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{
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"spy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"agent",
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"asset",
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"emissary",
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"intelligencer",
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"mole",
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"operative",
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"spook",
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"undercover"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an act of spying":[],
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": one that spies:":[],
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": one who keeps secret watch on a person or thing to obtain information":[],
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": to catch sight of : see":[],
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": to observe or search for something : look":[],
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": to search or look for intensively":[
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"\u2014 usually used with out spy out places fit for vending \u2026 goods \u2014 S. E. Morison"
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],
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": to watch secretly as a spy":[],
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": to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"They were accused of spying for a foreign government.",
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"I spy a motel off in the distance, so let's spend the night there.",
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"Noun",
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"He was a spy for the CIA.",
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"My coworker is a spy for the boss.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Adams said signs are posted in her neighborhood and the city of Huntsville last year announced plans to post signs along Haysland Road \u2013 another popular spot to spy an alligator. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
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"In 2019, Mike Davidson, the former VP of Design at Twitter, blogged about how a luxury email client was helping its users spy on consumers via email tracking\u2014a feature that was built-in to the product. \u2014 Mikael Berner, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"China continues to hack into major telecommunication companies in an effort to spy on users, according to a new warning from the US government. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
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"Section 702 was passed into law in the years following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to enable the U.S. to spy on non-Americans overseas. \u2014 Dustin Volz, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"El later uses her powers to spy on Mike and Billy, and realizes Billy is missing. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
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"Each side flies surveillance drones to spy on the other and to identify targets to shell. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
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"Each side flies surveillance drones to spy on the other and to identify targets to shell. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
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"Min-jae proceeds to spy on his new boss, but its hard not to like Kang-yoon or be impressed by the aura of success that surrounds him. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Set in Miami, it\u2019s about a spy \u2014 played with masterful irony and cool charm by Jeffrey Donovan \u2014 who has been fired and blacklisted without knowing why. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
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"The famously staid queen surprised audiences at the 2012 London Olympic Games by appearing in a dramatic opening segment alongside Britain\u2019s most famous spy , James Bond, played by actor Daniel Craig. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
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"In some fish species, for example, observer males spy on gladiatorial contests, remember who won, and avoid the successful fish, restricting their challenges to previous losers. \u2014 David P. Barash, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
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"When his daughter is kidnapped while in Paris, former spy (Liam Neeson) takes matters into his own hands and sets out to find her at any cost. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 13 May 2022",
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"Kremlin agents had just been accused of poisoning a former Russian spy , Sergei V. Skripal, on British soil, igniting furious calls for more sanctions against Russia. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
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"The entertainer, spy , activist and all-around it-girl will be at the center of an upcoming series, De La Resistance. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 6 May 2022",
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"Also, Carter and Phil (Julian Gant, Leslie Jordan) help Randi (Kyla Pratt) spy on her loud neighbors. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"From episode one of Tehran, Mossad hacker/ spy Tamar Rabinyan is dropped deep inside Iran. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English spien , from Anglo-French espier , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German speh\u014dn to spy; akin to Latin specere to look, look at, Greek skeptesthai & skopein to watch, look at, consider":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sp\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"behold",
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"catch",
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"descry",
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"discern",
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"distinguish",
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"espy",
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"eye",
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"look (at)",
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"note",
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"notice",
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"observe",
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"perceive",
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"regard",
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"remark",
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"see",
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"sight",
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"spot",
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"view",
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"witness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072346",
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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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} |