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712 lines
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{
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"apace":{
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"antonyms":[
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"slow",
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"slowly"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": abreast":[
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"\u2014 used with of or with trying to keep apace with changes in technology"
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],
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": at a quick pace : swiftly":[
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"growing apace"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Development on the project continued apace .",
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"the end of another year is hastening apace",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Record support from central banks will continue apace , keeping interest rates near rock bottom and supporting financial conditions. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 9 June 2020",
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"In New York, which did not close theaters or halls, concert life mostly continued apace . \u2014 William Robin, New York Times , 6 May 2020",
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"While Italy\u2019s infection rate is showing signs of flattening, the U.S. numbers continue apace . \u2014 David Rovella, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020",
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"With nothing but whispers to suggest danger, holiday parties and celebrations proceeded apace the week before the Chinese New Year. \u2014 Laurent H\u00e9bert-dufresne And Vicky Chuqiao Yang, STAT , 7 Apr. 2020",
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"Early voters in his city had been proceeding apace . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
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"Poland\u2019s deputy science minister Wojciech Maksymowicz has just called for postponement of the May 10 presidential elections there, explaining that proceeding apace during the pandemic isn\u2019t realistic. \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartz , 30 Mar. 2020",
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"One thing that is heartening is that renewals are proceeding apace for next season. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 19 Mar. 2020",
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"But Weiner stayed in his role and everything proceeded apace . \u2014 Nicholas Thompson, Wired , 5 Feb. 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, probably from Middle French \u00e0 pas on step":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"briskly",
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"chop-chop",
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"double-quick",
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"fast",
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"fleetly",
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"full tilt",
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"hastily",
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"hell-for-leather",
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"hot",
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"lickety-split",
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"posthaste",
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"presto",
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"pronto",
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"quick",
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"quickly",
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"rapidly",
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"snappily",
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"soon",
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"speedily",
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"swift",
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"swiftly"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165709",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"apanage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a grant (as of land or revenue) made by a sovereign or a legislative body to a dependent member of the royal family or a principal vassal":[],
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": a property or privilege appropriated to or by a person as something due":[],
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": a rightful endowment or adjunct":[]
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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":"20220706-172309",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"apart from":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": other than : besides , except for":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"apart from the saggy roof, the cottage is in pretty good shape"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1724, 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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"aside from",
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"bar",
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"barring",
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"beside",
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"besides",
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"but",
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"except",
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"excepting",
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"except for",
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"excluding",
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"exclusive of",
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"other than",
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"outside",
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"outside of",
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"save",
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"saving"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171934",
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"type":[
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"apartment":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a building containing several individual apartments":[],
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": a large and impressive room or set of rooms":[
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"\u2014 usually plural Assured that the Queen and Prince Philip had retired to bed, Mr Hillyard tried to pass through the Royal apartments as the train left Aberdeen on its journey to London. \u2014 Jonathan Petre"
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],
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": a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We lived in an apartment for several years before buying a house.",
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"a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Christiansen was visiting a friend\u2019s apartment while a protest was occurring at a park nearby. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
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"Olga Lidia Lahera lives with her daughter and two granddaughters in a tiny 15-square-meter (160-square-foot) apartment with peeling plaster walls that has barely enough room for a shelf with pots and a rickety sofa bed. \u2014 Andrea Rodr\u00cdguez, ajc , 22 June 2022",
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"He is furnished with an apartment , a closet of clothes, and cash, and urged to forge a fresh identity. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
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"Yip and Koch have also owned a New York City one-bedroom apartment overlooking Central Park, which was featured in Domino magazine in 2015. \u2014 Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
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"The 100-year-old, four-story, 29-unit apartment at 300 East Washington Blvd. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Before the announcement, Mr. Adams toured a 28th-floor one-bedroom apartment , which still smelled of fresh paint and had ample views of the Manhattan skyline. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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"On the day of the shooting, records show James followed Hall and her friend to the friend\u2019s apartment and forced his way inside. \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
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"Lemoine has had many of his conversations with LaMDA from the living room of his San Francisco apartment , where his Google ID badge hangs from a lanyard on a shelf. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French appartement , from Italian appartamento":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4rt-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"diggings",
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"digs",
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"flat",
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"lodgings",
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"suite",
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"tenement"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060614",
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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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"apathetic":{
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"antonyms":[
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"concerned",
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"interested"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": affected by, characterized by, or displaying apathy : having or showing little or no interest, concern, or emotion":[
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"apathetic voters",
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"apathetic indifference",
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"an apathetic attitude/response",
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"It's really easy to feel apathetic about politics and forget how much they affect our daily lives.",
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"\u2014 Emily Shwake",
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"NFL fans and media members are mostly apathetic toward the exhibition games.",
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"\u2014 Henry McKenna",
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"Even with Doppler radar and networks of spotters, many residents of Tornado Alley are surprisingly apathetic .",
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"\u2014 Warren Faidley",
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"She was listless, apathetic , calm with the calmness of a woman who knows she can suffer no further.",
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"\u2014 Frank Norris",
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"Children or teens who are \u2026 depressed and apathetic \u2026",
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"\u2014 Victoria L. Dunckley",
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"People with abnormally low levels of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism) are often listless and apathetic ; in fact, the symptoms may look very much like endogenous depression.",
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"\u2014 Lester Grinspoon et al.",
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"\u2026 there is no emotion and she remains apathetic to all around her.",
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"\u2014 leitrimobserver.ie"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"But contrary to popular belief, not all jocks are as apathetic as they are athletic. One such progressive player is Toni Smith, a college basketball player who turned her back on Old Glory every time the national anthem was played before her games last season. In a written statement, she cited America's systemic inequalities as her reason for not saluting the flag. \u2014 Complex , June/July 2003",
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"The disorder is sometimes inherited via a defective gene from one parent, and patients are usually spared signs of the disorder until they reach their fifties. Because the brain-cell loss occurs in parts of the brain that help regulate social behavior, personality changes are the most common manifestations of the illness. Patients tend to become either uninhibited or apathetic . \u2014 Bruce L. Miller , Discover , January 1998",
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"But in cities such as Boston, Cincinnati, Oakland, San Francisco, and Seattle, reformers are trying to recharge an apathetic electorate by taking aim at the very process of voting itself. \u2014 Wilma Rule et al. , Ms. , September/October 1996",
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"Young people are becoming increasingly apathetic .",
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"the apathetic attitude of the public",
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"Surprisingly, most Americans are apathetic toward this important issue.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Lundy's ability to engage supporters as well as a largely apathetic student body will also be crucial to his long-term success. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"There have always been ups and downs, but the problems over the past few years seem to be that the majority of kids at his school, and the school environment in general, has become increasingly apathetic , dysfunctional and lacking in civility. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
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"Utah has earned a reputation as one of the nation\u2019s most arid states, with the nation\u2019s highest water consumption, run by a legislature apathetic \u2014 if not outright dismissive \u2014 toward conservation. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"Several celebrities of color have voiced their displeasure at the way the government is handling these situations, as well as their apathetic approach to violence in this country. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 25 May 2022",
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"An apathetic populace grinned and shrugged as a man who got sworn in on the strength of an anonymous opinion from a conservative Supreme Court earned the power to make war. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
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"Two of those steals were on back-to-back possessions, making the Celtics look apathetic about protecting the basketball. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
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"Loden felt an affinity for her apathetic protagonist, loosely basing the character on her own experiences and improvising most of the dialogue in the movie. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The dozens of independent states that belong to the Commonwealth are, at best, apathetic about their ties to the British crown. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1692, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin apath\u0113ticus, from a- a- entry 2 + path\u0113ticus pathetic , after apath\u012ba apathy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccap-\u0259-\u02c8thet-ik",
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"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8the-tik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apathetic 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":[
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"casual",
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"complacent",
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"disinterested",
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"incurious",
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"indifferent",
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"insensible",
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"insouciant",
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"nonchalant",
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"perfunctory",
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"pococurante",
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"unconcerned",
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"uncurious",
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"uninterested"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195517",
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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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"apathy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"emotion",
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"feeling",
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"sensibility"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness":[
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"drug abuse leading to apathy and depression"
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],
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": lack of interest or concern : indifference":[
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"political apathy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"That's the danger of a teeming cast of \u2026 characters: they get jumbled in the viewer's mind, and \u2026 apathy ensues. Novels can afford a rich banquet of personalities; it's what readers sign up for. But ratiocination isn't welcome in modern movies, which prefer visceral impact over intellect. \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 20 Oct. 2008",
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"But short of such complete apathy , there are other neurological conditions in which the capacity for genuine emotion is compromised. One sees this in some forms of autism, in the \"flat affect\" of some schizophrenics. \u2026 But here, as with Harry, music can often break through, if only in a limited way or for a brief time, and release seemingly normal emotions. \u2014 Oliver Sacks , Musicophilia , 2008",
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"According to the polls, \"the American people, as opposed to some of their leaders, seek no converts to their ideology.\" And they are not \"cultural imperialists.\" Maybe not. But this reserve seems grounded less in humility (60 percent of Americans consider their culture \"superior to others\") than in apathy . \u2014 Robert Wright , New York Times Book Review , 14 May 2006",
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"The result could well be further inequality of political information, with avid followers of politics becoming ever more knowledgeable while the rest of the public slips deeper into political apathy . \u2014 Martin P. Wattenberg , Atlantic , October 1998",
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"People have shown surprising apathy toward these important social problems.",
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"People have shown a surprising apathy toward these problems.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The prospect of public apathy is already deeply vexing the establishment. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
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"This modern mass apathy is a far cry from the Stoic\u2019s aspirational apatheia. \u2014 Marion Renault, The New Republic , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"In the face of this apathy , Obama expanded DACA two years later while also instituting the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program (DAPA). \u2014 Michael Bobelian, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"But our apathy also seems related to a pandemic malaise\u2014an inability or unwillingness to devote more cognitive and material resources to a problem that refuses to leave us alone. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"With North Korean obstinance, Chinese apathy , and Russian uncooperativeness, North Korea policy becomes about keeping the allies together and not weakening the alliance. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
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"This widespread apathy left the door wide open for misinformation and private interests. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"This, Skinner-Dorkenoo said, highlights perhaps one way of combating Covid apathy . \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"This apathy could impact public health at a global scale. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French apathie, borrowed from Latin apath\u012ba, borrowed from Greek apathe\u00eea, noun derivative of apath\u1e17s \"not suffering, without passion or feeling, impassive,\" from a- a- entry 2 + -path\u0113s, adjective derivative of p\u00e1thos \"experience, misfortune, emotion\" \u2014 more at pathos":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ap-\u0259-th\u0113",
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"\u02c8a-p\u0259-th\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"affectlessness",
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"emotionlessness",
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"impassiveness",
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"impassivity",
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"insensibility",
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"numbness",
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"phlegm"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093954",
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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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"apathetically":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": affected by, characterized by, or displaying apathy : having or showing little or no interest, concern, or emotion":[
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"apathetic voters",
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"apathetic indifference",
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"an apathetic attitude/response",
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"It's really easy to feel apathetic about politics and forget how much they affect our daily lives.",
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"\u2014 Emily Shwake",
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"NFL fans and media members are mostly apathetic toward the exhibition games.",
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"\u2014 Henry McKenna",
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"Even with Doppler radar and networks of spotters, many residents of Tornado Alley are surprisingly apathetic .",
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"\u2014 Warren Faidley",
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"She was listless, apathetic , calm with the calmness of a woman who knows she can suffer no further.",
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"\u2014 Frank Norris",
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"Children or teens who are \u2026 depressed and apathetic \u2026",
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"\u2014 Victoria L. Dunckley",
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"People with abnormally low levels of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism) are often listless and apathetic ; in fact, the symptoms may look very much like endogenous depression.",
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"\u2014 Lester Grinspoon et al.",
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"\u2026 there is no emotion and she remains apathetic to all around her.",
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"\u2014 leitrimobserver.ie"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8the-tik",
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"\u02ccap-\u0259-\u02c8thet-ik"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"casual",
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"complacent",
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"disinterested",
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"incurious",
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"indifferent",
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"insensible",
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"insouciant",
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"nonchalant",
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"perfunctory",
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"pococurante",
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"unconcerned",
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"uncurious",
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"uninterested"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"concerned",
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"interested"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apathetic 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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"examples":[
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"But contrary to popular belief, not all jocks are as apathetic as they are athletic. One such progressive player is Toni Smith, a college basketball player who turned her back on Old Glory every time the national anthem was played before her games last season. In a written statement, she cited America's systemic inequalities as her reason for not saluting the flag. \u2014 Complex , June/July 2003",
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"The disorder is sometimes inherited via a defective gene from one parent, and patients are usually spared signs of the disorder until they reach their fifties. Because the brain-cell loss occurs in parts of the brain that help regulate social behavior, personality changes are the most common manifestations of the illness. Patients tend to become either uninhibited or apathetic . \u2014 Bruce L. Miller , Discover , January 1998",
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"But in cities such as Boston, Cincinnati, Oakland, San Francisco, and Seattle, reformers are trying to recharge an apathetic electorate by taking aim at the very process of voting itself. \u2014 Wilma Rule et al. , Ms. , September/October 1996",
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"Young people are becoming increasingly apathetic .",
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"the apathetic attitude of the public",
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"Surprisingly, most Americans are apathetic toward this important issue.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Lundy's ability to engage supporters as well as a largely apathetic student body will also be crucial to his long-term success. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"There have always been ups and downs, but the problems over the past few years seem to be that the majority of kids at his school, and the school environment in general, has become increasingly apathetic , dysfunctional and lacking in civility. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
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"Utah has earned a reputation as one of the nation\u2019s most arid states, with the nation\u2019s highest water consumption, run by a legislature apathetic \u2014 if not outright dismissive \u2014 toward conservation. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"Several celebrities of color have voiced their displeasure at the way the government is handling these situations, as well as their apathetic approach to violence in this country. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 25 May 2022",
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"An apathetic populace grinned and shrugged as a man who got sworn in on the strength of an anonymous opinion from a conservative Supreme Court earned the power to make war. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
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"Two of those steals were on back-to-back possessions, making the Celtics look apathetic about protecting the basketball. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
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"Loden felt an affinity for her apathetic protagonist, loosely basing the character on her own experiences and improvising most of the dialogue in the movie. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The dozens of independent states that belong to the Commonwealth are, at best, apathetic about their ties to the British crown. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin apath\u0113ticus, from a- a- entry 2 + path\u0113ticus pathetic , after apath\u012ba apathy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1692, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184859"
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},
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"apart":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": at a little distance":[
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"tried to keep apart from the family squabbles"
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],
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": away from one another in space or time":[
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"towns 20 miles apart"
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],
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": as a separate unit : independently":[
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"Viewed apart , his arguments were unsound."
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],
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": so as to separate one from another":[
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"I found it hard to tell the twins apart ."
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],
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": excluded from consideration : aside":[
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"A few blemishes apart , the novel is excellent."
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],
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": in or into two or more parts : to pieces":[
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"coming apart at the seams"
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],
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"\u2014 see also take apart":[
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"coming apart at the seams"
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],
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": separate , isolated":[
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"Those athletes are a breed apart ."
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],
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": holding different opinions : divided":[
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"The councilors are still apart ."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4rt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"asunder",
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"piecemeal"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"together"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"He stood with his feet planted far apart .",
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"He stood apart while the other members of the team celebrated.",
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"Their children were born two years apart .",
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"My wife and I are unhappy when we're apart .",
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"They separated and have been living apart for the past year.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"But what really sets this laundry room by Heidi Caillier apart is the fun marigold paint and warm brass flush mount light. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
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"The amount of the reduction is what sets them apart . \u2014 Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
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"The stomach flu and food poisoning are constantly compared to each other, and, while there are significant similarities, the timing sets them apart . \u2014 Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
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"Courtney\u2019s booming online career sets her apart in suburban Fort Worth, where she is often recognized around town by fans. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
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"But what sets The Light Cream apart is the addition of powerful botanicals like rice bran oil, baobab leaf extract, and Australian lemon myrtle extract, which help control sebum and oil. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
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"Even more than the energy and inventiveness and attention to detail, it\u2019s that blend that sets Pixar apart . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
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"The most obvious thing that sets it apart is its width \u2014 the Sonos Arc is a hefty 45 inches, while the Beam is a much smaller, at 26 inches. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 13 June 2022",
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"What sets it apart is the LiFePO4 battery, which is designed to last much longer than traditional lithium-ion batteries. \u2014 Mike Richard And Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"But many attempting the popular craft take apart microwaves or car batteries to use as power sources. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Skinner took the plea for a solution to heart and began trying to craft a surgical solution that did not take apart CEQA, yet provided a quick remedy. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"But the rule is still on ice, through at least 2023, as officials still struggle to find local contractors who can take apart homes by hand. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"The litany of manufacturing defects on the 787 Dreamliner is expanding as Boeing engineers take apart planes and discover new or more widespread issues, an Federal Aviation Administration internal memo indicates. \u2014 Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"The twister stripped part of the roof off the Los Angeles Convention Center before roaring south along Broadway, ripping apart houses, smashing brick storefronts and overturning cars. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Geely\u2019s timely recapitalization of the Swedish automaker funded the can\u2019t-tell-\u2019em- apart product strategy that today brings us the fetching Volvo C40 Recharge, an all-electric compact crossover hatchback. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Damian was nice-looking\u2014with wiry dark hair and wide- apart brown eyes flecked with gold\u2014but characterless to the point of oddity. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"That means knowing how many doses people need, how far apart shots should be spaced and whether the vaccine should use proteins, RNA (like Pfizer\u2019s and Moderna\u2019s shots), or some other approach to spark immunity. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French a part , literally, to one side":"Adverb",
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"derivative of apart entry 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
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"1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203245"
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},
|
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"apatheia":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": freedom or release from emotion or excitement":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccap\u0259\u02c8th\u012b\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025308"
|
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},
|
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"aparejo":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a packsaddle of stuffed leather or canvas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-(\u02cc)(h)\u014d"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"American Spanish":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030057"
|
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},
|
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"apatetic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": imitative in color or form":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ap\u0259\u00a6tetik"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek apat\u0113tikos fallacious, from apatan to deceive, cheat, from apat\u0113 deceit":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073407"
|
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},
|
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"apar":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the three-banded armadillo ( Tolypeutes tricinctus ) of South America":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u02c8p\u00e4r"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Portuguese or American Spanish, from Tupi tatuap\u00e1ra rolled armadillo, from tatu armadillo + iap\u00e1re to roll":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082200"
|
|
},
|
|
"aparaphysate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": destitute of paraphyses":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0101p\u0259\u00a6raf\u0259s\u0259\u0307t",
|
|
"-\u02ccs\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"a- entry 2 + paraphysate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090431"
|
|
},
|
|
"Aparecida de Goi\u00e2nia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city just south of Goi\u00e2nia in southeast central Brazil population 455,500":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4-r\u0101-\u02c8s\u0113-d\u0259-j\u0113-g\u022fi-\u02c8y\u00e4-ny\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104939"
|
|
},
|
|
"apart from anything else":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not counting anything else":[
|
|
"I don't like it. Apart from anything else , it's too expensive."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115252"
|
|
},
|
|
"apathogenic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not capable of causing disease : nonpathogenic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0101\u02ccpath\u0259\u00a6jenik",
|
|
"\u0101\u00a6p-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"a- entry 2 + pathogenic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174451"
|
|
},
|
|
"Apalachicola":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"river 90 miles (145 kilometers) long in northwestern Florida flowing from Lake Seminole south into":[
|
|
"Apalachicola Bay (an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico)"
|
|
],
|
|
"seaport city on Apalachicola Bay at the mouth of the Apalachicola River in northwestern Florida population 2231":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02ccla-chi-\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191954"
|
|
},
|
|
"Apalachee":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida":[],
|
|
": a member of such people":[],
|
|
": the language of the Apalachee people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from Choctaw apelachi helper, ally":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214313"
|
|
},
|
|
"apartheid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": separation , segregation":[
|
|
"cultural apartheid",
|
|
"gender apartheid"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cct\u012bt",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u02cct\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The law underpins separate legal systems for Jews and Palestinians in the West Bank, a situation that three prominent human rights groups say amounts to apartheid . \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The law underpins separate legal systems for Jews and Palestinians in the West Bank, a situation that three prominent human rights groups say amounts to apartheid . \u2014 Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"That group, like Knoesen\u2019s, was opposed to South Africa\u2019s democracy which brought an end to apartheid , the country's regime of white minority rule that ended with the first democratic elections in 1994 which elected Mandela president. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, ajc , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"War Pony folds that reality into its tender story, examining matters like drug addiction, food apartheid , corporate greed and the kind of invisibility and exploitation faced by Indigenous girls. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Critics, including three major human rights groups, say those policies amount to apartheid , a charge Israel rejects as an attack on its very legitimacy. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The rest of the cast likewise embodies and then throws in our laps the difficulty of love under what amounts to vicious apartheid . \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The move echoes the decision by 155 universities to divest from South Africa by 1988 in opposition to apartheid . \u2014 Katie Reilly, Time , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Abraham became a minister, joined the underground resistance to apartheid and became a close ally of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first Black president. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 1 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Afrikaans, from apart apart + -heid -hood":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1947, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214831"
|
|
},
|
|
"Apa Tani":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Assamese people of the eastern outer Himalaya mountain region":[],
|
|
": a member of the Apa Tani people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccap\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233807"
|
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}
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} |