, more fat, oil, and grease congeal onto the mess and build up into giant stinking globs. \u2014 National Geographic , 16 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sti\u014b-ki\u014b"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stinking Adjective malodorous , stinking , fetid , noisome , putrid , rank , fusty , musty mean bad-smelling. malodorous may range from the unpleasant to the strongly offensive. malodorous fertilizers stinking and fetid suggest the foul or disgusting. prisoners were held in stinking cells the fetid odor of skunk cabbage noisome adds a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive. a stagnant, noisome sewer putrid implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying organic matter. the putrid smell of rotting fish rank suggests a strong unpleasant smell. rank cigar smoke fusty and musty suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight, fusty also implying prolonged uncleanliness, musty stressing the effects of dampness, mildew, or age. a fusty attic the musty odor of a damp cellar",
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"synonyms":[
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"fetid",
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"foul",
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"frowsty",
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"frowsy",
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"frowzy",
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"funky",
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"fusty",
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"malodorous",
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"musty",
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"noisome",
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"rank",
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"reeking",
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"reeky",
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"ripe",
|
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"smelly",
|
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"stenchy",
|
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"stinky",
|
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"strong"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201856",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stinkpot":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a musk turtle ( Sternotherus odoratus ) of the U.S. and Canada":[],
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": an earthen jar filled with fetid material and formerly sometimes thrown as a stink bomb on the deck of an enemy ship":[],
|
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": motorboat":[],
|
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": stinker sense 1":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"if I ever get filthy rich, I'm going to buy myself a stinkpot and take up fishing"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti\u014bk-\u02ccp\u00e4t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"motorboat",
|
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"powerboat",
|
|
"speedboat"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112500",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stinkwood":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the wood of a stinkwood":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti\u014bk-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134609",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stinkwort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a fetid European herb ( Inula graveolens ) naturalized as a weed in Australia",
|
|
": jimsonweed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072746",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stinky":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"reek",
|
|
"stench"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a public outcry against something : fuss":[
|
|
"made a big stink when asked to leave"
|
|
],
|
|
": a strong offensive odor : stench":[],
|
|
": to be extremely bad or unpleasant":[
|
|
"the performance stank",
|
|
"that news really stinks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to emit a strong offensive odor":[
|
|
"stank of urine"
|
|
],
|
|
": to possess something to an offensive degree":[
|
|
"stinking with wealth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The food is good at that restaurant, but the service stinks .",
|
|
"Having a root canal stinks .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"People raised a stink about the new law.",
|
|
"He kicked up a stink about the way he'd been treated.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Do stink bugs bite? Stink bugs stick to plants and other outdoor food sources. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"That said, it\u2019s comforting to see that there are new cars available for that price that don\u2019t stink . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2021",
|
|
"Atlanta hits Carolina with an intradivision broadside that the Panthers are going to have to really stink to get the No. 1 pick in 2023. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Their thorns can puncture vehicles tires and their blooms stink , Long said. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Chiefs' coaches were brilliant; OT rules stink Aaron Rodgers' next team? \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"After having been interned for a few days, the ships began to stink . \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Times\u2019 Louis Sahag\u00fan details the disaster \u2014 plus the industry recklessness, official neglect and other factors that contribute to flooding and stink . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Stop shoe stink at the source with Zorpads Shoe Inserts ($10 for 2 pairs). \u2014 Christina Poletto, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"To add to the list of unavoidable stink bug attractions, these insects love warmth and sunlight. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Some users say lining them with paper towels also soaks up liquid that can raise a stink . \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Third: The political stink may cause hypertension and nosebleeds. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Simply swipe onto clean, dry underarms in the morning to unlock your stink -free potential. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Plus, it's infused with gold (yes, really) to fend off stink . \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"After several days of raising a revolting stink , the Rollins College greenhouse is beginning to smell refreshing again as its second corpse plant ceases its deathly odor and begins to close. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Turns out that the lasting stink of bong water spilled onto the carpet is not the only danger to smoking marijuana through a tall tube cooled by water at its base. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Blossoming tendrils of flowering jasmine put out enough scent to overpower, for a moment, the stink of gas leaf blowers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English stincan ; akin to Old High German stinkan to emit a smell":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"reek"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034428",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stinky pinky":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a puzzle that consists in the defining of one phrase with another made up of words that rhyme":[
|
|
"silly filly is a stinky pinky for a foolish horse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from pinky (variant of pinkie )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsti\u014bk\u0113\u02c8pi\u014bk\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030700",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a definite quantity of work assigned":[],
|
|
": a period of time spent at a particular activity":[
|
|
"served a brief stint as a waiter"
|
|
],
|
|
": any of several small sandpipers (genus Calidris )":[],
|
|
": restraint , limitation":[],
|
|
": stop , desist":[],
|
|
": to be sparing or frugal":[
|
|
"not stinting with their praise"
|
|
],
|
|
": to limit within certain boundaries":[],
|
|
": to put an end to : stop":[],
|
|
": to restrict with respect to a share or allowance":[
|
|
"stinted herself of luxuries"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2":"Verb",
|
|
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stynte":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English styntan to blunt, dull; akin to Old Norse stuttr scant":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stint"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stint Noun (1) task , duty , job , chore , stint , assignment mean a piece of work to be done. task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance. charged with a variety of tasks duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance. the duties of a lifeguard job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance. the job of turning the company around chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm. every child was assigned chores stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service. a 2-month stint as a reporter assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority. a reporter's assignment",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001111",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stint (on)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to use or give out in stingy amounts the entr\u00e9es would be worth these prices if the restaurant didn't stint on the side dishes so much"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153307",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stintedly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a stinted manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014519",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stintedness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being stinted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100936",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stinting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a definite quantity of work assigned":[],
|
|
": a period of time spent at a particular activity":[
|
|
"served a brief stint as a waiter"
|
|
],
|
|
": any of several small sandpipers (genus Calidris )":[],
|
|
": restraint , limitation":[],
|
|
": stop , desist":[],
|
|
": to be sparing or frugal":[
|
|
"not stinting with their praise"
|
|
],
|
|
": to limit within certain boundaries":[],
|
|
": to put an end to : stop":[],
|
|
": to restrict with respect to a share or allowance":[
|
|
"stinted herself of luxuries"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2":"Verb",
|
|
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stynte":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English styntan to blunt, dull; akin to Old Norse stuttr scant":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stint"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stint Noun (1) task , duty , job , chore , stint , assignment mean a piece of work to be done. task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance. charged with a variety of tasks duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance. the duties of a lifeguard job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance. the job of turning the company around chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm. every child was assigned chores stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service. a 2-month stint as a reporter assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority. a reporter's assignment",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015114",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stintingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a stinting manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175913",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stintless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having no stint : ceaseless , unending":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stintl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164607",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plant consisting of a stock and a scion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"st(ock) + sc ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u012b\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021808",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stip":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"stipend ; stipendiary":[],
|
|
"stipulation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182106",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stipa":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large widely distributed genus of grasses having a one-flowered spikelet and lemma terminating in a long twisted or bent awn \u2014 see bunchgrass , feather grass , ichu , needlegrass , porcupine grass , sleepy grass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin stupa, stuppa coarse part of flax, tow":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u012bp\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210931",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stipe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a part that is similar to a stipe and connects the holdfast and blade of a frondose alga":[],
|
|
": a prolongation of the receptacle beneath the ovary of a seed plant":[],
|
|
": a usually short stalk of a plant or fungus: such as":[],
|
|
": the petiole of a fern frond":[],
|
|
": the stem supporting the cap of a fungus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Crabs clung to bull kelp stipes \u2014 stems \u2014 like sloths to a jungle vine. \u2014 Evan Bush, The Seattle Times , 15 Sep. 2019",
|
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"They are easily identified by the red-brown cap fading to tan, white to lilac-gray gills, firm texture, and annulus (ring) around the stout stipe (stalk). \u2014 Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018",
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"For more than an hour, Kern and Heifetz slice stipes and shuttle back and forth to offload totes of kelp to Hamilton aboard the Dial. \u2014 Bethany Goodrich, Alaska Dispatch News , 8 July 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin stipes , from Latin, tree trunk; akin to Latin stipare to press together \u2014 more at stiff":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u012bp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061924",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stipel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the stipule of a leaflet":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin stipella , diminutive of stipula stipule":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u012bp\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170640",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stipellate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having stipels":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin stipellatus , from stipella stipel + Latin -atus -ate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u012bp\u0259\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"st\u012b\u02c8pel\u0259\u0307t",
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"\u02c8stip-",
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"st\u0259\u0307\u02c8p-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110913",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"stipend":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He receives a small stipend for his work as a research fellow.",
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"the stipend you'll receive as an intern will just barely cover your housing costs",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As trustee, Jones came under fire for receiving both a trustee salary and a stipend from a nonprofit affiliated with the township fire department. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 9 May 2022",
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"Syrian refugees receive a stipend from the United Nations for heating. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"His former roommate at McMaster, Matt Vukovic, said Gueorguiev\u2019s decision to leave the university was motivated in part by his receiving a sponsorship and stipend in 2015 from the biking company Blackburn. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"Interns will receive a $750 weekly stipend , Fortune reported. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
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"Housing in Austin and a weekly stipend are included. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Another program participant, Lisa Chin, uses some of her stipend to pay for transportation to her baby's doctor's appointments. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 25 May 2022",
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"But all that history seemed in peril last fall, when the Atran Foundation, which has been funding CYCO through grants since 1956, decided to cut off its stipend . \u2014 Julia Gergely, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"The company boosted its wellness stipend from $700 to $3,000. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, alteration of stipendy , from Latin stipendium , from stip-, stips gift + pendere to weigh, pay":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u012b-\u02ccpend",
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"-p\u0259nd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"emolument",
|
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"hire",
|
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"packet",
|
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"pay",
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"pay envelope",
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"paycheck",
|
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"payment",
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"salary",
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"wage"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004413",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stipendiary":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to a stipend":[],
|
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": one who receives a stipend":[],
|
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": receiving or compensated by wages or salary":[
|
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"a stipendiary curate"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"st\u012b-\u02c8pen-d\u0113-\u02ccer-\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045206",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stipendiary magistrate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a salaried British magistrate who is a professional lawyer appointed under statutory provisions to act instead of or in cooperation with unpaid lay justices of the peace":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225257",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"stipendium":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": stipend":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"st\u012b\u02c8pend\u0113\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113155",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stipple":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": speckle , fleck":[],
|
|
": to apply (something, such as paint) by repeated small touches":[],
|
|
": to engrave by means of dots and flicks":[],
|
|
": to make by small short touches (as of paint or ink) that together produce an even or softly graded shadow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the sunlight falling through the lace curtain stippled her face",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"And so on a chilly February weeknight, Bedrick began by showing examples of low-cost products that can help with makeup basics, like a brow tint pen, eyeliner pot, contour palette, stipple sponge, and liquid black eyeliner. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Martha Ulrich shivered in the harsh February cold, her bare legs stippled with goosebumps. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Kenturah Davis\u2019 2015 self-portrait was made using an ink stippling technique. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The terrifying time was stippled with the ordinary and the joyous. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Curliss recommends the following Colorblends varieties, available at colorblends.com: Flamenco Queen: Big white blooms brushed and stippled with red. \u2014 Karen Dardick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Compare stippling the pages with water spots, unable to put your arms down, with balancing an ashtray on the rim of the tub, unable to put one arm down. \u2014 Garnett Kilberg Cohen, The New Yorker , 25 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The sedan\u2019s rear driver\u2019s door was stippled with multiple bullet holes, and both windows on that side were shot out. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 14 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Kardashian mixed the two products together on the back of her hand with a Kabuki brush and then quickly stippled it all over her face. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 16 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Stage three required more silicone cheeks, chin, neck, back of neck, lips and stretch and stipple to age around her eyes, forehead and furrow. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The surface of the lake, roused to a salt-and-pepper stipple by the rain, was devoid of sailboats or swimmers. \u2014 John Bowe, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2021",
|
|
"With the iron heated, carefully press the tip into the plastic of the handle repeatedly to cover it with stipples . \u2014 Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life , 19 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The 26-year-old tenor saxophonist has set most of these original compositions at a medium-fast tempo, and her saxophone stipples and scampers, gesturing toward the influence of the alto saxophonist Steve Lehman. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2018",
|
|
"Pro Tip: To quickly cover dark circles, stipple (a.k.a. \u2014 Amber Kallor, Marie Claire , 28 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"A third left an entrance wound surrounded by gunpowder stipple at the base of his skull and an exit wound in his left cheek. \u2014 John Branch, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1837, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Dutch stippelen to spot, dot":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti-p\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blotch",
|
|
"dapple",
|
|
"dot",
|
|
"fleck",
|
|
"freckle",
|
|
"marble",
|
|
"mottle",
|
|
"pepper",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"speckle",
|
|
"splotch",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sprinkle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024910",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stippled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": speckle , fleck":[],
|
|
": to apply (something, such as paint) by repeated small touches":[],
|
|
": to engrave by means of dots and flicks":[],
|
|
": to make by small short touches (as of paint or ink) that together produce an even or softly graded shadow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the sunlight falling through the lace curtain stippled her face",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"And so on a chilly February weeknight, Bedrick began by showing examples of low-cost products that can help with makeup basics, like a brow tint pen, eyeliner pot, contour palette, stipple sponge, and liquid black eyeliner. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Martha Ulrich shivered in the harsh February cold, her bare legs stippled with goosebumps. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Kenturah Davis\u2019 2015 self-portrait was made using an ink stippling technique. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The terrifying time was stippled with the ordinary and the joyous. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Curliss recommends the following Colorblends varieties, available at colorblends.com: Flamenco Queen: Big white blooms brushed and stippled with red. \u2014 Karen Dardick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Compare stippling the pages with water spots, unable to put your arms down, with balancing an ashtray on the rim of the tub, unable to put one arm down. \u2014 Garnett Kilberg Cohen, The New Yorker , 25 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The sedan\u2019s rear driver\u2019s door was stippled with multiple bullet holes, and both windows on that side were shot out. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 14 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Kardashian mixed the two products together on the back of her hand with a Kabuki brush and then quickly stippled it all over her face. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 16 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Stage three required more silicone cheeks, chin, neck, back of neck, lips and stretch and stipple to age around her eyes, forehead and furrow. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The surface of the lake, roused to a salt-and-pepper stipple by the rain, was devoid of sailboats or swimmers. \u2014 John Bowe, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2021",
|
|
"With the iron heated, carefully press the tip into the plastic of the handle repeatedly to cover it with stipples . \u2014 Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life , 19 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The 26-year-old tenor saxophonist has set most of these original compositions at a medium-fast tempo, and her saxophone stipples and scampers, gesturing toward the influence of the alto saxophonist Steve Lehman. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2018",
|
|
"Pro Tip: To quickly cover dark circles, stipple (a.k.a. \u2014 Amber Kallor, Marie Claire , 28 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"A third left an entrance wound surrounded by gunpowder stipple at the base of his skull and an exit wound in his left cheek. \u2014 John Branch, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Dutch stippelen to spot, dot":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti-p\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blotch",
|
|
"dapple",
|
|
"dot",
|
|
"fleck",
|
|
"freckle",
|
|
"marble",
|
|
"mottle",
|
|
"pepper",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"speckle",
|
|
"splotch",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sprinkle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002035",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stipulate (for)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority the contract stipulates for a renegotiation of the terms after two years"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134116",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stipulation":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act of stipulating":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We agreed to the deal with the stipulation that she pay the expenses herself.",
|
|
"their proposal for a baseball franchise includes several stipulations that are unacceptable",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There\u2019s just one stipulation : Christopher Nolan must direct. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"If healthy, Hays, Mullins and Santander are locks to serve as Baltimore\u2019s starting outfielders in 2022, with the one stipulation being that Santander, as an arbitration-eligible player, doesn\u2019t get moved or non-tendered. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"One stipulation of the ruling was that audiotapes reportedly detailing Bob Ross\u2019s wishes be destroyed. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The president claimed the stipulation would put Medicare and Social Security in danger. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The stipulation gave the Trumps until Monday to file for a stay to the Court of Appeals. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The stipulation mandated that Breakker could lose the NXT Title via disqualification. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Properties holding the trademark and web-domain rights to Infowars agreed Wednesday to dismiss their chapter 11 cases as part of a stipulation with the Justice Department\u2019s bankruptcy watchdog, which has questioned the basis for the bankruptcy. \u2014 Jonathan Randles, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Assembly members included a stipulation on the funding for the shelter, making the money contingent on Bronson\u2019s agreement to convert the former Golden Lion Hotel in Midtown into a substance misuse treatment center. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2022"
|
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|
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|
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"circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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|
|
"\u02ccsti-py\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"contingency",
|
|
"if",
|
|
"provision",
|
|
"proviso",
|
|
"qualification",
|
|
"reservation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185456",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stir":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a slight movement":[],
|
|
": a state of disturbance, agitation, or brisk activity":[],
|
|
": a stirring movement":[],
|
|
": bestir , exert":[],
|
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": prison":[],
|
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": provoke":[
|
|
"stir a storm of controversy",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up stir up trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be able to be stirred":[
|
|
"Add water until the mixture stirs easily."
|
|
],
|
|
": to be active or busy":[
|
|
"Not a creature was stirring \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Clement Moore"
|
|
],
|
|
": to begin to be active":[
|
|
"The factory stirred to life."
|
|
],
|
|
": to begin to move (as in rousing)":[
|
|
"She heard him stirring in bed."
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring into notice or debate : raise":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up stir up sensitive issues"
|
|
],
|
|
": to call forth (something, such as a memory) : evoke":[
|
|
"stir happy remembrances"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause an especially slight movement or change of position of":[
|
|
"tied so tightly he could scarcely stir a finger"
|
|
],
|
|
": to disturb the quiet of : agitate":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up the bear stirred up the bees"
|
|
],
|
|
": to disturb the relative position of the particles or parts of especially by a continued circular movement":[
|
|
"stirred the paint with a paddle",
|
|
"stir the fire",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up stirred up mud from the lake bottom"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a slight movement":[
|
|
"The leaves were barely stirring ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to mix by or as if by stirring":[
|
|
"stir one's coffee",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with in stir in the spices"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pass an implement through a substance with a circular movement":[
|
|
"washed the spoon she was stirring with"
|
|
],
|
|
": to rouse to activity : evoke strong feelings in":[
|
|
"music that stirs the emotions"
|
|
],
|
|
": to shift to another location : budge":[
|
|
"haven't stirred since I arrived"
|
|
],
|
|
": widespread notice and discussion : impression":[
|
|
"the book caused quite a stir"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The cake batter must be stirred for 10 minutes.",
|
|
"Stir one cup of sugar into the batter.",
|
|
"She was stirred from her sleep by the noise.",
|
|
"The breeze stirred the leaves on the tree.",
|
|
"We could see people stirring inside the shop.",
|
|
"A good book can stir the imagination."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1851, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English styrian ; akin to Old High German st\u014dren to scatter":"Verb",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun"
|
|
},
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"\u02c8st\u0259r"
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],
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"agitate",
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"churn",
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"swirl",
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"wash",
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"whirl"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073559",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to cause (someone) to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something":[
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"The speech stirred up the crowd."
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": to cause (something) to move up into and through the air or water":[
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"The workers stirred up a lot of dust."
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],
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": to cause (something, usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen":[
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"They're trying to stir up trouble.",
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"But, of course, there's a reason politicians generally try to communicate deliberately: It helps them avoid saying things that might offend voters or stir up controversy.",
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"\u2014 Philip Bump",
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"I'm not a rebel, trying to stir things up just to be provocative.",
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"\u2014 Norma Klein",
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"\u2026 the incident stirred up a hornet's nest of protest and indignation.",
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"\u2014 Robert T. Martinott"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112516",
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},
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": to cause (someone) to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something":[
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"The speech stirred up the crowd."
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": to cause (something) to move up into and through the air or water":[
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"The workers stirred up a lot of dust."
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": to cause (something, usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen":[
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"They're trying to stir up trouble.",
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|
"But, of course, there's a reason politicians generally try to communicate deliberately: It helps them avoid saying things that might offend voters or stir up controversy.",
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"\u2014 Philip Bump",
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"I'm not a rebel, trying to stir things up just to be provocative.",
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"\u2014 Norma Klein",
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"\u2026 the incident stirred up a hornet's nest of protest and indignation.",
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"\u2014 Robert T. Martinott"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083826",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stirring":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"motion",
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"move",
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"movement",
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"shift",
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"shifting",
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"stir"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a beginning of motion or activity : movement":[
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"\u2014 often used in plural the first stirrings of revolution"
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],
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": active , bustling":[],
|
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": rousing , inspiring":[
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"a stirring speech"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a stirring rendition of the national anthem",
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"the message of brotherhood in Martin Luther King's stirring \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech still resonates today",
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"Noun",
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"I thought I detected a slight stirring of the leaves, and yet there wasn't a breath of wind.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Only something is stirring , something is upstairs, and that something announces itself with a fright. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 15 June 2022",
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"If that might be Hollywood mythmaking, there is no disputing the golf-centric, stirring view from Ouimet\u2019s second-floor bedroom window. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
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"In a lengthy - but stirring - post, Russell explains those words in great detail. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In real life, Bradlee\u2019s response to Woodward and Bernstein\u2019s late-night visit wasn\u2019t quite as stirring . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
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"And this time, there was no need for the kind of stirring comeback that Madrid needed to produce in getting past Paris Saint-Germain, defending champion Chelsea and Manchester City in the knockout stage. \u2014 Rob Harris And Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of the film\u2019s wordless sequences achieve ineffable depths of feeling \u2014 grief, joy, suspense \u2014 through a combination of understated lensing and Kelman Duran\u2019s stirring score, an elegant and otherworldly distortion of reggaeton samples. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Rebranded as a feminist icon in the 20th century, a 1994 piece by Kiki Smith portrays her with stirring blue eyes and on all fours. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Masur and the orchestra gave an artfully balanced performance of the Durufl\u00e9, filled with stirring playing from individual section and combined instruments, some lovely solo lines, including those offered by principal cellist Susan Babini. \u2014 Elaine Schmidt, Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"There\u2019s a misguided stirring in the soul that glorifies your work with spiritual transformation. \u2014 Jeremy Duvall, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The goal in reaching those spiritually wavering is not only the observance of ritual but the stirring of Jewish consciousness, the lighting of the spiritual fire, allowing those reached to chart their own direction. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
|
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"From Vignobles Jade, this 79/12/9 Sauvignon Blanc/Sauvignon Gris/Muscadelle from 40-year-old vines ages nine months in amphorae and barrels with regular stirring of lees. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
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"In every stirring for liberty, Mr. Putin now saw the hidden hand of the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Most hot dips are baked in the oven or warmed through on the stove, and the recipe may call for occasional stirring . \u2014 Katie Workman, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"And the intense heat of the oven browns everything beautifully, without requiring constant stirring and attention from you. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Cook, stirring , for 1 minute, then mix with the vegetables and cook for 1 more minute. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Then, too, there\u2019s the permeability of the home kitchen \u2014 in which chef and diner are often the same person, and guests may come and go, and even help with the stirring and the tasting. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0259r-i\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"breathtaking",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
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|
"exhilarative",
|
|
"galvanic",
|
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"galvanizing",
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
|
"heart-stopping",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"intoxicating",
|
|
"kicky",
|
|
"mind-bending",
|
|
"mind-blowing",
|
|
"mind-boggling",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
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"rousing",
|
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"stimulating",
|
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"thrilling"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023351",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stirrup pants":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pair of women's pants that have a strip of fabric on the bottom of each leg that goes underneath the foot":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131842",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"stirrup pump":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
": a portable hand pump held in position by a foot bracket and used for throwing a jet or spray of liquid"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1939, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132154",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stirrup-vase":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": pseudamphora":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001022",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stishovite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dense tetragonal mineral SiO 2 consisting of silicon dioxide that is a polymorph of quartz and that is formed under great pressure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Serge\u012d M. Stishov , 20th century Russian mineralogist + English -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stish\u0259\u02ccv\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065832",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stitch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"darn",
|
|
"sew",
|
|
"suture"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a least bit especially of clothing":[
|
|
"didn't have a stitch on"
|
|
],
|
|
": a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side":[],
|
|
": a portion of thread left in the material or suture left in the tissue after one stitch":[],
|
|
": a single loop of thread or yarn around an implement (such as a knitting needle or crochet hook)":[],
|
|
": a stitch or series of stitches formed in a particular way":[
|
|
"a basting stitch"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a state of uncontrollable laughter":[
|
|
"he had us all in stitches"
|
|
],
|
|
": one in-and-out movement of a threaded needle in sewing, embroidering, or suturing":[],
|
|
": sew":[],
|
|
": to fasten, join, or close with or as if with stitches":[
|
|
"stitched a seam"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make, mend, or decorate with or as if with stitches":[],
|
|
": to unite by means of staples":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the stitches on a baseball",
|
|
"She pulled out the stitches .",
|
|
"His cut required six stitches .",
|
|
"She gets her stitches removed tomorrow.",
|
|
"The book teaches a variety of stitches .",
|
|
"a scarf worked in knit stitch",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He stitched a patch onto his coat.",
|
|
"Her initials were stitched on the pillowcase.",
|
|
"He stitched a design along the border of the tablecloth.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And to remind just how special the car is, the flawless hand assembly work\u2014not a single stitch of Tailored Purple thread flubbed, crooked or loose anywhere in the car\u2014is a perfect color-match for the leather and clock hands. \u2014 Mark Ewing, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Kourt threw every stitch of clothing to the wind while posing nude for GQ Mexico (seemingly in some swanky AF L.A. penthouse with a serious view). \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"In yet another stitch , which garnered nearly 300,000 views before the account was removed earlier this week, a woman simply stares at the camera and loads her gun. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cross stitch this witch in advance for an oh-sew chic Halloween decor gift. \u2014 Kaitlin Madden, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"So telling a story about how a stitch in time saves nine, for instance, will likely be more effective in motivating people to adopt a new preventive maintenance system than simply relaying facts. \u2014 Andy Bird, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Missing a stitch or doing one awkwardly could cause a catastrophic complication for a patient. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The brand compensates its team of 450 artisans by the stitch for garments that can easily require thousands of stitches. \u2014 Eunica Escalante, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The robot completes about a stitch a minute, a conservative pace slightly slower than a human surgeon. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Zaki\u2019s seamless compositions digitally stitch together separate photographic imagery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Kendall boosters are hoping the creation of more ground-floor retail, coupled with the arrival of more cultural attractions, will help stitch together some of its core, perhaps even drawing more folks from across the Charles and beyond. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"After all the takes are laid down, Eilish and Finneas essentially stitch the best parts into the final performance that\u2019s heard on the record. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The 1986 style of hard camera cuts to stitch together a shot-down bogey are done. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"That forces Madison Avenue to stitch together groups of consumers a little at a time \u2014 a Hulu binge here, a 10 p.m. watch there. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In both cases, detectives used city cameras to stitch together the suspects\u2019 movements. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At the same time, there is a lot of federal legislation that's on the table to try to stitch together a more uniform approach to consumer privacy protection. \u2014 Billee Howard, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Still, analysts feared that Ukraine was poised to lose Mariupol, a strategic prize that would allow Moscow to stitch together a land corridor connecting Russia, Crimea and areas farther west. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stiche , from Old English stice ; akin to Old English stician to stick":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stich"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ache",
|
|
"pain",
|
|
"pang",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"throe",
|
|
"tingle",
|
|
"twinge"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003459",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stock":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conventional",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"customary",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"prevalent",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compound organism":[],
|
|
": a device for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the feet or feet and hands can be locked":[],
|
|
": a dull, stupid, or lifeless person":[],
|
|
": a language family":[],
|
|
": a log or block of wood":[],
|
|
": a long beam on a field gun forming the third support point in firing":[],
|
|
": a plant from which slips or cuttings are taken":[],
|
|
": a plant or plant part united with a scion in grafting and supplying mostly underground parts to a graft":[],
|
|
": a portion of such stock of one or more companies":[],
|
|
": a related group of languages":[],
|
|
": a supporting framework or structure: such as":[],
|
|
": a wide band or scarf worn about the neck especially by some clergymen":[],
|
|
": an estimate or evaluation of something":[
|
|
"take stock of the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
": an infraspecific group usually having unity of descent":[],
|
|
": any of a genus ( Matthiola ) of Old World herbs or subshrubs of the mustard family with racemes of usually sweet-scented flowers":[],
|
|
": bitstock , brace":[],
|
|
": commonly used or brought forward : standard":[
|
|
"the stock answer"
|
|
],
|
|
": confidence or faith placed in someone or something":[
|
|
"put little stock in his testimony"
|
|
],
|
|
": devoted to the breeding and rearing of livestock":[
|
|
"a stock farm"
|
|
],
|
|
": employed in handling, checking, or taking care of the stock of merchandise on hand":[
|
|
"a stock clerk"
|
|
],
|
|
": having no more on hand : completely sold out":[],
|
|
": kept for breeding purposes : brood":[
|
|
"a stock mare"
|
|
],
|
|
": kept regularly in stock":[
|
|
"comes in stock sizes",
|
|
"a stock model"
|
|
],
|
|
": liquid in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been simmered that is used as a basis for soup, gravy, or sauce":[],
|
|
": livestock":[],
|
|
": of or relating to a stock company":[],
|
|
": on hand : in the store and ready for delivery":[],
|
|
": paper used for printing":[],
|
|
": raw material from which something is manufactured":[],
|
|
": something without life or consciousness":[],
|
|
": stock car sense 1":[],
|
|
": stock certificate":[],
|
|
": stump":[],
|
|
": the butt of an implement (such as a whip or fishing rod)":[],
|
|
": the crosspiece of an anchor \u2014 see anchor illustration":[],
|
|
": the descendants of one individual : family , lineage":[
|
|
"of European stock"
|
|
],
|
|
": the equipment, materials, or supplies of an establishment":[],
|
|
": the estimation in which someone or something is held":[
|
|
"his stock with the electorate remains high",
|
|
"\u2014 Newsweek"
|
|
],
|
|
": the frame or timbers holding a ship during construction":[],
|
|
": the main stem of a plant : trunk":[],
|
|
": the original (such as a person, race, or language) from which others derive : source":[],
|
|
": the part of a tally formerly given to the creditor in a transaction":[],
|
|
": the portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of a game":[],
|
|
": the production and presentation of plays by a stock company":[],
|
|
": the proprietorship element in a corporation usually divided into shares and represented by transferable certificates":[],
|
|
": the wooden part by which a shoulder arm is held during firing":[],
|
|
": to fit to or with a stock":[],
|
|
": to graze (livestock) on land":[],
|
|
": to make (a domestic animal) pregnant":[],
|
|
": to procure or keep a stock of":[
|
|
"our store stocks that brand"
|
|
],
|
|
": to provide with stock or a stock : supply":[
|
|
"stock a stream with trout"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put in stock or supplies":[
|
|
"stock up on canned goods"
|
|
],
|
|
": to send out new shoots":[],
|
|
": used in herding livestock":[
|
|
"a stock horse",
|
|
"a stock dog"
|
|
],
|
|
": used or intended for livestock":[
|
|
"a stock train"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"That camera is out of stock .",
|
|
"Do you have any more light bulbs in stock ?",
|
|
"They carry a large stock of computer software.",
|
|
"We built up an ample stock of food before the storm.",
|
|
"She always seems to have a fresh stock of funny jokes.",
|
|
"The value of his stocks has soared.",
|
|
"Most of her money is invested in stocks .",
|
|
"Do you own any stock ?",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Our store stocks only the finest goods.",
|
|
"Do you stock this item?",
|
|
"The bar is stocked with beer, wine and liquor.",
|
|
"They stocked the shelves in the store with a variety of imported foods.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Here are the stock patterns you can choose from.",
|
|
"She gave a stock answer to the reporter's question.",
|
|
"a dull narrative with stock characters",
|
|
"That item is a stock model.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Nio's stock price in New York fell over 2% in Wednesday trading. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Its stock price is trending at a 52-week low point. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Today, Carnival shares sank 15% after a Morgan Stanley analyst outlined a worst-case scenario in which the company\u2019s stock price could fall to zero in the [not unlikely] event of a global recession. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 29 June 2022",
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"Viasat\u2019s stock price has plunged 52 percent since the deal was announced eight months ago, albeit in a down market. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
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"Bed Bath & Beyond\u2019s stock price dropped by 24% in Wednesday trading, closing at $4.99 per share. \u2014 Rayna Song, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
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"Its stock price is down nearly fifty per cent from a year ago. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
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"First, the numbers board members tend to care about most: the stock price. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
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"Older people also benefit from a portfolio that provides alternative sources of income beyond gains in stock price, Williams said. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"If not, now's the time to stock up on a few from Lodge. \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 June 2022",
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"Now\u2019s a great time to stock up on summer and pre-fall style staples, including women\u2019s and men\u2019s tees, sunglasses for women and men, swimwear and swim trunks, comfy footwear, hats, trendy jewelry, designer clothing and accessories and more. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
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"And what better time to stock up on those must-haves than the Nordstrom beauty sale? \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
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"Food and treats don't go on sale very often, so now is the time to stock up while everything is a few dollars off. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 24 June 2022",
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"Now's the time to stock up on tried-and-trues like Tom Ford's natural-looking contour palette. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 25 May 2022",
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"Zeloof had to stock his lab with vintage equipment too. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Those two chicks, Sunny and Moon, grew to adulthood and led Stewart and his wife, Kaysle Brooks, to build an 8-by-8-foot coop and stock it with more chickens. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
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"Don't hesitate to also stock her up with essential oil blends from the brand. \u2014 Isis Briones, House Beautiful , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"And the reassuringly stock characters require no special actorly finesse to bring to life. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
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"Anne Carpenter, an owner of an Ace Hardware store in Berkeley, said the retailer doesn\u2019t usually stock air conditioners. \u2014 Melia Russell, SFChronicle.com , 11 June 2019",
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"The Red Branch production directed by Stephanie Lynn Williams features an endearing cast whose performances make potentially stock characters spring to life. \u2014 Mike Giuliano, Columbia Flier , 23 Aug. 2017"
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"Middle English stok , from Old English stocc ; akin to Old High German stoc stick":"Noun"
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": to fortify or surround with a stockade":[]
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"prisoners of war confined in a stockade",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Percival is successfully in the stockade and locked in Veronica's vault by wedding time! \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
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"In the middle of this expanse, a stockade , where sheep were gathered at night to protect them from bears and coyotes, had collapsed. \u2014 Thomas Mcguane, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"Anthony set sail for New Amsterdam in 1629, and before long acquired a large farm just north of the city stockade at Wall Street, along with a reputation as one of the most quarrelsome characters in a town full of them. \u2014 Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Epstein served 3 1/2 months locked down at the stockade before he was granted work release, which was approved in consultation with Epstein\u2019s high-powered legal staff, Gauger said. \u2014 Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com , 18 July 2019",
|
|
"But, according to a 2016 NPR article on the Leesburg Stockade, their parents were billed to cover the expenses for the girls\u2019 time in the stockade . \u2014 Jessica Feierman And Ashley C. Sawyer, Teen Vogue , 4 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Records released this month show Epstein was given an array of special privileges, from an unlocked cell in a special wing of the stockade , to a work-release schedule of six days a week, up to 12 hours per day, at a West Palm Beach office building. \u2014 Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Visitors tour the stockade , the Russian Orthodox chapel and a windmill like the one used by the settlers. \u2014 Graham Bowley, New York Times , 6 Oct. 2019",
|
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"The initial agreement stipulated that Epstein leave the stockade only to work in his office or visit the doctor. \u2014 Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Epstein spent 13 months in the Palm Beach County stockade during 2008-09 as part of a plea deal widely criticized as being too lenient. \u2014 Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com , 10 May 2021"
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"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1677, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Spanish estacada , from estaca stake, pale, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake":"Noun"
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|
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"st\u00e4-\u02c8k\u0101d"
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],
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|
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"big house",
|
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"brig",
|
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"calaboose",
|
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"can",
|
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"clink",
|
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|
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"coop",
|
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"guardroom",
|
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"hock",
|
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"hold",
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"hoosegow",
|
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"jail",
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"jailhouse",
|
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"joint",
|
|
"jug",
|
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"lockup",
|
|
"nick",
|
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"pen",
|
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"penitentiary",
|
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"pokey",
|
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"prison",
|
|
"quod",
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"slam",
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"slammer",
|
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"stir",
|
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"tolbooth"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": an obsolete Scottish musical instrument similar to the Welsh pibgorn":[]
|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a soft elastic usually cotton fabric used especially for bandages and infants' wear":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The hospital provides her with rolls of white stockinette stitch fabric \u2014 which is the optimal material to regulate body temperature in babies \u2014 and Shaffer purchases her own blue and pink ribbon at Walmart to add a personal touch. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 July 2021",
|
|
"The entire costume was very easy to create and wear: a white blouse, anklet stockinettes with stripes, navy slacks, gloves, a scarf and a fantastic wig. \u2014 Martha Stewart, star-telegram , 7 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Pretty crescent shawl with oodles of soothing stockinette stitch. \u2014 Mary Mooney, OregonLive.com , 17 Aug. 2017"
|
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],
|
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|
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"1784, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"alteration of earlier stocking net":""
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
": with the feet in stockings but not shoes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pair of wool stockings",
|
|
"thick wool stockings designed to be worn with hiking boots",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In 2021, the company gave every employee a Christmas stocking filled with gadgets and toys for their children and spouses. \u2014 Michael Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Seasonal surprises on stage are a gift welcomed as much by audiences as an unexpected treat hidden in the toe of a holiday stocking , Director Susan Richter said. \u2014 Philip Potempa, chicagotribune.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The school worked to remove other barriers, which included the installation of a washer and dryer on school grounds and the stocking of feminine hygiene products in the girls\u2019 bathrooms. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, Hartford Courant , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"And how our modern meddling\u2014through the stocking of non-native species, land development, and climate change\u2014has hurt native fish populations. \u2014 Ian Dille, Outside Online , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The second spring stocking of rainbow trout in the East Branch of the Rocky River should arrive some time next week. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To support the stocking of their full range, the brand\u2019s physical stores follow a strict distribution template, replenishing sizes three to four times a week when necessary. \u2014 Gianluca Russo, refinery29.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Filling the stocking with an orange \u2013 a Christmas tradition from the 19th century \u2013 might be a tribute to the St. Nick of old, wrote Emily Spivack for Smithsonian Magazine. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 12 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The store design was a family affair (undertaken by Roche and her husband), and the stocking of it is too. \u2014 Vogue , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"obsolete stock to cover with a stocking":""
|
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4-ki\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4k-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a long knitted cone-shaped cap with a tassel or pom-pom worn especially for winter sports or play":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Photos contained in the affidavit show the person identified as Gould at several points inside the building, often alongside Laurens, who wore a distinctive, bright-orange stocking cap . \u2014 Chris Joyner, ajc , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Tim, who traded his cowboy hat for an 1883 stocking cap , shared some tidbits with his fans on Instagram. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The suspect is described as a Black man, 50 to 59 years old, in a stocking cap , black sunglasses and a gray coat and carrying a blue bag. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Ford maintains a slender build and youthful appearance, roaming L.A. Live on a recent day in a black stocking cap , blue hoodie, gray basketball shorts and white leggings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In one photo posted on Twitter, Ryan wears an American flag scarf and Trump stocking cap in front of a broken Capitol building window while holding up a peace sign. \u2014 Rick Rouan, USA TODAY , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Officers were unable to locate the suspect, described as a male in his 20s wearing a black trench coat and black stocking cap . \u2014 Star Tribune Staff, Star Tribune , 24 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Then, a young woman wearing only a face mask and stocking cap appeared. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"With Bridgewater watching from the sideline in a stocking cap , Walker threw three interceptions of his own. \u2014 Luke Johnson, NOLA.com , 3 Jan. 2021"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"stocking cutter":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a milling gear cutter for removing stock with heavy cuts in preparation for finishing":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small gift that is usually placed in a Christmas stocking":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stockinger":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stocking knitter or weaver":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"-\u014b\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223947",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stockpile":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"lay away",
|
|
"lay by",
|
|
"lay in",
|
|
"lay up",
|
|
"put by",
|
|
"salt away",
|
|
"squirrel (away)",
|
|
"stash",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"stow",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
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": a storage pile: such as",
|
|
": a reserve supply of something essential accumulated within a country for use during a shortage",
|
|
": a gradually accumulated reserve of something",
|
|
": to place or store in or on a stockpile",
|
|
": to accumulate a stockpile of"
|
|
],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"a stockpile of medical supplies",
|
|
"an emergency stockpile of potable water and canned goods in the cellar",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The government stockpiled vaccines to prepare for a flu epidemic.",
|
|
"we should be able to stockpile enough vaccine for the upcoming flu season",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Health officials said earlier this month that the U.S. government has 72,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine in its stockpile . \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Putin has been building his gold stockpile since 2014. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, ajc , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"As the world grapples with a monkeypox outbreak, the Biden administration has been quick to highlight the vaccines and other therapies the United States has in its national stockpile . \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The Russian Army has begun deployment of one of the oldest tanks in its stockpile , the T-62 main battle tank. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The stockpile also has reserves of antiviral treatments such as Tecovirimat and Cidofovir, officials said. \u2014 Dan Diamond, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Even the new characters \u2014 notably Mamoudou Athie\u2019s corporate lackey and DeWanda Wise\u2019s world-weary pilot \u2014 are stock archetypes borrowed from the Pop Culture 101 stockpile . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Senator Tom Cotton said if China were to cut the US off from these resources, the current Department of Defense stockpile would last under a year. \u2014 Jennifer Griffin, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"O'Connell's agency oversees the national stockpile of both Jynneos and the older ACAM2000 vaccines, which have also been requested by at least one state. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Lauren Lopez, 38, of New York is trying to organize people on Twitter and Facebook to stockpile contraceptives such as Plan B so that they can be given to people who lack access. \u2014 Christopher Rowland, Yiwen Lu And Aaron Gregg, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Related: How was Ronald Andruchuk able to stockpile more than 200 guns? \u2014 Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Cutting off those supplies, along with the uncertainty about the duration and scope of Western sanctions, has prompted other governments to block exports as nations try to stockpile goods. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
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"In May of last year, a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline Co. disrupted the East Coast\u2019s largest fuel conduit for six days, leading some consumers to stockpile gasoline. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"While crypto spring may be coming, startups in the ecosystem, as well as their investors, may want to stockpile a good amount of patience alongside their cash. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Because the aim of the activity was to out-argue the other side, debaters had to stockpile information. \u2014 Bo Seo, The Atlantic , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Boy, Nick Saban sure is mad about the way some schools are using NIL to stockpile talent. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
|
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"The council also encourages parents to keep a 10-day to two-week supply or formula at home, while urging them not to stockpile products. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 10 May 2022"
|
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],
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"Noun",
|
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"1872, in the meaning defined above",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
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],
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"\u02c8st\u00e4k-\u02ccp\u012b(-\u0259)l"
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"cache",
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"stash",
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"examples":[
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"That outfit makes you look stocky .",
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"the stocky boxer's strength and speed more than make up for his opponent's longer reach",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Conrad, a stocky man with reddish blond hair who grew up in a wealthy family and attended Harvard, has crossed the billionaire mark for the first time. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"The English bulldog is beloved for its distinct features, like an exaggerated stout snout, stocky body shape, deep facial folds and protruding lower jaw. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
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"Look for tomato plants that have dark green leaves and are short and stocky with strong stems. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
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"The suspect is described as 20 to 30 years of age and bald, with a stocky build. \u2014 Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"Police described the suspect as a male in his 40s, standing 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with a dark complexion and a stocky build. \u2014 Fox News , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The medium-sized dog has a stocky , strong build and needs both physical and mental exercise. \u2014 Mattie Schuler, Outside Online , 1 May 2013",
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"One stocky man named Abdullah, who had learned the English of a Marriott hotel kitchen, took charge. \u2014 Steve Hendrix, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Meanwhile, the sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) is a stocky , yellowish shark found in the same region, common on coral reefs as well as in shallow, sandy-bottom lagoons, and mangrove swamps. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
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"1622, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8st\u00e4-k\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chunky",
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"dumpy",
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"heavyset",
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"squat",
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"squatty",
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"stout",
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"stubby",
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"stumpy",
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"thickset"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182030",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stodgy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"absorbing",
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"engaging",
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"engrossing",
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"gripping",
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"interesting",
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"intriguing",
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"involving",
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"riveting"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": boring , dull":[
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"out on a peaceful rather stodgy Sunday boat trip",
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"\u2014 Edna Ferber"
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],
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": dowdy":[],
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": drab":[],
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": extremely old-fashioned : hidebound":[
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"received a pompously Victorian letter from his stodgy father",
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"\u2014 E. E. S. Montagu"
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],
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": having a rich filling quality : heavy":[
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"stodgy bread"
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],
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": moving in a slow plodding way especially as a result of physical bulkiness":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"the sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Since 2018, the Recording Academy has attempted to reform its stodgy reputation with the creation of a diversity and inclusion task force and efforts to create a more transparent voting process. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
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"Their storied rise in the 1980s was cast as villains to the Boston Celtics and drawn in simple strokes: the cool, Black team standing in the path of the stodgy , white one. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Stokes, a devastating match-winner with bat and ball, plays with aggression and his innate attacking instincts could desperately provide a tonic for a stodgy England team lacking confidence. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Ever since Dutch master Johan Cruyff brought that philosophy to Catalonia in the 1970s, winning with stodgy play has been considered to be a betrayal. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Generally speaking, the 2022 Grammys found the Recording Academy continuing its efforts to buck any lingering perceptions of themselves as a stodgy , old-school institution. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Case dubbed the venture Quantum Computer Services, a rather stodgy name that was rebranded as America Online in 1991. \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
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"Anyone who feels the Grammy Awards can be stodgy today might want to consider how far the show has come since the 1990s. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"The wonton soup would fare far better without the stodgy , surprisingly sweet dumplings. \u2014 Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"arid",
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"boring",
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"colorless",
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"drab",
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"dreary",
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"drudging",
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"dry",
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"dull",
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"dusty",
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"flat",
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"heavy",
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"ho-hum",
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"humdrum",
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"jading",
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"jejune",
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"leaden",
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"mind-numbing",
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"monochromatic",
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"monotonous",
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"numbing",
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"old",
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"pedestrian",
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"ponderous",
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"slow",
|
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"stale",
|
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"stuffy",
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"stupid",
|
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"tame",
|
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"tedious",
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"tiresome",
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"tiring",
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"uninteresting",
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"wearisome",
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"weary",
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"wearying"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163622",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stoic":{
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"antonyms":[
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"complaining",
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"fed up",
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"impatient",
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"kvetching",
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"kvetchy",
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"protesting"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law":[],
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": of, relating to, or resembling the Stoics or their doctrines":[
|
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"Stoic logic"
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],
|
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": one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"\"That would have been to dishonor him,\" said Carr, a notorious stoic who was nearly overcome by emotion in his postgame press conference. Instead, he told the Wolverines that the best way to honor Schembechler was \"to play in a way that would have made him proud.\" \u2014 Austin Murphy , Sports Illustrated , 27 Nov. 2006",
|
|
"The philosophical implications of this claim are as volcanic as the emotions it depicts, for Nussbaum here counters an age-old view espoused by Stoics , Christians and Kantians, alike: emotions are disruptive and subversive to reason, they arise from parochial needs and interests and therefore the life well lived is the life in which the things of this world are left behind for a higher sphere beyond accident, pain and desire. \u2014 Wendy Steiner , New York Times Book Review , 18 Nov. 2001",
|
|
"Whereas Ludwig Wittgenstein once compared philosophers to garbage men sweeping the mind clean of wrongheaded concepts, Nussbaum believes they should be \"lawyers for humanity\"\u2014a phrase she borrows from Seneca, her favorite Stoic thinker. \u2014 Robert S. Boynton , New York Times Magazine , 21 Nov. 1999",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"My stoic Serbian brother-in-law, Aleksandar Vasilic, gave me the ultimate confidence booster of bawling all the way through the manuscript when I gave it to him to read. \u2014 Helene Cooper , The House At Sugar Beach , (2008) 2009",
|
|
"Grant recorded his thought-experiment when he was an old man dying of cancer, who in spite of his pain had managed to achieve a stoical serenity. \u2014 Jackson Lears , New Republic , 9 & 16 Sept. 2002",
|
|
"As it flew past the pole, a three-run homer, Richardson saw the stoical Berra do something he'd never seen him do. \"Halfway between home and first, he was jumping up and down,\" Richardson recalls. \"Boy, was he happy to hit that ball!\" \u2014 William Nack , Sports Illustrated , 23 Oct. 2000",
|
|
"He had a stoic expression on his face.",
|
|
"after waiting six years for permission to immigrate to the U.S., the family is stoic about a six-month postponement",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Jenner, typically the most stoic of the Kardashian-Jenners, completely lost her cool. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Inspired by Minhwa, a traditional Korean folk art, the brilliant creations awed the most stoic of fashion arbiters. \u2014 Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But this isn\u2019t a staid, academic philosopher\u2014not a stoic . \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Anthony was the bad boy in season 1, in many ways the shagging, chaotic, antithesis of the stoic , simmering Duke. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The short, scrawny boy was bullied, driving him to take up judo and sambo, a Soviet martial art that teaches participants to remain stoic even in the face of great pain. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hulking, life-size statues of aliens and stoic , faceless Spartan soldiers stand vigil over the treasures, highlighted by a true-to-lore, 7-foot-2 recreation of the Chief himself. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"As for my grandfather, the stoic fa\u00e7ade slowly melted away. \u2014 Michael Roppolo, CBS News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If contemporaries like Bud Grant and Tom Landry epitomized the archetype of coach as sideline stoic , Madden served as their counterweight. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"James is stoic and fearless, rarely showing any vulnerability. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The defendants appeared stoic and emotionless during Vaughn's testimony, looking at the screens in front of them where the evidence could be seen. \u2014 Pamela Kirkland, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The photographer was trying to catch the artist as stoic and powerful, not as someone puzzling for novel answers to my generic questions. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Madikizela-Mandela had been an iconic freedom fighter in her own right, a stoic and heroic figure. \u2014 Toby Shapshak, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"David Benner has been the calm, stoic , unflappable PR guy for the Indiana Pacers for nearly three decades. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Heard, who was stoic in the courtroom as the verdict was read, said she was heartbroken. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Heard, who was stoic in the courtroom as the verdict was read, said she was heartbroken. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Read full article Heard, who was stoic in the courtroom as the verdict was read, said she was heartbroken. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin stoicus , from Greek st\u014d\u00efkos , literally, of the portico, from Stoa ( Poikil\u0113 ) the Painted Portico, portico at Athens where Zeno taught":"Noun and Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u014d-ik"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stoic Adjective impassive , stoic , phlegmatic , apathetic , stolid mean unresponsive to something that might normally excite interest or emotion. impassive stresses the absence of any external sign of emotion in action or facial expression. met the news with an impassive look stoic implies an apparent indifference to pleasure or especially to pain often as a matter of principle or self-discipline. was resolutely stoic even in adversity phlegmatic implies a temperament or constitution hard to arouse. a phlegmatic man unmoved by tears apathetic may imply a puzzling or deplorable indifference or inertness. charitable appeals met an apathetic response stolid implies a habitual absence of interest, responsiveness, or curiosity. stolid workers wedded to routine",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"forbearing",
|
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"long-suffering",
|
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"patient",
|
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"tolerant",
|
|
"uncomplaining"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233436",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stoical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"complaining",
|
|
"fed up",
|
|
"impatient",
|
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"kvetching",
|
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"kvetchy",
|
|
"protesting"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or resembling the Stoics or their doctrines":[
|
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"Stoic logic"
|
|
],
|
|
": one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"\"That would have been to dishonor him,\" said Carr, a notorious stoic who was nearly overcome by emotion in his postgame press conference. Instead, he told the Wolverines that the best way to honor Schembechler was \"to play in a way that would have made him proud.\" \u2014 Austin Murphy , Sports Illustrated , 27 Nov. 2006",
|
|
"The philosophical implications of this claim are as volcanic as the emotions it depicts, for Nussbaum here counters an age-old view espoused by Stoics , Christians and Kantians, alike: emotions are disruptive and subversive to reason, they arise from parochial needs and interests and therefore the life well lived is the life in which the things of this world are left behind for a higher sphere beyond accident, pain and desire. \u2014 Wendy Steiner , New York Times Book Review , 18 Nov. 2001",
|
|
"Whereas Ludwig Wittgenstein once compared philosophers to garbage men sweeping the mind clean of wrongheaded concepts, Nussbaum believes they should be \"lawyers for humanity\"\u2014a phrase she borrows from Seneca, her favorite Stoic thinker. \u2014 Robert S. Boynton , New York Times Magazine , 21 Nov. 1999",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"My stoic Serbian brother-in-law, Aleksandar Vasilic, gave me the ultimate confidence booster of bawling all the way through the manuscript when I gave it to him to read. \u2014 Helene Cooper , The House At Sugar Beach , (2008) 2009",
|
|
"Grant recorded his thought-experiment when he was an old man dying of cancer, who in spite of his pain had managed to achieve a stoical serenity. \u2014 Jackson Lears , New Republic , 9 & 16 Sept. 2002",
|
|
"As it flew past the pole, a three-run homer, Richardson saw the stoical Berra do something he'd never seen him do. \"Halfway between home and first, he was jumping up and down,\" Richardson recalls. \"Boy, was he happy to hit that ball!\" \u2014 William Nack , Sports Illustrated , 23 Oct. 2000",
|
|
"He had a stoic expression on his face.",
|
|
"after waiting six years for permission to immigrate to the U.S., the family is stoic about a six-month postponement",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Jenner, typically the most stoic of the Kardashian-Jenners, completely lost her cool. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Inspired by Minhwa, a traditional Korean folk art, the brilliant creations awed the most stoic of fashion arbiters. \u2014 Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But this isn\u2019t a staid, academic philosopher\u2014not a stoic . \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Anthony was the bad boy in season 1, in many ways the shagging, chaotic, antithesis of the stoic , simmering Duke. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The short, scrawny boy was bullied, driving him to take up judo and sambo, a Soviet martial art that teaches participants to remain stoic even in the face of great pain. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hulking, life-size statues of aliens and stoic , faceless Spartan soldiers stand vigil over the treasures, highlighted by a true-to-lore, 7-foot-2 recreation of the Chief himself. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"As for my grandfather, the stoic fa\u00e7ade slowly melted away. \u2014 Michael Roppolo, CBS News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If contemporaries like Bud Grant and Tom Landry epitomized the archetype of coach as sideline stoic , Madden served as their counterweight. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"James is stoic and fearless, rarely showing any vulnerability. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The defendants appeared stoic and emotionless during Vaughn's testimony, looking at the screens in front of them where the evidence could be seen. \u2014 Pamela Kirkland, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The photographer was trying to catch the artist as stoic and powerful, not as someone puzzling for novel answers to my generic questions. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Madikizela-Mandela had been an iconic freedom fighter in her own right, a stoic and heroic figure. \u2014 Toby Shapshak, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"David Benner has been the calm, stoic , unflappable PR guy for the Indiana Pacers for nearly three decades. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Heard, who was stoic in the courtroom as the verdict was read, said she was heartbroken. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Heard, who was stoic in the courtroom as the verdict was read, said she was heartbroken. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Read full article Heard, who was stoic in the courtroom as the verdict was read, said she was heartbroken. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022"
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin stoicus , from Greek st\u014d\u00efkos , literally, of the portico, from Stoa ( Poikil\u0113 ) the Painted Portico, portico at Athens where Zeno taught":"Noun and Adjective"
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u014d-ik"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stoic Adjective impassive , stoic , phlegmatic , apathetic , stolid mean unresponsive to something that might normally excite interest or emotion. impassive stresses the absence of any external sign of emotion in action or facial expression. met the news with an impassive look stoic implies an apparent indifference to pleasure or especially to pain often as a matter of principle or self-discipline. was resolutely stoic even in adversity phlegmatic implies a temperament or constitution hard to arouse. a phlegmatic man unmoved by tears apathetic may imply a puzzling or deplorable indifference or inertness. charitable appeals met an apathetic response stolid implies a habitual absence of interest, responsiveness, or curiosity. stolid workers wedded to routine",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"long-suffering",
|
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"patient",
|
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"tolerant",
|
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"uncomplaining"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220855",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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|
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},
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"stoke":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"abate",
|
|
"decrease",
|
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"de-escalate",
|
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"diminish",
|
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"downsize",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
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"lower",
|
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"minify",
|
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"reduce",
|
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"subtract (from)"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to feed abundantly":[],
|
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": to increase the activity, intensity, or amount of":[
|
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"limiting the number of cars available \u2026 will help stoke demand for the car",
|
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"\u2014 Keith Naughton"
|
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],
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": to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel":[],
|
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": to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The engineer stoked the coals.",
|
|
"The new ad campaign has helped to stoke sales.",
|
|
"Poor revenue figures have stoked concerns about possible layoffs.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Arguments that once centered on hunting and rural traditions have turned into bitter battles over identity, with no need for a giant lobbying group like the NRA to stoke the flames. \u2014 Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Such a shift would offer Biden ammunition to persuade Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, who\u2019s held up the president\u2019s longer-term economic agenda over concerns that a big package will further stoke inflation and add to debt. \u2014 Laura Davison, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
|
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"The idea that aggression can stoke a certain popularity isn\u2019t new, says Brett Laursen, the lead author and a psychology professor at Florida Atlantic University. \u2014 Susan Pinker, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Critics also say the tone of some of the Twitter account\u2019s posts could stoke hostility toward Chinese and other Asians around the world. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While punishments often seem unpredictable and unfair, which can stoke resentment, logical consequences help kids see how their choices affect others. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But both Silvio and Heckman say the names are meant to inspire unity, not stoke division. \u2014 Emily Heil, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Leaders are now struggling to balance efforts to contain outbreaks at any cost, while mitigating the risk that extreme curbs will stoke public discontent and hit business. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Park rejects those who say her dark descriptions of the condition of the community stoke fear and animus for the homeless. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1683, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Dutch stoken ; akin to Middle Dutch stuken to push":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u014dk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"accelerate",
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"add (to)",
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"aggrandize",
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"amplify",
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"augment",
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"boost",
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"build up",
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"compound",
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"enlarge",
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"escalate",
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"expand",
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"extend",
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"hype",
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"increase",
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"multiply",
|
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"pump up",
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"raise",
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"supersize",
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"swell",
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"up"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232328",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stoked":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apathetic",
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"indifferent",
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"uneager",
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"unenthusiastic"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being in an enthusiastic or exhilarated state":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was stoked to see her.",
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"we're pretty stoked about the upcoming benefit concert featuring a galaxy of rock stars",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Tens of thousands of rockers came out Saturday for the third straight day of Louder Than Life, where band after band turned out massive, chest-rattling sets for stoked crowds that afternoon. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 26 Sep. 2021",
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"George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police in May, and the protests and riots that followed, further stoked fears of social unrest and violence, intensifying the run on guns and ammunition for self-defense. \u2014 Star Tribune , 7 Sep. 2020",
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"Love u cast and crew forever so stoked to be invited back. \u2014 Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com , 27 Oct. 2019",
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"News of Big Pharma\u2019s patent protection efforts in the face of the global pandemic and the Bush administration\u2019s support of them sparked international outrage and stoked street protests from Philadelphia to Pretoria, even accusations of genocide. \u2014 Katherine Eban, Quartz India , 15 July 2019",
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"The newborn son of Bethany Hamilton might not look too stoked to be waterside just yet, but his family \u2014 Mom, dad Adam Dirks and big brother Tobias, 2\u00bd \u2014 are all smiles in a sweet snap of the new family of four. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 23 Apr. 2018",
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"Ask anyone who\u2019s been around him, either briefly or extensively, and the reaction is always the same: This is the most stoked individual on Earth. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Feb. 2018",
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"His tag-team partner seemed pretty stoked about it, too. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 26 Dec. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u014dkt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agog",
|
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"antsy",
|
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"anxious",
|
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"ardent",
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"athirst",
|
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"avid",
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"crazy",
|
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"desirous",
|
|
"eager",
|
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"enthused",
|
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"enthusiastic",
|
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"excited",
|
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"geeked",
|
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"great",
|
|
"greedy",
|
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"gung ho",
|
|
"hepped up",
|
|
"hopped-up",
|
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"hot",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"impatient",
|
|
"juiced",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"pumped",
|
|
"raring",
|
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"solicitous",
|
|
"thirsty",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091322",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stolid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demonstrative",
|
|
"expressive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She remained stolid during the trial.",
|
|
"the butler responded to the duchess's constant demands with stolid indifference",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Thus began an avalanche against a typically stolid Celtics defense. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"The ideology behind Bush\u2019s war may have been cooked up in the stolid bureaucratic world of think-tank Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"His Barry is stolid and irreparably damaged, a tragic antihero who longs for connection and forgiveness but lacks the moral center to deserve either. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Pozharskaya has a natural intensity that the film, with all its stolid sincerity, could have used more of. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s because the stolid , long-suffering Vic seems to tolerate her infidelity, rather than lose her to divorce. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Roxanne, a lover of poetry, craves love letters, but the stolid Christian is no writer. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Melissa Jacques gives Margaret a stolid steadiness that grounds the proceedings in essential ways. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"One example was the Jewish playwright Carl Sternheim, whose satires of the stolid German middle class, banned by the Nazis, were undergoing a revival in the early sixties. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 20 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin stolidus dull, stupid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4-l\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stolid impassive , stoic , phlegmatic , apathetic , stolid mean unresponsive to something that might normally excite interest or emotion. impassive stresses the absence of any external sign of emotion in action or facial expression. met the news with an impassive look stoic implies an apparent indifference to pleasure or especially to pain often as a matter of principle or self-discipline. was resolutely stoic even in adversity phlegmatic implies a temperament or constitution hard to arouse. a phlegmatic man unmoved by tears apathetic may imply a puzzling or deplorable indifference or inertness. charitable appeals met an apathetic response stolid implies a habitual absence of interest, responsiveness, or curiosity. stolid workers wedded to routine",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"blank",
|
|
"catatonic",
|
|
"deadpan",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"expressionless",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"inexpressive",
|
|
"numb",
|
|
"vacant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064307",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stomach":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"bide",
|
|
"brook",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"sweat out",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"tolerate",
|
|
"wear"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cavity in an invertebrate animal that is analogous to a stomach":[
|
|
"When a leaf containing the bacteria is ingested by the larva of certain insects, the new gene produces a protein that attacks the stomach lining of the insect and causes death.",
|
|
"\u2014 The New York Times"
|
|
],
|
|
": a saclike expansion of the digestive tract of a vertebrate that is located between the esophagus and duodenum and typically consists of a simple often curved sac with an outer serous covering, a strong muscular wall that contracts rhythmically, and an inner mucous membrane lining that contains gastric glands":[],
|
|
": desire for food caused by hunger : appetite":[
|
|
"After the hike, she had a good stomach for lunch."
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the compartments making up the stomach of a ruminant animal (such as a cow or sheep)":[
|
|
"\u2026 the rumen, the largest of the four stomachs in an older animal, is undeveloped at birth and is considerably smaller than the abomasum or true stomach .",
|
|
"\u2014 Norman Barron"
|
|
],
|
|
": pride":[],
|
|
": spirit , valor":[],
|
|
": spleen , resentment":[],
|
|
": the part of the body that contains the stomach : belly , abdomen":[
|
|
"He was punched in the stomach ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to bear without overt reaction or resentment : put up with":[
|
|
"couldn't stomach office politics"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take offense at":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She has problems with her stomach .",
|
|
"I've had enough to eat. My stomach is full.",
|
|
"He was lying on his stomach .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I could barely stomach the smell.",
|
|
"I can't stomach raw onions.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In two photos in her Instagram Stories, splotches of redness can be seen on her stomach . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The video finds Bailey getting very up close and personal with her male partner, laughing with him in the kitchen, singing shirtless on a bed laying on her stomach , and dancing in a Balenciaga underwear set. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Courtney hopped onto the shiny surface and laid flat on her stomach , then lifted her hips into the air and arched her back, staring into the camera on Nick\u2019s phone. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Lie on your stomach with your arms overhead and feet hip-width apart. \u2014 Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In my first physical-therapy visit, I was asked to lay on my stomach and lift my foot toward my butt. \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The charges stem from the former officers' actions -- or lack thereof -- as their colleague Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into the neck and back of Floyd, who was handcuffed and lying on his stomach , for over nine minutes on May 25, 2020. \u2014 Brad Parks, CNN , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"During an encounter with a brown bear, the best means of action is to lay flat on your stomach and place your hands behind your neck. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"After laying flat on his stomach on the court for a few seconds, Booker, with teammates around him, first turned his head up and seemed to look right into a camera phone. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"What firmness level should stomach sleepers look for in a mattress? \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Sometimes the decision-making comes down to gut instinct, like a founder or consumer that can't stomach the possibility of another plastic bottle bobbing in the ocean. \u2014 Katie Becker, Allure , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The only formula Lennix can stomach is a hypoallergenic kind called PurAmino, which Ms. Fleming cannot find anywhere nearby. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Schools with billionaire boosters can stomach spending millions for unproven recruits in the name of an SEC title. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But my light-sleeping partner can\u2019t stomach a night with no Zzs. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Rams were still in the running for a high playoff seed as well, and McVay couldn't stomach going 0-2 to Kingsbury in the same year. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But there is a chance the Fed overdoes it by raising rates faster than the economy, or financial markets, can stomach . \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"And neither the government nor the people can stomach another round of severe pandemic restrictions. \u2014 Glen Retief, The New Republic , 18 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stomak , from Anglo-French estomac , from Latin stomachus gullet, esophagus, stomach, from Greek stomachos , from stoma mouth; akin to Middle Breton staffn mouth, Avestan staman-":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-mik",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259m-\u0259k, -ik",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259-m\u0259k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abdomen",
|
|
"belly",
|
|
"breadbasket",
|
|
"gut",
|
|
"solar plexus",
|
|
"tummy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190040",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stomachache":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pain in or in the region of the stomach":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Eating too much food will give you a stomachache .",
|
|
"Side effects include gas, bloating, and stomachache .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Music class, where we were expected to sing solos, gave me a stomachache . \u2014 Vogue , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"One day, Maria gets a terrible stomachache and goes to the emergency room. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The boy came into the nurse\u2019s office that day complaining of a stomachache . \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Because of social stigmas about gender an mental illness, individuals may think that IBS is little more than a nervous stomachache or passing discomfort. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"For those who try the frozen honey trend only once, nutrition experts said, major ramifications aren't likely, aside from a stomachache . \u2014 NBC News , 2 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Just thinking about how embarrassing that will be is enough to give me a stomachache . \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Rarely sick before a stomachache kept her home from school for three days in October, the Bloomington, Ill., eighth-grader was hit by a headache in January that still hasn\u2019t loosened its grip. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 12 June 2021",
|
|
"Including the punitive stomachache ruined the effect. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1744, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259-m\u0259k-\u02cc\u0101k",
|
|
"-\u02cc\u0101k",
|
|
"-mik-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"collywobbles"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022832",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stomodeum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the embryonic anterior ectodermal part of the digestive tract":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek stoma mouth + hodaion , neuter of hodaios being on the way, from hodos way":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccst\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140222",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stomp":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"coast",
|
|
"glide",
|
|
"slide",
|
|
"waltz",
|
|
"whisk"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a jazz dance marked by heavy stamping":[],
|
|
": stamp sense 2":[
|
|
"stomped on the brakes"
|
|
],
|
|
": stamp sense 4":[],
|
|
": to walk with a loud heavy step usually in anger":[
|
|
"stomped out of the office in a fit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He stomped angrily out of the room.",
|
|
"The fans were stomping their feet and shouting.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"There were mornings earlier this year when Neil would have to stomp into his son\u2019s room twice to wake him up and a third time to drag him out of bed. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Elizabeth Banks\u2019 directorial outing Cocaine Bear will stomp into theaters nationwide on Feb. 24, 2023, Universal announced Monday. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"However, the economic impact of the Shanghai lockdown\u2014which hasn\u2019t fully managed to stomp out the virus in the city\u2014has raised questions about the continued viability of such an effort. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Evan Greer, director of Fight for the Future, a digital rights nonprofit advocacy group, said that trying to stomp out specific words on platforms is a fool's errand. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Of course, the time came to stomp on the brakes as confidence soared and possibilities spiked. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"While cases in Beijing have not surged upwards like Shanghai, authorities in the city have failed to completely stomp them out with several dozens being reported every day. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"In spite of everything trying to stomp it out, life persists. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Not to necessarily stomp on an opponent that had survived the play-in round just 39 hours earlier. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Fists pump, arms flail, shoulders shimmy, hips swivel, feet stomp ; every body part explores space. \u2014 Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The brute then begins to foot- stomp the woman \u2013 and does so seven times \u2013 and spits on her, according to police and the video. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The temptation is to grab them off the offending wearer\u2019s face and stomp on them, but one recognizes that this would not be courteous. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Around Jordan\u2019s last stomp , the shooter got out of the car, circled Jordan and shot Thomas in the head. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Play Bocce, stomp grapes and eat pasta at the Arkansas Italian Food and Wine Festival. \u2014 Nyssa Kruse, Arkansas Online , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In our hyperpartisan era, the play\u2019s reflections on conformism, groupthink and ideological contagion pack a wallop like a 5,000-pound pachyderm\u2019s stomp . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His main combat tactic of choice is a sword in one hand and an axe in the other while spamming a frost stomp move to damage enemies. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The stomp , completely with handclaps, praises the Lord for southern women and crispy chicken and other things that make life worth living. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 8 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1803, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by alteration":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4mp",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022fmp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barge",
|
|
"clump",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"galumph",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"scuff",
|
|
"scuffle",
|
|
"shamble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"slough",
|
|
"stamp",
|
|
"stumble",
|
|
"stump",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"trudge"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071332",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stomping ground":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The mall was their stomping ground .",
|
|
"a major part of the fun of alumni weekend is visiting the old stomping grounds",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Surprisingly, former teen idol Miranda Cosgrove led the charge by making a stylish return to her old stomping ground . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Your father-in-law is going to love this custom portrait that'll transport him to a favorite childhood home or old stomping ground . \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"The venue \u2014 known for being the stomping ground for reggaeton, Latin music\u2019s biggest genre \u2014 was about to be graced by Panama\u2019s most popular artist, whose ballads and surprise performances would captivate the 18,000 attendees throughout the night. \u2014 Katelina Eccleston, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Hollywood studios are stopping the release of films, while Europe is no longer a nearby stomping ground but an ever-more-inaccessible universe, brimming with anger at Russians. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Poshmark, frequented by a slightly older buyer, sees itself as not merely a selling tool but also as a social stomping ground . \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Now, working on Ifill's old stomping ground , Hays is proud to help her idol's legacy continue. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Back in Billy Napier\u2019s North Georgia stomping ground , the Bulldogs\u2019 first national title since 1980 was met with joyous celebration. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"That\u2019s because this cozy apr\u00e9s hang has a long and storied history in Aspen life, including, among other things, being the former stomping ground of one of Aspen\u2019s most notorious residents, Hunter S. Thompson. \u2014 Michelle Gross, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021"
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": a precious stone : gem":[],
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": a round playing piece used in various games (such as backgammon or go)":[],
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": a stand or table with a smooth flat top on which to impose or set type":[],
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": a surface upon which a drawing, text, or design to be lithographed is drawn or transferred":[],
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"\u2014 Edwin Shrake"
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": the hard central portion of a drupaceous fruit (such as a peach)":[],
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": to face, pave, or fortify with stones":[],
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": to make hard or insensitive to feeling":[],
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": to remove the stones or seeds of (a fruit)":[],
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": to rub, scour, or polish with a stone":[],
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": to sharpen with a whetstone":[],
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": whetstone":[],
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"Harlan Fiske 1872\u20131946 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1941\u201346)":[],
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"Irving 1903\u20131989 originally surname Tennenbaum American writer":[],
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"Lucy 1818\u20131893 American suffragist":[]
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The pedestal is made of stone .",
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"His birthdate and date of death were carved on the stone .",
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"Verb",
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"He was stoned to death for his crimes.",
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"Stone the peaches before serving.",
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"Adverb",
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"The soup was stone cold .",
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"Adjective",
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"the stone stupidity of the senator's statements embarrassed even her staffers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Arun Devarajan, the founder and CEO of MoHash, thinks his start-up investment business can kill two birds with one stone . \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"The Group of Seven major economies\u2019 proposal to cap the price of Russian oil is, in theory, an elegant one that can kill two birds with one stone : Curb inflation while minimizing Russia\u2019s oil revenue. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
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"Large timbers were laid in the rock in a crisscross pattern and have been replaced with inlaid stone . \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 19 June 2022",
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"These Glow Pads from Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare kill two birds with one stone , exfoliating the skin with alpha- and beta-hydroxy acids while also delivering an odorless, non-streaky color. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 27 May 2022",
|
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"The mother confiscates it, removes and destroys the SIM card, and buries the phone in a nearby field, marking the spot with a stone for the return trip. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Who doesn\u2019t like products that kill two birds with one stone ? \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Unlike many canals of the time, the Windsor Locks Canal is lined with stone . \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The contractor will be installing cages with stone in it, which will help prevent further erosion of the slope. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Paiute Indians who long ago called this area home believed that these thin spires of rock were once an entire race called the Legend People, who were turned to stone for bad deeds by Coyote. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 26 May 2020",
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"There\u2019s no extradiegetic sound at all \u2014 just the forest\u2019s chirping melodies and the rustling and chopping and hammering of insects, birds, wind in leaves, stone on wood. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Much of the technology was developed for use by the U.S. military in Iraq as part of a project dubbed Gorgon Stare after the mythical Greek monster that could turn men to stone with a glance. \u2014 Todd Richmond, ajc , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Played by the underwhelming Gemma Chan, Sirse is a Sino-English anthropologist who can turn things to stone or to dust. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
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"And the superb Baryshnikov somehow turns his body to stone , ending the colloquy. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New York Review of Books , 14 May 2020",
|
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"Gorgon Medusa can Turn you to stone just by Looking your way. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2021",
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"And the symmetry was beautifully designed: the former handmaids (and maybe Marthas) arranged in a perfect circle around him, just as they\u2019d been trained to do when told to stone and kill one of their own kind. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Vulture , 16 June 2021",
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"The Medusa of Greek mythology turned opponents to stone with a glance. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Lovely wet- stone minerality melds with delicate white blossoms as the wine opens, with Asian citrus\u2014along the lines of yuzu or Buddha\u2019s hand\u2014joining up with white nectarine aromas. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Over 30 pieces are available for sale by Hopi jeweler Charles Loloma, with prices expected to rise up to $60,000 for a multi- stone and gold cuff (top), the peaks and ridges of which call to mind the landscapes of his native Arizona. \u2014 Kate Matthams, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Hints of jasmine float over notes of apple, green melon, and lime, with a lovely wet- stone quality underneath. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 5 July 2021",
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"Like the name indicates, a multi- stone ring has multiple stones that compete for attention, which can be a good thing. \u2014 Jennifer Prince, Southern Living , 8 June 2021",
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"White blossom aromas are touched by a salty sea breeze mixed with grapefruit and wet- stone minerality. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 17 May 2021",
|
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"Hints of honeysuckle float above lemon, fresh herbs and wet- stone minerality on the nose, with beautiful ripe stone fruit, grapefruit and guava following on the palate. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 26 Apr. 2021",
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"Instead, a curved, gently sloped, stone path landscaped with shrubs, leads from the driveway to the front door. \u2014 Sally A. Downey, Philly.com , 5 Feb. 2018",
|
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"Stone tools, animal bones and evidence of fire were also found within the same layer at the site. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 7 June 2017"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This charming boutique hotel, which is just a stone's throw from the Hollywood Boulevard, briefly made its debut in February 2020 before reopening its fire-engine red door in July. \u2014 Vogue , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Olympos Lodge, a boutique hotel on the Mediterranean coast, is also a stone's throw from Mt. Olympos, another Lycian city. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Centrally located in the sixth district (a stone's throw from Vienna's world-class museums), this 91-room property is like an explosion of Belle \u00c9poque exuberance filtered through the lens of Wes Anderson. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Just a stone's throw from the center of Todos Santos, guests of Jazamango are greeted by a long, lush green driveway flanked by an orchard which leads to its beautiful open dining space. \u2014 William Curtis, Travel + Leisure , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Nestled in a valley northeast of Beijing, a stone's throw from the Great Wall, the boulder-like Chapel of Sound looks as if it were carved from the landscape itself. \u2014 CNN , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
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"This year\u2019s Super Bowl is in Inglewood, a stone's throw from Los Angeles International Airport, and that means it\u2019s a probable loss from a tax standpoint for players and coaches of both teams \u2014 and a win for California. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Wine buffs will love this new boutique hotel in the heart of the Burgundy wine region, just a stone's throw away from some of the most famous Grand Cru vineyards. \u2014 Kris Fordham, CNN , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The manmade Emerald Beach is one of Okinawa's more stunning and sits only a stone's throw from Okinawa's famous Churaumi Aquarium. \u2014 David Mcelhenney, CNN , 27 Dec. 2021"
|
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|
|
"hair",
|
|
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|
|
"hairline",
|
|
"hop, skip, and jump",
|
|
"inch",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
],
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"eyeless",
|
|
"sightless",
|
|
"visionless"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074018",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stoned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He was stoned on pot.",
|
|
"They got stoned at the party.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Carucci, Dickerson and others in the real estate market said the property likely is owned by one of Kittler\u2019s wealthy clients, who now, like Brady and Gisele once did, has use the yoga studio, a stoned carport with space for up to 20 cars and a gym. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Unfortunately, amateur recording equipment of the era was difficult to sneak past security, let alone operate properly, and your average Floyd fan was a stoned teenager. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"In the film, Seth Rogen\u2019s immature, stoned character must rally, rather quickly, to become a partner and father. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"Janicza Bravo\u2019s Zola was one of the first movie casualties of the pandemic, premiering at Sundance all the way back in January of 2020 to a stoned and adoring midnight audience before disappearing from A24\u2019s slate for a year and a half. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"The stoned attention span perfectly matches the length of each vignette, in which Attenborough\u2019s soothing, avuncular voice guides you through a simple story about animal life. \u2014 Emma Marris, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The stoned , nightmare sequence clearly comes from the imagination of someone safe, successful, and unafraid \u2014 but who follows today\u2019s seditious fashion. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"If the sound of California cool jazz as presented by players such as Baker and Gerry Mulligan was informed by a gentler, more stoned approach than the New York center, Budd took that approach to the extreme. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Opponents fear children will be lured into use, roads will become drag strips for stoned drivers and widespread consumption will spike health care costs. \u2014 Michael R. Blood, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Oct. 2020"
|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"blitzed",
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"hopped-up",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"spaced-out",
|
|
"spaced",
|
|
"strung out",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"wiped out",
|
|
"zonked",
|
|
"zonked-out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033820",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stoner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaddict",
|
|
"nonuser"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device for removing stones from stone fruit":[
|
|
"a cherry stoner"
|
|
],
|
|
": a person who habitually uses drugs or alcohol":[],
|
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": one that pelts someone or something with stones especially with intent to kill":[],
|
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": one that stones someone or something: such as":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun (1)",
|
|
"The movie's a comedy about a couple of stoners .",
|
|
"a comedy about aging stoners who are still trying to get their act together",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Not exactly the ideal setup for stoner tourists staying in hotels or Airbnbs that don\u2019t allow smoking on their premises. \u2014 Red Rodriguez, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Jonathan spends most of his time getting high with his new stoner pal, Argyle (Eduardo Franco), who drives a delivery truck for Surfer Boy Pizza. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Jonathan is mostly used as stoner comic relief in the new episodes and is not involved in the main storyline set in Hawkins. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The Weed King himself, a 25-year-old stoner , fired me on the spot. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Mike heads to California on spring break to see Eleven, but instead gets stuck on a frantic road trip with the Byers brothers and Jonathan\u2019s new stoner friend Argyle (Eduardo Franco). \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"After several acting roles in the last few years, rocker Machine Gun Kelly \u2014 also known by his real name, Colson Baker \u2014 has gone fully Hollywood, co-writing, co-directing and starring in new stoner comedy Good Mourning. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"But the film found its director in a way more befitting a stoner comedy. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Each short chapter takes the form of a different genre\u2014 stoner comedy, self-help bestseller, modern art. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 4 Feb. 2021"
|
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1971, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8st\u014d-n\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"addict",
|
|
"dopehead",
|
|
"doper",
|
|
"druggie",
|
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"druggy",
|
|
"fiend",
|
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"freak",
|
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"head",
|
|
"hophead",
|
|
"hype",
|
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"junkie",
|
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"junky",
|
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"user"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172335",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": a strong opaque ceramic ware that is high-fired, well vitrified, and nonporous":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"collects 19th-century English stoneware , especially soup tureens",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Dishwasher-safe and hard to tip over (either thanks to its rubber base or sturdy stoneware construction), these pet bowls check all the necessary boxes to feed your pup with minimal mess and easy cleaning. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Hot pink roses and fresh greens cluster in a food-safe stoneware pitcher that mom can keep forever. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
|
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"This small pottery made stoneware items from 1858 through 1885, and your jug dates to 1865-1880. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"This customizable stoneware bowl is perfect for any mother-in-law who loves to knit. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The stoneware and recycled glass puddler is crafted to hold sand and water, leaving a crystal residue that attracts butterflies. \u2014 Brittney Morgan And Medgina Saint-elien, House Beautiful , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Crafted in Portugal, the beautifully detailed stoneware pieces feature a wide brim and rich crackle glaze. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The other items, all stoneware or porcelain tinted with natural materials, include standing vessels that appear almost functional and wall pieces that ripple and rupture as if made of something much softer. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Louisa Neill makes handsome stoneware boxes filled with ceramic sticks that can be repositioned to represent the passage of time. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1683, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u014dn-\u02ccwer"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"crockery",
|
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"earthenware",
|
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"pottery"
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"stoney":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"merciful",
|
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"sensitive",
|
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"softhearted",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
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"tender",
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": abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky":[],
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": insensitive to pity or human feeling : obdurate":[],
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": stone broke":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"She gave him a stony stare.",
|
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"the judge's stony demeanor didn't raise the defendant's hopes for a more lenient sentence",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Such trees, gnarly and stout, can live for hundreds of years on the harsh, stony landscape of the higher elevations. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Gagosian\u2019s concerns were echoed by several curators known to write widely on Basquiat\u2019s work, who have greeted the Orlando museum\u2019s show with a stony public silence. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Martha returns to work just three weeks later with no explanation, just cool, stony defiance. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2021",
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"Additionally, Itokawa was a bright, stony object, with a very different history and scientific potential from dark, carbonaceous asteroids such as Bennu. \u2014 Dante S. Lauretta, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2016",
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"Located roughly 10 miles north of the town of Strawberry in Coconino National Forest, the stony peninsula juts out over the eastern edge of Fossil Springs Wilderness. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 29 May 2020",
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"The senators watched, with stony faces, as Mr. Schiff spoke. \u2014 Lindsay Wise, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Outbreaks of stony coral tissue loss disease, first noticed off Miami in 2014, have spread as far as Cozumel, the Caribbean region, and have baffled marine biologists. \u2014 sun-sentinel.com , 11 Dec. 2019",
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"Outbreaks of stony coral tissue loss disease, first noticed off Miami in 2014, have spread as far as Cozumel, the Caribbean region, and have baffled marine biologists. \u2014 USA TODAY , 11 Dec. 2019"
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"\u02c8st\u014d-n\u0113"
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],
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"compassionless",
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"desensitized",
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"hard",
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"hard-boiled",
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"indurate",
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"inhuman",
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"inhumane",
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"insensate",
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"insensitive",
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"ironhearted",
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"merciless",
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"obdurate",
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"pachydermatous",
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"pitiless",
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"remorseless",
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"ruthless",
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"slash-and-burn",
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"soulless",
|
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"stonyhearted",
|
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"take-no-prisoners",
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"thick-skinned",
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"uncharitable",
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"unfeeling",
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"unmerciful",
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"unsparing",
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"unsympathetic"
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],
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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|
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"charitable",
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|
"compassionate",
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"humane",
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"kindhearted",
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"kindly",
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"merciful",
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"warm",
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|
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|
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": insensitive to pity or human feeling : obdurate":[],
|
|
": manifesting no movement or reaction : dumb , expressionless":[],
|
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": stone broke":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She gave him a stony stare.",
|
|
"the judge's stony demeanor didn't raise the defendant's hopes for a more lenient sentence",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Such trees, gnarly and stout, can live for hundreds of years on the harsh, stony landscape of the higher elevations. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Gagosian\u2019s concerns were echoed by several curators known to write widely on Basquiat\u2019s work, who have greeted the Orlando museum\u2019s show with a stony public silence. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Martha returns to work just three weeks later with no explanation, just cool, stony defiance. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Additionally, Itokawa was a bright, stony object, with a very different history and scientific potential from dark, carbonaceous asteroids such as Bennu. \u2014 Dante S. Lauretta, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2016",
|
|
"Located roughly 10 miles north of the town of Strawberry in Coconino National Forest, the stony peninsula juts out over the eastern edge of Fossil Springs Wilderness. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 29 May 2020",
|
|
"The senators watched, with stony faces, as Mr. Schiff spoke. \u2014 Lindsay Wise, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Outbreaks of stony coral tissue loss disease, first noticed off Miami in 2014, have spread as far as Cozumel, the Caribbean region, and have baffled marine biologists. \u2014 sun-sentinel.com , 11 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Outbreaks of stony coral tissue loss disease, first noticed off Miami in 2014, have spread as far as Cozumel, the Caribbean region, and have baffled marine biologists. \u2014 USA TODAY , 11 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"\u02c8st\u014d-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"callous",
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"case-hardened",
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"cold-blooded",
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"compassionless",
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"desensitized",
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"hard",
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"hard-boiled",
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"hard-hearted",
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"ironhearted",
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"obdurate",
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"remorseless",
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"ruthless",
|
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"slash-and-burn",
|
|
"soulless",
|
|
"stonyhearted",
|
|
"take-no-prisoners",
|
|
"thick-skinned",
|
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"uncharitable",
|
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"unfeeling",
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"unmerciful",
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"unsparing",
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"unsympathetic"
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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|
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},
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"merciful",
|
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"sensitive",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unfeeling , cruel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a less stonyhearted person would not have been so indifferent to the dying man's pleas for forgiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u014d-n\u0113-\u02cch\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"callous",
|
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"case-hardened",
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|
"cold-blooded",
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"compassionless",
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|
"desensitized",
|
|
"hard",
|
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"hard-boiled",
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"hard-hearted",
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"heartless",
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"indurate",
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|
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"inhumane",
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"ironhearted",
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|
"merciless",
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"obdurate",
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"pachydermatous",
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"remorseless",
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"ruthless",
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|
"slash-and-burn",
|
|
"soulless",
|
|
"stony",
|
|
"stoney",
|
|
"take-no-prisoners",
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|
"thick-skinned",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unmerciful",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
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"unsympathetic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223425",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stool pigeon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pigeon used as a decoy to draw others within a net":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the FBI finally got a break when one of the mob boss's top henchmen turned stool pigeon",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon . \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from the early practice of fastening the decoy bird to a stool":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"betrayer",
|
|
"canary",
|
|
"deep throat",
|
|
"fink",
|
|
"informant",
|
|
"informer",
|
|
"nark",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"rat fink",
|
|
"snitch",
|
|
"snitcher",
|
|
"squealer",
|
|
"stoolie",
|
|
"talebearer",
|
|
"tattler",
|
|
"tattletale",
|
|
"telltale",
|
|
"whistle-blower"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094219",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stoolie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stool pigeon sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"told the mule that if he ever turned stoolie , he'd end up spilling his guts in more ways than one",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At one point my head was whipped back and forth like a mafia stoolie being slapped silly by his don. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fc-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"betrayer",
|
|
"canary",
|
|
"deep throat",
|
|
"fink",
|
|
"informant",
|
|
"informer",
|
|
"nark",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"rat fink",
|
|
"snitch",
|
|
"snitcher",
|
|
"squealer",
|
|
"stool pigeon",
|
|
"talebearer",
|
|
"tattler",
|
|
"tattletale",
|
|
"telltale",
|
|
"whistle-blower"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a lowering of oneself":[],
|
|
": a porch, platform, entrance stairway, or small veranda at a house door":[],
|
|
": a temporary or habitual forward bend of the back and shoulders":[],
|
|
": an act of bending the body forward":[],
|
|
": debase , degrade":[],
|
|
": the descent of a bird especially on its prey":[],
|
|
": to bend (a part of the body) forward and downward":[],
|
|
": to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees":[],
|
|
": to descend from a superior rank, dignity, or status":[],
|
|
": to fly or dive down swiftly usually to attack prey":[],
|
|
": to lower oneself morally":[
|
|
"stooped to lying"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move down from a height : alight":[],
|
|
": to stand or walk with a forward inclination of the head, body, or shoulders":[],
|
|
": yield , submit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She stooped down to hug the child.",
|
|
"He had to stoop to pick it up.",
|
|
"He tends to stoop as he walks.",
|
|
"He really did that? I didn't think he could stoop so low."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1755, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"Dutch stoep ; akin to Old English st\u00e6pe step \u2014 more at step":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English stoupen , from Old English st\u016bpian ; akin to Swedish stupa to fall, plunge, Old English st\u0113ap steep, deep":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fcp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condescend",
|
|
"deign"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221649",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
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|
|
"as in submit (to) , succumb (to)"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-162446",
|
|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a lowering of oneself":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": an act of bending the body forward":[],
|
|
": debase , degrade":[],
|
|
": the descent of a bird especially on its prey":[],
|
|
": to bend (a part of the body) forward and downward":[],
|
|
": to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees":[],
|
|
": to descend from a superior rank, dignity, or status":[],
|
|
": to fly or dive down swiftly usually to attack prey":[],
|
|
": to lower oneself morally":[
|
|
"stooped to lying"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move down from a height : alight":[],
|
|
": to stand or walk with a forward inclination of the head, body, or shoulders":[],
|
|
": yield , submit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She stooped down to hug the child.",
|
|
"He had to stoop to pick it up.",
|
|
"He tends to stoop as he walks.",
|
|
"He really did that? I didn't think he could stoop so low."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1755, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Dutch stoep ; akin to Old English st\u00e6pe step \u2014 more at step":"Noun",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fcp"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"condescend",
|
|
"deign"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014428",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"layover",
|
|
"stopover"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a function of an electronic device that stops a recording":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"a bus stop"
|
|
],
|
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": an order stopping payment (as of a check or note) by a bank":[],
|
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": any of several punctuation marks":[],
|
|
": baffle , nonplus":[],
|
|
": cessation , end":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": remain":[],
|
|
": serving to stop : designed to stop":[
|
|
"stop line",
|
|
"stop signal"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that impedes, obstructs, or brings to a halt : impediment , obstacle":[],
|
|
": stop knob":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used figuratively in phrases like pull out all the stops to suggest holding nothing back"
|
|
],
|
|
": stop order":[],
|
|
": the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : check":[],
|
|
": to arrest the progress or motion of : cause to halt":[
|
|
"stopped the car"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become choked : clog":[
|
|
"the sink often stops up"
|
|
],
|
|
": to break one's journey : stay":[],
|
|
": to cause to cease : check , suppress":[],
|
|
": to cause to give up or change a course of action":[],
|
|
": to cease activity or operation":[
|
|
"his heart stopped",
|
|
"the motor stopped"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cease to move on : halt":[],
|
|
": to change the pitch of (a wind instrument) by closing one or more finger holes or by thrusting the hand or a mute into the bell":[],
|
|
": to change the pitch of (something, such as a violin string) by pressing with the finger":[],
|
|
": to check by means of a weapon : bring down , kill":[],
|
|
": to close by filling or obstructing":[],
|
|
": to close up or block off (an opening) : plug":[],
|
|
": to come to an end especially suddenly : close , finish":[
|
|
"The talking stopped when she entered the room."
|
|
],
|
|
": to cover over or fill in (a hole or crevice)":[],
|
|
": to deduct or withhold (a sum due)":[],
|
|
": to get in the way of : be wounded or killed by":[
|
|
"easy to stop a bullet along a lonely \u2026 road",
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"\u2014 Harvey Fergusson"
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": to hinder or prevent the passage of":[],
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": to hold an honor card and enough protecting cards to be able to block (a bridge suit) before an opponent can run many tricks":[],
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": to instruct one's bank to refuse (payment) or refuse payment of (something, such as a check)":[],
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": to keep from carrying out a proposed action : restrain , prevent":[
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"stopped them from leaving"
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": to make a brief call : drop in":[],
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": to make impassable : choke , obstruct":[]
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She was walking toward me, and then she suddenly stopped .",
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"The bus stopped at the corner.",
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"He stopped to watch the sun set.",
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"He stopped to pick up a penny.",
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"The car was going so fast that it couldn't stop in time.",
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"The traffic light turned red, so she had to stop .",
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"Stop that man! He stole my wallet.",
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"They stopped us at the border to check our passports.",
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"She stopped the car and turned back.",
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"He was stopped by the police for speeding.",
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"Noun",
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"His first stop will be Washington, D.C.",
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"Our first stop has to be the gas station.",
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"I need to make a stop at the grocery store on the way home.",
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"The next stop is Main Street and Tower Square.",
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"I'm getting off at the next stop .",
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"Slow down as you approach the stop .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But what the Red Planet can tell us doesn\u2019t simply stop there. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 July 2022",
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"That did not stop running backs coach Tony Alford from giving him the reward that was waiting for him in Columbus. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
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"More importantly, Microsoft didn\u2019t stop at donations. \u2014 Zack Rosen, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
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"The abuse didn\u2019t stop after the schools closed in 1969. \u2014 ELLE , 1 July 2022",
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"The murderous acts of the Myanmar military will not stop until their income fails. \u2014 Zin Mar Aung, CNN , 1 July 2022",
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"Wilmer's father, Manuel de Jes\u00fas Tulul, could not stop crying Wednesday. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
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"But that doesn\u2019t stop her for reaching for victim status. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"The wallet-draining price of gasoline probably won\u2019t stop people from taking a drive to their Independence Day holiday destination. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Diaz was forced to make a hard stop to avoid a crash, injuring Cox in the process. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
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"The gondola would move up to 3,400 people an hour, using cars that hold 35 people and cover the distance to Alta in 36 minutes with a single intermediary stop at Snowbird. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"Shortly after Wright's death, the Brooklyn Center Police Department released video of how the traffic stop unfolded. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch, Brad Parks And Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 22 June 2022",
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"Meyers spoke to Variety\u2019s Awards Circuit podcast during a recent stop in Los Angeles, his first trip to the city in three years, before the pandemic began. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 22 June 2022",
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"The film will culminate in the singer\u2019s final stop on his farewell tour of North America this November at Dodger Stadium in L.A. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
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"The traffic stop occurred last Wednesday in North Miami Beach, where Gerardson Nicolas was on his way to work when he was pulled over, according to NBC 6. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Then, in 2024, Laver Cup returns to Europe for a stop in Berlin's Mercedes-Benz Arena. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"During a June 7 traffic stop of a Jeep Grand Cherokee with an equipment violation on Deborah Drive, police discovered that the Parma driver and a Maple Heights passenger both had guns. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"In times of uncertainty and non- stop disruption, the digital twin technology can be a way to achieve both by improving the supply chain visibility, performance and more. \u2014 Alex Koshulko, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"Dripping with potential, the energetic forward has what the NBA looks for in modern-day wing defenders -- size, switchability, strength, length, quickness, athleticism, non- stop motor. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
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"The years of recording and non- stop touring started to catch up with them. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 2 June 2022",
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"The non- stop commercials for the primary Senate campaign were vicious, cynical and focused on tapping into the basest emotions of voters. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
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"The non- stop [00:09:00] controversies that were coming out of there. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The draft has been quite intriguing thus far, with a non- stop frenzy of trading activity shaking up the draft order and adding even more unpredictability to an event already impossible to accurately project. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Hutchinson, who has a non- stop motor, was also a two-time team captain in Ann Arbor \u2013 and should help establish the kind of culture coach Dan Campbell and the Lions are seeking. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"As one of the biggest music festivals in the world, Coachella draws hundreds of thousands of music lovers for two weekends of non- stop tunes from some of the best artists in the industry. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1594, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English stoppen , from Old English -stoppian , from Vulgar Latin *stuppare to stop with tow, from Latin stuppa tow, from Greek stypp\u0113":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stop Verb stop , cease , quit , discontinue , desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness. stopped at the red light cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality. by nightfall the fighting had ceased quit may stress either finality or abruptness in stopping or ceasing. the engine faltered, sputtered, then quit altogether discontinue applies to the stopping of an accustomed activity or practice. we have discontinued the manufacture of that item desist implies forbearance or restraint as a motive for stopping or ceasing. desisted from further efforts to persuade them",
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"synonyms":[
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"break",
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"break off",
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"break up",
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"can",
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"cease",
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"cut off",
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"cut out",
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"desist (from)",
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"discontinue",
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"drop",
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"end",
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"give over",
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"halt",
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"knock off",
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"lay off",
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"leave off",
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"pack (up ",
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"quit",
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"shut off"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074609",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stop (by":{
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"definitions":{
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": to visit someone briefly":[
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"Feel free to stop by anytime."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094745",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"stop (by ":{
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"definitions":[
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": to visit someone briefly"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203333",
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]
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},
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"stop (up)":{
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"She stopped up late last night."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104940",
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"stop gage":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a gage for determining the length of stock for a setup":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012641",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stop in":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to stay at home":[
|
|
"I'm stopping in tonight."
|
|
],
|
|
": to visit someone briefly":[
|
|
"You should stop in for tea sometime."
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174217",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"stop knob":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": one of the handles by which an organist draws or shuts off a particular stop":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080323",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stop log":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a set of usually square pieces (as of wood or metal) that serve to form a dam or to check the flow of water":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130643",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stop nut":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a nut with a fiber or plastic insert that binds it against vibration and eliminates the need for a lock washer or jam nut":[],
|
|
": an adjustable nut used on an adjusting screw to limit motion in a particular direction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112803",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stop off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to go or stay somewhere briefly while traveling to another place"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022604",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stop order":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an order to a broker to buy or sell respectively at the market when the price of a security advances or declines to a designated level":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Dealers who have orders pending but haven't delivered the vehicle yet have a stop order on delivery until the defect is fixed. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The last order type is a stop order , which is just a market or limit order with an activation price that triggers the order. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Over the past year and a half, failure to stop during a red signal or stop order has contributed to multiple incidents, including an after-hours collision in fall 2019. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"TerraSlate, which makes waterproof, tear-proof paper, has suffered a 30% loss in revenue as many restaurants in China, Southeast Asia and Europe have stopped ordering its paper for menus amid sharp sales declines, says company president Kyle Ewing. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The retailer stopped ordering more supply of Exploding Kittens, and the most popular version of the game soon fell out of stock. \u2014 Karen Weise, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Restaurants have stopped ordering our chicken or eggs. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Is there anyone else who can\u2019t stop ordering from Amazon? \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Gap and Ralph Lauren temporarily stopped ordering for the fall season, having no clear view of when stores will reopen. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003301",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stop out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to withdraw temporarily from enrollment at a college or university":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"ConocoPhillips has said it\u2019s leading the response but has hired some experts to help, including Wild Well Control out of Houston, Texas, a company that helps stop out -of-control wells. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"According to traditional metrics, this would be a dropout or a stop out , which would be considered a bad outcome. \u2014 Michael B. Horn, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Some walked to the bus stop out front, waiting for a bus to take them to the Metro a mile way. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Studies of these charts revealed that people basically never died when these vital signs were normal; hearts don\u2019t stop out of the blue. \u2014 Neil Singh, Wired , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"My last stop out of town was the Oshkosh post office, just west of the airport. \u2014 Luther Ray Abel, National Review , 19 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Smith and his team of union executives usually spread their stops out over a 10-week span, wrapping up just before Thanksgiving. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 15 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The Frenchman was minutes away from being announced as a Red before the World Cup kicked off in Russia, but the deal was suddenly stopped out of nowhere. \u2014 SI.com , 5 July 2018",
|
|
"One long ball caused Colombia problems as Lewandowski raced through on goal, and forced a very good stop out of Ospina, reminding Colombia that Poland can cause a threat. \u2014 SI.com , 24 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after drop out":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164611",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stop valve":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134503",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stop volley":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a soft shot in tennis intended to carry just over the net short of the reach of one's opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112524",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stop-go":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having inactive periods followed by active periods":[
|
|
"a stop-go economy/policy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175144",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stop/freeze in one's tracks":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to stop doing something suddenly or immediately":[
|
|
"He stopped/froze in his tracks , turned, and came back."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113206",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stopcock":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cock for stopping or regulating flow (as through a pipe)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mechanical engineer who designs industrial valves and stopcocks",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Levers, stopcocks , switches and buttons sent decisions back out. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1584, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4p-\u02cck\u00e4k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cock",
|
|
"faucet",
|
|
"gate",
|
|
"spigot",
|
|
"tap",
|
|
"valve"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170238",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stopgap":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that serves as a temporary expedient : makeshift":[
|
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"stopgap measures"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The new law is intended only as a stopgap .",
|
|
"the coach we have now was only hired as a stopgap until someone with more experience is found",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As for the return of the A380 the company positions it as happy news, rather than as a stopgap measure. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"These payouts can serve as an incentive, or stopgap measure. \u2014 Rob Walker, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
|
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"In some ways, the Ferrari 365GTC/4 served as a stopgap measure. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Oregon lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday allowing the sale of cocktails to-go to continue after the pandemic, turning what had been a stopgap for struggling restaurants and bars into a permanent fact of life. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2021",
|
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"Congress created the Paycheck Protection Program in March 2020 as an emergency stopgap for what lawmakers expected to be a few months of sharp economic disruption. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The Freeport blast could deal a blow to that stopgap solution, particularly if the facility fails to come back online soon. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Patrick Peterson is back for another go in Minnesota, but the 31-year-old likely is a mere stopgap solution for a team desperate for support in the secondary. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The stopgap solution to the Clarke scandal, at least, has been to scrap any honorary awards for this year, as organizers review their selection processes and aim to incorporate the wider membership\u2019s input into such decisions. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1684, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4p-\u02ccgap"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stopgap resource , resort , expedient , shift , makeshift , stopgap mean something one turns to in the absence of the usual means or source of supply. resource and resort apply to anything one falls back upon. exhausted all of their resources a last resort expedient may apply to any device or contrivance used when the usual one is not at hand or not possible. a flimsy expedient shift implies a tentative or temporary imperfect expedient. desperate shifts to stave off foreclosure makeshift implies an inferior expedient adopted because of urgent need or allowed through indifference. old equipment employed as a makeshift stopgap applies to something used temporarily as an emergency measure. a new law intended only as a stopgap",
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"synonyms":[
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"expedient",
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"makeshift"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212030",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stoping":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from gerund of stope entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070103",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stopless":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having no stop":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4pl\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093550",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun,"
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]
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},
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"stoplight":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a light on the rear of a motor vehicle that is illuminated when the driver presses the brake pedal":[],
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": traffic signal":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This tiny one- stoplight town is just a 13-mile drive from Grandfather Mountain, part of the United Nations\u2019 Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve and home to the Wilson Center for Nature Discovery, opening this June. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
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"The massacre begins with this sequence of Sons getting picked off one by one in broad daylight \u2014 in a motel room, at a coffee cart, at a stoplight . \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
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"The classroom of the outstanding Register\u2019s Mr. Smith seems a kind of oasis of enlightenment for a one- stoplight town in northern Georgia (or maybe, we city slickers are just too quick to impose our own provincialism on rural America). \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Video footage released by the Boynton Beach Police Department shows a black vehicle beginning to drift from its lane and into the middle of the busy intersection as the stoplight turns red. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
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"Cars were passing through a busy South Florida intersection last week when a black vehicle began slowly rolling diagonally past the stoplight . \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
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"Victims have reported being struck by this confluence of symptoms in embassies and personal residences around the globe, and in at least one instance, at open-air stoplight in a foreign country. \u2014 Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"Walker tried to establish an ambulance service based in Statenville, the one- stoplight county seat in Echols, but the cost of providing one was projected at $280,000 a year. \u2014 Andy Miller, ajc , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"Harris, who works as a hairstylist, said one of her friends was recently robbed at a stoplight while driving in Columbus with her daughter. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u00e4p-\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061016",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stopover":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stop at an intermediate point in one's journey":[],
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": a stopping place on a journey":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The city is a favorite stopover for tourists.",
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"I've been to Belgium\u2014if you count a stopover in Brussels on my way to Istanbul.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On a ridge in Idaho that acts as a stopover for migrating birds, the team set up a half-mile corridor of speakers that played looped recordings of passing cars. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
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"Scientists have long known the health of most migratory species rests on a triumvirate of habitat needs: breeding, wintering and migratory, or stopover . \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"In the nearly 60 years since those events, Selma has become an annual stopover for politicians looking to bolster their civil rights bona fides. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"The setting is Leverett, an elite, formerly all-male boarding school in Connecticut and a stopover for the scions of old-money families before the Ivy League. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Delta Air Lines doesn\u2019t have a formal stopover program. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
|
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"However, the plan did not mention the maintenance of stopover sights along the migratory pathway. \u2014 Freep.com , 27 May 2022",
|
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"More information on the stopover program can be found on the Turkish Airlines website. \u2014 Breanna Wilson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
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"The new flight experience comes just weeks after Turkish Airlines resumed its stopover program, giving travelers a free one-night stay in Istanbul. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 31 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u00e4p-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"layover",
|
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"stop"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031643",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stoppage":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"continuance",
|
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"continuation"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : halt , obstruction":[
|
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"a stoppage in play"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The penalty caused a stoppage in play.",
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"There have been more than 10 minutes in stoppages .",
|
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"10 minutes of stoppage time",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to Mueller, in the event of a gas supply stoppage , private households would be specially protected, as would hospitals or nursing homes. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"The official stoppage came 17 seconds into the second round. \u2014 Danny Segura, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
|
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"In November, hundreds of Gopuff gig workers went on strike, said Candace Hinson, a delivery driver in Philadelphia who helped organize the stoppage . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Locals initially joked that Azerbaijan\u2019s authorities, assumed to be behind the stoppage , were congratulating the women of Nagorno-Karabakh, giving them a break from cooking or showering. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, Time , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The current stoppage marks one of the longest suspensions since the factory started production in late 2019. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Prior to the stoppage , the BBC\u2019s Russian and Ukrainian coverage saw record levels of consumption in both countries. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For now, though, some sort of solution to the production stoppage is in the works, based on an Avtovaz statement about restarting car assembly next week. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s one reason why Saturday night\u2019s unification fight is so compelling: Both have the ability to score a highlight-reel stoppage at any time. \u2014 Josh Katzowitz, Forbes , 18 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4-pij"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"arrest",
|
|
"arrestment",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closedown",
|
|
"closure",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"cutoff",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"discontinuation",
|
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"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"offset",
|
|
"shutdown",
|
|
"shutoff",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071327",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stopped":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"layover",
|
|
"stopover"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a consonant characterized by complete closure of the breath passage in the course of articulation \u2014 compare continuant":[],
|
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": a corresponding set of vibrators or reeds of a reed organ":[],
|
|
": a depression in the face of an animal at the junction of forehead and muzzle":[],
|
|
": a device for arresting or limiting motion":[],
|
|
": a drain plug : stopper":[],
|
|
": a function of an electronic device that stops a recording":[],
|
|
": a graduated set of organ pipes of similar design and tone quality":[],
|
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": a halt in a journey : stay":[
|
|
"made a brief stop to refuel"
|
|
],
|
|
": a means of regulating the pitch of a musical instrument":[],
|
|
": a pause or break in a verse that marks the end of a grammatical unit":[],
|
|
": a pause or breaking off in speech":[],
|
|
": a stopping place":[
|
|
"a bus stop"
|
|
],
|
|
": an order stopping payment (as of a check or note) by a bank":[],
|
|
": any of several punctuation marks":[],
|
|
": baffle , nonplus":[],
|
|
": cessation , end":[],
|
|
": discontinue":[],
|
|
": parry":[],
|
|
": pause , hesitate":[],
|
|
": remain":[],
|
|
": serving to stop : designed to stop":[
|
|
"stop line",
|
|
"stop signal"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that impedes, obstructs, or brings to a halt : impediment , obstacle":[],
|
|
": stop knob":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used figuratively in phrases like pull out all the stops to suggest holding nothing back"
|
|
],
|
|
": stop order":[],
|
|
": the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : check":[],
|
|
": to arrest the progress or motion of : cause to halt":[
|
|
"stopped the car"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become choked : clog":[
|
|
"the sink often stops up"
|
|
],
|
|
": to break one's journey : stay":[],
|
|
": to cause to cease : check , suppress":[],
|
|
": to cause to give up or change a course of action":[],
|
|
": to cease activity or operation":[
|
|
"his heart stopped",
|
|
"the motor stopped"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cease to move on : halt":[],
|
|
": to change the pitch of (a wind instrument) by closing one or more finger holes or by thrusting the hand or a mute into the bell":[],
|
|
": to change the pitch of (something, such as a violin string) by pressing with the finger":[],
|
|
": to check by means of a weapon : bring down , kill":[],
|
|
": to close by filling or obstructing":[],
|
|
": to close up or block off (an opening) : plug":[],
|
|
": to come to an end especially suddenly : close , finish":[
|
|
"The talking stopped when she entered the room."
|
|
],
|
|
": to cover over or fill in (a hole or crevice)":[],
|
|
": to deduct or withhold (a sum due)":[],
|
|
": to get in the way of : be wounded or killed by":[
|
|
"easy to stop a bullet along a lonely \u2026 road",
|
|
"\u2014 Harvey Fergusson"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hinder or prevent the passage of":[],
|
|
": to hold an honor card and enough protecting cards to be able to block (a bridge suit) before an opponent can run many tricks":[],
|
|
": to instruct one's bank to refuse (payment) or refuse payment of (something, such as a check)":[],
|
|
": to keep from carrying out a proposed action : restrain , prevent":[
|
|
"stopped them from leaving"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a brief call : drop in":[],
|
|
": to make impassable : choke , obstruct":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She was walking toward me, and then she suddenly stopped .",
|
|
"The bus stopped at the corner.",
|
|
"He stopped to watch the sun set.",
|
|
"He stopped to pick up a penny.",
|
|
"The car was going so fast that it couldn't stop in time.",
|
|
"The traffic light turned red, so she had to stop .",
|
|
"Stop that man! He stole my wallet.",
|
|
"They stopped us at the border to check our passports.",
|
|
"She stopped the car and turned back.",
|
|
"He was stopped by the police for speeding.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"His first stop will be Washington, D.C.",
|
|
"Our first stop has to be the gas station.",
|
|
"I need to make a stop at the grocery store on the way home.",
|
|
"The next stop is Main Street and Tower Square.",
|
|
"I'm getting off at the next stop .",
|
|
"Slow down as you approach the stop .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"But what the Red Planet can tell us doesn\u2019t simply stop there. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"That did not stop running backs coach Tony Alford from giving him the reward that was waiting for him in Columbus. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"More importantly, Microsoft didn\u2019t stop at donations. \u2014 Zack Rosen, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The abuse didn\u2019t stop after the schools closed in 1969. \u2014 ELLE , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The murderous acts of the Myanmar military will not stop until their income fails. \u2014 Zin Mar Aung, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Wilmer's father, Manuel de Jes\u00fas Tulul, could not stop crying Wednesday. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But that doesn\u2019t stop her for reaching for victim status. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The wallet-draining price of gasoline probably won\u2019t stop people from taking a drive to their Independence Day holiday destination. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Diaz was forced to make a hard stop to avoid a crash, injuring Cox in the process. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The gondola would move up to 3,400 people an hour, using cars that hold 35 people and cover the distance to Alta in 36 minutes with a single intermediary stop at Snowbird. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Shortly after Wright's death, the Brooklyn Center Police Department released video of how the traffic stop unfolded. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch, Brad Parks And Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Meyers spoke to Variety\u2019s Awards Circuit podcast during a recent stop in Los Angeles, his first trip to the city in three years, before the pandemic began. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The film will culminate in the singer\u2019s final stop on his farewell tour of North America this November at Dodger Stadium in L.A. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The traffic stop occurred last Wednesday in North Miami Beach, where Gerardson Nicolas was on his way to work when he was pulled over, according to NBC 6. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Then, in 2024, Laver Cup returns to Europe for a stop in Berlin's Mercedes-Benz Arena. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"During a June 7 traffic stop of a Jeep Grand Cherokee with an equipment violation on Deborah Drive, police discovered that the Parma driver and a Maple Heights passenger both had guns. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"In times of uncertainty and non- stop disruption, the digital twin technology can be a way to achieve both by improving the supply chain visibility, performance and more. \u2014 Alex Koshulko, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Dripping with potential, the energetic forward has what the NBA looks for in modern-day wing defenders -- size, switchability, strength, length, quickness, athleticism, non- stop motor. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The years of recording and non- stop touring started to catch up with them. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The non- stop commercials for the primary Senate campaign were vicious, cynical and focused on tapping into the basest emotions of voters. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The non- stop [00:09:00] controversies that were coming out of there. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The draft has been quite intriguing thus far, with a non- stop frenzy of trading activity shaking up the draft order and adding even more unpredictability to an event already impossible to accurately project. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Hutchinson, who has a non- stop motor, was also a two-time team captain in Ann Arbor \u2013 and should help establish the kind of culture coach Dan Campbell and the Lions are seeking. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As one of the biggest music festivals in the world, Coachella draws hundreds of thousands of music lovers for two weekends of non- stop tunes from some of the best artists in the industry. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1594, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stoppen , from Old English -stoppian , from Vulgar Latin *stuppare to stop with tow, from Latin stuppa tow, from Greek stypp\u0113":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stop Verb stop , cease , quit , discontinue , desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness. stopped at the red light cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality. by nightfall the fighting had ceased quit may stress either finality or abruptness in stopping or ceasing. the engine faltered, sputtered, then quit altogether discontinue applies to the stopping of an accustomed activity or practice. we have discontinued the manufacture of that item desist implies forbearance or restraint as a motive for stopping or ceasing. desisted from further efforts to persuade them",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"break off",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"cut off",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"desist (from)",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"lay off",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"pack (up ",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"shut off"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184307",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stopwatch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a watch with a hand or a digital display that can be started and stopped at will for exact timing (as of a race)",
|
|
": a watch that can be started and stopped for exact timing (as of a race)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The moment a dancer is in the middle of the circle waiting for the stopwatch and beat to start with the hoops organized on the floor and ready to be picked up, can be intense even for people who have danced for years. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The gist of the process is this \u2014 for 20 seconds, 14 pingpong balls are mixed before one is drawn (someone has a stopwatch and his back to the machine, signaling for one of the accountants to draw a ball). \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"But equipping the Macan with the Sport Chrono option ($1220) adds a wart-like stopwatch to the top of the dashboard and some critical launch-control software. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Sport Chrono package will come standard on the Macan T, adding a driving mode switch on the steering wheel, launch control, and an analog and digital stopwatch . \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Now the film industry is back in action, and Williams, who turned 90 on Tuesday, is once again at the piano churning out earworms \u2014 pencil, paper and stopwatch in hand. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Fraser performed six tasks, including counting out a duration of 30 seconds in his head, as if to test his inner stopwatch . \u2014 Amanda Chicago Lewis, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"At the end of 1995\u2014the first year computer controls replaced four guys with ropes, one with a stopwatch , and a supervisor\u2014the ball descended two seconds late, Mr. Straus said. \u2014 Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"No, Kastor doesn\u2019t assess her races according to the stopwatch or even her medal collection. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 24 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1737, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00e4p-\u02ccw\u00e4ch",
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"Her new house is much smaller, so she had to rent additional storage .",
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"We need to get our furniture out of storage .",
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"the body's storage of fat",
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"the storage of nuclear waste",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Back up your data to an external hard drive, USB drive, or cloud storage before selecting this option. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s also a MicroSD slot for less expensive storage expansion. \u2014 Barry Collins, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"The Ministry of Defense also said that the mall was closed at the time and caught fire after the weapons and ammunition storage exploded following the missile attack. \u2014 WSJ , 28 June 2022",
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"The Carmel High School marching band and winter guard are getting a new indoor rehearsal and storage space. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
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"The volcanic island in the North Atlantic is now about to get its second such direct air capture and storage facility, this one an order of magnitude larger. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
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"The build instructions mirror the way a real Bugatti is constructed, and the model includes a W16 engine, authentic cockpit, unique serial number, and even a Bugatti overnight bag in the storage compartment. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
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"The Bureau of Reclamation\u2019s policy is to balance the storage in both reservoirs, keeping as much water in the lakes as possible while also meeting obligations to water users. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"Previously, there were offices and storage areas in that space, with a few movie posters and pictures on exhibit. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There have been more than 35 large lithium-ion battery fires since 2018, Paul Christensen, an expert in lithium fires, told the Financial Times, including a 13-ton Tesla megapack storage battery in Victoria Australia that burned for three days. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"This year, China is aiming to become the first Winter Olympics to achieve carbon neutrality, in a technological showcase of wind and solar energy, hydrogen fuel cell transport, and the world\u2019s largest hydro energy storage battery . \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"But Jim\u2019s car draws from a high-capacity energy storage battery charged by solar panels during daylight hours the day before. \u2014 John Barton, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"From building the world\u2019s largest storage battery by Tesla in 2017 to record heat and unprecedented wildfires in 2019, Australia appears to be focused on climate change solutions. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
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"Byrne worked with Swell Energy, a storage energy provider that helps design at-home microgrids using various company products, to build his solar power system using Sunpower solar panels and a Tesla storage battery . \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2021",
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"An auto generator powered by a storage battery could also be used to drive the propeller. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Aug. 2020",
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"The result was the world\u2019s first electric storage battery . \u2014 John Fialka, Scientific American , 12 May 2020",
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"But the company's solar power and storage battery business could be a major factor in the performance of Tesla shares, according to a new analyst note. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 19 Feb. 2020"
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"there's a surprise in store for you"
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"store vegetables for winter use",
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"an organism that absorbs and stores DDT"
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": value , importance":[
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"set great store by a partner's opinion"
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],
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"\u2014 compare shop":[
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"a grocery store"
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"Verb",
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"I stored my furniture until I found a new apartment.",
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"She stores her jewels in a safe.",
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"The wine should be stored at room temperature.",
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"The solar panels store energy.",
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"They're studying how our brains store memories.",
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"Noun",
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"I'm going to the store to buy groceries.",
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"The stores are always crowded around the holiday season.",
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"Adjective",
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"preferred homemade bread to store brands",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The employees are asking for lactation rooms that are private for people who are breastfeeding or pumping and that the rooms are only open to people who lactate, locked by a key or code, with a place to store breastmilk. \u2014 Shannon Liao, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Reach LinkedIn\u2014particularly the Premium and Sales Navigator versions\u2014has moved from being a place to store your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 to a communications and content platform. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Like all foodstuffs, the best place to store emergency food kits is in a clean, dry place. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The property has had various uses over the years, including as a gas station, a place to store coal and a scrap metal yard. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Only two years ago, oil prices plummeted by more than $50 a barrel in a single day to less than zero as the pandemic took hold and producers had no place to store oil that nobody needed to buy. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Despite the name, your bathroom medicine cabinet is not a good place to store drugs and diagnostics because the room often gets hot and humid, Wu adds. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the kitchen\u2019s original location, an 8 foot wall was built to create an entry way, and a mud bench installed for a convenient place to store bags and coats upon entry. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The family uses the garage, built beneath Ms. French-Kennedy\u2019s studio, as a wine cellar and a place to store her husband\u2019s surfboards. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Read on to see what\u2019s in store for your sign with your monthly tarot horoscope, Aquarius. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Critically, the company sells these styles online\u2014a big change for an industry that once asked health care workers to shlep to a medical supply store to buy their scrubs amid bedpans and knee braces. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Some say what\u2019s in store for the state could be akin to the conditions that drove people thousands of years ago to abandon cities in the Southwest. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But, of course, that\u2019s not what the Arconia has in store for them. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps more exciting than the Isocell HP3 itself is the prospect of what camera technology Samsung might have in store for the Galaxy S23 Ultra. \u2014 Paul Monckton, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the child was in the car for about two to three hours after his family returned home from purchasing items at a store for his 8-year-old sister\u2019s birthday. \u2014 Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The first Petco Neighborhood Farm & Pet Supply store is set to open June 17 in Floresville, Texas, which is 28 miles southeast of San Antonio. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Excessive heat is in store for the Cincinnati region Tuesday. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Motor vehicle sales were down 1.9%, and volatile non- store retail sales, or online sales, fell sharply at 6.4%. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Bose began selling direct-to-consumer hearing aids for $849 a pair via its website and a limited number of other non- store channels last year. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Many of the new businesses were concentrated in the non- store retail sector, which includes e-commerce, truck transportation, and accommodation and food services. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"The group expects that online and other non- store sales, which are included in the total, will increase between 11% and 15%. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Included in the total are online and non- store sales, NRF projects an increase between 11% and 15% totaling between $218.3 billion and $226.2 billion. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"For instance, a third of the increase in new business applications came from non- store retailers\u2014a direct result of the shift to remote interactions between businesses and customers. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 22 July 2021",
|
|
"In addition, non- store retailers were up 25.9% from February last year, while food services and drinking places were down 17% from last year. \u2014 Kristin Larson, Forbes , 16 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Even though the Baltimore County center\u2019s movie theater, Regal Hunt Valley, has been closed since March of last year, Greenberg Gibbons\u2019 plans have progressed, including the signing of several non- store tenants. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 18 Mar. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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|
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|
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|
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|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estorer to establish, restore, supply, from Latin instaurare to resume, restore":"Verb"
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|
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|
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"customized",
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"tailored",
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|
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|
|
"off-the-shelf",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"sth\u014d\u02c8r\u0113n"
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a building, room, or suite of rooms having a storefront":[],
|
|
": occupying a room or suite of rooms in a store building at street level and immediately behind a storefront":[
|
|
"a storefront school"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being outreach professional services":[
|
|
"storefront lawyers",
|
|
"a storefront clinic"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of a storefront church":[
|
|
"a storefront evangelist"
|
|
],
|
|
": the front side of a store or store building facing a street":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He rented a storefront on Main Street.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The visitor center will be housed in the storefront adjoining the Stonewall, which was part of the bar in 1969. \u2014 Karen Matthews, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Synanon, originally a drug-and-booze rehab program, began in 1958 in a rundown Ocean Park storefront . \u2014 Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Curious to explore the hidden gems awaiting you in the Amazon Global Style storefront ? \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Police officers stand next to a car that crashed into a group of people and ended up in a storefront near Breitscheidplatz, on June 8. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"After discussing the opportunity, Cole said the Christ Child Society decided to pursue a second location in the Lorain Road storefront . \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"In 1960, Callewaert and Ryba opened their first fudge operation in a storefront on Mackinac Island. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Marshall and Sawyer settled in a converted storefront in the Mission District. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Chernikova stood in the empty storefront full of boxes with clothing donations from all over the world, including the United States. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The company is the first of its kind in the Bayou City and the first Texas Original storefront open five days a week, offering next-day pickup for customers. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"With the storefront vacant, the couple looked for the next opportunity. \u2014 Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"For some 25 years, the shop sponsored a poetry contest at Brookline Public Schools, displaying the winners in the storefront window for passersby to see. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On Saturday, Marie Hannie, 61, carried artificial plants and a decorative bird cage into her antique store, Recent Relics, to keep them from hitting the storefront window or blowing out into the street once Hurricane Ida bears down on the state. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Like Klara gazing at the crowds from the storefront window, Stevens might be watching the Aurora Borealis, such is his amazement at the sight of this commonplace event. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The 1886 property housed various businesses before turning residential in the 1960s, and still has storefront -style plate glass windows that face the street. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The Beat Exchange connects producers with UnitedMasters\u2019 1.5 million independent artists while providing them with tools to upload and manage a personal beats storefront . \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Most of its storefront business or about 65% stems from retail sales, but about 30% stems from online sales via its website and third-party sales, with about 5% for catering sales. \u2014 Gary Stern, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
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|
],
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"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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|
"1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8st\u022fr-\u02ccfr\u0259nt"
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": a city church that utilizes storefront quarters as a meeting place":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The historic building has housed a storefront church , a drama school, and for four decades served as headquarters for the tile layers union, Local 18. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
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"One man stood outside a storefront church on a recent morning and stuck a needle in his arm. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2021",
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"The location of the shooting is a storefront in a line of one-story storefronts on 79th Street that includes businesses including a day care center, an electronics shop, a storefront church and a salon. \u2014 Liam Ford, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
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"From the ages of 14 to 17, Baldwin preached at the Fireside Pentecostal Assembly, a storefront church in Harlem located at Fifth Avenue and 136th Street that has since moved to 69-71 Thayer Street. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Dec. 2020",
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"Neither Hnath's script nor Cecsarini's performance shows us the charisma that must have enabled Paul to build up this edifice from a little storefront church . \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Nov. 2020",
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"Francisco Soto, 61, stood outside a storefront church on 23rd Street in Richmond, the Iglesia El Espiritu Santo. \u2014 Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com , 6 Nov. 2020",
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"Roxroy Edmondson was literally keeping the door open \u2014 holding it so people wouldn\u2019t have to touch it to get inside the storefront church . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2020",
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"It was built in 1972 and is now near a downtown entertainment district that includes bars and bistros, offices, storefront churches and vacant lots. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Jan. 2020"
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"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
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"storehouse":{
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": a building for storing goods (such as provisions) : magazine , warehouse":[],
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": an abundant supply or source : repository":[
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"a storehouse of information"
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},
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"examples":[
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"the company has a large storehouse filled with lumber for manufacturing its line of furniture",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In a series of solos, Onikeku explored philosophical ideas: the isolation of exile, the difference between history and the past, the body as a storehouse of generational memory. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
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"The boreal forests in the Arctic and the Congo rainforest also safeguard, just below the surface, huge deposits of peat, the largest storehouse of carbon on the planet. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"The king\u2019s statue, composed of 4,000 pounds of the metal, was a tempting storehouse of potential ammunition. \u2014 Wendy Bellion, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Build a storehouse of knowledge that can respond to challenges aired. \u2014 Simone E. Morris, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"Mechanical engineer Brent Yamasaki set out amid the recent blistering heat wave to take stock of the giant dams, pumps and pipes that support Diamond Valley Lake in Riverside County, the largest storehouse of water in Southern California. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2021",
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"For the next decade, the team examined skeletal remains and artifacts recovered from the site, until ISIS razed the dig\u2019s storehouse . \u2014 Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2021",
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"Even such a slow-motion shutdown is momentous because the Emersons will leave an immense storehouse of recordings, prot\u00e9g\u00e9s, and memories plus a legacy of lofty standards. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Vulture , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"Countries and companies doing business with China could be required to use the digital RMB\u2014giving Beijing an unprecedented storehouse of business data. \u2014 Charlie Campbell, Time , 11 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u022fr-\u02cchau\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"depository",
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"depot",
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"magazine",
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"repository",
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"storage",
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"warehouse"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201635",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"storehouse beetle":{
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"definitions":{
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": a ptinid beetle ( Gibbium psylloides ) that has a cosmopolitan distribution and is injurious to most animal and vegetable foods":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071152",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"storekeep":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to manage a store":[
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"guess I'll buy him out and storekeep for a while",
|
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"\u2014 Sinclair Lewis"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from storekeeper":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230401",
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"storekeeper":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one that has charge of supplies (such as military stores )":[],
|
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": one that operates a retail store":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The actress and singer plays a Doan's Crossing storekeeper named Carolyn, who helps Hill's character Margaret relax with some whiskey punch. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"On January 5, Variety exclusively reported that Rita is guest starring in an upcoming episode of the Paramount+ show as a storekeeper named Carolyn. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Variety reports that Wilson's role will be a woman named Carolyn, a storekeeper at Doan's Crossing. \u2014 Marianne Garvey, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Having police misinterpret behaviors that are partially shaped by a disability \u2013\u2013 after a storekeeper , neighbor, or even family member gets nervous and calls the police \u2013\u2013 may be a more rare occurrence than being ignored or denied a job opportunity. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
|
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"The result is that a host of jobs, including storekeeper and field engineer, that seemed out of reach of remote work are likely to be firmly in the remote-work orbit within the next 10 years. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
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"Latasha Harlins was killed by a Korean storekeeper . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2020",
|
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"In the communal parlance of Laguna Honda, LeBoeuf is a storekeeper . \u2014 Jason Fagone, SFChronicle.com , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Hanna is an only child, and Ben Edmunds is a storekeeper , with more money than the Ingalls family can raise in three books combined. \u2014 Nalini Jones, New York Times , 6 Mar. 2020"
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"1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u022fr-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202028",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"storekeeping":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the occupation of keeping a store : the management of a store":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"store entry 2 + keeping":""
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},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131546",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"storm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bristle",
|
|
"fume",
|
|
"rage"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind and usually by rain, snow, hail, sleet, or thunder and lightning":[],
|
|
": a disturbed or agitated state":[
|
|
"storms of emotion"
|
|
],
|
|
": a heavy discharge of objects (such as missiles)":[],
|
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": a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail":[],
|
|
": a serious disturbance of any element of nature":[],
|
|
": a sudden heavy influx or onset":[],
|
|
": a sudden or violent commotion":[
|
|
"storms of emotion"
|
|
],
|
|
": a tumultuous outburst":[
|
|
"a storm of protests"
|
|
],
|
|
": a violent assault on a defended position":[],
|
|
": by or as if by employing a bold swift frontal movement especially with the intent of defeating or winning over quickly":[
|
|
"took the literary world by storm"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a remarkable or energetic fashion":[
|
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"\u2014 used as an intensifier dancing up a storm"
|
|
],
|
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": paroxysm sense 2":[],
|
|
": storm window":[],
|
|
": the sudden and often dangerous onset, increase, or worsening of the symptoms of a disease \u2014 see also cytokine storm , thyroid storm":[],
|
|
": to attack by storm":[
|
|
"stormed ashore at zero hour"
|
|
],
|
|
": to attack, take, or win over by storm":[
|
|
"storm a fort"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be in or to exhibit a violent passion : rage":[
|
|
"storming at the unusual delay"
|
|
],
|
|
": to blow with violence":[],
|
|
": to rain, hail, snow, or sleet vigorously":[],
|
|
": to rush about or move impetuously, violently, or angrily":[
|
|
"the mob stormed through the streets"
|
|
],
|
|
": whole gale \u2014 see Beaufort Scale Table":[],
|
|
": wind having a speed of 64 to 72 miles (103 to 117 kilometers) per hour":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The sky got dark and it looked like a storm was coming.",
|
|
"a winter storm bringing about six inches of snow",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The mob stormed through the streets.",
|
|
"She yelled at us and stormed off.",
|
|
"He stormed out of the room.",
|
|
"She stormed into the office.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"So now his second HR startup is prepared to weather the storm with a boatload of cash. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Talking to her feels like talking to your best friend\u2014if your best friend was a cool, personable multihyphenate taking Hollywood by storm . \u2014 Kimberly Truong, Glamour , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite an early yellow card assessed to center back Larrys Mabiala in the 10th minute, Portland was able to weather the storm of chances for the Galaxy in the first half. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"White said crypto companies that don\u2019t issue tokens or rely on crypto funds might weather the storm better than others, though any company related to the industry could be hurt. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Abbott, the largest producer of formula in the US, has stopped production of its EleCare specialty formula to assess damage caused by the storm and to clean the plant. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The Dergoff farm is relatively well positioned to weather the economic storm thanks to diversification. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Like everyone else in tech right now, Mr. Son seems confident SoftBank can weather the storm with a few important changes. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Many have noted that historical precedence suggests Johnson is likely to weather the storm of today\u2019s vote, but a vote of no confidence can serve as a significant stepping stone in a leader\u2019s eventual demise. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"After detailing the first three steps to infiltrate the buildings, storm them and distract law enforcement, the plan reaches its goals. \u2014 Will Carless, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"However other clips showed leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers extremist organizations preparing to storm the Capitol to stand up for Trump. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. \u2014 Scott Macfarlane, CBS News , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"An adviser to Ukraine's presidential office, Oleksiy Arestovich, said Russian forces resumed airstrikes on the Azovstal plant and were also trying to storm it, in an apparent reversal of tactics. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said Russian forces were launching air strikes against the Azovstal plant and appeared to be preparing to storm it. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An advisor to Ukraine\u2019s presidential office, Oleksiy Arestovich, said during a Saturday briefing that Russian forces had resumed air strikes on the Azovstal plant and were trying to storm it. \u2014 David Keyton And Yesica Fisch, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An adviser to Ukraine\u2019s presidential office, Oleksiy Arestovich, said during a Saturday briefing that Russian forces had resumed air strikes on the Azovstal plant and were trying to storm it. \u2014 David Keyton, Yesica Fisch, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Most banks in the country remain closed, and Mujahid said there were no immediate plans to reopen them, citing the risk that people would storm them. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Sep. 2021"
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|
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German sturm storm, Old English styrian to stir":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u022frm",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u022f(\u0259)rm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for storm Verb attack , assail , assault , bombard , storm mean to make an onslaught upon. attack implies taking the initiative in a struggle. plan to attack the town at dawn assail implies attempting to break down resistance by repeated blows or shots. assailed the enemy with artillery fire assault suggests a direct attempt to overpower by suddenness and violence of onslaught. commandos assaulted the building from all sides bombard applies to attacking with bombs or shells. bombarded the city nightly storm implies attempting to break into a defended position. preparing to storm the fortress",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"squall",
|
|
"tempest"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090202",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stormy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonviolent",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by turmoil or fury":[
|
|
"a stormy life",
|
|
"a stormy conference"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to, characterized by, or indicative of a storm":[
|
|
"a stormy day",
|
|
"a stormy autumn"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The weather was cold and stormy .",
|
|
"Their relationship was very stormy .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The service interruptions followed delays for hundreds of flights at Logan on Thursday night, after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop at the airport due to stormy weather along the East Coast. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"On Thursday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop at Logan due to stormy weather along the East Coast. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Guru Buffett puts enormous store in a having a good financial plan, both to survive the stormy times and benefit from the sunny days. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Russian officials claimed the ship accidentally caught fire, causing a damaging munitions explosion, and then sank in stormy seas while being towed to port. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"They'll be particularly heightened when the Moon sextiles Uranus in your communications sector, creating some stormy seas where everyone else is concerned. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The stormy weather had fortuitously vacated the area about an hour or so earlier. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"When looking back to 2021, the only issue was stormy weather, which caused the district to cancel one film screening. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another day of stormy weather has played out for much of Alabama on Easter Sunday. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 17 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"\u02c8st\u022fr-m\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang-bang",
|
|
"blood-and-guts",
|
|
"convulsive",
|
|
"cyclonic",
|
|
"explosive",
|
|
"ferocious",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"furious",
|
|
"hammer-and-tongs",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"knock-down, drag-out",
|
|
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
|
|
"paroxysmal",
|
|
"rabid",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"tempestuous",
|
|
"tumultuous",
|
|
"turbulent",
|
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"violent",
|
|
"volcanic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200638",
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"story":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a horizontal division of a building's exterior not necessarily corresponding exactly with the stories within":[],
|
|
": a news article or broadcast":[],
|
|
": a set of rooms in such a space":[],
|
|
": a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question":[],
|
|
": a unit of measure equal to the height of the story of a building":[
|
|
"one story high"
|
|
],
|
|
": a widely circulated rumor":[],
|
|
": an account of incidents or events":[],
|
|
": history sense 1":[],
|
|
": history sense 3":[],
|
|
": legend , romance":[],
|
|
": lie , falsehood":[],
|
|
": matter , situation":[],
|
|
": the intrigue or plot of a narrative or dramatic work":[],
|
|
": the space in a building between two adjacent floor levels or between a floor and the roof":[],
|
|
": to adorn with a story or a scene from history":[],
|
|
": to narrate or describe in story":[],
|
|
"Joseph 1779\u20131845 American jurist":[],
|
|
"William Wetmore 1819\u20131895 son of Joseph Story American sculptor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English storie , from Anglo-French estoire, estorie , from Latin historia \u2014 more at history":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English storie , from Medieval Latin historia narrative, illustration, story of a building, from Latin, history, tale; probably from narrative friezes on the window level of medieval buildings":"Noun"
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8st\u022fr-\u0113"
|
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],
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040010",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"biographical name",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"stound":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": time , while":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English stund ; akin to Old High German stunta time, hour":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stau\u0307nd",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fcnd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112237",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"stoup":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a beverage container (such as a glass or tankard)",
|
|
": flagon",
|
|
": a basin for holy water at the entrance of a church"
|
|
],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"Middle English stor , from Old English st\u014dr ; akin to Old High German stuori large, Russian stary\u012d old, Old English standan to stand":"Adjective",
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"\u02c8stau\u0307-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8st\u022fr",
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"\u02c8stau\u0307r",
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"\u02c8stu\u0307r",
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"specific variants can be found at senses below"
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"examples":[],
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": fight , brawl , violence":[],
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": to hit hard : strike , thrash":[]
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|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably of imitative origin":"Transitive verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"",
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|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174850",
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stout":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"delicate",
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"nonhardy",
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"soft",
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"tender",
|
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"weak"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fat person":[],
|
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": a very dark, full-bodied ale with a distinctive malty flavor that is typically brewed with unmalted roasted barley":[
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"\u2014 Anthony Dias Blue"
|
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|
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"a stout fly",
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"a stout bird's bill"
|
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],
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": physically or materially strong:":[],
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": staunch , enduring":[],
|
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": strong of character: such as":[],
|
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": sturdily constructed : substantial":[],
|
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": sturdy , vigorous":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"He has a stout heart.",
|
|
"His lawyer put up a stout defense in court.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Butler has been relatively stout in organizing half-court defense, and there weren\u2019t enough turnovers or long rebounds for Creighton to score in transition. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The defense is stout as usual, but Utah has also been a machine on offense, with the league's top rating by a wide margin. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Auburn\u2019s pass defense (No. 85 in EPA per snap) isn\u2019t nearly as stout as its run defense (No. 28). \u2014 Christopher Smith, al , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"When the Rams were trying to bleed the clock in the fourth quarter, a run defense that had been stout to that point wilted as Darrell Henderson finally got loose. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The Steelers are always stout at linebacker, and the Ravens\u2019 secondary stacks right up with the Browns. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"Maximum towing capacity is a stout 9020 to 9520 pounds, depending on the model. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Packing a stout 222 pounds on his frame and boasting a 7-foot wingspan, Griffin has the strength and power to attack the paint as well. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"At the rear, OLED taillights and four stout tailpipes distinguish the S8 from the A8. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Keilty in January will produce an Irish stout aged in whiskey barrels, the next version of the annual Stout of the Gods experimental series paying homage to the Bridge of the Gods down the street. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Such trees, gnarly and stout , can live for hundreds of years on the harsh, stony landscape of the higher elevations. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Double Astral is a delightfully murky stout brewed with copious amounts of Maverick Chocolate and aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels. \u2014 Matt Koesters, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The newest brewery in the Portland beer scene has taken over the 15-barrel brewhouse and has produced its first beers \u2013 offering up a handful of initial styles ranging from a pilsner, to hazy and West Coast IPAs, and a coffee milk stout . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This robust winter milk stout at Goodwood Brewing is brewed with Cholaca \u2014 the liquified form of cocoa. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Expect Golden State\u2019s stout defense to keep Doncic in check tonight and below this generous prop total. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Mike Budenholzer, a two-time NBA coach of the year, has kept the Bucks\u2019 defense stout despite the absence of versatile wing Khris Middleton, who is out with a knee injury. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"His stout resume of twenty-somethings includes Juice WRLD, Lil Uzi Vert, Nardo Wick, 42 Dugg, and more. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 10 May 2022"
|
|
],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estut, estout , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stolz proud; perhaps akin to Old High German stelza stilt \u2014 more at stilt":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stout Adjective strong , stout , sturdy , stalwart , tough , tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources. strong arms the defense has a strong case stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way. stout hiking boots sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction. a sturdy table people of sturdy independence stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability. stalwart environmentalists tough implies great firmness and resiliency. a tough political opponent tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together. tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast-iron",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-bitten",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"inured",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"toughened",
|
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"vigorous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060652",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": to make stout":[
|
|
"stouten a resolve"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1834, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stau\u0307-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031801",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stouth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": theft , robbery":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stulth, stouth , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stuldr theft, stela to steal":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fcth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094132",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stouth and routh":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": plenty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205615",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stouthearted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"chickenhearted",
|
|
"chicken-livered",
|
|
"coward",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"poor-spirited",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"spineless",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"timorous",
|
|
"uncourageous",
|
|
"ungallant",
|
|
"unheroic",
|
|
"weakhearted",
|
|
"yellow"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": stubborn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stouthearted men and women who served in the army medical corps",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Much like the valiant former Roman general Maximus of Gladiator or the stouthearted Crusader Balian of Kingdom of Heaven, Jean proudly charges into battle, sword in hand, hacking at the enemy with no regard for his own life. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Ernaux, who is seventy-nine years old, is not well known outside of France, but in her native country she is considered something of a literary lioness, for her stouthearted willingness to mine material from her own life. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 4 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Just a few days after airline passengers witnessed another inspiring example of the stouthearted professionals trained by the U.S. military, along comes an everyday hero who says his only combat training is wrestling his daughter to bed. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Of course the musketeers and d\u2019Artagnan, who dreams of becoming one of them, also have their share of gentlemanly and stouthearted qualities, but Dumas is more interested in using their shortcomings to propel his plot. \u2014 Tobias Grey, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1552, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stau\u0307t-\u02cch\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"courageous",
|
|
"dauntless",
|
|
"doughty",
|
|
"fearless",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"gutty",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"intrepid",
|
|
"lionhearted",
|
|
"manful",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"undauntable",
|
|
"undaunted",
|
|
"valiant",
|
|
"valorous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025701",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stoutly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"nonhardy",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"weak"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a clothing size designed for the large figure":[],
|
|
": a fat person":[],
|
|
": a very dark, full-bodied ale with a distinctive malty flavor that is typically brewed with unmalted roasted barley":[
|
|
"Stout is a darker, heavily hopped ale that has a creamy head in the glass \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony Dias Blue"
|
|
],
|
|
": brave , bold":[],
|
|
": broad in proportion to length : large in diameter":[
|
|
"a stout fly",
|
|
"a stout bird's bill"
|
|
],
|
|
": bulky in body : fat":[],
|
|
": physically or materially strong:":[],
|
|
": staunch , enduring":[],
|
|
": strong of character: such as":[],
|
|
": sturdily constructed : substantial":[],
|
|
": sturdy , vigorous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He has a stout heart.",
|
|
"His lawyer put up a stout defense in court.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Butler has been relatively stout in organizing half-court defense, and there weren\u2019t enough turnovers or long rebounds for Creighton to score in transition. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The defense is stout as usual, but Utah has also been a machine on offense, with the league's top rating by a wide margin. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Auburn\u2019s pass defense (No. 85 in EPA per snap) isn\u2019t nearly as stout as its run defense (No. 28). \u2014 Christopher Smith, al , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"When the Rams were trying to bleed the clock in the fourth quarter, a run defense that had been stout to that point wilted as Darrell Henderson finally got loose. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The Steelers are always stout at linebacker, and the Ravens\u2019 secondary stacks right up with the Browns. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"Maximum towing capacity is a stout 9020 to 9520 pounds, depending on the model. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Packing a stout 222 pounds on his frame and boasting a 7-foot wingspan, Griffin has the strength and power to attack the paint as well. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"At the rear, OLED taillights and four stout tailpipes distinguish the S8 from the A8. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Keilty in January will produce an Irish stout aged in whiskey barrels, the next version of the annual Stout of the Gods experimental series paying homage to the Bridge of the Gods down the street. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Such trees, gnarly and stout , can live for hundreds of years on the harsh, stony landscape of the higher elevations. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Double Astral is a delightfully murky stout brewed with copious amounts of Maverick Chocolate and aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels. \u2014 Matt Koesters, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The newest brewery in the Portland beer scene has taken over the 15-barrel brewhouse and has produced its first beers \u2013 offering up a handful of initial styles ranging from a pilsner, to hazy and West Coast IPAs, and a coffee milk stout . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This robust winter milk stout at Goodwood Brewing is brewed with Cholaca \u2014 the liquified form of cocoa. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Expect Golden State\u2019s stout defense to keep Doncic in check tonight and below this generous prop total. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Mike Budenholzer, a two-time NBA coach of the year, has kept the Bucks\u2019 defense stout despite the absence of versatile wing Khris Middleton, who is out with a knee injury. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"His stout resume of twenty-somethings includes Juice WRLD, Lil Uzi Vert, Nardo Wick, 42 Dugg, and more. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 10 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estut, estout , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stolz proud; perhaps akin to Old High German stelza stilt \u2014 more at stilt":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stout Adjective strong , stout , sturdy , stalwart , tough , tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources. strong arms the defense has a strong case stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way. stout hiking boots sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction. a sturdy table people of sturdy independence stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability. stalwart environmentalists tough implies great firmness and resiliency. a tough political opponent tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together. tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast-iron",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-bitten",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"inured",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"toughened",
|
|
"vigorous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210833",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stoutness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"nonhardy",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"weak"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a clothing size designed for the large figure":[],
|
|
": a fat person":[],
|
|
": a very dark, full-bodied ale with a distinctive malty flavor that is typically brewed with unmalted roasted barley":[
|
|
"Stout is a darker, heavily hopped ale that has a creamy head in the glass \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony Dias Blue"
|
|
],
|
|
": brave , bold":[],
|
|
": broad in proportion to length : large in diameter":[
|
|
"a stout fly",
|
|
"a stout bird's bill"
|
|
],
|
|
": bulky in body : fat":[],
|
|
": physically or materially strong:":[],
|
|
": staunch , enduring":[],
|
|
": strong of character: such as":[],
|
|
": sturdily constructed : substantial":[],
|
|
": sturdy , vigorous":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"He has a stout heart.",
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"His lawyer put up a stout defense in court.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Butler has been relatively stout in organizing half-court defense, and there weren\u2019t enough turnovers or long rebounds for Creighton to score in transition. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"The defense is stout as usual, but Utah has also been a machine on offense, with the league's top rating by a wide margin. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021",
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"Auburn\u2019s pass defense (No. 85 in EPA per snap) isn\u2019t nearly as stout as its run defense (No. 28). \u2014 Christopher Smith, al , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"When the Rams were trying to bleed the clock in the fourth quarter, a run defense that had been stout to that point wilted as Darrell Henderson finally got loose. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"The Steelers are always stout at linebacker, and the Ravens\u2019 secondary stacks right up with the Browns. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2021",
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"Maximum towing capacity is a stout 9020 to 9520 pounds, depending on the model. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
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"Packing a stout 222 pounds on his frame and boasting a 7-foot wingspan, Griffin has the strength and power to attack the paint as well. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
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"At the rear, OLED taillights and four stout tailpipes distinguish the S8 from the A8. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Keilty in January will produce an Irish stout aged in whiskey barrels, the next version of the annual Stout of the Gods experimental series paying homage to the Bridge of the Gods down the street. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Such trees, gnarly and stout , can live for hundreds of years on the harsh, stony landscape of the higher elevations. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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"Double Astral is a delightfully murky stout brewed with copious amounts of Maverick Chocolate and aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels. \u2014 Matt Koesters, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The newest brewery in the Portland beer scene has taken over the 15-barrel brewhouse and has produced its first beers \u2013 offering up a handful of initial styles ranging from a pilsner, to hazy and West Coast IPAs, and a coffee milk stout . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"This robust winter milk stout at Goodwood Brewing is brewed with Cholaca \u2014 the liquified form of cocoa. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"Expect Golden State\u2019s stout defense to keep Doncic in check tonight and below this generous prop total. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
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"Mike Budenholzer, a two-time NBA coach of the year, has kept the Bucks\u2019 defense stout despite the absence of versatile wing Khris Middleton, who is out with a knee injury. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
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"His stout resume of twenty-somethings includes Juice WRLD, Lil Uzi Vert, Nardo Wick, 42 Dugg, and more. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 10 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estut, estout , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stolz proud; perhaps akin to Old High German stelza stilt \u2014 more at stilt":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stau\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stout Adjective strong , stout , sturdy , stalwart , tough , tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources. strong arms the defense has a strong case stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way. stout hiking boots sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction. a sturdy table people of sturdy independence stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability. stalwart environmentalists tough implies great firmness and resiliency. a tough political opponent tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together. tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life",
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"synonyms":[
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"cast-iron",
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"hard",
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"hard-bitten",
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"hardened",
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"hardy",
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"inured",
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"rugged",
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"strong",
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"sturdy",
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"tough",
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"toughened",
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"vigorous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195803",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stow":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": crowd":[],
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": house , lodge":[],
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": load":[],
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": to dispose in an orderly fashion : arrange , pack":[],
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": to eat or drink up":[
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"\u2014 usually used with away stowed away a huge dinner"
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],
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": to lock up for safekeeping : confine":[],
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": to put aside : stop":[],
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": to put away for future use : store":[],
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"John 1525\u20131605 English historian and antiquarian":[],
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"city in northeastern Ohio northeast of Akron population 34,837":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He stowed his gear in a locker.",
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"Luggage may be stowed under the seat.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Use them as planters, or to stow extra blankets and pillows near a sofa. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 2 May 2022",
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"That\u2019s enough to stow a few suitcases, the groceries, and so on. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Hadid plays it fast and loose in an Alexander McQueen denim jacket, Tory Sport top and Alo leggings, showing how Chanel\u2019s bag adds instant polish to an otherwise casual look with enough space to stow all your essentials whilst on the go. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"There\u2019s space here to land a helicopter, carry a fleet of tenders and toys, and stow a converted shipping container full of ATVs and motorbikes. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Best of all, the zippered hip belt pocket is large enough to stow your cell phone. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 19 May 2022",
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"As the energy dwindles, the managers will begin to shut down the spacecraft\u2019s instruments and stow its mechanical arm. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 17 May 2022",
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"The backpack is less expensive than other options on the market and even has bungee straps on top for extra storage, a great spot to stow sunscreen or granola bars. \u2014 Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
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"One frame feature in particular made the Domane stand out from the pack: the down tube features a removable cover that allows the rider to stow repair essentials and a rainjacket inside the carbon frame. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 18 May 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, to place, from stowe place, from Old English st\u014dw ; akin to Old Frisian st\u014d place, Greek stylos pillar \u2014 more at steer":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"keep",
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"put up",
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"reposit",
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"store"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112924",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"geographical name",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"straggler":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a straggling group (as of persons or objects)":[],
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": to trail off from others of its kind":[
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"little cabins straggling off into the woods"
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],
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": to wander from the direct course or way : rove , stray":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The children straggled in from outside.",
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"People straggled off the train.",
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"She straggled behind the rest of the group.",
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"Branches straggled out and blocked the path.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In the longer races, some competitors would straggle to the finish line well after Heiden had won and departed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Separated from their family and each other, each boy found a way to straggle home on his own. \u2014 Mujib Mashal, New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"These best-guess first estimates are often refined as responses straggle in from more of the 697,000 establishments surveyed each month, including major employers, government agencies and a rotating cast of small businesses. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Other jurisdictions have also been working out how to handle employees who straggle or refuse to follow vaccination mandates. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
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"As the students straggle in, those who are about to lead the service gather for a quick prayer, standing on the basketball court near the corner three-point line. \u2014 Freep.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The architecture of the new buildings \u2014 the final pair, including a tower with a skate park out front, will straggle along a few years from now \u2014 is a case study in working creatively within severe constraints. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 30 June 2021",
|
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"The middle seat has become a critical issue for airlines as coronavirus-wary leisure travelers straggle back onto planes. \u2014 Justin Bachman, Bloomberg.com , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
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"The move comes as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, as hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill \u2014 or much else. \u2014 Andrew Taylor, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Cloistered from civilization by a steep 900-foot climb over loose and jutting rock, the glade goes unseen by most everyone but a straggle of hikers on the Appalachian Trail, the 2,180-mile footpath carved into the roofs of 14 eastern states. \u2014 Earl Swift, Outside Online , 2 Sep. 2015",
|
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"The next spring the vine leafed out solidly and there, somewhere in the foliage, hung one thin straggle of purple flowers. \u2014 Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2018"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1865, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English straglen":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8stra-g\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085109",
|
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"straight":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dead",
|
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"direct",
|
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"directly",
|
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"due",
|
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"plumb",
|
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"plump",
|
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"right",
|
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"straightway"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person who adheres to conventional attitudes and mores":[],
|
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": a poker hand containing five cards in sequence but not of the same suit \u2014 see poker illustration":[],
|
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": a sequence (as of shots, strokes, or moves) resulting in a perfect score in a game or contest":[],
|
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": a straight line or arrangement":[],
|
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": a true or honest report or course":[],
|
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": being the only form of remuneration":[
|
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"on straight commission"
|
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],
|
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": candid , frank":[
|
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"a straight answer"
|
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],
|
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": coming directly from a trustworthy source":[
|
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"a straight tip on the horses"
|
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],
|
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": consecutive":[
|
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"12 straight days"
|
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],
|
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": exhibiting honesty and fairness":[
|
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"straight dealing"
|
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],
|
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": first place at the finish of a horse race : win":[],
|
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": free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities":[
|
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"straight hair",
|
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"straight timber"
|
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],
|
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": free from extraneous matter : unmixed":[
|
|
"straight whiskey"
|
|
],
|
|
": generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed by a linear equation":[
|
|
"a straight line",
|
|
"the straight segment of a curve"
|
|
],
|
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": having a fixed price for each regardless of the number sold":[],
|
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": having the cylinders arranged in a single straight line":[
|
|
"a straight 8-cylinder engine"
|
|
],
|
|
": having the elements in an order":[
|
|
"the straight sequence of events"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a straight manner":[
|
|
"came straight home from work"
|
|
],
|
|
": lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method":[
|
|
"a straight thinker"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by no exceptions or deviations in support of a principle or party":[
|
|
"votes a straight Democratic ticket"
|
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],
|
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": not deviating from an indicated pattern":[
|
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"writes straight humor",
|
|
"a straight -A student"
|
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],
|
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": not using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to or between people of the opposite sex : heterosexual sense 1a":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or involving sexual activity between individuals of the opposite sex : heterosexual sense 1b":[],
|
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": plumb , vertical":[
|
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"the picture isn't quite straight"
|
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],
|
|
": something that is straight: such as":[],
|
|
": straighten":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"She has long, straight hair.",
|
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"The flagpole is perfectly straight .",
|
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"The picture isn't quite straight .",
|
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"We sat in the airport for five straight hours.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"She walked straight up to him and slapped him in the face.",
|
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"The tunnel goes straight through the mountain.",
|
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"The library is straight ahead.",
|
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"He was so drunk he couldn't walk straight .",
|
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"She sat with her legs straight out.",
|
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"The tree fell straight down.",
|
|
"The car went straight off the road.",
|
|
"She told him straight to his face that she hated him.",
|
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"Pine trees stood straight along the path.",
|
|
"Sit up straight and don't slouch.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"Devin Williams recorded the save in the ninth inning as the Reds dropped their fourth straight game before welcoming the Los Angeles Dodgers in to town. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Taijuan Walker retired 18 in a row and pitched into the seventh inning, Francisco Lindor homered for the second straight game and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Saturday. \u2014 Scott Orgera, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Taijuan Walker retired 18 in a row and pitched into the seventh inning, Francisco Lindor homered for the second straight game and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 Saturday. \u2014 Scott Orgera, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Jarren Duran, in his third straight game atop the lineup, kickstarted the offense in electrifying fashion by working the count full and smashing a liner off the fence in straightaway center for a triple. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Atlanta hit back-to-back homers Tuesday night for the third straight game, this time doing it twice. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Atlanta hit back-to-back homers for the third straight game, this time doing it twice. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Then came a double into the right-center field gap, his second straight game with a two-bagger. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Lidstrom connected from the blue line, marking the fourth straight game the Wings had beaten Ron Hextall or Garth Snow with a long shot. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"One inning later, after Castillo got his dramatic final out, second baseman Jonathan India crushed a 421-foot homer to straight -away center field that gave the Reds a big enough lead to survive a seventh-inning comeback by the Cubs. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
|
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"As always, founder Alan Sprints was in the brewpub greeting customers, who turned out to get a last tap pour of beer straight from the source. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Pick up some bright red tomatoes for a salad, homemade soap, vegetables for a delicious dinner or fresh bread straight from the oven at your local market. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Craft coffee, specialty teas and pastries straight from New Orleans. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Ahead, get inspired by over fifty small laundry rooms straight from our favorite designers. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Vocaster Studio Packs take the guesswork out of building a home studio by providing everything needed to begin recording high-quality podcasts straight away. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Developing a mature and comprehensive third-party cyber risk management program does not happen straight away. \u2014 David Breg, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
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"The dimensions: 330 down the LF line, 403 to straight away center and 335 to the right-field foul pole. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 16 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English streght, straight , from past participle of strecchen to stretch \u2014 more at stretch":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8str\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"direct",
|
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"linear",
|
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"right",
|
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"straightaway",
|
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"straightforward"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161730",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"straight off":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": at once : immediately":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"I told her straight off that I was not going to do that.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In the bottom of the third inning on Saturday at PNC Park, Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson left the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after a foul tip went straight off his facemask. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 14 May 2022",
|
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"Corrin\u2019s dress was, naturally, straight off the runway. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Usually the best part of it is the stuff that comes straight off the top of your head. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Liz and David Nicolai, a librarian and a mechanical engineer, brought her nacho fixings and queso straight off the stove. \u2014 Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"To wit, several of the night's biggest looks were straight off the runway. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"All of it unfolds in a phantasmagorical reality that could come straight off a 1970s prog-rock album cover. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"CB2, Crate & Barrel, and Floyd are just some of the brands offered on Fernish, a furniture rental start-up whose mid-century-slash-Scandinavian aesthetic seems straight off of Instagram. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Instead of screaming into the lake, the ball took a favorable bounce straight off the crown of the first cut and bounded down the fairway. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, The Arizona Republic , 7 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1841, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bang",
|
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"directly",
|
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"forthwith",
|
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"headlong",
|
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"immediately",
|
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"incontinently",
|
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"instantaneously",
|
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"instanter",
|
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"instantly",
|
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"now",
|
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"PDQ",
|
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"plumb",
|
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"presently",
|
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"promptly",
|
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"pronto",
|
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"right",
|
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"right away",
|
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"right now",
|
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"right off",
|
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"straightaway",
|
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"straightway"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091550",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"straight-out":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": forthright , blunt":[
|
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"gave a straight-out answer"
|
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],
|
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": outright , thoroughgoing":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8str\u0101t-\u02c8au\u0307t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"absolute",
|
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"all-out",
|
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"arrant",
|
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"blank",
|
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"blooming",
|
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"bodacious",
|
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"categorical",
|
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"categoric",
|
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"clean",
|
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"complete",
|
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"consummate",
|
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"crashing",
|
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"damn",
|
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"damned",
|
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"dead",
|
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"deadly",
|
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"definite",
|
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"downright",
|
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"dreadful",
|
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"fair",
|
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"flat",
|
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"flat-out",
|
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"out-and-out",
|
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"outright",
|
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"perfect",
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"He found the information straightaway .",
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"he got to the hospital, and straightaway he was admitted and given intravenous fluids",
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"Adjective",
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"her first novel was a straightaway success",
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"the doomed ship was headed on a straightaway course in the path of the iceberg",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"But that\u2019s not what\u2019s happening when uninformed and inexperienced e-scooter riders injure themselves straightaway . \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 10 Oct. 2019",
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"Obviously, people always want to see results straightaway but that\u2019s not how things work. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2019",
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"The idea was to design algorithms that would recognize interesting phenomena encountered in the rover's surroundings during traverses and either notify the science team on Earth asking for instructions or examine those phenomena straightaway . \u2014 Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica , 16 July 2018",
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"Leaders of big corporations are confident people; they are used to making decisions quickly and implementing them straightaway . \u2014 Christopher Chabris And Matthew Brown, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2018",
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"Why not go straightaway at China, do something specific against China rather than the entire aluminum and steel industry? \u2014 Fox News , 11 Mar. 2018",
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"All new players are judged, if not straightaway , then quickly. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 5 Jan. 2018",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Austin Barnes led the inning off with a double against left-hander John Means, the Orioles\u2019 only All-Star this season, before A.J. Pollock swatted the seventh pitch of his at-bat over the wall in straightaway center field. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Sep. 2019",
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"Hosmer lined a ball to straightaway center field that Juan Lagares overran coming in and had to reach backward while leaping to make the catch. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 July 2019",
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"Trailing by five runs in the eighth inning, Lavarnway blasted a 428-foot, two-run homer to straightaway center field. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com , 20 July 2019",
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"Minnesota posted another four runs in the third with Cave knocking an RBI double and Mauer hitting a three-run homer to straightaway center field off the batter's eye. \u2014 Brian Hall, OrlandoSentinel.com , 14 July 2018",
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"Alfaro lined a two-run double in the fourth inning to open a 4-0 lead and crushed a solo homer to straightaway center field in the sixth. \u2014 Scott Lauber, Philly.com , 12 July 2018",
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"With three on in the fifth inning, the Phillies\u2019 Carlos Santana drove a deep fly ball to straightaway center field. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, For The Win , 7 May 2018",
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"Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus connected for his 20th home run of the season Wednesday afternoon, sending a towering drive over the wall in straightaway center field in the first inning of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. \u2014 Jeff Wilson, star-telegram , 6 Sep. 2017",
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"Grandal drove a full-count fastball from Lynn over the wall in straightaway center field with two outs in the first inning. \u2014 Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register , 23 May 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Jarren Duran, in his third straight game atop the lineup, kickstarted the offense in electrifying fashion by working the count full and smashing a liner off the fence in straightaway center for a triple. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
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"In the 10th inning, Jeimer Candelario smoked a go-ahead two-run home run to straightaway center field on a first-pitch fastball from right-handed reliever Trevor Megill. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
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"There is a full-size basketball court surrounded by motion cameras, a 200-meter endurance track, a 100-meter straightaway and an artificial turf training pitch. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Short intervals are fast-running segments of 100 meters (one-quarter lap, or one full straightaway ) to 400 meters. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 14 Sep. 2018",
|
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"Man o\u2019 War wins his first race, a 5-furlong contest over a straightaway at Belmont Park. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
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"After the Lions standout ran on the hip of Wellesley senior Rory Clare for the first two laps, Everett shot ahead on the third-lap straightaway , capturing the mile title with a time of 4 minutes, 49.31 seconds, a personal best. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
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"Medical personnel assessed Walton straightaway before she was taken to the hospital to be evaluated further. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 31 May 2022",
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"The second act is told from the point of view of the hero\u2019s obsession; the finish is a bang-up straightaway love and detection story. \u2014 Jack Moffitt, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022"
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"1662, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1878, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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],
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": to make straight":[
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"\u2014 usually used with up or out"
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"examples":[
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"He straightened the bent antenna.",
|
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"The drooping flowers straightened in the rain.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some sites recommend removing the outer grille to better clean the coils and straighten any bent fins. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
|
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"And yet, when life throws us a curveball, our default is to straighten our backs, grit our teeth and press on. \u2014 Jeannine Amber, Essence , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But after three root canals, the New York City communications pro was prescribed Invisalign to straighten her teeth. \u2014 Janine Annett, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"As a driver pulled out of a parking spot in order to straighten the vehicle in the parking spot Jan. 26, another driver drove around the first and attempted to back into the space. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
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"So my surgeon had to straighten my tibia, and now my left foot points straight ahead while my right foot still is duck-like. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Next, straighten the hair with a flat iron and cut its ends to create a pointed shape. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
|
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"But the car wouldn\u2019t straighten , and the wall crept closer. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
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"These new ones are designed to allow more airflow between the rows of bristles to straighten your hair more efficiently, making your at-home blowout look extra soft and shiny. \u2014 Talia Gutierrez, Allure , 2 June 2022"
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"straight",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
": free from evasiveness or obscurity : exact , candid":[
|
|
"a straightforward account"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a straightforward manner":[],
|
|
": proceeding in a straight course or manner : direct , undeviating":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Using the computer program is fairly straightforward .",
|
|
"He was very straightforward with us.",
|
|
"She gave a straightforward account of what happened.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"she finally told him straightforward that she wasn't interested in a date",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Foreign buyers on Anguilla must apply for an Alien Land Holding License, a fairly straightforward process with a $400 application fee that typically takes between one to four months to be granted, brokers said. \u2014 Alison Gregor, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Keynesian logic that underlies the Fed\u2019s analytical framework is fairly straightforward . \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The deals are fairly straightforward , as the compensation is spelled out by a formula in the collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Of course some artists take a more straightforward approach to worldbuilding. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"As for the advice the NBC stars would give the viewer, Hoda thought an honest, straightforward approach was best. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Featuring powerhouse components like ProVitamin B5, aloe vera, ginger, and vitamin E, this pick represents a straightforward , no-frills approach for getting rid of dandruff and dirt. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"What starts as one of those rare, unplaceable, maybe-satire, maybe-camp, high-wire pop confections morphs into a fairly straightforward biopic about a beloved superstar that seems overly wary of pissing off a living idol. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After Putin ordered his forces on alert, Ricardo Groll took a straightforward approach with his two girls, ages 9 and 12. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Clearly, Marvel is taking a bit more of an ambitious road than simply going straightforward . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"For the last few years, the IRS has made telling the federal government about your crypto investments straightforward . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That makes experimenting with slow-cooking fairly straightforward . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The why question is, on the surface at least, fairly straightforward . \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"As far as The Hand of God, the story herein sounds pretty straightforward . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Whilst the journey has not been straightforward the company now employs 25 security staff servicing clients across the U.K. and United Arab Emirates. \u2014 Tommy Williams, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"There are six wine-growing regions in Switzerland, two of them straightforward to reach from one of the country's major airports. \u2014 Michele Robson, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"These are very exciting and attention-grabbing, but the reality of AI is actually thousands of tools and apps running quietly behind the scenes, making our lives more straightforward by automating simple tasks or making predictions. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1809, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02ccstr\u0101t-\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd",
|
|
"str\u0101t-\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd",
|
|
"\u02c8str\u0101t-\u02ccf\u022fr-"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"forthright",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031849",
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": proceeding in a straight course or manner : direct , undeviating":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Using the computer program is fairly straightforward .",
|
|
"He was very straightforward with us.",
|
|
"She gave a straightforward account of what happened.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"she finally told him straightforward that she wasn't interested in a date",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Foreign buyers on Anguilla must apply for an Alien Land Holding License, a fairly straightforward process with a $400 application fee that typically takes between one to four months to be granted, brokers said. \u2014 Alison Gregor, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Keynesian logic that underlies the Fed\u2019s analytical framework is fairly straightforward . \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The deals are fairly straightforward , as the compensation is spelled out by a formula in the collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Of course some artists take a more straightforward approach to worldbuilding. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"As for the advice the NBC stars would give the viewer, Hoda thought an honest, straightforward approach was best. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Featuring powerhouse components like ProVitamin B5, aloe vera, ginger, and vitamin E, this pick represents a straightforward , no-frills approach for getting rid of dandruff and dirt. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"What starts as one of those rare, unplaceable, maybe-satire, maybe-camp, high-wire pop confections morphs into a fairly straightforward biopic about a beloved superstar that seems overly wary of pissing off a living idol. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After Putin ordered his forces on alert, Ricardo Groll took a straightforward approach with his two girls, ages 9 and 12. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Clearly, Marvel is taking a bit more of an ambitious road than simply going straightforward . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"For the last few years, the IRS has made telling the federal government about your crypto investments straightforward . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That makes experimenting with slow-cooking fairly straightforward . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The why question is, on the surface at least, fairly straightforward . \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"As far as The Hand of God, the story herein sounds pretty straightforward . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Whilst the journey has not been straightforward the company now employs 25 security staff servicing clients across the U.K. and United Arab Emirates. \u2014 Tommy Williams, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"There are six wine-growing regions in Switzerland, two of them straightforward to reach from one of the country's major airports. \u2014 Michele Robson, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"These are very exciting and attention-grabbing, but the reality of AI is actually thousands of tools and apps running quietly behind the scenes, making our lives more straightforward by automating simple tasks or making predictions. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"Using the computer program is fairly straightforward .",
|
|
"He was very straightforward with us.",
|
|
"She gave a straightforward account of what happened.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"she finally told him straightforward that she wasn't interested in a date",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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|
"Foreign buyers on Anguilla must apply for an Alien Land Holding License, a fairly straightforward process with a $400 application fee that typically takes between one to four months to be granted, brokers said. \u2014 Alison Gregor, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Keynesian logic that underlies the Fed\u2019s analytical framework is fairly straightforward . \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The deals are fairly straightforward , as the compensation is spelled out by a formula in the collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
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"Of course some artists take a more straightforward approach to worldbuilding. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"As for the advice the NBC stars would give the viewer, Hoda thought an honest, straightforward approach was best. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
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"Featuring powerhouse components like ProVitamin B5, aloe vera, ginger, and vitamin E, this pick represents a straightforward , no-frills approach for getting rid of dandruff and dirt. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"What starts as one of those rare, unplaceable, maybe-satire, maybe-camp, high-wire pop confections morphs into a fairly straightforward biopic about a beloved superstar that seems overly wary of pissing off a living idol. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"After Putin ordered his forces on alert, Ricardo Groll took a straightforward approach with his two girls, ages 9 and 12. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Clearly, Marvel is taking a bit more of an ambitious road than simply going straightforward . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 11 May 2022",
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"For the last few years, the IRS has made telling the federal government about your crypto investments straightforward . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"That makes experimenting with slow-cooking fairly straightforward . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
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"The why question is, on the surface at least, fairly straightforward . \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"As far as The Hand of God, the story herein sounds pretty straightforward . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"Whilst the journey has not been straightforward the company now employs 25 security staff servicing clients across the U.K. and United Arab Emirates. \u2014 Tommy Williams, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
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"There are six wine-growing regions in Switzerland, two of them straightforward to reach from one of the country's major airports. \u2014 Michele Robson, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
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"These are very exciting and attention-grabbing, but the reality of AI is actually thousands of tools and apps running quietly behind the scenes, making our lives more straightforward by automating simple tasks or making predictions. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1809, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccstr\u0101t-\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd",
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"str\u0101t-\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd",
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"\u02c8str\u0101t-\u02ccf\u022fr-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"direct",
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"forthright",
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"foursquare",
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"plain",
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"straight"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200210",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"straightway":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in a direct course : directly":[
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"fell straightway down the stairs"
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],
|
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": right away , immediately , straightaway":[
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"straightway the clouds began to part"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"straightway , the decorator told us that the old couch had to go",
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"disgusted by his coworker's offensive e-mail, he marched straightway to the boss's office to lodge a complaint"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccw\u0101",
|
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"\u02c8str\u0101t-\u02ccw\u0101",
|
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"\u02c8str\u0101t-\u02c8w\u0101"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"bang",
|
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"directly",
|
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"forthwith",
|
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"headlong",
|
|
"immediately",
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"incontinently",
|
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"instantaneously",
|
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"instanter",
|
|
"instantly",
|
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"now",
|
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"PDQ",
|
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"plumb",
|
|
"presently",
|
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"promptly",
|
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"pronto",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right away",
|
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"right now",
|
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"right off",
|
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"straight off",
|
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"straightaway"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183040",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"strain":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a passage of verbal or musical expression":[],
|
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": a strained interpretation of something said or written":[],
|
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": a stream or outburst of forceful or impassioned speech":[],
|
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": an act of straining or the condition of being strained : such as":[],
|
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": an unusual reach, degree, or intensity : pitch":[],
|
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": deformation of a material body under the action of applied forces":[],
|
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": excessive or difficult exertion or labor":[],
|
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": hug":[],
|
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": inherited or inherent character, quality, or disposition":[
|
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"a strain of weakness in the family"
|
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],
|
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": kind , sort":[
|
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"discussions of a lofty strain"
|
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],
|
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": lineage , ancestry":[],
|
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": mood , temper":[],
|
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": the tenor, pervading note, burden, or tone of an utterance or of a course of action or conduct":[],
|
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": to cause a change of form or size in (a body) by application of external force":[],
|
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": to cause to pass through a strainer : filter":[],
|
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": to compress painfully : constrict":[],
|
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": to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecate":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrase strain at stool"
|
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],
|
|
": to draw tight : cause to fit firmly":[
|
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"strain the bandage over the wound"
|
|
],
|
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": to exert (oneself, one's senses, etc.) to the utmost":[],
|
|
": to go beyond a usual, accepted, or proper limit or rule":[],
|
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": to injure by overuse, misuse, or excessive pressure":[
|
|
"strained his back"
|
|
],
|
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": to make great difficulty or resistance : balk":[],
|
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": to make violent efforts : strive":[
|
|
"has to strain to reach the high notes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pass through or as if through a strainer":[
|
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"the liquid strains readily"
|
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],
|
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": to pull against resistance":[
|
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"a dog straining at its leash"
|
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],
|
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": to remove by straining":[
|
|
"strain lumps out of the gravy"
|
|
],
|
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": to squeeze or clasp tightly: such as":[],
|
|
": to squeeze out : extort":[],
|
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": to stretch beyond a proper limit":[
|
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"that story strains my credulity"
|
|
],
|
|
": to stretch to maximum extension and tautness":[
|
|
"strain a canvas over a frame"
|
|
],
|
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": trace , streak":[
|
|
"a strain of fanaticism"
|
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],
|
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": tune , air":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"I strained my back trying to lift the couch.",
|
|
"Too much computer work strains the eyes.",
|
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"He strained a muscle in his leg.",
|
|
"His muscles strained under the heavy weight."
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English str\u0113on gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gi striuni gain, Latin struere to heap up \u2014 more at strew":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estreindre , from Latin stringere to bind or draw tight, press together; akin to Greek strang-, stranx drop squeezed out, strangal\u0113 halter":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"rack",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"wrench"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004539",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strained":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"spontaneous",
|
|
"unaffected",
|
|
"uncontrived",
|
|
"unfeigned",
|
|
"unforced"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": done or produced with excessive effort":[],
|
|
": pushed by antagonism near to open conflict":[
|
|
"strained relations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He made a strained attempt at being polite.",
|
|
"I took the complaint manager's strained smile to mean I wasn't a welcome sight.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The episode comes as a number of US brands are pulling out from the China market amid the country\u2019s stringent data protection rules and increasingly strained relations between China and the western world. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"This has nothing to do with strained family relations after Meghan and Harry stepped back from their senior royal family roles two years ago. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"When Anni gets too strained , Ashi is there to cool her down. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Francis has been using a wheelchair for a month due to strained ligaments in his right knee that have made walking and standing difficult and painful. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"But Stephen Curry lifted the whole Golden State Warriors organization onto his shoulders, ignored his strained left foot, and carried the team to a 107-97 victory. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Practitioners tend to feel strained when other members of the organization don\u2019t understand security. \u2014 James Carder, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Mahurin exhales slowly before answering the doctor\u2019s question, letting out a strained laugh. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"All shootings, but particularly mass shootings motivated by hate, call to mind the stretched and strained fabric of American democratic life. \u2014 Lenny Cioe, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u0101nd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"bogus",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"factitious",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"mechanical",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"plastic",
|
|
"pretended",
|
|
"pseudo",
|
|
"put-on",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"simulated",
|
|
"spurious",
|
|
"unnatural"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085546",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strait(s)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in plural but singular in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
": a narrow space or passage":[],
|
|
": a situation of perplexity or distress":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in plural in dire straits"
|
|
],
|
|
": causing distress : difficult":[],
|
|
": closely fitting : constricted , tight":[],
|
|
": in a close or tight manner":[],
|
|
": isthmus":[],
|
|
": limited as to means or resources":[],
|
|
": limited in space or time":[],
|
|
": narrow":[],
|
|
": strict , rigorous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Her campaign is in desperate straits .",
|
|
"The company is in desperate financial straits .",
|
|
"The economy is in dire straits .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Across the strait , the CCP took power and established the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Turkey is in talks to open a route for Ukrainian grain exports to leave the country\u2019s Black Sea ports and travel through the Bosphorus strait running through Turkey, an anonymous senior Turkish official told Reuters. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Less than a decade ago, ties seemed to be on the mend as the two sides -- separated by a strait that is fewer than 80 miles (128 kilometers) wide at its narrowest point -- deepened economic, cultural and even political engagements. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Desecheo Island is located in the Mona Passage, a potentially dangerous strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The strait itself remains as neutral as the sky, ever-changing, ever-unreliable, like some people-pleasing friend aware of the pressures of having to be everything to everyone. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"While engagement across the strait had once increased, the election of President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party triggered animosity from Beijing. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Far less commercially developed than its big cousin Mallorca just across a Balearic Sea strait in the Mediterranean, Menorca surprises at every turn. \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The island banned flights from across the strait in January 2020, immediately after the virus was detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. \u2014 Time , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"This has infuriated Beijing, spurring it to unleash more pressure on Taiwan and sending cross- strait relations on a downward spiral. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The culture Clark cultivated in City Hall stood in stark contrast to that of his predecessor, a strait -laced conservative who was often escorted to work by a police detail. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Nunzio was next, the son who was so strait -laced that his brothers referred to him as Bob Dole, the U.S. senator from Kansas. \u2014 Kevin Armstrong, New York Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Japan\u2019s new boldness reflects its wariness of China\u2019s growing assertiveness as well as of worsening cross- strait relations between China and Taiwan, said the Japanese official. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Thousands braved the cold and wind to witness Harry Houdini free himself of a strait -jacket while suspended in the air over the intersection of Crocket and Navarro in downtown San Antonio. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And with it, the number of cross- strait extraditions have also plummeted. \u2014 Wayne Chang And Nectar Gan, CNN , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But to Beijing, the offer is a major provocation that risks escalating both cross- strait and US-China relations, Nectar Gan and Ben Westcott write. \u2014 Kara Fox, CNN , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"Notice, too, how Xi blames Taiwan for cross- strait tensions even as his air force violates Taiwanese airspace with impunity. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 20 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estreit , from Latin strictus strait, strict, from past participle of stringere":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strait Noun juncture , exigency , emergency , contingency , pinch , strait ( or straits ) crisis mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs. juncture stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of events. an important juncture in our country's history exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation. provide for exigencies emergency applies to a sudden unforeseen situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster. the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies contingency implies an emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible but uncertain of occurrence. contingency plans pinch implies urgency or pressure for action to a less intense degree than exigency or emergency . come through in a pinch strait , now commonly straits , applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult. in dire straits crisis applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference. a crisis of confidence",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"narrows",
|
|
"neck",
|
|
"sound"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171033",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a threadlike piece of natural or synthetic material":[
|
|
"a strand of hair"
|
|
],
|
|
": an element (such as a yarn or thread) of a woven or plaited material":[],
|
|
": an elongated or twisted and plaited body resembling a rope":[
|
|
"a strand of pearls"
|
|
],
|
|
": fibers or filaments twisted, plaited, or laid parallel to form a unit for further twisting or plaiting into yarn, thread, rope, or cordage":[],
|
|
": one of the elements interwoven in a complex whole":[
|
|
"one strand of the novel's plot"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the wires twisted together or laid parallel to form a wire rope or cable":[],
|
|
": sea":[],
|
|
": something (such as a molecular chain) resembling a strand":[
|
|
"a strand of DNA"
|
|
],
|
|
": stream":[],
|
|
": the land bordering a body of water : shore , beach":[],
|
|
": to become stranded":[],
|
|
": to break a strand of (a rope) accidentally":[],
|
|
": to form (something, such as a rope) from strands":[],
|
|
": to leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning in baseball":[],
|
|
": to leave in a strange or an unfavorable place especially without funds or means to depart":[],
|
|
": to play out, twist, or arrange in a strand":[],
|
|
": to run, drive, or cause to drift onto a strand : run aground":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1621, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English strond":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English stronde, strande":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse str\u01ebnd shore":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8strand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044119",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strange":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": different from what is usual, ordinary, or expected : odd":[
|
|
"a strange sound",
|
|
"a strange person",
|
|
"the cat's strange behavior"
|
|
],
|
|
": discouraging familiarities : reserved , distant":[
|
|
"\u2026 why did you break off our confidences and become quite strange to me?",
|
|
"\u2014 George Bernard Shaw"
|
|
],
|
|
": not before known, heard, or seen : unfamiliar":[
|
|
"customs that were strange to him",
|
|
"feeling lost in a strange city"
|
|
],
|
|
": not entirely comfortable or well : uncomfortable , ill at ease":[
|
|
"felt a strange sensation in the pit of my stomach",
|
|
"I left Lady Glyde \u2026 and joined Mrs. Rubelle, with the object of kindly preventing her from feeling strange and nervous in consequence of the uncertainty of her situation.",
|
|
"\u2014 Wilkie Collins"
|
|
],
|
|
": not native to or naturally belonging in a place : of external origin, kind, or character":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of another country : foreign":[],
|
|
": unaccustomed sense 2":[
|
|
"She was strange to his ways."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Does his behavior seem strange to you?",
|
|
"Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.",
|
|
"That is one of the strangest creatures I have ever seen.",
|
|
"He gave me a strange look.",
|
|
"Strange as it may seem, I don't like walking barefoot on the grass.",
|
|
"It's strange that nobody told me about this before.",
|
|
"That's strange . He was here a minute ago.",
|
|
"The strange thing is that nobody saw him enter or leave the building.",
|
|
"Children are taught not to talk to strange people.",
|
|
"The language was strange to me.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"When the camera flashed to capture his license plate number, something strange happened. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"After that, nothing in this book needs to go very far to seem strange , but things do go farther. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"The answer is that yes, there is something strange about the similarity between the now-usual formal dress and that worn by servers. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
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"Indeed, the ruin made way for a kind of renewal, one that rejects, if only for a fleeting season, the feedback loop of sameness and reaches for something delightfully strange . \u2014 Christopher Barnard, Vogue , 28 May 2022",
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"Sixteen-year-old Jensy Quintanilla was startled by the sounds of shattered glass, upended furniture and screaming when a strange man forced his way into her home Thursday morning. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 12 May 2022",
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"Luckily, the strange man might actually be a real magician, although possibly an insane one, and an adult who seems determined to protect her. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
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"Something strange has developed between sellers and buyers on clothing resale sites: a culture of being nice. \u2014 Glamour , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"One day West accidently disconnected the power supply and then heard something strange . \u2014 Ainissa Ramirez, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":"Adjective",
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estrange , from Latin extraneus , literally, external, from extra outside \u2014 more at extra-":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u0101nj"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strange Adjective strange , singular , unique , peculiar , eccentric , erratic , odd , quaint , outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected. strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable. a journey filled with strange sights singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness. a singular feeling of impending disaster unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel. a career unique in the annals of science peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness. the peculiar status of America's First Lady eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior. the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating. a friend's suddenly erratic behavior odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected. an odd sense of humor quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness. a quaint fishing village outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric. outlandish fashions of the time",
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"synonyms":[
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"bizarre",
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"bizarro",
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"cranky",
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"crazy",
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"curious",
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"eccentric",
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"erratic",
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"far-out",
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"funky",
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"funny",
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"kinky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"odd",
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"off-kilter",
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"off-the-wall",
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"offbeat",
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"out-of-the-way",
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"outlandish",
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"outr\u00e9",
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"peculiar",
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"quaint",
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"queer",
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"queerish",
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"quirky",
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"remarkable",
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"rum",
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"screwy",
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"spaced-out",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"way-out",
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"weird",
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"weirdo",
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"wild"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203543",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"strangle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": stifle":[],
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": to become strangled":[],
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": to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle":[],
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": to die from or as if from interference with breathing":[],
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": to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of":[],
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": to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of":[
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"repression strangles free speech"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The weeds are strangling the plant.",
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"The company is trying to strangle the smaller competition.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 2015, new DNA tests were done on the rope used to strangle Bob Dorotik, scrapings from under his fingernails and his clothing. \u2014 Lisa Freed, CBS News , 24 May 2022",
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"Best-selling books, documentaries, and podcasts have been produced, many of which continue to litigate whether DeSalvo, called America\u2019s Jack the Ripper, really did strangle some or all of the 11 women killed in 1962 and 1963. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
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"In the spring of 2017 those rivals led a push to strangle Qatar by cutting off diplomatic ties and blocking trade with the country, accusing its government of supporting extremism. \u2014 David D. Kirkpatrick, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
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"Dan agreed, and allowed Ron to strangle him with a towel through the bars separating their cells. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"Over time, circling roots can begin to strangle the tree\u2019s trunk. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
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"The history of Russia's military doctrine, Putin's own ruthless disregard for human life and growing signs that Moscow is targeting civilians point to a bitter winter campaign to strangle Ukraine of its resolve and independence. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Goldberg tried to strangle Schwitzky, according to witnesses quoted in a police report filed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and obtained by NBC News. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Holko urged the international community to ban Russia from SWIFT \u2014 which according to CNN, is a secure network connecting financial institutions around the globe \u2014 in order to strangle the country\u2019s economy. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangler , from Latin strangulare , from Greek strangalan , from strangal\u0113 halter \u2014 more at strain":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8stra\u014b-g\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"choke",
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"smother",
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"stifle",
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"suffocate"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111210",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
|
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"stratagem":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end":[],
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": an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy":[],
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": skill in ruses or trickery":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"tried various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but the feisty feline was wise to them all",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Since returning to power in 2010, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has deliberately increased Hungary\u2019s reliance on Russian imports as a political stratagem . \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"The old stratagem , devised in childhood: not wanting to exclude myself from the cultural access whites had; not wanting to look damaged by what had been offered grudgingly or compensatorily. \u2014 Margo Jefferson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"This stratagem typically involves an attempt to dupe victims into visiting a fraudulent site that claims to offer payment services, discounts, investment opportunities, loans, etc. \u2014 David Balaban, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The first stratagem of the racist is to quote the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Written by co\u2013executive producer Coleman Herbert, this episode employs the tricky but effective stratagem of walking backward through one of the show\u2019s major revelations: How did Roxanne pull off such a huge grift? \u2014 Devon Maloney, Vulture , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
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"But her refusal to communicate don\u2019t offer these theoretical voters any argument to consider or guidestar to follow, which diminishes the effectiveness of this stratagem . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Armed with the insight, Jill tries and fails to rouse him from his slumbers (a sly and symbolic stratagem , involving the family dog). \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
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"These laws require unions to represent all employees in a unionized workplace without requiring them to pay union dues, a cynical stratagem aimed at depriving unions of financial resources. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian stratagemma , from Latin strategema , from Greek strat\u0113g\u0113ma , from strat\u0113gein to be a general, maneuver, from strat\u0113gos general, from stratos camp, army (akin to Latin stratus , past participle, spread out) + agein to lead \u2014 more at stratum , agent":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccjem",
|
|
"\u02c8stra-t\u0259-j\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stratagem trick , ruse , stratagem , maneuver , artifice , wile , feint mean an indirect means to gain an end. trick may imply deception, roguishness, illusion, and either an evil or harmless end. the tricks of the trade ruse stresses an attempt to mislead by a false impression. the ruses of smugglers stratagem implies a ruse used to entrap, outwit, circumvent, or surprise an opponent or enemy. the stratagem -filled game maneuver suggests adroit and skillful avoidance of difficulty. last-minute maneuvers to avert bankruptcy artifice implies ingenious contrivance or invention. the clever artifices of the stage wile suggests an attempt to entrap or deceive with false allurements. used all of his wiles to ingratiate himself feint implies a diversion or distraction of attention away from one's real intent. a feint toward the enemy's left flank",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"artifice",
|
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"device",
|
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"dodge",
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"fetch",
|
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"flimflam",
|
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"gambit",
|
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"gimmick",
|
|
"jig",
|
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"juggle",
|
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"knack",
|
|
"play",
|
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"ploy",
|
|
"ruse",
|
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"scheme",
|
|
"shenanigan",
|
|
"sleight",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"wile"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071906",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strategize (about)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to work out the details of (something) in advance strategized about how they would arrange seating if the event had to be moved inside"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151619",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strategy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a careful plan or method : a clever stratagem":[],
|
|
": a variety of or instance of the use of strategy":[],
|
|
": an adaptation or complex of adaptations (as of behavior, metabolism, or structure) that serves or appears to serve an important function in achieving evolutionary success":[
|
|
"foraging strategies of insects"
|
|
],
|
|
": the art of devising or employing plans or stratagems toward a goal":[],
|
|
": the science and art of employing the political, economic, psychological, and military forces of a nation or group of nations to afford the maximum support to adopted policies in peace or war":[],
|
|
": the science and art of military command exercised to meet the enemy in combat under advantageous conditions":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They are proposing a new strategy for treating the disease with a combination of medications.",
|
|
"The government is developing innovative strategies to help people without insurance get medical care.",
|
|
"a specialist in campaign strategy",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Milena Marku, manager of EV strategy and programs at DTE, said the EV ride and drive program launched in 2019 but had to be put on hold because of COVID-19. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"This is part of an overall strategy to appeal to a broad, but loyal, audience and increase engagement on board. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The article details how Resch, the Suns' vice president of basketball strategy and evaluation, came out to General Manager James Jones, who is considered a mentor of his, this past winter and then later to the team staff. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"By 2019, proponents of the incremental strategy for undoing Roe were losing to those who wanted the frontal attack. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The last decade of online business strategy has had CEOs prioritizing scale and the ever-quickening growth of their monthly-active-user base to fuel monetization based on ad impressions. \u2014 Maritza Johnson, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Last week, the Fed introduced a three-quarters of a percentage point jump, its largest increase since 1994, as part of an aggressive strategy to rein in decades-high inflation. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"This epidemic of misidentification is rooted in the lack of a national patient identification strategy . \u2014 Wylecia Wiggs Harris And Tom Cox, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The program is supported by the Cavaliers and is part of Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb\u2019s violence-prevention strategy . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek strat\u0113gia generalship, from strat\u0113gos":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8strat-\u0259-j\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8stra-t\u0259-j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"blueprint",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"game plan",
|
|
"ground plan",
|
|
"master plan",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"program",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"road map",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"system"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022349",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stratum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bed or layer artificially made":[],
|
|
": a layer in which archaeological material (such as artifacts, skeletons, and dwelling remains) is found on excavation":[],
|
|
": a layer of tissue":[
|
|
"deep stratum of the skin"
|
|
],
|
|
": a part of a historical or sociological series representing a period or a stage of development":[],
|
|
": a region of the sea or atmosphere that is analogous to a stratum of the earth":[],
|
|
": a sheetlike mass of sedimentary rock or earth of one kind lying between beds of other kinds":[],
|
|
": a socioeconomic level of society comprising persons of the same or similar status especially with regard to education or culture":[],
|
|
": a statistical subpopulation":[],
|
|
": one of a series of layers, levels, or gradations in an ordered system":[
|
|
"strata of thought"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lower strata of society have been hit especially hard by this economic downturn",
|
|
"the level of writing in that pop novel is several strata beneath that of serious fiction",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Extra musicians in the boxes next to the stage create antiphonal effects around the audience; electronics provide creepiness for the ghost scenes and others, while a chorus of eight singers in the pit adds an additional stratum of sound. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Italian capitalists relied on a stratum of national opinion-makers who would gently signal the need for reforms, while otherwise keeping the political imagination of Italians in acceptable bounds. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"My lack of prowess on the very things that define New York\u2019s social stratum meant that I was often ostracized from the insular Wall Street circle. \u2014 Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Joe Keller had just joined the foggy stratum of the hundreds or maybe thousands of people who\u2019ve gone missing on our federal public lands. \u2014 Jon Billman, Outside Online , 13 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"The event caps off a particularly tumultuous year for the stratum of rap on which both Kanye and Drake reside. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The excavations shed light on a stratum of society and way of life that is still little known. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In this stratum of high-but-not-highest-end architecture, various degrees of structural complexity and an assortment of different programs are all packed into plain boxes distinguished by a few half-hearted accents. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"At the same time, a different stratum of Amazon's empire presented another set of unruly vulnerabilities. \u2014 Will Evans, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin, spread, bed, from neuter of stratus , past participle of sternere to spread out \u2014 more at strew":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u0101-t\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8strat-",
|
|
"\u02c8str\u0101t-\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8stra-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caste",
|
|
"class",
|
|
"estate",
|
|
"folk",
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
"order"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182258",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stray":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aimless",
|
|
"arbitrary",
|
|
"catch-as-catch-can",
|
|
"desultory",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"helter-skelter",
|
|
"hit-or-miss",
|
|
"random",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"slapdash"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost":[],
|
|
": a person or thing that strays":[],
|
|
": err , sin":[],
|
|
": having strayed or escaped from a proper or intended place":[
|
|
"a stray dog"
|
|
],
|
|
": not serving any useful purpose : unwanted":[
|
|
"stray light"
|
|
],
|
|
": occurring at random or sporadically":[
|
|
"stray thoughts"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of going astray":[],
|
|
": to become distracted from an argument or train of thought":[
|
|
"strayed from the point"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move in a winding course : meander":[],
|
|
": to move without conscious or intentional effort":[
|
|
"eyes straying absently around the room"
|
|
],
|
|
": to roam about without fixed direction or purpose":[],
|
|
": to wander accidentally from a fixed or chosen route":[],
|
|
": to wander from company, restraint, or proper limits":[],
|
|
": wander : such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"Both of her cats were strays that she found wandering in the neighborhood.",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"The airplane strayed off course.",
|
|
"our straying son swears he's returned to the straight and narrow",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"stray sightings of UFO's, none of which have been rigorously analyzed by scientists",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Roxy arrived at Friends for Life Animal Rescue as a stray . \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Sky Sanctuary Rescue is a nonprofit organization that specializes in the humane capture and rescue of stray or injured animals in and around Phoenix, Arizona. \u2014 Allison Moses, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Toronto is likely to have some answers for the problems FCC posed last weekend, but too much Cincinnati turnover personnel-wise or in regard to tactics could see the club stray too far from its ideals. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"She was picked up as a stray in the Imperial Valley. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"His in-laws are constantly on the lookout for a stray can. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The Coopers also saw projects that were designed specifically to address future living needs that stray from traditional design principles and that also offer a new point of view. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Reynolds served two stints as an assistant prosecutor beginning in 1980, with a 1994-2011 hiatus in civil practice with Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, PLLC, specializing in claims of dairy herds stricken by power line stray voltage. \u2014 Joe Swickard, Detroit Free Press , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Perseverance is troubleshooting its own issues right now in the form of some pesky stray pebbles that have prevented the rover from storing its seventh sample, collected initially on December 29. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"The board\u2019s decisions are meant to be binding, meaning Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not allowed to stray from the board\u2019s rulings, though the company is not bound by any recommendations made by the Oversight Board. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Thompson is quick enough to deal with Horford on the perimeter and will not be as tempted to stray . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Maryann Tebben, an annual index measures the number of jambon-beurres purchased compared with the annual number of hamburgers, lest the country stray too far from its roots. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s little chance that Switzerland will stray further from its neutrality: Its government has already asked Germany not to pass along Swiss military equipment to Ukraine. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"After Shanghai\u2019s leaders were criticized for being too slow to react as infections there soared, officials are unlikely to stray from the zero-Covid playbook of quickly applying stringent measures, even with low levels of infections. \u2014 Rachel Liang, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"But the norms of pedagogy have always regulated classroom speech: Students don\u2019t have the right to interrupt or to go on too long or to stray from the subject. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Romney\u2019s decision to stray from the party line in opposition to Jackson earned him scorn from fellow Republicans. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Some experts hope these at-home products will encourage younger women to stray from more invasive procedures like Botox or face lifts. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"This single act by you will help reduce the stray and homeless pets on our streets and prevent the unnecessary euthanasia of animals for lack of homes. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 12 May 2022",
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"The building, a single-story brick relic built sometime before World War II, was surrounded by weeds and stray dogs. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The Dark Lord has tasked the Grand Inquisitor and his group of Inquisitors to hunt down and eliminate any and all stray Jedi who managed to escape the great purge of Order 66. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"The shelter asks people to look at different options before bringing in a lost or stray animal. \u2014 Cate Charron, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"Hundreds more stray and unclaimed dogs are found on the streets each year. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"The shelter posted a photo of Sparky after finding him as a stray , dirty and matted. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"The painting, in oil and collage, was about a government policy to poison stray dogs in Barcelona, and there was a glaring blank spot at the top. \u2014 Anna Russel, The New Yorker , 29 July 2021",
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"At least one person was injured while fleeing from the scene, according to the police department, and multiple vehicles were hit by stray bullets. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 27 May 2022"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estrai\u00e9 , past participle of estraier":"Noun"
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": to make streaks on or in":[
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"a jet streaking across the sky"
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": to run naked through a public place":[]
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"examples":[
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"The miners had streaks of coal dust on their faces.",
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"a streak of 11 straight victories",
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"Verb",
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"A skateboarder streaked past us.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The government reported that US employers added 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure. \u2014 Matt Ott, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"After a streak of positive experiences, a new habit loop emerges. \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"Despite the criticism of growing commercialism, a strong streak of activism was apparent among attendees this year. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Despite the criticism of growing commercialism, a strong streak of activism was apparent among attendees this year. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
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"There were two local asymptomatic cases in Shanghai outside of quarantine as of 5 p.m. Sunday, ending a two-day streak of no new local infections. \u2014 Fortune , 26 June 2022",
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"Despite the criticism of growing commercialism, a strong streak of activism was apparent among attendees this year. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
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"This well could continue the Heat\u2019s streak of turning undrafted prospects into roster contributors. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
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"For nearly two years, the U.S. economy has notched blockbuster gains, with millions of new jobs and wage hikes adding to the streak of good news. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Huberdeau extended his points streak to 11 games with his late goal. \u2014 Teresa M. Walker, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Dodgers starter Tyler Anderson did the heaviest lifting, extending his scoreless innings streak over the last month to 26 by posting six more zeros against the second-highest-scoring club in the major leagues. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
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"There are quiet droning passages interrupted by slivers of voice, and busy riffs that streak like marbling. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
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"The SpaceX Crew Dragon will streak back into the atmosphere while traveling at more than 22 times the speed of sound, putting the astronauts through intense G-forces as the final portion of their descent begins. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 5 May 2022",
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"New Orleans\u2019 streak without a first-rounder from the SEC is the longest in the NFL. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"The scoreless draw between the U.S. and Mexico last Thursday in Estadio Azteca was the third draw in as many qualifying cycles between the two border rivals in Mexico and ran the Americans\u2019 unbeaten streak versus Mexico to four games. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Hopeful for publicity for his pornography website, Zdorovetskiy persuaded Andrade to streak in the pink swimsuit with the site\u2019s name on the front. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Burns, Josh Matheny, Tomer Frankel and Rafael Miroslaw set an IU record of 3:00.95 in the 400 medley, extending the Hoosiers\u2019 streak to seven in a row. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Feb. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English streke , from Old English strica ; akin to Old High German strich line, Latin striga row \u2014 more at strike":"Noun"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The setting was a streaked , bulbous frozen face on the fractured lower section of the Glacier du Tour, the northernmost ice sheet in the French portion of the Mont Blanc massif. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 27 Nov. 2019",
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"The streaked grime \u2014 melting snow \u2014 characteristic of the bricks of Chicago in winter in winter, can be seen here even on the faces. \u2014 Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com , 20 Nov. 2019",
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"The exhausted passengers emerge from a sleek convoy of silver and red- streaked buses, looking confused and disoriented as they are deposited ignominiously in this tropical backwater in southernmost Mexico. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2019",
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"Scientists have come up with a mind-bending explanation for the origin of a strange, streaked mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres, a 600-mile-wide body that orbits the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. \u2014 David Freeman, NBC News , 22 June 2019",
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"One woman unrolls the curler she\u2019s kept in her bangs for hours and her blond- streaked hair bounces. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2019",
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"Above his red- streaked cheeks and forehead sat a resplendent headdress glowing with hues of light yellow, mustard yellow, crimson red, orange and turquoise feathers. \u2014 Doug Hansen, sandiegouniontribune.com , 23 May 2018",
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"To the left of the entrance is a lounge where translucent backlit panels cast everything in a streaked -marmalade glow. \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2018",
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"Waititi, hair trimmed short and streaked with gray throughout, absolutely looked a year older. \u2014 Dan Kois, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2017"
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],
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": a continuous moving procession":[
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"a stream of traffic"
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": a dominant influence or line of development":[
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"\u2014 P. B. Baltes"
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],
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": an unbroken flow (as of gas or particles of matter)":[],
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": digital data (such as audio or video material) that is continuously delivered one packet at a time and is usually intended for immediate processing or playback":[
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"Having proved their popularity with American couch potatoes, digital video recorders (DVRs) are about to get a boost in features that will allow them to zap several video streams throughout networked homes.",
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"\u2014 Ed Frauenheim"
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],
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": to become wet with a discharge of bodily fluid":[
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"streaming with perspiration"
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],
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": to broadcast a video for others to watch on a stream":[
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"I went live, but there was no one in my room. Just me. Streaming myself live. Shirtless. To no one.",
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"\u2014 Will Dennis"
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],
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": to display (something, such as a flag) by waving":[],
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": to emit freely or in a stream":[
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],
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": to exude a bodily fluid profusely":[
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"her eyes were streaming"
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": to flow in or as if in a stream":[],
|
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": to leave a bright trail":[
|
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"a meteor streamed through the sky"
|
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],
|
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": to pour in large numbers":[
|
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"complaints came streaming in"
|
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],
|
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": to trail out at full length":[
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"her hair streaming back as she ran"
|
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],
|
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": to transfer (digital data, such as audio or video material) in a continuous stream especially for immediate processing or playback: such as":[],
|
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": to watch a video on a streaming service":[
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"\u2026 passed the time watching the same shows as he would have streamed at home.",
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"\u2014 Greg Egan"
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": track sense 5c":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"A stream flows through the field.",
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"Verb",
|
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"Tears streamed down his cheeks.",
|
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"I could feel the cold air streaming in through the crack in the window.",
|
|
"Sunlight was streaming in through the window.",
|
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"rays of light streaming through the clouds",
|
|
"His face streamed with sweat.",
|
|
"People streamed into the hall.",
|
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"Immigrants streamed into the country.",
|
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"Hundreds of letters streamed in from listeners.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Officials said the man had been swimming in the stream and went underwater but did not resurface so his friends pulled him out. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"That usually means removing CO2 from the waste stream at a high-emission generation point (for example, a power plant) and then putting it into long-term storage, such as by pumping it far underground. \u2014 Jim Vinoski, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
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"For those who love the game, maybe there\u2019s enough hockey gold for the Zamboni to pan from the stream . \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Experts are keen to understand how and why the boat was in the stream alongside the Garonne River. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
|
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"On Friday, fans of headliners J. Cole and Illenium can watch the stream at home. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The article linked to Fiorenza's slide deck but excluded the YouTube live stream of the board meeting and an 11-page report that accompanied the presentation. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
|
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"It's hoped the latest finds will shed light on the kingdom, which ruled in the western Sichuan basin along the upper stream of the Yangtze River until it was conquered in 316 BC. \u2014 CNN , 14 June 2022",
|
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"And their opening number, written by Criss, for the Paramount+ stream , had more zest than Ariana DeBose\u2019s opener in the flagship section hosted by CBS. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"All episodes, in their original TV-MA format, are available to stream on Starz. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The documentary is now available to stream on Netflix. \u2014 Mariette Williams, Essence , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is available to stream on Hulu. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Behind the Table: A View Reunion will be available to stream on Hulu beginning Monday, June 20. \u2014 Alexis Jones, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The album will be available to stream on Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify on July 29, though the exact time of the drop is TBD. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Several series from the mid-20th century, when TV was a jolly affair across the board, are available to stream . \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"People who stream the most content online also tend to be the most frequent moviegoers, and vice versa, according to a 2020 Ernst & Young survey commissioned by the National Assn. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
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"The special is available to stream on Philo (free trial, unlimited DVR) and FuboTV (free trial). \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022"
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"Middle English streme , from Old English str\u0113am ; akin to Old High German stroum stream, Greek rhein to flow":"Noun"
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|
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|
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": a long extension of the solar corona visible only during a total solar eclipse":[],
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"The rub, of course, is that music streaming isn't a terribly profitable business, due mostly to the royalties streamers must pay to labels and artists.",
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"\u2014 Dan Gallagher",
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"\u2014 Yoree Koh"
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"examples":[
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"streamers in the team's colors hung from the top of the stadium",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On Monday, the streamer shared condolences for Raymundo Gardu\u00f1o Cruz and Juan Francisco Gonz\u00e1lez Aguilar, who were killed after a production van crashed last Thursday near Muleg\u00e9, Mexico on the Baja California Sur peninsula. \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Since then, the streamer has only shared sparse but important details, including that the show will premiere this December. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
|
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"For that show, CBS also opted to split the full, four-hour event between the network and streamer Paramount+. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 13 June 2022",
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"The good news is that, over the next week or so, the streamer has a pile of fantastic new titles to check out. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 21 May 2022",
|
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"The streamer shared a first look at the new season, as well as announcing the release date on Wednesday. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
|
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"In addition to The Driver, the network and streamer have made three other series pickups recently: Isle of the Dead \u2014 a fifth Walking Dead spinoff starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan \u2014 and dramas Demascus and Invitation to a Bonfire. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
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"No word yet on whether the streamer will have the same curative properties that Vick\u2019s does. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
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"When people listen to music on Spotify, the streamer has to pay a third party (usually the record label). \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 27 Jan. 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"the raging brook of last spring is a mere streamlet now that it's July",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The water vapor signal in that band, though, is small, like a streamlet . \u2014 Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic , 26 Nov. 2019"
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|
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|
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"beck",
|
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"bourn",
|
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"bourne",
|
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"brook",
|
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"brooklet",
|
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"burn",
|
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"creek",
|
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"gill",
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"rill",
|
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"rivulet",
|
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"run",
|
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"runlet",
|
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"runnel"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110802",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"streamline":{
|
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|
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"complex",
|
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"complexify",
|
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"complicate",
|
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|
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": a contour designed to minimize resistance to motion through a fluid (such as air)":[],
|
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": a smooth or flowing line designed as if for decreasing air resistance":[],
|
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": the path of a particle in a fluid relative to a solid body past which the fluid is moving in smooth flow without turbulence":[],
|
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": to bring up to date : modernize":[],
|
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": to design or construct with a streamline":[],
|
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": to make simpler or more efficient":[
|
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"a system that streamlines the process"
|
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],
|
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": to put in order : organize":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"The manufacturer has streamlined the car's design.",
|
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"The business is looking for ways to streamline production.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"This trend will likely continue as companies target and streamline operations to what consumers want and as businesses practice more discretion on spending, Henry says. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"Some investors have called on FedEx to streamline its operations, and it has been seen on Wall Street as a potential activist target for years. \u2014 Esther Fung, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
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"And each promotes efficient organization to help families save money, make their homes and offices clean and efficient, and streamline out-of-control schedules. \u2014 Cathi Douglaswriter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"The 1985 work Crisis on Infinite Earths was meant to do away with DC's multiverse and streamline their superhero continuity. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 May 2022",
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"The Small Business Administration has not been reauthorized in more than 20 years, a move that could help modernize and streamline programs. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Some residents will also be notified if their collection days have changed due to new routes being implemented to further streamline operations. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Infrastructure remains in place from the previous refugee crisis, helping streamline the wave of incoming Ukrainians. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"The transaction will streamline AIA\u2019s portfolio while adding 162,000 new customers to Resolution Life\u2019s existing 1.1 million in the region, the companies said. \u2014 Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg.com , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u0113m-\u02ccl\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"simplify"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223404",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"street":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a district (such as Wall Street or Fleet Street) identified with a particular profession":[],
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": a promising line of development or a channeling of effort":[
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"a crafty politician working both sides of the street",
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"success through compromise is a two-way street"
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],
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": a thoroughfare especially in a city, town, or village that is wider than an alley or lane and that usually includes sidewalks":[],
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": a thoroughfare with abutting property":[
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"lives on a fashionable street"
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],
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": adjoining or giving access to a street":[
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"the street door"
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],
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": an environment (as in a depressed neighborhood or section of a city) of poverty, dereliction, or crime":[
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"grew up on the mean streets"
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],
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": carried on or taking place in the street":[
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"street fighting"
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],
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": idle, homeless, or out of a job":[],
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": living or working on the streets":[
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"a street peddler",
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"street people"
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],
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": located in, used for, or serving as a guide to the streets":[
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"a street map"
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],
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": not touching the ground":[
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"\u2014 used of a woman's dress in lengths reaching the knee, calf, or ankle"
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],
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": of or relating to the streets : such as":[],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the street environment":[
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"street drugs",
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"used \u2026 his new street cred to develop contacts",
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"\u2014 Dale Keiger"
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],
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": out of prison : at liberty":[],
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": performing in or heard on the street":[
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"a street band"
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],
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": retail":[
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"the street price"
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],
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": suitable for wear or use on the street":[
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"street clothes"
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],
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": suited to one's abilities or taste":[],
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": the part of a street reserved for vehicles":[],
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": the people occupying property on a street":[
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"the whole street knew about the accident"
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],
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": the people who work in such a district":[
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"doing better than the Street expected"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"They live on a busy street .",
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"You should look both ways before crossing the street .",
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"The police car cruised up the street .",
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"Many of our customers walk in off the street without having heard of us before.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Of course, the Clermont Lounge across the street is always an option. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 1 July 2022",
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"The colorful swags stood in stark contrast to the elegantly traditional space, which stood across the street from the White House. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Another swastika was found painted across the street from a building used by the Ho-Chunk Nation, an American Indian tribe whose historic territory includes land in Wisconsin and Illinois, tribe spokesperson Kasey Brown said. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
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"Keystone Avenue and a gas station across the street from the building were both busy with motorists and traffic as police investigated. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Head across the street to Reach Break Brewing and its resident food carts or down the block to the always buzzy Fort George Brewery. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
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"More than a couple dozen open-air tents were set up across the street from the band for vendors and sponsors. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Across the street , a group of soldiers waits for news of a concussed comrade. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 June 2022",
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"The Wortman family lives across the street from a golf course, aiding Riley\u2019s passion for the sport. \u2014 Chloe Peterson, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"An atmospheric, sub- street level wine cellar-vibe addition in the former Biondi Mills in Ostiense, said to be inspired by the 1950\u2019s American soda companies. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Cleveland police are cracking down on riders of dirt bikes, ATVs and other non- street -legal vehicles, but their new tactics have already been tested in other big U.S. cities. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"One such operation over the weekend resulted in the seizure of 15 non- street -legal vehicles and the issuance of 30-plus citations. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Earlier this month, the Georgia Department of Public Safety coordinated with state and local law enforcement agencies for the 40th wave of its crime suppression and anti- street racing initiative. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The tree removal is part of a multi- street paving program planned by the city. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The late King of Pop has enough tunes in his bag for anyone to serenade sweetly under the covers, but for Pink Sweat$, this song proves that the icon was able to keep it street while being sweet. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 28 May 2021",
|
|
"Among the possibilities, Schiemer said, don't expect any more Project One\u2013style non- street -legal projects. \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 3 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Cyber Branch: There were a lot of mistakes that could be made in setting up a site like this that someone who wasn't very street smart could easily make. \u2014 CBS News , 10 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English strete , from Old English str\u01e3t , from Late Latin strata paved road, from Latin, feminine of stratus , past participle \u2014 more at stratum":"Noun"
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|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"arterial",
|
|
"artery",
|
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"avenue",
|
|
"boulevard",
|
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"carriageway",
|
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"drag",
|
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"drive",
|
|
"expressway",
|
|
"freeway",
|
|
"high road",
|
|
"highway",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"road",
|
|
"roadway",
|
|
"route",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"thoroughfare",
|
|
"thruway",
|
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"trace",
|
|
"turnpike",
|
|
"way"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190248",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"streetwalker":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"the streetwalkers and adult movie theaters that once populated the tenderloin have been replaced by upscale shoppers and expensive restaurants and boutiques",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Midnight Cowboy\u2013looking streetwalker offers back-alley back scratches for $11 a pop. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"And at one unfortunate point, someone suggested that instead of being employed as one of Santa\u2019s helpers, the character ultimately played by Zooey Deschanel should be a streetwalker . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The sequence comes at a crucial point for the streetwalker played by Roberts, who\u2019s been given a Pygmalion glow-up and a trip to the San Francisco Opera by Richard Gere\u2019s wealthy corporate raider. \u2014 Kyle Buchanan, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"An American loves a Paris streetwalker while flying for France in World War I. (NR) 1 hr. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"From his teens onward, Simenon had enjoyed the company of prostitutes, and there\u2019s rarely an unsympathetic streetwalker , call girl, bar girl, dance-hall girl, mistress, or courtesan to be found in his books. \u2014 Vince Passaro, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019",
|
|
"Stan steps out on his wife (Kate Mara) and children by hiring a streetwalker , Angel (Indya Moore), who's also a transgender woman, competes in the balls, and yearns for the kind of home and security most anybody else craves. \u2014 Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com , 10 June 2018",
|
|
"There is an internet dating episode, a school bully episode, a scene in which a streetwalker is taken to a fancy restaurant. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, latimes.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"At these Winter Games, however, few ice skating costumes have looked like outtakes from a streetwalker \u2019s trousseau. \u2014 Guy Trebay, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u0113t-\u02ccw\u022f-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawd",
|
|
"call girl",
|
|
"cocotte",
|
|
"courtesan",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"hooker",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"prostitute",
|
|
"sex worker",
|
|
"tart",
|
|
"whore"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222727",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strength":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a strong attribute or inherent asset":[
|
|
"the strengths and the weaknesses of the book are evident"
|
|
],
|
|
": basis":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in the phrase on the strength of"
|
|
],
|
|
": degree of potency of effect or of concentration":[
|
|
"chili peppers in varying strengths"
|
|
],
|
|
": force as measured in numbers : effective numbers of any body or organization":[
|
|
"an army at full strength"
|
|
],
|
|
": intensity of light, color, sound, or odor":[],
|
|
": legal, logical, or moral force":[],
|
|
": maintenance of or a rising tendency in a price level : firmness of prices":[
|
|
"the strength of the dollar"
|
|
],
|
|
": one regarded as embodying or affording force or firmness : support":[
|
|
"you are my love and my strength"
|
|
],
|
|
": power of resisting attack : impregnability":[],
|
|
": power to resist force : solidity , toughness":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being strong : capacity for exertion or endurance":[],
|
|
": vigor of expression":[],
|
|
": vigorously forward : from one high point to the next":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was impressed by his strength .",
|
|
"She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.",
|
|
"Don't work too hard. You need to conserve your strength for tomorrow.",
|
|
"Pull-ups increase upper body strength .",
|
|
"Working on a farm requires a lot of physical strength .",
|
|
"the strength and durability of the material",
|
|
"I pray that I'll have the strength to do what I have to do.",
|
|
"His determination shows real strength of character .",
|
|
"Her inner strength is an inspiration to us all.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Scientists have also tied cycles in the Aleutian Low \u2014 which switches from strong to weak every few decades \u2014 to Arctic sea-ice extent and the strength or weakness of salmon runs along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Such weakening data raise worries about the strength of the economy. \u2014 Alex Veiga, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The image below reveals the peak strength of these winds \u2014 nearly 88 mph, and in the range of 78 to 96 mph at other times. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"That will be determined by the strength of the offers. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"If access to reproductive health care is to be protected, it will be held by the strength of state policy, the promise of public health, and the will of the people. \u2014 Mary T. Bassett, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"All three detectors can be programmed to ignore whole radar bands, but only the Radenso allows the user to adjust the strength of filtering for each type. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Jeffrey Korzenik, chief investment strategist at Fifth Third Bank in Tampa, Fla., said the country will avoid a recession, barely, largely because of the strength of the labor market. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Although the ruble's bounceback and the strength of Russia's oil exports have temporarily cushioned its economy from sanctions, the effect is likely to be short-term, experts say. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 21 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English strengthe , from Old English strengthu ; akin to Old High German strengi strong \u2014 more at strong":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stren(t)th",
|
|
"\u02c8stre\u014bth",
|
|
"\u02c8stre\u014b(k)th"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strength power , force , energy , strength , might mean the ability to exert effort. power may imply latent or exerted physical, mental, or spiritual ability to act or be acted upon. the awesome power of flowing water force implies the actual effective exercise of power. used enough force to push the door open energy applies to power expended or capable of being transformed into work. a worker with boundless energy strength applies to the quality or property of a person or thing that makes possible the exertion of force or the withstanding of strain, pressure, or attack. use weight training to build your strength might implies great or overwhelming power or strength. the belief that might makes right",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"firepower",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"horsepower",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"potence",
|
|
"potency",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"puissance",
|
|
"sinew",
|
|
"vigor"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200721",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strengthen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become stronger":[],
|
|
": to make stronger":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"These exercises will strengthen your stomach muscles.",
|
|
"He takes herbs to strengthen his immune system.",
|
|
"The development of new electronic products has strengthened the company's position as the leader in digital technology.",
|
|
"Holidays often serve to strengthen bonds between family members.",
|
|
"Their financial situation strengthened her determination to find a new career.",
|
|
"The team has been strengthened by the addition of several new players.",
|
|
"The winds are expected to strengthen .",
|
|
"The economy is slowly strengthening .",
|
|
"The Canadian dollar is strengthening against the U.S. dollar.",
|
|
"The trade restrictions will strengthen the pound.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With the option of ending a pregnancy mostly off the table in Utah, Lisonbee also said the state should be doing more to strengthen the social safety net in the state. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Infante-Green expressed support for amending the state constitution during a press conference to announce that the state is creating a civic readiness task force to consider ways to strengthen civics education in the state. \u2014 Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"In the next decade, market participants will spend private and public capital worth tens of billions of dollars to develop the technical infrastructure needed to strengthen many sectors in the U.S. \u2014 Jake Medwell, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Barcelona cannot spend freely, but such a move would strengthen its hand in recruiting a statement signing. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Yoon, a conservative who took office in May, has vowed to strengthen the South's defense in conjunction with its alliance with the United States. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Mark McCulloh founded the Parasail Safety Council and pushed to strengthen Florida's parasailing safety laws in 2014. \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The landscape of high-capacity magazine bans reflects a general trend of state-level measures that strengthen ammunition laws in a small group of mostly blue states, while the remainder of states go no further than federal law, Charles said. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Hurricane Agatha continued to strengthen on Sunday in the eastern Pacific and had 90 mph winds. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 29 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stren(t)-",
|
|
"\u02c8stre\u014b-th\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8stre\u014b(k)-th\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"toughen"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194226",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strenuous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonassertive",
|
|
"nonemphatic",
|
|
"unemphatic"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fervent , zealous":[
|
|
"his most strenuous supporters"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by or calling for energy or stamina : arduous":[
|
|
"a strenuous hike"
|
|
],
|
|
": vigorously active : energetic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Avoid all strenuous exercise until the sprain heals.",
|
|
"Today has been a very strenuous day.",
|
|
"The proposal has faced strenuous opposition.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"On Wednesday, the third and fourth innings were strenuous . \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"But unlike other monitors, which cherry-pick an average GtG response time of their choosing, VESA's approach to determining GtG response is much more strenuous . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"However, if your routine is more strenuous and leans heavily into strength training over endurance routines, gloves made from bulkier materials like leather and neoprene can better protect your hands against the stress of lifting heavy weights. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Avoid dehydrating drinks like alcohol or caffeine Check on relatives, neighbors, the elderly and those without access to air conditioning. Avoid strenuous outdoor activities. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Botanicals Swim and Sport Shampoo is a miracle worker for anyone who is engaged in strenuous activities. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Both sweet and tart cherries are rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, with burgeoning research suggesting that cherries also help the body recover after strenuous exercise. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"During strenuous exercise, RER can increase to about 1.1, due to the way the body buffers against lactate buildup. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The strenuous trail, which takes hikers up to the summits of the Black Balsam Knob and Tennent Mountain in western North Carolina, is considered difficult even in good weather. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin strenuus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stren-y\u0259-w\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strenuous vigorous , energetic , strenuous , lusty , nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force. vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness. as vigorous as a youth half his age energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity. an energetic campaigner strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging. the strenuous life on an oil rig lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment. a lusty appetite for life nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor. full of nervous energy",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"aggressive",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"forceful",
|
|
"full-blooded",
|
|
"muscular",
|
|
"resounding",
|
|
"vehement",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"violent"
|
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],
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"strenuously":{
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"antonyms":[
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"nonassertive",
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"nonemphatic",
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"unemphatic"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fervent , zealous":[
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"his most strenuous supporters"
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],
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": marked by or calling for energy or stamina : arduous":[
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"a strenuous hike"
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],
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": vigorously active : energetic":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Avoid all strenuous exercise until the sprain heals.",
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"Today has been a very strenuous day.",
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"The proposal has faced strenuous opposition.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On Wednesday, the third and fourth innings were strenuous . \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
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"But unlike other monitors, which cherry-pick an average GtG response time of their choosing, VESA's approach to determining GtG response is much more strenuous . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
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"However, if your routine is more strenuous and leans heavily into strength training over endurance routines, gloves made from bulkier materials like leather and neoprene can better protect your hands against the stress of lifting heavy weights. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Avoid dehydrating drinks like alcohol or caffeine Check on relatives, neighbors, the elderly and those without access to air conditioning. Avoid strenuous outdoor activities. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
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"Botanicals Swim and Sport Shampoo is a miracle worker for anyone who is engaged in strenuous activities. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
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"Both sweet and tart cherries are rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, with burgeoning research suggesting that cherries also help the body recover after strenuous exercise. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
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"During strenuous exercise, RER can increase to about 1.1, due to the way the body buffers against lactate buildup. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 30 May 2022",
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"The strenuous trail, which takes hikers up to the summits of the Black Balsam Knob and Tennent Mountain in western North Carolina, is considered difficult even in good weather. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin strenuus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stren-y\u0259-w\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strenuous vigorous , energetic , strenuous , lusty , nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force. vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness. as vigorous as a youth half his age energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity. an energetic campaigner strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging. the strenuous life on an oil rig lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment. a lusty appetite for life nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor. full of nervous energy",
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"synonyms":[
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"aggressive",
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"assertive",
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"dynamic",
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"emphatic",
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"energetic",
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"forceful",
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"full-blooded",
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"muscular",
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"resounding",
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"vehement",
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"vigorous",
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"violent"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190115",
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},
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"stress":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bother",
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"fear",
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"fret",
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"fuss",
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"stew",
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"sweat",
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"trouble",
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"worry"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a syllable having relative force or prominence":[],
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": accent sense 5a":[],
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": constraining force or influence: such as":[],
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": emphasis , weight":[
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"lay stress on a point"
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],
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": intense effort or exertion":[],
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": intensity of utterance given to a speech sound, syllable, or word producing relative loudness":[],
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": relative force or prominence of sound in verse":[],
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": strain , pressure":[
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"the environment is under stress to the point of collapse",
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"\u2014 Joseph Shoben"
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],
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": the deformation caused in a body by such a force":[],
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": to feel stress":[
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"stressing about the big exam",
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"\u2014 often used with out"
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],
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": to lay stress on : emphasize":[
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"stressed the importance of teamwork"
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],
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": to subject to phonetic stress : accent":[],
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": to subject to physical or psychological stress":[
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"stressing the equipment",
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"this traffic is stressing me out"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She uses meditation as a way of reducing stress .",
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"Hormones are released into the body in response to emotional stress .",
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"She is dealing with the stresses of working full-time and going to school.",
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"He talked about the stresses and strains of owning a business.",
|
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"Carrying a heavy backpack around all day puts a lot of stress on your shoulders and back.",
|
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"To reduce the amount of stress on your back, bend your knees when you lift something heavy.",
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"The ship's mast snapped under the stress of high winds.",
|
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"measuring the effects of stresses on the material",
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"Verb",
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"The union stressed the need for stricter safety standards.",
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"The risks involved in the procedure should be stressed .",
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"Some people stress the second syllable of \u201charassment,\u201d while others stress the first.",
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"When she said, \u201cWe need lots of money,\u201d she stressed the word \u201clots.\u201d",
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"It's not an important decision and it isn't worth stressing over.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"These findings, while striking, shouldn\u2019t be so surprising\u2014fewer money worries mean less stress and more headspace devoted to making jobs more enjoyable and successful. \u2014 Sammy Rubin, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"According to a May report from Stop AAPI Hate, Asian Americans 60 and older who experienced hate incidents reported higher levels of stress and anxiety than those who had not been targeted. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
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"Lamppa mentioned that other factors such as a lack of support, financial stress and breastfeeding problems can trigger PPD symptoms. \u2014 Fox News , 20 June 2022",
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"The stress and the realities of living in a war zone, however, proved to be too much. \u2014 Ryan Bergeron, CNN , 17 June 2022",
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"Like a wedding itself, all the stress and irritation pays off in a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
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"The latest sign of stress and confusion came from a vague tweet from the co-founder of Three Arrows Capital, a hedge fund that invested heavily in cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
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"In moments of stress and overwhelm, focus on your breath. \u2014 Zee Clarke, Essence , 13 June 2022",
|
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"The road from Dallas to New Mexico was monotonously flat, and, for those in the car who knew the real purpose of the trip, the stress and the secrecy were equally fatiguing. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"And for those who still want the full Gaga-face, don't stress . \u2014 ELLE , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Chill out and don\u2019t stress over what people think about you. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 10 May 2022",
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"And don\u2019t stress too much if your experiment isn\u2019t perfect. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"When pursuing your dream project, don\u2019t stress over what failed. \u2014 Lubo Smid, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Blinken also used the summit to stress concern about freedom of the press in a region where journalists are often killed, threatened or sued into silence, and acknowledged that it\u2019s often the leaders of those countries who bear responsibility. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
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"In the years since \u2014 especially given the massive influx of federal COVID-19 relief funds \u2014 the governor and her team have both continued to stress the need for infrastructure improvement while pivoting away from any talk of tax hikes. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Alaska Airlines quickly issued a statement to stress that pilots are not currently on strike. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Researchers analyzed how 76 people responded to stress after a hug from a romantic partner in a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 23 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English stresse stress, distress, short for destresse \u2014 more at distress":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8stres"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"pressure",
|
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"strain",
|
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"tension"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164410",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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]
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},
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"stress accent":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a greater than minimal degree of stress given a vowel or syllable":[],
|
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": a set of phonemes of stress":[],
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": an accent or variation of prominence dependent on variation of stress":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032144",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"stress ball":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a small ball or other object made of soft material (such as rubber) that one can squeeze with the hand to relieve stress and that usually resumes its original shape when released":[
|
|
"In one study, sixth-graders who used stress balls were less distracted in class. The toys could also be more helpful for some people than others; in that study, students who were kinesthetic learners tended to use the stress balls more, and get more of an attention benefit from them.",
|
|
"\u2014 Julie Beck",
|
|
"The idea for using a stress ball is to transfer your stress, tension and anxiety into the ball by squeezing it as best you can, and then release. The ball's job is to absorb it all! Unlike paper that you wad up tightly in your hand, the ball quickly returns to its original shape when the pressure is released.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kim Harris",
|
|
"Finally, it was time to meet the one who instigated this comparison. The day McDonald's was delivered, we received a package with score cards, a stress ball in the shape of a burger and the laminated photo you see next to the meal.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anne Marie Panoringan"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1988, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062535",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stress diagram":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a diagram that results from the graphical analysis of the stresses in a framed structure":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103739",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"stress fracture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually hairline fracture of a bone that has been subjected to repeated stress":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The gymnast developed a stress fracture in her ankle.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nadal injured his ribs at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., in March, losing the final to the American Taylor Fritz while playing with a stress fracture . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Another contender, Lucy Charles-Barclay, withdrew with a stress fracture in her left hip. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Jalen Suggs had surgery last week to address a slight stress fracture in his right ankle, Orlando Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman announced Monday. \u2014 Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Krystan recommended increasing cadence before pace, particularly for those returning from a tibial stress fracture , because a shorter, quicker stride reduces the stress of ground contact through the lower leg. \u2014 Sarah Barker, Outside Online , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"After losing in the finals of Indian Wells to Taylor Fritz on March 20, he was sidelined for six weeks due to a stress fracture in one of his left ribs. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Ranked between top overall pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez and Bradish among Baltimore\u2019s minor league arms, Hall, 23, threw 31 2/3 innings in Double-A last year before being shut down with a small stress fracture in his pitching elbow. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The right-hander, who missed most of 2021 because of a stress fracture in his lower back, is not expected to throw off a mound for four weeks. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"When the stress fracture of 2015 hindered his ability to run once again, Krupicka discovered road biking\u2014and the power that music has on him. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 17 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113933",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stress sheet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a skeleton drawing of a structure (such as a roof truss or a bridge) showing the stress to which each member will be subjected":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114458",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"stress test":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"This coming July Fourth weekend will likely prove to be another stress test for the airline industry following massive surges in travel disruptions around Memorial Day and Juneteenth weekends. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
|
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"The condition is usually diagnosed after a physical exam, family history, and diagnostic tests, including an electrocardiogram (ECG), cardiac MRI, stress test , holter and event monitors, and genetic testing, the AHA says. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Prior to the stress test , the client reclined on an examination table for a resting EKG and blood pressure. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Gelfond: The movie industry went through a bigger stress test than anyone could have imagined. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Kitchens are put through the ultimate stress test on Thanksgiving, with every appliance and inch of countertop space pushed to the limit. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The first is that the study represented a serious stress test . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
|
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"That great initial impression is now going to be followed by a 40,000-mile stress test . \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
|
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"The screening was comprehensive, including blood tests (cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, etc.), an assessment of body fatness, and a treadmill stress test supervised by a nurse and a cardiologist. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173310",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"stress-strain curve":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a chart or curve showing the relation between the load or stress on a structural member or specimen of material and the corresponding strain or deformation"
|
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],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110221",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"stress-verse":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": verse having cadence produced by arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables : accentual meter, as distinguished from meter based on temporal quantity":[],
|
|
": verse having rhythm produced by recurrence of stresses without regard to number of syllables or any fixed distribution of unstressed elements":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221359",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stressed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": subjected to or affected by stress":[
|
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"The feeling that one must show up for work even if one is too sick, stressed [=stressed-out] , or distracted to be productive.",
|
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"\u2014 Paul McFedries",
|
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"As important as training is to distance running, the time devoted to repair stressed muscles between races is even more crucial.",
|
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"\u2014 Joseph Hall",
|
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"That translates into a drought, and stressed trees are highly susceptible to beetle infestations.",
|
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"\u2014 Jim Robbins",
|
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"\u2026 the soundscape inside these vehicles, punctuated by mechanical rattles and the groans of stressed metal \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Chris Knight"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He was feeling pretty stressed about the deadline.",
|
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"you seem really stressed right now, so maybe you should try to do something more relaxing",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The Mart\u00ednez brothers were growing more and more stressed . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Dantes said for stressed workers, little things like a coffee card or the administrative staff making rounds and handing out candy can make a difference. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
|
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"Dantes said for stressed workers, little things like a coffee card or the administrative staff making rounds and handing out candy can make a difference. \u2014 Ariel Hart, ajc , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Research has shown that people who cultivate positive relationships in many walks of life are more positive and less stressed with work. \u2014 Jack Zenger, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
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"All of which are signs that the plant is extremely stressed . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 May 2022",
|
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"While women overall feel increasingly more stressed and burned out, those in hybrid work environments who experience exclusion, microagressions, and other workplace challenges have higher rates of mental health issues. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Today, meteorological conditions, such as the weather patterns caused by the atmospheric phenomenon La Ni\u00f1a, suggest that this year is likely to be drier than average and that the aquifer could be more stressed . \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 10 May 2022",
|
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"It\u2019s the employer\u2019s job to make their employees feel comfortable enough to ask for time off without feeling guilty or stressed . \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 21 May 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8strest"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"shell-shocked",
|
|
"stressed-out"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024950",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"stressed skin":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": aircraft construction in which the torsion forces are resisted by shear in the usually metal skin without aid of struts \u2014 compare monocoque":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221355",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stressed-out":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": suffering from high levels of physical or especially psychological stress":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"The elastic waistband of my pants won't stretch any more.",
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"It's important to stretch before you exercise.",
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"The baby stretched and yawned.",
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"She woke up and stretched her arms above her head.",
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"She stretched over us to open the window.",
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|
"She stretched her hand toward him.",
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|
"She stretched the canvas over the wooden frame.",
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"The T-shirt was stretched tight over his belly.",
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"A big banner was stretched across the doorway.",
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"Noun",
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"a 60-mile stretch of beach",
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|
"The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12's current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Dathan is an elite shooter with the ability to stretch the floor and put up points quickly. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Plenty has been made of Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s arm strength, and whether or not the Miami Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback has the ability to stretch the field with longer throws. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
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|
"His ability to stretch the floor helped Purdue reach the Sweet Sixteen and could propel Stefanovic to the NBA. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
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"Outten called his feel for route running one of his strengths, and the staff has little doubt about his ability to stretch the field vertically. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Against the Celtics, the Nets missed Harris\u2019s length on defense along with his ability to stretch the floor as a 3-point threat. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Kerr has praised Bjelica for his ability to stretch the floor and make plays for others. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His ability to stretch the field horizontally was a big part of the offense\u2019s success in 2018. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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|
"On Thursday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent a letter to customers apologizing for the recent stretch of delays and cancellations. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"To complete the home stretch , a portion of Southeastern Avenue that was previously restricted to one lane of traffic is now closed for six months. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"About 30 years later, his son, Richard Moss, 22, was driving the same stretch of road in the early morning of May 25, 2017. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
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|
"Kremer\u2019s three straight scoreless starts of at least five innings is also tied for the longest stretch in Orioles history. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
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"The stretch between the pier and the American Legion is a sidewalk that winds through oak trees along Mobile Bay, with beautiful views along the way. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
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|
"Kupp is enjoying the last stretch of the NFL offseason before his Los Angeles squad hosts Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on September 8. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
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|
"The Padres finished the stretch with a 17-14 record. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Cranny moved to the front on the home stretch and won the 5,000 title in 15 minutes, 49.15 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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|
"The sign out front is easily blocked when a stretch limo stops by to drop off patrons. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
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"Backing now expands stretch goals that include more materials for the game and special Q&A access to people connected to the films in the Cinematic Adventures slate. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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|
"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",
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"The flowy dress is made with non- stretch fabric and available in multiple colors, including pink and black. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Made of ultra- stretch denim, Frame\u2019s best-selling Le Palazzo jeans (available in other colors) have a high-rise fit designed for comfort. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Great expanses of cracking mud, half a mile wide, stretch beyond the river banks, devoid of a single plant or blade of grass. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
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|
"The starting point in our last collection was the idea of bringing the idea of motion back into the cut of the clothes, using stretch materials for example or ways of cutting that allow and celebrate movement. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
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|
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|
|
"Don't yank on my sweater. You'll stretch it.",
|
|
"The elastic waistband of my pants won't stretch any more.",
|
|
"It's important to stretch before you exercise.",
|
|
"The baby stretched and yawned.",
|
|
"She woke up and stretched her arms above her head.",
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|
"She stretched over us to open the window.",
|
|
"She stretched her hand toward him.",
|
|
"She stretched the canvas over the wooden frame.",
|
|
"The T-shirt was stretched tight over his belly.",
|
|
"A big banner was stretched across the doorway.",
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"Noun",
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"a 60-mile stretch of beach",
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|
"an open stretch of highway",
|
|
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"stretch fabrics that don't wrinkle or sag",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12's current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Dathan is an elite shooter with the ability to stretch the floor and put up points quickly. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Plenty has been made of Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s arm strength, and whether or not the Miami Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback has the ability to stretch the field with longer throws. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"His ability to stretch the floor helped Purdue reach the Sweet Sixteen and could propel Stefanovic to the NBA. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Outten called his feel for route running one of his strengths, and the staff has little doubt about his ability to stretch the field vertically. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Against the Celtics, the Nets missed Harris\u2019s length on defense along with his ability to stretch the floor as a 3-point threat. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Kerr has praised Bjelica for his ability to stretch the floor and make plays for others. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His ability to stretch the field horizontally was a big part of the offense\u2019s success in 2018. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"On Thursday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent a letter to customers apologizing for the recent stretch of delays and cancellations. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"To complete the home stretch , a portion of Southeastern Avenue that was previously restricted to one lane of traffic is now closed for six months. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"About 30 years later, his son, Richard Moss, 22, was driving the same stretch of road in the early morning of May 25, 2017. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Kremer\u2019s three straight scoreless starts of at least five innings is also tied for the longest stretch in Orioles history. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The stretch between the pier and the American Legion is a sidewalk that winds through oak trees along Mobile Bay, with beautiful views along the way. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Kupp is enjoying the last stretch of the NFL offseason before his Los Angeles squad hosts Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on September 8. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The Padres finished the stretch with a 17-14 record. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Cranny moved to the front on the home stretch and won the 5,000 title in 15 minutes, 49.15 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The sign out front is easily blocked when a stretch limo stops by to drop off patrons. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Backing now expands stretch goals that include more materials for the game and special Q&A access to people connected to the films in the Cinematic Adventures slate. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 18 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",
|
|
"The flowy dress is made with non- stretch fabric and available in multiple colors, including pink and black. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Made of ultra- stretch denim, Frame\u2019s best-selling Le Palazzo jeans (available in other colors) have a high-rise fit designed for comfort. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Great expanses of cracking mud, half a mile wide, stretch beyond the river banks, devoid of a single plant or blade of grass. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The starting point in our last collection was the idea of bringing the idea of motion back into the cut of the clothes, using stretch materials for example or ways of cutting that allow and celebrate movement. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
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"Medic 3 cost $231,000, which also included a new stretcher and loading system, 5-point restraining system, more storage inside and out, a sliding side door, upgraded LED light system and a 6-cyclinder, 7.3 liter gasoline engine. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
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"In one of the videos, the man was placed on a stretcher and a Racine Fire Department ambulance took the man away. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
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"His 7-pound body was put on an adult stretcher and he was taken by ambulance to Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, 25 miles away. \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The video showed a pregnant woman being evacuated in a makeshift stretcher , one hand holding her stomach as the other reached for the arm of a man helping to carry her. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"He then was moved on a stretcher and teammates gathered around him in a show of concern. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"And depending on your priority level, the severity of your injury or illness, waiting to get somebody off of our stretcher can then delay a response to a 911 emergency elsewhere in the community. ... \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"Go to a shoe repair shop and buy a shoe stretcher and a shoe-stretch spray. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Rescuers carried one body out on a stretcher and another in a blanket. \u2014 Samya Kullab And Tameem Akhgar, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Cut each leg and stretcher slightly oversize and smooth each cut end, bringing the leg to finished dimension. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 16 Jan. 2021",
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"Late in the first quarter of Wednesday's game between the Suns and the Mavericks, Phoenix guard Isaiah Canaan needed to be stretchered off the court after fracturing his left ankle. \u2014 Khadrice Rollins, SI.com , 1 Feb. 2018",
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"Tottenham are awaiting a fitness update on versatile defender Juan Foyth after the 21-year-old was stretchered off with an ankle injury during the pre-season Audi Cup final against Bayern Munich. \u2014 SI.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
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"Dortmund's disappointing afternoon ended with Michy Batshuayi being stretchered off in injury time. \u2014 Afp, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2018",
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"Laporte was stretchered off in the first half of City\u2019s recent Premier League win over Brighton and subsequently underwent successful surgery. \u2014 SI.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
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"Sabourin, concussed and his nose broken, was stretchered off the ice and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital after colliding with Backes Nov. 2. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Dec. 2019",
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"The All-Star guard was stretchered off the Bankers Life Fieldhouse court. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star , 31 Dec. 2019",
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"Backes, with a substantial record of concussions, promptly made his way to the dressing room when Sabourin was stretchered off the ice. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Nov. 2019"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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": to extend or expand as if by physical force":[
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|
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"Don't yank on my sweater. You'll stretch it.",
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"The elastic waistband of my pants won't stretch any more.",
|
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"It's important to stretch before you exercise.",
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"The baby stretched and yawned.",
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"She woke up and stretched her arms above her head.",
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"She stretched over us to open the window.",
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"She stretched her hand toward him.",
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"She stretched the canvas over the wooden frame.",
|
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"The T-shirt was stretched tight over his belly.",
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"A big banner was stretched across the doorway.",
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"Noun",
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"a 60-mile stretch of beach",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12's current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Dathan is an elite shooter with the ability to stretch the floor and put up points quickly. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Plenty has been made of Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s arm strength, and whether or not the Miami Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback has the ability to stretch the field with longer throws. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"His ability to stretch the floor helped Purdue reach the Sweet Sixteen and could propel Stefanovic to the NBA. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Outten called his feel for route running one of his strengths, and the staff has little doubt about his ability to stretch the field vertically. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Against the Celtics, the Nets missed Harris\u2019s length on defense along with his ability to stretch the floor as a 3-point threat. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Kerr has praised Bjelica for his ability to stretch the floor and make plays for others. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His ability to stretch the field horizontally was a big part of the offense\u2019s success in 2018. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"On Thursday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent a letter to customers apologizing for the recent stretch of delays and cancellations. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"To complete the home stretch , a portion of Southeastern Avenue that was previously restricted to one lane of traffic is now closed for six months. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"About 30 years later, his son, Richard Moss, 22, was driving the same stretch of road in the early morning of May 25, 2017. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Kremer\u2019s three straight scoreless starts of at least five innings is also tied for the longest stretch in Orioles history. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The stretch between the pier and the American Legion is a sidewalk that winds through oak trees along Mobile Bay, with beautiful views along the way. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Kupp is enjoying the last stretch of the NFL offseason before his Los Angeles squad hosts Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on September 8. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The Padres finished the stretch with a 17-14 record. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Cranny moved to the front on the home stretch and won the 5,000 title in 15 minutes, 49.15 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The sign out front is easily blocked when a stretch limo stops by to drop off patrons. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Backing now expands stretch goals that include more materials for the game and special Q&A access to people connected to the films in the Cinematic Adventures slate. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 18 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",
|
|
"The flowy dress is made with non- stretch fabric and available in multiple colors, including pink and black. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Made of ultra- stretch denim, Frame\u2019s best-selling Le Palazzo jeans (available in other colors) have a high-rise fit designed for comfort. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Great expanses of cracking mud, half a mile wide, stretch beyond the river banks, devoid of a single plant or blade of grass. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The starting point in our last collection was the idea of bringing the idea of motion back into the cut of the clothes, using stretch materials for example or ways of cutting that allow and celebrate movement. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Don't yank on my sweater. You'll stretch it.",
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|
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|
"It's important to stretch before you exercise.",
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|
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|
"The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12's current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Dathan is an elite shooter with the ability to stretch the floor and put up points quickly. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
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"Plenty has been made of Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s arm strength, and whether or not the Miami Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback has the ability to stretch the field with longer throws. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"His ability to stretch the floor helped Purdue reach the Sweet Sixteen and could propel Stefanovic to the NBA. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Outten called his feel for route running one of his strengths, and the staff has little doubt about his ability to stretch the field vertically. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
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"Against the Celtics, the Nets missed Harris\u2019s length on defense along with his ability to stretch the floor as a 3-point threat. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Kerr has praised Bjelica for his ability to stretch the floor and make plays for others. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"His ability to stretch the field horizontally was a big part of the offense\u2019s success in 2018. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"On Thursday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent a letter to customers apologizing for the recent stretch of delays and cancellations. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
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"To complete the home stretch , a portion of Southeastern Avenue that was previously restricted to one lane of traffic is now closed for six months. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
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"About 30 years later, his son, Richard Moss, 22, was driving the same stretch of road in the early morning of May 25, 2017. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
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"Kremer\u2019s three straight scoreless starts of at least five innings is also tied for the longest stretch in Orioles history. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
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"The stretch between the pier and the American Legion is a sidewalk that winds through oak trees along Mobile Bay, with beautiful views along the way. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
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"Kupp is enjoying the last stretch of the NFL offseason before his Los Angeles squad hosts Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on September 8. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
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"The Padres finished the stretch with a 17-14 record. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
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"Cranny moved to the front on the home stretch and won the 5,000 title in 15 minutes, 49.15 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The sign out front is easily blocked when a stretch limo stops by to drop off patrons. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
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"Backing now expands stretch goals that include more materials for the game and special Q&A access to people connected to the films in the Cinematic Adventures slate. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"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",
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"The flowy dress is made with non- stretch fabric and available in multiple colors, including pink and black. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
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"Made of ultra- stretch denim, Frame\u2019s best-selling Le Palazzo jeans (available in other colors) have a high-rise fit designed for comfort. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Great expanses of cracking mud, half a mile wide, stretch beyond the river banks, devoid of a single plant or blade of grass. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
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"Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"The starting point in our last collection was the idea of bringing the idea of motion back into the cut of the clothes, using stretch materials for example or ways of cutting that allow and celebrate movement. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English strecchen , from Old English streccan ; akin to Old High German strecchan to stretch, Old English str\u00e6c firm, severe":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8strech"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"color",
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"elaborate (on)",
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"embellish",
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"embroider",
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"exaggerate",
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"hyperbolize",
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"magnify",
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"pad"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000350",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"strew":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become dispersed over as if scattered":[],
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": to cover by or as if by scattering something":[
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"strewing the highways with litter"
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],
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": to spread abroad : disseminate":[],
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": to spread by scattering":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She strewed the birdseed on the ground.",
|
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"sidewalks strewed with trash left by the parade watchers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Of all the stuff your child will strew about your home for two more decades, a box of tiny teeth is probably the easiest thing to stow away. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
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"Some people delicately strew petals; this was a thicket. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"In his prime, Dove\u2019s crooning \u2014 his ballads could melt a lady\u2019s heart \u2014 prompted female fans to strew the stage with everything from hotel keys to their underwear. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 16 Sep. 2021",
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"Outside the house on the rest of the property, debris and fallen trees -- including four century-old magnolias -- were strew across the area. \u2014 CNN , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Haywood hopes to display the items in the caf\u00e9 and will permanently add two items -- the Irish strew and Welsh rarebit, to the menu. \u2014 Sara Spary, CNN , 6 May 2021",
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"Pile in a serving dish, strew with scallions and serve hot or at room temperature with lemon wedges. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Jan. 2021",
|
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"Season generously with black pepper, and strew the thyme and/or oregano leaves on top. \u2014 Leslie Brenner, Dallas News , 26 Aug. 2020",
|
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"But marbling is only the first step of the process: Once the paper is dry, Schneider applies it to lampshades, boxes, switchplates, and more, finishing it with a metallic rim, traces of which are strewn around the Shandell's workshop. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 27 Feb. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English strewen, strowen , from Old English strewian, str\u0113owian ; akin to Old High German strewen to strew, Latin struere to heap up, sternere to spread out, Greek stornynai":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u00fc"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bestrew",
|
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"dot",
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"pepper",
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"scatter",
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"sow",
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"spot",
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"spray",
|
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"sprinkle"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040021",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"strickle":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a straightedge fed with an abrasive for sharpening knives arranged helically on a cylinder":[],
|
|
": a template consisting of a board or plate with a beveled edge of definite contour used to sweep or strike up a mold, core, or part of a mold in sand or loam":[],
|
|
": an instrument for removing surplus grain from the top of a measure":[],
|
|
": an instrument for whetting scythes":[],
|
|
": to smooth or form with a strickle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English strikell ; akin to Middle Dutch strekel strickle, Middle English striche, strek strickle, Old English str\u012bcan to pass over lightly, stroke":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8strik\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125453",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strict":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"corrupted",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"inauthentic",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"unfaithful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": exact , precise":[
|
|
"in the strict sense of the word"
|
|
],
|
|
": inflexibly maintained or adhered to":[
|
|
"strict secrecy"
|
|
],
|
|
": narrow":[],
|
|
": of narrow erect habit of growth":[
|
|
"a strict inflorescence"
|
|
],
|
|
": rigorously conforming to principle or a norm or condition":[],
|
|
": severe in discipline":[
|
|
"a strict teacher"
|
|
],
|
|
": stringent in requirement or control":[
|
|
"under strict orders"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her parents aren't very strict .",
|
|
"He insists on strict adherence to the rules.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Movies that receive government funding have to comply with strict windowing rules \u2014 currently 90 days between theatrical and online bows \u2014 but for non-Italian films, releases were handled on a case-by-case basis. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"With lockdown orders across the Bay Area and strict social distancing rules, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted many industries. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"California\u2019s Air Resource Board, for example, maintains a raft of requirements applying to the specific formulation that gas producers and importers can sell in the state, applying strict rules to chemicals like benzene, formaldehyde and sulfur. \u2014 Adrian Blanco, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Practice rules being enforced Even with strict rules regarding practices in the offseason and training camp, the NFL Players Association reviews the tape of every practice conducted by every team. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Investors also need to consider that private companies are not obligated to follow the same strict financial reporting rules and regulations that public companies are subjected to. \u2014 Drew Spaventa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"While states have leeway in how to spend their portion, strict rules dictate how the federal part can be used. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"One factor keeping oil prices somewhat in check has been the surge of Covid cases, and strict lockdown rules in much of the country. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Of course that doesn't leave out Shields' iconic brows, which have resulted in some strict beauty rules in their household. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stricte , from Latin strictus , from past participle of stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8strikt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strict rigid , rigorous , strict , stringent mean extremely severe or stern. rigid implies uncompromising inflexibility. rigid rules of conduct rigorous implies the imposition of hardship and difficulty. the rigorous training of recruits strict emphasizes undeviating conformity to rules, standards, or requirements. strict enforcement of the law stringent suggests severe, tight restriction or limitation. stringent standards of admission",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"veracious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002804",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strict constructionist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130747",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strictness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"corrupted",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"inauthentic",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"unfaithful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exact , precise":[
|
|
"in the strict sense of the word"
|
|
],
|
|
": inflexibly maintained or adhered to":[
|
|
"strict secrecy"
|
|
],
|
|
": narrow":[],
|
|
": of narrow erect habit of growth":[
|
|
"a strict inflorescence"
|
|
],
|
|
": rigorously conforming to principle or a norm or condition":[],
|
|
": severe in discipline":[
|
|
"a strict teacher"
|
|
],
|
|
": stringent in requirement or control":[
|
|
"under strict orders"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her parents aren't very strict .",
|
|
"He insists on strict adherence to the rules.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Movies that receive government funding have to comply with strict windowing rules \u2014 currently 90 days between theatrical and online bows \u2014 but for non-Italian films, releases were handled on a case-by-case basis. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"With lockdown orders across the Bay Area and strict social distancing rules, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted many industries. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"California\u2019s Air Resource Board, for example, maintains a raft of requirements applying to the specific formulation that gas producers and importers can sell in the state, applying strict rules to chemicals like benzene, formaldehyde and sulfur. \u2014 Adrian Blanco, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Practice rules being enforced Even with strict rules regarding practices in the offseason and training camp, the NFL Players Association reviews the tape of every practice conducted by every team. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Investors also need to consider that private companies are not obligated to follow the same strict financial reporting rules and regulations that public companies are subjected to. \u2014 Drew Spaventa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"While states have leeway in how to spend their portion, strict rules dictate how the federal part can be used. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"One factor keeping oil prices somewhat in check has been the surge of Covid cases, and strict lockdown rules in much of the country. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Of course that doesn't leave out Shields' iconic brows, which have resulted in some strict beauty rules in their household. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stricte , from Latin strictus , from past participle of stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8strikt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strict rigid , rigorous , strict , stringent mean extremely severe or stern. rigid implies uncompromising inflexibility. rigid rules of conduct rigorous implies the imposition of hardship and difficulty. the rigorous training of recruits strict emphasizes undeviating conformity to rules, standards, or requirements. strict enforcement of the law stringent suggests severe, tight restriction or limitation. stringent standards of admission",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"veracious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050330",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stricture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a constriction of the breath passage in the production of a speech sound":[],
|
|
": an adverse criticism : censure":[],
|
|
": something that closely restrains or limits : restriction":[
|
|
"moral strictures"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the church's strictures on the morals and mores of contemporary society",
|
|
"the new zoning strictures effectively make further development along the riverfront commercially unviable",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Yet almost three years later, the site still hosts numerous listings that appear to violate this stricture . \u2014 Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Many publications, including this one, have a general stricture against, say, using or mentioning the F-word. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Apparently, in his home islands, a religious stricture forbade the harming of worms. \u2014 Hampton Sides, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The government\u2019s stricture on the publication of terrifying books proved pointless, there being plenty of terror to be read on the streets. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-well, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Abiding by the District\u2019s stricture that no more than 50 people gather, the arts center gave over the Opera House to a concert filled to only 2 percent of the auditorium\u2019s capacity. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Iran has also broken nearly every stricture of the pact since the U.S. departure. \u2014 Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner , 19 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Since then, Iran has increasingly violated the original strictures of the deal. \u2014 Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner , 5 June 2020",
|
|
"The five books that Zink has published since 2014 are defined by a fervent restlessness, a desire to ignore the strictures that usually confine the contemporary novel. \u2014 Andrew Martin, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Late Latin strictura , from Latin strictus , past participle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8strik-ch\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"commination",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"excoriation",
|
|
"objurgation",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reproof",
|
|
"riot act"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095239",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stride":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a long step":[],
|
|
": a manner of striding":[],
|
|
": a stage of progress : advance":[
|
|
"made great strides toward their goal"
|
|
],
|
|
": an act of striding":[],
|
|
": bestride , straddle":[],
|
|
": stride piano":[],
|
|
": the most effective natural pace : maximum competence or capability":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrase hit one's stride"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move over or along with or as if with long measured steps":[
|
|
"striding the boardwalk"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move with or as if with long steps":[
|
|
"strode across the room"
|
|
],
|
|
": to stand astride":[],
|
|
": to step over":[],
|
|
": to take a very long step":[],
|
|
": without emotional reaction":[
|
|
"took the news in stride"
|
|
],
|
|
": without interference with regular activities":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She strode across the room towards me.",
|
|
"a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She crossed the room in only a few strides .",
|
|
"He was standing only a few strides away from me.",
|
|
"He has a distinctive bouncy stride .",
|
|
"She entered the room with a confident stride .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The untouched serenity of the dunes is contrasted at some points along the trail by a chain of gigantic red and white electricity pylons that stride over the horizon in the distance. \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Marques, whose works explore the stories of her Cuban ancestors, drops us into the darkest part of a fairy tale: Her bewitched or undead characters stride off into the air or open their arms helplessly. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"If an opposing batter would get a hit, Fidrych would often stride around the perimeter of the mound, sometimes talking, sometimes gesturing to no one in particular. \u2014 Demetria Gallegos, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"American maestro Michael Mann, resulting in gun battles where tough guys stride into danger without so much as flinching while high-caliber bullets slam through steel around them. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The word is derived from the French enjamber, to straddle or stride over, and ultimately from jambe, or leg. \u2014 Brad Leithauser, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Tanned people in sharp suits and stylish dresses stride inside, past rows of TV cameras and stage lights and into the posh hotel\u2019s ballroom. \u2014 Chase Peterson-withorn, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"For more than a decade, elite tennis players, golfers, and track and field athletes have relied on it to improve their serve, swing, or stride . \u2014 Gordy Megroz, Outside Online , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Rock allowed a man four inches taller\u2014one of the most recognized and popular men on the planet \u2013to stride up to him, on a stage before millions of eyeballs live and smack him across the face like an unwelcome alien. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Still, the teams behind the voyage took the setbacks in stride . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Indeed shareholders seem to be taking Musk\u2019s warning in stride . \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"But after a few f-bombs of frustration, J-Lo takes it in stride \u2014 like everything else \u2014 and uses the moment to make a political statement meant to counteract the anti-immigrant jingoism ignited by then-President Donald Trump. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
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"And leaders who can take a hit maturely and in stride stand out. \u2014 Jody Michael, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"Broward County Mayor Michael Udine took the news in stride . \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
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"Many more cheered on the cohost for taking the feedback in stride . \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
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"Scientists have traditionally tended to appreciate the usefulness of disagreement or, where necessary, to take it in stride and move on. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 27 May 2022",
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"Wealth-management clients had been taking the stock market\u2019s downturn in stride this year, but as bear-market levels have approached for the S&P 500, their fear has built, Mr. Courtney said. \u2014 Matt Grossman, WSJ , 24 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English str\u012bdan ; akin to Middle Low German striden to straddle, Old High German str\u012btan to quarrel":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u012bd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"file",
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"march",
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"pace",
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"parade"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043255",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"strife":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accord",
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"agreement",
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"concord",
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"concordance",
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"harmony",
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"peace"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an act of contention : fight , struggle":[],
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": bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension":[
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"political strife"
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],
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": earnest endeavor":[],
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": exertion or contention for superiority":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"in order to avoid family strife , the children spend equal time during the holidays with both of their grandmothers",
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"bitter strife between the two political factions",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the quest for equal civil rights for the community has been fraught with strife and violence. \u2014 Byjeff Swartz, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Wordle, the popular word puzzle game created by Josh Wardle during the pandemic as a gift for his partner, continues to be an incredibly popular diversion for folks during these dark times of war, civil strife and rapid inflation. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"Tanzania, a nation of 60 million people that borders eight other countries in eastern, central and southern Africa, was long seen as a bulwark of stability in a region torn by ethnic strife and civil war. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Getty Images Stressed out by fears of climate change, political strife and pandemic variants, a growing number of younger adults have been spending more time nesting and seeking refuge in their past. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"Instead, it was sucked into a messy insurgency for eight years that eventually spawned ISIS and left the state riven by sectarian strife and corruption. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The country seems racked by political strife and social divisions. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"But Jackson insisted there was no strife between coach and player. \u2014 Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
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"The father-son strife and cavernous distance between Rex and Nate, lightly hinted at early on, are nonexistent by the climax \u2014 though there was no opportunity for either to heal from their division. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English strif , from Anglo-French estrif, estri , of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch striden to fight, Old High German str\u012btan to quarrel \u2014 more at stride":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u012bf"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strife discord , strife , conflict , contention , dissension , variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony. discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism. a political party long racked by discord strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved. during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires. the conflict of freedom and responsibility contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy. several points of contention about the new zoning law dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions. religious dissension threatened to split the colony variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest. cultural variances that work against a national identity",
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"synonyms":[
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"conflict",
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"disaccord",
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"discord",
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"discordance",
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"discordancy",
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"disharmony",
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"dissension",
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"dissention",
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"dissent",
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"dissidence",
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"dissonance",
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"disunion",
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"disunity",
|
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"division",
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"friction",
|
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"infighting",
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"inharmony",
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"schism",
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"variance",
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"war",
|
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"warfare"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225157",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"strike":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"walkout"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a group of airplanes taking part in such an attack":[],
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": a perfectly thrown ball or pass":[],
|
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": a pitched ball that is in the strike zone or is swung at and is not hit fair":[],
|
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": a pull on a fishing rod to strike a fish":[],
|
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": a pull on a line by a fish in striking":[],
|
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": a temporary stoppage of activities in protest against an act or condition":[],
|
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": a tool for smoothing a surface (as of a mold)":[],
|
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": a work stoppage by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer":[],
|
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": an act or instance of knocking down all the bowling pins with the first bowl":[],
|
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": an act or instance of striking":[],
|
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": bewitch":[],
|
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": cutaneous myiasis (as of sheep)":[],
|
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": dart , shoot":[],
|
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": delete , cancel":[
|
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"strike the last paragraph"
|
|
],
|
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": disadvantage , handicap":[],
|
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": establishment of roots and plant growth":[],
|
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": germinate":[],
|
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": inflict":[
|
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"strike a blow"
|
|
],
|
|
": pierce , penetrate":[
|
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"the wind seemed to strike through our clothes"
|
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],
|
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": take on , assume":[
|
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"strike a pose"
|
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],
|
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": the direction of the line of intersection of a horizontal plane with an uptilted geologic stratum":[],
|
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": to affect a person with (a strong emotion)":[
|
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"words that struck fear in the listeners"
|
|
],
|
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": to affect with a mental or emotional state or a strong emotion":[
|
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"struck with horror at the sight"
|
|
],
|
|
": to afflict suddenly":[
|
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"stricken by a heart attack"
|
|
],
|
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": to aim and usually deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust (as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool)":[],
|
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": to appear to especially as a revelation or as remarkable : impress":[
|
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"it struck the crowd as insensitive"
|
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],
|
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": to arrive at by or as if by computation":[
|
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"strike a balance"
|
|
],
|
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": to arrive with detrimental effect":[
|
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"disaster struck"
|
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],
|
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": to attack or seize with a sharp blow (as of fangs or claws)":[
|
|
"struck by a snake"
|
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],
|
|
": to attempt to undermine or harm something as if by a blow":[
|
|
"struck at \u2026 cherished notions",
|
|
"\u2014 R. P. Warren"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become audible to":[],
|
|
": to become ignited":[
|
|
"the match struck"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become indicated by a clock, bell, or chime":[
|
|
"the hour had just struck"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become rich usually suddenly":[],
|
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": to bring into forceful contact":[
|
|
"struck his head on the doorjamb"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause (an arc) to form (as between electrodes of an arc lamp)":[],
|
|
": to cause to become by or as if by a sudden blow":[
|
|
"struck him dead"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to ignite by friction":[
|
|
"strike a match"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to penetrate":[
|
|
"strike the needle"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come into contact forcefully":[
|
|
"two ships struck in mid channel"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come into contact or collision with":[
|
|
"the car struck the tree"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come to : attain":[],
|
|
": to come upon : discover":[
|
|
"strike gold"
|
|
],
|
|
": to delete something":[],
|
|
": to discover something":[
|
|
"struck on a new plan of attack"
|
|
],
|
|
": to dismantle and take away":[
|
|
"strike the set"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive or remove by or as if by a blow":[],
|
|
": to engage in (a battle) : fight":[],
|
|
": to engage in a strike against (an employer)":[],
|
|
": to engage in battle":[],
|
|
": to fall on":[],
|
|
": to haul down : lower":[
|
|
"strike the sails"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hook (a fish) by a sharp pull on the line":[],
|
|
": to indicate by sounding":[
|
|
"the clock struck one"
|
|
],
|
|
": to level (something, such as a measure of grain) by scraping off what is above the rim":[],
|
|
": to lower a flag usually in surrender":[],
|
|
": to make a beginning":[
|
|
"the need to strike vigorously for success"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a military attack":[],
|
|
": to make a military attack on":[],
|
|
": to make an impression":[],
|
|
": to make and ratify the terms of":[
|
|
"strike a bargain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make known the time by sounding":[
|
|
"the clock struck as they entered"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make one's way along":[
|
|
"will strike the southern coast"
|
|
],
|
|
": to occur to":[
|
|
"the answer struck me suddenly"
|
|
],
|
|
": to oviposit on or in":[],
|
|
": to penetrate painfully : pierce":[],
|
|
": to place (a plant cutting) in a medium for growth and rooting":[],
|
|
": to play or produce by hitting or plucking keys or strings":[
|
|
"struck a series of chords on the piano"
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce (something, such as fire) by or as if by striking":[],
|
|
": to produce as if by playing an instrument":[
|
|
"his voice struck a note of concern"
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce by or as if by a blow or stroke":[
|
|
"Moses struck water from the rock"
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce by stamping":[
|
|
"strike a coin"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pull on a fishing rod in order to set the hook":[],
|
|
": to seize the bait":[],
|
|
": to send down or out":[
|
|
"trees struck roots deep into the soil"
|
|
],
|
|
": to separate by a sharp blow":[
|
|
"strike off flints"
|
|
],
|
|
": to shake (hands) in confirming an agreement":[],
|
|
": to smooth or form (something, such as a mold) with a tool":[],
|
|
": to snatch at (a bait)":[],
|
|
": to so propagate (a plant)":[],
|
|
": to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands":[],
|
|
": to strike at : hit":[],
|
|
": to strike the tents of (a camp)":[],
|
|
": to take a course : go":[
|
|
"struck off through the brush"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take root":[],
|
|
": to thrust oneself forward":[
|
|
"he struck into the midst of the argument"
|
|
],
|
|
": to thrust suddenly":[],
|
|
": to work diligently : strive":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The ship struck an iceberg.",
|
|
"The car struck the tree.",
|
|
"The bullet struck him in the leg.",
|
|
"The cyclist was struck by a car.",
|
|
"The tree was struck by lightning.",
|
|
"He fell and his head struck the pavement.",
|
|
"I could hear the rain striking the rooftop.",
|
|
"She struck the cymbals together.",
|
|
"The killer struck him with a blunt object.",
|
|
"She accidentally struck another player in the face.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a strike by airline pilots",
|
|
"The workers are on strike .",
|
|
"Workers threatened to take strike action .",
|
|
"The allies have launched several strikes .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Defense attorney Jason Thompson argued for a 25-year sentence, noting Hays has no prior convictions and that prosecutors had proffered much shorter punishments while trying to strike a plea deal. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The tone and tenor of this year\u2019s event swiftly shifted gears, says TIFF founder Tudor Giurgiu, as festival leadership looked to strike a precarious balance. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The question that remains, though, is how to strike that balance. \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Health officials and experts have sought to strike a balance in their warnings, noting that people generally recover from the disease while also underscoring the urgency to contain the outbreak and identify cases. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Those regulations will need to strike a balance in order to allow potentially important technologies to help people, while still taking privacy rights of individuals into consideration, Mr. Solander says. \u2014 Eric Niiler, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Economists disagree about the best way to strike that balance. \u2014 Ben Casselman, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The draft shows the Bowser administration attempting to strike a balance between punishment and rehabilitation. \u2014 Emily Davies, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The United States is trying to strike a balance by helping Ukraine battle ferocious Russian artillery barrages while not providing weapons that could allow Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russia and trigger an escalation of the war. \u2014 John Leicester And Frank Jordans, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Two people were killed in the village of Halystsynove in the same region in a separate strike on Saturday, an attack that caused a fire, regional officials said. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Days before that, a French journalist is killed in an artillery strike while filming the evacuation of civilians fleeing the fighting in Severodonetsk, the focal point of the Russian assault. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Before the water was knocked out in a strike and civilians poured into their hospital with gruesome wounds \u2014 an old woman with shrapnel in her knee, another with a piece lodged in her neck. \u2014 Ievgeniia Sivorsk, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Last year, a building housing the offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera in Gaza was destroyed in an Israeli air strike . \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Another Meduza post said a municipal pool used as a bomb shelter was also hit in the strike . \u2014 Sam Schechner, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The last contract negotiation resulted in a two-week strike by the union in 2019. \u2014 Tracy Swartz, Chicago Tribune , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Sheriff\u2019s deputies responded to the call and found that no one had been injured in the lightning strike , though debris punched holes in the house on the property. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"After collecting sleeping bags, gloves, and other items for the platoon in which his brother was fighting, his brother called to say he had been wounded in a missile strike , and that all but four of the 30 men in his unit were dead. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Time , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English str\u012bcan to stroke, go; akin to Old High German str\u012bhhan to stroke, Latin stringere to touch lightly, striga, stria furrow":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u012bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strike Verb affect , influence , touch , impress , strike , sway mean to produce or have an effect upon. affect implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction. the sight affected her to tears influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior). our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing touch may carry a vivid suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming. plants touched by frost his emotions were touched by her distress impress stresses the depth and persistence of the effect. only one of the plans impressed him strike , similar to but weaker than impress , may convey the notion of sudden sharp perception or appreciation. struck by the solemnity of the occasion sway implies the acting of influences that are not resisted or are irresistible, with resulting change in character or course of action. politicians who are swayed by popular opinion",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"walk",
|
|
"walk out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213505",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strike (into)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action) before you actually strike into your speech, you should introduce yourself"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151511",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strike (out)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"click",
|
|
"come off",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go over",
|
|
"pan out",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"work out"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an out in baseball resulting from a batter's being charged with three strikes":[],
|
|
": fail sense 2c":[],
|
|
": to enter upon a course of action":[],
|
|
": to make an out in baseball by a strikeout":[],
|
|
": to retire (someone) by a strikeout":[],
|
|
": to set out vigorously":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out , and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership",
|
|
"struck out all references to indecent matters",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Not only was his 2.22 ERA third-lowest in the Dodgers\u2019 bullpen behind Evan Phillips and Yency Almonte, but Hudson had the second-best WHIP, the most holds and the third-best strikeout percentage. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The club had the sixth-highest strikeout percentage in the AL (23.5%) and one of the lowest batting averages on balls in play (11th, .282). \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Bieber still managed to record his 700th career strikeout in the fourth inning, becoming the 28th player in franchise history to reach the mark, the first since Trevor Bauer in 2018. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Zache recorded her 17th strikeout of the night before inducing a shallow pop fly to center to end the inning. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Javier B\u00e1ez, who signed a six-year, $140 million contract in December, received plenty of boos from the crowd after his strikeout in the fifth inning. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Barnett recorded his 10th strikeout with the previous at-bat. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The pitcher did it herself, firing three consecutive strikes to retire Northwestern\u2019s all-time home run leader, celebrating her most important strikeout of the night with a ferocious fist pump and yell. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The right-hander dominated the St. Louis Cardinals over seven innings, recording his 500th career strikeout along the way as the Milwaukee Brewers earned a split of their four-game series at Busch Stadium with an 8-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In six innings of play, the Kennedy batters didn\u2019t strike out a single time. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"But McMillan then recorded a strike out end the inning. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Outfielder Thomas Chiappetti came on to get the last out on a strike out . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"After a George Springer walk in the third, Gim\u00e9nez took a throw from catcher Luke Maile and gunned out Springer at first base for a strike out , throw out double play to end the inning. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The Lady Airedales blasted two Waldron pitchers for 13 hits and did not have a batter strike out . \u2014 Henry Apple, Arkansas Online , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Janie Reed tripled to right center with one out in the U.S. home first but was thrown out trying to score on a strike out /wild pitch. \u2014 Emily Adams, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Burnes is the first pitcher since at least 1901 to strike out 40 without a walk in a four-game stretch. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Greene became the second starter in MLB history to allow eight runs and also strike out seven batters in fewer than three full innings. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 5 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1707, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"\u02c8str\u012bk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bomb",
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"collapse",
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"crater",
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"fail",
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"flame out",
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"flop",
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"flunk",
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"fold",
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"founder",
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"miss",
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"tank",
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"wash out"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205934",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"strike down":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1779, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abate",
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"abolish",
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"abrogate",
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"annul",
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"avoid",
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"cancel",
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"disannul",
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"dissolve",
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"invalidate",
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"negate",
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"null",
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"nullify",
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"quash",
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"repeal",
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"rescind",
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"roll back",
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"vacate",
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"void"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081940",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"strike out":{
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"antonyms":[
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"click",
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"come off",
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"deliver",
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"go",
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"go over",
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"pan out",
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"succeed",
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"work out"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an out in baseball resulting from a batter's being charged with three strikes":[],
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": fail sense 2c":[],
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": to enter upon a course of action":[],
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": to make an out in baseball by a strikeout":[],
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": to retire (someone) by a strikeout":[],
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": to set out vigorously":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out , and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership",
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"struck out all references to indecent matters",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Not only was his 2.22 ERA third-lowest in the Dodgers\u2019 bullpen behind Evan Phillips and Yency Almonte, but Hudson had the second-best WHIP, the most holds and the third-best strikeout percentage. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
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"The club had the sixth-highest strikeout percentage in the AL (23.5%) and one of the lowest batting averages on balls in play (11th, .282). \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Bieber still managed to record his 700th career strikeout in the fourth inning, becoming the 28th player in franchise history to reach the mark, the first since Trevor Bauer in 2018. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Zache recorded her 17th strikeout of the night before inducing a shallow pop fly to center to end the inning. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Javier B\u00e1ez, who signed a six-year, $140 million contract in December, received plenty of boos from the crowd after his strikeout in the fifth inning. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Barnett recorded his 10th strikeout with the previous at-bat. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The pitcher did it herself, firing three consecutive strikes to retire Northwestern\u2019s all-time home run leader, celebrating her most important strikeout of the night with a ferocious fist pump and yell. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The right-hander dominated the St. Louis Cardinals over seven innings, recording his 500th career strikeout along the way as the Milwaukee Brewers earned a split of their four-game series at Busch Stadium with an 8-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In six innings of play, the Kennedy batters didn\u2019t strike out a single time. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
|
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"But McMillan then recorded a strike out end the inning. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Outfielder Thomas Chiappetti came on to get the last out on a strike out . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
|
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"After a George Springer walk in the third, Gim\u00e9nez took a throw from catcher Luke Maile and gunned out Springer at first base for a strike out , throw out double play to end the inning. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 8 May 2022",
|
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"The Lady Airedales blasted two Waldron pitchers for 13 hits and did not have a batter strike out . \u2014 Henry Apple, Arkansas Online , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Janie Reed tripled to right center with one out in the U.S. home first but was thrown out trying to score on a strike out /wild pitch. \u2014 Emily Adams, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Burnes is the first pitcher since at least 1901 to strike out 40 without a walk in a four-game stretch. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Greene became the second starter in MLB history to allow eight runs and also strike out seven batters in fewer than three full innings. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 5 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1707, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u012bk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bomb",
|
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"collapse",
|
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"crater",
|
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"fail",
|
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"flame out",
|
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"flop",
|
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"flunk",
|
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"fold",
|
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"founder",
|
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"miss",
|
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"tank",
|
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"wash out"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232418",
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"striking":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"inconspicuous",
|
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"unemphatic",
|
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"unflamboyant",
|
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"unnoticeable",
|
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"unobtrusive",
|
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"unremarkable",
|
|
"unshowy"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities":[
|
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"a place of striking beauty"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The poverty of the city is striking .",
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"There is a striking resemblance between the girls.",
|
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"an actress known for her striking good looks",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Instagram photos show the sisters share a striking resemblance and appear to have been close. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The 52-year-old rapper and producer sat courtside with his eldest daughter, who bore a striking resemblance to mom Beyonc\u00e9. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Halsey and Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown bear a striking resemblance to each other. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The details of Tuesday's incident bear a striking resemblance to another incident reported Saturday afternoon at the intersection of North 20th and West Burleigh streets, in which Gerald Newton, 72, of Milwaukee was killed. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The world\u2019s largest crypto exchange, Binance, came under fire from Twitter users after tweeting out a new emoji that bore a striking resemblance to a swastika. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Images and a short video appeared to show thick black smoke billowing from a warship bearing a striking resemblance to the Moskva. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The suspect's car drove directly into an unmarked Ford Explorer driven by Upole, striking front bumper to front bumper, court records state. \u2014 Julie E. Greene, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Ecuador's statistics are particularly striking , with homicides climbing by 84.4% in the past year, according to the country's National Institute of Statistics and Census. \u2014 Daniela Mohor W. For Cnn, CNN , 4 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1725, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u012b-ki\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for striking 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",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"bodacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
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"catchy",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"conspicuous",
|
|
"dramatic",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"eye-catching",
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"grabby",
|
|
"kenspeckle",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"pronounced",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234134",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"string":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concatenate",
|
|
"thread"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cord (such as a tendon or ligament) of an animal body":[],
|
|
": a cord usually used to bind, fasten, or tie":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used attributively a string bag"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group of business properties scattered geographically":[
|
|
"a string of newspapers"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group of objects threaded on a string":[
|
|
"a string of fish",
|
|
"a string of pearls"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group of players ranked according to skill or proficiency":[],
|
|
": a hypothetical one-dimensional object that is infinitely thin but has a length of 10 \u221233 centimeters, that vibrates as it moves through space, and whose mode of vibration manifests itself as a subatomic particle":[],
|
|
": a means of recourse : expedient":[],
|
|
": a plant fiber (such as a leaf vein)":[],
|
|
": a sequence of like items (such as bits, characters, or words)":[],
|
|
": a series of things arranged in or as if in a line":[
|
|
"a string of cars",
|
|
"a string of names"
|
|
],
|
|
": balkline sense 1":[],
|
|
": contingent conditions or obligations":[],
|
|
": control , domination":[],
|
|
": lag sense 3":[],
|
|
": line sense 13":[],
|
|
": of or relating to stringed musical instruments":[
|
|
"the string section"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the inclined sides of a stair supporting the treads and risers":[],
|
|
": something that resembles a string":[
|
|
"garnished with potato strings"
|
|
],
|
|
": subject to one's influences":[],
|
|
": succession sense 3a":[
|
|
"a string of successes"
|
|
],
|
|
": the action of lagging for break in billiards":[],
|
|
": the animals and especially horses belonging to or used by one individual":[],
|
|
": the gut, wire, or cord of a racket or shooting bow":[],
|
|
": the gut, wire, or nylon cord of a musical instrument":[],
|
|
": the players of such instruments":[],
|
|
": the stringed instruments of an orchestra":[],
|
|
": to equip with strings":[],
|
|
": to extend or stretch like a string":[
|
|
"string wires from tree to tree"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form into strings":[],
|
|
": to hang by the neck":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with up"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make tense : key up":[],
|
|
": to move, progress, or lie in a string":[],
|
|
": to put together (words, ideas, etc.) like objects threaded on a string":[
|
|
"strung her thoughts together"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove the strings of":[
|
|
"string beans"
|
|
],
|
|
": to set out in a line or series":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with out"
|
|
],
|
|
": to thread on or as if on a string":[],
|
|
": to thread with objects":[],
|
|
": to tie, hang, or fasten with string":[],
|
|
": to tune the strings of":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She tied a string around the boxes.",
|
|
"He tied the packages together with string .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We strung popcorn garlands for the Christmas tree.",
|
|
"They strung wires from tree to tree.",
|
|
"Scouts strung lanterns along the trail.",
|
|
"She strung the key around her neck.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Two years later, however, following the new string of headlines about Miller, the actor is once again a topic of conversation in Reykjav\u00edk. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Cruise\u2019s talent and clout were responsible for an unparalleled string of critical and commercial hits. \u2014 Chloe Walker, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The current government collapsed just over a year after it was formed due to infighting and a string of defections. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, a string of animals have died from COVID-19 complications in zoos since the outbreak of the pandemic. \u2014 Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"This time, the crew must work together when a string of undersea volcanoes start to erupt. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"One week later, the company started releasing a string of negative announcements. \u2014 Tom Mcginty And Mark Maremont, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Monday\u2019s raid was the result of an investigation by detectives from the sheriff\u2019s Lakeside substation into a string of recent burglaries at Ace Self Storage on Winter Gardens Boulevard south of Woodside Avenue, according to Lt. Shawn Wray. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"At the height of the local outbreak, Shanghai set a string of national records for daily infection rates, with new cases repeatedly topping 15,000. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Jae'Sean Tate said being able to string together some wins is a huge confidence boost to this young team. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, Chron , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"With both of their starting centerbacks unavailable, the Red Bulls showed notable gaps on the counter, but the Lions were unable to string together precise drives to capitalize on those opportunities. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 29 May 2021",
|
|
"Getting its start in the early 1920s, string bands in Appalachia and other mountain cities began to record and were marketed to specific types of people. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Residents and their advocates repeatedly applied for permits to build houses and string power lines. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Frisell\u2019s music of the past three decades draws on those early steel- string years to a striking degree. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The first floor includes a large communal study space and opens into a courtyard with an outdoor barbecue, string lights and palm planters. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Punch a hole in the top of each star and then thread string through the holes. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Probation was interrupted when the pandemic shut down performances in March 2020, and again when concerts resumed with almost exclusively string repertory, since those players could remain masked, while brasses and winds could not. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"In their attempt to mimic the Beatles, the band employed new instrumentation and sounds, including the Mellotron, theremin, African rhythms, guitar loops, radio static and string arrangements from future Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. \u2014 William Goodman, Billboard , 8 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English streng ; akin to Old High German strang rope, Latin stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stri\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cable",
|
|
"cord",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"wire"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212702",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"string along":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deceive , fool":[
|
|
"stringing us along with ruses and red herrings",
|
|
"\u2014 John Powers"
|
|
],
|
|
": go along , agree":[
|
|
"held her tongue and strung along with the rest of them"
|
|
],
|
|
": to keep waiting":[
|
|
"strung him along until the boss was back from lunch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Paxton has maintained his innocence and legal watchdogs remain baffled as to his ability to string along the legal process. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Here\u2019s my argument: When times were fat\u2014like, six months ago\u2014auto makers could afford to pad the bill and string along consumers with new features. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 29 May 2020",
|
|
"Small white lights strung along the ceiling evoke a starry sky. \u2014 Eric Velasco, al , 4 May 2020",
|
|
"The ski area resembles a vast white curtain strung along six high peaks, trails plummeting for 3,000 vertical feet among the folds and ripples. \u2014 Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Fairy lights were strung along the outside the church, and small plastic tealights were handed out at the door. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The three dams operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are a critical part of a complex hydroelectric network strung along the Columbia and Snake rivers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho that powers the entire region. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"By no means is this a team-friendly approach, but Prescott probably has received the advice to exhibit patience in a cap-growing world and appreciate the high reward, low risk in stringing along the Cowboys. \u2014 Calvin Watkins, Dallas News , 3 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"My favorite place on Earth is up a rutted dirt road that strings along a creek in southwest Colorado. \u2014 Peter Heller, Outdoor Life , 17 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1914, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gammon",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"hornswoggle",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"misinform",
|
|
"mislead",
|
|
"snooker",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"suck in",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011849",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"string figure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a figure representing any of various objects that is made by passing a string around the fingers of both hands sometimes with the help of a second person":[
|
|
"anthropologists find the making of string figures common in many simple cultures"
|
|
],
|
|
": a game of making string figures":[],
|
|
"\u2014 compare cat's cradle":[
|
|
"anthropologists find the making of string figures common in many simple cultures"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132208",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stringed instrument":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a musical instrument (such as a guitar, violin, or piano) that has strings and that produces sound when the strings are touched or struck":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8stri\u014bd-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132426",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stringency":{
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"antonyms":[
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"flexibility",
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"gentleness",
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"laxness",
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"mildness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being stringent":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"some people objected to the stringency of the new regulations regarding the alteration of building exteriors in the historic district",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But while more and more cities are imposing lockdowns \u2014 Taiyuan, the hub of China\u2019s coal industry, joined the list on Thursday \u2014 the stringency of municipal lockdowns has weakened a little lately. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Others such as Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett have carried the flame of its arguments forward on the Supreme Court since Scalia\u2019s death, sometimes (in the case of Thomas) with more stringency than Scalia himself. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"More specifically, stringency index studies find that lockdowns in Europe and the United States only reduced COVID-19 mortality by 0.2% on average. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"The additional stringency associated with this highest tier of approval can easily add several years and tens of millions of dollars to a project\u2019s schedule and budget. \u2014 David W. Brown, Scientific American , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"An analysis that includes data through early June 2021 finds that lockdown stringency is strongly associated with fewer deaths after controlling for a few other factors. \u2014 WSJ , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"This stringency , which the narrator shares with her creator, is also one of Davis\u2019s defining features as a translator. \u2014 Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"Her sense of belief was eclectic, encompassing Calvinist stringency and Unitarian sunshine. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"For the same large states mentioned above, there is no significant correlation between changes in retail sales and the stringency of COVID interventions. \u2014 Jerry Nickelsburg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8strin-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"exactingness",
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"hardness",
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"harshness",
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"inflexibility",
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"rigidity",
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"rigidness",
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"rigor",
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"rigorousness",
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"severity",
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"sternness",
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"strictness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071021",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"stringendo":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": with quickening of tempo (as to a climax)":[
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Italian, verbal of stringere to press, from Latin, to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"strin-\u02c8jen-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180050",
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"stringent":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"flexible",
|
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"lax",
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"loose",
|
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"relaxed",
|
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"slack"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": marked by money scarcity and credit strictness":[
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"a stringent budget"
|
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],
|
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": marked by rigor, strictness , or severity especially with regard to rule or standard":[
|
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"stringent decontamination procedures"
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],
|
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": tight , constricted":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in the building",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Last weekend, censors quashed debate on social media over whether stringent measures like the months-long lockdown in Shanghai were justified. \u2014 Selina Wang, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Hundreds of guests at a casino in Macau were put under lockdown as China\u2019s stringent Covid-19 control measures spread to the southern Chinese gambling city. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Technology provides solutions to all these issues, as they can be prevented by stringent security measures and appropriate platforms that can protect them. \u2014 Hussein Cholkamy, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"In her view, the U.S. can\u2019t afford to close schools, restrict travel, or shutter businesses for long periods, and those stringent measures might not work anyway. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"Employees living at their place of work in Shanghai isn\u2019t a phenomenon unique to Tesla \u2014 as the city\u2019s stringent lockdown measures rage on, authorities have been encouraging companies to adopt the closed-loop system to keep the economy going. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Some countries, especially those with stringent rules about movie content, typically ask studios to edit out material seen as controversial and offensive. \u2014 Robbie Whelan, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
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"The episode comes as a number of US brands are pulling out from the China market amid the country\u2019s stringent data protection rules and increasingly strained relations between China and the western world. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
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"And even more still will have sparkling something or other and call it Champagne, against some pretty stringent rules. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin stringent-, stringens , present participle of stringere":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8strin-j\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stringent rigid , rigorous , strict , stringent mean extremely severe or stern. rigid implies uncompromising inflexibility. rigid rules of conduct rigorous implies the imposition of hardship and difficulty. the rigorous training of recruits strict emphasizes undeviating conformity to rules, standards, or requirements. strict enforcement of the law stringent suggests severe, tight restriction or limitation. stringent standards of admission",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"brassbound",
|
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"cast-iron",
|
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"exacting",
|
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"hard-line",
|
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"inflexible",
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|
"rigid",
|
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"rigorous",
|
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"strict",
|
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"uncompromising"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173013",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"stringer":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame or to support a floor":[],
|
|
": a longitudinal member (as in an airplane fuselage or wing) to reinforce the skin":[],
|
|
": a longitudinal member extending from bent to bent of a railroad bridge and carrying the track":[],
|
|
": a narrow vein or irregular filament of mineral traversing a rock mass of different material":[],
|
|
": a news correspondent who is paid space rates":[],
|
|
": a string , wire, or chain often with snaps on which fish are strung by a fisherman":[],
|
|
": a tie in a truss":[],
|
|
": one estimated to be of specified excellence or efficiency":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in combination first- stringer second- stringer"
|
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],
|
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": one that strings":[],
|
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": string sense 8":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ryan Strome greeted third- stringer Pyotr Kochetkov with a goal to make it 3-0 with 3:41 remaining in the period, then the Rangers pulled away with three more in the third. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Armstead has made 93 NFL starts since becoming a first- stringer for the Saints late in 2013, but also has been sidelined for 38 games since then. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Already without their starting center, the Mocs lost their second- stringer midway through a late-season game against The Citadel. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Boehlert worked for the New Haven Register as a stringer , and wrote for audio magazine High Fidelity before then-Billboard editor-in-chief Timothy White hired him as a senior writer in 1992. \u2014 Steve Knopper, Billboard , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Dispatched to Belgrade in the 1950s alongside her husband, Edward Clark, who wrote for Time magazine in those years, Katharine held a lowly position as a stringer for the Chicago Tribune. \u2014 Joshua Rubenstein, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Grad started with The Times in 1993 as a community stringer . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Without Mayfield and Keenum, third- stringer Nick Mullens is slated to started at quarterback. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"No, the tour is not what longtime fans have been truly praying for, that original singer Gabriel and its poetic early six- stringer Steve Hackett would return to the fold for a final go-round. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 3 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stri\u014b-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044519",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stringer lode":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lode that consists of many small irregular reticulated stringers with the intervening country rock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161613",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stringer plate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": one of the plates forming the outer strake of a ship's deck and being usually heavier than those used for the rest of the deck"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-051704",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strip":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"list",
|
|
"ribbon",
|
|
"slip"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a commercially developed area especially along a highway":[],
|
|
": a long narrow area of land or water":[],
|
|
": a long narrow piece of a material":[],
|
|
": airstrip":[],
|
|
": comic strip":[],
|
|
": peel sense 1":[],
|
|
": striptease":[],
|
|
": to deprive of possessions":[],
|
|
": to divest of honors, privileges, or functions":[],
|
|
": to finish a milking of by pressing the last available milk from the teats":[
|
|
"strip a cow"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing)":[],
|
|
": to press eggs or milt out of (a fish)":[],
|
|
": to remove (a subcutaneous vein) by means of a surgical instrument":[],
|
|
": to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from":[],
|
|
": to remove cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco)":[],
|
|
": to remove extraneous or superficial matter from":[
|
|
"a prose style stripped to the bones"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove furniture, equipment, or accessories from":[
|
|
"strip a ship for action"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove one's clothes gradually piece by piece in a seductive or provocative manner especially to the accompaniment of music : to perform a striptease":[],
|
|
": to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)":[],
|
|
": to separate (components) from a mixture or solution":[],
|
|
": to take off clothes":[
|
|
"\u2026 anxious to find the young man who stripped down to his boxer shorts and jumped in the river to save her dog.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mike Byrne"
|
|
],
|
|
": to tear or damage the thread of (a separable part or fitting)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He stripped himself down to his underwear.",
|
|
"The prisoners were stripped naked .",
|
|
"She gets paid to dance and strip at the club.",
|
|
"They stripped the table and refinished it.",
|
|
"They stripped the room when they left.",
|
|
"The building had been completely stripped of its original woodwork.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a small strip of cloth",
|
|
"the half-mile strip of road",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Applegate also helped Fonseca track down more than 100 specific trucks or cars to steal, strip or both. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Organic sales, which strip out the effects of divestitures, rose 9%. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Instagram is also the place where celebrities, entertainers, and influencers strip down and get comfortable. \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Regular body washes can dry out and even strip the skin of natural oils. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"In his letter Thursday, Abdullah rejected Hamzah\u2019s action, saying only the king had the authority to grant and strip titles, according to the Jordanian constitution. \u2014 Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Wells said their resolution could help offset pushback from homeless advocates, who argue the proposal could strip people of civil liberties. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The sounding rocket campaign\u2019s aim is to determine whether the high-radiation environment around nearby sunlike stars would strip any potentially earthlike planets of their atmospheres on timescales of only a few million years. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"This is because sulfates can strip your hair of its natural oils while parabens might irritate your scalp and cause further dryness and breakage. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Arkansas Senate Ethics Committee on Monday recommended the full Senate strip Sens. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The rear end has a darker light strip between its LED taillights as well. \u2014 Michael Taylor, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. \u2014 Corey Williams, ajc , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"In 1985, cartoonist Alison Bechdel drew a sequence in her strip Dykes to Watch Out For that depicted a pair of women walking by a movie theater. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Armed with nothing but a Chanel Purse, a pair of Louboituns, her good looks and keen financial knowledge, a transient choosing to be known as Autumn Night works her way to center stage at The Pynk, a local strip joint. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Under a plan to revitalize the Riegart Square strip center in downtown Fairfield, curb cuts would be reduced from 14 to four on the east side of Pleasant Avenue. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The first is peeling a strip from its waxed paper sheet. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English strepen, strippen , from Old English -str\u012bepan ; akin to Old High German stroufen to strip":"Verb",
|
|
"probably alteration of stripe entry 3":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disrobe",
|
|
"unclothe",
|
|
"undress"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073234",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strip farming":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": strip-cropping":[],
|
|
": the distribution of farmlands into long strips for allotment to individual farmers formerly practiced in Europe to prevent unfairness caused by differing soils":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"strip entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141219",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strip joint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place where people go to watch performers take their clothes off in a sexually exciting way : a nightclub with performances by strippers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190711",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strip lighting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a type of lighting that uses long white tubes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064532",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strip mall":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a long usually one-story building or group of buildings housing several adjacent retail stores or service establishments":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lange cites the case of Plaza Fiesta in suburban Atlanta, which began life in the 1960s as a strip mall , grew into an outlet mall and is now geared toward Latino immigrants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Today, as its golf courses turn to rubble and the tennis courts grow hairy with weeds, the new draw in town is a clinic tucked away in a drab strip mall near the Rio Grande, where girls and women can end their pregnancies legally. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The grocery store, at 240 New Byhalia Road, sits in a strip mall near a Wendy's and a Walgreens, across Byhalia from Corky's Ribs and BBQ. \u2014 Katherine Burgess, USA TODAY , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Outline toured the South in Antonoff\u2019s parents\u2019 minivan, playing a strip mall in Virginia and an anarchist bookstore in Florida. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Sitting behind the counter of her mother\u2019s flower shop in a Van Nuys strip mall , Diane Koch, 31, saw the situation as far more dire. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But in that same year, the McHenry County Conservation District and the state of Illinois approved swapping 2 acres at Exner Marsh in Lake in the Hills with a development company building a strip mall nearby. \u2014 Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Because the stores are located toward the back of a large strip mall (Jacaranda Plaza), larger signage was appropriate, the council reasons. \u2014 Nick Sortal, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Elsewhere along the strip mall , which has inexpensive takeout restaurants, a grocer and a liquor store, shop windows are lined with police reward posters, some for killings that happened years ago and far away. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1977, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201453",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strip map":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a map (as for an aviator) showing only a narrow band of territory (such as 500 miles long and 10 miles wide)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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": a method of conservative lumbering by which timber is cleared in relatively narrow strips through a forest and reproduction on the cleared strips is obtained by the seed sown from the adjoining woodland":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The 80-year-old security guard gunned down at work at a western Jefferson County strip mine is being remembered as a man a faith, wisdom and a great love for his large family. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 29 Nov. 2021",
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"Both worked at the same active strip mine in western Jefferson County. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"Money said both victims worked at the Blue Creek Road location as security guards at an active strip mine . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"Flight 93 went down on the barren site of an old strip mine , where generations of laborers had extracted bituminous coal. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 10 Sep. 2021",
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"While upholding parts of the BLM\u2019s analysis, Barlow faulted the agency for touting the strip mine \u2019s economic impact without also examining what carbon pollution is doing to global climate systems. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Mar. 2021",
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"On first blush, crafting almost commands the player to see the island as a mere strip mine \u2014not to mention neighboring islands visited only for resource extraction and then forgotten forever. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2020",
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"The Navajo company bought the 275-worker Spring Creek strip mine along the Wyoming border and two mines in Wyoming last year from bankrupt Cloud Peak Energy. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2020",
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"Kentucky Humane Society President Lori Redmon said there are three additional surviving horses near the strip mine . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2020"
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072329",
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": to remove all one's clothes":[]
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"strip entry 1 + in":""
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": a distinct variety or sort : type":[
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"persons of the same political stripe"
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],
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": a fabric with a striped design":[],
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": a line or long narrow section differing in color or texture from parts adjoining":[],
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": a narrow strip of braid or embroidery usually in the shape of a bar, arc, or chevron that is worn (as on the sleeve of a military uniform) to indicate rank or length of service":[],
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": a stroke or blow with a rod or lash":[],
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": a textile design consisting of lines or bands against a plain background":[],
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": to make stripes on or variegate with stripes":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, band or stripe on a garment, in part from stripen , verb, in part from Middle Dutch stripe":"Noun",
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"Middle English, to place bands or edging on (a garment), from Middle Dutch stripan , from stripe, strepe stripe; akin to Middle High German str\u012bfe stripe":"Verb",
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"Middle English, welt, long scar, blow, probably from stripe band on a garment":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u012bp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"band",
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"bar",
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"streak"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204032",
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]
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"striped":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": having stripes or streaks":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"the zebra is a black-and-white striped animal",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Janelle Monae\u2019s appearance at the 2019 games\u2014in a striped Thom Browne look including a button-up jacket, pleated skirt, and knee-high socks\u2014was a head-to-toe take on the aesthetic. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
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"This one comes in four popsicle-bright colors (plus black and a striped option) like the electric lavender seen here. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
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"In 2014, in the wake of Michael Brown\u2019s killing by police in Ferguson, Mo., Justice found an unidentified old photo of a boy in a striped prison uniform cruelly bound to a pole. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Azizi is the Louisville Zoo's striped superstar, a 6-year-old Hartmann's mountain zebra. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Gwen wore a striped rainbow suit, an outfit Gwen carefully selected at a vintage shop especially for the occasion. \u2014 Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
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"The man in the striped jacket then punched the man on the left side of his face. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
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"Effect\u2019\u2014what separates Player 2 from the dozens of up-and-coming golf clothing labels pumping out striped , sweat wicking polos along with hoodies and graphic tees? \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
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"The billowing black robe, with blue striped velvet sleeves and wide, stiff shoulders, didn\u2019t exactly match Old Dominion\u2019s more subdued all-black student garb. \u2014 Melissa Korn, WSJ , 13 May 2022"
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"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8str\u012b-p\u0259d",
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"\u02c8str\u012bpt"
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],
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"banded",
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"barred",
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"streaked"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111629",
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]
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},
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"stripfilm":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": filmstrip":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202213",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stripiness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being stripy":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"\u02c8str\u012bp\u0113n\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173536",
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|
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]
|
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|
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"striping":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a design of stripes":[],
|
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": the act or process of marking with stripes":[],
|
|
": the stripes marked or painted on something":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It will be outfitted with additional striping , LED lighting, a programmable message board that can be tilted and specialized equipment including flares, cones, portable speed bumps, and barriers. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"That same group was also approved to do seal coating and striping for the village, for an amount not to exceed $35,000. \u2014 Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Paving and striping will take place between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. to minimize impact on motorists, said Jeff Miller, executive director of the West Virginia Parkways Authority. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Sealing, striping , and painting will be coming soon. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Sunday\u2019s river crossings in downtown Portland will be short one bridge option as the Morrison closes to all users for annual maintenance work, sign installation, new lane striping , and minor deck repairs. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The site improvement project resulted in new pavement for the entry drive and parking lot, in addition to striping . \u2014 Alyssa Alfano, cleveland , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Telltale stair-stepping is visible in the perimeter of the front white panel, and the round base section shows horizontal lines from the print layers and vertical striping from the individual polygons that represent a circle in the CAD file. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"So early signs are deep green striping between the veins and blistering of leaf tissue. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
|
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8str\u012b-pi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001056",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"striplight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a row of small floodlights mounted on a trough reflector and used for theater borderlights, footlights, and general stage illumination":[]
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"strip entry 3":""
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212328",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"stripling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": youth sense 2a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the young boxer looked like a mere stripling next to his larger, more seasoned opponent",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Dunst\u2019s hands, Antoinette is naturally happy, an excitable stripling full of life \u2014 the sort of protagonist you\u2019d root for simply because the performer inhabiting her is so agreeable. \u2014 Matthew Jacobs, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Best-selling author Margaret George has just published a novel repackaging the Roman emperor Nero, whose name has evoked mayhem and recreational pyromania for the past 2,000 years, as a misunderstood stripling . \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 5 May 2017"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stri-pli\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boy",
|
|
"boychick",
|
|
"boychik",
|
|
"boyo",
|
|
"callant",
|
|
"lad",
|
|
"laddie",
|
|
"nipper",
|
|
"shaveling",
|
|
"shaver",
|
|
"sonny",
|
|
"tad",
|
|
"youth"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162457",
|
|
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|
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|
|
]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": material stripped from something (such as branches from trees)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"strip entry 1 + -age":""
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-pij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084201",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stripped":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"list",
|
|
"ribbon",
|
|
"slip"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a commercially developed area especially along a highway":[],
|
|
": a long narrow area of land or water":[],
|
|
": a long narrow piece of a material":[],
|
|
": airstrip":[],
|
|
": comic strip":[],
|
|
": peel sense 1":[],
|
|
": striptease":[],
|
|
": to deprive of possessions":[],
|
|
": to divest of honors, privileges, or functions":[],
|
|
": to finish a milking of by pressing the last available milk from the teats":[
|
|
"strip a cow"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing)":[],
|
|
": to press eggs or milt out of (a fish)":[],
|
|
": to remove (a subcutaneous vein) by means of a surgical instrument":[],
|
|
": to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from":[],
|
|
": to remove cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco)":[],
|
|
": to remove extraneous or superficial matter from":[
|
|
"a prose style stripped to the bones"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove furniture, equipment, or accessories from":[
|
|
"strip a ship for action"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove one's clothes gradually piece by piece in a seductive or provocative manner especially to the accompaniment of music : to perform a striptease":[],
|
|
": to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)":[],
|
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": to separate (components) from a mixture or solution":[],
|
|
": to take off clothes":[
|
|
"\u2026 anxious to find the young man who stripped down to his boxer shorts and jumped in the river to save her dog.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mike Byrne"
|
|
],
|
|
": to tear or damage the thread of (a separable part or fitting)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He stripped himself down to his underwear.",
|
|
"The prisoners were stripped naked .",
|
|
"She gets paid to dance and strip at the club.",
|
|
"They stripped the table and refinished it.",
|
|
"They stripped the room when they left.",
|
|
"The building had been completely stripped of its original woodwork.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a small strip of cloth",
|
|
"the half-mile strip of road",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Applegate also helped Fonseca track down more than 100 specific trucks or cars to steal, strip or both. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Organic sales, which strip out the effects of divestitures, rose 9%. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Instagram is also the place where celebrities, entertainers, and influencers strip down and get comfortable. \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Regular body washes can dry out and even strip the skin of natural oils. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"In his letter Thursday, Abdullah rejected Hamzah\u2019s action, saying only the king had the authority to grant and strip titles, according to the Jordanian constitution. \u2014 Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Wells said their resolution could help offset pushback from homeless advocates, who argue the proposal could strip people of civil liberties. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The sounding rocket campaign\u2019s aim is to determine whether the high-radiation environment around nearby sunlike stars would strip any potentially earthlike planets of their atmospheres on timescales of only a few million years. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"This is because sulfates can strip your hair of its natural oils while parabens might irritate your scalp and cause further dryness and breakage. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Arkansas Senate Ethics Committee on Monday recommended the full Senate strip Sens. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The rear end has a darker light strip between its LED taillights as well. \u2014 Michael Taylor, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. \u2014 Corey Williams, ajc , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"In 1985, cartoonist Alison Bechdel drew a sequence in her strip Dykes to Watch Out For that depicted a pair of women walking by a movie theater. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Armed with nothing but a Chanel Purse, a pair of Louboituns, her good looks and keen financial knowledge, a transient choosing to be known as Autumn Night works her way to center stage at The Pynk, a local strip joint. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Under a plan to revitalize the Riegart Square strip center in downtown Fairfield, curb cuts would be reduced from 14 to four on the east side of Pleasant Avenue. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The first is peeling a strip from its waxed paper sheet. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English strepen, strippen , from Old English -str\u012bepan ; akin to Old High German stroufen to strip":"Verb",
|
|
"probably alteration of stripe entry 3":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"disrobe",
|
|
"unclothe",
|
|
"undress"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214030",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stripped atoms":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": atoms from which outer electrons have been removed permitting closer packing of the atoms and great densities \u2014 compare atomic theory":[]
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132501",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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},
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"strive":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor":[
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"strive to finish a project"
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],
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": to struggle in opposition : contend":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We must all strive to do better.",
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"She always strives for perfection.",
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"They continue to strive toward their goals.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Throughout these stories, fathers change or disappear, while mothers strive for something better \u2014 leaving only anger and a sense of doom. \u2014 Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Finding joy in your everyday routine and feeling an overall sense of happiness towards your life are two goals many strive for (and often attain). \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
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"Holmes believed that the country would be OK if the court lacked the power to invalidate a federal law; Brandeis viewed the states as laboratories of democracy and warned that the court should strive to avoid constitutional questions. \u2014 Brad Snyder, CNN , 21 June 2022",
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"But that doesn\u2019t mean authenticity shouldn\u2019t be an something to strive for. \u2014 Matthew Baldwin, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"One of the great lessons from this war is that the United States should strive to become energy independent, says Nick Akins, chair of American Electric Power, at the news event. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Over the years, Belmont Park has served as backdrop to some of the sport's greatest moments as horses strive for a Triple Crown and potential spot in equine immorality. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 11 June 2022",
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"Student spellers strive to be letter perfect in the finals of the annual competition hosted by LeVar Burton. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
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"Similarly, good fortune is allowing the Yankees to enjoy success as Judge and Giancarlo Stanton strive to become only the second pair of teammates to hit at least 50 home runs in the same season. \u2014 Wayne G. Mcdonnell, Jr., Forbes , 17 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, to quarrel, contend, fight, endeavor, from Anglo-French estriver to quarrel, from estri, estrif strife \u2014 more at strife":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u012bv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strive attempt , try , endeavor , essay , strive mean to make an effort to accomplish an end. attempt stresses the initiation or beginning of an effort. will attempt to photograph the rare bird try is often close to attempt but may stress effort or experiment made in the hope of testing or proving something. tried to determine which was the better procedure endeavor heightens the implications of exertion and difficulty. endeavored to find crash survivors in the mountains essay implies difficulty but also suggests tentative trying or experimenting. will essay a dramatic role for the first time strive implies great exertion against great difficulty and specifically suggests persistent effort. continues to strive for peace",
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"synonyms":[
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"bang away",
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"beaver (away)",
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"dig (away)",
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"drudge",
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"endeavor",
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"fag",
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"grub",
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"hump",
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"hustle",
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"labor",
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"moil",
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"peg (away)",
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"plod",
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"plow",
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"plug",
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"slave",
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"slog",
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"strain",
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"struggle",
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"sweat",
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"toil",
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"travail",
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"tug",
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"work"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094449",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stroke":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a delicate or clever touch in a narrative, description, or construction":[],
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": a mark or dash made by a single movement of an implement":[],
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": a rower who sets the pace for a crew":[],
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": a sudden action or process producing an impact":[
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"a stroke of lightning"
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],
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": a vigorous or energetic effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished":[
|
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"a stroke of genius",
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"a brilliant diplomatic stroke"
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],
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": all at once":[
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"spent her savings at a stroke"
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],
|
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": an act of stroking or caressing":[],
|
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": an unexpected result":[
|
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"a stroke of luck",
|
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"the idea was a stroke of inspiration",
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"a master stroke of diplomacy"
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],
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": heartbeat":[],
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": one of a series of propelling beats or movements against a resisting medium":[
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"a stroke of the oar"
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],
|
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": one of the lines of a letter of the alphabet":[],
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": such a stroke charged to a player as a unit of scoring in golf":[],
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": sudden impairment or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion that is caused by rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of a blood vessel supplying the brain, and is accompanied by permanent damage of brain tissue":[
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"\u2014 compare ischemic stroke , hemorrhagic stroke , transient ischemic attack"
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],
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": to cancel by drawing a line through":[
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"stroked out his name"
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],
|
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": to execute a stroke":[],
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": to flatter or pay attention to in a manner designed to reassure or persuade":[],
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": to hit, kick, or shoot (a ball) with a smooth movement":[
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"stroke a putt",
|
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"stroked a single to left field"
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],
|
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": to mark with a short line":[
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"stroke the t 's"
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],
|
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": to row at a certain number of strokes a minute":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He had a stroke last winter.",
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"She has a strong backhand stroke .",
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"He is ahead by two strokes .",
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"She swims with long, smooth strokes .",
|
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"the stroke of an oar",
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"She knows the four basic strokes .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"More than 1 million Americans have their first heart attack or stroke each year, statistics from the American Heart Association show. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"In major new guidance, an influential physician task force no longer recommends daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke among people 60 and older. \u2014 Bydr. Chineze Akusoba, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"All participants were free of cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke at the start of the studies and completed dietary questionnaires every four years over a 30-year period. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Los Angeles residents have received warnings about the health risks of wildfire smoke, which can cause lung damage and worsen cardiovascular problems like heart disease and stroke with heavy or long-term exposure. \u2014 Kyla Thomas, The Conversation , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"By either metric, AMR would have been a leading cause of death in 2019, the researchers said, ranking third (after ischaemic heart disease and stroke ) for associated deaths and 12th for deaths in which resistance was directly responsible. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Either way, none of these ladies are throwing out their stilettos to stroke egos. \u2014 Essence , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Being female and having a relatively high HDL level are protective; however, depending on your blood pressure reading, your risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years is between 20% and 30%. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
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"To keep the economy running, China must stroke its neighbors rather than slap them. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Calandra, 75, had a stroke in 2013 that left him partially paralyzed. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Over the course of two days, Taylor was hired to pick up about 40 people from the local airport, including a cancer patient, two pregnant women, and a man who recently had a stroke . \u2014 Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Another possibility, according to Seifi, is that Osborne hit his head and had a stroke . \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"After the woman had a stroke in 2009, Schwefel became her power of attorney for finances and health care. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
|
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"During that year Lilian had another stroke , this one even more severe. \u2014 Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Nine months later, at age 40, Carter-Williams had a stroke . \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"More than 795,000 people in the country have a stroke each year, the agency said. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1597, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English str\u0101cian ; akin to Old High German str\u012bhhan to stroke \u2014 more at strike":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English; akin to Old English str\u012bcan to stroke \u2014 more at strike":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u014dk"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220640",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stroke (out)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to suffer a stroke (see stroke entry 2 sense 5 ) or to cause (someone) to suffer a stroke":[
|
|
"For a moment he was absolutely sure he was going to stroke out , have a heart attack, or both.",
|
|
"\u2014 Stephen King",
|
|
"Owen has been overwhelmed as he is still trying to slide into the fatherhood groove, so adding another baby into the mix could cause Owen to stroke out .",
|
|
"\u2014 Miami News-Record",
|
|
"Not only that, but you might stroke out Grandma",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Mcguire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065432",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stroll":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to go from place to place in search of work or profit":[
|
|
"strolling players",
|
|
"strolling musicians"
|
|
],
|
|
": to walk at leisure along or about":[],
|
|
": to walk in a leisurely or idle manner : ramble":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They strolled along the street looking in the store windows.",
|
|
"We strolled the streets of the village.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Shop the various vendors, or just stroll the grounds of this family-friendly event. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Bianco wants lunchtime guests to stroll in for 18-inch New York-style pies or just come and grab a slice (maybe one topped with Meyer lemon). \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"To address tree inequities, Lightfoot\u2019s administration isn\u2019t planning on having the mayor stroll down every city block. \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The Shy Bird Restaurant is now seeing guests stroll across the Longfellow Bridge from Beacon Hill or the West End for a night out. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Enjoy the fresh mountain air; take a ride on the ropeway; stroll around the Hakone Open-Air Museum; and unwind at an onsen, letting the mineral-rich waters work their magic. \u2014 Christina Liao, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Take a walk, go to the park, stroll the beach, do some deep thinking to create your pros and cons lists, put this away for a week and then revisit it. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Walk 25 acres of production fields or stroll through two acres of display gardens. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The Fayetteville Area Trails have some beautiful views, or take an easy .2 miles stroll to the cascading Sandstone Falls on the New River. \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1668, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from German dialect strollen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"perambulate",
|
|
"ramble",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"tromp"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stroller":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collapsible carriage designed as a chair in which a small child may be pushed":[],
|
|
": an itinerant actor":[],
|
|
": one that strolls":[],
|
|
": vagrant , tramp":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I met a few strollers on the beach.",
|
|
"back in olden days when strollers and vagabonds wandered the Scottish countryside",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the prize, if there was one, would go to Rocky River resident Dana Williamson with her 7-month-old son, Colin, who was in a stroller . \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Video shows the suspect speeding the wrong way down a one-way backstreet, veering into the woman and her 8-month-old son in a stroller at around 8:40 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2021. \u2014 Fox News , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"His father, Lucas McAneney, 35, from Waterdown, Ontario, ran the length of the Buffalo Marathon in May while pushing his toddler in a stroller , in an attempt to break a world record. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Emma Carey, 32, listened at the front of the crowd with a baby stroller carrying her 4-month-old son, Jack. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"End the night with an all-ages, stroller -friendly Ghosts of New Orleans walking tour. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"There also is a stroller division in which the top man and woman finisher will win an award. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"There is even a stroller -friendly loop around the visitor\u2019s center. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This mobile charging device, which has enough oomph to charge up a phone multiple times, also doubles as a bag hook for the stroller handle and can hold up to 25 pounds. \u2014 Sam Dangremond And Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u014d-l\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drifter",
|
|
"gadabout",
|
|
"gypsy",
|
|
"knockabout",
|
|
"maunderer",
|
|
"nomad",
|
|
"rambler",
|
|
"roamer",
|
|
"rover",
|
|
"vagabond",
|
|
"wanderer",
|
|
"wayfarer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020733",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stroller tan":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mikado brown":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040013",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stroma":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compact mass of fungal hyphae producing perithecia or pycnidia":[],
|
|
": the colorless proteinaceous matrix of a chloroplast in which the chlorophyll-containing lamellae are embedded":[],
|
|
": the spongy protoplasmic framework of some cells (such as a red blood cell)":[],
|
|
": the supporting framework of an animal organ typically consisting of connective tissue":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After that comes the unsettling coda; out of the back of the ant\u2019s tiny neck slithers a slender stroma , its surface bristling and primed to rain spores down upon the next group of unfortunate ants below. \u2014 Doug Bierend, Outside Online , 10 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"But for the folks who do have them, the prostate is made up of tissue known as stroma , secretory glands that produce semen ingredients, and muscle fibers. \u2014 Zahra Barnes, SELF , 7 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"The surgeon first uses a suction ring to flatten the eye in order to cut a flap in the cornea, folding back the flap back to reveal the middle section, called the stroma . \u2014 Author: Roni Caryn Rabin, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2018",
|
|
"The surgeon first uses a suction ring to flatten the eye in order to cut a flap in the cornea, folding the flap back to reveal the middle section, called the stroma . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin stromat-, stroma , from Latin, bed covering, from Greek str\u014dmat-, str\u014dma , from stornynai to spread out \u2014 more at strew":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u014d-m\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002355",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stromatic":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to, resembling, or constituting a stroma : stromal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin stromat-, stroma + English -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"str\u0259\u02c8matik"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201728",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"stromatolite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a laminated usually mounded sedimentary fossil formed from layers of cyanobacteria, calcium carbonate, and trapped sediment":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"At the time, most researchers thought the key to figuring out whether a stromatolite -like pattern had been shaped by primitive microbes or geologic forces was to scrutinize a sample micrometer by micrometer. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 8 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Their complexity suggests that life was in existence long before these first stromatolite fossils grew. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The bottom of the channel was bright purple and made of stromatolite -building microbial mats that thrive in the complete absence of oxygen. \u2014 Brendan Paul Burns, The Conversation , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Miller said this is a good place to see a sample of a stromatolite , a layered limestone structure made of sediment and fossilized cyanobacteria that lived in shallow oceans. \u2014 Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic , 14 Aug. 2020",
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"Compared with Curiosity, Perseverance boasts several upgraded instruments, including an advanced camera that could help researchers spot a stromatolite , a kind of rock formed only by microbes. \u2014 Eva Botkin-kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 July 2020",
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"Consider the case of extremely old stromatolites , layered underwater mounds created by cyanobacteria. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
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"Researchers have found stromatolites , microbial mats, chemical signatures indicative of life and more. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
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"The scientists from the University of New South Wales discovered 3.5 billion-year-old stromatolites , ancient sedimentary rocks, that were generally believed to contain the earliest signs of life, a theory that has now been proven. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Sep. 2019"
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": ionizing freely in solution":[
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": not easily subdued or taken":[
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"an army ten thousand strong"
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": retaining a greater number of distinctions in case, number and gender":[],
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": rich in some active agent":[
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"strong beer"
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": striking or superior of its kind":[
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"a strong resemblance"
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": tending toward steady or higher prices":[
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"a strong market"
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": well established : firm":[
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"Adjective",
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"an athlete with strong muscles",
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"He's as strong as an ox .",
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"The table should be strong enough to survive the trip.",
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"The builder added supports to make the walls stronger .",
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"He'll return to work when he's feeling a little stronger .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"But Williams came out strong in the second set with a dominant performance, winning 6-1. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
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"In a garage, floating shelves strong enough to hold stacks of wood can be supported by short lengths of pipe drilled into studs at a slight angle, so nothing tips off. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
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"That means his stand-up, however strong , isn\u2019t always greeted by the most assuring laughter. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
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"Now, San Diego\u2019s roster is 53 strong , a little larger than league average, according to Brandon Archie, the team\u2019s head coach. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"This meant quickly pivoting to virtual training and digital apps, developing hybrid models that would allow training to happen wherever people are comfortable as well as other methods to keep communication strong , said CEO Laurie McCartney. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
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"However, with so many ways to expand the availability of financial services, there will be plenty of new customers to keep the industry strong as a whole. \u2014 Michel Kilzi, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"Many countries, such as Colombia and the Dominican Republic, have strong ties with the dish. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
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"Specifically: start your week strong , and don't forget to train your legs as well as your upper body. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 21 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"On a recent Friday, that designation seemed to be holding strong : Aspiring influencers posed on the red staircase above the TKTS booth that sells discounted Broadway tickets, framed by screaming billboards. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
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"In down ballot contests, women did strong in certain areas of the state, particularly fast-growing Baldwin County. \u2014 al , 25 May 2022",
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"The Covid vaccines, while holding up strong against hospitalization and death, offer little protection against long Covid, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature Medicine. \u2014 Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
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"In the past, the book-selling empire, with 600 outposts across all 50 states, was seen by many readers, writers and book lovers as strong -arming publishers and gobbling up independent stores in its quest for market share. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Magical handbooks from the time show that Greco-Egyptian magicians used fragrance extensively in their rituals, even scented inks, and doctors believed strong -smelling plant species to be more medically effective than others. \u2014 Britta Ager, The Conversation , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Swift signaled her relationship with her boyfriend of over five years, Joe Alwyn, is still going strong earlier today. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Compromise is essential to avoid strong -arming anyone into doing your bidding! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"When a companion sniffed at the idea of my ordering mackerel crudo, an eavesdropping minder swooped in with a taste of the starter \u2014 and sold the naysayer on the strong -tasting fish lashed with fruity olive oil. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English strang ; akin to Old High German strengi strong, Latin stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":"Adjective"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strong Adjective strong , stout , sturdy , stalwart , tough , tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources. strong arms the defense has a strong case stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way. stout hiking boots sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction. a sturdy table people of sturdy independence stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability. stalwart environmentalists tough implies great firmness and resiliency. a tough political opponent tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together. tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life",
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"muscular",
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"stalwart",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103420",
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": intoxicating liquor":[]
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"examples":[
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"he's been known to partake of strong drink now and then",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The classic mint julep is a strong drink , which mellows with time. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"At Huber\u2019s, this is an incredibly strong drink , but still a delicious one. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"Like most of us, Roach, Orji, and Ellis are embracing this unusual holiday season with the help of a strong drink . \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 18 Dec. 2020",
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"Churchill, who came to the pinnacle on May 10, 1940, was widely regarded as unstable, melodramatic and overly fond of strong drink . \u2014 Jon Meacham, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
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"Open Monday through Saturday until Christmas Eve, expect strong drinks , holiday tunes, and twinkling lights, alongside elevated \u201870s-cocktail food, like weenies in barbecue sauce, meatballs in red sauce, and warm chocolate chip cookies. \u2014 Joseph Hernandez, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 5 Dec. 2019",
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"Where to dine alone around Denver Run for the Roses is an underground cocktail bar with some of the strongest drinks and one of the friendliest staff in town, while Pony Up, nearby, serves addictive French dips in an everyone\u2019s-welcome locale. \u2014 Josie Sexton, The Denver Post , 9 Oct. 2019",
|
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"The Drinks Should Be Flowing A strong drink setup is essential to any Memorial Day party, because what is a summer BBQ without a full cocktail list?! \u2014 Maggie Maloney, Town & Country , 16 Apr. 2019",
|
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"The Drinks Should Be Flowing A strong drink setup is essential to any Memorial Day party, because what is a summer BBQ without a full cocktail list?! \u2014 Maggie Maloney, Town & Country , 16 Apr. 2019"
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"bottle",
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"drink",
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"firewater",
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"grog",
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"hooch",
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"inebriant",
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"intoxicant",
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"John Barleycorn",
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"juice",
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"liquor",
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"lush",
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"moonshine",
|
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"potable",
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|
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"spirits",
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"stimulant",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Indianapolis did not take a cornerback in this year's draft until the seventh round, and Yale's Rodney Thomas II could turn out to be a strong safety depending on how his camp goes. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 3 May 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s the plan this year after first-year general manager Ryan Poles used two second-round picks on defensive backs: cornerback Kyler Gordon of Washington and strong safety Jaquan Brisker of Penn State. \u2014 Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"That is the boundary defensive back spot that more closely resembles the strong safety concept that Proctor had originally been recruited to fill. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Anderson has the flexibility to play both free and strong safety in defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo's defense. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Aviation safety experts said the type of Boeing aircraft that went down, the 737-800, is widely used globally and has had a strong safety record. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ryan Neal returns to the starting lineup at strong safety with Jamal Adams out for the season after suffering a torn labrum in his left shoulder and undergoing surgery. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 12 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"David Fulcher \u2013 Fulcher was a strong safety in a linebacker's body playing at 6-foot-3-inches and 236 pounds. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"On first-and-10 from his 25-yard line, Beavers quarterback Chance Nolan scrambled to his left, only to have strong safety Brandon McKinney run him down and strip him from behind. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Oct. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": molders' sand with an admixture of loam to increase its adhesiveness":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200039",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some of the storms could be on the strong side , especially in south Alabama. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 25 June 2022",
|
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"The potential of nanomedicine to improve a drug\u2019s effectiveness and reduce its toxicity is attractive for cancer researchers working with anti-cancer drugs that often have strong side effects. \u2014 Duxin Sun, The Conversation , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Those later storms potentially could be on the strong side , and NOAA\u2019s Storm Prediction Center has put parts of north and west Alabama in a Level 1 (or marginal) risk for severe weather. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Bergeron, the league\u2019s top faceoff man (61.9 percent) is adept at winning drops on his strong side . \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That will be the case this week in Alabama, and a few of those storms could be on the strong side today. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Orlando remains a strong side , though, with talented individuals. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Most of Indianapolis\u2019 offensive line began to push left, toward the strong side where Mo Alie-Cox appeared ready to set the edge and allow fellow tight end Jack Doyle and running back Nyheim Hines to lead the way for Taylor. \u2014 Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Whenever Central-Phenix loaded the strong side of the field, Tre\u2019Quon Fegans blitzed the short side and disputed a handful of throws. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 2 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085059",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"strong stomach":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the ability to not be bothered by things that many people find disgusting, shocking, or offensive":[
|
|
"You need a strong stomach to watch that movie."
|
|
]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a long suit containing high cards":[],
|
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": something in which one excels : forte":[
|
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"details of legislation have never been my strong suit",
|
|
"\u2014 Tip O'Neill"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"languages are definitely the diplomat's strong suit",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But compatibility has always been a strong suit for SteelSeries. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Detailed timelines of how seismic events occur aren\u2019t going to be a strong suit . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Corner and free kick plays aren\u2019t a strong suit for the Pride, but the team has converted several in highlight-worthy style, including Ashlyn Harris\u2019 long-shot equalizing assist to Sydney Leroux against Racing Louisville. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Then again, perfection has never been the Red Hot Chili Peppers\u2019 strong suit . \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Media literacy is clearly not Joe Rogan\u2019s strong suit . \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The defense is UConn\u2019s strong suit this season, especially without Paige Bueckers. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"By the looks of it, Rihanna and her crew have yet to arrive\u2014because when has timekeeping ever been her strong suit ? \u2014 Chioma Nnadi, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Putting emotions on paper is her strong suit , Davis says, and that translates to lyrics and rhymes with a powerful flow. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
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"1742, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"forte",
|
|
"long suit",
|
|
"m\u00e9tier",
|
|
"metier",
|
|
"speciality",
|
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"specialty",
|
|
"thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023644",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strong water":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": acid",
|
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": nitric acid",
|
|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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],
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": bully , intimidate":[],
|
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": having or using undue force":[],
|
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": to rob by force":[],
|
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": to use force on : assault":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-\u02c8\u00e4rm"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"blackjack",
|
|
"bogart",
|
|
"browbeat",
|
|
"bulldoze",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"bullyrag",
|
|
"cow",
|
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"hector",
|
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"intimidate"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002615",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"strong-minded":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": having a vigorous mind",
|
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": marked by independence of thought and judgment"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1788, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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|
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"\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"strong-weak":{
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"definitions":{
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": having features of both strong and weak conjugations":[
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"tell, told is a strong-weak verb"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140823",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"strongbox":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a strongly made chest or case for money or valuables":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"keeps her jewelry in a strongbox",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"By the time the duke and a boat containing his strongbox of memoirs and political documents were loaded, only one other boat was able to escape. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
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"Police were called and found that two rings were missing from the master closet, where a strongbox had been moved and pried open. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 30 Jan. 2020",
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"An audit was carried out and discovered Bisher was writing checks to herself from the company\u2019s strongbox . \u2014 Kathleen Joyce, Fox News , 5 May 2018",
|
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"In Aldrich\u2019s film, the quest is for a strongbox containing plutonium that emits a blinding white light when opened and ultimately unleashes a nuclear holocaust that concludes the movie. \u2014 Jonathan Rosenbaum, Slate Magazine , 24 May 2017",
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"Jewelry, coins, wall paintings, sculptures, and other everyday items, as well as an ornate gilded strongbox , reveal the dramatic class distinctions of citizens in the ancient world. \u2014 Robert Lerose, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1684, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"coffer",
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"safe",
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"safe-deposit box"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111545",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stronghold":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fortified place":[],
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": a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic":[
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"a Republican stronghold",
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"strongholds of snobbery",
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"\u2014 Lionel Trilling"
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],
|
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": a place of security or survival":[
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"one of the last strongholds of the ancient Gaelic language",
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"\u2014 George Holmes"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The area is a Republican stronghold .",
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"The rebels retreated to their mountain stronghold .",
|
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"the last stronghold of the endangered deer",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Support for Sadr remains strong across the south and his Baghdad stronghold of Sadr City, but in some of the slum\u2019s streets, a sense of disillusionment over the endless wrangling amid a worsening reality was also creeping in. \u2014 Mustafa Salim, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Le Pen, who ran for reelection in her stronghold of Henin-Beaumont, in northern France, praised Sunday's results. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Le Pen, who ran for reelection in her stronghold of Henin-Beaumont, in northern France, praised Sunday's results. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 June 2022",
|
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"While tens of thousands of ballots in Schrader\u2019s home turf of Clackamas County have yet to be counted, Shrader\u2019s expected edge in those remaining results appears too small to offset McLeod-Skinner\u2019s commanding lead in her Central Oregon stronghold . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Marcos Sr died in exile three years later, but his family returned in 1991 and became wealthy, influential politicians, with successive family members representing their dynastic stronghold of Ilocos Norte. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Local travel became its stronghold and people started using the platform for longer stays. \u2014 Preetika Rana, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
|
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"The young man was shot dead Wednesday at nightfall in Hamdallaye, a suburb of Conakry considered to be a stronghold of opposition parties and critics of the junta. \u2014 Boubacar Diallo, ajc , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Croix-des-Bouquets, the neighborhood east of Port-au-Prince where Guill\u00e9n Tatis is believed to have gone missing, is a stronghold of 400 Mawozo, a gang infamous for mass abductions, including of foreigners. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-\u02cch\u014dld"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bastion",
|
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"castle",
|
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"citadel",
|
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"fastness",
|
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"fort",
|
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"fortification",
|
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"fortress",
|
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"hold",
|
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"redoubt"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004859",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"strongly":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"feebly",
|
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"gently",
|
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"softly",
|
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"weakly"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": in a strong manner":[
|
|
"moving strongly and quickly forward",
|
|
"She feels strongly about this issue.",
|
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"They were strongly inclined to doubt him.",
|
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"a dish that tastes strongly of cumin",
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"a memory that is strongly associated with a particular song"
|
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],
|
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": to a strong or emphatic extent":[
|
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"moving strongly and quickly forward",
|
|
"She feels strongly about this issue.",
|
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"They were strongly inclined to doubt him.",
|
|
"a dish that tastes strongly of cumin",
|
|
"a memory that is strongly associated with a particular song"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the immediate aftermath of the invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for special consideration, an idea backed by some member states and strongly opposed by others. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite clearly significant numbers of people strongly opposed to the war in Ukraine, many of them young, a recent poll by the Levada Center showed over 70% of Russians would like to see Putin as president after 2024 when his current term ends. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
|
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"DeSantis has strongly opposed vaccine mandates and other virus policies endorsed by the federal government. \u2014 Anthony Izaguirre, ajc , 3 June 2022",
|
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"All were strongly opposed to the monument's move, and all were defeated. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Ahead of Wednesday\u2019s order, Vans had strongly opposed fast-tracking the appeal. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Last month, Russia halted natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, two NATO countries that are dependent on Russian gas but have strongly opposed the war in Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Before the vote, council members heard from two people who strongly opposed the move. \u2014 Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"But the neighborhood strongly opposed the plan, arguing the Homestead Avenue corridor was targeted for economic development by the city. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-l\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"dynamically",
|
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"energetically",
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"explosively",
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"firmly",
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"forcefully",
|
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"forcibly",
|
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"hard",
|
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"mightily",
|
|
"muscularly",
|
|
"powerfully",
|
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"roundly",
|
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"stiffly",
|
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"stoutly",
|
|
"strenuously",
|
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"sturdily",
|
|
"vigorously"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061739",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"strongman":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one who leads or controls by force of will and character or by military methods":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a Latin-American strongman who basically treated his nation's coffers as his personal bank account",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Venezuela\u2019s strongman Nicol\u00e1s Maduro uses the lingo of the American Left, which begins to sound like him. \u2014 Mike Gonzalez, National Review , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"China considers Taiwan a breakaway province, with strongman leader Xi Jinping openly committed to reunifying the island with mainland China -- over seven decades after its independent government was created. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Ukraine welcomed many Belarusian artists and filmmakers who fled the dictatorship of Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has been welcoming in thousands of migrants from the Middle East and Africa so as to escort them to the EU\u2019s borders, in a cynical and escalating game of brinkmanship. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the country for 27 years. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal And Adam Renton, CNN , 2 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"But the 78-year-old president got a clean bill of mental health from Russian strongman Vladimir Putin \u2013 a former KGB officer who usually relishes the chance to undermine an American counterpart. \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 18 June 2021",
|
|
"Viktor Orban, Hungary's strongman and Putin's most devoted partner in the EU, woke up Tuesday with a real reason to celebrate his 59th birthday. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"But Libya\u2019s energy production has been subject to frequent disruptions because of factional disputes following the toppling of strongman Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. \u2014 Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-\u02ccman"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caesar",
|
|
"despot",
|
|
"dictator",
|
|
"f\u00fchrer",
|
|
"fuehrer",
|
|
"oppressor",
|
|
"pharaoh",
|
|
"tyrannizer",
|
|
"tyrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230541",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strongness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being strong : strength , vigor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"strong entry 1 + -ness":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113647",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strontium sulfate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline salt SrSO 4 occurring naturally as celestite and used chiefly in making other strontium compounds":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111949",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strontium titanate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a crystalline compound SrTiO 3 used chiefly as an additive to barium titanate ceramic bodies"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-051231",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strontium white":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": strontium sulfate used as a pigment, extender, or filler"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-050350",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strontium yellow":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": strontium chromate SrCrO 4 used as a yellow pigment although it has little tinting strength":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234432",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strook":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of strook obsolete variant of struck"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214425",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"stroop":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of stroop variant spelling of stroup"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022604",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"stroot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of stroot obsolete variant of strut"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132656",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"strop":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"dull"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a short rope with its ends spliced to form a circle":[],
|
|
": a usually leather band for sharpening a razor":[],
|
|
": strap :":[],
|
|
": to sharpen (a razor) on a strop":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Some sharpeners also include a ceramic honing rod or leather strop . \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"That said, straight razor fans with impeccable skill and the diligence to keep this very sharp instrument away from pets and kids will doubtless appreciate the ability to replace the blade instead of using a strop . \u2014 Popular Science , 16 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Jurgen Klopp, meanwhile, looked back at his winger throwing a strop on the bench behind him and shrugged it off with a chuckle. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"To remove the burr, use a leather strop , one of rubberized cork or softwood with a polishing compound on its surface. \u2014 Josh Donald, Popular Mechanics , 17 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"Lay the knife over the strop \u2019s face and draw it backward. \u2014 Josh Donald, Popular Mechanics , 17 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The Department of Transportation said the policy was in response to Beijing's refusal to allow a resumption of flights to China by U.S. carriers that stropped flying to China due to U.S. coronavirus restrictions. \u2014 Harold Maass, TheWeek , 4 June 2020",
|
|
"Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"There\u2019s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2018",
|
|
"Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"There\u2019s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1837, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English \u2014 more at strap":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u00e4p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"grind",
|
|
"hone",
|
|
"sharpen",
|
|
"stone",
|
|
"whet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210607",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stroph-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": twisting : turning":[
|
|
"stroph osis",
|
|
"stropho cephaly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek, from strephein to twist turn":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013041",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strophanthin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1873, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Strophanthus , from Greek strophos twisted band (from strephein to twist) + anthos flower \u2014 more at anthology":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"str\u014d-\u02c8fan(t)-th\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043204",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stropped":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"dull"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a short rope with its ends spliced to form a circle":[],
|
|
": a usually leather band for sharpening a razor":[],
|
|
": strap :":[],
|
|
": to sharpen (a razor) on a strop":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Some sharpeners also include a ceramic honing rod or leather strop . \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"That said, straight razor fans with impeccable skill and the diligence to keep this very sharp instrument away from pets and kids will doubtless appreciate the ability to replace the blade instead of using a strop . \u2014 Popular Science , 16 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Jurgen Klopp, meanwhile, looked back at his winger throwing a strop on the bench behind him and shrugged it off with a chuckle. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"To remove the burr, use a leather strop , one of rubberized cork or softwood with a polishing compound on its surface. \u2014 Josh Donald, Popular Mechanics , 17 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"Lay the knife over the strop \u2019s face and draw it backward. \u2014 Josh Donald, Popular Mechanics , 17 Nov. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Department of Transportation said the policy was in response to Beijing's refusal to allow a resumption of flights to China by U.S. carriers that stropped flying to China due to U.S. coronavirus restrictions. \u2014 Harold Maass, TheWeek , 4 June 2020",
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"Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
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"There\u2019s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2018",
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"Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
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"There\u2019s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2018"
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"1837, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English \u2014 more at strap":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u00e4p"
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],
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"edge",
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"hone",
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"sharpen",
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"stone",
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"whet"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115220",
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"noun",
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"structure":{
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": coherent form or organization":[
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"tried to give some structure to the children's lives"
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],
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": construct":[],
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": manner of construction : makeup":[
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"Gothic in structure"
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],
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": organization of parts as dominated by the general character of the whole":[
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"economic structure",
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"personality structure"
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],
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": something (such as a building) that is constructed":[],
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": something arranged in a definite pattern of organization":[
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"a rigid totalitarian structure",
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"\u2014 J. L. Hess",
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"leaves and other plant structures"
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],
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": the action of building : construction":[],
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": the aggregate of elements of an entity in their relationships to each other":[
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"the structure of a language"
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],
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": the arrangement of particles or parts in a substance or body":[
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"soil structure",
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"molecular structure"
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],
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": to form into or according to a structure":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"They studied the compound's molecular structure .",
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"The film had a simple narrative structure .",
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"the structure of a plant",
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"the social structure of a college campus",
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"changes to the company's power structure",
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"The structure was damaged by fire.",
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"Children need a lot of structure in their lives.",
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"Verb",
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"She structured the essay chronologically.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Summer months for some people can mean a significant change in day-to-day structure and routine. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"Since June 6, the program has overseen over 10 missions, Cheatham said, providing reconnaissance for firefighters handling brush and structure fires. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
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"One person was critically injured and others, including children, were being evaluated by first responders following a structure fire in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
|
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"For hospitals, health systems and primary care providers, what is the payer mix and cost structure ? \u2014 Seth Joseph, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"No injuries or structure damage were reported, firefighters said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Eighteen structures have been threatened as of Monday morning, with local volunteer fire departments from Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean Counties performing structure protection, authorities said. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
|
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"All three officers, records show, were involved with Stoughton\u2019s Police Explorers Program, which Birchmore joined around 2010 as a 13-year-old in search of structure and stability. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
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"Following a consultation period, the next stage, which will be funded by the creative industries, is to design the remit, structure and funding arrangements for the ISA. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 16 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"While digitization has begun, going one step further to structure and standardize data would help make data exchange easier. \u2014 Deepak Chhugani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
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"And can employers structure different return-to-office policies for workers who are unionized versus non-union workers? \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
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"There are multiple ways to structure worker ownership, and each model comes with legal and financial complexities. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Of course, there are many ways to structure your mileage! \u2014 Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"As Theo highlights in this interview, there is a growing web of solidarity afoot in L.A., one that refuses the divides that otherwise structure life in this unequal city. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
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"But in a 15-second video, a lot of nuance and information can be left out of the frame, leaving the viewer confused about how to structure their shoulder training. \u2014 Tyler Hatfield, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Zions Bank and Intermountain Healthcare will also make recommendations on how to structure finance tools to work in these communities. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"But the board could not reach a consensus on how to structure a group that would work to reimagine Alexandria schools\u2019 relationship with police. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin structura , from structus , past participle of struere to heap up, build \u2014 more at strew":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8str\u0259k-ch\u0259r"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"building",
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"edifice"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092044",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"structured":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or being a method of computer programming in which each step of the solution to a problem is contained in a separate subprogram":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8str\u0259k-ch\u0259rd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090150",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"strudel":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pastry made from a thin sheet of dough rolled up with filling and baked":[
|
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"apple strudel"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Sides of fish, shrimp, fries, applesauce, slaw, pierogi, tea, coffee, milk, apple and cheese strudel available. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"James also enjoyed his cherry strudel dessert, which costs extra. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"People can have croissants, strudel , a cup of coffee and bring their friends and kids. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sides of fish, shrimp, fries, applesauce, slaw, pierogi, tea, coffee, milk, apple and cheese strudel available. \u2014 cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Apple strudel in the Dolomites, for example, is often vegan, because the Italians use olive oil, rather than butter in their crust. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"However, there's certainly no shortage of gingerbread, strudel and traditional Heidelberg Lebkuchen cookies. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Pie Act quickly to snag one of Mike Raskin\u2019s luscious, flavorful pies for Thanksgiving, including apple with a double butter crust, chocolate hazelnut and a vegan cranberry strudel . \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The lineup includes: Authentic German food including brats, sausages, schnitzel, strudel , funnel cakes and roasted almonds. \u2014 Anna Caplan, Dallas News , 8 Sep. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"German, literally, whirlpool":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8str\u00fc-d\u1d4al",
|
|
"\u02c8shtr\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075601",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"struggle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"fight",
|
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"fray",
|
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"scrabble",
|
|
"throes"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a violent effort or exertion : an act of strongly motivated striving":[
|
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"a struggle to make ends meet"
|
|
],
|
|
": contest , strife":[
|
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"armed struggle",
|
|
"a power struggle"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition":[
|
|
"struggling with the problem"
|
|
],
|
|
": to proceed with difficulty or with great effort":[
|
|
"struggled through the high grass",
|
|
"struggling to make a living"
|
|
],
|
|
": tussle sense 1":[
|
|
"during the struggle the gun went off"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He has been struggling with the problem of how to keep good workers from leaving.",
|
|
"They struggled for the right to vote.",
|
|
"She struggled up the hill through the snow.",
|
|
"She struggled to lift the package by herself, but it was too heavy.",
|
|
"He struggled to get free of the wreckage.",
|
|
"He's been struggling in math class for most of the year.",
|
|
"The team has continued to struggle in recent weeks.",
|
|
"He was living as a struggling artist in the city.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the struggle for civil rights",
|
|
"There was a struggle for the gun.",
|
|
"There was no sign of a struggle .",
|
|
"It was a struggle getting out of bed this morning.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said producers of non-essential goods are seeing a drop in orders as consumers struggle with rising prices. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Some urged a more tailored approach, even as the White House's more precise efforts struggle to gain traction. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"As people inside and outside newsrooms struggle with whether showing brutal images of slain children might move people and politicians toward collective action, Emmett\u2019s family talks about power and pain, and the impact and limitations of an image. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Baltimore County council member Tom Quirk on Monday didn\u2019t soften his criticism of Williams, even as other school districts around the country struggle with similar hurdles brought on by the pandemic. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf And Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"As employers struggle to fill vacancies in a candidate\u2019s market, some of their recruiting incentives prioritize new hires while overlooking tenured employees. \u2014 John Feldmann, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Unemployment in Georgia is at a historic low, while thriving companies struggle to find workers for thousands of unfilled jobs, according to Mark Butler, the state\u2019s labor commissioner. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The world\u2019s biggest restaurant company is trimming out offerings to move diners through lines and drive-thrus faster and with less staff\u2014a key necessity as restaurants struggle to attract and retain workers. \u2014 Leslie Patton And Bloomberg, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Set in an Indian mining town, the film spans 80 years of action and intrigue as factions struggle for control of coal, rebel against the British, and more. \u2014 K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In some of her most gripping revelations, Hutchinson described a fierce struggle inside the senior White House ranks in the days leading up to the Jan. 6 electoral vote count over Trump\u2019s desire to personally travel to the Capitol that day. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"John Chrang, the third panelist, also talked about his family\u2019s struggle to adapt to life in the United States. \u2014 Seamus Webster, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, migration in recent decades has been fraught with tensions, especially as nations that are themselves developing struggle to integrate newcomers. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Above all, this distinctive crop of summer reads is Bernhardian in its focus on the struggle to create art, which is for the artist an existential question. \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, passed after years of a bloody civil rights struggle that swelled from the ground up, helped conservatives recognize the importance of state power, Dr. Ramakrishnan said. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The struggle in performance had bothered Truex, who only has seven top-10 finishes through 16 races. \u2014 al , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Life struggles to cope with large environmental changes on short timescales, so perhaps the end-Permian event, the worst struggle in history, occurred much more quickly than modern warming. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The search for answers has left community and family members feeling lost amid the struggle to find answers. \u2014 Omar Villafranca, CBS News , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English struglen":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8str\u0259-g\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blunder",
|
|
"bumble",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"stumble",
|
|
"trudge"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170322",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strung out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": addicted to a drug":[],
|
|
": intoxicated or stupefied from drug use":[],
|
|
": physically debilitated (as from long-term drug addiction)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stars strung out across the galaxy",
|
|
"she seems to have been strung out for most of the 1960s",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As Russia\u2019s wider war in Ukraine grinds on, Russian and Ukrainian troops are strung out along more than 300 miles of front. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Residents said Russian troops seemed high on power or strung out with fear. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Residents said Russian troops seemed high on power or strung out with fear. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Samuelsen is a prominent Native leader in the Bristol Bay region who began fishing as a boy with setnets strung out from shore. \u2014 Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"As The School for Good Mothers opens, single mom Frida Liu is strung out from working full-time while simultaneously caring for her 18-month-old daughter, Harriet. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And only one broke the tape each race, with the rest strung out far around the track. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 18 June 2019",
|
|
"When the Pogues were invited to open six shows for Bob Dylan in 1989, MacGowan failed to show because he was holed up in a friend\u2019s apartment in London, strung out like a kite. \u2014 Caine O'rear, Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"All of them were unequivocal in their belief that government intervention is needed because people living on the street are often too strung out and traumatized to make clearheaded decisions for themselves. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"blitzed",
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"hopped-up",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"spaced-out",
|
|
"spaced",
|
|
"stoned",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"wiped out",
|
|
"zonked",
|
|
"zonked-out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083735",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"strut":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pompous step or walk":[],
|
|
": a structural piece designed to resist pressure in the direction of its length":[],
|
|
": arrogant behavior : swagger":[],
|
|
": to become turgid : swell":[],
|
|
": to display one's best work : show off":[],
|
|
": to parade (something, such as clothes) with a show of pride":[],
|
|
": to provide, stiffen, support, or hold apart with or as if with a strut":[],
|
|
": to walk with a pompous and affected air":[],
|
|
": to walk with a proud gait":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the strut of a supermodel",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"During the dance, several men shake rattles or strut notched rasps over a tin drum to imitate the sound of thunder. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The show will begin at 9 p.m. where superheroes, furries, zombies, anime otaku, sci-fi fans, video game characters or guests in casual attire can dance and strut on stage. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Naturally, Travolta was given the opportunity to strut his stuff, cowboy style, on Gilley\u2019s hardwood floor. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Fellingham has gathered an eclectic mix of fashion visionaries from Kentucky for a high-energy show set to strut down an elevated runway at Fourth Street Live, the Courier Journal previously reported. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Acrobats, aerialists, dancers and musicians strut their stuff on and/or above an outdoor stage in the return of this annual Mother\u2019s Day celebration. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Everyone was there to see Mary J. Blige strut the stage \u2014 coming on well after midnight. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Shedding the power-suits and slick updos of their businesswoman cosplay, the two strut back into the reunion in a burst of pink feathers and blue latex. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Over the weekend, the beauty strut her stuff in a strapless look and an off-the-shoulder gown with her signature curly red hair as her dad was all smiles (with his signature gap-tooth grin). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Knowing a body in space, the parabolas of certain gestures, the side angles of expressions, the timbre of a wisecrack, the mood of a certain strut lend an illusion of kinship. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"With a bright pop of color and a fierce strut , Jenna Bush Hager stopped Today show fans in their tracks. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Cottontail rabbits mosey in occasionally, too, and in recent years wild turkeys have showed up to scratch, dust and strut . \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This zany, cartoon-soundbite\u2013like track somehow fits comfortably on A Couple of Good Days next to playful hip-house, crystalline piano thumpers, funky strut , and alluringly low-key disco. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"One bone became particularly useful as a hearing device, the hyomandibular bone, a strut that, in fish, controls the gills and gill flaps. \u2014 David George Haskell, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Johnson's first call was to the industry's top catwalk coach Miss J Alexander, who gave her masterclass and had her feeling confident in her strut . \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"During the launch a chunk of foam had peeled off a strut attached to the huge external fuel tank and walloped the underside of the orbiter\u2019s left wing. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The gas ruptured a strut connecting the booster to the external fuel tank, destroying both. \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Contestants with strut their stuff for votes ($1 for 1 vote). \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Two extra rear strut braces should increase rigidity, as will the same extra spot welds and additional structural adhesive on the frame that come on every GR Corolla. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The show will begin at 9 p.m. where superheroes, furries, zombies, anime otaku, sci-fi fans, video game characters or guests in casual attire can dance and strut on stage. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of the shows were staged on a central street of Ouagadougou, the capital, where residents lined up to see models strut designs for women and men. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Naturally, Travolta was given the opportunity to strut his stuff, cowboy style, on Gilley\u2019s hardwood floor. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 May 2022",
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"In the preview clip, each queen gets a chance to strut their stuff in their favorite look while entering the workroom (and giving the other queens a show). \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Loud \u2014 The Paradise Rock Club draws in bands that strut on the border of mainstream and indie. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
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"Everyone was there to see Mary J. Blige strut the stage \u2014 coming on well after midnight. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022"
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"circa 1828, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"Middle English strouten , from Old English str\u016btian to stand out stiffly, struggle; akin to Middle High German strozzen to be swollen":"Verb"
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},
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"\u02c8str\u0259t"
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": the part of a ticket returned to the user":[],
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": to strike (one's foot or toe) against an object":[]
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"Noun",
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"Hold onto your ticket stub in case you leave the theater and want to come back in again.",
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"an ashtray full of cigarette stubs",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Instead, poll workers were having to look up voters in paper poll books and enter the stub numbers manually. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
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"When a voter checks in at the polls, the machines are supposed to verify the person is in the correct location and scan and record the stub number for that person\u2019s ballot. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
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"Health care workers who are now eligible must bring a employer ID or pay stub to their appointment. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 29 Jan. 2021",
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"Most settled on a squalid stub of a street, near the former city center, called Calle de los Negros. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
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"But not one of the cars has been in the lot on the western-most stub of Frankfort Avenue longer than Anthony Calhoun\u2019s Camaro. \u2014 Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"So, before dawn on a Friday in February, the pair set out through the slush to conquer that stub of concrete on the fringes of the city limits, pausing only to take a few photos and return a runaway shopping cart to a Walmart corral. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"The previous record was $264,000 set in December for the stub of the same Bulls game. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"After the game, Mike threw away his torn ticket stub and put the unused ticket in the folder holding his sports memories: a ticket to a 1983 Baltimore Orioles World Series game, Final Four tickets, Frozen Four tickets. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Make sure to include your tax bill stub with your check. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"The city that never sleeps has always had a strong illicit cannabis market and adult-use legalization is unlikely to stub it out anytime soon. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English stubb , from Old English stybb ; akin to Old Norse st\u016bfr stump, Greek stypos stem":"Noun"
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},
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"\u02c8st\u0259b"
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],
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"end",
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"fag end",
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"leftover",
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"oddment",
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"remainder",
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"remnant",
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"scrap"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000941",
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},
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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]
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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": a crop (such as soybeans, buckwheat, turnips) sown on stubble after the grain is harvested for turning under as green manure",
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": a ratoon crop especially of sugarcane"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094858",
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-035002",
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
": a lightly tilled mulch of plant residue used to prevent erosion, conserve moisture, and add organic matter to the soil":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stirring plow with a steep moldboard for stubble land":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055343",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Australian quail ( Coturnix pectoralis )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181051",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stubble spurge":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": spotted spurge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064702",
|
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stubble-mulch farming":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043101",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stubbleberry":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": wonderberry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131915",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stubborn":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"complying",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"relenting",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": difficult to handle, manage, or treat":[
|
|
"a stubborn cold"
|
|
],
|
|
": justifiably unyielding : resolute":[],
|
|
": lasting":[
|
|
"stubborn facts"
|
|
],
|
|
": performed or carried on in an unyielding, obstinate , or persistent manner":[
|
|
"stubborn effort"
|
|
],
|
|
": suggestive or typical of a strong stubborn nature":[
|
|
"a stubborn jaw"
|
|
],
|
|
": unreasonably or perversely unyielding : mulish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Louise was not the first to posit the idea of a miniature horse ancestral to the Arab; but she was the only one stubborn enough to prove it. \u2014 Jason Elliot , Mirrors of the Unseen , 2006",
|
|
"To remove stubborn price tags from items like dishes and glassware, I use a cotton pad or Q-tip soaked with rubbing alcohol. The alcohol dissolves the sticky glue and doesn't mess up my manicure. \u2014 Kathe Palmucci , Real Simple , April 2003",
|
|
"In the search for strategies to deal with the stubborn and deadly problem of driving under the influence, many cops are turning to an unusual tactic: Recruiting volunteer drinkers and drug users to teach officers to recognize impaired drivers. \u2014 Russell Gold , Wall Street Journal , 29 Oct. 2002",
|
|
"She's wrong, but she's too stubborn to admit it.",
|
|
"I admire his stubborn refusal to quit.",
|
|
"trying to treat a stubborn infection",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some of these older people are probably stubborn or in denial, but the biggest obstacle is cost. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Her manager, Susie Myerson (Alex Borstein), spends the majority of the eight episodes trying to convince Midge to not be so stubborn and reconsider her stance, to no avail. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If the problem is particularly stubborn , Revivex\u2019s Odor Eliminator ($9/10 ounces) or Defunkify\u2019s Odor Shield ($15/load) are worth a shot as a single treatment. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
|
|
"The Ukraine war, the virus that won\u2019t go away and inflation that may be more stubborn than the Fed thinks\u2014all could do mischief with our hopes and expectations. \u2014 Larry Light, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"High inflation has proved far more stubborn than many economists had expected. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Yellowstone\u2019s John Dutton, a man even more stubborn about expressing his feelings than Tony. \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But for the more stubborn holdouts and outright denialists, a harder line will be necessary. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 28 July 2021",
|
|
"There are other issues, of course, on which opinions have not shifted and some, such as regulation of guns, on which already formidable partisan divides have grown even deeper and seemingly more stubborn in recent years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2021"
|
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
|
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|
|
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|
|
"Middle English stibourne, stuborn":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259-b\u0259rn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stubborn obstinate , dogged , stubborn , pertinacious , mulish mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose. obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence. an obstinate proponent of conspiracy theories dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. pursued the story with dogged perseverance stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable. a person too stubborn to admit error pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence. a pertinacious salesclerk refusing to take no for an answer mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy. a mulish determination to have his own way",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"bullheaded",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-nosed",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"inconvincible",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"intransigent",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"opinionated",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"pat",
|
|
"pertinacious",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"self-opinionated",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stiff-necked",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192340",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"stubborn child":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a minor (as in the state of Massachusetts) who refuses to submit to the lawful commands of parent or guardian and may be placed in state custodial care \u2014 compare wayward child":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002113",
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a persistent virus disease of citrus characterized by shortened internodes resulting in stiff brushy growth, by the appearance of chlorotic leaves early in the season, and by a reduced crop of often acorn-shaped fruit \u2014 see acorn disease":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112439",
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
": a tendency to be stubborn"
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-002105",
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"complying",
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|
"flexible",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": performed or carried on in an unyielding, obstinate , or persistent manner":[
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"stubborn effort"
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],
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": suggestive or typical of a strong stubborn nature":[
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"a stubborn jaw"
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],
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": unreasonably or perversely unyielding : mulish":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Louise was not the first to posit the idea of a miniature horse ancestral to the Arab; but she was the only one stubborn enough to prove it. \u2014 Jason Elliot , Mirrors of the Unseen , 2006",
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"To remove stubborn price tags from items like dishes and glassware, I use a cotton pad or Q-tip soaked with rubbing alcohol. The alcohol dissolves the sticky glue and doesn't mess up my manicure. \u2014 Kathe Palmucci , Real Simple , April 2003",
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"In the search for strategies to deal with the stubborn and deadly problem of driving under the influence, many cops are turning to an unusual tactic: Recruiting volunteer drinkers and drug users to teach officers to recognize impaired drivers. \u2014 Russell Gold , Wall Street Journal , 29 Oct. 2002",
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"She's wrong, but she's too stubborn to admit it.",
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"I admire his stubborn refusal to quit.",
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"trying to treat a stubborn infection",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some of these older people are probably stubborn or in denial, but the biggest obstacle is cost. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
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"Her manager, Susie Myerson (Alex Borstein), spends the majority of the eight episodes trying to convince Midge to not be so stubborn and reconsider her stance, to no avail. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"If the problem is particularly stubborn , Revivex\u2019s Odor Eliminator ($9/10 ounces) or Defunkify\u2019s Odor Shield ($15/load) are worth a shot as a single treatment. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
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"The Ukraine war, the virus that won\u2019t go away and inflation that may be more stubborn than the Fed thinks\u2014all could do mischief with our hopes and expectations. \u2014 Larry Light, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
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"High inflation has proved far more stubborn than many economists had expected. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
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"Yellowstone\u2019s John Dutton, a man even more stubborn about expressing his feelings than Tony. \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"But for the more stubborn holdouts and outright denialists, a harder line will be necessary. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 28 July 2021",
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"There are other issues, of course, on which opinions have not shifted and some, such as regulation of guns, on which already formidable partisan divides have grown even deeper and seemingly more stubborn in recent years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English stibourne, stuborn":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0259-b\u0259rn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stubborn obstinate , dogged , stubborn , pertinacious , mulish mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose. obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence. an obstinate proponent of conspiracy theories dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. pursued the story with dogged perseverance stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable. a person too stubborn to admit error pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence. a pertinacious salesclerk refusing to take no for an answer mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy. a mulish determination to have his own way",
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"synonyms":[
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"adamant",
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"adamantine",
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"bullheaded",
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"dogged",
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"hard",
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"hard-nosed",
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"hardened",
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"hardheaded",
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"headstrong",
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"immovable",
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"implacable",
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"inconvincible",
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"inflexible",
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"intransigent",
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"mulish",
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"obdurate",
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"obstinate",
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"opinionated",
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"ossified",
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"pat",
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"pertinacious",
|
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"perverse",
|
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"pigheaded",
|
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"self-opinionated",
|
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"self-willed",
|
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"stiff-necked",
|
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"unbending",
|
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"uncompromising",
|
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"unrelenting",
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"unyielding",
|
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"willful",
|
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"wilful"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115930",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stubby":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": abounding with stubs":[],
|
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": being short and thickset : squat":[],
|
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": being short, broad, or blunt (as from use or wear)":[
|
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"an old stubby pencil"
|
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],
|
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": resembling a stub : being short and thick":[
|
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"stubby fingers"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"hands with thick stubby fingers",
|
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"My dog has a short stubby tail.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the patches of the forest that didn\u2019t receive any treatment before Rodeo-Chediski, short, stubby junipers dominate the landscape, with some oaks and a few ponderosa pines scattered throughout. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 June 2022",
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"Abelisaurids have stocky hind limbs, and like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, have stubby , vestigial forelimbs. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
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"My chef\u2019s knives were too stubby to span the cabbage\u2019s width. \u2014 Betsy Andrews, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 June 2022",
|
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"My car had a six-speed manual transmission with a nice stubby shifter. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 22 May 2022",
|
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"The debris bag has a stubby collar on it that clicks into place where the blower tube was located. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The shifter is like that of the regular Prius, a stubby little lever that moves through an unusual double-J pattern. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"My arms and legs looked stubby while my neck looked long and skinny. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
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"Fresh goat cheese, deeply flavorful Blenheim apricots (tangier and sweeter than Turkish apricots) and stubby , rich Marcona almonds are worth using here, because in a recipe this simple, the flavors are really noticeable. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0259-b\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chunky",
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"dumpy",
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"heavyset",
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"squat",
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"squatty",
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"stocky",
|
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"stout",
|
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"stumpy",
|
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"thickset"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051304",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stubrunner":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a corn planter or cotton planter furrow opener adapted for use in trashy soil":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131211",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"stucco":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fine plaster used in decoration and ornamentation (as of interior walls)":[],
|
|
": a material usually made of Portland cement, sand, and a small percentage of lime and applied in a plastic state to form a hard covering for exterior walls":[],
|
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": stuccowork":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The three-story main house was built in the 1930s and has a Spanish Pueblo Revival style with adobe walls made of earth-tone stucco , aged beams, wood floors, metal gates and custom doors. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Located a few blocks from University Avenue, Berkeley\u2019s main drag, it\u2019s in a formerly working-class neighborhood of stucco bungalows. \u2014 Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Renaissance synagogues after purchasing a home in the Italian city 12 years ago, he was stunned to see flaking layers of paint, benches infiltrated by woodworms, and damaged plaster and stucco decorations. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Earlier this year, Taylor received an unexpected notice from her landlord to leave her white stucco home in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood, just a few miles south of downtown, by April 1. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"On a corner in the 90s stands a stark white four-story structure, stucco -over-brick\u2014a cheery cube that cuts through the staid neighborhood like a splash of Aperol. \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Those 18th-century tiles, frescoes and stucco ceilings were all restored, as the onetime private apartments of European aristocrats evolved into 61 stylish and contemporary guest rooms and suites. \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"My sister\u2019s bathroom is one of those midcentury ceramic tile relics, the kind that still exist throughout Los Angeles, hiding inside stucco box apartments and modest bungalows, in Spanish-style villas and Hollywood Regency mansions. \u2014 Krystal Chang, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Now, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has revealed that the ancient face was part of a 1,300-year-old stucco head depicting a young Hun Hunahpu, the Maya\u2019s maize god. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stucki piece, crust, Old English stocc stock \u2014 more at stock entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259-k\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201152",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuccowork":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": work done in stucco":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Receptions are usually held in the stylish Orangerie built in the 1700s and decorated with beautiful stuccowork and in the courtyard between the Orangerie and the castle. \u2014 Catherine Sabino, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1686, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259-k\u014d-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091425",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuck":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of stuck past tense and past participle of stick"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023712",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuck for words":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unable to think of anything to say":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033617",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuck in one's head":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being heard over and over again in one's mind":[
|
|
"The song is stuck in my head ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211914",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuck in one's ways":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": completely unwilling to change one's ways of doing or thinking about things":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070256",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuck-up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"egoless",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"uncomplacent"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conceited , snobbish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259k-\u02c8\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"biggety",
|
|
"biggity",
|
|
"bigheaded",
|
|
"complacent",
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"consequential",
|
|
"egoistic",
|
|
"egoistical",
|
|
"egotistic",
|
|
"egotistical",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-important",
|
|
"self-opinionated",
|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"swellheaded",
|
|
"vain",
|
|
"vainglorious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223316",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuckling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an apple turnover":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8stu\u0307k-",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259kl\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045937",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stud":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a boss, rivet, or nail with a large head used (as on a shield or belt) for ornament or protection":[],
|
|
": a group of animals and especially horses kept primarily for breeding":[],
|
|
": a place (such as a farm) where a stud is kept":[],
|
|
": a small button-like ornament with a post for inserting through a body part (such as the earlobe or nostril) and into a clasp":[],
|
|
": a solid button with a shank or eye on the back inserted (as through an eyelet in a garment) as a fastener or ornament":[],
|
|
": a tough person":[],
|
|
": any of various infixed pieces (such as a rod or pin) projecting from a machine and serving chiefly as a support or axis":[],
|
|
": for breeding as a stud":[
|
|
"retired racehorses at stud"
|
|
],
|
|
": height from floor to ceiling":[],
|
|
": hunk sense 2":[],
|
|
": one of the metal or rubber cleats projecting from a snow tire to increase traction":[],
|
|
": one of the smaller uprights in the framing of the walls of a building to which sheathing, paneling, or laths are fastened : scantling":[],
|
|
": to adorn, cover, or protect with studs":[],
|
|
": to furnish (a building, a wall, etc.) with studs":[],
|
|
": to set, mark, or decorate conspicuously often at intervals":[
|
|
"a sky studded with stars",
|
|
"a career studded with honors"
|
|
],
|
|
"student":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Beads stud the surface of the gown."
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1506, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stod , from Old English st\u014dd ; akin to Old Church Slavonic stado flock and probably to Old High German st\u0101n to stand \u2014 more at stand":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English stode , from Old English studu ; akin to Middle High German stud prop, Old Norse stoth post":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024225",
|
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"type":[
|
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"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stud block":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device for screwing home a stud bolt that consists of a rectangular block turned with a wrench \u2014 compare stud driver":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115805",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stud bolt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bolt with threads on both ends designed to be screwed permanently into a fixed part at one end and to receive a nut on the other":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044818",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stud chain":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": a chain having links braced with studs"
|
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],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080122",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"studbook":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The breed needs to have a national club, a studbook , and have many dogs dispersed throughout the country. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"The Maryland Zoo manages the golden frog studbook \u2014a compendium of genealogies, maintained to ensure the best possible genetic pairings. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Just as zoos manage the genetics of captive lions and tigers, Pearson says each spider is given a code that is entered into a tarantula studbook to determine which future pairings would be beneficial and which would not. \u2014 Jason Bittel, National Geographic , 16 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Over the years, a consortium of wolf conservation centers, zoos and the Fish and Wildlife Service have worked to expand the gene pool, using a tool called the studbook . \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral , 30 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"To keep track of captive birds and their origins, Downs teamed up with geneticist Sandi Willows-Munro to create an official Cape parrot studbook . \u2014 National Geographic , 11 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1803, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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": a worker who inserts watch hairsprings into studs"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103919",
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"casual",
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"unadvised",
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"uncalculated",
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"unconsidered",
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"unstudied"
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"studied in the craft of blacksmithing"
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],
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": produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation : calculated":[
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"examples":[
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"She gave a studied response.",
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"He viewed us with a studied indifference.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Speaking to the uncertainty around the ultimate aim of boosters, other researchers point out that T cells, less studied but vital components of the immune response, could account for vaccines\u2019 durable protection against severe COVID. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Throughout her career, Monastyrska has made a studied effort to avoid politics. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Their saxophone duets are among the highlights of the set; Parks is a less experienced, less studied saxophonist, but her solos are both fiercely expressive on their own and part of a musical dialogue with Ayler that has a palpable unity of purpose. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"His father, as Mr. Christman acknowledges, endures his son\u2019s arguments from the other side of a theological divide with studied patience. \u2014 Richard Babcock, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"At the sight of her bright smile and studied countenance. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Others are double hung, salon style, which is consciously in dialogue with Ud\u00e9\u2019s studied knowledge of the history of art. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Some in Merkel\u2019s camp have drawn a contrast between Scholz\u2019s performance and the former chancellor\u2019s studied competence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"This kind of involved and almost studied discussion of a hobby is actually what keeps various fandoms ticking along. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 6 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8st\u0259-d\u0113d"
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],
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"advised",
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"calculated",
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"considered",
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"deliberate",
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"knowing",
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"measured",
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"reasoned",
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"thought-out",
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"thoughtful",
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"weighed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112102",
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"adverb",
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"uncalculated",
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"unconsidered",
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"unstudied"
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],
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": produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation : calculated":[
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"spoke with a studied accent"
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]
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"examples":[
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"She gave a studied response.",
|
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"He viewed us with a studied indifference.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Speaking to the uncertainty around the ultimate aim of boosters, other researchers point out that T cells, less studied but vital components of the immune response, could account for vaccines\u2019 durable protection against severe COVID. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Throughout her career, Monastyrska has made a studied effort to avoid politics. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Their saxophone duets are among the highlights of the set; Parks is a less experienced, less studied saxophonist, but her solos are both fiercely expressive on their own and part of a musical dialogue with Ayler that has a palpable unity of purpose. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His father, as Mr. Christman acknowledges, endures his son\u2019s arguments from the other side of a theological divide with studied patience. \u2014 Richard Babcock, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At the sight of her bright smile and studied countenance. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Others are double hung, salon style, which is consciously in dialogue with Ud\u00e9\u2019s studied knowledge of the history of art. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Some in Merkel\u2019s camp have drawn a contrast between Scholz\u2019s performance and the former chancellor\u2019s studied competence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
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"This kind of involved and almost studied discussion of a hobby is actually what keeps various fandoms ticking along. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"measured",
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"reasoned",
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"thought-out",
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],
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"\u2014 often used in plural American studies"
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": a literary or artistic production intended as a preliminary outline, an experimental interpretation, or an exploratory analysis of specific features or characteristics":[],
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": a musical composition for the practice of a point of technique":[],
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": a person who learns or memorizes something (such as a part in a play)":[
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"\u2014 usually used with a qualifying adjective he's a quick study"
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],
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": a state of contemplation : reverie":[],
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": an object of study or deliberation":[
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"every gesture a careful study",
|
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"\u2014 Marcia Davenport"
|
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],
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": application of the mental faculties to the acquisition of knowledge":[
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"years of study"
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],
|
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": careful or extended consideration":[
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"the proposal is under study"
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": meditate , reflect":[],
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": plot , design":[],
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": purpose , intent":[
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"it has been the study of my life to avoid those weaknesses",
|
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"\u2014 Jane Austen"
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],
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": something attracting close attention or examination":[],
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": such application in a particular field or to a specific subject":[
|
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"the study of Latin"
|
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],
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": the activity or work of a student":[
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"returning to her studies after vacation"
|
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],
|
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": the published report of such a study":[],
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": to consider attentively or in detail":[
|
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"studying his face for a reaction"
|
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],
|
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": to engage in study":[],
|
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": to engage in the study of":[
|
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"study biology"
|
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],
|
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": to read in detail especially with the intention of learning":[],
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": to undertake formal study of a subject":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"Becoming a doctor requires years of study .",
|
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"You can improve your knowledge of the natural world by study and observation.",
|
|
"She will return to her studies after vacation.",
|
|
"He left the service to pursue his studies .",
|
|
"The agency conducted an environmental study .",
|
|
"He took part in a study of childhood obesity.",
|
|
"The study of the new drug will be published next year.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Did you study for the test?",
|
|
"She's studying to be a teacher.",
|
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"I studied the request carefully.",
|
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"She was studying his face for a reaction.",
|
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"The proposal was studied in great detail.",
|
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"The effects of the drug have never been thoroughly studied .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Black people are less than half as likely to know about PrEP as white people, according to a study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. \u2014 Carl Schmid, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The increase in home values and record-low interest rates during the heart of the pandemic further widened the already drastic wealth gap between homeowners and renters, as well as racial inequities, according to the study . \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"According to a study by J. Andrew Petersen of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and V. Kumar of Georgia State University, businesses with a robust return policy can outperform their business peers. \u2014 Ken Gosnell, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"According to a recent study , almost 37% of gay and lesbian bars shuttered between 2007 and 2019. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the study , LGBTQ people of color are 91% more likely to experience discrimination based on their race or ethnicity. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"But according to a study on the topic released in 2018, roughly 10% of the energy usage of the internet comes from online ads, an estimate the researchers say was based on conservative assumptions. \u2014 Megan Graham, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Latino neighborhoods are nearly 7 degrees hotter than non-Latino areas, according to the study . \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"And according to a study conducted by Hub Entertainment Research, AMC+ is the leader in that department. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The move to Los Angeles was to further his education at the California Institute of Arts, where Koster was to study with the late jazz legend Charlie Haden. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Gwen Casten had planned to study environmental science at the University of Vermont, her family said in the statement. \u2014 Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Kovaleva arrived in London, at age 16, to study at Clifton College. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Granted early release from the Army to study photography at the San Francisco Art Institute, Brand packed up his VW bus and, in August 1962, lit out for the Bay Area. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Born in 1834 in Lowell, Mass., Whistler moved to Paris in 1855 to study art and met Hiffernan in London in 1860. \u2014 Alexandra Wolfe, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Scott plans to study political science at Howard University before becoming a civil rights attorney. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The state review wrapping up in Boston is looking at, among other elements, progress overhauling Boston\u2019s special education system, where a disproportionate share of Black and Latino students study in separate classrooms. \u2014 Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"None of the middle schools have anything like the offerings at Alice Deal, where students can study Spanish, French and Chinese. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
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|
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"Middle English studie , from Anglo-French estudie , from Latin studium , from stud\u0113re to devote oneself, study; probably akin to Latin tundere to beat \u2014 more at contusion":"Noun"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"probation",
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"probing",
|
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"research"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092841",
|
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|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuff":{
|
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|
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"block",
|
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"bung",
|
|
"dam",
|
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"fill",
|
|
"pack",
|
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"plug",
|
|
"stop"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"long-term policy stuff"
|
|
],
|
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": an unspecified material substance or aggregate of matter":[
|
|
"volcanic rock is curious stuff"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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": fundamental material : substance":[
|
|
"the stuff of greatness"
|
|
],
|
|
": literary or artistic production":[],
|
|
": material to be manufactured, wrought, or used in construction":[
|
|
"clear half-inch pine stuff",
|
|
"\u2014 Emily Holt"
|
|
],
|
|
": materials, supplies, or equipment used in various activities: such as":[],
|
|
": military baggage":[],
|
|
": personal property":[],
|
|
": something (as a drug or food) consumed or introduced into the body by humans":[],
|
|
": special knowledge or capability":[
|
|
"showing their stuff"
|
|
],
|
|
": spin imparted to a thrown or hit ball to make it curve or change course":[],
|
|
": subject matter":[
|
|
"a teacher who knows her stuff"
|
|
],
|
|
": the movement of a baseball pitch out of its apparent line of flight : the liveliness of a pitch":[
|
|
"greatest pitcher of my time \u2026 had tremendous stuff",
|
|
"\u2014 Ted Williams"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to enter or fill : thrust":[
|
|
"stuffed a lot of clothing into a laundry bag"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fill (something, such as a cushion) with a soft material":[],
|
|
": to fill by intellectual effort":[
|
|
"stuffing their heads with facts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fill by packing things in : cram":[
|
|
"the boy stuffed his pockets with candy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fill or block up (something, such as nasal passages)":[],
|
|
": to fill out the skin of (an animal) for mounting":[],
|
|
": to fill to satiety : surfeit":[
|
|
"stuffed themselves with turkey"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pack full of something immaterial":[
|
|
"a book stuffed with information"
|
|
],
|
|
": to prepare (meat or vegetables) by filling or lining with a stuffing":[],
|
|
": to put (a ball, a puck, etc.) into a goal forcefully from close range":[],
|
|
": to stop (a ballcarrier) abruptly in a football game":[
|
|
"stuffed the runner just short of a first down"
|
|
],
|
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": writing, discourse, talk, or ideas of little value : trash":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"She got out the cooking stuff to bake some cookies.",
|
|
"computers, word processors, and stuff like that",
|
|
"I need a place to store my stuff .",
|
|
"Pick that stuff up off the floor.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The boy stuffed his pockets with candy.",
|
|
"She stuffed the laundry bag full.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But then some trippy dream stuff happens and the ultimate use of the Colt 1911 changes. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"This kind of content moderation approach could differ somewhat from Facebook\u2019s algorithmic-feed model of years past, in which people could frequently stumble across stuff that's inflammatory. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"People who know the game swear that Snell\u2019s stuff remains electric. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s all about finding a way to battle through stuff . \u2014 Cj Peters, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The big guys with stuff around their waist and things. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"People trying to get stuff for free that they\u2019re otherwise supposed to pay for is nothing new. \u2014 John Warner, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"There are a lot of unconscious forces that are running through us that include childhood and trauma, intergenerational stuff , and culture. \u2014 Kovie Biakolo, ELLE , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The big guys with stuff around their waist and things. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Jessica Gresko, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Laura asked a few of her British friends to stuff their suitcases with all of her favorite sweets and biscuits. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The hardest part of the job may be the thirty or forty minutes before an airplane takes off, when passengers are trying to stuff their carry-ons into overhead bins and change their seating arrangements. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"His attempt to stuff the puck into one corner of the net stopped just short of crossing the goal line in the first period. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Anything can go inside to stuff the shortcrust pastry, as long as it's been previously cooked. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Worry about lockout effects created a temporary expansion of the former rule and a three-week delay for the latter, enabling clubs, for now, to stuff as many arms as can fit in a bullpen. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Of Alabama\u2019s top-12 prospects, seven can stuff the run and rush the pocket. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Generously stuff each cavity with the herb mix and cook with the tops face down, and adjust cooking time to 20 to 30 minutes. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Patriots have several players that can stuff the stat sheet, but J-Town needs to make sure Ralston doesn't get another clutch-time opportunity. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 14 Mar. 2022"
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estuffes goods, from estuffer to fill in (with rubble), furnish, equip, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stopf\u014dn to stop up, from Vulgar Latin *stuppare \u2014 more at stop":"Noun"
|
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},
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|
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"\u02c8st\u0259f"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"capability",
|
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"credentials",
|
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"goods",
|
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"qualification"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222906",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"stuff gown":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022545",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stuff it":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081349",
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
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},
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"stuffed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"block",
|
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"bung",
|
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"dam",
|
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"fill",
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"pack",
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"plug",
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"stop"
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": a matter to be considered":[
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"the truth was heady stuff",
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"long-term policy stuff"
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],
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": an unspecified material substance or aggregate of matter":[
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"volcanic rock is curious stuff"
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],
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": fundamental material : substance":[
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"the stuff of greatness"
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],
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": literary or artistic production":[],
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": material to be manufactured, wrought, or used in construction":[
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"clear half-inch pine stuff",
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"\u2014 Emily Holt"
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],
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": materials, supplies, or equipment used in various activities: such as":[],
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": military baggage":[],
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": personal property":[],
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": something (as a drug or food) consumed or introduced into the body by humans":[],
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": special knowledge or capability":[
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"showing their stuff"
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],
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": spin imparted to a thrown or hit ball to make it curve or change course":[],
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": subject matter":[
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"a teacher who knows her stuff"
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],
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": the movement of a baseball pitch out of its apparent line of flight : the liveliness of a pitch":[
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"greatest pitcher of my time \u2026 had tremendous stuff",
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"\u2014 Ted Williams"
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],
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": to cause to enter or fill : thrust":[
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"stuffed a lot of clothing into a laundry bag"
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],
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": to fill (something, such as a cushion) with a soft material":[],
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": to fill by intellectual effort":[
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"stuffing their heads with facts"
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],
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": to fill by packing things in : cram":[
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"the boy stuffed his pockets with candy"
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],
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": to fill or block up (something, such as nasal passages)":[],
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": to fill out the skin of (an animal) for mounting":[],
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": to fill to satiety : surfeit":[
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"stuffed themselves with turkey"
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],
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": to pack full of something immaterial":[
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"a book stuffed with information"
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],
|
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": to prepare (meat or vegetables) by filling or lining with a stuffing":[],
|
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": to put (a ball, a puck, etc.) into a goal forcefully from close range":[],
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": to stop (a ballcarrier) abruptly in a football game":[
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"stuffed the runner just short of a first down"
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],
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": writing, discourse, talk, or ideas of little value : trash":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She got out the cooking stuff to bake some cookies.",
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"computers, word processors, and stuff like that",
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"I need a place to store my stuff .",
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"Pick that stuff up off the floor.",
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"Verb",
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"The boy stuffed his pockets with candy.",
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"She stuffed the laundry bag full.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But then some trippy dream stuff happens and the ultimate use of the Colt 1911 changes. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
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"This kind of content moderation approach could differ somewhat from Facebook\u2019s algorithmic-feed model of years past, in which people could frequently stumble across stuff that's inflammatory. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
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"People who know the game swear that Snell\u2019s stuff remains electric. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
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"It\u2019s all about finding a way to battle through stuff . \u2014 Cj Peters, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
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"The big guys with stuff around their waist and things. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
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"People trying to get stuff for free that they\u2019re otherwise supposed to pay for is nothing new. \u2014 John Warner, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
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"There are a lot of unconscious forces that are running through us that include childhood and trauma, intergenerational stuff , and culture. \u2014 Kovie Biakolo, ELLE , 11 June 2022",
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"The big guys with stuff around their waist and things. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Jessica Gresko, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Laura asked a few of her British friends to stuff their suitcases with all of her favorite sweets and biscuits. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The hardest part of the job may be the thirty or forty minutes before an airplane takes off, when passengers are trying to stuff their carry-ons into overhead bins and change their seating arrangements. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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|
"His attempt to stuff the puck into one corner of the net stopped just short of crossing the goal line in the first period. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Anything can go inside to stuff the shortcrust pastry, as long as it's been previously cooked. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Worry about lockout effects created a temporary expansion of the former rule and a three-week delay for the latter, enabling clubs, for now, to stuff as many arms as can fit in a bullpen. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Of Alabama\u2019s top-12 prospects, seven can stuff the run and rush the pocket. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Generously stuff each cavity with the herb mix and cook with the tops face down, and adjust cooking time to 20 to 30 minutes. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The Patriots have several players that can stuff the stat sheet, but J-Town needs to make sure Ralston doesn't get another clutch-time opportunity. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 14 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estuffes goods, from estuffer to fill in (with rubble), furnish, equip, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stopf\u014dn to stop up, from Vulgar Latin *stuppare \u2014 more at stop":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0259f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"capability",
|
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"credentials",
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"goods",
|
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"qualification"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173451",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"stuffed shirt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hipster",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"trendy"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a smug, conceited, and usually pompous person often with an inflexibly conservative or reactionary attitude":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the stuffed shirts in this organization don't seem to realize that without new blood our extinction is inevitable",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With his piano-pounding performances, wild vocals, bouffant hair and makeup, Little Richard burst onto the musical scene in the 1950s and shook up the stuffed shirts with a string of his hit songs that got both black and white people dancing. \u2014 NBC News , 9 May 2020",
|
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"Karen Knorr\u2019s photos of the private members\u2019 clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues. \u2014 The Economist , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
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"For this case, he has been contracted by a bunch of white-haired stuffed shirts with medals on their chests to find anyone who enabled the Kansas City suicide bombers, who crossed into the United States via the Mexican border. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
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"Colonel Blimp",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"fogy",
|
|
"fogey",
|
|
"fossil",
|
|
"fud",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
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"mossback",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"stick-in-the-mud"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091704",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"stuffer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a series of extra threads or yarn running lengthwise in a fabric to add weight and bulk and to form a backing especially for carpets":[],
|
|
": an enclosure (such as a leaflet) inserted in an envelope in addition to a bill, statement, or notice":[],
|
|
": one that stuffs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the different kinds of hot dog eaters: the stuffer who downs it in two bites; the nibbler; the mustard loader",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And so is the run- stuffer who help solidify the interior of their defensive line. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Ravens have agreed to a three-year deal with defensive tackle Michael Pierce, the team announced Thursday, bringing the run stuffer back to Baltimore on the day another reunion fell apart. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The sausage stuffer tubes come in three sizes and the food grinder accessory contains four grinding discs of different calibers. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"Chicago does not have a dominant interior run stuffer . \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Davis, a 6-foot-6, 340-pound run- stuffer is starting to show up on some Heisman Trophy lists. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 30 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Jordan Lathon was a stat- stuffer supreme with six points, nine rebounds and 10 assists from the point-guard spot. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Rookie second-round pick Christian Barmore is starting to draw some notice as a run- stuffer , with strong performances against the Cowboys and Jets the past two weeks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Kerstein, who received an offer from Vermont during the summer, was a stat- stuffer in her first two seasons. \u2014 Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com , 19 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259-f\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cormorant",
|
|
"glutton",
|
|
"gorger",
|
|
"gormandizer",
|
|
"gourmand",
|
|
"hog",
|
|
"overeater",
|
|
"pig",
|
|
"swiller"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001013",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuffing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a seasoned mixture (as of bread crumbs, vegetables, and butter) that is typically placed inside the cavity of a turkey, pepper, etc. and cooked":[],
|
|
": a soft material (such as cotton or polyester) used to fill upholstered furniture, cushions, bedding, etc.":[],
|
|
": material used to stuff or fill: such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Would you like more stuffing ?",
|
|
"never heard of using goose down as stuffing for comforters until she moved to a cold climate",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After a pair is completed and returned for stuffing and processing, volunteers will pack finished sets up for distribution to those in need. \u2014 cleveland , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That included lower costs for stuffing , sweet potatoes, rolls, frozen peas, whipping cream and vegetable trays. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 20 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The act of saying grace \u2014 broadly defined as a moment before a meal in which people give thanks \u2014 seems to be as varied as recipes for stuffing . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"This includes things like simmering stock for gravy, cooking the veggies for stuffing , and making cranberry sauce and pie dough. \u2014 Laura Monroe, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Often, the reason for bland stuffing is bland stock. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The pair will create a tablescape made with fresh flowers from the White House Kitchen Garden, and prepare recipes like a Yearwood favorite for turkey gravy and another for savory stuffing handed down from Dr. Biden\u2019s grandmother. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Fill can get stuck in the zipper when adding or removing stuffing . \u2014 Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Reasonable assumptions were that the rolling and stuffing had caused the bulk of the damage, but conservators soon learned otherwise. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259-fi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fill",
|
|
"filler",
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"padding",
|
|
"wadding"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204446",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuffing box":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device that prevents leakage along a moving part (such as a connecting rod) passing through a hole in a vessel (such as a cylinder) containing steam, water, or oil and that consists of a box or chamber made by enlarging the hole and a gland to compress the contained packing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Food banks are so crowded the National Guard has been called out to stuff boxes . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"From the box-store baler to your curb For all our efforts to flatten, pile and stuff boxes into recycling bins, consumers aren't that good at recycling cardboard. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 8 June 2018",
|
|
"The five-time All-Star stuffs box scores like Shaquille O\u2019Neal, strokes soft-touch jumpers like Kevin Durant, and spawns free-agency rumors like LeBron James. \u2014 Ben Golliver, SI.com , 9 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034305",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuffing nut":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a nut used to tighten or adjust a stuffing box":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102953",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuffy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"breezy",
|
|
"unstuffy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ill-natured , ill-humored":[],
|
|
": lacking in vitality or interest : stodgy , dull":[],
|
|
": narrowly inflexible in standards of conduct : self-righteous":[],
|
|
": oppressive to the breathing : close":[
|
|
"a stuffy room"
|
|
],
|
|
": stiffly conventional : priggish":[
|
|
"stuffy formalities"
|
|
],
|
|
": stuffed up":[
|
|
"a stuffy nose"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's very stuffy in here.",
|
|
"She had a stuffy nose.",
|
|
"I had a stuffy feeling in my head.",
|
|
"the stuffiest members of that exclusive club",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is partially due to the textured bamboo cover, which is a naturally wicking fabric that adds breathability to vent away stuffy air. \u2014 Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"But there\u2019s also another argument: for the nude as art, for the nude as autonomy, for the nude as a riposte to the stuffy traditions of art history. \u2014 Tom Rasmussen, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The foam is infused with gel to prevent a hot, stuffy feel. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"As if all the years of his education, and his hard graft in medical school, could have been meant to end in that ghastly bedsit, or in a stuffy flat in Purley! \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"On paper, that might sound as stuffy as, well, a debate over whether erections can be feminist. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Philip English imagines a stuffy British bureaucrat parking his posterior on that seat and arguing that humans could never have descended from apes. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Although a simple white button-down shirt might remind you of a stuffy waiter uniform, an oversized version is trendy and cool. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Good old-fashioned baking soda can help bust up musty smells in stuffy spaces. \u2014 Christina Poletto, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259f-\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259-f\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"suffocating"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165024",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stumble":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blunder",
|
|
"bobble",
|
|
"boo-boo",
|
|
"boob",
|
|
"brick",
|
|
"clanger",
|
|
"clinker",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"flub",
|
|
"fluff",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gaffe",
|
|
"goof",
|
|
"inaccuracy",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"miscue",
|
|
"misstep",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"screwup",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slipup",
|
|
"trip"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or instance of stumbling":[],
|
|
": bewilder , confound":[],
|
|
": to cause to stumble : trip":[],
|
|
": to come to an obstacle to belief":[],
|
|
": to come unexpectedly or by chance":[
|
|
"stumble onto the truth"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fall into sin or waywardness":[],
|
|
": to fall or move carelessly":[],
|
|
": to make an error : blunder":[],
|
|
": to speak or act in a hesitant or faltering manner":[],
|
|
": to trip in walking or running":[],
|
|
": to walk unsteadily or clumsily":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I stumbled on the uneven pavement.",
|
|
"The horse stumbled and almost fell.",
|
|
"He stumbled drunkenly across the room.",
|
|
"He stumbled over to the table.",
|
|
"I heard him stumble over the unfamiliar words.",
|
|
"She stumbled through an apology.",
|
|
"The economy has stumbled in recent months.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"was his hurtful remark a regrettable stumble , or was it made with artful intention?",
|
|
"has bones so brittle that a minor stumble could result in a serious break",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For small caps, the market\u2019s stumble into bear market territory has been exceptionally severe, with the Russell 2000 index down 30% from its peak last fall and back to pre-pandemic levels. \u2014 Hank Tucker, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"My favorite way to explore is to walk, get lost, and stumble into something unexpected. \u2014 Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Netflix released the first trailer for the upcoming second installment of the sci-fi dramedy, which premieres April 20, showing Nadia Volvokov (Lyonne) stumble into another adventure, this one taking her back in time to 1980s New York City. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Film lovers in the D.C. area know it\u2019s not terribly hard to stumble onto a finely curated festival. \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"So expect more SPACs to stumble out of the gate\u2014but hold the shrimp ceviche. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The annual spelling bee -- which features elementary and middle school students spelling words that would cause most adults to stumble -- has had a tumultuous few years. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps even worse than getting the AI to simply stumble , the adversarial attack can sometimes be used to get AI to perform as the wrongdoer wishes the AI to perform. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Kenton Krupp, a Walmart warehouse worker in Hermiston, began to stumble and have difficulty breathing at the end of a 10-hour shift on June 24, according to Oregon OSHA documents. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"That wild card worries experts far more than any immunological stumble . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
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"Their fifth consecutive loss had been a real gut punch, a 16-13 stumble against the Baltimore Ravens at Soldier Field in which some late-game, fourth-down Andy Dalton fireworks were eclipsed by a maddening defensive meltdown. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"The index, a benchmark for many funds, fell 0.6% after easing off a deeper stumble . \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
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"The next three weeks should reveal the answers after the Bruins slogged their way to a 34-16 victory over Arizona on Saturday night at Arizona Stadium that revealed little besides the team\u2019s ability to avoid a mortifying stumble . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"The end to Alabama\u2019s basketball season was less a thud and more of a predictable stumble over a problem that had been in the team\u2019s way for months. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Winning it all is often preceded by a stumble in the conference tournament. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"The celebrants, many of whom had recently launched their own streaming operations, might have done better to wonder what a stumble by the market leader portends for their own services, most of them lackluster by comparison. \u2014 Frank Rose, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Vladimir Potanin is still negotiating business deals as his fellow oligarchs stumble , raising questions about whether this metals magnate is too big to sanction. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1547, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect stumle to stumble":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0259m-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"fall",
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"slip",
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"topple",
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"trip",
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"tumble"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200143",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"stumble (upon)":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to find or learn about (something) unexpectedly":[
|
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"I stumbled across/on/upon this book by chance.",
|
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"We stumbled onto/across the ruins of an old fort.",
|
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"They stumbled on/upon a bizarre plot.",
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"He stumbled onto the truth."
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220138",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"stumbling block":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an impediment to belief or understanding : perplexity":[],
|
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": an obstacle to progress":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Lack of funds is a major stumbling block to the project.",
|
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"My plans hit a stumbling block .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But that no longer seems to be a stumbling block , and at the professional level, the NFL last year moved to a 17-game schedule that features an uneven number of home and road games. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
|
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"But tax policy presented a major stumbling block to an agreement. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Now, as European Union member states struggle to agree on the terms of an oil embargo to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, the Schwedt refinery has become the major stumbling block in Germany\u2019s effort to sever its reliance on Russian oil. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Currently Hungary remains the biggest stumbling block to a European oil embargo. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
|
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"The tax threshold has been a major stumbling block . \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The biggest stumbling block for the issuance of a digital dollar may be the stance by the Federal Reserve not to proceed with a CBDC without clear support from the executive branch and from Congress, in the form of a specific authorizing law. \u2014 Vipin Bharathan, Forbes , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The biggest stumbling block was deciding when the benefits should kick in. \u2014 Kavita Kumar, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021",
|
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"Opponents say bilingual instruction is a burden for parents and a stumbling block for deaf children, who already lack the passive exposure to language that hearing babies get every day. \u2014 Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0259m-bli\u014b-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"balk",
|
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"bar",
|
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"block",
|
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"chain",
|
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"clog",
|
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"cramp",
|
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"crimp",
|
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"deterrent",
|
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"drag",
|
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"embarrassment",
|
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"encumbrance",
|
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"fetter",
|
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"handicap",
|
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"hindrance",
|
|
"holdback",
|
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"hurdle",
|
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"impediment",
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
"interference",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"manacle",
|
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"obstacle",
|
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"obstruction",
|
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"shackles",
|
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"stop",
|
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"trammel"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213628",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stump":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a remaining part : stub":[],
|
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": a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part":[],
|
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": a short thick roll of leather, felt, or paper usually pointed at both ends and used for shading or blending a drawing in crayon, pencil, charcoal, pastel, or chalk":[],
|
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": dare , challenge":[],
|
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": one of the pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a cricket wicket":[],
|
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": stub sense 3":[],
|
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": the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed":[],
|
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": the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut":[],
|
|
": to clear (land) of stumps":[],
|
|
": to frustrate the progress or efforts of : baffle":[],
|
|
": to go about making political speeches or supporting a cause":[],
|
|
": to reduce to a stump : trim":[],
|
|
": to tone or treat (a drawing) with a stump":[],
|
|
": to travel over (a region) making political speeches or supporting a cause":[],
|
|
": to walk heavily or clumsily":[],
|
|
": to walk over heavily or clumsily":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1581, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1778, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1807, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French or Dutch dialect; French estompe , from Dutch dialect stomp , literally, stub, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German stumpf stump":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English stumpe ; akin to Old High German stumpf stump and perhaps to Middle English stampen to stamp":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259mp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120056",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stumpy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": full of stumps":[],
|
|
": short and thick : stubby":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stumpy penguins become agile swimmers the moment they hit the water",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Clearly, this was not some unmarked but common alternative route; it was studded with stumpy pine trees, and the terrain made for hard going. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, Outside Online , 16 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"At one point, someone on InSight\u2019s science team wondered if the lander\u2019s somewhat stumpy arm could prod the solar panels, or perhaps scrape off some dust. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The fish obtain their unique shape because their back fin stops growing after birth and instead folds into itself, creating a stumpy rudder called a clavus, per National Geographic. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"These were kings, calmer and more aloof than the royals, going through their annual molt, their stumpy bodies a mess of patchy old plumage being pushed up and out by new growth. \u2014 Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In neutral colors, even structurally commanding pieces, like the stumpy plaster bedside table, work. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, WSJ , 2 June 2021",
|
|
"What was a short and stumpy gas fireplace, little more than a firebox, got lost in the large bedroom. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com , 30 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Or go to a shaky worm or a stumpy little stickbait on a Ned rig. \u2014 Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"If your pants have stumpy little half-pockets, which is common on women's pants, the Z Flip might fit where no smartphone has fit before. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259m-p\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"chunky",
|
|
"dumpy",
|
|
"heavyset",
|
|
"squat",
|
|
"squatty",
|
|
"stocky",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stubby",
|
|
"thickset"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113837",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stums":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of stums present tense third person singular of stum plural of stum"
|
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],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000200",
|
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"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"stun":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the effect of something that stuns : shock":[],
|
|
": to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze":[],
|
|
": to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief":[],
|
|
": to shock with noise":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The angry criticism stunned them.",
|
|
"His old friends were stunned at his success.",
|
|
"She sat in stunned disbelief.",
|
|
"There was a stunned expression on her face.",
|
|
"weapons that can stun people temporarily",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Duran, who entered the at-bat hitting .304, got his first extra-base hit off a left-handed pitcher all season to stun the Tigers. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Shield Bash will no longer stun enemies in Overwatch 2. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Zack Riley hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to stun Harrison County, 5-4, in the quarterfinals. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"But again, even with new technology, the flash-bangs were not strong enough to stun or disable. \u2014 David Hambling, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Home field advantage will give PRP an edge over the visiting Mustangs, but the Panthers will need more than that to stun McCracken County. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The trade between the Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins managed to stun NFL insiders, following seismic jolts in Denver, Cleveland and Las Vegas. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Notre Dame\u2019s Dara Mabrey, a senior guard, hit five 3-pointers in the first quarter that seemed to stun Oklahoma, a team that developed a reputation during the regular season for its own 3-point shooting. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Blast fishing, which uses explosives to stun and collect fish, is outlawed in much of the world but remains widespread across Southeast Asia and other regions. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The lawsuit says two Eagle Point officers fired their stun guns at Jonathon J. Wolf on June 21, 2021, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Tasers are designed to temporarily incapacitate or restrain a person when lethal force isn\u2019t appropriate, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which has reviewed other police agencies\u2019 use of stun guns, including the Portland Police Bureau. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Sheikh, who offers other personal defense items such as pepper spray and stun guns, dismisses that charge. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Those orders, which came as part of a series of reforms dictated by the city\u2019s consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, included that officers are required to carry less-lethal weapons, including stun guns, pepper spray and batons. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Body-camera footage of the incident show police using stun guns before dragging and hitting Ronald Greene, according to footage previously obtained and released by the Associated Press. \u2014 Jon Kamp, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"As Fortune\u2019s Eamon Barrett wrote Tuesday, the CEO of Axon Enterprise, a company formerly known as Taser, wants to place drones equipped with stun guns in the ceilings of classrooms across the country. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Police are given latitude to shoot people or use stun guns when the need arises. \u2014 Brendan Farrington, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The district had confiscated close to 100 weapons on school campuses or buses since the beginning of the school year, including dozens of handguns, knives, brass knuckles, BB guns, stun guns and tasers, according to the documents. \u2014 Leon Stafford, ajc , 28 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1727, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stonen, stunen , from Anglo-French estoner \u2014 more at astonish":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"daze",
|
|
"rock"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011831",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stunned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the effect of something that stuns : shock":[],
|
|
": to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze":[],
|
|
": to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief":[],
|
|
": to shock with noise":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The angry criticism stunned them.",
|
|
"His old friends were stunned at his success.",
|
|
"She sat in stunned disbelief.",
|
|
"There was a stunned expression on her face.",
|
|
"weapons that can stun people temporarily",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Duran, who entered the at-bat hitting .304, got his first extra-base hit off a left-handed pitcher all season to stun the Tigers. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Shield Bash will no longer stun enemies in Overwatch 2. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Zack Riley hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to stun Harrison County, 5-4, in the quarterfinals. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"But again, even with new technology, the flash-bangs were not strong enough to stun or disable. \u2014 David Hambling, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Home field advantage will give PRP an edge over the visiting Mustangs, but the Panthers will need more than that to stun McCracken County. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The trade between the Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins managed to stun NFL insiders, following seismic jolts in Denver, Cleveland and Las Vegas. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Notre Dame\u2019s Dara Mabrey, a senior guard, hit five 3-pointers in the first quarter that seemed to stun Oklahoma, a team that developed a reputation during the regular season for its own 3-point shooting. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Blast fishing, which uses explosives to stun and collect fish, is outlawed in much of the world but remains widespread across Southeast Asia and other regions. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The lawsuit says two Eagle Point officers fired their stun guns at Jonathon J. Wolf on June 21, 2021, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Tasers are designed to temporarily incapacitate or restrain a person when lethal force isn\u2019t appropriate, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which has reviewed other police agencies\u2019 use of stun guns, including the Portland Police Bureau. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Sheikh, who offers other personal defense items such as pepper spray and stun guns, dismisses that charge. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Those orders, which came as part of a series of reforms dictated by the city\u2019s consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, included that officers are required to carry less-lethal weapons, including stun guns, pepper spray and batons. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Body-camera footage of the incident show police using stun guns before dragging and hitting Ronald Greene, according to footage previously obtained and released by the Associated Press. \u2014 Jon Kamp, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"As Fortune\u2019s Eamon Barrett wrote Tuesday, the CEO of Axon Enterprise, a company formerly known as Taser, wants to place drones equipped with stun guns in the ceilings of classrooms across the country. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Police are given latitude to shoot people or use stun guns when the need arises. \u2014 Brendan Farrington, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The district had confiscated close to 100 weapons on school campuses or buses since the beginning of the school year, including dozens of handguns, knives, brass knuckles, BB guns, stun guns and tasers, according to the documents. \u2014 Leon Stafford, ajc , 28 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1727, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stonen, stunen , from Anglo-French estoner \u2014 more at astonish":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"daze",
|
|
"rock"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193004",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stunner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that stuns or is stunning":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His wife is a real stunner .",
|
|
"The jury's decision was a stunner .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Compositionally, this shot of a narrow, penumbral domestic space is a stunner . \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The tension in Sara Colangelo's Sundance stunner is more nerve-racking than worrying about getting your name on the board in preschool. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Sofia Carson was one of the early style standouts to hit the red carpet in a simple stunner from the fall and winter 2021 Giambattista Valli Haute Couture collection that paired a black, draped one-shoulder tulle top with a black tulle skirt. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant combine for 79 in stunner while Denver was easy prey for the Celtics to set up a big-time regional final. \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In this stunner of an essay at Granta, Marina Benjamin recounts similar experiences at her own family\u2019s table, suffering pleas and threats and edicts around eating and food. \u2014 Longreads , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Brandon Ingram scored a game-high 30 in leading New Orleans to a Game 4 stunner , 118-103, Sunday night before a sellout crowd of 18,962 at Smoothie King Center to even the series, 2-2. \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Brandon Ingram scored a game-high 30 in leading New Orleans to a Game 4 stunner , 118-103, Sunday night at Smoothie King Center to even the series, 2-2. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The science fiction visual stunner , produced by Legendary Pictures, won production design, sound, film editing, original score, cinematography and visual effects. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259-n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babe",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"beauty queen",
|
|
"cookie",
|
|
"cooky",
|
|
"cutie",
|
|
"cutey",
|
|
"dolly bird",
|
|
"enchantress",
|
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"eyeful",
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"fox",
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"goddess",
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"honey",
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"knockout",
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"queen"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225705",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stunning":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unsurprising"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": causing astonishment or disbelief":[
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"stunning news"
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],
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": strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence":[
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"a stunning view",
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"stunning workmanship"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Researchers have made a stunning discovery.",
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"Our room had a stunning view of the lake.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Attending the inaugural summer party and fundraiser for the National Gallery's Bicentenary campaign with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, the Princess of York wore a stunning sage green Markarian dress. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
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"Blackpink's Ros\u00e9 had a princess moment tonight in London, wearing a stunning white cutout dress by Rokh with Tiffany & Co. diamonds to the jeweler's Vision & Virtuosity launch party. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 10 June 2022",
|
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"On Wednesday, June 8, Cardi posted a carousel of photos to her Instagram grid showing a stunning , monochromatic, head-to-toe pink look. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Our girl changed out of that stunning black red-carpet dress into something a little more comfortable\u2014an all-white ensemble of ultra-wide-leg jeans, a ribbed tee, and an oversized blazer, elevated with silver and sparkly platform shoes, naturally. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
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"The night was hosted by Vanessa Hudgens, who wore a parade of looks including a stunning blue dress from Vera Wang Haute on the red carpet. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 June 2022",
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"Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and this stunning rainbow dress offers a wide spectrum. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Kardashian is seen wearing a stunning white mini dress with a jaw-dropping veil embroidered with the Virgin Marry. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 22 May 2022",
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"Gemma Chan ascended the Met Gala carpet in a stunning structural look from Louis Vuitton. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0259-ni\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amazing",
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"astonishing",
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"astounding",
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"blindsiding",
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"dumbfounding",
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"dumfounding",
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"eye-opening",
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"flabbergasting",
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"jarring",
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"jaw-dropping",
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"jolting",
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"shocking",
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"startling",
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"stupefying",
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"surprising"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021901",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
|
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"stunt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a check in growth":[],
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": a disease of plants (such as corn) in which dwarfing occurs":[],
|
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": a shifting or switching of the positions by defensive players at the line of scrimmage in football to disrupt the opponent's blocking efforts":[],
|
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": one (such as an animal) that is stunted":[],
|
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": to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of":[],
|
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": to perform or engage in a stunt":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1583, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1917, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"English dialect stunt stubborn, stunted, abrupt, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stuttr scant \u2014 more at stint entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221027",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuntman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Foley takes its name from Jack Foley, a stuntman , prop handler, and assistant director at Universal Pictures in the late twenties. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Perry began his entertainment industry career as a stuntman and was the stunt coordinator for John Wick: Chapter 2, whose director, Chad Stahelski, is a producer on Day Shift. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"That earns the stuntman a second chance to choose between his movie career and his family. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Also last week, the former stuntman 's fianc\u00e9e \u2014 Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington \u2014 revealed that Goodwin is now paralyzed while opening up about the accident on the Out to Lunch podcast with Jay Rayner. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Extreme stuntman , 42, announced Sunday that he was released from the hospital after the October on-set accident that resulted in multiple broken bones, sharing the news with a photo of himself and fianc\u00e9e Amanda Abbington. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Unexpectedly, the stuntman and the horse become overnight media sensations when their real-life fight with debt collectors goes viral. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"In fact, Firth didn\u2019t even dive into the water because it was considered unsafe and a stuntman did it in his place. \u2014 Emma Fraser, Town & Country , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For Top Gun: Maverick, Cruise even did his own flying, taking the camera into the cockpit and then up into the sky with him\u2014no camera crew or stuntman required. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 5 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259nt-\u02ccman"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113604",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuntperson":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who doubles for an actor during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes : a stuntman or stuntwoman":[
|
|
"A California court held that while a movie stuntperson does not assume the risk of injury by performing a movie stunt, a stuntperson who fails to employ a seat belt during an automobile stunt is contributorily negligent.",
|
|
"\u2014 Case & Comment",
|
|
"Ask stuntpeople how they got into the business and they'll usually say, \"I fell into it.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Kevin Conley"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That was a very talented stuntperson wearing this gigantic costume. \u2014 Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture , 28 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259nt-\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215806",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stuntwoman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a woman who doubles for an actress during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Phythian, who became a successful martial artist, stuntwoman and actor, married Marke in 2015. \u2014 al , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Phythian, who became a successful martial artist, stuntwoman and actor, married Marke in 2015. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The young Estelle, training to become a stuntwoman , still doesn\u2019t have the answer and dreams of powerful women\u2019s roles. \u2014 Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His wife, stuntwoman and fellow magician Anastasia Synn, confirmed the news to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Another audacious stunt by Emirates, which for the second time has sent a stuntwoman in full flight attendant uniform to a tiny perch some 830 meters up the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The show, which Cin\u00e9t\u00e9v\u00e9 is producing with Canal Plus, revolves around Anna, a 30 year-old stuntwoman who\u2019s expecting her first child with her boyfriend before falling in love with a famous actress during a film shoot. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"This also allowed Ridloff to flaunt her running prowess on-screen instead of using a stuntwoman or stand-in. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Now watch a Marvel stuntwoman 's entire (and very cool) daily routine: Follow Allure on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to Allure's newsletter for daily beauty stories delivered right to your inbox. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 16 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259nt-\u02ccwu\u0307-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085118",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stunty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by stunts : given to performing stunts : flashy":[
|
|
"his advertising was flamboyant, stunty , tricky",
|
|
"\u2014 Don Wharton",
|
|
"stunty flying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259nt\u0113",
|
|
"-ti"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194642",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stupa":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually dome-shaped structure (such as a mound) serving as a Buddhist shrine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At its peak, the temple boasted a smaller stupa at the front, a room or cell for monks, the podium of a column or pillar, a staircase, vestibule rooms, and a public courtyard that overlooked a road. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Since Wangchuk invented the ice stupa in 2013, he's been teaching villagers in Ladakh how to build their own. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"This is one of the more surprising finds in Bangkok, hidden away in the back of Wat Arun, far from the busy riverfront and scenic main stupa , a major tourist attraction. \u2014 Joe Cummings, CNN , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"One of the oldest stone structures in India, the stupa covering was built to shelter the remains of a Buddha. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The hemisphere-like shape known as the stupa is a common sight in Buddhist architecture, and Sanchi Stupa is perhaps the most famous of the ancient examples. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"All the restoration work on the stupa was being done according to surviving examples on the building\u2019s symmetrical exterior. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In 2016, the stupa was a crumbling stub poking up amid a mound of detritus, its elaborate patterns of arches nearly worn away. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Protesters flowed in from townships on Yangon\u2019s fringes and all over the city, converging on the area around Sule Pagoda, a sparkling golden stupa that is the heart of the city center. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Sanskrit st\u016bpa":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fc-p\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070926",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stupe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation)":[],
|
|
": a stupid person : dolt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1722, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, literally, tow, from Latin stuppa coarse part of flax, tow, from Greek stypp\u0113":"Noun",
|
|
"short for stupid":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st(y)\u00fcp",
|
|
"\u02c8sty\u00fcp",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fcp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223752",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stupefacient":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bringing about a stupor : stupefying":[],
|
|
": something promoting stupefaction : narcotic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin stupefacient-, stupefaciens , present participle of stupefacere to stupefy":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u00a6st(y)\u00fcp\u0259\u00a6f\u0101sh\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061129",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stupefaction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": the act of stupefying : the state of being stupefied",
|
|
": the act of stupefying or the state of being stupefied"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"upon hearing the diagnosis of cancer, she just sat there in total stupefaction",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Glimpses of both are embedded inside her bracing work, along with a healthy dose of stupefaction and bewilderment. \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"So here\u2019s a handy guide to stick it to your co-conversants and have their heads nodding at your bon mots in sublime stupefaction . \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 13 June 2021",
|
|
"The \u2018Brexit\u2019 series has only heightened this sense of entertainment and stupefaction . \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 29 May 2021",
|
|
"Marsalis\u2019s expression combines shock, dismay, amusement, stupefaction , and something like resignation. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The tourists, speaking in bad French, shake their heads in stupefaction . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The state doesn't have to identify the specific substance that caused stupefaction , according to Gerol. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Over the years, many Spaniards considered flamenco a scourge of their nation, deploring it as an entertainment that lulled the masses into stupefaction and hampered Spain\u2019s progress toward modernity. \u2014 Sandie Holgu\u00edn, Smithsonian , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Those kind of afternoon lunches have all but disappeared, sucked into some malevolent black hole created by corporate downsizing, email culture and the endless stupefaction of the internet. \u2014 Tim Carman, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Middle English stupefaccioun , from Medieval Latin stupefaction-, stupefactio , from Latin stupefacere"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccst\u00fc-p\u0259-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02ccsty\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02ccst(y)\u00fc-p\u0259-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amazement",
|
|
"astonishment",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"startlement",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-051538",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stupefactive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stupefacient":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin stupefactivus , from Latin stupefactus (past participle of stupefacere ) + -ivus -ive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111936",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stupefied":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": astonish , astound":[],
|
|
": to make stupid , groggy, or insensible":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The larger and more populated Grand Bahama Island also took a direct hit from Dorian, leaving some areas destroyed and survivors stupefied . \u2014 Kirk Semple, New York Times , 6 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Trout has won it twice over the last five years, and his numbers are just stupefying enough to water down the generational talents that sit just below him on the list of the game\u2019s top players. \u2014 Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News , 21 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The watching world had been stupefied by trials in Moscow when foremost Communists pleaded guilty to crimes of treason they could not possibly have committed. \u2014 David Pryce-jones, National Review , 22 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Chestnut, 36, is regarded, and rightly so, as the king of stupefying stomach-stuffing. \u2014 John Horgan, The Mercury News , 7 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The set also felt Chicago, with a powerhouse band that included Sen Morimoto and Nnamdi Ogbonnaya (who teamed up for a stupefying set at Pitchfork 2018), lending that Chicago family feel that makes this\u2019s city\u2019s music scene so charming. \u2014 Kevin Williams, chicagotribune.com , 20 July 2019",
|
|
"Later in the day, Turkish authorities were stupefied . \u2014 Summer Said, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"In an episode of Marc Maron\u2019s podcast that underlined how far the ground had shifted (and moved the ground even farther), Wong whipped out a breast pump during her interview and proceeded to stupefy the famous conversationalist. \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 22 May 2018",
|
|
"The volume of debris hauled away by the litter brigades is stupefying : more than 70 tons in 2014 alone. \u2014 Gilles Mingasson, Smithsonian , 29 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stupifien , modification of Latin stupefacere , from stup\u0113re to be astonished + facere to make, do \u2014 more at do":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st(y)\u00fc-p\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
|
|
"\u02c8sty\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fc-p\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amaze",
|
|
"astonish",
|
|
"astound",
|
|
"bowl over",
|
|
"dumbfound",
|
|
"dumfound",
|
|
"flabbergast",
|
|
"floor",
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"startle",
|
|
"stun",
|
|
"surprise",
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"surprize",
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"thunderstrike"
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
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": astonish , astound":[],
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": to make stupid , groggy, or insensible":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The larger and more populated Grand Bahama Island also took a direct hit from Dorian, leaving some areas destroyed and survivors stupefied . \u2014 Kirk Semple, New York Times , 6 Sep. 2019",
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"Trout has won it twice over the last five years, and his numbers are just stupefying enough to water down the generational talents that sit just below him on the list of the game\u2019s top players. \u2014 Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News , 21 Sep. 2019",
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"The watching world had been stupefied by trials in Moscow when foremost Communists pleaded guilty to crimes of treason they could not possibly have committed. \u2014 David Pryce-jones, National Review , 22 Aug. 2019",
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"Chestnut, 36, is regarded, and rightly so, as the king of stupefying stomach-stuffing. \u2014 John Horgan, The Mercury News , 7 Aug. 2019",
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"The set also felt Chicago, with a powerhouse band that included Sen Morimoto and Nnamdi Ogbonnaya (who teamed up for a stupefying set at Pitchfork 2018), lending that Chicago family feel that makes this\u2019s city\u2019s music scene so charming. \u2014 Kevin Williams, chicagotribune.com , 20 July 2019",
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"Later in the day, Turkish authorities were stupefied . \u2014 Summer Said, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2018",
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"In an episode of Marc Maron\u2019s podcast that underlined how far the ground had shifted (and moved the ground even farther), Wong whipped out a breast pump during her interview and proceeded to stupefy the famous conversationalist. \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 22 May 2018",
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"The volume of debris hauled away by the litter brigades is stupefying : more than 70 tons in 2014 alone. \u2014 Gilles Mingasson, Smithsonian , 29 May 2017"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English stupifien , modification of Latin stupefacere , from stup\u0113re to be astonished + facere to make, do \u2014 more at do":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sty\u00fc-",
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"\u02c8st(y)\u00fc-p\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
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"\u02c8st\u00fc-p\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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],
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"amaze",
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"astonish",
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"astound",
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"bowl over",
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"dumbfound",
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"dumfound",
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"flabbergast",
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"floor",
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"rock",
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"shock",
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"startle",
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"stun",
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"surprise",
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"surprize",
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"thunderstrike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103511",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
|
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"stupefying":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make stupid , groggy, or insensible":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The larger and more populated Grand Bahama Island also took a direct hit from Dorian, leaving some areas destroyed and survivors stupefied . \u2014 Kirk Semple, New York Times , 6 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Trout has won it twice over the last five years, and his numbers are just stupefying enough to water down the generational talents that sit just below him on the list of the game\u2019s top players. \u2014 Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News , 21 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The watching world had been stupefied by trials in Moscow when foremost Communists pleaded guilty to crimes of treason they could not possibly have committed. \u2014 David Pryce-jones, National Review , 22 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Chestnut, 36, is regarded, and rightly so, as the king of stupefying stomach-stuffing. \u2014 John Horgan, The Mercury News , 7 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The set also felt Chicago, with a powerhouse band that included Sen Morimoto and Nnamdi Ogbonnaya (who teamed up for a stupefying set at Pitchfork 2018), lending that Chicago family feel that makes this\u2019s city\u2019s music scene so charming. \u2014 Kevin Williams, chicagotribune.com , 20 July 2019",
|
|
"Later in the day, Turkish authorities were stupefied . \u2014 Summer Said, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"In an episode of Marc Maron\u2019s podcast that underlined how far the ground had shifted (and moved the ground even farther), Wong whipped out a breast pump during her interview and proceeded to stupefy the famous conversationalist. \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 22 May 2018",
|
|
"The volume of debris hauled away by the litter brigades is stupefying : more than 70 tons in 2014 alone. \u2014 Gilles Mingasson, Smithsonian , 29 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English stupifien , modification of Latin stupefacere , from stup\u0113re to be astonished + facere to make, do \u2014 more at do":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sty\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02c8st(y)\u00fc-p\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fc-p\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amaze",
|
|
"astonish",
|
|
"astound",
|
|
"bowl over",
|
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"dumbfound",
|
|
"dumfound",
|
|
"flabbergast",
|
|
"floor",
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"startle",
|
|
"stun",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"thunderstrike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075444",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stupendous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing astonishment or wonder : awesome , marvelous":[],
|
|
": of amazing size or greatness : tremendous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a person with stupendous wealth",
|
|
"the stupendous engineering feats achieved by the ancient Romans",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What Lurhmann grasps is that the Vegas years, in their white-suited glitz way, were trailblazing and stupendous \u2014 and that Col. Parker, in his greedy way, was a showbiz visionary for booking Elvis into that setting. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The two-and-a-half-hour tour ($102 per person) unfolds on a plucky Pinzgauer, an Austrian 4WD transport, and rewards you with views and waterfalls including stupendous if deceptively named Dry Falls. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"To rip the bandage off quickly: Feldstein is not stupendous . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Change in women\u2019s labor force participation, occupations, and earnings have been stupendous since 1900. \u2014 Jonathan Wai, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And without a stupendous Fanny to thrill and distract, the musical\u2019s manifold faults become painfully evident. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the total response has been the provision of stupendous defensive armaments and intelligence, logistical, and humanitarian support, and repudiation of Putin and isolation the Russian economy. \u2014 WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The car\u2019s creator, J. Philip Erie, is said to have spent $30,000 to develop the one-off \u2014 a stupendous equivalent to about a million bucks today. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Especially against China\u2019s record of stupendous past growth, this low figure effectively announces that policy has taken a wrong turn. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin stupendus , gerundive of stup\u0113re":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"styu\u0307-",
|
|
"stu\u0307-\u02c8pen-d\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stupendous monstrous , prodigious , tremendous , stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. the monstrous waste of the project prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size). made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe. the tremendous roar of the cataract stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description. a stupendous volcanic eruption",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"miraculous",
|
|
"portentous",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"stunning",
|
|
"sublime",
|
|
"surprising",
|
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"wonderful",
|
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"wondrous"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193149",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": of amazing size or greatness : tremendous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a person with stupendous wealth",
|
|
"the stupendous engineering feats achieved by the ancient Romans",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What Lurhmann grasps is that the Vegas years, in their white-suited glitz way, were trailblazing and stupendous \u2014 and that Col. Parker, in his greedy way, was a showbiz visionary for booking Elvis into that setting. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The two-and-a-half-hour tour ($102 per person) unfolds on a plucky Pinzgauer, an Austrian 4WD transport, and rewards you with views and waterfalls including stupendous if deceptively named Dry Falls. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"To rip the bandage off quickly: Feldstein is not stupendous . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Change in women\u2019s labor force participation, occupations, and earnings have been stupendous since 1900. \u2014 Jonathan Wai, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And without a stupendous Fanny to thrill and distract, the musical\u2019s manifold faults become painfully evident. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the total response has been the provision of stupendous defensive armaments and intelligence, logistical, and humanitarian support, and repudiation of Putin and isolation the Russian economy. \u2014 WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The car\u2019s creator, J. Philip Erie, is said to have spent $30,000 to develop the one-off \u2014 a stupendous equivalent to about a million bucks today. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Especially against China\u2019s record of stupendous past growth, this low figure effectively announces that policy has taken a wrong turn. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin stupendus , gerundive of stup\u0113re":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"styu\u0307-",
|
|
"stu\u0307-\u02c8pen-d\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stupendous monstrous , prodigious , tremendous , stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. the monstrous waste of the project prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size). made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe. the tremendous roar of the cataract stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description. a stupendous volcanic eruption",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"miraculous",
|
|
"portentous",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
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"staggering",
|
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"stunning",
|
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"sublime",
|
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"surprising",
|
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"wonderful",
|
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"wondrous"
|
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],
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stupendousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": causing astonishment or wonder : awesome , marvelous":[],
|
|
": of amazing size or greatness : tremendous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a person with stupendous wealth",
|
|
"the stupendous engineering feats achieved by the ancient Romans",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What Lurhmann grasps is that the Vegas years, in their white-suited glitz way, were trailblazing and stupendous \u2014 and that Col. Parker, in his greedy way, was a showbiz visionary for booking Elvis into that setting. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The two-and-a-half-hour tour ($102 per person) unfolds on a plucky Pinzgauer, an Austrian 4WD transport, and rewards you with views and waterfalls including stupendous if deceptively named Dry Falls. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"To rip the bandage off quickly: Feldstein is not stupendous . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Change in women\u2019s labor force participation, occupations, and earnings have been stupendous since 1900. \u2014 Jonathan Wai, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And without a stupendous Fanny to thrill and distract, the musical\u2019s manifold faults become painfully evident. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the total response has been the provision of stupendous defensive armaments and intelligence, logistical, and humanitarian support, and repudiation of Putin and isolation the Russian economy. \u2014 WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The car\u2019s creator, J. Philip Erie, is said to have spent $30,000 to develop the one-off \u2014 a stupendous equivalent to about a million bucks today. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Especially against China\u2019s record of stupendous past growth, this low figure effectively announces that policy has taken a wrong turn. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022"
|
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|
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"1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin stupendus , gerundive of stup\u0113re":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"styu\u0307-",
|
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"stu\u0307-\u02c8pen-d\u0259s"
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stupendous monstrous , prodigious , tremendous , stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. the monstrous waste of the project prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size). made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe. the tremendous roar of the cataract stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description. a stupendous volcanic eruption",
|
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|
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|
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"astonishing",
|
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"astounding",
|
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"awesome",
|
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"awful",
|
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"eye-opening",
|
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"fabulous",
|
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"marvelous",
|
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"marvellous",
|
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"miraculous",
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"portentous",
|
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"prodigious",
|
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"staggering",
|
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"stunning",
|
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"sublime",
|
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|
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"wonderful",
|
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"wondrous"
|
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|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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},
|
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"stupid":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"airhead",
|
|
"birdbrain",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"bonehead",
|
|
"bubblehead",
|
|
"chowderhead",
|
|
"chucklehead",
|
|
"clodpoll",
|
|
"clodpole",
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"cluck",
|
|
"clunk",
|
|
"cretin",
|
|
"cuddy",
|
|
"cuddie",
|
|
"deadhead",
|
|
"dim bulb",
|
|
"dimwit",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"donkey",
|
|
"doofus",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dork",
|
|
"dullard",
|
|
"dum-dum",
|
|
"dumbbell",
|
|
"dumbhead",
|
|
"dummkopf",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dunce",
|
|
"dunderhead",
|
|
"fathead",
|
|
"gander",
|
|
"golem",
|
|
"goof",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
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"hammerhead",
|
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"hardhead",
|
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"idiot",
|
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"ignoramus",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"know-nothing",
|
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"knucklehead",
|
|
"lamebrain",
|
|
"loggerhead",
|
|
"loon",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"lunkhead",
|
|
"meathead",
|
|
"mome",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"mutt",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"nimrod",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"ninnyhammer",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"noddy",
|
|
"noodle",
|
|
"numskull",
|
|
"numbskull",
|
|
"oaf",
|
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"pinhead",
|
|
"prat",
|
|
"ratbag",
|
|
"saphead",
|
|
"schlub",
|
|
"shlub",
|
|
"schnook",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"stupe",
|
|
"thickhead",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"woodenhead",
|
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"yahoo",
|
|
"yo-yo"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a stupid person":[],
|
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": dulled in feeling or sensation : torpid":[
|
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"still stupid from the sedative"
|
|
],
|
|
": given to unintelligent decisions or acts : acting in an unintelligent or careless manner":[],
|
|
": lacking intelligence or reason : brutish":[],
|
|
": lacking interest or point":[
|
|
"a stupid event"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by or resulting from unreasoned thinking or acting : senseless":[
|
|
"a stupid decision"
|
|
],
|
|
": slow of mind : obtuse":[],
|
|
": vexatious , exasperating":[
|
|
"the stupid car won't start"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She angrily described her boss as a stupid old man.",
|
|
"He had a stupid expression on his face.",
|
|
"I'm not stupid enough to fall for that trick.",
|
|
"Why are you being so stupid ?",
|
|
"It was stupid of me to try to hide this from you.",
|
|
"We were stupid to wait so long before we made a decision.",
|
|
"I did some pretty stupid things when I was young.",
|
|
"Two glasses of wine are enough to make me stupid .",
|
|
"I was stupid with fatigue.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a genius at math, but a total stupid when it came to his love life",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The book features not a single public official\u2014policeman, jailer, judge\u2014who is not either stupid or corrupt or both. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Surely no one in America is stupid enough to fall for this. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Chris: The thing is it, this is stupid because the teachers don\u2019t want guns. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
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"There are at least three kinds of stupid at work here. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"My clothes were wrong, my jokes were stupid , other kids didn\u2019t like me. \u2014 Ed Kressy, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
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"Trump isn\u2019t the only politician who has ever believed that allowing rivers to flow into oceans is stupid . \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
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"VarietyThe Hollywood Reporter Daniel Radcliffe will dare to be stupid in his latest film. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 3 May 2022",
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"The Ham & Eggers\u2019 deforestation of Ocean Beach is stupid , even for them, and failure to inform residents was/is inexcusable. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But those options continue to be out of reach for the majority of those who are afflicted with this stupid , infuriating skin condition. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, refinery29.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Somebody who is dyslexic sometimes has this fear of being perceived as [ stupid ]. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"But right now, there\u2019s a whole lot of stupid \u2014Keizer has it right about that. \u2014 David Treuer, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"In the final analysis, there are few things in tech that bring out the stupid to quite the degree that Apple does. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 17 June 2021",
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"The two camps trade insults regularly on the platform, with people on opposing sides calling each other stupid or worse. \u2014 Rong Xiaoqing, Curbed , 23 May 2021",
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"Others who wouldn't give their name called the mask mandate stupid or worse. \u2014 Sonia Chopra, The Enquirer , 8 July 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1640, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French stupide , from Latin stupidus , from stup\u0113re to be numb, be astonished \u2014 more at type entry 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sty\u00fc-",
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"\u02c8st\u00fc-p\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stupid Adjective stupid , dull , dense , crass , dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions. stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary. stupid students just keeping the seats warm stupid with drink dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock. monotonous work that leaves the mind dull dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas. too dense to take a hint crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy. a crass , materialistic people dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension. too dumb to figure out what's going on",
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"synonyms":[
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"airheaded",
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"birdbrained",
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"bonehead",
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"boneheaded",
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"brain-dead",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"chuckleheaded",
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"dense",
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"dim",
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"dim-witted",
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"doltish",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"dorky",
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"dull",
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"dumb",
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"dunderheaded",
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"empty-headed",
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"fatuous",
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"gormless",
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"half-witted",
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"knuckleheaded",
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"lamebrain",
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"lamebrained",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mindless",
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"oafish",
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"obtuse",
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"opaque",
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"pinheaded",
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"senseless",
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"simple",
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"slow",
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"slow-witted",
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"soft",
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"softheaded",
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"thick",
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"thickheaded",
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"thick-witted",
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"unintelligent",
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"unsmart",
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"vacuous",
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"weak-minded",
|
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"witless"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190149",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"stupidity":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"braininess",
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"brightness",
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"brilliance",
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"cleverness",
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"intelligence",
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"keenness",
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"quickness",
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"quick-wittedness",
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"sharpness",
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"smartness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a stupid idea or act":[],
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": the quality or state of being stupid":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I was shocked by the stupidity of their decision.",
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"the stupidity of the dialogue between the two romantic leads had movie audiences giggling uncontrollably",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Mike Judge-verse has long toyed with the inherent comedy of utter stupidity . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
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"So much stupidity coming out of this administration. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
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"New Yorkers are not alone in paying a high price for the stupidity and cowardice of Andrew Cuomo. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Intelligent stupidity is at the core of every story ever told. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"In a world where so much wealth is concentrated in the hands of so few, that stupidity can be a sort of comfort. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"That male stupidity is the center of the play, not race. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"There are few things more American than simultaneously beholding the skill of the bakers and the stupidity of the conceit. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Fossil fuels will remain for decades a currency of global power, and Russia\u2019s invasion highlights the stupidity of being broke. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"stu\u0307-\u02c8pi-d\u0259-t\u0113",
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"styu\u0307-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"boneheadedness",
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"brainlessness",
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"denseness",
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"density",
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"dim-wittedness",
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"doltishness",
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"dopiness",
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"dorkiness",
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"dullness",
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"dulness",
|
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"dumbness",
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"fatuity",
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"foolishness",
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"gormlessness",
|
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"mindlessness",
|
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"oafishness",
|
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"obtuseness",
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"senselessness",
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"simpleness",
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"slowness",
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"stupidness",
|
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"thickness",
|
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"vacuity",
|
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"weak-mindedness",
|
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"witlessness"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062600",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
|
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"stupidness":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"airhead",
|
|
"birdbrain",
|
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"blockhead",
|
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"bonehead",
|
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"bubblehead",
|
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"chowderhead",
|
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"chucklehead",
|
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"clodpoll",
|
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"clodpole",
|
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"clot",
|
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
|
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"cretin",
|
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"cuddy",
|
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"cuddie",
|
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"deadhead",
|
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"dim bulb",
|
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"dimwit",
|
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"dip",
|
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"dodo",
|
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"dolt",
|
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"donkey",
|
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"doofus",
|
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"dope",
|
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"dork",
|
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"dullard",
|
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"dum-dum",
|
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"dumbbell",
|
|
"dumbhead",
|
|
"dummkopf",
|
|
"dummy",
|
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"dunce",
|
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"dunderhead",
|
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"fathead",
|
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"gander",
|
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"golem",
|
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"goof",
|
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"goon",
|
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"half-wit",
|
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"hammerhead",
|
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"hardhead",
|
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"idiot",
|
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"ignoramus",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
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"jackass",
|
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"know-nothing",
|
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"knucklehead",
|
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"lamebrain",
|
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"loggerhead",
|
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"loon",
|
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"lump",
|
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
|
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"mug",
|
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"mutt",
|
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
|
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"nincompoop",
|
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"ninny",
|
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"ninnyhammer",
|
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"nit",
|
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"nitwit",
|
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"noddy",
|
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"noodle",
|
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"numskull",
|
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
|
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"pinhead",
|
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"prat",
|
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"ratbag",
|
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"saphead",
|
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"schlub",
|
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"shlub",
|
|
"schnook",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"stupe",
|
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"thickhead",
|
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"turkey",
|
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"woodenhead",
|
|
"yahoo",
|
|
"yo-yo"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stupid person":[],
|
|
": dulled in feeling or sensation : torpid":[
|
|
"still stupid from the sedative"
|
|
],
|
|
": given to unintelligent decisions or acts : acting in an unintelligent or careless manner":[],
|
|
": lacking intelligence or reason : brutish":[],
|
|
": lacking interest or point":[
|
|
"a stupid event"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by or resulting from unreasoned thinking or acting : senseless":[
|
|
"a stupid decision"
|
|
],
|
|
": slow of mind : obtuse":[],
|
|
": vexatious , exasperating":[
|
|
"the stupid car won't start"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She angrily described her boss as a stupid old man.",
|
|
"He had a stupid expression on his face.",
|
|
"I'm not stupid enough to fall for that trick.",
|
|
"Why are you being so stupid ?",
|
|
"It was stupid of me to try to hide this from you.",
|
|
"We were stupid to wait so long before we made a decision.",
|
|
"I did some pretty stupid things when I was young.",
|
|
"Two glasses of wine are enough to make me stupid .",
|
|
"I was stupid with fatigue.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a genius at math, but a total stupid when it came to his love life",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The book features not a single public official\u2014policeman, jailer, judge\u2014who is not either stupid or corrupt or both. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Surely no one in America is stupid enough to fall for this. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Chris: The thing is it, this is stupid because the teachers don\u2019t want guns. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"There are at least three kinds of stupid at work here. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"My clothes were wrong, my jokes were stupid , other kids didn\u2019t like me. \u2014 Ed Kressy, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Trump isn\u2019t the only politician who has ever believed that allowing rivers to flow into oceans is stupid . \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"VarietyThe Hollywood Reporter Daniel Radcliffe will dare to be stupid in his latest film. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The Ham & Eggers\u2019 deforestation of Ocean Beach is stupid , even for them, and failure to inform residents was/is inexcusable. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But those options continue to be out of reach for the majority of those who are afflicted with this stupid , infuriating skin condition. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, refinery29.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Somebody who is dyslexic sometimes has this fear of being perceived as [ stupid ]. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But right now, there\u2019s a whole lot of stupid \u2014Keizer has it right about that. \u2014 David Treuer, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In the final analysis, there are few things in tech that bring out the stupid to quite the degree that Apple does. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"The two camps trade insults regularly on the platform, with people on opposing sides calling each other stupid or worse. \u2014 Rong Xiaoqing, Curbed , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Others who wouldn't give their name called the mask mandate stupid or worse. \u2014 Sonia Chopra, The Enquirer , 8 July 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1640, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French stupide , from Latin stupidus , from stup\u0113re to be numb, be astonished \u2014 more at type entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sty\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fc-p\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stupid Adjective stupid , dull , dense , crass , dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions. stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary. stupid students just keeping the seats warm stupid with drink dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock. monotonous work that leaves the mind dull dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas. too dense to take a hint crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy. a crass , materialistic people dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension. too dumb to figure out what's going on",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airheaded",
|
|
"birdbrained",
|
|
"bonehead",
|
|
"boneheaded",
|
|
"brain-dead",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"bubbleheaded",
|
|
"chuckleheaded",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dim-witted",
|
|
"doltish",
|
|
"dopey",
|
|
"dopy",
|
|
"dorky",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
"dunderheaded",
|
|
"empty-headed",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"gormless",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"knuckleheaded",
|
|
"lamebrain",
|
|
"lamebrained",
|
|
"lunkheaded",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"oafish",
|
|
"obtuse",
|
|
"opaque",
|
|
"pinheaded",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"slow-witted",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"softheaded",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"thickheaded",
|
|
"thick-witted",
|
|
"unintelligent",
|
|
"unsmart",
|
|
"vacuous",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162255",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stupor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vim",
|
|
"vitality",
|
|
"vivacity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock : daze":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He fell into a drunken stupor .",
|
|
"in a stupor of fatigue",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But there isn\u2019t enough coffee in the world to jolt the filmmaker out of his stupor . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Some members of the media began debating this week whether showing pictures of these dead children could shake America out of its stupor . \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The effect is unexpected enough to startle anyone out of a political stupor , and serves to make the protagonist in question immediately identifiable and memorable. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Although Toyotomi died in a delirious stupor in 1598, subsequent shoguns continued his purges. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Even after shaking off its hibernation stupor and focusing its gaze on Pieciul, the animal proceeded slowly, plodding toward him on broad paws that flattened the snow and claws that clung easily to the crust layer below. \u2014 Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In New York, where landlords typically move to evict more people than in any other city in the nation, the housing courts sat in an unusual stupor for some two years. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"While Carolyn decoded a notebook on Lars that could take her one step closer to the Twelve, Eve was off drinking herself into a stupor . \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Instead of jolting them out of a stupor , this kind of response blocks real interrogation of what motivates white people to engage in these attempts at public humiliation. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin, from stup\u0113re":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sty\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02c8st(y)\u00fc-p\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u00fc-p\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stupor lethargy , languor , lassitude , stupor , torpor mean physical or mental inertness. lethargy implies such drowsiness or aversion to activity as is induced by disease, injury, or drugs. months of lethargy followed my accident languor suggests inertia induced by an enervating climate or illness or love. languor induced by a tropical vacation lassitude stresses listlessness or indifference resulting from fatigue or poor health. a depression marked by lassitude stupor implies a deadening of the mind and senses by shock, narcotics, or intoxicants. lapsed into an alcoholic stupor torpor implies a state of suspended animation as of hibernating animals but may suggest merely extreme sluggishness. a once alert mind now in a torpor",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hebetude",
|
|
"languor",
|
|
"lassitude",
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"torpor"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183553",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sturdily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"nonhardy",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"weak"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": firm , resolute":[],
|
|
": firmly built or constituted : stout":[],
|
|
": hardy":[
|
|
"sturdy plants"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by or reflecting physical strength or vigor":[],
|
|
": rugged , stable":[],
|
|
": sound in design or execution : substantial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dog with a strong sturdy build",
|
|
"it took a sturdy person to endure the life of a pioneer",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bures at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort are made in traditional Fijian style and have a sturdy , thatched roofing, and a ceiling fan helps cool things down in warm weather. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Today, inventories across the U.S. are so incredibly low that at today's slowing but still sturdy tempo of buying, the sparse stocks sell out incredibly fast. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Jacky Parker PhotographyGetty Images Also called butterfly bush, this sturdy flowering shrub withstands drought, blooms all season long and attracts pollinators. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"On Running's version is also waterproof and has reliably sturdy soles with extra grip. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The sturdy wood structural beams, staircase posts and pillars\u2014likely dating to the late 16th century\u2014would be unlikely features anywhere else. \u2014 Amy Verner, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The camping hammock also comes equipped with two adjustable, 10-foot long tree straps and two sturdy D-shaped carabiners to keep it secure. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"This may include materials that are known to hold strong against wind and harsh weather, as well as accessories to keep the screens sturdy like stands, mounts, tethers, and yard stakes. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"To keep the cost low on the bikes and to keep them sturdy , they\u2019re often made of steel and sometimes aluminum. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, brave, stubborn, from Anglo-French esturdi stunned, from past participle of esturdir to stun, from Vulgar Latin *exturdire , from Latin ex- + Vulgar Latin *turdus simpleton, from Latin turdus thrush \u2014 more at thrush":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u0259r-d\u0113",
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"\u02c8st\u0259rd-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sturdy strong , stout , sturdy , stalwart , tough , tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources. strong arms the defense has a strong case stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way. stout hiking boots sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction. a sturdy table people of sturdy independence stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability. stalwart environmentalists tough implies great firmness and resiliency. a tough political opponent tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together. tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life",
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"synonyms":[
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"cast-iron",
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"hard",
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"hard-bitten",
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"hardened",
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"hardy",
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"inured",
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"rugged",
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"stout",
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"strong",
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"tough",
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"toughened",
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"vigorous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205012",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sturdiness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"delicate",
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"nonhardy",
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"soft",
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"tender",
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"weak"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": firm , resolute":[],
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": firmly built or constituted : stout":[],
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": hardy":[
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"sturdy plants"
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],
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": marked by or reflecting physical strength or vigor":[],
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": rugged , stable":[],
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": sound in design or execution : substantial":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a dog with a strong sturdy build",
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"it took a sturdy person to endure the life of a pioneer",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The bures at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort are made in traditional Fijian style and have a sturdy , thatched roofing, and a ceiling fan helps cool things down in warm weather. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Today, inventories across the U.S. are so incredibly low that at today's slowing but still sturdy tempo of buying, the sparse stocks sell out incredibly fast. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
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"Jacky Parker PhotographyGetty Images Also called butterfly bush, this sturdy flowering shrub withstands drought, blooms all season long and attracts pollinators. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
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"On Running's version is also waterproof and has reliably sturdy soles with extra grip. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
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"The sturdy wood structural beams, staircase posts and pillars\u2014likely dating to the late 16th century\u2014would be unlikely features anywhere else. \u2014 Amy Verner, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
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"The camping hammock also comes equipped with two adjustable, 10-foot long tree straps and two sturdy D-shaped carabiners to keep it secure. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
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"This may include materials that are known to hold strong against wind and harsh weather, as well as accessories to keep the screens sturdy like stands, mounts, tethers, and yard stakes. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
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"To keep the cost low on the bikes and to keep them sturdy , they\u2019re often made of steel and sometimes aluminum. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, brave, stubborn, from Anglo-French esturdi stunned, from past participle of esturdir to stun, from Vulgar Latin *exturdire , from Latin ex- + Vulgar Latin *turdus simpleton, from Latin turdus thrush \u2014 more at thrush":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0259r-d\u0113",
|
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"\u02c8st\u0259rd-\u0113"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sturdy strong , stout , sturdy , stalwart , tough , tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources. strong arms the defense has a strong case stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way. stout hiking boots sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction. a sturdy table people of sturdy independence stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability. stalwart environmentalists tough implies great firmness and resiliency. a tough political opponent tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together. tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"cast-iron",
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"hard",
|
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"hard-bitten",
|
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"hardened",
|
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"hardy",
|
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"inured",
|
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"rugged",
|
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"stout",
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"strong",
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"tough",
|
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"toughened",
|
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"vigorous"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011411",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"sturdy":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"delicate",
|
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"nonhardy",
|
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"soft",
|
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"tender",
|
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"weak"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": firm , resolute":[],
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": firmly built or constituted : stout":[],
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": hardy":[
|
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"sturdy plants"
|
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],
|
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": marked by or reflecting physical strength or vigor":[],
|
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": rugged , stable":[],
|
|
": sound in design or execution : substantial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dog with a strong sturdy build",
|
|
"it took a sturdy person to endure the life of a pioneer",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bures at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort are made in traditional Fijian style and have a sturdy , thatched roofing, and a ceiling fan helps cool things down in warm weather. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Today, inventories across the U.S. are so incredibly low that at today's slowing but still sturdy tempo of buying, the sparse stocks sell out incredibly fast. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Jacky Parker PhotographyGetty Images Also called butterfly bush, this sturdy flowering shrub withstands drought, blooms all season long and attracts pollinators. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"On Running's version is also waterproof and has reliably sturdy soles with extra grip. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The sturdy wood structural beams, staircase posts and pillars\u2014likely dating to the late 16th century\u2014would be unlikely features anywhere else. \u2014 Amy Verner, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The camping hammock also comes equipped with two adjustable, 10-foot long tree straps and two sturdy D-shaped carabiners to keep it secure. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"This may include materials that are known to hold strong against wind and harsh weather, as well as accessories to keep the screens sturdy like stands, mounts, tethers, and yard stakes. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"To keep the cost low on the bikes and to keep them sturdy , they\u2019re often made of steel and sometimes aluminum. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, brave, stubborn, from Anglo-French esturdi stunned, from past participle of esturdir to stun, from Vulgar Latin *exturdire , from Latin ex- + Vulgar Latin *turdus simpleton, from Latin turdus thrush \u2014 more at thrush":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8st\u0259rd-\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u0259r-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sturdy strong , stout , sturdy , stalwart , tough , tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources. strong arms the defense has a strong case stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way. stout hiking boots sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction. a sturdy table people of sturdy independence stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability. stalwart environmentalists tough implies great firmness and resiliency. a tough political opponent tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together. tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast-iron",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-bitten",
|
|
"hardened",
|
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"hardy",
|
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"inured",
|
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"rugged",
|
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"stout",
|
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"strong",
|
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"tough",
|
|
"toughened",
|
|
"vigorous"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093532",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"stygian":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"bright",
|
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"brightened",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
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"illuminated",
|
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"illumined",
|
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"light",
|
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"lit",
|
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"lighted",
|
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"lightsome",
|
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"lucent",
|
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"lucid",
|
|
"luminous"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding":[
|
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"the stygian blackness of the cave"
|
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],
|
|
": of or relating to the river Styx":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"lost in the stygian reaches of the deep forest",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Streaks should start cutting through the stygian sky starting at midnight. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"When his tiny friend Trinket devises a scheme for their escape from the orphanage, Arthur embarks on a quest through a wild wood and into the stygian corridors of a subterranean city to solve the mystery of his origins. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 29 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"After a five-minute ride through the stygian darkness, the barge eases up to a low dock. \u2014 Wayne Curtis, WIRED , 30 May 2017",
|
|
"There, Levi conjured a Stygian exoplanet of glissandos and microtones and processed percussive sounds, evoking the truly alien better than the most lavish special effects ever could have done. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2017",
|
|
"Far from being cruel and Stygian , the bog had a textural beauty, its atmosphere, like its fickle microclimate, changing with the wind. \u2014 Henry Wismayer, New York Times , 16 Nov. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin stygius , from Greek stygios , from Styg-, Styx Styx":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sti-j(\u0113-)\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"caliginous",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"darkish",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"darksome",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dusk",
|
|
"dusky",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"lightless",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"pitch-black",
|
|
"pitch-dark",
|
|
"pitchy",
|
|
"rayless",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"tenebrific",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"unlit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233456",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"style":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baptize",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"christen",
|
|
"clepe",
|
|
"denominate",
|
|
"designate",
|
|
"dub",
|
|
"entitle",
|
|
"label",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"nominate",
|
|
"term",
|
|
"title"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a convention with respect to spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and typographic arrangement and display followed in writing or printing":[],
|
|
": a distinctive manner of expression (as in writing or speech)":[
|
|
"writes with more attention to style than to content",
|
|
"the flowery style of 18th century prose"
|
|
],
|
|
": a distinctive quality, form, or type of something":[
|
|
"a new dress style",
|
|
"the Greek style of architecture"
|
|
],
|
|
": a particular manner or technique by which something is done, created, or performed":[
|
|
"a unique style of horseback riding",
|
|
"the classical style of dance"
|
|
],
|
|
": a slender elongated process (such as a bristle) on an animal":[],
|
|
": beauty, grace, or ease of manner or technique":[
|
|
"an awkward moment she handled with style"
|
|
],
|
|
": being in the style of":[
|
|
"a Beaujolais -style wine"
|
|
],
|
|
": designation , title":[],
|
|
": fashionable elegance":[],
|
|
": gnomon sense 1b":[],
|
|
": stylus":[],
|
|
": the filiform usually elongated part of the pistil bearing a stigma at its apex \u2014 see flower illustration":[],
|
|
": the state of being popular : fashion":[
|
|
"clothes that are always in style"
|
|
],
|
|
": to call or designate by an identifying term : name":[
|
|
"Jay King styles himself as the Indiana Jones of turquoise, telling tales of far-flung mines as he peddles chunky jewelry.",
|
|
"\u2014 Belinda Luscombe",
|
|
"\u2026 she styles herself as an entrepreneur looking to establish a \"members-only club\" on the model of Soho House.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sadie Stein"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decorate (something, such as a room) in a particular way":[
|
|
"\u2026 a \u2026 boutique hotel where each room is styled after a different country or region.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jenny White"
|
|
],
|
|
": to design and make (something, such as clothing) in a particular style or for a particular purpose":[
|
|
"Our 30\"-long skirt is flatteringly styled with front pleats and a plain back.",
|
|
"\u2014 Land's End catalog",
|
|
"Kids on \u2026 BMX bikes styled like motorcycles \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Margaret Loeb",
|
|
"The coats, even those presumably styled for hunting, are woefully too short \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Donald Atwell Zoll"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give a particular shape to (hair)":[
|
|
"She cuts and styles her own hair.",
|
|
"His hair was styled in thick spikes pointing skyward and he was wearing a leather jacket and jeans. \"I looked like a punk rocker,\" he admits.",
|
|
"\u2014 Leigh Anne Williams"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give a particular style to: such as":[],
|
|
"\u2014 see also self-styled":[
|
|
"Jay King styles himself as the Indiana Jones of turquoise, telling tales of far-flung mines as he peddles chunky jewelry.",
|
|
"\u2014 Belinda Luscombe",
|
|
"\u2026 she styles herself as an entrepreneur looking to establish a \"members-only club\" on the model of Soho House.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sadie Stein"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I don't like the flowery style of his writing.",
|
|
"She has a unique style of singing.",
|
|
"a baseball pitcher with an unusual style",
|
|
"She writes with more attention to style than to content.",
|
|
"The room was decorated in modern style .",
|
|
"The car is available in several different styles .",
|
|
"the Greek style of architecture",
|
|
"The range of clothing styles has become more varied.",
|
|
"His management style is abrasive.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She cuts and styles hair.",
|
|
"She's having her hair styled tomorrow.",
|
|
"a book styled for a general audience",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Biden\u2019s orders, which boast the longest word count in the last 60 years, often include press release- style language. \u2014 Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Repurpose an old chalkboard or use chalk- style paint and an empty picture frame to make this simple, inviting welcome sign. \u2014 Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Como\u2019s, known for its Detroit- style deep-dish pizza, is closing its Bloomfield Township location permanently. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Street- style faves like mini bags and slouchy trousers can be found conveniently on Amazon. \u2014 Laura Jackson, Vogue , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Wine Insiders gives you a heads up on what bottles will be arriving, from opulent chenin blancs to appassimento- style reds. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"This vintage- style airliner bag makes traveling easier. \u2014 Jacorey Moon, Men's Health , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The videographer records training sessions for film study, but also captures interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, in hopes of packaging it as a documentary or Netflix- style series. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Located in the coastal city of Carlsbad, the modern Art Deco- style manse sits on just shy of 2 acres and comprises two separate wings that are practically homes in and of themselves. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Over time, Brown became a father figure to Al and inspired him to style his hair just like the musician. \u2014 Mark Elibert, Billboard , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"During the event, dads will learn how to style their daughters' natural hair and support its health and beauty with the help of professional stylists. \u2014 Cierra Britten, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In a Vogue Club livestream premiering on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. EST, Celia will cover everything from the best body creams for a subtle glow to the sweat-proof way to style your hair\u2014and the best mattifying products to set your look. \u2014 Vogue , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Along with frizz, breakage is widespread when trying to style wavy hair, says Medina. \u2014 ELLE , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Like a hair dryer and curling iron in one, this high-tech styling tool uses six powerful streams of hot or cool air to magically style your hair from damp to dry. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Queen Elizabeth is allowing personal details of her life in lockdown amid the pandemic to come to light \u2014 including who was entrusted to cut and style her hair! \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The past year has afforded us the luxury of booking into salons for major color changeups, fresh new haircuts, and the opportunity to style hair in multiple ways. \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Turk recalled another time trying to style Demas\u2019 hair at his apartment in College Station. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6":"Noun",
|
|
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English stile, style , from Latin stilus spike, stem, stylus, style of writing; perhaps akin to Latin in stigare to goad \u2014 more at stick":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u012b(-\u0259)l",
|
|
"\u02c8st\u012bl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for style Noun fashion , style , mode , vogue , fad , rage , craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date. fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place. the current fashion style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste. a media baron used to traveling in style mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated. slim bodies are the mode at this resort vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion. short skirts are back in vogue fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion. last year's fad is over rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad. Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"locution",
|
|
"manner",
|
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"mode",
|
|
"phraseology",
|
|
"tone",
|
|
"vein"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015720",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adjective combining form or adverb combining form",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"styleless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baptize",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"christen",
|
|
"clepe",
|
|
"denominate",
|
|
"designate",
|
|
"dub",
|
|
"entitle",
|
|
"label",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"nominate",
|
|
"term",
|
|
"title"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a convention with respect to spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and typographic arrangement and display followed in writing or printing":[],
|
|
": a distinctive manner of expression (as in writing or speech)":[
|
|
"writes with more attention to style than to content",
|
|
"the flowery style of 18th century prose"
|
|
],
|
|
": a distinctive quality, form, or type of something":[
|
|
"a new dress style",
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"the Greek style of architecture"
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],
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": a particular manner or technique by which something is done, created, or performed":[
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"a unique style of horseback riding",
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"the classical style of dance"
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],
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": a slender elongated process (such as a bristle) on an animal":[],
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": beauty, grace, or ease of manner or technique":[
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"an awkward moment she handled with style"
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],
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": being in the style of":[
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"a Beaujolais -style wine"
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],
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": designation , title":[],
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": fashionable elegance":[],
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": gnomon sense 1b":[],
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": stylus":[],
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": the filiform usually elongated part of the pistil bearing a stigma at its apex \u2014 see flower illustration":[],
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": the state of being popular : fashion":[
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"clothes that are always in style"
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],
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": to call or designate by an identifying term : name":[
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"Jay King styles himself as the Indiana Jones of turquoise, telling tales of far-flung mines as he peddles chunky jewelry.",
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"\u2014 Belinda Luscombe",
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"\u2026 she styles herself as an entrepreneur looking to establish a \"members-only club\" on the model of Soho House.",
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"\u2014 Sadie Stein"
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],
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": to decorate (something, such as a room) in a particular way":[
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"\u2026 a \u2026 boutique hotel where each room is styled after a different country or region.",
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"\u2014 Jenny White"
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],
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": to design and make (something, such as clothing) in a particular style or for a particular purpose":[
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"Our 30\"-long skirt is flatteringly styled with front pleats and a plain back.",
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"\u2014 Land's End catalog",
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"Kids on \u2026 BMX bikes styled like motorcycles \u2026",
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"\u2014 Margaret Loeb",
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"The coats, even those presumably styled for hunting, are woefully too short \u2026",
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"\u2014 Donald Atwell Zoll"
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],
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": to give a particular shape to (hair)":[
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"She cuts and styles her own hair.",
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"His hair was styled in thick spikes pointing skyward and he was wearing a leather jacket and jeans. \"I looked like a punk rocker,\" he admits.",
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"\u2014 Leigh Anne Williams"
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],
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": to give a particular style to: such as":[],
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"\u2014 see also self-styled":[
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"Jay King styles himself as the Indiana Jones of turquoise, telling tales of far-flung mines as he peddles chunky jewelry.",
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"\u2014 Belinda Luscombe",
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"\u2026 she styles herself as an entrepreneur looking to establish a \"members-only club\" on the model of Soho House.",
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"\u2014 Sadie Stein"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"I don't like the flowery style of his writing.",
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"She has a unique style of singing.",
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"a baseball pitcher with an unusual style",
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"She writes with more attention to style than to content.",
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"The room was decorated in modern style .",
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"The car is available in several different styles .",
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"the Greek style of architecture",
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"The range of clothing styles has become more varied.",
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"His management style is abrasive.",
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"Verb",
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"She cuts and styles hair.",
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"She's having her hair styled tomorrow.",
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"a book styled for a general audience",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Biden\u2019s orders, which boast the longest word count in the last 60 years, often include press release- style language. \u2014 Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
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"Repurpose an old chalkboard or use chalk- style paint and an empty picture frame to make this simple, inviting welcome sign. \u2014 Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 June 2022",
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"Como\u2019s, known for its Detroit- style deep-dish pizza, is closing its Bloomfield Township location permanently. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
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"Street- style faves like mini bags and slouchy trousers can be found conveniently on Amazon. \u2014 Laura Jackson, Vogue , 30 June 2022",
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"Wine Insiders gives you a heads up on what bottles will be arriving, from opulent chenin blancs to appassimento- style reds. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
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"This vintage- style airliner bag makes traveling easier. \u2014 Jacorey Moon, Men's Health , 30 June 2022",
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"The videographer records training sessions for film study, but also captures interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, in hopes of packaging it as a documentary or Netflix- style series. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Located in the coastal city of Carlsbad, the modern Art Deco- style manse sits on just shy of 2 acres and comprises two separate wings that are practically homes in and of themselves. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 30 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Over time, Brown became a father figure to Al and inspired him to style his hair just like the musician. \u2014 Mark Elibert, Billboard , 25 June 2022",
|
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"During the event, dads will learn how to style their daughters' natural hair and support its health and beauty with the help of professional stylists. \u2014 Cierra Britten, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
|
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"In a Vogue Club livestream premiering on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. EST, Celia will cover everything from the best body creams for a subtle glow to the sweat-proof way to style your hair\u2014and the best mattifying products to set your look. \u2014 Vogue , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Along with frizz, breakage is widespread when trying to style wavy hair, says Medina. \u2014 ELLE , 21 May 2022",
|
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"Like a hair dryer and curling iron in one, this high-tech styling tool uses six powerful streams of hot or cool air to magically style your hair from damp to dry. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Queen Elizabeth is allowing personal details of her life in lockdown amid the pandemic to come to light \u2014 including who was entrusted to cut and style her hair! \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The past year has afforded us the luxury of booking into salons for major color changeups, fresh new haircuts, and the opportunity to style hair in multiple ways. \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Turk recalled another time trying to style Demas\u2019 hair at his apartment in College Station. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6":"Noun",
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"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English stile, style , from Latin stilus spike, stem, stylus, style of writing; perhaps akin to Latin in stigare to goad \u2014 more at stick":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8st\u012b(-\u0259)l",
|
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"\u02c8st\u012bl"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for style Noun fashion , style , mode , vogue , fad , rage , craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date. fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place. the current fashion style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste. a media baron used to traveling in style mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated. slim bodies are the mode at this resort vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion. short skirts are back in vogue fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion. last year's fad is over rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad. Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted",
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"synonyms":[
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"fashion",
|
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"locution",
|
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"manner",
|
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"mode",
|
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"phraseology",
|
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"tone",
|
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"vein"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210337",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adjective combining form or adverb combining form",
|
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"noun",
|
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"noun,",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
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},
|
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"stylish":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dowdy",
|
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"out",
|
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"outmoded",
|
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"styleless",
|
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"unchic",
|
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"uncool",
|
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"unfashionable",
|
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"unmodish",
|
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"unstylish"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Light enough to wear for a day in the hot sun and stylish enough for a walk along the promenade, the Amalfi Maxi Caftan from Echo New York is your soon to be summer staple. \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The appeal is obvious: These dresses are comfortable enough to sleep in, but stylish enough to wear out of the house. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"This mesh beach tote is particularly useful for those who want to carry a light, comfortable yet stylish bag to the beach. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Antique Row, West Palm Beach Milanese restaurant Sant Ambroeus, which first opened in New York City, features superb dishes like veal Milanese in stylish surroundings. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Even though some of the younger guys were in beat-up tank tops and dad hats (OK, and sporting Submariners), their trunks were uniformly stylish . \u2014 Jason Diamond, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Our list has options that will meet all of those needs, including flat pairs that go well with summer dresses, heeled sandals, Amazon picks and options that are stylish yet super comfortable. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Guided by the design philosophy that swimwear should be stylish and functional, Dkoko focuses on sporty yet sweet bikinis and one-pieces. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"This bin was designed by product engineers who wanted to create a compost bin that was equal parts stylish , easy to use, and convenient. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u012b-lish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"\u00e0 la mode",
|
|
"a la mode",
|
|
"au courant",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"fashionable",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"happening",
|
|
"hip",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"modish",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"supercool",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"swish",
|
|
"trendy",
|
|
"voguish"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045518",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stymie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"facilitate",
|
|
"help"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of":[
|
|
"stymied by red tape"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Progress on the project has been stymied by lack of money.",
|
|
"the raging blizzard stymied the rescuers' attempts to find the stranded mountain climbers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wall Street stocks plunged after a handful of central banks around the world followed the Federal Reserve and raised interest rates to stymie soaring inflation. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Those proceedings were temporarily disrupted when the mob of Trump's supporters breached the U.S. Capitol to stymie the counting of state electoral votes. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"As such, the venue is a popular tourist attraction \u2014 the academy\u2019s aura has been burnished by celebrity members such as Johnny Carson and Cary Grant \u2014 though the club\u2019s strict dress code has been known to stymie some would-be visitors. \u2014 Daniel Millerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The senior defense is led by Pittsburgh signee Ava Peterson and will look to stymie their opponents while burying them on the other end. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the city of Sanya in Hainan province, authorities suspended all transportation to stymie the spread of Covid, according to a post on an official WeChat account. \u2014 Fortune , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The men were arrested in October 2020 amid talk of raising $4,000 for an explosive that could blow up a bridge and stymie police responding to a kidnapping, according to trial evidence. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With a number of knotty issues continuing to stymie negotiations, state leaders blew past a midnight deadline on Thursday to reach agreement on a new state budget. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"European officials are also looking at how to stymie the use of cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Scots stimie, stymie to obstruct a golf shot by interposition of the opponent's ball":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8st\u012b-m\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clog",
|
|
"cramp",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"encumber",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"handicap",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"hog-tie",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"interfere (with)",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"short-circuit",
|
|
"tie up",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082659",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |