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{
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"neb":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person's mouth":[],
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": nib , tip":[],
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": nose sense 1 , snout":[],
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": the beak of a bird or tortoise : bill":[],
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"Nebraska":[],
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"New English Bible":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the cardinal has a black face and a noticeable bright red neb",
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"with her round glasses perched on her small neb , the librarian certainly presents an owlish appearance"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse nef beak":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8neb"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beak",
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"bill",
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"nib"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065426",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nebulium":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hypothetical chemical element formerly inferred from certain lines in the spectra of nebulae now believed to arise from transitions in oxygen and nitrogen that are forbidden under ordinary laboratory conditions":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from nebula + -ium":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ne\u02c8-",
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"n\u0259\u0307\u02c8by\u00fcl\u0113\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133502",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nebulize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to reduce to a fine spray":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There are only a tiny handful of studies in which someone tried to nebulize , or vaporize, vitamin E in experiments related to lung health. \u2014 Cosby Stone, The Conversation , 22 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin nebula":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ne-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204807",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"nebulose":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": nebulous":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin nebulosus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccl\u014ds"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085908",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"nebulosity":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clarity",
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"clearness",
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"obviousness",
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"plainness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being nebulous":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the stupefying nebulosity of his philosophical musings"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccne-by\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ambiguity",
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"ambiguousness",
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"darkness",
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"equivocalness",
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"equivocation",
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"inscrutability",
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"inscrutableness",
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"murkiness",
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"mysteriousness",
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"nebulousness",
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"obliqueness",
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"obliquity",
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"obscurity",
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"opacity",
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"opaqueness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021358",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nebulous":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accessible",
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"clear",
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"nonambiguous",
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"obvious",
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"plain",
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"unambiguous",
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"unequivocal"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": indistinct , vague":[
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"\u2026 this nebulous thing called jazz.",
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"\u2014 Josef Woodard",
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"\u2026 the nebulous region between mere suspicion and probable cause",
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"\u2014 W. R. LaFave & J. H. Israel",
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"The plan is too nebulous ."
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],
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": of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"These philosophical concepts can be nebulous .",
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"made nebulous references to some major changes the future may hold",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The bad news is now the right-hander dealing with a different, somewhat more nebulous malady that's going to continue to keep him sidelined for at least the immediate future. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
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"Beyond that, accessibility\u2014let alone on the digital front\u2014gets nebulous . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"In addition to producing with his wife, Crawford takes wardrobe and set design credits and casts his own sons, indicating a personal desire to explore the nebulous corners of the male psyche. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
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"Few things are as essential as nutrition, yet few things can feel as nebulous . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
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"Researchers are beginning to refine nebulous Long COVID categories. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
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"With the exception of clinical trials, psychedelic therapy is currently performed underground or under nebulous legality. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
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"Luck was just one of many strings tied to the nebulous object that was the future. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
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"In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman\u2019s redrew them. \u2014 Lynell George, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin nebulosus misty, from nebula":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ne-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ambiguous",
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"arcane",
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"cryptic",
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"dark",
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"deep",
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"Delphic",
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"double-edged",
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"elliptical",
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"elliptic",
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"enigmatic",
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"enigmatical",
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"equivocal",
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"fuliginous",
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"inscrutable",
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"murky",
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"mysterious",
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"mystic",
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"obscure",
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"occult",
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"opaque"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195144",
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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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"nebulous cluster":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cluster of stars containing or enveloped in nebulosity":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173127",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nebulousness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accessible",
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"clear",
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"nonambiguous",
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"obvious",
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"plain",
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"unambiguous",
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"unequivocal"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": indistinct , vague":[
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"\u2026 this nebulous thing called jazz.",
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"\u2014 Josef Woodard",
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"\u2026 the nebulous region between mere suspicion and probable cause",
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"\u2014 W. R. LaFave & J. H. Israel",
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"The plan is too nebulous ."
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],
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": of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"These philosophical concepts can be nebulous .",
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"made nebulous references to some major changes the future may hold",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The bad news is now the right-hander dealing with a different, somewhat more nebulous malady that's going to continue to keep him sidelined for at least the immediate future. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
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"Beyond that, accessibility\u2014let alone on the digital front\u2014gets nebulous . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"In addition to producing with his wife, Crawford takes wardrobe and set design credits and casts his own sons, indicating a personal desire to explore the nebulous corners of the male psyche. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
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"Few things are as essential as nutrition, yet few things can feel as nebulous . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
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"Researchers are beginning to refine nebulous Long COVID categories. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
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"With the exception of clinical trials, psychedelic therapy is currently performed underground or under nebulous legality. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
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"Luck was just one of many strings tied to the nebulous object that was the future. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
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"In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman\u2019s redrew them. \u2014 Lynell George, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin nebulosus misty, from nebula":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ne-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ambiguous",
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"arcane",
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"cryptic",
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"dark",
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"deep",
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"Delphic",
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"double-edged",
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"elliptical",
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"elliptic",
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"enigmatic",
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"enigmatical",
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"equivocal",
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"fuliginous",
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"inscrutable",
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"murky",
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"mysterious",
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"mystic",
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"obscure",
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"occult",
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"opaque"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031619",
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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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} |