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"city northeast of Nairobi, Kenya population 239,000":[]
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"Ruisdael":{
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"Jacob van 1628(or 1629)\u20131682 and his uncle Salomon van circa 1602\u20131670 Dutch painters":[]
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"\u02c8r\u012bz-\u02ccd\u00e4l",
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"\u02c8r\u012bs-"
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"biographical name"
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"Ruislip Northwood":{
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"definitions":{
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"former urban district in Middlesex, southern England, that is now part of Hillingdon":[]
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"\u02c8r\u012b-sl\u0259p-\u02c8n\u022frth-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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"Ruiz, Nevado del":{
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"definitions":{
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"volcanic peak of the Andes mountain system in west central Colombia, the November 1985 eruption of which resulted in more than 20,000 deaths":[]
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"-\u02c8\u0113z",
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"ne-\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u014d-\u02cct\u035fhel-r\u00fc-\u02c8\u0113s"
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"ruin":{
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"antonyms":[
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"annihilation",
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"decimation",
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"demolishment",
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"demolition",
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"desolation",
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"destruction",
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"devastation",
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"extinction",
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"loss",
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"mincemeat",
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"obliteration",
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"ruination",
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"wastage",
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"wreckage"
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": a falling down : collapse":[
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"from age to age \u2026 the crash of ruin fitfully resounds",
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"\u2014 William Wordsworth"
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],
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": a ruined building, person, or object":[],
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": bankrupt , impoverish":[
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"ruined by stock speculation"
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": damage , injury":[],
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": physical, moral, economic, or social collapse":[],
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": the action of destroying, laying waste, or wrecking":[],
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": the remains of something destroyed":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the ruins of an ancient temple the ruins of his life"
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],
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": the state of being ruined":[
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"\u2014 archaic except in plural the city lay in ruins"
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],
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": to become ruined":[],
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": to damage irreparably":[],
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": to reduce to ruins : devastate":[],
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": to subject to frustration, failure, or disaster":[
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"will ruin your chances of promotion"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The bad weather ruined the party.",
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"I ruined the sauce by adding too much garlic.",
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"His low test scores ruined his chances of getting into a good school.",
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"Poor customer service ruined the company's reputation.",
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"He was ruined by debt.",
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"The scandal ruined the mayor.",
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"Noun",
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"The incident led to the ruin of their relationship.",
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"The abandoned town had gone to ruin .",
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"Don't let the house your grandfather built fall into ruin .",
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"The castle is now a ruin .",
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"The drought brought economic ruin to local farmers.",
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"Her drug addiction brought her to the brink of ruin .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Meanwhile, the Wickham-esque Dex (Zane Phillips) adds to the dramatic entanglements threatening to ruin what could be Howie and Noah\u2019s last getaway with their closest friends. \u2014 Justin J Wee, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"Is Kentucky or maybe LSU in Year 1 of Brian Kelly ready to ruin another top team\u2019s season",
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"Identity theft remains a popular way for cybercriminals to ruin your credit score. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
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"This time, Detroit Tigers utility player Harold Castro didn\u2019t wait until the eighth inning to ruin Cleveland Guardians starter Triston McKenzie\u2019s afternoon. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022",
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"No one wants to ruin a trip with a bad (and preventable) sunburn. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
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"Still, Mariupol has been largely reduced to ruin , Ukrainian officials say that more than 20,000 inhabitants were killed, and the city has come to symbolize the war\u2019s grotesque horrors. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
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"And the Templars that year again lost twice to Grantsville to ruin their hopes. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
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"As owner of New York City's most exclusive casino, Clayton Madden has the power to ruin the most powerful families, excepting one that has eluded him. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In the 14 years since then, news accounts and law enforcement announcements have highlighted egregious cases of title theft, with some victims facing financial ruin or even eviction from their own homes. \u2014 Mike Levine, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s a lot of ruin in a reserve currency, and the greenback\u2019s global pre-eminence endures for now. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"And her tirades ruin gatherings for me, occur on my time, happen in my home, and insult my family. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
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"Through the three months of Russia\u2019s invasion, New York Times journalists have chronicled carnage and courage, ruin and resolve, across the wide arc of combat through eastern Ukraine, where Vladimir V. Putin\u2019s brutal offensive is now concentrated. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
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"She is involved in an obscure botanical research program that entails tramping from her pretty cottage across the island, past a ruin and a well, to measure the soil temperature at the same cliffside spot, then tramping back to record her findings. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 26 May 2022",
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"The political gods, in their unfathomable wisdom, have handed Republicans a once-in-a-generation chance to help voters understand how to build a future from this ruin . \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
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"So yeah, this was a very stupid episode, capping off a very stupid conflict over a stupid office building that is now a smoldering ruin . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
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"Finally, the Yoga 9i doesn't let slimness ruin port selection. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":"Noun",
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"1572, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English ruine , from Anglo-French, from Latin ruina , from ruere to rush headlong, fall, collapse":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259n",
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"-\u02ccin",
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"\u02c8r\u00fcn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bankrupt",
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"break",
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"bust"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231429",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ruin agate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually brown agate showing on a polished surface markings suggestive of ruined buildings":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001318",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ruin marble":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a brecciated limestone giving a mosaic effect when cut and polished that suggests a picture of ruins":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041702",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ruinate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": brought to a state of ruin":[
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"Tramping over the fields looking for the ruinate Thistlewood house was an experience I won't soon forget \u2026",
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"\u2014 Richard B Sheridan"
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],
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": to damage or destroy (something) completely : ruin":[
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"I will not ruinate my father's house, Who gave his blood to lime the stones together \u2026",
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare",
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"I guess they'll ruinate the crops yet, and make the ground so everlasting foul \u2026",
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"\u2014 Thomas Chandler Haliburton"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1547, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"circa 1538, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
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"-n\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075512",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ruination":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ruin , destruction":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Water pollution is causing the ruination of the fishing industry.",
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"neglect and indifference have proved to be the ruination of more than one marriage",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Perhaps the most ghoulish sight of ruination in Kharkiv was the Barabashovo Market, the biggest outdoor market in the city, whose shops and kiosks and stalls were now bent metal and ash. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"The thick, wobbly black lines were evidence of constant repainting, and could suggest ruination or collapse. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Just two ingredients, yet capable of merciless ruination . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"For these populist archivists, the project would not be so urgent if there were a scintilla of hope for a future without the ceaseless, inevitable ruination of so many landscapes, buildings, and cultural artifacts. \u2014 Hallel Yadin, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"This is McVicar\u2019s eleventh outing at the Met, and his formulas have become tiresome: Old Master-ish tableaux, sumptuous costumes, a vaguely modernist patina of ruination . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"For too long, the barrier to enter warlording has been too high for regular people; W.M.D.s 2.0 welcome everyone to the American imperial dream of democratizing destruction and finally making ruination accessible. \u2014 Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"For many years, controversially, the old don avoided contextualizing his writing and broadcasting about the natural world with caveats about its ruination . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Morris in particular is brought so low that he is reduced to begging on his hands and knees for Russell to undo their financial ruination . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 8 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1599, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccr\u00fc-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"death",
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"destruction",
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"downfall",
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"ruin",
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"undoing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193920",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ruinator":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": destroyer , ruiner":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1658, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ruinate entry 2 + -or":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0101t\u0259-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084827",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ruined":{
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"antonyms":[
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"annihilation",
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"decimation",
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"demolishment",
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"demolition",
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"desolation",
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"destruction",
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"devastation",
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"extermination",
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"extinction",
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"havoc",
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"loss",
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"mincemeat",
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"obliteration",
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"ruination",
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"wastage",
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"wreckage"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cause of destruction":[],
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"from age to age \u2026 the crash of ruin fitfully resounds",
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"\u2014 William Wordsworth"
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],
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": a ruined building, person, or object":[],
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": bankrupt , impoverish":[
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"ruined by stock speculation"
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],
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": damage , injury":[],
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": physical, moral, economic, or social collapse":[],
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": the action of destroying, laying waste, or wrecking":[],
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": the remains of something destroyed":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the ruins of an ancient temple the ruins of his life"
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],
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": the state of being ruined":[
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"\u2014 archaic except in plural the city lay in ruins"
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],
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": to become ruined":[],
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": to damage irreparably":[],
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": to reduce to ruins : devastate":[],
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": to subject to frustration, failure, or disaster":[
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"will ruin your chances of promotion"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The bad weather ruined the party.",
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"I ruined the sauce by adding too much garlic.",
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"His low test scores ruined his chances of getting into a good school.",
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"Poor customer service ruined the company's reputation.",
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"He was ruined by debt.",
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"The scandal ruined the mayor.",
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"Noun",
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"The incident led to the ruin of their relationship.",
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"The abandoned town had gone to ruin .",
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"Don't let the house your grandfather built fall into ruin .",
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"The castle is now a ruin .",
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"The drought brought economic ruin to local farmers.",
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"Her drug addiction brought her to the brink of ruin .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Meanwhile, the Wickham-esque Dex (Zane Phillips) adds to the dramatic entanglements threatening to ruin what could be Howie and Noah\u2019s last getaway with their closest friends. \u2014 Justin J Wee, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"Is Kentucky or maybe LSU in Year 1 of Brian Kelly ready to ruin another top team\u2019s season",
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"Identity theft remains a popular way for cybercriminals to ruin your credit score. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
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"This time, Detroit Tigers utility player Harold Castro didn\u2019t wait until the eighth inning to ruin Cleveland Guardians starter Triston McKenzie\u2019s afternoon. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022",
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"No one wants to ruin a trip with a bad (and preventable) sunburn. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
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"Still, Mariupol has been largely reduced to ruin , Ukrainian officials say that more than 20,000 inhabitants were killed, and the city has come to symbolize the war\u2019s grotesque horrors. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
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"And the Templars that year again lost twice to Grantsville to ruin their hopes. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
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"As owner of New York City's most exclusive casino, Clayton Madden has the power to ruin the most powerful families, excepting one that has eluded him. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In the 14 years since then, news accounts and law enforcement announcements have highlighted egregious cases of title theft, with some victims facing financial ruin or even eviction from their own homes. \u2014 Mike Levine, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s a lot of ruin in a reserve currency, and the greenback\u2019s global pre-eminence endures for now. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"And her tirades ruin gatherings for me, occur on my time, happen in my home, and insult my family. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
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"Through the three months of Russia\u2019s invasion, New York Times journalists have chronicled carnage and courage, ruin and resolve, across the wide arc of combat through eastern Ukraine, where Vladimir V. Putin\u2019s brutal offensive is now concentrated. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
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"She is involved in an obscure botanical research program that entails tramping from her pretty cottage across the island, past a ruin and a well, to measure the soil temperature at the same cliffside spot, then tramping back to record her findings. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 26 May 2022",
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"The political gods, in their unfathomable wisdom, have handed Republicans a once-in-a-generation chance to help voters understand how to build a future from this ruin . \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
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"So yeah, this was a very stupid episode, capping off a very stupid conflict over a stupid office building that is now a smoldering ruin . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
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"Finally, the Yoga 9i doesn't let slimness ruin port selection. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022"
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],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":"Noun",
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"1572, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English ruine , from Anglo-French, from Latin ruina , from ruere to rush headlong, fall, collapse":"Noun"
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},
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259n",
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"-\u02ccin",
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"\u02c8r\u00fcn"
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],
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"bankrupt",
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"bust"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012344",
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"ruiniform":{
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"definitions":{
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": having the appearance of ruins":[
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"\u2014 used of minerals"
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"\u02c8ru\u0307\u0259\u0307-",
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"\u02c8r\u00fc\u0259\u0307n\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm",
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"r\u00fc\u02c8in-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211558",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"ruinous":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": causing or tending to cause ruin":[],
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": dilapidated , ruined":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The house has fallen into a ruinous state.",
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"a ruinous miscalculation of the financial markets left them bankrupt",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"If that information is abused, the financial, reputational and operational losses can be ruinous . \u2014 James Legg, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"Macron has accused Le Pen of pushing a dangerous manifesto of racist, ruinous policies. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Macron has accused Le Pen of pushing a dangerous manifesto of racist, ruinous policies. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Macron has accused Le Pen of pushing an extremist manifesto of racist, ruinous policies. \u2014 John Leicester And Thomas Adamson, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Macron has accused Le Pen of pushing an extremist manifesto of racist, ruinous policies. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"This is heritage for American politics, as society tends to render policy and slogans aimed to uplift Black people as de facto radical and thus politically ruinous . \u2014 Anthony Conwright, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
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"Staying flexible and staying honest about your values and mission can give you the strength to turn a potentially ruinous circumstance into an opportunity. \u2014 Austin Cohen, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"This debate is one of the few opportunities to reconsider implementing a financially ruinous rise in federal spending. \u2014 Wayne Winegarden, National Review , 16 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259-n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"calamitous",
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"cataclysmal",
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"cataclysmic",
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"catastrophic",
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"damning",
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"destructive",
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"disastrous",
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"fatal",
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"fateful",
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"unfortunate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041821",
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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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"ruins":{
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"antonyms":[
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"annihilation",
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"decimation",
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"demolishment",
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"demolition",
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"desolation",
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"destruction",
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"devastation",
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"extermination",
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"extinction",
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"havoc",
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"loss",
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"mincemeat",
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"obliteration",
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"ruination",
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"wastage",
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"wreckage"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cause of destruction":[],
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": a falling down : collapse":[
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"from age to age \u2026 the crash of ruin fitfully resounds",
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"\u2014 William Wordsworth"
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],
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": a ruined building, person, or object":[],
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": bankrupt , impoverish":[
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"ruined by stock speculation"
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],
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": damage , injury":[],
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": physical, moral, economic, or social collapse":[],
|
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": the action of destroying, laying waste, or wrecking":[],
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": the remains of something destroyed":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the ruins of an ancient temple the ruins of his life"
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],
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": the state of being ruined":[
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"\u2014 archaic except in plural the city lay in ruins"
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],
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": to become ruined":[],
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": to damage irreparably":[],
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": to reduce to ruins : devastate":[],
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": to subject to frustration, failure, or disaster":[
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"will ruin your chances of promotion"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The bad weather ruined the party.",
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"I ruined the sauce by adding too much garlic.",
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"His low test scores ruined his chances of getting into a good school.",
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"Poor customer service ruined the company's reputation.",
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"He was ruined by debt.",
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"The scandal ruined the mayor.",
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"Noun",
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"The incident led to the ruin of their relationship.",
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"The abandoned town had gone to ruin .",
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"Don't let the house your grandfather built fall into ruin .",
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"The castle is now a ruin .",
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"The drought brought economic ruin to local farmers.",
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"Her drug addiction brought her to the brink of ruin .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Meanwhile, the Wickham-esque Dex (Zane Phillips) adds to the dramatic entanglements threatening to ruin what could be Howie and Noah\u2019s last getaway with their closest friends. \u2014 Justin J Wee, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Is Kentucky or maybe LSU in Year 1 of Brian Kelly ready to ruin another top team\u2019s season",
|
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"Identity theft remains a popular way for cybercriminals to ruin your credit score. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
|
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"This time, Detroit Tigers utility player Harold Castro didn\u2019t wait until the eighth inning to ruin Cleveland Guardians starter Triston McKenzie\u2019s afternoon. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022",
|
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"No one wants to ruin a trip with a bad (and preventable) sunburn. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
|
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"Still, Mariupol has been largely reduced to ruin , Ukrainian officials say that more than 20,000 inhabitants were killed, and the city has come to symbolize the war\u2019s grotesque horrors. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
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"And the Templars that year again lost twice to Grantsville to ruin their hopes. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
|
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"As owner of New York City's most exclusive casino, Clayton Madden has the power to ruin the most powerful families, excepting one that has eluded him. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"In the 14 years since then, news accounts and law enforcement announcements have highlighted egregious cases of title theft, with some victims facing financial ruin or even eviction from their own homes. \u2014 Mike Levine, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s a lot of ruin in a reserve currency, and the greenback\u2019s global pre-eminence endures for now. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"And her tirades ruin gatherings for me, occur on my time, happen in my home, and insult my family. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Through the three months of Russia\u2019s invasion, New York Times journalists have chronicled carnage and courage, ruin and resolve, across the wide arc of combat through eastern Ukraine, where Vladimir V. Putin\u2019s brutal offensive is now concentrated. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
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"She is involved in an obscure botanical research program that entails tramping from her pretty cottage across the island, past a ruin and a well, to measure the soil temperature at the same cliffside spot, then tramping back to record her findings. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The political gods, in their unfathomable wisdom, have handed Republicans a once-in-a-generation chance to help voters understand how to build a future from this ruin . \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"So yeah, this was a very stupid episode, capping off a very stupid conflict over a stupid office building that is now a smoldering ruin . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Finally, the Yoga 9i doesn't let slimness ruin port selection. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":"Noun",
|
|
"1572, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English ruine , from Anglo-French, from Latin ruina , from ruere to rush headlong, fall, collapse":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259n",
|
|
"-\u02ccin",
|
|
"\u02c8r\u00fcn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bankrupt",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"bust"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044950",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
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}
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} |