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{
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"Toala":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Veddoid people of the interior of southwestern Sulawesi":[],
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": a member of the Toala people":[]
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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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"t\u0259\u02c8w\u00e4l\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115035",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toad":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a contemptible person or thing":[],
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": any of numerous anuran amphibians (especially family Bufonidae) that are distinguished from the related frogs by being more terrestrial in habit though returning to water to lay their eggs, by having a build that is squatter and shorter with weaker and shorter hind limbs, and by having skin that is rough, dry, and warty rather than smooth and moist":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He's such a mean little toad .",
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"that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Seconds after her lungs absorbed the toad secretions, Ms. Juan let out guttural screams and shifted on her mat. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
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"Just ask the American toad spotted canoodling with a tennis ball in a Virginia park in 2007. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
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"Anemone, astilbe, fern, hosta, oakleaf hydrangea, ligularia, rhododendron, toad lily, and woodland phlox thrive in many mainland U.S. regions; ajuga, clivia, tropical gingers and bromeliads are good choices for the warmest climates. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
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"Clearly a performer, this royal toad has owned the stage and brought the energy since his debut a few weeks ago. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
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"Kebabs, Heinz baked beans, a Full English, Greggs pasties, Sunday roasts, toad in the hole, bangers and mash. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
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"Bufo is the venom of the Sonoran desert toad , Bufo alvarius, which contains the molecule 5-MeO-DMT, one of the most potent psychotropic drugs ever discovered. \u2014 Alex Kuczynski, Town & Country , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"One fascinating example is the Sonoran Desert toad , which is often discussed as an ancient psychedelic. \u2014 Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"The toad belongs to a unique group of amphibians that give birth to live young in lieu laying eggs weighs. \u2014 Douglas Main, Scientific American , 13 Dec. 2012"
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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 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English tode , from Old English t\u0101de, t\u0101dige":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u014dd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bastard",
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"beast",
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"bleeder",
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"blighter",
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"boor",
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"bounder",
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"bugger",
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"buzzard",
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"cad",
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"chuff",
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"churl",
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"clown",
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"creep",
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"cretin",
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"crud",
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"crumb",
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"cur",
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"dirtbag",
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"dog",
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"fink",
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"heel",
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"hound",
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"jerk",
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"joker",
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"louse",
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"lout",
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"pill",
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"rat",
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"rat fink",
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"reptile",
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"rotter",
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"schmuck",
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"scum",
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"scumbag",
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"scuzzball",
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"skunk",
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"sleaze",
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"sleazebag",
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"sleazeball",
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"slime",
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"slimeball",
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"slob",
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"snake",
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"so-and-so",
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"sod",
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"stinkard",
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"stinker",
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"swine",
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"varmint",
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"vermin"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105341",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toad crab":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": either of two relatively large rough spider crabs ( Hyas coarctatus and H. araneus ) living chiefly in deep water of arctic seas":[]
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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":"20220708-124745",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toad spot":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the nonpigmented spots occurring on the genitals in dourine":[]
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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":"20220706-130955",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toad-frog":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tailless amphibian : toad , frog":[]
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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":"20220708-082956",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toad-spotted":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": foully blemished : most evil : infamous":[]
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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":"20220707-081714",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"toad-stabber":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": jackknife , pocketknife":[],
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": sword":[]
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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":"20220706-164228",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toadeat":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": toady":[]
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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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"back formation from toadeater":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115904",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"toadeater":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": toady":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1572, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u014dd-\u02cc\u0113-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103435",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toadfish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a family (Batrachoididae) of chiefly marine bony fishes having a broad flat head, a wide mouth, and usually scaleless slimy skin and producing sounds (such as grunts) by means of a swim bladder":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Whales sing, toadfish hum, cod grunt, and bearded seals trill. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
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"The toadfish are then incinerated in special furnaces, with around 50 tons burned each year. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"The research began when Dr. Chagnaud, who studies the vibrating vocalizations of toadfish , wanted to compare the fish to rattlesnakes, which use similar muscles to rattle their tails. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"Our most unusual sighting is a toadfish , a cantankerous-looking creature almost completely camouflaged in a rusty pocket of the wreck. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2020",
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"Something that might have been a distant toadfish growl. \u2014 Rebecca Asoulin, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1704, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u014dd-\u02ccfish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082452",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toadflax":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These marshes also contain plants usually found in the high-altitude Alps, such as alpine toadflax and marsh gentian. \u2014 National Geographic , 1 Sep. 2020",
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"The weed-control scheme is supposed to help prevent the Colorado Butterfly Plant from being choked off by Canada thistle, leafy spurge, Dalmatian toadflax , hound\u2019s tongue and hoary cress. \u2014 Nathan Hodge, WIRED , 14 Apr. 2010"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u014dd-\u02ccflaks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082409",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toadhead":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": golden plover":[]
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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":"20220708-085347",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toadier":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that toadies":[]
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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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"\u02c8t\u014dd\u0113\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085545",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toadies":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apple-polish",
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"bootlick",
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"fawn",
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"fuss",
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"kowtow",
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"suck (up)",
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"truckle"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant":[],
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": to behave as a toady : engage in sycophancy":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She's a real toady to the boss.",
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"no one liked the office toady , who spent most of her time complimenting the boss on what a great job he was doing",
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"Verb",
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"He's always toadying to the boss.",
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"a satirical novel about an amoral go-getter who toadies his way to the top of the corporate ladder",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Thomas Rowlandson, Frederick George Byron and Isaac Cruikshank \u2014 used their pens to paint statesman Edmund Burke as a mere toady to monarchy, and radical activist Thomas Paine as an alcohol-sodden and destabilizing mercenary. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Some saw her as a toady who was given access because of her reputation for going easy on interviewees. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"After years of being called a Trump toady , the praise must have felt good. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Polls show Newsom could be recalled in less than three weeks and a Trump toady installed in his place. \u2014 Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times , 30 Aug. 2021",
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"Unlike other directorate heads, the majority of whom could be sorted in a Venn diagram between toady and sadist with broad overlap, Ivan was inherently good-natured. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 11 May 2021",
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"Nowadays Wolf\u2019s posts generate pages of comments denouncing him as a fascist and the toady of an authoritarian president-- or praising him as a loyal Trump soldier. \u2014 Nick Miroff And Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 3 Aug. 2020",
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"Farrow\u2019s walking ego Gaston bursts into the theater from the lobby, trailed as ever by his pal \u2014 some would say toady \u2014 Lefou (Michael Parisi). \u2014 Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com , 18 July 2019",
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"To liken patients to cowering toadies is to patronize them. \u2014 Kevin Canfield, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 May 2018",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"And snobs are accused of toadying to aristocratic types. \u2014 P.j. O'rourke, Town & Country , 15 Sep. 2016",
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"Instead, most of the film\u2019s first half is devoted to the father\u2019s toadying to his armed superiors while always trying to find a little stray stash for himself. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2018",
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"For most of the action, the title character is in a coma and we are tossed into the frenzies of the toadying Soviet officials hoping to succeed him. \u2014 Frank Rich, Daily Intelligencer , 1 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1859, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by shortening & alteration from toadeater":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u014d-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toady Noun parasite , sycophant , toady , leech , sponge mean a usually obsequious flatterer or self-seeker. parasite applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society. a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites sycophant adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation. a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants toady emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker. cultivated leaders of society and became their toady leech stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage. a leech living off his family and friends sponge stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger. a shiftless sponge , always looking for a handout Verb fawn , toady , truckle , cringe , cower mean to behave abjectly before a superior. fawn implies seeking favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention. waiters fawning over a celebrity toady suggests the attempt to ingratiate oneself by an abjectly menial or subservient attitude. toadying to his boss truckle implies the subordination of oneself and one's desires or judgment to those of a superior. truckling to a powerful lobbyist cringe suggests a bowing or shrinking in fear or servility. a cringing sycophant cower suggests a display of abject fear in the company of threatening or domineering people. cowering before a bully",
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"synonyms":[
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"apple-polisher",
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"bootlicker",
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"brownnoser",
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"fawner",
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"flunky",
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"flunkey",
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"flunkie",
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"lickspittle",
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"suck-up",
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"sycophant"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110329",
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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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"toadstone":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stone or similar object held to have formed in the head or body of a toad and formerly often worn as a charm or antidote to poison":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1558, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u014dd-\u02ccst\u014dn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183127",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toadstool":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Benches are adorned with red stripes and giant polka dots, at once both nautical and fairy toadstool -esque. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 29 June 2021",
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"The women live in cottages, each more preposterously shaped than its neighbor: a lighthouse, a circus tent, a toadstool , a cuckoo clock. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2020",
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"Other notable new species on the list include a species of toadstool discovered at London\u2019s Heathrow airport and a strange, scaly-looking shrub that inhabits blazing hot salt pans in Namibia, reports Damian Carrington for the Guardian. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Dec. 2020",
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"While speaking to Entertainment Weekly on Nov. 10 about the Fox show, the lead Pussycat Dolls singer shared her thoughts on season 4 (which was taped earlier this fall) and the secret celebrity underneath the toadstool costume. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 17 Nov. 2020",
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"Four pieces include multiple lamps clumped together at the base like low-slung toadstools ; another comprises stackable parts, each ringed with its own set of French accordion shades. \u2014 Lizzie Feidelson, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
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"My 2-year-old, Winter\u2019s, worst conduct thus far has been mistaking Avalon, her 1-year-old sister, for a toadstool . \u2014 Marisha Pessl, New York Times , 6 June 2018",
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"During the day, the costumed ensemble hangs around an assortment of toadstool houses in the performance area\u2014a nightmarish fusion of Gaudi and Disney\u2014where visitors snap crouching selfies. \u2014 Charlie Campbell / Kunming, Time , 1 June 2018",
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"The misinformation that sprouts like toadstools on its pages isn\u2019t even the whole of the problem. \u2014 Abigail Shrier, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u014dd-\u02ccst\u00fcl",
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"-\u02ccst\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094827",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toadstool disease":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": mushroom root rot":[]
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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":"20220707-032134",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toady":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apple-polish",
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"bootlick",
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"fawn",
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"fuss",
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"kowtow",
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"suck (up)",
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"truckle"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant":[],
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": to behave as a toady : engage in sycophancy":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She's a real toady to the boss.",
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"no one liked the office toady , who spent most of her time complimenting the boss on what a great job he was doing",
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"Verb",
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"He's always toadying to the boss.",
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"a satirical novel about an amoral go-getter who toadies his way to the top of the corporate ladder",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Thomas Rowlandson, Frederick George Byron and Isaac Cruikshank \u2014 used their pens to paint statesman Edmund Burke as a mere toady to monarchy, and radical activist Thomas Paine as an alcohol-sodden and destabilizing mercenary. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Some saw her as a toady who was given access because of her reputation for going easy on interviewees. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"After years of being called a Trump toady , the praise must have felt good. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Polls show Newsom could be recalled in less than three weeks and a Trump toady installed in his place. \u2014 Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times , 30 Aug. 2021",
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"Unlike other directorate heads, the majority of whom could be sorted in a Venn diagram between toady and sadist with broad overlap, Ivan was inherently good-natured. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 11 May 2021",
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"Nowadays Wolf\u2019s posts generate pages of comments denouncing him as a fascist and the toady of an authoritarian president-- or praising him as a loyal Trump soldier. \u2014 Nick Miroff And Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 3 Aug. 2020",
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"Farrow\u2019s walking ego Gaston bursts into the theater from the lobby, trailed as ever by his pal \u2014 some would say toady \u2014 Lefou (Michael Parisi). \u2014 Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com , 18 July 2019",
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"To liken patients to cowering toadies is to patronize them. \u2014 Kevin Canfield, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 May 2018",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"And snobs are accused of toadying to aristocratic types. \u2014 P.j. O'rourke, Town & Country , 15 Sep. 2016",
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"Instead, most of the film\u2019s first half is devoted to the father\u2019s toadying to his armed superiors while always trying to find a little stray stash for himself. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2018",
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"For most of the action, the title character is in a coma and we are tossed into the frenzies of the toadying Soviet officials hoping to succeed him. \u2014 Frank Rich, Daily Intelligencer , 1 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1859, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by shortening & alteration from toadeater":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u014d-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toady Noun parasite , sycophant , toady , leech , sponge mean a usually obsequious flatterer or self-seeker. parasite applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society. a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites sycophant adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation. a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants toady emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker. cultivated leaders of society and became their toady leech stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage. a leech living off his family and friends sponge stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger. a shiftless sponge , always looking for a handout Verb fawn , toady , truckle , cringe , cower mean to behave abjectly before a superior. fawn implies seeking favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention. waiters fawning over a celebrity toady suggests the attempt to ingratiate oneself by an abjectly menial or subservient attitude. toadying to his boss truckle implies the subordination of oneself and one's desires or judgment to those of a superior. truckling to a powerful lobbyist cringe suggests a bowing or shrinking in fear or servility. a cringing sycophant cower suggests a display of abject fear in the company of threatening or domineering people. cowering before a bully",
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"synonyms":[
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"apple-polisher",
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"bootlicker",
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"brownnoser",
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"fawner",
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"flunky",
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"flunkey",
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"flunkie",
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"lickspittle",
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"suck-up",
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"sycophant"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235008",
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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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"toadyish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": inclined to toady : marked by toadyism":[]
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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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"toady entry 2 + -ish":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8-ish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224018",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
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"toas":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of toas plural of toa"
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-173745",
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"type":[]
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},
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"toast":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person who is honored with a drink and wishes for good health or prosperity":[
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"The remaining toasts were DOCTOR MELL; Mrs. MICAWBER (who gracefully bowed her acknowledgements from the side-door \u2026), Mrs. RIDGER BEGS (late Miss Micawber) \u2026",
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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],
|
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": a rhyming narrative poem existing in oral tradition among Black Americans":[],
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": an act of proposing a drink in honor of or of drinking in honor of someone or something":[
|
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"He proposed a toast to the newlyweds.",
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"She stood up to make a toast .",
|
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"\u2026 you must remember not to drain your glass on each toast .",
|
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"\u2014 Oretha D. Swartz"
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],
|
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": food prepared with toasted bread":[
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"avocado toast",
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"cheese toast",
|
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"\u2026 foie gras with tangy rhubarb, sweet strawberry and an accent of thyme was served with peanut butter toast .",
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"\u2014 John Mariani"
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],
|
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": sliced bread browned on both sides by heat":[
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"eggs and toast",
|
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"buttered toast"
|
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],
|
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": someone or something that is finished or done for":[
|
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"Soon their relationship was toast .",
|
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"\u2014 Rick Reilly",
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"The Deep Space 2 probes are also aiming for a smooth, clear piece of Martian real estate. \"If we hit a really big rock, we're toast ,\" said Suzanne Smrekar, project scientist for Deep Space 2.",
|
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"\u2014 Alexandra Witze"
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],
|
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": someone that is highly admired":[
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"She's the toast of society.",
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"He was the toast of the town ."
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],
|
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": something in honor of which people usually drink : a sentiment that is drunk to":[
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"She was famed as the most beautiful girl in the country. Men of the army, men of the navy, and men of the Church, alike adored her. Her name was a toast from Monterey to San Diego.",
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"\u2014 Helen Hunt Jackson",
|
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"As Peter and the two remaining ladies raise their champagne glasses, Madison offers the toast : \"Here's to seeing if love can conquer all.\"",
|
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"\u2014 wbal.com"
|
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],
|
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": to make (food, such as bread) crisp, hot, and brown by heat":[],
|
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": to propose or drink to as a toast":[],
|
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": to warm thoroughly":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"I had toast for breakfast.",
|
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"He made a toast to the bride and groom.",
|
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"Everyone drank a toast to the bride and groom.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"During the dinner, Brunson dedicated her toast to the teachers of America and advocated for their salaries to be increased. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The Legendary Shard economy is already toast from Trials and things like 400 shards for an Ascendant Alloy, and this really just seems like overkill. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Those with a sweet tooth and others who love their toast are expected to see similar jumps, with each category estimated to see a 3%-4% jump in cost. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The comment comes after Anstead shared a cute video on his Instagram Story Monday of Hudson buttering his own toast . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The toast was cut in strips, lined up like little soldiers. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Place unpeeled garlic cloves in skillet toast until skin begins to blacken in places, 10 minutes. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"In the first clip, everything about her morning goes wrong, including, her toast lands on the floor. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Ariana DeBose, the triple-threat Oscar winner, shared an eloquent toast to the LGBTQIA+ community and the power of future generations. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 9 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1700, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English toste, toost, noun derivative of tosten \"to toast entry 2 \"; (sense 2) noun derivative of toast entry 3":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English tosten \"to darken by heat, crisp and darken bread by heat,\" borrowed from Anglo-French toster, tostir (also continental Old French), going back to Late Latin tost\u0101re \"to roast, grill,\" frequentative derivative of Latin torr\u0113re, past participle tostus (going back to *tors ( e ) tos ) \"to heat so as to dry, scorch, parch, (of food) roast\" \u2014 more at thirst entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of toast entry 1 (sense 2c)":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u014dst"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110930",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toast brown":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a moderate brown that is redder, lighter, and stronger than chestnut brown, coffee, auburn, or tobacco and lighter and slightly redder and stronger than bay \u2014 compare toast":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170217",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toastee":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one whose health is drunk in a toast":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"toast entry 3 + -ee":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)t\u014d\u00a6st\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113157",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toasty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chilled",
|
|
"coldish",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"cooled",
|
|
"coolish",
|
|
"refrigerated",
|
|
"unheated"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pleasantly or comfortably warm":[
|
|
"felt snug and toasty by the fire"
|
|
],
|
|
": suggestive of toast especially in flavor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The room was nice and toasty .",
|
|
"I'm nice and toasty in front of the fire.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Finland, coastal locations recorded unusually toasty overnight temperatures, with Tuesday morning lows setting records over a wide swath thanks in part to very warm water in the Gulf of Finland as well as large lakes in the surrounding region. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Once the garlic is toasty and the oil has begun to separate from the tomato paste, strain the solids into a fine-mesh sieve, reserving them and the oil. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"If toasty , warm spices in marshmallow aren\u2019t your thing, lean heavy into the sweet, \u00e0 la these Popcorn Toffee Crunch Bars by Dawn Perry. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The pool typically attracts fewer crowds despite its toasty 100-degree waters. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"These bibs are ultra comfortable for long days, with hard-shell material for storm days and soft-shell material around the torso for when things get toasty . \u2014 Outside Online , 10 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Keep your roost warm and toasty with this mountable heater when temperatures take a dip. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Country Living , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The most common roux in French cooking is blond, with the subtly toasty flavor of popcorn, but Ono\u2019s application brings the roux to a mahogany or dark chocolate color. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Valentino sandals and ribbed socks, which kept her legs toasty without the need for actual pants. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 23 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"toast entry 1 + -y entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u014d-st\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"heated",
|
|
"hottish",
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmed",
|
|
"warmish"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024946",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toad bug":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several small predaceous bugs (family Gelastocoridae) having a broad flat body and projecting eyes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155714"
|
|
},
|
|
"toad-in-the-hole":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dish made of sausages cooked in batter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163726"
|
|
},
|
|
"Toamasina":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city and port on the Indian Ocean on the east coast of Madagascar population 191,041":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cct\u014d-\u0259-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-n\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170858"
|
|
},
|
|
"Toa Baja":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"municipality in northern Puerto Rico west of San Juan population 89,609":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4-(\u02cc)h\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184343"
|
|
},
|
|
"Toa Alta":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"municipality in northeast central Puerto Rico population 74,066":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cct\u014d-\u00e4-\u02c8\u00e4l-t\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212425"
|
|
},
|
|
"toadish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": suggestive of or suitable for toads":[
|
|
"a toadish hollow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u014ddish",
|
|
"-d\u0113sh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213344"
|
|
},
|
|
"toadless":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": free from toads":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u014ddl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215621"
|
|
},
|
|
"toadback":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a section of 3-lobed shape with one of the lobes uppermost that gives a fancied resemblance to the back of a toad":[
|
|
"a toadback handrail"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234632"
|
|
},
|
|
"toadlet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a young or small toad":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-l\u0259\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001926"
|
|
},
|
|
"toad lily":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a showy Japanese herb ( Tricyrtis hirta ) of the family Melanthaceae that is often cultivated for its delicately spotted white flowers":[],
|
|
": a common white water lily ( Nymphaea odorata ) of North America":[],
|
|
": a cultivated bulbous herb ( Fritillaria pyrenaica ) of southern Europe with ill-smelling usually solitary wine-purple flowers":[],
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": an Indian lettuce ( Montia chamissoi ) of moist areas at high elevations of western North America with usually decumbent stems and axillary or terminal racemes of small white or pink flowers":[]
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": a cassiterite with concentric structure and reddish color":[]
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": a valiant Polynesian warrior":[]
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"\u02c8t\u014d\u0259"
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"Samoan":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141109"
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},
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"\u02c8t\u014ddli\u014b",
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"-l\u0113\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202225"
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},
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": puffer fish":[]
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},
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"\u02c8t\u014d(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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],
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"toad entry 1 + -o":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013542"
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}
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} |