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"life":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings":[],
": a property (such as resilience (see resilience sense 1 ) or elasticity) of an inanimate (see inanimate sense 1 ) substance or object resembling the animate quality of a living being":[],
": a sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of a convict's life":[],
": a specific phase of earthly existence":[
"adult life"
],
": a way or manner of living":[
"the life of the colonists"
],
": an animating and shaping force or principle":[
"the life of the constitution \u2026 has been not logic but experience",
"\u2014 F. A. Ogg & Harold Zink"
],
": an opportunity for continued viability":[
"gave the patient a new life"
],
": an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism (see metabolism sense 1 ), growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction":[],
": animate activity and movement":[
"stirrings of life"
],
": biography sense 1":[
"the life of George Washington"
],
": god sense 1b":[],
": human activities":[],
": lifelong":[
"a life member"
],
": livelihood":[
"The fishing village drew its life from the sea."
],
": living beings (as of a particular kind or environment)":[
"forest life"
],
": of or relating to animate being":[],
": of, relating to, or provided by life insurance":[
"a life policy"
],
": one or more aspects of the process of living":[
"sex life of the frog"
],
": one providing interest and vigor":[
"life of the party"
],
": something resembling animate life":[
"a grant saved the project's life"
],
": spirit , animation":[
"saw no life in her dancing"
],
": spiritual existence transcending (see transcend sense 1c ) physical death":[
"his craving \u2026 for the release into the life to come",
"\u2014 Rodney Gilbert"
],
": the activities of a given sphere, area, or time":[
"the political life of the country"
],
": the form or pattern of something existing in reality":[
"painted from life"
],
": the period from an event until death":[
"a judge appointed for life"
],
": the period from birth to death":[],
": the period of duration, usefulness, or popularity of something":[
"the expected life of the batteries"
],
": the period of existence (as of a subatomic particle) \u2014 compare half-life":[],
": the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body":[],
": the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual":[
"children \u2026 are the joy of our lives",
"\u2014 Agnes S. Turnbull"
],
": using a living model":[
"a life class"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He believes that God gives life to all creatures.",
"She was happy and healthy for most of her life .",
"The people in her family tend to have long lives .",
"I've known her all my life .",
"He is nearing the end of his life .",
"People can expect to change jobs several times in their life .",
"They've been waiting their whole life for an opportunity like this.",
"What do you really want out of life ",
"All this paperwork has made life much more difficult.",
"The details of everyday life can be fascinating.",
"Adjective",
"the life force in all things",
"He was given a life sentence in prison.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Defined as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life , more than 7 million Americans 60 or older experience food insecurity every year. \u2014 Vanessa G. S\u00e1nchez, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"Austin Butler has been scoring raves for his chameleonic turn as Elvis Presley, charting his life and career from his early days as a gyrating heart throb through his corpulent coda as a Vegas regular. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Designer Elizabeth Cooper placed a lush citrus tree in the corner for an extra pop of life and color and then staggered topiaries on the windowsill. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 24 June 2022",
"Protected by Trees Even for those who didn\u2019t experience the tragic loss of life or home, the storm\u2019s impact proves inescapable. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Improve your dog\u2019s quality of life and mobility, while also letting your dog experience the soothing effect of CBD with these delightful biscuits. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"As a young man in Memphis, Tennessee, Robert Dabney Jr. wanted to blaze a path that could set his family up for a better life . \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"Fortunately for Yang and Hubbard, Rudolph was intrigued by the theme of reinvention, particularly for a woman in her 40s whose life and identity had been so wrapped up in her husband\u2019s. \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"This architectural style, in its creative simplicity, is a testament to the inventiveness required to combat the harsh realities of early Colonial life and farmstead living. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The other victim had non- life threatening injuries and was in good condition. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Other admitted to hospital with non- life threatening injuries in good condition. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Other admitted to hospital with non- life threatening injuries in good condition. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"The other two men were hit once and have non- life threatening injuries, Det. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"Flaherty was taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center with non- life threatening injuries. \u2014 Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Two teenagers later arrived at the hospital for treatment in their own car with non- life threatening injuries. \u2014 Stephanie Guerilus, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
"The child was treated and released from a Huntsville hospital with non- life threatening injuries, police said, and the child is in the custody of family members. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
"Police officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect, which left one police officer with non- life threatening injuries. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 5 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English lif , from Old English l\u012bf ; akin to Old English libban to live \u2014 more at live":"Noun and Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u012bf"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bio",
"biography",
"memoir"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064603",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"life assurance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a type of insurance that pays money to the family of someone who has died":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112236",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"life belt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a life preserver in the form of a buoyant belt":[],
": safety belt":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Footage of the incident shows navy officers throwing life belts to the three men from a coastguard vessel. \u2014 Jack Guy, CNN , 3 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110557",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"life force":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": \u00e9lan vital":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Blackpink\u2019s music projects an explosive, larger-than- life force that\u2019s both invigorating and addictive. \u2014 Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"There's perhaps no better way to feel the life force of the Blue Ridge Mountains than to set out on one of its hiking trails. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"The King wants the mermaid's life force to achieve immortality, but a young woman, who has familial ties to the king, wants to save the creature. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"Even the great Francis Guinan, playing the grumpy King of France, demurs to this life force . \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"Plus, due to Khonsu's power, Moon Knight has supernatural skills like enhanced strength determined by the moon's waxing and waning, and the power to drain someone's life force through physical contact. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 30 Mar. 2022",
"To me the point is love between two people that sparks a life force that becomes more than two people. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Artists continue to generate in a dangerous world that is nonetheless overflowing with life force and power. \u2014 ELLE , 31 Mar. 2022",
"And not that the campus landscape crew didn\u2019t do their best each year to spray the life force out of the little devils. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124100",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"life insurance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": insurance providing for payment of a stipulated sum to a designated beneficiary upon death of the insured":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to documents, Murdaugh allegedly admitted to law enforcement that the plan was for Smith to kill him so that Murdaugh's son could collect a life insurance policy worth about $10 million. \u2014 Jay Varela, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"Prosecutors alleged that the writer killed her spouse in order to acquire a $1.5 million life insurance policy. \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"There are many life insurance policy design options and strategies that are beyond the scope of this article. \u2014 Jeff Kirshner, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Hartford Financial is the largest provider of property and casualty (P&C) and life insurance products in the U.S. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"It isn't intended for income replacement like other life insurance products. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Prosecutors told jurors that Crampton Brophy was motivated by money problems and a life insurance policy. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"Prosecutors told jurors that Crampton Brophy was motivated by money problems and a life insurance policy. \u2014 Chron , 26 May 2022",
"Jay Zigmont, a financial planner in Water Valley, Miss., who specializes in child-free clients, said life insurance usually isn\u2019t a given for those without kids. \u2014 Veronica Dagher, WSJ , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1781, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114418",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"life jacket":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a life preserver in the form of a buoyant vest":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Connecticut, 57% of fatalities involved alcohol or drug use and 71% were not wearing a life jacket , according to DEEP. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
"Arkansas Game and Fish Commission communications director Keith Stephens confirmed Monday Anderson was pulled underneath a tube behind a boat and was not wearing a life jacket , citing a preliminary report. \u2014 I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online , 13 June 2022",
"State law says children under 13 years old must wear a life jacket . \u2014 Jozsef Papp, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"When the boat was not returned on time, staff found it on the north side of the lake with Josey sleeping in his life jacket on board, but the mom was not with her child. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"Bucklew had been hit by a piece of a rocket that was now burning his life jacket . \u2014 cincinnati.com , 26 May 2022",
"The 6-year-old child fell out of the boat and started drifting away in his life jacket . \u2014 al , 7 May 2022",
"Be ready for the unexpected and always wear your life jacket . \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Healey said the victim Sunday was not wearing a life jacket and that the kayak capsized while the man was attempting to recover a lost paddle. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114851",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"life span":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the average length of life of a kind of organism or of a material object especially in a particular environment or under specified circumstances":[],
": the duration of existence of an individual":[]
},
"examples":[
"the average life span of house cats",
"increase the human life span",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cracked Eggery, as the name suggests, is devoted to those fragile hen ovals, which has created some confusion throughout the life span of the young company. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"One key aspect of events that the move to digital draws attention to is their life span . \u2014 Lisa Bennett, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"All were participants in a Promethean experiment aimed at extending the human life span . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Nov. 2021",
"This many years into the Switch's life span , Nintendo has finally decided that its casual, cartoony take on sports should live on, even if its original home on the Wii is no longer supported. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"As new treatments and therapies are developed, many are targeted at late-stage cancer patients and only increase life span by a few months or years. \u2014 Justin Li, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In fact, Anderson says, there are drugs already in use that influence metabolism in people and have been shown to increase life span in mice. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Its padded bucket seat is also easily removed, a boon for a child user, who can grow with the AdvenChair and only ever need to purchase a new, larger seat to be fitted on the chair, greatly extending its life span . \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 25 July 2020",
"This hoodie\u2019s life span should have been unremarkable, like millions of others worn by young men \u2014 ballgames, concerts, parties then, maybe, an old-clothes donation box. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1831, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u012bf-\u02ccspan"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"continuance",
"date",
"duration",
"life",
"lifetime",
"run",
"standing",
"time"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082520",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"life story":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the things that have happened to someone in life":[
"a life story that includes a childhood of extreme poverty",
"She told us her life story ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133207",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"life-support":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": medical life-support equipment":[
"the patient was placed on life support"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He was removed from life support .",
"She was put on life support .",
"equipment providing life support for astronauts",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Foltz died three days after he was put on life support . \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"Police said Friday morning that William Trenchard was on life support at a hospital. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"Chhatrala was later taken to a hospital where he was placed on life support for three days before he was pronounced dead, prosecutors said. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"The agency said in a news release that Uhde was declared brain-dead on Saturday morning and his body remained on life support until Tuesday morning to allow for organ donation. \u2014 Todd Richmond, ajc , 7 June 2022",
"Moldovan spent about a month on life support before he was transferred to a rehabilitation center in January. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 2 June 2022",
"WTOL-TV Foltz died three days after he was put on life support . \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
"The current plan could be on life support , even with Moreno buying the stadium and the surrounding land. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Shares could remain on life support for quite a while. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1959, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1974, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u012bf-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u022frt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165403",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"lifeblood":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a vital or life-giving force or component":[
"freedom of inquiry is the lifeblood of a university"
],
": blood regarded as the seat of vitality":[]
},
"examples":[
"The town's lifeblood has always been its fishing industry.",
"The neighborhoods are the lifeblood of this city.",
"the lifeblood that flows through his veins",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Empowerment is the new watchword for remote work and the lifeblood of your tech workforce\u2019s productivity. \u2014 Sergiu Matei, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Cotton prices \u2014 the lifeblood behind Life is Good products \u2014 top $1 per pound, well above the usual rate of $0.60 to $0.80. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The revenues may be volatile on occasion, but the business is the lifeblood of their companies and one that allows other efforts to take shape. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"Over Zoom, the mood proved light and fun yet introspective, tinged with the turbulence of two years ago \u2014 live shows were Ellevator\u2019s lifeblood and driving force, honed during years crisscrossing Canada. \u2014 Beau Hayhoe, SPIN , 11 May 2022",
"Too often, organizations lump OT together with IT\u2014the computers, networks and data that are the lifeblood of business. \u2014 Francis Cianfrocca, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"They are designed to choke any possibility for the kind of spontaneous, ad hoc commercial and community happenings that are the lifeblood of urban existence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Biotin, sometimes referred to as vitamin B7, is the lifeblood of skin, nail and hair health. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"North Carolina\u2019s massive, year-round 30,000 square-foot farmers market \u2014 the lifeblood for hundreds of independent tradespeople \u2014 is just a stone\u2019s throw from the research park and tech juggernaut Centennial Campus. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccbl\u0259d",
"\u02c8l\u012bf-\u02c8bl\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110244",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lifeboat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sturdy buoyant boat (such as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency and especially in saving lives at sea":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Providing employees with a lifeboat to a new career is good for your bottom line, too. \u2014 Darren Kimball, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"She was \ufb01nally cajoled into boarding the second-to-last lifeboat , only to clamber out again as Isidor, 67, stepped away. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The first lifeboat is launched with 28 people on board out of a capacity of 65. April 15, 1912, 2:20 a.m. - The Titanic sinks in less than three hours. \u2014 CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Then a lifeboat arrives with one of the crew, Abigail (Dolly De Leon). \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"The visible leaks and single lifeboat were enough reason, but the engine was also falling apart in addition to other severe, if less obvious damage. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"The Splendid skirts and button-downs became my forgiving, if unflattering, lifeboat . \u2014 Vogue , 4 May 2022",
"Jacob Astor made sure his wife Madeline made it into a lifeboat and kissed her goodbye before the boat was lowered. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Shackleton and five of his crew had reached the island in May 1916 after a 16-day, 800-mile journey across the Southern Ocean in an open lifeboat . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1797, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u012bf-\u02ccb\u014dt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114022",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lifeleaf":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": air plant sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115112",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lifeless":{
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"animate",
"breathing",
"going",
"live",
"living",
"quick"
],
"definitions":{
": dead":[],
": destitute of living beings":[],
": having no life:":[],
": inanimate":[],
": lacking qualities expressive of life and vigor : insipid":[]
},
"examples":[
"a cold and lifeless landscape",
"The book's plot was lifeless and predictable.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bexley remained in the car for three full minutes near her father\u2019s lifeless body before a passerby stumbled on the gruesome scene and pulled her from the car, police said. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
"The photos showed bloodstains on the seats and a lifeless body on the ground. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Harrington was 27 years old when her lifeless body was discovered rolled up in a rug inside Chabrol\u2019s Virginia Beach home. \u2014 Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Overstreet said students discovered Brophy\u2019s lifeless body at 7:29 a.m., while Winemiller disagreed, saying another instructor did not unlock the student entrance until 7:35 a.m. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
"Some of these abiotic pathways would not only produce an excess of oxygen, but would also render a planet totally lifeless . \u2014 Lee Billings, Scientific American , 22 Feb. 2017",
"The county attorney prosecuting the case said in past court documents the pair surveilled Graber\u2019s pattern of life, ambushed her along her daily walk and dragged her into the woods, returning later to better hide her lifeless body. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"Hours later, Hamm, along with one of her sons, discovered Randisha's lifeless body in the foyer of their Georgia home. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
"Sick with Covid in the winter of 2020 as the coronavirus ravaged Tennessee, Randall Aikens appeared lifeless to his family. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u012bf-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"asleep",
"breathless",
"cold",
"dead",
"deceased",
"defunct",
"demised",
"departed",
"fallen",
"gone",
"late",
"low"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215904",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"lifelessness":{
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"animate",
"breathing",
"going",
"live",
"living",
"quick"
],
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": dead":[],
": destitute of living beings":[],
": having no life:":[],
": inanimate":[],
": lacking qualities expressive of life and vigor : insipid":[]
},
"examples":[
"a cold and lifeless landscape",
"The book's plot was lifeless and predictable.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bexley remained in the car for three full minutes near her father\u2019s lifeless body before a passerby stumbled on the gruesome scene and pulled her from the car, police said. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
"The photos showed bloodstains on the seats and a lifeless body on the ground. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Harrington was 27 years old when her lifeless body was discovered rolled up in a rug inside Chabrol\u2019s Virginia Beach home. \u2014 Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Overstreet said students discovered Brophy\u2019s lifeless body at 7:29 a.m., while Winemiller disagreed, saying another instructor did not unlock the student entrance until 7:35 a.m. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
"Some of these abiotic pathways would not only produce an excess of oxygen, but would also render a planet totally lifeless . \u2014 Lee Billings, Scientific American , 22 Feb. 2017",
"The county attorney prosecuting the case said in past court documents the pair surveilled Graber\u2019s pattern of life, ambushed her along her daily walk and dragged her into the woods, returning later to better hide her lifeless body. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"Hours later, Hamm, along with one of her sons, discovered Randisha's lifeless body in the foyer of their Georgia home. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
"Sick with Covid in the winter of 2020 as the coronavirus ravaged Tennessee, Randall Aikens appeared lifeless to his family. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8l\u012bf-l\u0259s"
],
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"breathless",
"cold",
"dead",
"deceased",
"defunct",
"demised",
"departed",
"fallen",
"gone",
"late",
"low"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015606",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"lifelike":{
"antonyms":[
"nonnatural",
"nonrealistic",
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"To make Charles more lifelike , presumably, Brian has dressed him up in a bow tie, beige cardigan and giant white dress shirt that looks like it was stitched together from old bedsheets. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The process gives the robotic appendage an extremely lifelike look, not least because the skin can move and flex naturally as the three-joint digit does. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"The simulator is supported by Foresight\u2019s GCQuad launch monitor and the simulation software, FSX 2020, delivers lifelike graphics and animations. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 3 May 2022",
"The Blumhouse and Atomic Monster film is based on a story by the master of horror James Wan that stars Williams as Gemma, a brilliant roboticist working at a toy company who creates a lifelike doll. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"There are certainly a lot of Anittas to navigate, as demonstrated by the album cover: six hauntingly lifelike busts that reflect the singer\u2019s moods, roles, personas, and enthusiasm for cosmetic surgery. \u2014 Charles Aaron, Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Chekhov\u2019s characters, too, can seem uncannily lifelike , and Wood attributes this to a kind of literary special effect. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The camera was a distinct upgrade, as the larger sensors and new modes make your photos and videos look more lifelike than ever before. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The latter, also known as portrait busts, were made as lifelike memorials for the dearly departed, typically carved of marble and owned by the nobility. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While Siegelman Stable was born on the horse tracks of New York and New Jersey, the lifestyle brand is pausing riding the high horse in the states and racing into Oslo, Norway. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Zulu, also a co-CEO for Ebony Son Entertainment and founder of lifestyle brand Culture Republic, got his start in radio as an on-air personality at his college station and interned for various record labels. \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
"However, fake news and misinformation on climate change is interfering with how the scientific community engages with people interested in making lifestyle changes to mitigate the effects of climate change. \u2014 Dongwook Kim, Scientific American , 27 June 2022",
"Zulu, also a co-CEO for Ebony Son Entertainment and founder of lifestyle brand Culture Republic, got his start in radio as an on-air personality at his college station and interned for various record labels. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Potential treatments include medications, lifestyle changes, pelvic floor physical therapy and surgery. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"The role required intense preparation, from workouts and diet to lifestyle changes, Portman learned. . \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Now the company is financially backing Felix\u2019s other endeavors, investing $1 million in her lifestyle brand Saysh as part of an $8 million funding round. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"The venerable lifestyle brand has been showing its support for LGBTQ+ people for over three decades now. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"To choose the best protein powder, Syn and Bazilian suggest examining your dietary and lifestyle needs. \u2014 Kayla Hui, Health.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"In addition to the financial and lifestyle benefits, GigCX\u2019s often voice overall wellbeing and mental health benefits attributed to staying active in the workforce. \u2014 Jessica Lin, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The next to benefit by what some are calling president the president's pardoning spree could be lifestyle guru Martha Stewart, convicted for obstruction of justice in 2004, and ex-Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, convicted of corruption in 2011. \u2014 USA TODAY , 31 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Fudge\u2019s presence fit neatly with Bass\u2019 central campaign argument \u2014 that her lifetime in Democratic politics and national connections are an asset in fixing the city\u2019s most urgent problems. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"Because the issue is so divisive and personal, the state argued, it should be decided by state lawmakers accountable to voters rather than by federal courts whose jurists enjoy lifetime appointments. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Canadian master of horror David Cronenberg will receive the Donostia Award, a lifetime achievement honor, at this year\u2019s San Sebastian Film Festival. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"Her lifetime batting average of .753 is second all-time in OHSAA history. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"Also, every bag Away sells comes with a 100-day trial and limited lifetime warranty. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"An extra day or two can make all the difference in your business's average customer lifetime value. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The company provides a lifetime allowance of $10,000 per employees (or their dependents) per service. \u2014 Clare Duffy And Jennifer Korn, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Choir leader and recording artist Ricky Dillard, a five-time Grammy nominee, will receive the James Cleveland lifetime achievement wward. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Getting an Emmy award is a lifetime dream for many. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
"In addition to keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops and networking, the 2019 Music Biz conference will again take time to recognize both recent and lifetime achievements. \u2014 Gary Graff, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2019",
"They are viewed as the most restrictive among the 15 states with consecutive or lifetime legislative term limits. \u2014 David Eggert, Detroit Free Press , 20 Nov. 2019"
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"lift a bucket of water",
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"He lifted his pen from the paper.",
"She lifted her hands to the sky.",
"The story lifted him to national recognition."
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"lift a bucket of water",
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"He lifted his pen from the paper.",
"She lifted her hands to the sky.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The launch company, Rocket Lab, has built an interplanetary third stage called Lunar Photon that will separate from the rocket about 20 minutes after liftoff . \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"The two-hour launch window opens at noon for liftoff of Astra\u2019s Rocket 3.3 from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"The rocket's first stage, flying its 12th mission, was recovered by the Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship shortly after liftoff . \u2014 Emre Kelly, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"The 118-meter tower will support the fueling and liftoff of a larger and more capable version of NASA's Space Launch System rocket that may make its debut during the second half of this decade. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"The laborious process of building and testing new hardware would take a 2024 launch off the table, Vago says, but a 2026 or 2028 liftoff could be a possibility. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"Every launch requires a team of ground support, including military weather personnel, to ensure a safe liftoff . \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"By the time liftoff occurred about an hour later, the astronaut felt dry. \u2014 Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 May 2022",
"The uncrewed flight dubbed Orbital Test Flight-2 is targeting liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, May 19 at 6:54 p.m. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022"
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"circa 1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"improvements in diet that have resulted in greater life expectancy for many people",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Conversely, the study suggests that your ability to balance on one foot points to longer life expectancy . \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Permanently reducing air pollution to meet the WHO guideline would add 2.2 years to global average life expectancy , raising it from about 72 to 74.2 years. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"McBride was a healthy, able-bodied 18-year-old man with a normal life expectancy , according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online , 11 May 2022",
"The younger the victims, the more years of life that were taken from them \u2014 and that means a bigger hit to average life expectancy . \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Changes to life expectancy amid the Covid-19 pandemic widened an existing gap between the US and other high-income countries, the new report shows. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Before the pandemic hit, Spain was projected to overtake Japan as the country with the longest life expectancy in the world, according to a study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, in Seattle. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Mississippi came in last, with life expectancy at 74.4 years. \u2014 Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"And as Black trans women in the United States are being murdered at alarming rates, with a life expectancy in the mid-30s, there will be no more hiding the truth for Cox. \u2014 Essence , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"That life cycle is what struck Wendy Sprints on the brewery\u2019s last day. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
"In late May and early June, the adult luna moths emerge from the pupa, mate, and lay eggs, and the moths\u2019 life cycle begins anew. \u2014 Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"The life cycle from egg to breeding adult is usually about 10 to 15 days. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"The life cycle of the loan is about as long as a computer takes to process a transaction. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"Given the wide array of opportunities that metaverse technology offers, there are implications for the entire employee life cycle of attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development and retention. \u2014 Sudhir Pai, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Existing birth control pills \u2014 based on the hormones estrogen and progesterone \u2014 prevent ovulation, the final stage in a follicle\u2019s life cycle where an egg is released from the ovary to potentially become fertilized. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
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"The species can also go months between feeding and has a two-to-three-year life cycle . \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 6 May 2022"
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"The research performed on his converted 126-foot Bering Sea crab vessel, OCEARCH, is helping to unlock the life history puzzle of great white sharks and other keystone species essential for the health of the oceans. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
"The six-hour series is about the true- life history of the Baltimore Police Department Gun Trace Task Force, charges of corruption, and how the drug war distorted police work. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"There is not only character history, but real- life history with the former married couple. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Jan. 2022",
"The skeleton is also beautifully preserved, revealing previously unknown aspects of his species\u2019 anatomy and life history . \u2014 Virginia Morell, Scientific American , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The filmmaker breaks down some of the awards contender's biggest moments and the real- life history behind them. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"In an intermissionless 100 minutes, Stephens lays out more than a half-century of their lives, starting with Claudette\u2019s move to New York in 1947 and ending \u2026 as any life history does. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 3 Nov. 2021"
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"Leo Flowers, a comedian, life coach , and podcast host from Chicago, will be hosting a comedy show at Koot\u2019s on Saturday. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Jay Shetty, author, life coach and more isn't here for simple hacks and quick tips to better your mental health. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
"Her protagonist is the self-effacing Ronnie Khan, orphaned at a young age and abused through adulthood by a controlling Pakistani auntie, who escapes to Red Rock country with her life coach and BFF, Marley Dewhurst. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"Hall, a minister at Quinn Chapel AME Church, life coach and motivational speaker who also played professional basketball overseas, had received 11% of votes, according to early returns. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022",
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"Yellow caution tape was strung between lifeguard towers to keep people away. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Authorities on Sunday used speakers to tell visitors to stay out of the water and yellow caution tape was strung between lifeguard towers. \u2014 Amy Taxin, ajc , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Yellow caution tape was strung between lifeguard towers to keep people away. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Yellow caution tape was strung between lifeguard towers to keep people away. \u2014 Amy Taxin And Christopher, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Yellow caution tape was strung between lifeguard towers to keep people away. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Yellow caution tape was strung between lifeguard towers to keep people away. \u2014 Amy Taxin And Christopher Weber, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 Oct. 2021",
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"Whether in orbital habitats or on long-haul interplanetary voyages, plants could not only be sustainable food sources but also helpful components of a life-support system by virtue of producing oxygen and scrubbing the air of excess carbon dioxide. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
"Dad is his final days, hooked up to a life-support system in the living room and being cared for by a longtime housekeeper (Kimberly Guerrero) and a friendly hospice worker (Gilbert Owuor). \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"And there would likely need to be some sort of redundancy, meaning if one part of the life-support system failed, a backup would kick in. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 2 May 2022",
"Altogether, Seedhouse estimates a suit replete with a propulsion system, a fully redundant life-support system , and heat shield could weigh as much as 500 pounds. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 2 May 2022",
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"The construction documents also reference future projects to build a 6 foot wrought iron security fence plus a wrought iron liftgate at the entrance to the property. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Even the power liftgate uses two separate buttons: one to open and close it, and a second to set its opening height. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 16 Dec. 2021",
"The unibody structure now contains more high-strength steel, there's more aluminum in the upper body, and the rear liftgate is made from a combination of aluminum and composite materials. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Moving to the back of the Range Rover, the model again features an upper liftgate and a drop-down tailgate. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 26 Oct. 2021"
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