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{
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"Vei":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Vei variant spelling of vai"
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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":"20220704-215717",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Veii":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"ancient city of Etruria in central Italy north-northwest of Rome":[]
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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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"\u02c8v\u0113-\u02cc\u012b",
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"\u02c8v\u0101-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125954",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"veil":{
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"antonyms":[
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"belie",
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"blanket",
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"blot out",
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"cloak",
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"conceal",
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"cover",
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"curtain",
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"disguise",
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"enshroud",
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"hide",
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"mask",
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"obscure",
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"occult",
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"paper over",
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"screen",
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"shroud",
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"suppress"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a concealing curtain or cover of cloth":[],
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": a covering body part or membrane: such as":[],
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": a length of veiling or netting worn over the head or face or attached for protection or ornament to a hat or headdress":[
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"a bridal veil"
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],
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": caul":[],
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": the life of a nun":[
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"\u2014 often used in the phrase take the veil"
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],
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": to cover, provide, obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil":[],
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": to put on or wear a veil":[],
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": velum":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Veils of moss draped the trees.",
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"under the veil of descending darkness the thieves began their operation",
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"Verb",
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"Her eyes were partially veiled by her long, dark hair.",
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"The sun was veiled by clouds.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Many private schools stayed open while public school systems across the country closed in-person learning for entire semesters, even years, and remote learning lifted the veil on what public school kids are actually learning \u2013 and not learning. \u2014 Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
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"After the curtain had been lifted and the veil drawn, though, when reality\u2019s cold light poured in, there was no magic at all. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
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"It\u2019s almost like watching the universe veil being opened a little bit. \u2014 Ana Monroy Yglesias, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
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"As for wardrobe, the bride\u2019s starting point for her wedding day look was the veil . \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 13 May 2022",
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"In 2018, the church itself drew back the veil a bit to explain \u2014 in short YouTube videos \u2014 its temple ceremonies and the clothing devout members wear. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
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"Over the last few years, many Black celebrity mothers have been pulling back the veil and opening up about their own experiences high-risk pregnancies and delivery room mishaps. \u2014 Essence , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The savvy, outgoing Elghanian saw an opportunity in 1935 when Reza Shah banned the veil . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"When Tesla\u2019s polarizing CEO, Elon Musk, also known as the world's richest man, finally lifted the veil on his plans for this year, there was plenty of red meat for hungry bulls and bears alike. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Adored by TikTokers and celebs alike (Samara Weaving and Emmy Rossum to name a few), the concealer generated a cult following for its creamy texture, hydrating formula, and ability to veil dark spots and redness. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
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"Hindu women in rural communities, particularly in the north, often cover their head or veil their faces with a long scarf \u2014 not dissimilar to the Muslim head or face coverings. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Both communities can be equally delusional in their bigotry and often exalt public figures who veil their dogmatism as 'art' ... \u2014 Jane Greenway Carr, CNN , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"Websites on the dark web require encryption so users can remain anonymous and veil their location. \u2014 Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2021",
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"The truth is, the Trump years only helped veil the fact that the show was at a crossroads then. \u2014 Zak Jason, Wired , 21 May 2021",
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"Garc\u00eda seems to be running out of ways to veil the truth. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 7 Dec. 2020",
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"Others lurch out of the dark shadows of cars and trucks, reaching for their faces to veil their noses and mouths. \u2014 Joe Heim, Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2020",
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"But their optimistic outlook could hardly veil the pervading sense of destabilization setting in as the country struggles to emerge from a generation-defining crisis, just as its politics seem to be deteriorating to new lows, Kevin Liptak writes. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 2 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English veilen , borrowed from Anglo-French veler , verbal derivative of veil veil entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin v\u0113la , plural of v\u0113lum \"sail, awning, curtain,\" going back to *u\u032feg-s-lo- , perhaps derivative of a verbal base *u\u032feg- , akin to Old Irish -fig- \"weaves,\" Old English w\u0113oce \"wick\" \u2014 more at wick entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0101(\u0259)l",
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"\u02c8v\u0101l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blanket",
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"cloak",
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"cope",
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"cover",
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"cover-up",
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"covering",
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"coverture",
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"curtain",
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"hood",
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"mantle",
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"mask",
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"pall",
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"penumbra",
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"robe",
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"shroud",
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"wraps"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093617",
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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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"vein":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of the vascular bundles forming the framework of a leaf":[],
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": any of the thickened cuticular ribs that serve to stiffen the wings of an insect":[],
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": a narrow water channel in rock or earth or in ice":[],
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": lode sense 2":[],
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": a bed of useful mineral matter":[],
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": lode sense 3":[],
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": a distinctive mode of expression : style":[
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"stories in a romantic vein"
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],
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": a distinctive element or quality : strain":[
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"introduced a welcome vein of humor"
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],
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": a line of thought or action":[],
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": a special aptitude":[
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"inherited an artistic vein"
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],
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": a usually transitory and casually attained mood":[],
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": top form":[
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"thou troublest me; I am not in the vein",
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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],
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": to pattern with or as if with veins":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0101n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fashion",
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"locution",
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"manner",
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"mode",
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"phraseology",
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"style",
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"tone"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the author goes on in that sarcastic vein for pages",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Moss argued Tuesday the Michigan Senate GOP efforts to block his Pride Month resolution are in the same national, political vein . \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
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"Along that same vein , Wiggins totaled at least six rebounds in just four of 20 regular season games after scoring 13 points or fewer previously (20.0%). \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
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"But one vein will continue to be mined, at disorienting depth. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
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"That description suggests brooding portentousness, but there\u2019s a marvelously odd vein of sneaky humor running through the film, along with an unpredictability that keeps you glued. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
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"Showing off your gams\u2014in the vein of Angelina Jolie at the 2012 Oscars\u2014was the move. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
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"Their latest is a chatty spy thriller in an old-school Bond vein , starring Ryan Reynolds, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
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"Their latest collaboration seems very much in the same envelope-pushing vein . \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 11 May 2022",
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"Both women, who live together in Pasadena, Calif., along with Ms. Baroncini\u2019s husband Davide Baroncini, founder of Ghiaia Cashmere, and their toddler, share clothes in the Coastal Grandmother vein . \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Companies are offering marble-look tile in unexpected hues like magenta and green, or with veining in gold or copper. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Nov. 2019",
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"Coming up, says Tien: Parker House rolls veined with scallions and shallots, a riff on Chinese scallion pancakes. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2019",
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"Quartzite comes in an array of colors and veining that ranges from subtle to bold. \u2014 Jeff Reina, Houston Chronicle , 2 Nov. 2019",
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"Instead, the crust is dense and focaccia-like, its insides veined with olive oil. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 3 Oct. 2019",
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"Against an uncharacteristically gray June Parisian sky, veined with fine clouds like marble, Pierpaolo Piccioli, the 52-year-old creative director of Valentino, crouches contemplatively, brow furrowed, chin resting on fist. \u2014 Mariano Vivanco; Fashion Editor: Miguel Enamorado, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Aug. 2019",
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"The border region of Lombardy adopted blue- veined cheese over mozzarella, and substituted rice for the ubiquitous Italian pasta. \u2014 Jim Kempton, Orange County Register , 2 Aug. 2019",
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"Kayak through the General Carrera Lake\u2019s Marble Chapels, a network of glacial caves veined with blue striations carved from calcium carbonate by over 6,000 years of water pressure. \u2014 National Geographic , 5 July 2019",
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"Taking 579 years and at least 78 chief architects to complete, the cathedral is one of the jewels of Europe; a canal network was created just to transport slabs of its pink- veined marble from Lake Maggiore 50 miles away. \u2014 Michael J. Bailey, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English veyne , borrowed from Anglo-French veine , going back to Latin v\u0113na \"blood vessel, channel,\" of obscure origin":"Noun",
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"verbal derivative of vein entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun",
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"1502, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203911"
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},
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"veinbanding":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an evanescent abnormality of leaves commonly associated with virus diseases and characterized by veins standing out clearly because of either a chlorotic or a dark green bounding band that often sets off more clearly the adjacent interveinal tissue":[],
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": a plant disease of which veinbanding is a symptom \u2014 compare rugose mosaic , veinclearing":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"vein entry 1 + banding":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223657"
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},
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"veiltail":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a variety of domesticated goldfish with a very long, nearly transparent, veillike tail":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"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":"20220708-231816"
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},
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"veillike":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": resembling a veil":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"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":"20220709-033453"
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}
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} |