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985 lines
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{
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"ditch":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blow off",
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"break off (with)",
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"dump",
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"jilt",
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"kiss off",
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"leave"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)":[],
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": to crash-land at sea":[],
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": to dig a ditch":[],
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": to dig a ditch in":[],
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": to end association with : leave":[
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"ditched school",
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"His girlfriend ditched him."
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],
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": to get rid of : discard":[
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"ditch an old car",
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"had to ditch their plan"
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],
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": to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water":[
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"successfully ditched the plane"
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],
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": to surround with a long narrow cavity in the earth : to enclose with a ditch (see ditch entry 1 )":[
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"The pasture was hedged and ditched ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He drove the car into the ditch .",
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"after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch",
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"Verb",
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"The thief ditched the purse in an alley.",
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"They ditched the car in a vacant lot.",
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"They ditched me at the concert.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The driver was ejected from his vehicle during the crash and was laying in a nearby ditch when the scout provided him first aid and attempted to stabilize him. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
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"The committee has heard testimony about how Eastman put forward a last- ditch , unorthodox proposal challenging the workings of the 130-year-old Electoral Count Act, which governs the process for tallying the election results in Congress. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
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"Eli attempted first aid on the man, who was ejected from his vehicle upon the collision and found by the scout in a nearby ditch . \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
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"The committee has heard testimony about how Eastman put forward a last- ditch , unorthodox proposal challenging the workings of the 130-year-old Electoral Count Act, which governs the process for tallying the election results in Congress. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"Officials have previously said that the Justice Department and FBI were examining the issue of false electors, who Trump and others hoped might be approved by state legislators in a last- ditch bid to keep Trump in the White House. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"Officials have previously said that the Justice Department and FBI were examining the issue of false electors, who Trump and others hoped might be approved by state legislators in a last- ditch bid to keep Trump in the White House. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"According to a GoFundMe page set up by friends, Pegues\u2019 car left the roadway, hit a ditch and struck a utility pole. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
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"In and around the agricultural community of Fromberg, the Clarks Fork River flooded almost 100 homes and badly damaged a major irrigation ditch that serves many farms. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The spacecraft's eventual 280-million-mile voyage to its namesake asteroid will ditch traditional rocket fuel in favor of a gradual buildup of speed using ion propulsion. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
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"Between now and the end of June, Netflix will ditch dozens of movies. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
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"Do Kwon on May 18 would among other things ditch the stablecoin UST and solely use UST\u2019s sister cryptocurrency, Luna, for applications and projects based on the new blockchain. \u2014 Fortune , 25 May 2022",
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"When strawberries are in season, ditch the bag of frozen berries and make strawberry margaritas. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 9 May 2022",
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"Sonos will immediately ditch its current voice assistants, which would be wise considering the popularity of the AI. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
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"Why didn\u2019t the bearded, hooded Obi-Wan Kenobi ditch the robes and hide his face in a Stormtrooper uniform",
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"The new Extended Range versions, which replace the non-Extended Range versions as of mid-2022, ditch the supercharger and upgrade to a 143-hp rear motor that makes up for the missing blower's assistance at low rpm. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
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"According to several credible reports, Apple\u2019s iPhone 14 Pro models will ditch the famed notch entirely. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 25 May 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":"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 dich , from Old English d\u012bc dike, ditch; akin to Middle High German t\u012bch pond, dike":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dich"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dike",
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"fosse",
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"foss",
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"gutter",
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"sheugh",
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"trench",
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"trough"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054311",
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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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"dither":{
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"antonyms":[
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"fluster",
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"fret",
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"fuss",
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"huff",
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"lather",
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"pother",
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"stew",
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"sweat",
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"swelter",
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"swivet",
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"tizzy",
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"twitter"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a highly nervous, excited, or agitated state : excitement , confusion":[
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"The news of her arrival had us all in a dither ."
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],
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": shiver , tremble":[
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"the dithering of grass",
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"\u2014 Wallace Stevens"
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],
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": to act nervously or indecisively : vacillate":[
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"dithering about what to do next",
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"There's no time to dither ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"We don't have time to dither .",
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"She did not dither about what to do next.",
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"Noun",
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"Grandma usually gets in a dither if I don't make my weekly call.",
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"we were all in a dither while we waited for the test results",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The country is facing a humanitarian crisis, and countless allies remain trapped there, but Congress and the White House continue to dither . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Republican bad behavior on voting against an increase in the debt ceiling gets short shrift while the Democrats dither on the budget. \u2014 Gloria Borger, CNN , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"While that doesn\u2019t guarantee that the agency will ultimately give the green light to an eventual merger, KCS\u2019s shareholders can still get paid while the bureaucrats dither . \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 31 Aug. 2021",
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"In the current climate, regrettably, a union leader who doesn\u2019t dither about the need for vaccine mandates in the workplace is showing real gumption. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 7 Aug. 2021",
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"Even when engineers find dangerous damage, condo associations can dither for years. \u2014 Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com , 11 July 2021",
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"And while news organizations dither , the Big Lie continues to spread. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 5 May 2021",
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"The propulsion system was less efficient than expected, but the Coast Guard refused to dither . \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
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"That review window moves: Whenever lawmakers dither in D.C., the CRA review period for their successors gets later on the calendar. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Dec. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Delay or dither and things get disproportionately worse. \u2014 Helio Fred Garcia, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"Fishing might well represent a tiny fragment of the U.K. economy, but did that mean it should not have been protected, even at the cost of dither and delay and, even, perhaps, the freedom of other industries",
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"Those with intercollegiate athletic programs are in a dither figuring out what will happen to NCAA games, especially football, which is key to the identify of many universities and finances other sports at the largest schools. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 5 July 2020",
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"As Washington dithers and fights, Bexar County commissioners are taking swift action, creating a $5 million loan and grant program to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus. \u2014 Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com , 24 Mar. 2020",
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"While the Trump administration dithers and argues with Congress and trips over its own feet, the Federal Reserve has moved decisively to counteract the economic impacts of the coronavirus. \u2014 Jeff Spross, TheWeek , 12 Mar. 2020",
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"In a city short on space and high on need for homeless services, there\u2019s no more time to dither . \u2014 Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
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"As global warming becomes direr \u2013 and nations dither about decreasing emissions \u2013 could these controversial technological fixes known as geoengineering buy us time to move away from burning fossil fuels",
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"Mr Johnson himself argued forcefully against any further dither or delay. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019"
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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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"1819, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"derivative of dither entry 1":"Noun",
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"variant of didder in same sense (with [dr\u0325] > [\u00f0r\u0325] as in father entry 1 , gather entry 1 ), going back to Middle English dideren \"to tremble, shiver,\" of imitative origin":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8di-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"balance",
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"falter",
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"halt",
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"hang back",
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"hesitate",
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"scruple",
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"shilly-shally",
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"stagger",
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"teeter",
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"vacillate",
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"waver",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084905",
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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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"dithery":{
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"antonyms":[
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"fluster",
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"fret",
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"fuss",
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"huff",
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"lather",
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"pother",
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"stew",
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"sweat",
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"swelter",
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"swivet",
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"tizzy",
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"twitter"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a highly nervous, excited, or agitated state : excitement , confusion":[
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"The news of her arrival had us all in a dither ."
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],
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": shiver , tremble":[
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"the dithering of grass",
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"\u2014 Wallace Stevens"
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],
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": to act nervously or indecisively : vacillate":[
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"dithering about what to do next",
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"There's no time to dither ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"We don't have time to dither .",
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"She did not dither about what to do next.",
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"Noun",
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"Grandma usually gets in a dither if I don't make my weekly call.",
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"we were all in a dither while we waited for the test results",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The country is facing a humanitarian crisis, and countless allies remain trapped there, but Congress and the White House continue to dither . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Republican bad behavior on voting against an increase in the debt ceiling gets short shrift while the Democrats dither on the budget. \u2014 Gloria Borger, CNN , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"While that doesn\u2019t guarantee that the agency will ultimately give the green light to an eventual merger, KCS\u2019s shareholders can still get paid while the bureaucrats dither . \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 31 Aug. 2021",
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"In the current climate, regrettably, a union leader who doesn\u2019t dither about the need for vaccine mandates in the workplace is showing real gumption. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 7 Aug. 2021",
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"Even when engineers find dangerous damage, condo associations can dither for years. \u2014 Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com , 11 July 2021",
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"And while news organizations dither , the Big Lie continues to spread. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 5 May 2021",
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"The propulsion system was less efficient than expected, but the Coast Guard refused to dither . \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
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"That review window moves: Whenever lawmakers dither in D.C., the CRA review period for their successors gets later on the calendar. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Dec. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Delay or dither and things get disproportionately worse. \u2014 Helio Fred Garcia, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"Fishing might well represent a tiny fragment of the U.K. economy, but did that mean it should not have been protected, even at the cost of dither and delay and, even, perhaps, the freedom of other industries",
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"Those with intercollegiate athletic programs are in a dither figuring out what will happen to NCAA games, especially football, which is key to the identify of many universities and finances other sports at the largest schools. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 5 July 2020",
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"As Washington dithers and fights, Bexar County commissioners are taking swift action, creating a $5 million loan and grant program to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus. \u2014 Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com , 24 Mar. 2020",
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"While the Trump administration dithers and argues with Congress and trips over its own feet, the Federal Reserve has moved decisively to counteract the economic impacts of the coronavirus. \u2014 Jeff Spross, TheWeek , 12 Mar. 2020",
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"In a city short on space and high on need for homeless services, there\u2019s no more time to dither . \u2014 Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
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"As global warming becomes direr \u2013 and nations dither about decreasing emissions \u2013 could these controversial technological fixes known as geoengineering buy us time to move away from burning fossil fuels",
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"Mr Johnson himself argued forcefully against any further dither or delay. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019"
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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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"1819, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"derivative of dither entry 1":"Noun",
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"variant of didder in same sense (with [dr\u0325] > [\u00f0r\u0325] as in father entry 1 , gather entry 1 ), going back to Middle English dideren \"to tremble, shiver,\" of imitative origin":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8di-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"balance",
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"falter",
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"halt",
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"hang back",
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"hesitate",
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"scruple",
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"shilly-shally",
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"stagger",
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"teeter",
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"vacillate",
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"waver",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082514",
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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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"dithyramb":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a statement or writing in an exalted or enthusiastic vein":[],
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": a usually short poem in an inspired wild irregular strain":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a tongue-in-cheek dithyramb in honor of the chocolate chip cookie"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek dithyrambos":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8di-thi-\u02ccram(b)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"accolade",
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"citation",
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"commendation",
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"encomium",
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"eulogium",
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"eulogy",
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"homage",
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"hymn",
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"paean",
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"panegyric",
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"salutation",
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"tribute"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171507",
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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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"ditsy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"earnest",
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"serious",
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"serious-minded",
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"sober",
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"unfrivolous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane : dizzy":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"tried to have a serious conversation with her, but she kept saying ditzy things like \u201cOoh, you're so cute!\u201d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"From delicate ditzy motifs befitting spring to botanical blooms for a destination wedding, floral prints run the gamut. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dit-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"birdbrained",
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"dizzy",
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"featherbrained",
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"flighty",
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"frivolous",
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"frothy",
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"futile",
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"giddy",
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"goofy",
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"harebrained",
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"light-headed",
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"light-minded",
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"puerile",
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"scatterbrained",
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"silly",
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"yeasty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070617",
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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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"ditto":{
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"antonyms":[
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"echo",
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"parrot",
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"quote",
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"reecho",
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"repeat"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a thing mentioned previously or above":[
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"\u2014 used to avoid repeating a word Mr. Thomas Potter, then, was a clerk in the city, and Mr. Robert Smithers was a ditto in the same \u2026 \u2014 Charles Dickens \u2014 often symbolized by inverted commas or apostrophes"
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],
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": as before or aforesaid : in the same manner":[
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"\u2014 used to indicate that a previous statement also applies to something or someone else \"I'm ready for a break.\" \" Ditto .\" [=so am I] The skate park was nearly empty; ditto the dance club. \u2014 Caity Weaver et al. \u2026 wins on the basketball court, ditto at dominoes \u2026 \u2014 Rolling Stone \u2026 everyone in Group A will square off against each other. Ditto for Group B. \u2014 Igor Mello Breakfast buffet. No problem. Reasonable rates. Ditto . \u2014 advertisement in U.S. News"
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],
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": having the same characteristics : similar":[
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"It's a ditto day \u2026, with no change in the numbers of confirmed, probable, active or recovered cases \u2026",
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"\u2014 thespinoff.co.nz"
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],
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": someone or something that is the same as or very similar to another":[
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"\"I like him, just because he isn't a ditto to every man one meets \u2026 .\"",
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"\u2014 Anthony Trollope",
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"Very early on, one begins to suspect that this new creature [a child] isn't just a ditto of ourselves \u2026",
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"\u2014 Adrienne Jacoby",
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"\u2026 his apartment, a mirror ditto of ours without the furnishings \u2026",
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"\u2014 Dagoberto Gilb"
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],
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": the inverted commas or apostrophes used to symbolize a ditto":[],
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": to copy (something, such as printed matter) on a duplicator":[
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"ditto a quiz",
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"She handed out dittoed sheets of arithmetic problems.",
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"\u2014 Katherine Paterson"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"I worry that I don't have whatever synapses you need to anticipate fun. Although I often enjoy parties, I don't look forward to them. Ditto travel, romantic dinners, even shopping. \u2014 O, The Oprah Magazine , January 2007",
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"Work your way up through the faculty ranks, they said. Don't get pigeonholed by focusing on affirmative action or African-American studies. Ditto for women's issues. Good advice, maybe, but Simmons, 56, the new president of Brown University, never paid much attention to it. \u2014 Barbara Kantrowitz , Newsweek , 31 Dec. 2001",
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"She sinks to her knees and seizes a package, eagerly looking at the tag. It will be from her, or to her, and she will recognize her own name. But the card is blank. Ditto the next package; ditto the third. They are all blank. \u2014 Mary Tannen , New York Times Magazine , 20 Dec. 1998",
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"Until recently most of us believed that such regimens, which usually require a personal trainer, were available only to women whose bodies are their fortune (think Madonna), or who have nothing better to do with their time ( ditto ). \u2014 Jennifer Newman , Elle , June 1993",
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"Flexner is especially good at showing how misguided attempts to repair furniture can cause more problems than they solve. Using a nail instead of glue to tighten a loose leg on an old chair (as I myself have done) will often destroy the chair, by splitting the wood and ruining the joint ( ditto ). \u2014 David Owen , Atlantic , September 1989",
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"David is not exactly a crank who writes to writers, although he is probably a bit of that too. I don't know how he gets his living, or whether his letters romanticize either his poverty (he reports only a hunger for books) or his passion ( ditto ); still, David is a free intellect, a free imagination. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New York Times Book Review , 25 Mar. 1984",
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"Tuesday was spent working all day, and Wednesday was spent ditto .",
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"Verb",
|
|
"My favorite was \"Sports Collector's News\" (the exact pluralization and positioning of the apostrophe I can't quite remember), a dittoed journal produced in some Wisconsin backwater by a man with a Ukrainian surname. \u2014 Alexander Wolff , Sports Illustrated , 15 Sept. 1986",
|
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"since you've said what I wanted to say\u2014only better\u2014I will just ditto your comments in my final report",
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"another mega mall filled with chain stores selling ditto merchandise",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"The seeds did improve yield compared with the local Obatanpa variety, but Ghanaians couldn\u2019t afford to purchase more for the following year\u2019s crop; ditto the chemical inputs (pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers) that ensured success. \u2014 Sarah Mccoll, Smithsonian , 26 July 2017",
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"The offensive line is decent, ditto the defensive line and the young corners. \u2014 Gary Gramling, SI.com , 8 Oct. 2017",
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"Ditto his ability to transcend even so-so songs through the sheer force of his musical skills and personality. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 6 Aug. 2017",
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"Yes, chairs on wheels whiz in and out, ditto a desk, people run around in circles and bob up and down at will. \u2014 Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News , 31 May 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The restaurants are open on limited days and hours; ditto the winery tasting rooms. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
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"Nadia\u2019s tics and mannerisms are her author\u2019s tics and mannerisms; ditto her heritage, mommy issues, former problems with addiction, and personal style. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Fox did not reveal whether host Cat Deeley is back, or if there will be a new emcee at the helm; ditto any information on the show\u2019s judges. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"All that is a distant memory for Donald and ditto the 49ers\u2019 dominance of the Rams in sweeping the season-series for three straight years. \u2014 Jay Paris, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"The system of rapidly-twitching, red blood cell-size mirrors that make home projectors possible are also MEMS; ditto the nozzles on inkjet printers. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
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"There\u2019s a natural, conversational untidiness to Tomovi\u0107\u2019s screenplay, co-written with Tanja Sljivar, that keeps the film buoyant and convincing; ditto the giddy, easy chemistry between its expanding, uniformly fine ensemble. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 22 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The Mall of America is technically in Bloomington, a different city entirely; ditto the Minnesota State Fair, which takes place in Falcon Heights. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 Apr. 2021",
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"Don\u2019t miss: The menu doesn\u2019t veer too far from the Wendy\u2019s-McDonald\u2019s-Burger King orbit, but the burgers are a cut above their Golden Arches brethren; ditto the fried chicken sandwich, with its crisp, peppery coating and juicy, abundant meat. \u2014 Rick Nelson, Star Tribune , 29 July 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1668, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1706, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"derivative of ditto entry 3":"Adjective",
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"derivative of ditto entry 3 ; (sense 2) from the duplicator machines using alcohol-based inks manufactured by the Ditto Corporation of Chicago, Illinois":"Verb",
|
|
"earlier, \"the aforesaid, the same,\" borrowed from Italian ditto, detto \"said, aforesaid,\" from past participle of dire \"to say,\" going back to Latin d\u012bcere \"to talk, speak, say\" \u2014 more at diction":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8di-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"alike",
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"also",
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"correspondingly",
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"likewise",
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"similarly",
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"so"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015131",
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"ditty":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an especially simple and unaffected song":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Play us a little ditty .",
|
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"sung a little ditty in a minor key",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"An upbeat ditty out of Brazil advertised a smorgasbord of Mazdas by repeating a single word for 30 seconds. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
|
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"That all changed one night in 2019, all because of a ditty from a Disney movie. \u2014 Dawn Ennis, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Time and cultural changes wrecked the once-glorious wittiness of the dirty ditty . \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
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"People are questioning whether to reconsider their plans while the White House combats vaccine hesitancy by recruiting the a cappella group Pentatonix to perform a punny ditty about boosters. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"To demonstrate the concept, Atout and Hodges, musicians who live in Chattanooga, performed an acoustic ditty that name-checked every potential investor on the panel. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The bluegrass ditty spins tales of good-natured trouble-making against a fingerpicking frenzy. \u2014 Cindy Watts, PEOPLE.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Pete Davidson and host Rami Malek turned Squid Game into a country-pop ditty on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"This adorable ditty from All Stars 5 stands out among the rest for presenting a unique challenge for the competitors on Drag Race \u2014 instead of singing or rapping about themselves, the queens were tasked with fawning over their celebrity crush. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 2 Sep. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English ditee , from Anglo-French dit\u00e9 story, song, from past participle of diter to compose, from Latin dictare to dictate, compose":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8di-t\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ballad",
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"jingle",
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"lay",
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"lyric",
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"song",
|
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"vocal"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060350",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"ditz":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a ditzy person":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"This time the ditz is Muriel Tate, a New Jersey woman who comes to the Plaza to see, for the first time in nearly 17 years, her high school boyfriend, Jesse Kiplinger. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The look might be a tad chic and sophisticated for unworldly ditz Muriel, but the star looks so sensational, who\u2019s quibbling",
|
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"Nason and Furst also witnessed first-hand the dynamic between the couple, in which DeAnne acts like the ditz to Mark\u2019s daddy. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Marie Wilson played Irma, a ditz who fit the dizzy blonde stereotype. \u2014 Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com , 5 Sep. 2017",
|
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"None of these characters is particularly well drawn, and Sarandon veers dangerously close to parody, coming off more like a Dubuque ditz than a Brooklyn bohemian. \u2014 David Lewis, star-telegram.com , 10 May 2017",
|
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"Revolving around a succession of romantic misadventures, the film was written by Madelyn, whose mostly witty dialogue and assured performance as an aimless college grad updates the archetype of the smart ditz with a modern sexual frankness. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2017"
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],
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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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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8dits"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"birdbrain",
|
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"cuckoo",
|
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"featherbrain",
|
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"featherhead",
|
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"flibbertigibbet",
|
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"nitwit",
|
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"rattlebrain",
|
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"scatterbrain",
|
|
"softhead"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170144",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"ditzy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"serious-minded",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"unfrivolous"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane : dizzy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to have a serious conversation with her, but she kept saying ditzy things like \u201cOoh, you're so cute!\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"From delicate ditzy motifs befitting spring to botanical blooms for a destination wedding, floral prints run the gamut. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dit-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"birdbrained",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"featherbrained",
|
|
"flighty",
|
|
"frivolous",
|
|
"frothy",
|
|
"futile",
|
|
"giddy",
|
|
"goofy",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"light-headed",
|
|
"light-minded",
|
|
"puerile",
|
|
"scatterbrained",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"yeasty"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173538",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"ditch millet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a grass ( Paspalum scrobilatum ) grown especially in India, Africa, and Australasia and said to poison the milk of cows that eat it":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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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":"20220708-160707"
|
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},
|
|
"ditchman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a ditcher in a mine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dichm\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184352"
|
|
},
|
|
"ditch moss":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": waterweed sense a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212108"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a worker who digs or repairs ditches":[],
|
|
": a machine that digs ditches and usually piles the dirt in a bank to the side (as by means of a conveyor belt)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dich\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English dicher , from dichen to make a ditch + -er":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215759"
|
|
},
|
|
"ditch fern":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": royal fern":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English diche fern":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231822"
|
|
},
|
|
"ditches":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)":[],
|
|
": to surround with a long narrow cavity in the earth : to enclose with a ditch (see ditch entry 1 )":[
|
|
"The pasture was hedged and ditched ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to dig a ditch in":[],
|
|
": to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water":[
|
|
"successfully ditched the plane"
|
|
],
|
|
": to get rid of : discard":[
|
|
"ditch an old car",
|
|
"had to ditch their plan"
|
|
],
|
|
": to end association with : leave":[
|
|
"ditched school",
|
|
"His girlfriend ditched him."
|
|
],
|
|
": to dig a ditch":[],
|
|
": to crash-land at sea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dich"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dike",
|
|
"fosse",
|
|
"foss",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"sheugh",
|
|
"trench",
|
|
"trough"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blow off",
|
|
"break off (with)",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"jilt",
|
|
"kiss off",
|
|
"leave"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He drove the car into the ditch .",
|
|
"after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The thief ditched the purse in an alley.",
|
|
"They ditched the car in a vacant lot.",
|
|
"They ditched me at the concert.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The driver was ejected from his vehicle during the crash and was laying in a nearby ditch when the scout provided him first aid and attempted to stabilize him. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The committee has heard testimony about how Eastman put forward a last- ditch , unorthodox proposal challenging the workings of the 130-year-old Electoral Count Act, which governs the process for tallying the election results in Congress. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Eli attempted first aid on the man, who was ejected from his vehicle upon the collision and found by the scout in a nearby ditch . \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The committee has heard testimony about how Eastman put forward a last- ditch , unorthodox proposal challenging the workings of the 130-year-old Electoral Count Act, which governs the process for tallying the election results in Congress. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Officials have previously said that the Justice Department and FBI were examining the issue of false electors, who Trump and others hoped might be approved by state legislators in a last- ditch bid to keep Trump in the White House. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Officials have previously said that the Justice Department and FBI were examining the issue of false electors, who Trump and others hoped might be approved by state legislators in a last- ditch bid to keep Trump in the White House. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"According to a GoFundMe page set up by friends, Pegues\u2019 car left the roadway, hit a ditch and struck a utility pole. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"In and around the agricultural community of Fromberg, the Clarks Fork River flooded almost 100 homes and badly damaged a major irrigation ditch that serves many farms. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The spacecraft's eventual 280-million-mile voyage to its namesake asteroid will ditch traditional rocket fuel in favor of a gradual buildup of speed using ion propulsion. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Between now and the end of June, Netflix will ditch dozens of movies. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Do Kwon on May 18 would among other things ditch the stablecoin UST and solely use UST\u2019s sister cryptocurrency, Luna, for applications and projects based on the new blockchain. \u2014 Fortune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"When strawberries are in season, ditch the bag of frozen berries and make strawberry margaritas. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Sonos will immediately ditch its current voice assistants, which would be wise considering the popularity of the AI. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Why didn\u2019t the bearded, hooded Obi-Wan Kenobi ditch the robes and hide his face in a Stormtrooper uniform",
|
|
"The new Extended Range versions, which replace the non-Extended Range versions as of mid-2022, ditch the supercharger and upgrade to a 143-hp rear motor that makes up for the missing blower's assistance at low rpm. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"According to several credible reports, Apple\u2019s iPhone 14 Pro models will ditch the famed notch entirely. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 25 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English dich , from Old English d\u012bc dike, ditch; akin to Middle High German t\u012bch pond, dike":"Noun and Verb"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003457"
|
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},
|
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"ditat Deus":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"Latin phrase"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": God enriches":[
|
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"\u2014 motto of Arizona"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02cct\u00e4t-\u02c8d\u0101-\u02ccu\u0307s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013332"
|
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},
|
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"ditchless":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
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": lacking a ditch":[]
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},
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"\u02c8dichl\u0259\u0307s"
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},
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"ditchdigging":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the occupation of a ditchdigger":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082728"
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},
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"ditching car":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a railroad car equipped for excavation":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084943"
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},
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"ditch grass":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a slender branching marine aquatic plant ( Ruppia maritima ) with linear leaves like those of grasses":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112650"
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},
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"ditch reed":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": common reed":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130906"
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},
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"dithi-":{
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": containing two atoms of sulfur usually in place of two oxygen atoms":[
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"dithi ane",
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"dithio benzoic acid"
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]
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary di- + thi-":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210616"
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},
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"dit":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a dot in radio or telegraphic code":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dit"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Certainly, none of these compared to a young scout working on his dits and dahs of Morse code. \u2014 Christopher Mele, The Seattle Times , 23 June 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"imitative":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211950"
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},
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"ditch bank blade":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a weed and grass cutter comprising a hooked blade at the end of a long wooden handle":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220625"
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},
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"dita":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a forest tree ( Alstonia scholaris ) of eastern Asia and the Philippines the bark of which was formerly used as an antiperiodic":[],
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": the bark of the dita tree":[],
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": upas sense 1a":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u0113\u02c8t\u00e4"
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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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"Tagalog dit\u00e2":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010204"
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},
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"ditch stonecrop":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a common American perennial weed ( Penthorum sedoides ) with united carpels, flowers in loose spikes, and scattered leaves":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015213"
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},
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"ditchdigger":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that digs ditches":[],
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": one employed at menial and usually hard physical labor":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dich-\u02ccdi-g\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Working with backers from Rahway, New Jersey, Tesla introduced his own arc lighting system, but the company soon folded and Tesla was forced to work as a ditchdigger . \u2014 National Geographic , 27 Sep. 2019",
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"He's been a farmer, a soldier, a ditchdigger , a teacher, a small business owner and a nonprofit director. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, AL.com , 18 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020833"
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}
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