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1005 lines
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{
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"gauche":{
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"antonyms":[
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"graceful",
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"suave",
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"urbane"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": crudely made or done":[
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"a gauche turn of phrase"
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],
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": not planar":[
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"gauche conformation of molecules"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Among \u00e9lite scientists, it was usually considered gauche to be obsessed with anything so tangible or immediate: brilliant discoveries were supposed to percolate. \u2014 Michael Specter , New Yorker , 3 Dec. 2007",
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"\u2026 furnished it with, among other things, an embarrassingly gauche , oversized Roman Catholic basilica rumored to be larger even than St. Peter's in Vatican City \u2026 \u2014 Marc A. Schindler , Verbatim , Spring 1992",
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"We were suburban housewives and mothers. As poets we took a respectful backseat to the male poets. We did not talk about our husbands and children in public; that would have been gauche indeed. \u2014 Maxine Kumin , In Deep , 1987",
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"So lofty was her depreciatory manner that I felt myself gauche and was put on the defensive. \u2014 Joseph Heller , God Knows , 1984",
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"Would it be gauche of me to ask her how old she is",
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"his loud talking at the opera marked him as gauche and uncultured",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That would be too gauche , too legislative for the court. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
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"Dear Looking: Greeting your host with your Gladware out and at the ready is definitely gauche . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"Maybe French tips aren't gauche for the Met Gala, after all. \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 8 June 2018",
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"Another newspaper innovation introduced by Nicholson was a society column, which was seen by some in the city as gauche and bordering on scandalous. \u2014 NOLA.com , 24 Jan. 2018",
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"However, purists view purchasing king cakes before Jan. 6 as a demonstration of gauche impatience. \u2014 NOLA.com , 5 Jan. 2018",
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"Today, mass production and an abundance of cheap knockoffs have rendered conspicuous consumption unremarkable at best and gauche at worst. \u2014 J.c. Pan, New Republic , 1 Aug. 2017",
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"Old money, historically, has been stereotyped as having a Brahmin disdain for such a gauche topic. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, New York Times , 19 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, left":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u014dsh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gauche awkward , clumsy , maladroit , inept , gauche mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct). awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact. periods of awkward silence clumsy implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill. a clumsy mechanic maladroit suggests a tendency to create awkward situations. a maladroit politician inept often implies complete failure or inadequacy. a hopelessly inept defense attorney gauche implies the effects of shyness, inexperience, or ill breeding. felt gauche and unsophisticated at formal parties",
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"synonyms":[
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"awkward",
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"clumsy",
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"graceless",
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"inelegant",
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"rough-hewn",
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"rustic",
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"rustical",
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"stiff",
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"stilted",
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"uncomfortable",
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"uneasy",
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"ungraceful",
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"wooden"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022142",
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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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"gaucheness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"graceful",
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"suave",
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"urbane"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": crudely made or done":[
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"a gauche turn of phrase"
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],
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": not planar":[
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"gauche conformation of molecules"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Among \u00e9lite scientists, it was usually considered gauche to be obsessed with anything so tangible or immediate: brilliant discoveries were supposed to percolate. \u2014 Michael Specter , New Yorker , 3 Dec. 2007",
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"\u2026 furnished it with, among other things, an embarrassingly gauche , oversized Roman Catholic basilica rumored to be larger even than St. Peter's in Vatican City \u2026 \u2014 Marc A. Schindler , Verbatim , Spring 1992",
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"We were suburban housewives and mothers. As poets we took a respectful backseat to the male poets. We did not talk about our husbands and children in public; that would have been gauche indeed. \u2014 Maxine Kumin , In Deep , 1987",
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"So lofty was her depreciatory manner that I felt myself gauche and was put on the defensive. \u2014 Joseph Heller , God Knows , 1984",
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"Would it be gauche of me to ask her how old she is",
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"his loud talking at the opera marked him as gauche and uncultured",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That would be too gauche , too legislative for the court. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
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"Dear Looking: Greeting your host with your Gladware out and at the ready is definitely gauche . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"Maybe French tips aren't gauche for the Met Gala, after all. \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 8 June 2018",
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"Another newspaper innovation introduced by Nicholson was a society column, which was seen by some in the city as gauche and bordering on scandalous. \u2014 NOLA.com , 24 Jan. 2018",
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"However, purists view purchasing king cakes before Jan. 6 as a demonstration of gauche impatience. \u2014 NOLA.com , 5 Jan. 2018",
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"Today, mass production and an abundance of cheap knockoffs have rendered conspicuous consumption unremarkable at best and gauche at worst. \u2014 J.c. Pan, New Republic , 1 Aug. 2017",
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"Old money, historically, has been stereotyped as having a Brahmin disdain for such a gauche topic. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, New York Times , 19 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, left":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u014dsh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gauche awkward , clumsy , maladroit , inept , gauche mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct). awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact. periods of awkward silence clumsy implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill. a clumsy mechanic maladroit suggests a tendency to create awkward situations. a maladroit politician inept often implies complete failure or inadequacy. a hopelessly inept defense attorney gauche implies the effects of shyness, inexperience, or ill breeding. felt gauche and unsophisticated at formal parties",
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"synonyms":[
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"awkward",
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"clumsy",
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"graceless",
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"inelegant",
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"rough-hewn",
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"rustic",
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"rustical",
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"stiff",
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"stilted",
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"uncomfortable",
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"uneasy",
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"ungraceful",
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"wooden"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141230",
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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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"gaud":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ornament , trinket":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"some tacky little gaud that they had picked up at a souvenir stand at an amusement park",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At the other end is the caricature, butt of flabby jokes, trussed in Las Vegas gaud , voice prostituted to a huge orchestra. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Aug. 2019",
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"Even its colors, silver and space gray, seem to have been chosen for their lack of gaud \u2014no blingy gold model here. \u2014 David Pierce, WIRED , 3 Nov. 2017",
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"In their novels, the disorienting clash between Soviet gloom and American gaud is the source of dramatic tension, exploited for tragedy and, more often, comedy. \u2014 Nathaniel Rich, New York Times , 24 Jan. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English gaude":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u022fd",
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"\u02c8g\u00e4d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bauble",
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"bibelot",
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"curio",
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"curiosity",
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"doodad",
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"gewgaw",
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"geegaw",
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"gimcrack",
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"kickshaw",
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"knickknack",
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"nicknack",
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"novelty",
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"ornamental",
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"tchotchke",
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"trinket"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194919",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gaudiness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conservative",
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"quiet",
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"understated",
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"unflamboyant",
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"unflashy"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a feast or entertainment especially in the form of an annual college dinner at a British university":[],
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": ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented":[
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"gaudy costumes"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The showgirls wore gaudy costumes.",
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"They bought the house for a gaudy sum.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"For the second straight year, Bobcats sophomore Julia Allen broke the century mark for goals scored for the Boca Raton girls water polo team, while fellow sophomore Max Zelikov also turned in some gaudy numbers. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
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"Smith\u2019s numbers and accolades, to be clear, are gaudy , and deserving of consideration. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
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"However, his gaudy statistics could be questioned given the competition. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
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"Friday\u2019s futility was a gaudy contrast to Paul\u2019s previous brilliance, perhaps as easy to read as orange numbers on a purple jersey",
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"Some of the students were mesmerized by his gaudy clothes and fancy car. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Still, QBs had a gaudy passer rating (118) when targeting him, an indication question marks remain. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"From the outside, the Bentayga Mulliner Space Edition doesn't have any gaudy graphics or overt references to a galaxy far, far away. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"The mother of six, who enjoyed wrapping silk flowers in gaudy bows and rescuing snakes and macaws, had always been known to tell it straight. \u2014 USA Today , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Season 1 took place on Deborah\u2019s home turf \u2014 largely in her gaudy mansion, in fact, which Ava snidely compared to the Cheesecake Factory. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
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"Doncic has been putting up preposterous numbers, even by his gaudy standards. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
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"Those gaudy figures came largely in the form of stock options, which means the take-home pay could shrink if the market takes a nosedive, but both men are still among the most richly remunerated in this or any industry. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Sure, some may find all the LEDs gaudy , and others will get bored with them after a few days. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"So the place has both a gaudy past and an unusual present. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Brown also wore his gaudy Super Bowl ring and held it up when he was shown on the video scoreboard. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"This case, to me, did feel like a gamble, even by Las Vegas\u2019 gaudy standards. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"But the message ultimately rings hollow coming from a show as gaudy and sensationalized as this. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1651, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"gaud + -y entry 1":"Adjective",
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"probably from Latin gaudium joy \u2014 more at joy":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8g\u022f-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gaudy Adjective gaudy , tawdry , garish , flashy , meretricious mean vulgarly or cheaply showy. gaudy implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors or excessive ornamentation. circus performers in gaudy costumes tawdry applies to what is at once gaudy and cheap and sleazy. tawdry saloons garish describes what is distressingly or offensively bright. garish neon signs flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar. a flashy nightclub act meretricious stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise. a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars",
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"synonyms":[
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"flamboyant",
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"flaring",
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"flashy",
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"garish",
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"glitzy",
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"loud",
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"noisy",
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"ostentatious",
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"razzle-dazzle",
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"splashy",
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"swank",
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"swanky"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054153",
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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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"gaudy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conservative",
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"quiet",
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"understated",
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"unflamboyant",
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"unflashy"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a feast or entertainment especially in the form of an annual college dinner at a British university":[],
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": ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented":[
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"gaudy costumes"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The showgirls wore gaudy costumes.",
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"They bought the house for a gaudy sum.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"For the second straight year, Bobcats sophomore Julia Allen broke the century mark for goals scored for the Boca Raton girls water polo team, while fellow sophomore Max Zelikov also turned in some gaudy numbers. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
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"Smith\u2019s numbers and accolades, to be clear, are gaudy , and deserving of consideration. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
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"However, his gaudy statistics could be questioned given the competition. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
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"Friday\u2019s futility was a gaudy contrast to Paul\u2019s previous brilliance, perhaps as easy to read as orange numbers on a purple jersey",
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"Some of the students were mesmerized by his gaudy clothes and fancy car. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Still, QBs had a gaudy passer rating (118) when targeting him, an indication question marks remain. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"From the outside, the Bentayga Mulliner Space Edition doesn't have any gaudy graphics or overt references to a galaxy far, far away. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"The mother of six, who enjoyed wrapping silk flowers in gaudy bows and rescuing snakes and macaws, had always been known to tell it straight. \u2014 USA Today , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Season 1 took place on Deborah\u2019s home turf \u2014 largely in her gaudy mansion, in fact, which Ava snidely compared to the Cheesecake Factory. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
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"Doncic has been putting up preposterous numbers, even by his gaudy standards. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
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"Those gaudy figures came largely in the form of stock options, which means the take-home pay could shrink if the market takes a nosedive, but both men are still among the most richly remunerated in this or any industry. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Sure, some may find all the LEDs gaudy , and others will get bored with them after a few days. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"So the place has both a gaudy past and an unusual present. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Brown also wore his gaudy Super Bowl ring and held it up when he was shown on the video scoreboard. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"This case, to me, did feel like a gamble, even by Las Vegas\u2019 gaudy standards. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"But the message ultimately rings hollow coming from a show as gaudy and sensationalized as this. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1651, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"gaud + -y entry 1":"Adjective",
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"probably from Latin gaudium joy \u2014 more at joy":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8g\u022f-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gaudy Adjective gaudy , tawdry , garish , flashy , meretricious mean vulgarly or cheaply showy. gaudy implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors or excessive ornamentation. circus performers in gaudy costumes tawdry applies to what is at once gaudy and cheap and sleazy. tawdry saloons garish describes what is distressingly or offensively bright. garish neon signs flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar. a flashy nightclub act meretricious stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise. a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars",
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"synonyms":[
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"flamboyant",
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"flaring",
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"flashy",
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"garish",
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"glitzy",
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"loud",
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"noisy",
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"ostentatious",
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"razzle-dazzle",
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"splashy",
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"swank",
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"swanky"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215956",
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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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"gauge":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: such as":[],
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": the distance between the rails of a railroad":[],
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": the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound":[
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"a 12- gauge shotgun"
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],
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": the thickness of a thin material (such as sheet metal or plastic film)":[],
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": the diameter of a slender object (such as wire or a hypodermic needle)":[],
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": the fineness of a knitted fabric expressed by the number of loops per unit width":[],
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": dimensions , size":[],
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": measure sense 1":[
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"surveys are a gauge of public sentiment"
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],
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": an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing: such as":[],
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": an instrument for measuring a dimension or for testing mechanical accuracy":[],
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": an instrument with a graduated (see graduate entry 1 sense transitive 2a ) scale or dial for measuring or indicating quantity":[],
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": relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the wind":[],
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": a function introduced into a field equation to produce a convenient form of the equation but having no observable physical consequences":[],
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": to measure precisely the size, dimensions , or other measurable quantity of":[],
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": to determine the capacity or contents of":[],
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": estimate , judge":[
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"hard to gauge his moods"
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],
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": to check for conformity to specifications or limits":[],
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": to measure off or set out":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0101j"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"calculate",
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"call",
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"conjecture",
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"estimate",
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"figure",
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"guess",
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"judge",
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"make",
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"place",
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"put",
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"reckon",
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"suppose"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gauge Noun standard , criterion , gauge , yardstick , touchstone mean a means of determining what a thing should be. standard applies to any definite rule, principle, or measure established by authority. standards of behavior criterion may apply to anything used as a test of quality whether formulated as a rule or principle or not. questioned the critic's criteria for excellence gauge applies to a means of testing a particular dimension (such as thickness, depth, diameter) or figuratively a particular quality or aspect. polls as a gauge of voter dissatisfaction yardstick is an informal substitute for criterion that suggests quantity more often than quality. housing construction as a yardstick of economic growth touchstone suggests a simple test of the authenticity or value of something intangible. fine service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The broadest gauge of the economy\u2014the gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation\u2014has risen little more than 4% since the recovery began. \u2014 Alfred L. Malabre, Jr. , Wall Street Journal , 26 July 1993",
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"Verb",
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"Through history, the powers of single black men flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness. \u2014 W. E. B. Du Bois , The Souls of Black Folk , 1903",
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"On the other hand, no one supposes that the intellect of any two animals or of any two men can be accurately gauged by the cubic contents of their skulls. \u2014 Charles Darwin , The Descent of Man , 1871",
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"Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind. I first got an idea of its calibre when I heard him preach in his own church at Morton. \u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb , Jane Eyre , 1847",
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"Home sales provide a useful way of gauging the overall state of the economy.",
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"He accurately gauged the mood of the voters.",
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"I was gauging her reaction to the news.",
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"instruments for gauging temperature and humidity",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The clip for the absorber inside the fuel tank was not secured properly and may detach, which can cause an inaccurate fuel gauge reading. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
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"This has put the gauge up about 55% for the week, according to FactSet. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"The clip for the absorber inside the fuel tank was not secured properly and may detach, which can cause an inaccurate fuel gauge reading. \u2014 USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s a battery gauge consisting of 10 red LED rectangles that illuminate like a digital ladder to display how much battery charge is left. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The Yellowstone River gauge at Corwin Springs reached a historic 13.88 feet Monday afternoon, NOAA data shows, but had receded to 9.34 feet by Tuesday night. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 15 June 2022",
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"The gauge was down about 29% in 2022 through Thursday, surpassing even the 24% decline of the MSCI World Information Technology Index. \u2014 Lisa Pham, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
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"The agency operates a weather gauge next to UC Davis, said Hannah Chandler-Cooley, a meteorologist with the Sacramento office. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
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"One Eagle River gauge registered three-quarters of an inch from the night storm, Thoman said. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"One pointed to security camera systems that had helped his district observe and gauge the severity of school fires. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"Despite being debunked by Justice officials, the theory made its way to Kash Patel, a Defense Department official, who called Donoghue to gauge his view. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Emma Brown And Amy Gardner, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
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"Despite being debunked by Justice officials, the theory made its way to Kash Patel, a Defense Department official, who called Donoghue to gauge his view. \u2014 Amy Gardner, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"With little other economic or earnings data, investors will likely look to the testimony to gauge their sentiment going forward. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Tracking whether gas prices have fallen in those states as a result of the tax suspension is difficult to gauge , according to a separate report from the Penn Wharton Budget Model. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
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"In the Lab, expertse use state-of-the-art tools like the Corneometer device, which measures skin hydration levels, to gauge a product's ability to moisturize (or dehydrate) skin. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022",
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"In the coming week, investors will be parsing data including existing-home sales, consumer sentiment and new-home sales to gauge the economy\u2019s trajectory. \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
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"However, the collective will to fight is difficult to gauge in a society where military service and training are not highly valued and often derided. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English gauge, gage \"fixed standard of measure,\" borrowed from Anglo-French gauge, gouge \"standard of liquid measure, tax paid to an official who determined the capacity of containers\" (continental Old and Middle French jauge \"graduated rod used for measuring liquid capacity, measurement by such a rod, capacity of a cask\"), perhaps going back to Old Low Franconian *galga \"rod, beam,\" going back to Germanic *galg\u014dn \"pole, stake, pole on which a condemned person was hung\"; (sense 4) translation of German Massstab \u2014 more at gallows entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English gawgyn, gagen , borrowed from Anglo-French gauger , derivative of gauge gauge entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163650"
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},
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"gaum":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clean",
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"cleanse"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": smudge , smear":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"the kitchen floor was all gaumed up from countless spills"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1656, 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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"\u02c8g\u022fm",
|
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"\u02c8g\u00e4m"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"befoul",
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"begrime",
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"bemire",
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"besmirch",
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"blacken",
|
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"daub",
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"dirty",
|
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"distain",
|
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"foul",
|
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"grime",
|
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"mire",
|
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"muck",
|
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"muddy",
|
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"smirch",
|
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"smudge",
|
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"soil",
|
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"stain",
|
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"sully"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000920",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"gaungbaung":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a Burmese headcloth usually of bright colored silk":[]
|
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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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"native name in Burma":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8gau\u0307\u014b\u02ccbau\u0307\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083231",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"gaunt":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": barren , desolate":[],
|
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": excessively thin and angular":[
|
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"a long gaunt face"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He left the hospital looking tired and gaunt .",
|
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"a gaunt factory on the edge of town",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her hands and feet were gaunt , her skin a pale gray. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
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"The president rambled, occasionally mixed up words, trailed off awkwardly once or twice, and looked gaunt . \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Nobody wanted to see a gaunt cancer patient out of breath, trying to tell jokes. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
|
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"Some were on stretchers, some wrapped in bloodied bandages, and many were gaunt after weeks of surviving on minimal rations. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"On April 29, Nikita sent a selfie of his gaunt , unshaven face after weeks surviving on minimal rations. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"When photographs surfaced of Salinas, gaunt and bare-chested, in an ambulance, many Venezuelans asked how a person of his stature could suffer such a fate. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"By graduation day, many will have lost 20 pounds or more, their gaunt faces sometimes shocking family and friends who attend. \u2014 Will Bardenwerper, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Alan Hencher, a gaunt man in his mid-40s, worked nights as a switchboard operator. \u2014 Brandy Schillace, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8g\u022fnt",
|
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"\u02c8g\u00e4nt"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gaunt lean , spare , lank , lanky , gaunt , rawboned , scrawny , skinny mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh. lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours. a lean racehorse spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise. the gymnast's spare figure lank implies tallness as well as leanness. the lank legs of the heron lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness. a lanky youth, all arms and legs gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering. a prisoner's gaunt face rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment. a rawboned farmer scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality. a scrawny chicken skinny street urchins",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"cadaverous",
|
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"emaciated",
|
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"haggard",
|
|
"skeletal",
|
|
"wasted"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120621",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"gauntlet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a double file of men facing each other and armed with clubs or other weapons with which to strike at an individual who is made to run between them":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with run"
|
|
],
|
|
": a dress glove extending above the wrist":[],
|
|
": a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand":[],
|
|
": a severe trial : ordeal":[
|
|
"ran the gauntlet of criticism and censure"
|
|
],
|
|
": an open challenge (as to combat)":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in phrases like throw down the gauntlet"
|
|
],
|
|
": any of various protective gloves used especially in industry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French gantelet , diminutive of gant glove, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch want glove, Old Norse v\u01ebttr":"Noun",
|
|
"altered from gantelope , apparently by assimilation to gauntlet entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u022fnt-l\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8g\u00e4nt-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"crucible",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"ordeal",
|
|
"trial"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210752",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gauze":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a firm woven fabric of metal or plastic filaments":[],
|
|
": a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing":[],
|
|
": a thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies":[],
|
|
": haze":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He wrapped the wound in gauze .",
|
|
"wrapped in the pale gauze of a misty afternoon, the city seemed eerily romantic to the strolling lovers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The floor is dirty, and from some angles, the white dust on the floor looks like a layer of gauze . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Ronnie Blair was lying on a bed in the intensive care unit of Tampa General Hospital, gauze bandages covering the arms and legs of the 8-year-old's tiny body. \u2014 Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Deputies treated the boy\u2019s stab wound with hemostatic gauze , which is designed to help quickly clot and stop bleeding, until paramedics arrived and took him to a San Diego hospital, Lizarraga said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"First aid kits contain products like gauze , Band-Aids, moleskin, and Benadryl to keep you prepared for scrapes, blisters, and bug bites. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a photo of some kid at a punk show in, like, 1976 who\u2019s like wrapped up in bloody gauze . \u2014 Kyle Rice, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Patches of bubbles cling to my skin like the strategic gauze brushed over nude figures in classical paintings. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The lanterns are covered in a thin silk gauze that is beginning to shred, and the paintings on them are fading. \u2014 Michelle Terris, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Among them was Yuri Taranienko, 50, who lay in a hospital bed with blood stains visible through the gauze tightly wrapped around his left calf. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French gaze":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u022fz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brume",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"haze",
|
|
"mist",
|
|
"murk",
|
|
"reek",
|
|
"smog",
|
|
"soup"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165034",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gauzelike":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a firm woven fabric of metal or plastic filaments":[],
|
|
": a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing":[],
|
|
": a thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies":[],
|
|
": haze":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He wrapped the wound in gauze .",
|
|
"wrapped in the pale gauze of a misty afternoon, the city seemed eerily romantic to the strolling lovers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The floor is dirty, and from some angles, the white dust on the floor looks like a layer of gauze . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Ronnie Blair was lying on a bed in the intensive care unit of Tampa General Hospital, gauze bandages covering the arms and legs of the 8-year-old's tiny body. \u2014 Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Deputies treated the boy\u2019s stab wound with hemostatic gauze , which is designed to help quickly clot and stop bleeding, until paramedics arrived and took him to a San Diego hospital, Lizarraga said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"First aid kits contain products like gauze , Band-Aids, moleskin, and Benadryl to keep you prepared for scrapes, blisters, and bug bites. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a photo of some kid at a punk show in, like, 1976 who\u2019s like wrapped up in bloody gauze . \u2014 Kyle Rice, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Patches of bubbles cling to my skin like the strategic gauze brushed over nude figures in classical paintings. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The lanterns are covered in a thin silk gauze that is beginning to shred, and the paintings on them are fading. \u2014 Michelle Terris, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Among them was Yuri Taranienko, 50, who lay in a hospital bed with blood stains visible through the gauze tightly wrapped around his left calf. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French gaze":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u022fz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brume",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"haze",
|
|
"mist",
|
|
"murk",
|
|
"reek",
|
|
"smog",
|
|
"soup"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093151",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gauzy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"substantial"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": made of or resembling gauze":[
|
|
"gauzy wings"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by vagueness, elusiveness, or fuzziness":[
|
|
"his gauzy memory of the events",
|
|
"a gauzy melody"
|
|
],
|
|
": tending to be or make romantic":[
|
|
"gauzy optimism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"gauzy curtains that let plenty of light through",
|
|
"I have only a gauzy recollection of those long-ago events.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Bridges were needed not just to fulfill a gauzy City Beautiful dream, but for practical reasons. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Having grown up working in his mother\u2019s Los Angeles hair salon, Bradford adopted a primary artmaking material that is not paint, but rather small gauzy papers used to curl hair. \u2014 Matthew Bourbon, Dallas News , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The women, on the other hand, were dressed in long blue leggings under gauzy dresses, with baggy race T-shirts pulled over the whole ensemble. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The fragrance itself is marketed as a light and airy floral, reminiscent of wearing a gauzy cotton sundresses in a field of daffodils, which is where Gerber shot the recent campaign alongside friends and fellow models Adut Akech and Meghan Roche. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 18 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The difficulty with such a gauzy notion of public service, at least as a basis for political office, is its ambiguity. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"No one, though, is more obsessed with the irresistible gauzy shirts than Dev Hynes. \u2014 Rachel Hahn, Vogue , 17 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"Her debut collection for the maintained the ethos of the storied house: boucl\u00e9 suits, sharply tailored gauzy dresses, shirts with pronounced collars, and appliqu\u00e9s with the brand\u2019s signatures, including camellias and bows. \u2014 Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The dramatic, gauzy layers looked like beautiful rain clouds swirling around her. \u2014 Sara Radin, refinery29.com , 26 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u022f-z\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cobwebby",
|
|
"filmy",
|
|
"flimsy",
|
|
"frothy",
|
|
"gossamer",
|
|
"gossamery",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"unsubstantial"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074639",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gaugeable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capable of being gauged : measurable or determinable by gauging":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-j\u0259b\u0259l"
|
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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":"20220708-192150"
|
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},
|
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"Gaussian curve":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": normal curve":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200500"
|
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},
|
|
"gauging":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: such as":[],
|
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": the distance between the rails of a railroad":[],
|
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": the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound":[
|
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"a 12- gauge shotgun"
|
|
],
|
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": the thickness of a thin material (such as sheet metal or plastic film)":[],
|
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": the diameter of a slender object (such as wire or a hypodermic needle)":[],
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": relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the wind":[],
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": a function introduced into a field equation to produce a convenient form of the equation but having no observable physical consequences":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gauge Noun standard , criterion , gauge , yardstick , touchstone mean a means of determining what a thing should be. standard applies to any definite rule, principle, or measure established by authority. standards of behavior criterion may apply to anything used as a test of quality whether formulated as a rule or principle or not. questioned the critic's criteria for excellence gauge applies to a means of testing a particular dimension (such as thickness, depth, diameter) or figuratively a particular quality or aspect. polls as a gauge of voter dissatisfaction yardstick is an informal substitute for criterion that suggests quantity more often than quality. housing construction as a yardstick of economic growth touchstone suggests a simple test of the authenticity or value of something intangible. fine service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant",
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"Noun",
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"The broadest gauge of the economy\u2014the gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation\u2014has risen little more than 4% since the recovery began. \u2014 Alfred L. Malabre, Jr. , Wall Street Journal , 26 July 1993",
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"Verb",
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"Through history, the powers of single black men flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness. \u2014 W. E. B. Du Bois , The Souls of Black Folk , 1903",
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"On the other hand, no one supposes that the intellect of any two animals or of any two men can be accurately gauged by the cubic contents of their skulls. \u2014 Charles Darwin , The Descent of Man , 1871",
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"Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind. I first got an idea of its calibre when I heard him preach in his own church at Morton. \u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb , Jane Eyre , 1847",
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"Home sales provide a useful way of gauging the overall state of the economy.",
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"He accurately gauged the mood of the voters.",
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"I was gauging her reaction to the news.",
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"instruments for gauging temperature and humidity",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The clip for the absorber inside the fuel tank was not secured properly and may detach, which can cause an inaccurate fuel gauge reading. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
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"This has put the gauge up about 55% for the week, according to FactSet. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"The clip for the absorber inside the fuel tank was not secured properly and may detach, which can cause an inaccurate fuel gauge reading. \u2014 USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s a battery gauge consisting of 10 red LED rectangles that illuminate like a digital ladder to display how much battery charge is left. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The Yellowstone River gauge at Corwin Springs reached a historic 13.88 feet Monday afternoon, NOAA data shows, but had receded to 9.34 feet by Tuesday night. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 15 June 2022",
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"The gauge was down about 29% in 2022 through Thursday, surpassing even the 24% decline of the MSCI World Information Technology Index. \u2014 Lisa Pham, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
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"The agency operates a weather gauge next to UC Davis, said Hannah Chandler-Cooley, a meteorologist with the Sacramento office. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
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"One Eagle River gauge registered three-quarters of an inch from the night storm, Thoman said. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"One pointed to security camera systems that had helped his district observe and gauge the severity of school fires. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"Despite being debunked by Justice officials, the theory made its way to Kash Patel, a Defense Department official, who called Donoghue to gauge his view. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Emma Brown And Amy Gardner, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
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"Despite being debunked by Justice officials, the theory made its way to Kash Patel, a Defense Department official, who called Donoghue to gauge his view. \u2014 Amy Gardner, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"With little other economic or earnings data, investors will likely look to the testimony to gauge their sentiment going forward. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 21 June 2022",
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"Tracking whether gas prices have fallen in those states as a result of the tax suspension is difficult to gauge , according to a separate report from the Penn Wharton Budget Model. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
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"In the Lab, expertse use state-of-the-art tools like the Corneometer device, which measures skin hydration levels, to gauge a product's ability to moisturize (or dehydrate) skin. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022",
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"In the coming week, investors will be parsing data including existing-home sales, consumer sentiment and new-home sales to gauge the economy\u2019s trajectory. \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
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"However, the collective will to fight is difficult to gauge in a society where military service and training are not highly valued and often derided. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022"
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"Middle English gauge, gage \"fixed standard of measure,\" borrowed from Anglo-French gauge, gouge \"standard of liquid measure, tax paid to an official who determined the capacity of containers\" (continental Old and Middle French jauge \"graduated rod used for measuring liquid capacity, measurement by such a rod, capacity of a cask\"), perhaps going back to Old Low Franconian *galga \"rod, beam,\" going back to Germanic *galg\u014dn \"pole, stake, pole on which a condemned person was hung\"; (sense 4) translation of German Massstab \u2014 more at gallows entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English gawgyn, gagen , borrowed from Anglo-French gauger , derivative of gauge gauge entry 1":"Verb"
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