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3795 lines
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{
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"weak":{
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"antonyms":[
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"mighty",
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"powerful",
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"rugged",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"strong"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bearing the minimal degree of stress occurring in the language":[
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"a weak syllable"
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],
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": deficient in physical vigor : feeble , debilitated":[],
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": deficient in the usual or required ingredients : dilute":[
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"weak coffee"
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],
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": easily upset or nauseated":[
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"a weak stomach"
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],
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": having little or no stress and obscured vowel sound":[
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"'d in he'd is the weak form of would"
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],
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": indicative of a lack of skill or aptitude":[
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"history was my weakest subject"
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],
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": ineffective , impotent":[],
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": ionizing only slightly in solution":[
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"weak acids and bases"
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],
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": lacking normal intensity or potency":[
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"a weak radio signal",
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"a weak strain of virus"
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],
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": lacking skill or proficiency":[
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"tutoring for weaker students"
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],
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": lacking strength: such as":[],
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": mentally or intellectually deficient":[],
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": not able to function properly":[
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"weak eyes"
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],
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": not able to resist external force or withstand attack":[],
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": not able to sustain or exert much weight, pressure, or strain":[],
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": not able to withstand temptation or persuasion":[
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"the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
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],
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": not factually grounded or logically presented":[
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"a weak argument"
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],
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": not firmly decided : vacillating":[],
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": not having or exerting authority or political power":[
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"weak government"
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],
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": of, relating to, or constituting a verb or verb conjugation that in English forms the past tense and past participle by adding the suffix -ed or -d or -t":[],
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": resulting from or indicating lack of judgment or discernment":[],
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": retaining a lesser number of distinctions in case, number and gender":[],
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": tending toward a lower price or value":[
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"a weak market",
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"a weak dollar"
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],
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": wanting in vigor of expression or effect":[
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"a weak translation of the poem"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He has a weak throwing arm.",
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"The illness left her too weak to stand up.",
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"The child was born with weak lungs.",
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"The batter hit a weak ground ball.",
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"She uttered her reply in a weak voice.",
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"The door's hinge is weak .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The World Bank warned in its latest global economic forecast that the toxic economic combination of weak economic growth and persistent inflation is a threat to many economies around the world. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
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"On Tuesday, the World Bank slashed its annual global growth forecast to 2.9 percent, from January\u2019s 4.1 percent, and warned that the global economy may suffer from 1970s-style stagflation, a dangerous combination of weak growth and rising prices. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
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"Italy has faced years of weak economic growth and swelling government debt. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
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"Tightening of monetary policy will eventually lead to weak employment growth, or even declines. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Stagflation offers a worst-of-all-possible worlds scenario of weak growth and sharply rising prices. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
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"Germany, and indeed much of Europe, is now staring at stagflation \u2014 that nightmare combination of high inflation and weak economic growth. \u2014 Anna Cooban And Inke Kappeler, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The winds were gusting upwards of 15 mph along the coast on Sunday, blunting the weak offshore Santa Ana winds flowing out of the county\u2019s foothills and mountains. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Peace in the light, peace in the dark, peace in the big, peace in the small, peace in the weak , peace in the strong. \u2014 Chaplain Sharon Kugler, CBS News , 17 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English weike , from Old Norse veikr ; akin to Old English w\u012bcan to yield, Greek eikein to give way, Sanskrit vijate he speeds, flees":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weak weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
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"synonyms":[
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"asthenic",
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"debilitated",
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"delicate",
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"down-and-out",
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"effete",
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"enervated",
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"enfeebled",
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"faint",
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"feeble",
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"frail",
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"infirm",
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"languid",
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"low",
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"prostrate",
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"prostrated",
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"sapped",
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"slight",
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"soft",
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"softened",
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"tender",
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"unsubstantial",
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"wasted",
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"weakened",
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"wimpish",
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"wimpy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180825",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"weak anthropic principle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": anthropic principle sense a":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1985, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215618",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weak at/in the knees":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": so nervous or powerfully affected that it is difficult to stand":[
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"The announcement made me weak at the knees .",
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"She said hello to me and I went weak in the knees ."
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]
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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":"20220707-040414",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"weak feints":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the last runnings in the distillation of alcoholic liquor (as whiskey)":[]
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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":"20220707-184139",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"weak force":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fundamental physical force that governs interactions between hadrons and leptons (as in the emission and absorption of neutrinos) and is responsible for particle decay processes (such as beta decay) in radioactivity, that is 10 -5 times the strength of the strong force, and that acts over distances smaller than those between nucleons in an atomic nucleus":[
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"\u2014 compare electromagnetism sense 2a , gravity sense 3a(2) , strong force"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the 1960s, a series of theoretical and experimental breakthroughs proposed that the weak force is transmitted by particles called W and Z bosons. \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"This process is driven by the weak force , and since the early 1900s, physicists sought an explanation for why and how atoms decay. \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The weak force is one that is unseen in daily life and exists at the subatomic particles accounting for the radioactive decay of certain particles into certain others. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2021",
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"There\u2019s just one boson (the massless photon) for the electromagnetic force, three (the massive W-and-Z bosons) for the weak force , eight (massless gluons), and one (massive) Higgs boson. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"Electromagnetism is a force that acts at large distances, but the weak force acts only at very short distances \u2014 smaller than the nucleus of an atom. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021",
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"Electromagnetism is a force that acts at large distances, but the weak force acts only at very short distances \u2014 smaller than the nucleus of an atom. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021",
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"Electromagnetism is a force that acts at large distances, but the weak force acts only at very short distances \u2014 smaller than the nucleus of an atom. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021",
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"Electromagnetism is a force that acts at large distances, but the weak force acts only at very short distances \u2014 smaller than the nucleus of an atom. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1968, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132954",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weak link":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the least strong or successful part":[
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"the weak link in the company's line of products"
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]
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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":"20220707-080232",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weak mayor":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mayor in a mayor-council method of municipal government whose powers of policy-making and administration are by charter in large degree subordinate to the council \u2014 compare council-manager plan , strong mayor":[]
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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":"20220707-024909",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weak moment":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a brief time when a person exercises bad judgment":[
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"In a weak moment I told them my secret."
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]
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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":"20220706-212847",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weak neck":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a physiological disease of sorghum characterized by breaking of the stalk below the head":[]
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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":"20220706-211839",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weak sauce":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": something inferior, ineffective, or unimpressive : something weak":[
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"When it comes to employer-based coverage, the plan wouldn't do much \u2026 Honestly, this is weak sauce , and doesn't do much to alter the biggest, and one of the most dysfunctional, parts of the U.S. health care system.",
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"\u2014 Pascal Emmanuel Gobry",
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"\u2026 the laws they're looking at are pretty weak sauce , and their chances of passing are slim.",
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"\u2014 Matt Baume"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As trust busting goes, however, this is unusually weak sauce . \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"Be careful, though: The skid plate beneath that bumper is weak sauce compared to the thick aluminum piece Toyota bolts to the front of a Tacoma TRD Pro. \u2014 Scott Oldham, Car and Driver , 28 Aug. 2020",
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"Other than that, Suburbicon feels like weak sauce , impressive only in how pitilessly evil its main characters are. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 28 Oct. 2017",
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"But this kind of stuff \u2013 throwing things at your own player -- is weak sauce and a bad look. \u2014 Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com , 11 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1992, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100549",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weak side":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the side of a court or field (as in basketball or soccer) away from the ball":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Dante Giannuzzi stops Bouchard\u2019s stuff attempt, but the weak side rebound goes to Lajoie who finishes nicely. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"But Al Horford appeared to be late in setting a screen for Tatum on the weak side , and with Boston out of timeouts, Marcus Smart was forced to improvise. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
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"The Hoosiers would rush to fill the lane and help a pass over, sometimes even dragging the lone weak side defender away from the corner to help, thus leaving shooters time and time again. \u2014 Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"Marchand had a clean look at the net from the weak side and tried to go top shelf but Canadiens goalie Jake Allen snapped his glove to make the grab as time expired. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Hofer on the power play gets to the net too easily, Gauthier stops his shot but the rebound goes to the weak side where Berezowski has an easy follow. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"Former first-round pick Patrick Queen, who will have his third position coach in as many NFL seasons, moved over from the middle linebacker position to the weak side in 2021 amid early-season struggles. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Everyone wants to know who will play the Jack \u2014 the position that moves all over the front from standing up as the weak side defensive end to blitzing and run-plugging over the center to sliding back to linebacker. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"He's been doing a great job with doing that, and crashing from the weak side , getting tip-outs, diving on the floor for loose balls, taking charges, getting hit in his face. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 31 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035019",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weak sister":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"The company is no longer a weak sister among auto producers.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In Seven Days in May, the president is clearly a weak sister who does not trust the military, and vice versa. \u2014 Mackubin Thomas Owens, National Review , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"After the Civil War and the advent of metallic cartridges, the Navy was often converted to use the .38 Short Colt cartridge, which was a similarly weak sister . \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 10 June 2020",
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"Remember, retinol is the weaker sister to the prescription-grade retinoids, and the prescription-grade retinoids are the ones that are clinically proven to show the best results on skin. \u2014 Michele Corriston, PEOPLE.com , 8 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1857, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073247",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weak stomach":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tendency to be easily bothered by disgusting, shocking, or offensive things":[
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"It's a very violent movie. Don't watch it if you have a weak stomach ."
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]
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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":"20220706-171534",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weak-kneed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"backboned",
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"firm",
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"hard",
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"strong",
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"tough"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking willpower or resolution":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1863, 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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"\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02c8n\u0113d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"characterless",
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"effete",
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"frail",
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"invertebrate",
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"limp-wristed",
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"milk-and-water",
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"namby-pamby",
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"nerveless",
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"soft",
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"spineless",
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"weak",
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"weakened",
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"weakling",
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"wet",
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"wimpish",
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"wimpy",
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"wishy-washy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184421",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"weak-minded":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apt",
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"brainy",
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
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"clever",
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"fast",
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"hyperintelligent",
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"intelligent",
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"keen",
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"nimble",
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"quick",
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"quick-witted",
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"sharp",
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"sharp-witted",
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"smart",
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"supersmart",
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"ultrasmart"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1592, 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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"\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airheaded",
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"birdbrained",
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"bonehead",
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"boneheaded",
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"brain-dead",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"chuckleheaded",
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"dense",
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"dim",
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"dim-witted",
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"doltish",
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"dopey",
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"lamebrain",
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"mindless",
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"ultrasmart"
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"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
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],
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"birdbrained",
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"boneheaded",
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"brainless",
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"dense",
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"dim",
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"dim-witted",
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"doltish",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"dorky",
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"dull",
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"dumb",
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"dunderheaded",
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"empty-headed",
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"fatuous",
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"gormless",
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"half-witted",
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"knuckleheaded",
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"lamebrain",
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"lamebrained",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mindless",
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"oafish",
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"obtuse",
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"pinheaded",
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"stupid",
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"thick",
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"thickheaded",
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"unintelligent",
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"noun"
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"weaken":{
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"beef (up)",
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"fortify",
|
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"strengthen"
|
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],
|
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": to reduce in intensity or effectiveness":[]
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"examples":[
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"The disease weakens the immune system.",
|
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"Some are concerned that the increase in taxes will weaken the economy.",
|
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"The beams had been weakened by water damage.",
|
|
"efforts to weaken environmental laws",
|
|
"The recent setbacks have not weakened our resolve.",
|
|
"These kinds of contradictions weaken your argument.",
|
|
"The disease causes the immune system to weaken .",
|
|
"The dollar has continued to weaken against the euro.",
|
|
"Lower interest rates have weakened the dollar.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"La Ni\u00f1a\u2019s sibling and opposite is El Ni\u00f1o, during which the east-to-west trade winds weaken or even reverse. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There, the virus sits idly, waiting for our immune system to either weaken or get preoccupied fighting another infection. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Activists are hopeful that Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which was argued before the Supreme Court in December, will overturn or weaken Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Jon Michael Raasch, Fox News , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"With a 6-to-3 conservative majority, the court has signaled its willingness to weaken or even overturn the 1973 precedent. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In fact, 21 states have positioned themselves to immediately ban or acutely curtail access to abortions if the Supreme Court chooses to overturn or weaken Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, chicagotribune.com , 5 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113-k\u0259n"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weaken weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
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|
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"devitalize",
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"enervate",
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"enfeeble",
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"etiolate",
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"prostrate",
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"sap",
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"soften",
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"tire",
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"waste"
|
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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|
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"beef (up)",
|
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"fortify",
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"strengthen"
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],
|
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|
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": to reduce in intensity or effectiveness":[]
|
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The disease weakens the immune system.",
|
|
"Some are concerned that the increase in taxes will weaken the economy.",
|
|
"The beams had been weakened by water damage.",
|
|
"efforts to weaken environmental laws",
|
|
"The recent setbacks have not weakened our resolve.",
|
|
"These kinds of contradictions weaken your argument.",
|
|
"The disease causes the immune system to weaken .",
|
|
"The dollar has continued to weaken against the euro.",
|
|
"Lower interest rates have weakened the dollar.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"La Ni\u00f1a\u2019s sibling and opposite is El Ni\u00f1o, during which the east-to-west trade winds weaken or even reverse. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There, the virus sits idly, waiting for our immune system to either weaken or get preoccupied fighting another infection. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Activists are hopeful that Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which was argued before the Supreme Court in December, will overturn or weaken Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Jon Michael Raasch, Fox News , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"With a 6-to-3 conservative majority, the court has signaled its willingness to weaken or even overturn the 1973 precedent. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In fact, 21 states have positioned themselves to immediately ban or acutely curtail access to abortions if the Supreme Court chooses to overturn or weaken Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, chicagotribune.com , 5 Dec. 2021"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8w\u0113-k\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weaken weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
|
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|
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|
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"devitalize",
|
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"enervate",
|
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"enfeeble",
|
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"etiolate",
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"prostrate",
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"sap",
|
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"soften",
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"tire",
|
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"waste"
|
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],
|
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|
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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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|
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|
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"beef (up)",
|
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"fortify",
|
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"strengthen"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The disease weakens the immune system.",
|
|
"Some are concerned that the increase in taxes will weaken the economy.",
|
|
"The beams had been weakened by water damage.",
|
|
"efforts to weaken environmental laws",
|
|
"The recent setbacks have not weakened our resolve.",
|
|
"These kinds of contradictions weaken your argument.",
|
|
"The disease causes the immune system to weaken .",
|
|
"The dollar has continued to weaken against the euro.",
|
|
"Lower interest rates have weakened the dollar.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"La Ni\u00f1a\u2019s sibling and opposite is El Ni\u00f1o, during which the east-to-west trade winds weaken or even reverse. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There, the virus sits idly, waiting for our immune system to either weaken or get preoccupied fighting another infection. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Activists are hopeful that Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which was argued before the Supreme Court in December, will overturn or weaken Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Jon Michael Raasch, Fox News , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"With a 6-to-3 conservative majority, the court has signaled its willingness to weaken or even overturn the 1973 precedent. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In fact, 21 states have positioned themselves to immediately ban or acutely curtail access to abortions if the Supreme Court chooses to overturn or weaken Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Both sides seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, chicagotribune.com , 5 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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|
|
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|
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"\u02c8w\u0113-k\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weaken weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
|
|
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|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"devitalize",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"etiolate",
|
|
"prostrate",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"soften",
|
|
"tire",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weaker sex":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": womankind":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weaker vessel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": woman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"so called from the metaphor in 1 Peter 3:7(Authorized Version)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074253",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weakest link":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the least strong or successful part":[
|
|
"the weakest link in a computer network"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060729",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weakfish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common marine bony fish ( Cynoscion regalis of the family Sciaenidae) of the eastern coast of the U.S. that is an important sport and food fish":[],
|
|
": any of several fishes congeneric with the weakfish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Overfishing probably wasn\u2019t the cause of the weakfish \u2019s latest decline. \u2014 Capt. John Mcmurray, Field & Stream , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The fishing was better there, anyway: Trump and his buddies fished all day long, hauling in fluke, weakfish , and porgies, while beachgoers admired the boat from afar. \u2014 Thomas J. Campanella, The New Yorker , 18 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Climate change was expected to make staple crops less nutritious and to lower the global availability of protein by a fifth, and may alter the mating calls of male weakfish . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine , 16 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Also, look for weakfish in Guilford/Madison/New Haven Harbor areas. \u2014 Hartford Courant, courant.com , 31 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Most commonly taken are fluke, striped bass, weakfish , porgies and striped sea robins. \u2014 Frank Cohen, courant.com , 17 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"obsolete Dutch weekvis , from Dutch week soft + vis fish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02ccfish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195946",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weakhearted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking courage : fainthearted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1549, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214550",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weakling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"powerhouse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that is weak in body, character, or mind":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he had been a weakling until high school, when he started working out to put on muscle",
|
|
"only a weakling would be willing to lie to save himself from punishment",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In his first film role, Bathily (whose father grew up in the eponymous housing complex) was an unlikely choice; the part of Youri would seem to require a nerdy, 98-pound weakling , staring passively at the stars. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Criticizing Biden for not establishing a no-fly zone is a more specific charge than simply calling him a weakling \u2014a tangible thing that the president could be doing in Ukraine but isn\u2019t. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"On the other side, Ukraine is a relative weakling in cyberspace that has become the first country to fight back against an invader by publicly calling up an international army of vigilante hackers. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At first, Daryl finds himself on the wrong side of that privileged weakling weasel, otherwise known as Sebastian, son of Pamela Milton, who runs this town. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In the aftermath of the killing, Mr. Chun instigated a coup against Park\u2019s weakling successor and began a reign of absolute power and terror. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Yeah, that\u2019s not going to happen, but the Warriors have at least a chance of improving their 90-pound- weakling image. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Ross Douthat, a conservative columnist at the New York Times, predicted before the election that Trump would turn out looking more a weakling than an autocrat. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Arkansas and five other states require weakling governors who can be overridden by simple majorities. \u2014 John Brummett, Arkansas Online , 7 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113-kli\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"softy",
|
|
"softie",
|
|
"wimp",
|
|
"wuss",
|
|
"wussy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183315",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weakly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"healthy",
|
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"well"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": feeble , weak":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a weakly baby who required repeated hospitalizations"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1577, 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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"\u02c8w\u0113-kl\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ailing",
|
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"invalid",
|
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"sickly"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032103",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"weakness":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"hardihood",
|
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"hardiness",
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"robustness",
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"strength",
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"vigor"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a special desire or fondness":[
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"has a weakness for sweets"
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],
|
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": an object of special desire or fondness":[
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"pizza is my weakness"
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],
|
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": fault , defect":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The weakness of her voice surprised me.",
|
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"The incident exposed his weakness as a leader.",
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"Some see compromise as a sign of weakness .",
|
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"the weakness of a radio signal connection",
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"the weakness of the dollar",
|
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"I told them my secret in a moment of weakness .",
|
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"The tutor assessed the student's strengths and weaknesses .",
|
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"The basketball team has few weaknesses .",
|
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"Chocolate is my greatest weakness .",
|
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"He has a weakness for desserts.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some cases can have complications, including permanent hearing loss and facial weakness , damage to the eye and more. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The most common initial symptoms of AFM are sudden onset of arm or leg weakness , loss of muscle tone, and loss of reflexes. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The president\u2019s weakness has allowed Latin American countries to turn their backs to the United States. \u2014 Arjun Singh, National Review , 9 June 2022",
|
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"But neither Gasc\u00f3n nor Boudin has ever fully owned their failings, instead holding up their ideology like a shield and leaving themselves open to attacks by foes, including police unions, who know a thing or two about capitalizing on weakness . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The illness often begins with fever, headache, vomiting or weakness . \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"With Tesla maintaining radio silence on this weakness , there's only so much that concerned owners can do. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Severe cases may begin with fever, vomiting, headache, or weakness and rapidly progress to confusion, loss of coordination, difficulty speaking or seizures. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Stock-market weakness also has prompted safe-haven buying of dollars, as has Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Aaron Back, WSJ , 7 June 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113k-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asthenia",
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"debility",
|
|
"delicacy",
|
|
"enervation",
|
|
"enfeeblement",
|
|
"faintness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"fragility",
|
|
"frailness",
|
|
"frailty",
|
|
"infirmity",
|
|
"languidness",
|
|
"languor",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"lowness",
|
|
"wimpiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030232",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weaks":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of weaks plural of weak present tense third person singular of weak"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112938",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"weaky":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": wet , damp":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"weak entry 1 + -y":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113ki"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210549",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sound, healthy, or prosperous state : well-being":[],
|
|
": body politic , commonweal":[],
|
|
": welt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1798, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English wele , from Old English wela ; akin to Old English wel well":"Noun",
|
|
"alteration of wale":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113(\u0259)l",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140015",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"wealth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": abundance of valuable material possessions or resources":[],
|
|
": abundant supply : profusion":[],
|
|
": all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value":[],
|
|
": weal , welfare":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a nation that has acquired great wealth",
|
|
"someone whose sole goal is the accumulation of wealth",
|
|
"Her personal wealth is estimated to be around $10 billion.",
|
|
"What percentage of the national wealth is spent on health care",
|
|
"I was impressed by the wealth of choices.",
|
|
"Libraries offer a wealth of information.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Around 15,000 millionaires are expected to leave Russia this year\u2014and the United Arab Emirates is set to see a big influx of wealth , according to a new analysis. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"While rising mortgage rates have begun to dampen activity, housing \u2014 generally one of the biggest sources of wealth for Americans \u2014 remains strong. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"With higher inflation, the depletion of wealth happens faster. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The one conspicuous show of wealth at the house were the high-end cars \u2013 everything from Rolls Royces to Porsches to McLarens, neighbors said. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"And the brutally unequal global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and treatments is a consequence of an ever-increasing concentration of wealth and focus on profit maximization. \u2014 Muhammad Yunus, STAT , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"In writing Trust, Diaz hoped to linger on some of the uglier aspects of wealth while also attending to people, and in particular women, who do not typically represent mythical American financial power. \u2014 Jane Hu, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"In a 2021 Medium post, Scott called out the increasing concentration of wealth among a smaller group of people. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The glasses are ostensibly because of an eye inflammation, but Hooper and Kraczyna suggest that is a pretext, and that the glasses are an empty show of wealth , serving no practical purpose. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English welthe , from wele weal":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8welth",
|
|
"also \u02c8weltth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assets",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"fortune",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"riches",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"wherewithal",
|
|
"worth"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230029",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"wealthiness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"destitute",
|
|
"impecunious",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"indigent",
|
|
"needy",
|
|
"penniless",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"poverty-stricken"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by abundance : ample":[],
|
|
": having wealth : very affluent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He is a wealthy entrepreneur.",
|
|
"the wealthiest nations in the world",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For 30 years, the immersive Wild West theme park of Westworld has entertained the super wealthy . \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"But that would require sharing, which is something that, despite being a basic part of kindergarten curriculum, is generally ignored by large corporations and the wealthy . \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The land has been in the hands of the extremely wealthy for years. \u2014 Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Prime Minister agreed to lift fuel price caps, increase taxes on the wealthy and slash the budget deficit in order to mollify the lender-of-last-resort. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"For the wealthy , Ms. Wu said, these symbolic designs became the aesthetic of choice. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Kathleen\u2019s death, then, is less the devastating, precipitating event in the series than the atmosphere\u2014a physical picture of the conflict that lurks in many human situations but especially in the private lives of the wealthy . \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Cosmetic surgery, nowadays more commonly associated with elective procedures for the wealthy and vain, in fact evolved under the most brutal conditions and with the noblest of aims. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"At first, the institution was largely limited to the wealthy , but that shifted over time. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8welt-th\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8wel-th\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wealthy rich , wealthy , affluent , opulent mean having goods, property, and money in abundance. rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires. became rich through shrewd investing wealthy stresses the possession of property and intrinsically valuable things. wealthy landowners affluent suggests prosperity and an increasing wealth. an affluent society opulent suggests lavish expenditure and display of great wealth, more often applying to things than people. an opulent mansion",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affluent",
|
|
"deep-pocketed",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fat-cat",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"moneyed",
|
|
"monied",
|
|
"opulent",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"silk-stocking",
|
|
"well-endowed",
|
|
"well-fixed",
|
|
"well-heeled",
|
|
"well-off",
|
|
"well-to-do"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192432",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"wealthless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having no money or property":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"wealth + -less":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-thl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000155",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"wealthy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"destitute",
|
|
"impecunious",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"indigent",
|
|
"needy",
|
|
"penniless",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"poverty-stricken"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by abundance : ample":[],
|
|
": having wealth : very affluent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He is a wealthy entrepreneur.",
|
|
"the wealthiest nations in the world",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For 30 years, the immersive Wild West theme park of Westworld has entertained the super wealthy . \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"But that would require sharing, which is something that, despite being a basic part of kindergarten curriculum, is generally ignored by large corporations and the wealthy . \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The land has been in the hands of the extremely wealthy for years. \u2014 Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Prime Minister agreed to lift fuel price caps, increase taxes on the wealthy and slash the budget deficit in order to mollify the lender-of-last-resort. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"For the wealthy , Ms. Wu said, these symbolic designs became the aesthetic of choice. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Kathleen\u2019s death, then, is less the devastating, precipitating event in the series than the atmosphere\u2014a physical picture of the conflict that lurks in many human situations but especially in the private lives of the wealthy . \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Cosmetic surgery, nowadays more commonly associated with elective procedures for the wealthy and vain, in fact evolved under the most brutal conditions and with the noblest of aims. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"At first, the institution was largely limited to the wealthy , but that shifted over time. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8wel-th\u0113",
|
|
"also \u02c8welt-th\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wealthy rich , wealthy , affluent , opulent mean having goods, property, and money in abundance. rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires. became rich through shrewd investing wealthy stresses the possession of property and intrinsically valuable things. wealthy landowners affluent suggests prosperity and an increasing wealth. an affluent society opulent suggests lavish expenditure and display of great wealth, more often applying to things than people. an opulent mansion",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affluent",
|
|
"deep-pocketed",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fat-cat",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"moneyed",
|
|
"monied",
|
|
"opulent",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"silk-stocking",
|
|
"well-endowed",
|
|
"well-fixed",
|
|
"well-heeled",
|
|
"well-off",
|
|
"well-to-do"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080031",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"wean":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing":[],
|
|
": to accustom to something from an early age":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in the passive especially with on students weaned on the Internet for research I was weaned on greasepaint \u2014 Helen Hayes the principles upon which he had been weaned \u2014 J. A. Michener"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The calves are weaned at an early age.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As Western governments sought to pressure Moscow and many countries scrambled to wean themselves off Russian energy, the volume of Russia\u2019s fuel exports fell 15 percent in May compared with the period before the invasion. \u2014 Ellen Francis, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The company cut the time to about two years, seemingly a promising sign in the push to strengthen America\u2019s energy infrastructure to distribute more solar and wind power and help wean the nation from fossil fuels. \u2014 Ivan Penn, New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"In March, the U.S. pledged to increase energy exports to Europe to help wean the European Union off of its reliance on Russian oil and gas. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Already, plans are in motion to wean the entire bloc off all Russian energy imports. \u2014 Paul Hockenos For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Le Pen opposes plans to wean Europe off Russian oil and gas and could jeopardize the E.U. ban on Russian coal. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"China has long pushed to wean its economy off its dependence on borrowing for infrastructure projects that loaded the country with trillions of dollars in debt. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With Russia, a key energy exporter, under sanctions and with governments in North America and Europe pledging to wean themselves off Russian coal and oil, energy prices have risen for many households. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Policymakers are also discussing additional rounds of sanctions on Russia, how the European Union can wean itself off Russian energy and growing fears about global food insecurity. \u2014 Alan Rappeport, New York Times , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English wenen , from Old English wenian to accustom, wean; akin to Old English wunian to be used to \u2014 more at wont":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164132",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weanedness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"weaned (past participle of wean entry 1 ) + -ness":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0113n(d)n\u0259\u0307s",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113n\u0259\u0307dn\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021015",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weanel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": weanling":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English weynelle , from wenen, weynen to wean":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113n\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220812",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"weaner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a young animal recently weaned from its mother":[],
|
|
": one that weans":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113-n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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": exhibit , present":[
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"wore a happy smile",
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"commend the book for wearing its research so lightly",
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"\u2014 Brad Leithauser"
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": the result of wearing or use : diminution or impairment due to use":[
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"wear -resistant surface"
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],
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": to accept or tolerate without complaint : put up with":[
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"\u2014 usually used in negative constructions your mates wouldn't wear it \u2014 Colin MacInnes"
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],
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": to bear or have on the person":[
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"wore a coat"
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],
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": to become trite, unconvincing, or out-of-date":[
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"an argument that quickly wore thin"
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],
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": to become weak or ready to give way":[
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"my patience was wearing thin"
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],
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": to carry on the person":[
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"wear a sword"
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],
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": to cause (a ship) to go about with the stern presented to the wind":[],
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": to cause to deteriorate by use":[],
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": to change to an opposite tack by turning the stern to the wind \u2014 compare tack":[],
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": to diminish or decay through use":[
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"the heels of his shoes began to wear"
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],
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": to diminish or fail with the passage of time":[
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"the effect of the drug wore off",
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"the day wore on"
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],
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": to endure use : last under use or the passage of time":[
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"material that will wear for years"
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],
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": to exhaust or lessen the strength of : weary , fatigue":[],
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": to grow or become by attrition or use":[
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"the blade wore dull"
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],
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": to have the controlling authority in a household":[],
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": to hold the rank or dignity or position signified by (an ornament)":[
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"wear the royal crown"
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],
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": to impair or diminish by use or attrition : consume or waste gradually":[
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"letters on the stone worn away by weathering"
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],
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": to produce gradually by friction or attrition":[
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"wear a hole in the rug"
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],
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": to retain quality or vitality":[
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"the classics wear well"
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],
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": to show or fly (a flag or colors) on a ship":[],
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": to use habitually for clothing, adornment, or assistance":[
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"wears a size 10",
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"wear glasses"
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],
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": wearing quality : durability under use":[],
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"river 67 miles (108 kilometers) long in northern England flowing into the North Sea at Sunderland":[]
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He was wearing blue jeans.",
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"She wore a red blouse to work.",
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"White coats are often worn by doctors.",
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"He doesn't wear a watch.",
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"a badge worn by police officers",
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"Were you wearing a seat belt",
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"She wears her hair in a ponytail.",
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"I used to wear my hair long.",
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"The teacher was wearing a frown.",
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"He wore a hole in his pants.",
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"Noun",
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"shoes that are perfect for everyday wear",
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"The deck is built to withstand years of wear .",
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"I got a lot of wear out of these boots.",
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"a new line of evening wear",
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"The carpet is showing signs of wear .",
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"You should inspect the tires for wear .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The microphones on Foley stages are incredibly sensitive, and Foley artists wear soft clothing to reduce interference. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
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"The Upper Cape Women\u2019s Coalition encouraged demonstrators to bring signs and wear green for a rally Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Falmouth Green. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
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"The team announced that Sharpe will wear No. 17 for Portland. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
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"Thom Sweeney\u2019s contemporary approach to British tailoring is represented in Manhattan by a SoHo store that stocks its ready-to- wear line, offers made-to-measure and hosts bespoke trunk shows with its London cutters four times a year. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
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"Additionally, as the years wear on, the team behind the Voyager space probes has begun to shut down certain systems on the spacecraft. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Criminal barristers, who still in court wear the wig and gowns of the 17th century, this week agreed to strike over cuts to government payments toward defendants\u2019 legal costs. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
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"Fittingly, the bench carries an emblem that Jackson's team, the Waukesha Blazers, will wear on their uniforms this season. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
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"The ending was ugly, but Pacers fans watched as George transcended into one of the league\u2019s most exciting forwards \u2014 and probably the most talented player to ever wear the uniform. \u2014 Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Long-wearing May not be suited for dry skin For oily skin types that are on the hunt for a long- wear , matte foundation, look no further. \u2014 ELLE , 28 June 2022",
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"This classic set offers loungewear coziness and wear -to-work polish in equal measure thanks to its oversized fit. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
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"The fiber has high resistance to everyday wear and moisture, excellent abrasion and crush resistance, a reliable yarn memory to hold twist, and good stain resistance when a stain treatment has been applied. \u2014 Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
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"As an example of maintenance issues, the FTA's review found that a section of Orange Line track has been under speed restrictions since 2019 due to excessive wear and defects. \u2014 Mark Pratt, ajc , 15 June 2022",
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"Summertime calls for easy- wear makeup solutions all over, but especially on the lips. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Whiteley discusses luxuy, resort wear , and her ambitions for On The Island. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"Based on those stats, the GXVE team is expecting more of the same with the newest drop in the collection of high pigment lip formulations\u2014Xtra Sauce, a liquid, extreme-long- wear liquid lipstick with a vinyl finish and ultra shine. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 8 June 2022",
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"What is the femme- wear equivalent for other people who work at these venues and events"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English weren , from Old English werian ; akin to Old Norse verja to clothe, invest, spend, Latin vestis clothing, garment, Greek hennynai to clothe":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wir",
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"\u02c8wer"
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],
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"burn out",
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"bust",
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"do in",
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"do up",
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"drain",
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"exhaust",
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"fag",
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"fatigue",
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"frazzle",
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"harass",
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"kill",
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"outwear",
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"tire",
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"tucker (out)",
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"wash out",
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"wear out",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012021",
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"examples":[
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"my favorite jeans finally succumbed to wear and tear and had to be replaced",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The wear and tear of the recent stretch showed, especially early on, but Connecticut (9-3) fought past the fatigue to escape with a 93-86 victory over Seattle (5-5) at Climate Pledge Arena. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
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"Commercial weatherproofing is proven durability to withstand wear and tear of all seasons. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
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"Stephenson won\u2019t catch every day due to the wear and tear of playing that position. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, the leather strap is durable and can deal with the wear and tear of daily use without needing to be regularly replaced. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Plus, waterproof mattress protectors can extend the life of your mattress by protecting against everyday wear and tear , bugs and allergens, too. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The wear and tear of shortstop sometimes, you red-light him. \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Old Toothbrushes Twice-daily brushings can put a lot of wear and tear on your toothbrush, and bacteria and food particles can build up between the bristles over time. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"The constant grind of practicing put wear and tear on his body, leading inevitably to injuries. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"1666, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234805",
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|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1774, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073940",
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|
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|
|
},
|
|
"wear one's heart on one's sleeve":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to show one's emotions very openly":[
|
|
"He wears his heart on his sleeve ."
|
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]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200027",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": erase , efface":[],
|
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": tire , exhaust":[],
|
|
": to become useless from long or excessive wear or use":[],
|
|
": to consume (time) tediously":[
|
|
"wear out idle days"
|
|
],
|
|
": to endure through : outlast":[
|
|
"wear out a storm"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make useless especially by long or hard usage":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Make for yourselves wallets that don\u2019t wear out \u2014 a treasure in heaven that never runs out. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Cars with fewer parts and fewer things to wear out just won\u2019t need that industry quite as much. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"The other brake items that wear out are the brake pads. \u2014 Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s in contrast to the current crop of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which usually wear out after 1,000 cycles per the industry standard. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Solid-state drives use memory chips instead of spinning platters, so there are no moving parts to wear out . \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 12 May 2021",
|
|
"In an apparent response to Austin\u2019s remark, Lavrov said Russia has a feeling that the West wants to prolong Ukraine\u2019s fight and in the process wear out Russia\u2019s army and its military-industrial complex. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The less expensive mats are usually foam-based, may give off more of a rubbery smell, and may wear out more quickly. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Samsung is launching a new range of high-endurance memory cards this week that are apparently nearly impossible to wear out . \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 4 May 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 1":""
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|
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|
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"burn out",
|
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"do up",
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"drain",
|
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"exhaust",
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
"kill",
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"tire",
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"tucker (out)",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192619",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"wearables":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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|
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": capable of being worn : suitable to be worn":[
|
|
"wearable art",
|
|
"a wearable fitness tracker",
|
|
"These were clothes that were fun to look at, and even more fun to wear. They were costumey, but at the same time curiously wearable \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Carrie Donovan"
|
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],
|
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": something (such as a garment or a device) that can be worn":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural summer wearables Consumer wearables \u2026 have the potential to move from tracking simple metrics like steps and heart rates to providing actionable health information. \u2014 Rinku Patel"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8wer-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"Adjective",
|
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"high-fashion clothes that are not really wearable",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Almost everyone today must navigate a wide set of interactions with health information and health care that are mediated through computers, mobile applications, wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine \u2014 collectively known as digital health. \u2014 Kim Gallon, STAT , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"And smart glasses will be wearable devices packing lots and lots of sensors. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Companies developed wearable devices aimed at detecting early symptoms of Covid-19 and predicting its diagnosis. \u2014 Shafin Tejani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Save on Amazon devices: save $20 off the 4th Generation Echo Dot; save $15 off the 3rd Generation Echo Dot; take up to 40% off Kindle devices; take 30% off select FireTV devices; take up to 25% off Halo wearable devices. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Organizing the data from various tests, wearable devices, and other sources on a single platform is one. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Scientists tracked the participants\u2019 physical activity using a variety of wearable devices, from simple pedometers \u2013 step counters \u2013 to more sophisticated activity monitors like accelerometers. \u2014 David Bassett, The Conversation , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"In the study, participants were given both real-time feedback and progressive insights on the factors that impacted their stress by evaluating data points from a wearable activity tracker. \u2014 Rachel Yarcony, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"For more great ways to beat the heat, check out our picks for the best tower fans, desk fans, and wearable air conditioners! \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Triathlon participants, marathoners, and anyone else looking for a solid wearable for their workouts\u2014this deal is for you. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Google will continue its partnership with Samsung for this wearable , with the Pixel Watch to run on WearOS 3.1. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For a wearable at this price to measure blood oxygen levels is pretty impressive. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The new wearable did not get any exciting new health sensors either. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This is not to be confused with the new NXTWear Air glasses, another TCL wearable detailed at CES 2022. \u2014 Anshel Sag, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The wearable has appeared in various leaks dating back to spring 2021. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"The wearable is the first of its kind to blend fashion and tech \u2014 allowing the user to capture photos and videos hands-free, as well as take calls, send messages on Messenger, and listen to your favorite music or podcast. \u2014 Beatrice Hazlehurst, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The wearable will have flat sides, just like the iPhone, and a larger screen. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 Sep. 2021"
|
|
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"1590, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1711, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172112"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
|
": expressing or characteristic of weariness":[
|
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"a weary sign"
|
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],
|
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": having one's patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with of soon grew weary of waiting"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
|
": to make weary":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8wir-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"all in",
|
|
"aweary",
|
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"beat",
|
|
"beaten",
|
|
"bleary",
|
|
"burned-out",
|
|
"burnt-out",
|
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"bushed",
|
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"dead",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"fatigued",
|
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"jaded",
|
|
"knackered",
|
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"limp",
|
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"logy",
|
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"loggy",
|
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"played out",
|
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"pooped",
|
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"prostrate",
|
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"spent",
|
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"tapped out",
|
|
"tired",
|
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"tuckered (out)",
|
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"washed-out",
|
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"wearied",
|
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"wiped out",
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"I would remember the potential for return, all things circling as they do, into something like fullness, small moments of completion that weave together, like Penelope's cloth, doing and undoing themselves by turns, an unfinished pattern that guides a weary traveler home \u2026 \u2014 Paul Sorrell , Parabola , May 2000",
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"But for the wilted weeds that managed to jut forth in wiry clumps where the mortar was cracked and washed away, the viaduct wall was barren of everything except the affirmation of a weary industrial city's prolonged and triumphant struggle to monumentalize its ugliness. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
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"Every day for a week Ellsworth showed up to see Clarence and every day Miss Eunice and Mr. George Edward would exchange weary glances and shrugs \u2026 \u2014 Randall Kenan , Let the Dead Bury Their Dead , 1992",
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"I need to rest my weary eyes.",
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"The miners were weary after a long shift.",
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"She was weary from years of housework.",
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"What wearies me about Dickens, however, is his excessive use of words. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 Nov. 2006",
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"I doubted what Indonesia now had to offer and wearied of being new all over again. \u2014 Barack Obama , Dreams from My Father , (1995) 2004",
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"Does it weary me to find some women of the next generation reinventing the wheel when it comes to planning their lives and dreaming of their romantic futures",
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"these constant complaints are really wearying me",
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"Fuehrer, who lives near Binghamton, tried the get the weary and confused dog out but eventually called 911. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s why grown men, battered and weary , hurl themselves in front of speeding pucks and shrug off sticks to the face. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
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"Now, as one epidemiological crisis after another confronts an increasingly weary and threadbare U.S. public health system, experts are sounding the alarm. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 5 June 2022",
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"The face is wise and weary and staring resolutely ahead. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 30 May 2022",
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"Vivian is small, with a tough affect and weary eyes. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"The project unveils a world weary (and wary) Lamar, a man who\u2019s lived through the difficulties of the past few years, and like so many of us, is attempting to make sense of all of it by going to therapy. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
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"Even youths grow tired and weary , and young men stumble and fall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
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"Instead, many players are exasperated, weary of uncertain field situations, inconvenient training times and schedule changes. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Yet the movie\u2019s rare skirmishes feel authentically battle- wearied and handicapped by conscience. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
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"How would 6% be for a start Several pages of this is charming; forty years\u2019 worth would have been wearying . \u2014 Sheila Heti, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
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"Unique pressures If the occasional flight is wearying , imagine the exhaustion of doing it for a living. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 27 Feb. 2020",
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"Freedom from responsibility, after all, is the fantasy of a world- wearied adult, not of a teenager, who longs for nothing more than to be trusted to make decisions for herself. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"While an understandable choice, the approach becomes wearying : A few more notes of sincerity would have better served the play. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2019",
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"Following that important thread through the next two hours was wearying , particularly once it was subsumed under questions about bathrooms. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2020",
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"Others face eviction threats from landlords who have wearied of the police showing up. \u2014 Anne Deprince, The Conversation , 1 Nov. 2019",
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"Chekhov, whose plays hardly seem to coerce life at all, boldly broke ranks with this wearying regimentation. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 23 May 2019"
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"I would remember the potential for return, all things circling as they do, into something like fullness, small moments of completion that weave together, like Penelope's cloth, doing and undoing themselves by turns, an unfinished pattern that guides a weary traveler home \u2026 \u2014 Paul Sorrell , Parabola , May 2000",
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"But for the wilted weeds that managed to jut forth in wiry clumps where the mortar was cracked and washed away, the viaduct wall was barren of everything except the affirmation of a weary industrial city's prolonged and triumphant struggle to monumentalize its ugliness. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
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"Every day for a week Ellsworth showed up to see Clarence and every day Miss Eunice and Mr. George Edward would exchange weary glances and shrugs \u2026 \u2014 Randall Kenan , Let the Dead Bury Their Dead , 1992",
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"I need to rest my weary eyes.",
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"The miners were weary after a long shift.",
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"She was weary from years of housework.",
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"Verb",
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"I doubted what Indonesia now had to offer and wearied of being new all over again. \u2014 Barack Obama , Dreams from My Father , (1995) 2004",
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"Does it weary me to find some women of the next generation reinventing the wheel when it comes to planning their lives and dreaming of their romantic futures",
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"The work wearies me sometimes.",
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"these constant complaints are really wearying me",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Fuehrer, who lives near Binghamton, tried the get the weary and confused dog out but eventually called 911. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s why grown men, battered and weary , hurl themselves in front of speeding pucks and shrug off sticks to the face. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
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"Now, as one epidemiological crisis after another confronts an increasingly weary and threadbare U.S. public health system, experts are sounding the alarm. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 5 June 2022",
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"The face is wise and weary and staring resolutely ahead. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 30 May 2022",
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"Vivian is small, with a tough affect and weary eyes. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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|
"The project unveils a world weary (and wary) Lamar, a man who\u2019s lived through the difficulties of the past few years, and like so many of us, is attempting to make sense of all of it by going to therapy. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
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|
"Even youths grow tired and weary , and young men stumble and fall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Instead, many players are exasperated, weary of uncertain field situations, inconvenient training times and schedule changes. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Yet the movie\u2019s rare skirmishes feel authentically battle- wearied and handicapped by conscience. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
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|
"How would 6% be for a start Several pages of this is charming; forty years\u2019 worth would have been wearying . \u2014 Sheila Heti, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
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"Unique pressures If the occasional flight is wearying , imagine the exhaustion of doing it for a living. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 27 Feb. 2020",
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"Freedom from responsibility, after all, is the fantasy of a world- wearied adult, not of a teenager, who longs for nothing more than to be trusted to make decisions for herself. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"While an understandable choice, the approach becomes wearying : A few more notes of sincerity would have better served the play. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2019",
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"Following that important thread through the next two hours was wearying , particularly once it was subsumed under questions about bathrooms. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2020",
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"Others face eviction threats from landlords who have wearied of the police showing up. \u2014 Anne Deprince, The Conversation , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Chekhov, whose plays hardly seem to coerce life at all, boldly broke ranks with this wearying regimentation. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 23 May 2019"
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The result is yet another wearisome tale that inelegantly depicts themes like acceptance, understanding and diversity within a saga that has always been rather clumsy with its messaging around such weighty topics. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"Sometimes this soundtrack gets slightly repetitive, a bit wearisome . \u2014 Corey Seymour, Vogue , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"Trying to imbue those moments with greater import, however, soon proves a wearisome endeavor, especially considering that, aside from a few melancholic soundtrack arrangements, there\u2019s little way to decipher their overarching intention. \u2014 Nick Schager, Variety , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
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"In the wake of his death, one last cycle of Mad Mike indignation churned though all of its wearisome life phases. \u2014 David Howard, Popular Mechanics , 30 Aug. 2020",
|
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"From Out of Nowhere,\u2019 Jeff Lynne\u2019s ELO A wearisome number of \u201960s, \u201970s and \u201980s music acts are still out there touring, milking their history and occasionally releasing albums of material that\u2019s a shadow of their former work. \u2014 Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 29 Dec. 2019",
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"Almost any other programmer would have insisted on hour installments, which would have buried the mysterious proceedings under wearisome layers of unnecessary weight. \u2014 Mark Dawidziak, cleveland , 23 Nov. 2019",
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"The characters\u2019 strict adherence to their roles\u2014brave woman, careless man\u2014becomes wearisome . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 Dec. 2019",
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"Might insecurity, then, explain her wearisome insolence"
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"I would remember the potential for return, all things circling as they do, into something like fullness, small moments of completion that weave together, like Penelope's cloth, doing and undoing themselves by turns, an unfinished pattern that guides a weary traveler home \u2026 \u2014 Paul Sorrell , Parabola , May 2000",
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|
"But for the wilted weeds that managed to jut forth in wiry clumps where the mortar was cracked and washed away, the viaduct wall was barren of everything except the affirmation of a weary industrial city's prolonged and triumphant struggle to monumentalize its ugliness. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
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"Every day for a week Ellsworth showed up to see Clarence and every day Miss Eunice and Mr. George Edward would exchange weary glances and shrugs \u2026 \u2014 Randall Kenan , Let the Dead Bury Their Dead , 1992",
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"I doubted what Indonesia now had to offer and wearied of being new all over again. \u2014 Barack Obama , Dreams from My Father , (1995) 2004",
|
|
"Does it weary me to find some women of the next generation reinventing the wheel when it comes to planning their lives and dreaming of their romantic futures",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Fuehrer, who lives near Binghamton, tried the get the weary and confused dog out but eventually called 911. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
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|
"That\u2019s why grown men, battered and weary , hurl themselves in front of speeding pucks and shrug off sticks to the face. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
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"Now, as one epidemiological crisis after another confronts an increasingly weary and threadbare U.S. public health system, experts are sounding the alarm. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 5 June 2022",
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|
"The face is wise and weary and staring resolutely ahead. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Vivian is small, with a tough affect and weary eyes. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The project unveils a world weary (and wary) Lamar, a man who\u2019s lived through the difficulties of the past few years, and like so many of us, is attempting to make sense of all of it by going to therapy. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
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|
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"Instead, many players are exasperated, weary of uncertain field situations, inconvenient training times and schedule changes. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Yet the movie\u2019s rare skirmishes feel authentically battle- wearied and handicapped by conscience. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
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"How would 6% be for a start Several pages of this is charming; forty years\u2019 worth would have been wearying . \u2014 Sheila Heti, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
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"Unique pressures If the occasional flight is wearying , imagine the exhaustion of doing it for a living. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 27 Feb. 2020",
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"Freedom from responsibility, after all, is the fantasy of a world- wearied adult, not of a teenager, who longs for nothing more than to be trusted to make decisions for herself. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"While an understandable choice, the approach becomes wearying : A few more notes of sincerity would have better served the play. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2019",
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"Following that important thread through the next two hours was wearying , particularly once it was subsumed under questions about bathrooms. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2020",
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"Others face eviction threats from landlords who have wearied of the police showing up. \u2014 Anne Deprince, The Conversation , 1 Nov. 2019",
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"Chekhov, whose plays hardly seem to coerce life at all, boldly broke ranks with this wearying regimentation. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 23 May 2019"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8wir-\u0113"
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"bleary",
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"burnt-out",
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"done",
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"drained",
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"exhausted",
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"fatigued",
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"jaded",
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"knackered",
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"limp",
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"logy",
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"loggy",
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"prostrate",
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"tapped out",
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"tired",
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"washed-out",
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"wearied",
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"a weary sign"
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"\u2014 used with of soon grew weary of waiting"
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"tired",
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"washed-out",
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"wearied",
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"wiped out",
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"worn",
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"worn-out"
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"bore",
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"jade",
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"tire"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for weary Verb tire , weary , fatigue , exhaust , jade mean to make or become unable or unwilling to continue. tire implies a draining of one's strength or patience. the long ride tired us out weary stresses tiring until one is unable to endure more of the same thing. wearied of the constant arguing fatigue suggests great lassitude from excessive strain or undue effort. fatigued by the day's chores exhaust implies complete draining of strength by hard exertion. shoveling snow exhausted him jade suggests the loss of all freshness and eagerness. appetites jaded by overindulgence",
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"I would remember the potential for return, all things circling as they do, into something like fullness, small moments of completion that weave together, like Penelope's cloth, doing and undoing themselves by turns, an unfinished pattern that guides a weary traveler home \u2026 \u2014 Paul Sorrell , Parabola , May 2000",
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"But for the wilted weeds that managed to jut forth in wiry clumps where the mortar was cracked and washed away, the viaduct wall was barren of everything except the affirmation of a weary industrial city's prolonged and triumphant struggle to monumentalize its ugliness. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
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"Every day for a week Ellsworth showed up to see Clarence and every day Miss Eunice and Mr. George Edward would exchange weary glances and shrugs \u2026 \u2014 Randall Kenan , Let the Dead Bury Their Dead , 1992",
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"I need to rest my weary eyes.",
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"The miners were weary after a long shift.",
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"She was weary from years of housework.",
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"Verb",
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"What wearies me about Dickens, however, is his excessive use of words. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 Nov. 2006",
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"I doubted what Indonesia now had to offer and wearied of being new all over again. \u2014 Barack Obama , Dreams from My Father , (1995) 2004",
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"Does it weary me to find some women of the next generation reinventing the wheel when it comes to planning their lives and dreaming of their romantic futures",
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"The work wearies me sometimes.",
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"these constant complaints are really wearying me",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Fuehrer, who lives near Binghamton, tried the get the weary and confused dog out but eventually called 911. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s why grown men, battered and weary , hurl themselves in front of speeding pucks and shrug off sticks to the face. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
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"Now, as one epidemiological crisis after another confronts an increasingly weary and threadbare U.S. public health system, experts are sounding the alarm. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The face is wise and weary and staring resolutely ahead. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 30 May 2022",
|
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"Vivian is small, with a tough affect and weary eyes. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"The project unveils a world weary (and wary) Lamar, a man who\u2019s lived through the difficulties of the past few years, and like so many of us, is attempting to make sense of all of it by going to therapy. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
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"Even youths grow tired and weary , and young men stumble and fall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
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"Instead, many players are exasperated, weary of uncertain field situations, inconvenient training times and schedule changes. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Yet the movie\u2019s rare skirmishes feel authentically battle- wearied and handicapped by conscience. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
|
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"How would 6% be for a start Several pages of this is charming; forty years\u2019 worth would have been wearying . \u2014 Sheila Heti, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Unique pressures If the occasional flight is wearying , imagine the exhaustion of doing it for a living. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 27 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Freedom from responsibility, after all, is the fantasy of a world- wearied adult, not of a teenager, who longs for nothing more than to be trusted to make decisions for herself. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
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"While an understandable choice, the approach becomes wearying : A few more notes of sincerity would have better served the play. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Following that important thread through the next two hours was wearying , particularly once it was subsumed under questions about bathrooms. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Others face eviction threats from landlords who have wearied of the police showing up. \u2014 Anne Deprince, The Conversation , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Chekhov, whose plays hardly seem to coerce life at all, boldly broke ranks with this wearying regimentation. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 23 May 2019"
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"Middle English wery , from Old English w\u0113rig ; akin to Old High German wuorag intoxicated and perhaps to Greek a\u014dros sleep":"Adjective and Verb"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184824"
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},
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"weasand":{
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"examples":[],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wesand , from Old English *w\u01e3send gullet; akin to Old English w\u0101send gullet, Old High German weisunt windpipe":""
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},
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"\u02c8w\u0113-z\u1d4and",
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"\u02c8wiz-\u1d4an(d)",
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"\u02c8w\u0113z-\u1d4and",
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"\u02c8wi-z\u1d4an(d)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110235",
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]
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},
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"wease-allan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of wease-allan dialectal variant of weese-allan"
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"w\u0113\u02c8zal\u0259\u0307n"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180633",
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"antonyms":[],
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|
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": a light self-propelled tracked vehicle built either for traveling over snow, ice, or sand or as an amphibious vehicle":[],
|
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": a sneaky, untrustworthy, or insincere person":[],
|
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": any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals (genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae, the weasel family) that are able to prey on animals (such as rabbits) larger than themselves, are mostly brown with white or yellowish underparts, and in northern forms turn white in winter \u2014 compare ermine sense 1a":[],
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": to escape from or evade a situation or obligation":[
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"\u2014 often used with out"
|
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],
|
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": to manipulate shiftily":[],
|
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": to use weasel words : equivocate":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The owner's weasel of a son (Ben Foster) does not, and demotes him. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Horner, a game participant in the show, is portrayed as a weasel constantly maneuvering to gain favor with the sport\u2019s governing body. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Technicians with the Hoopa Valley Tribe\u2019s wildlife division have been capturing and studying fishers since 2005, observing the weasel -like animal that is both culturally significant and rare. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, a weasel -like animal called a fisher waited nearby, making glottal noises inside a wire trap. \u2014 Elizabeth Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"At first, Daryl finds himself on the wrong side of that privileged weakling weasel , otherwise known as Sebastian, son of Pamela Milton, who runs this town. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"For example, there\u2019s a yokai called the Kama Itachi, which is a kind of weasel creature that has sharp claws and flies with the wind. \u2014 George Yang, Wired , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But the goat didn\u2019t die after a single head shot; its legs kept flailing, as if to taunt Eisen for being such a weasel . \u2014 Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"They\u2019re rescued by Buck Wild, an adventure-loving weasel and together the trio face dinosaurs and other creatures in the Lost World. \u2014 Essence , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Stink bugs can weasel their ways into spaces, but often cannot figure out how to escape, thus causing a small community to suddenly inhabit your home. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Maybe this all just an exercise in futility, and the real reason Harsin still has a job is that the school couldn\u2019t figure out a way to weasel out of the coach\u2019s $18 million buyout. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This is not a way to weasel some internal PR into your brand, but rather a genuine method for improving your company's performance. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"But unlike Covid-19, harmful particles from wildfire smoke can easily penetrate cloth coverings and weasel through gaps between the mask and a person\u2019s face. \u2014 Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Despite those pledges, Hirsch and many local residents say Boeing and the federal government have repeatedly tried to weasel out of their commitments. \u2014 Sammy Roth Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"Manafort\u2019s and Cohen\u2019s legal troubles will further cement in the public\u2019s mind that corrupt people weaseled their way into Mr. Trump\u2019s orbit before and during his presidential campaign. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 22 Aug. 2018",
|
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"Now this doctor just said Rona probably weaseled her way in. \u2014 Adiba Nelson, Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Stink bugs can weasel their ways into spaces, but often cannot figure out how to escape, thus causing a small community to suddenly inhabit your home. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 7 Feb. 2020"
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"1900, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English wesele , from Old English weosule ; akin to Old High German wisula weasel":"Noun",
|
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"weasel word":"Verb"
|
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},
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|
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"\u02c8w\u0113-z\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"equivocate",
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"fudge",
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"hedge",
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"pussyfoot",
|
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"tergiversate",
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"waffle"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053753",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"weasel (out of)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to avoid doing (something) by being dishonest, by persuading someone in a clever way, etc.":[
|
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"She weaseled out of our agreement.",
|
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"He weaseled his way out of helping me with the yard work."
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173907",
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|
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|
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|
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"weasel cat":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"noun"
|
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|
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|
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"weasel coot":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a female or young male of the smew":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215521",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"weasel family":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": mustelidae":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051324",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"weasel-faced":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having a thin sharp face like that of a weasel":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055107",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"weaselfish":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": rockling sense 1":[]
|
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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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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131310",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"weather":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": cold air with dampness":[],
|
|
": disagreeable atmospheric conditions: such as":[],
|
|
": drunk sense 1a":[],
|
|
": ill":[],
|
|
": in the direction from which the wind is blowing":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the side facing the wind \u2014 compare lee":[],
|
|
": rain , storm":[],
|
|
": state or vicissitude of life or fortune":[],
|
|
": the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness":[],
|
|
": to bear up against and come safely through":[
|
|
"weather a storm",
|
|
"weather a crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
": to expose to the open air : subject to the action of the elements":[],
|
|
": to undergo or endure the action of the elements":[],
|
|
": weathering":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"The weather today will be hot and dry.",
|
|
"The hikers sought protection from the weather under an overhang.",
|
|
"It looks like we're in for some weather tomorrow.",
|
|
"We'll take a look at the weather right after this commercial break.",
|
|
"Check the weather before you make plans.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The wood on the porch has weathered over the years.",
|
|
"They weathered a terrible storm while at sea.",
|
|
"He has weathered the criticism well.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"According to a hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service, there is a possibility of strong to severe storms this afternoon into tonight in Greater Cincinnati. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"More permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness could help protect vulnerable people from heat waves and other dangerous weather , Schenkelberg said. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the weather forecast, high temperatures for this week in South Florida will climb into the 90s with little rain expected, a contrast to the flood watches issued last week from heavy rainfall. \u2014 Olivia Lloyd, Sun Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
|
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"With just one-eighth the density of weather stations recommended by the World Meteorological Organization, African countries have a harder time forecasting climate disruptions and getting that information to farmers. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
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"The blaze, burning since April 6 when a prescribed fire got out of control, could be reanimated Sunday by fire weather expected to produce extra-dry conditions and gusts as potent as 35 miles per hour, according to New Mexico fire officials. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
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"The elimination game, originally scheduled for 3 p.m., began just more than an hour late due to lightning delays and was placed back into another weather delay in the top of the first inning as storms rolled through the area. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022",
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"The Coalition for the Homeless coordinates the Operation White Flag program to ensure that people who are homeless can find shelter during severe weather . \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
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"Strong winds and warm weather were posing challenges. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The iPhone maker is a staple investment given its general ability to weather market storms, but investors seemed to be reassessing their love affair with the company as higher interest rates make tech stocks less attractive. \u2014 Francesca Fontana, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
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"Though some have pooh-poohed Silicon Valley's usefulness in the era of COVID, the advent of these software companies utterly transformed America's ability to weather a plague. \u2014 Noah Smith, Star Tribune , 9 Mar. 2021",
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"That said, spread-out housing and living arrangements and a warm climate are all X factors that may have contributed to Florida\u2019s ability to weather the pandemic while keeping its economy more or less on track. \u2014 Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 Mar. 2021",
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"That, by the way, reflects the network\u2019s ability to weather COVID-19 more broadly. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 2 Feb. 2021",
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"Executives have credited that model with helping Lego weather the worst of the supply-chain disruptions that have buffeted various industries during the pandemic. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
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"But as the war in Ukraine, record gas prices and spiraling inflation continue to put pressure on the US economy, what remains to be seen is whether the newly robust labor movement could weather higher unemployment and an eventual economic downturn. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 14 June 2022",
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"The wood on 988 Orthodox crosses is yet to weather . \u2014 Michael Tobin, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
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"Depending on the day, some team members had more personal social support than others, while others may have had more abundant financial assets to weather the ups and downs. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"And now people with a non- weather background reference it, too. \u2014 Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"These breakfasts are particularly popular in Asia and the Pacific, especially at warm- weather private villa resorts in places like Thailand, Fiji and the Maldives. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 21 June 2021",
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"Current laws allow non- weather water loss claims up to five years after the incident that caused the damage. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Nov. 2020",
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"Sun Country\u2019s business consists of commercial flights between the United States and warm- weather international vacation destinations, transporting cargo for Amazon, and charter flights. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2020",
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"That chapter has not stopped the media personality from sharing his non- weather opinions on social media. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 12 Aug. 2020"
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"when the winds suddenly shifted on social values, the weathercocks wasted no time in proclaiming their newfound passion for conservatism",
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"When the Museum of Old Newbury purchased the weathercock from the First Religious Society of Newburyport in 2018, the presumption was the vane was made by either Shem Drowne or his son Thomas. \u2014 Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Many scenes aren\u2019t just sci-fi but weave in horror tropes, galvanizing the visuals. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 June 2022",
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"Having a slithery ball-handler who can weave in and out of traffic in the lane while waiting for just the right moment to throw the lob pass to Antetokounmpo would be a massive addition that could quickly push them back to the top of the food chain. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"Yoon finds a way to weave in core parts of being human, including mental health struggles, complicated relationships and the wide-ranging effects of technology. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
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"Pradhan lifted a Kanjeevaram from its box, another iconic Indian weave from the ancient southern city Kanchipuram. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s because during the nearly 60-year life of the German marque\u2019s iconic model, many hundreds of variants have emerged, each identified by series, year and specifications that weave a genealogy as complicated as Adam\u2019s family tree. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
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"And there\u2019s enough soft, slim and opaque noodles to weave a yeti costume from. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Railing against the vaccination pass that France requires to enter restaurants and many other venues, protesters have tried to weave toward Paris from north, south, east and west, waving and honking at onlookers from their car windows. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
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"There are numerous ways to weave this mindset into your company\u2019s culture, from discouraging work communication during time off to making well-being an integral part of your company\u2019s values. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The density of the weave factors into thread count, as well. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 28 June 2022",
|
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"This set from Thread Spread features a 100% extra-long-staple cotton construction with a 1000 thread count and buttery soft sateen weave . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Satin is a weave , so many silk fabrics are also satin. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside, the custom interior features red Scottish Muirhead leather and a plush German weave carpet. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At the Bronner show, hair instructor Juanita Garmon (who was also Nathaniel and Arthur's sister) helped bring to a much wider audience the sew-in weave technique that Christina Jenkins had pioneered. \u2014 Christian Cody, Allure , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Woven with a soft and stretchy nylon/lycra microfiber, the top of the sock is an airy, see-through-thin weave . \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 23 July 2020",
|
|
"The carrier\u2019s open- weave design creates plenty of tie-down points for your gear. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The homeowners purchased an unusual gray, oval handwoven Cayman Daybed with an open- weave canopy and sumptuous cushioning from RH that sits alongside the pool. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Pradhan lifted a Kanjeevaram from its box, another iconic Indian weave from the ancient southern city Kanchipuram. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s because during the nearly 60-year life of the German marque\u2019s iconic model, many hundreds of variants have emerged, each identified by series, year and specifications that weave a genealogy as complicated as Adam\u2019s family tree. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
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"The tasteful, transitional textile has long been a top choice for designers looking to weave some personality and pizzazz into their outerwear and beyond. \u2014 Kevin Huynh, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The networks need to weave the new live sports rights into their brand. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Random giveaways will often not feel authentic or cohesive or weave into a story that makes much sense. \u2014 Isabelle Dumont, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Enter Niraj Swami, senior director of conservation technology strategy and enablement, who works with conservation partners to weave emerging technology into problem solving. \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The highland patio chat table is crafted from a weather-resistant resin weave that the manufacturer says retains its color for 2,500 UV hours. \u2014 Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
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"As the name implies, this system indicates the item's level of protection against ultraviolet energy, taking into account color, weave density, and fabric. \u2014 Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022"
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"Middle English weven to move to and fro, wave; akin to Old Norse veifa to be in movement \u2014 more at wipe":"Verb"
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": one that weaves especially as an occupation":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Geo Soctomah Neptune\u2014an Indigenous (Passamaquoddy) basket weaver , drag artist, and model based in Indian Township, Maine\u2014has been collecting earrings since childhood. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
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"Vandever's own anti-hemp aunt, who is also a weaver , jumped on board after weaving her own rug with hemp and wool and selling it for a lot more than normal. \u2014 Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
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"At the knees, the ancient weaver switched to a different weaving method, called tapestry weaving, which produces a less flexible but thicker, sturdier fabric. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The 62-year-old rug weaver vanished in the middle of the night in the small community of Sweetwater, which straddles the Utah-Arizona state line in the Navajo Nation. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Warren said her aunt, a master rug weaver , rarely left home and didn't allow anyone inside due to the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Each pattern is one-of-a-kind, differing by region and town and representative of the weaver \u2019s heritage and personality. \u2014 Valentina Di Donato, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"With the help of an expert weaver , archaeologists have unraveled the design secrets behind the world\u2019s oldest pants. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Every hammock is handmade in Thailand by a female weaver , providing her with a sustainable, equitable income to support her family and create lasting change in her community. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Apr. 2022"
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Looking up at a tree in the southwest Indian district of Coorg, Gordon Ramsay holds a bag and sways on his feet in an attempt to be in the right place to catch a weaver ant nest. \u2014 Jill K. Robinson, National Geographic , 20 May 2020",
|
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"Ants are highly sought food sources in many parts of the world: The black weaver ant is popular in China, India and Sri Lanka, and leafcutter species are quite popular in Mexico. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 25 Oct. 2019"
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Darting clusters of weaverbirds filled the camel thorn branches above us. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 Dec. 2018"
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Many scenes aren\u2019t just sci-fi but weave in horror tropes, galvanizing the visuals. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Having a slithery ball-handler who can weave in and out of traffic in the lane while waiting for just the right moment to throw the lob pass to Antetokounmpo would be a massive addition that could quickly push them back to the top of the food chain. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Yoon finds a way to weave in core parts of being human, including mental health struggles, complicated relationships and the wide-ranging effects of technology. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Pradhan lifted a Kanjeevaram from its box, another iconic Indian weave from the ancient southern city Kanchipuram. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s because during the nearly 60-year life of the German marque\u2019s iconic model, many hundreds of variants have emerged, each identified by series, year and specifications that weave a genealogy as complicated as Adam\u2019s family tree. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
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|
"And there\u2019s enough soft, slim and opaque noodles to weave a yeti costume from. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Railing against the vaccination pass that France requires to enter restaurants and many other venues, protesters have tried to weave toward Paris from north, south, east and west, waving and honking at onlookers from their car windows. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"There are numerous ways to weave this mindset into your company\u2019s culture, from discouraging work communication during time off to making well-being an integral part of your company\u2019s values. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The density of the weave factors into thread count, as well. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"This set from Thread Spread features a 100% extra-long-staple cotton construction with a 1000 thread count and buttery soft sateen weave . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Satin is a weave , so many silk fabrics are also satin. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside, the custom interior features red Scottish Muirhead leather and a plush German weave carpet. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At the Bronner show, hair instructor Juanita Garmon (who was also Nathaniel and Arthur's sister) helped bring to a much wider audience the sew-in weave technique that Christina Jenkins had pioneered. \u2014 Christian Cody, Allure , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Woven with a soft and stretchy nylon/lycra microfiber, the top of the sock is an airy, see-through-thin weave . \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 23 July 2020",
|
|
"The carrier\u2019s open- weave design creates plenty of tie-down points for your gear. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The homeowners purchased an unusual gray, oval handwoven Cayman Daybed with an open- weave canopy and sumptuous cushioning from RH that sits alongside the pool. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Pradhan lifted a Kanjeevaram from its box, another iconic Indian weave from the ancient southern city Kanchipuram. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s because during the nearly 60-year life of the German marque\u2019s iconic model, many hundreds of variants have emerged, each identified by series, year and specifications that weave a genealogy as complicated as Adam\u2019s family tree. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The tasteful, transitional textile has long been a top choice for designers looking to weave some personality and pizzazz into their outerwear and beyond. \u2014 Kevin Huynh, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The networks need to weave the new live sports rights into their brand. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Random giveaways will often not feel authentic or cohesive or weave into a story that makes much sense. \u2014 Isabelle Dumont, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Enter Niraj Swami, senior director of conservation technology strategy and enablement, who works with conservation partners to weave emerging technology into problem solving. \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The highland patio chat table is crafted from a weather-resistant resin weave that the manufacturer says retains its color for 2,500 UV hours. \u2014 Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
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"As the name implies, this system indicates the item's level of protection against ultraviolet energy, taking into account color, weave density, and fabric. \u2014 Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022"
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"Middle English weven to move to and fro, wave; akin to Old Norse veifa to be in movement \u2014 more at wipe":"Verb"
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"The floor wears well even in high traffic areas."
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"For 70, she's wearing well ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163030"
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": impaired in quality by unseasonable rains":[
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"weathery tea"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wet\u035fh(\u0259)r\u0113"
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],
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"weather entry 1 + -y":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164121"
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"Wear":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to bear or have on the person":[
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"wore a coat"
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],
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": to use habitually for clothing, adornment, or assistance":[
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"wears a size 10",
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"wear glasses"
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],
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": to carry on the person":[
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"wear a sword"
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],
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": to hold the rank or dignity or position signified by (an ornament)":[
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"wear the royal crown"
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],
|
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": exhibit , present":[
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"wore a happy smile",
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"commend the book for wearing its research so lightly",
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"\u2014 Brad Leithauser"
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],
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": to show or fly (a flag or colors) on a ship":[],
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": to cause to deteriorate by use":[],
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": to impair or diminish by use or attrition : consume or waste gradually":[
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"letters on the stone worn away by weathering"
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],
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": to produce gradually by friction or attrition":[
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"wear a hole in the rug"
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],
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": to exhaust or lessen the strength of : weary , fatigue":[],
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": to cause (a ship) to go about with the stern presented to the wind":[],
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": to accept or tolerate without complaint : put up with":[
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"\u2014 usually used in negative constructions your mates wouldn't wear it \u2014 Colin MacInnes"
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],
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": take on sense 3a":[],
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": to endure use : last under use or the passage of time":[
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"material that will wear for years"
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],
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": to retain quality or vitality":[
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"the classics wear well"
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],
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": to diminish or decay through use":[
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"the heels of his shoes began to wear"
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],
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": to diminish or fail with the passage of time":[
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"the effect of the drug wore off",
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"the day wore on"
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],
|
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": to grow or become by attrition or use":[
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"the blade wore dull"
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],
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": to change to an opposite tack by turning the stern to the wind \u2014 compare tack":[],
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": irritate , fray":[
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"the constant beeping wore on my nerves"
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],
|
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": to have the controlling authority in a household":[],
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": to become weak or ready to give way":[
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"my patience was wearing thin"
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],
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": to become trite, unconvincing, or out-of-date":[
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"an argument that quickly wore thin"
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],
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"river 67 miles (108 kilometers) long in northern England flowing into the North Sea at Sunderland":[],
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": the act of wearing : the state of being worn : use":[
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"clothes for everyday wear"
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],
|
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": fashion , vogue":[],
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": wearing quality : durability under use":[],
|
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": the result of wearing or use : diminution or impairment due to use":[
|
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"wear -resistant surface"
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wer",
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"\u02c8wir"
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],
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"synonyms":[
|
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"break",
|
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"burn out",
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"bust",
|
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"do in",
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"do up",
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"drain",
|
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"exhaust",
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"fag",
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"fatigue",
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"frazzle",
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"harass",
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"kill",
|
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"knock out",
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"outwear",
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"tire",
|
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"tucker (out)",
|
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"wash out",
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"wear out",
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"weary"
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"wear and tear"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
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"He was wearing blue jeans.",
|
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"She wore a red blouse to work.",
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"White coats are often worn by doctors.",
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"He doesn't wear a watch.",
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"a badge worn by police officers",
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"Were you wearing a seat belt",
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"She wears her hair in a ponytail.",
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"I used to wear my hair long.",
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"The teacher was wearing a frown.",
|
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"He wore a hole in his pants.",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"shoes that are perfect for everyday wear",
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"The deck is built to withstand years of wear .",
|
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"I got a lot of wear out of these boots.",
|
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"a new line of evening wear",
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"The carpet is showing signs of wear .",
|
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"You should inspect the tires for wear .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The microphones on Foley stages are incredibly sensitive, and Foley artists wear soft clothing to reduce interference. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
|
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"The Upper Cape Women\u2019s Coalition encouraged demonstrators to bring signs and wear green for a rally Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Falmouth Green. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
|
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"The team announced that Sharpe will wear No. 17 for Portland. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Thom Sweeney\u2019s contemporary approach to British tailoring is represented in Manhattan by a SoHo store that stocks its ready-to- wear line, offers made-to-measure and hosts bespoke trunk shows with its London cutters four times a year. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Additionally, as the years wear on, the team behind the Voyager space probes has begun to shut down certain systems on the spacecraft. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Criminal barristers, who still in court wear the wig and gowns of the 17th century, this week agreed to strike over cuts to government payments toward defendants\u2019 legal costs. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Fittingly, the bench carries an emblem that Jackson's team, the Waukesha Blazers, will wear on their uniforms this season. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The ending was ugly, but Pacers fans watched as George transcended into one of the league\u2019s most exciting forwards \u2014 and probably the most talented player to ever wear the uniform. \u2014 Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Long-wearing May not be suited for dry skin For oily skin types that are on the hunt for a long- wear , matte foundation, look no further. \u2014 ELLE , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"This classic set offers loungewear coziness and wear -to-work polish in equal measure thanks to its oversized fit. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
|
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"The fiber has high resistance to everyday wear and moisture, excellent abrasion and crush resistance, a reliable yarn memory to hold twist, and good stain resistance when a stain treatment has been applied. \u2014 Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
|
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"As an example of maintenance issues, the FTA's review found that a section of Orange Line track has been under speed restrictions since 2019 due to excessive wear and defects. \u2014 Mark Pratt, ajc , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Summertime calls for easy- wear makeup solutions all over, but especially on the lips. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Whiteley discusses luxuy, resort wear , and her ambitions for On The Island. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Based on those stats, the GXVE team is expecting more of the same with the newest drop in the collection of high pigment lip formulations\u2014Xtra Sauce, a liquid, extreme-long- wear liquid lipstick with a vinyl finish and ultra shine. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 8 June 2022",
|
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"What is the femme- wear equivalent for other people who work at these venues and events"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English weren , from Old English werian ; akin to Old Norse verja to clothe, invest, spend, Latin vestis clothing, garment, Greek hennynai to clothe":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172226"
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},
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|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to become bored by (something) : to stop being interested in (something)":[
|
|
"He quickly wearied of answering their questions."
|
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]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172339"
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to interlace (threads) into cloth":[],
|
|
": to make (something, such as a basket) by intertwining":[],
|
|
": spin sense 2":[
|
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"\u2014 used of spiders and insects"
|
|
],
|
|
": to interlace especially to form a texture, fabric, or design":[],
|
|
": to produce by elaborately combining elements : contrive":[],
|
|
": to unite in a coherent whole":[],
|
|
": to introduce as an appropriate element : work in":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with in or into"
|
|
],
|
|
": to direct (something, such as the body) in a winding or zigzag course especially to avoid obstacles":[],
|
|
": to work at weaving : make cloth":[],
|
|
": to move in a devious, winding, or zigzag course especially to avoid obstacles":[],
|
|
": any of the patterns or methods for interlacing the threads of woven fabrics":[],
|
|
": to move waveringly from side to side : sway":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
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|
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],
|
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Many scenes aren\u2019t just sci-fi but weave in horror tropes, galvanizing the visuals. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Having a slithery ball-handler who can weave in and out of traffic in the lane while waiting for just the right moment to throw the lob pass to Antetokounmpo would be a massive addition that could quickly push them back to the top of the food chain. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Yoon finds a way to weave in core parts of being human, including mental health struggles, complicated relationships and the wide-ranging effects of technology. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Pradhan lifted a Kanjeevaram from its box, another iconic Indian weave from the ancient southern city Kanchipuram. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s because during the nearly 60-year life of the German marque\u2019s iconic model, many hundreds of variants have emerged, each identified by series, year and specifications that weave a genealogy as complicated as Adam\u2019s family tree. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"And there\u2019s enough soft, slim and opaque noodles to weave a yeti costume from. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Railing against the vaccination pass that France requires to enter restaurants and many other venues, protesters have tried to weave toward Paris from north, south, east and west, waving and honking at onlookers from their car windows. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"There are numerous ways to weave this mindset into your company\u2019s culture, from discouraging work communication during time off to making well-being an integral part of your company\u2019s values. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The density of the weave factors into thread count, as well. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"This set from Thread Spread features a 100% extra-long-staple cotton construction with a 1000 thread count and buttery soft sateen weave . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Satin is a weave , so many silk fabrics are also satin. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside, the custom interior features red Scottish Muirhead leather and a plush German weave carpet. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At the Bronner show, hair instructor Juanita Garmon (who was also Nathaniel and Arthur's sister) helped bring to a much wider audience the sew-in weave technique that Christina Jenkins had pioneered. \u2014 Christian Cody, Allure , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Woven with a soft and stretchy nylon/lycra microfiber, the top of the sock is an airy, see-through-thin weave . \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 23 July 2020",
|
|
"The carrier\u2019s open- weave design creates plenty of tie-down points for your gear. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The homeowners purchased an unusual gray, oval handwoven Cayman Daybed with an open- weave canopy and sumptuous cushioning from RH that sits alongside the pool. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Pradhan lifted a Kanjeevaram from its box, another iconic Indian weave from the ancient southern city Kanchipuram. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s because during the nearly 60-year life of the German marque\u2019s iconic model, many hundreds of variants have emerged, each identified by series, year and specifications that weave a genealogy as complicated as Adam\u2019s family tree. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The tasteful, transitional textile has long been a top choice for designers looking to weave some personality and pizzazz into their outerwear and beyond. \u2014 Kevin Huynh, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The networks need to weave the new live sports rights into their brand. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Random giveaways will often not feel authentic or cohesive or weave into a story that makes much sense. \u2014 Isabelle Dumont, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Enter Niraj Swami, senior director of conservation technology strategy and enablement, who works with conservation partners to weave emerging technology into problem solving. \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The highland patio chat table is crafted from a weather-resistant resin weave that the manufacturer says retains its color for 2,500 UV hours. \u2014 Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"As the name implies, this system indicates the item's level of protection against ultraviolet energy, taking into account color, weave density, and fabric. \u2014 Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022"
|
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English weven , from Old English wefan ; akin to Old High German weban to weave, Greek hyphainein to weave, hyphos web":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English weven to move to and fro, wave; akin to Old Norse veifa to be in movement \u2014 more at wipe":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1596, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174244"
|
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},
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"wearable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": capable of being worn : suitable to be worn":[
|
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"wearable art",
|
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"a wearable fitness tracker",
|
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"These were clothes that were fun to look at, and even more fun to wear. They were costumey, but at the same time curiously wearable \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Carrie Donovan"
|
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],
|
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": something (such as a garment or a device) that can be worn":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used in plural summer wearables Consumer wearables \u2026 have the potential to move from tracking simple metrics like steps and heart rates to providing actionable health information. \u2014 Rinku Patel"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8wer-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"Adjective",
|
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"high-fashion clothes that are not really wearable",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"Almost everyone today must navigate a wide set of interactions with health information and health care that are mediated through computers, mobile applications, wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine \u2014 collectively known as digital health. \u2014 Kim Gallon, STAT , 28 June 2022",
|
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"And smart glasses will be wearable devices packing lots and lots of sensors. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Companies developed wearable devices aimed at detecting early symptoms of Covid-19 and predicting its diagnosis. \u2014 Shafin Tejani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Save on Amazon devices: save $20 off the 4th Generation Echo Dot; save $15 off the 3rd Generation Echo Dot; take up to 40% off Kindle devices; take 30% off select FireTV devices; take up to 25% off Halo wearable devices. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Organizing the data from various tests, wearable devices, and other sources on a single platform is one. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Scientists tracked the participants\u2019 physical activity using a variety of wearable devices, from simple pedometers \u2013 step counters \u2013 to more sophisticated activity monitors like accelerometers. \u2014 David Bassett, The Conversation , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"In the study, participants were given both real-time feedback and progressive insights on the factors that impacted their stress by evaluating data points from a wearable activity tracker. \u2014 Rachel Yarcony, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"For more great ways to beat the heat, check out our picks for the best tower fans, desk fans, and wearable air conditioners! \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Triathlon participants, marathoners, and anyone else looking for a solid wearable for their workouts\u2014this deal is for you. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
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"Google will continue its partnership with Samsung for this wearable , with the Pixel Watch to run on WearOS 3.1. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"For a wearable at this price to measure blood oxygen levels is pretty impressive. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
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"The new wearable did not get any exciting new health sensors either. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"This is not to be confused with the new NXTWear Air glasses, another TCL wearable detailed at CES 2022. \u2014 Anshel Sag, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"The wearable has appeared in various leaks dating back to spring 2021. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 2 May 2022",
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"The wearable is the first of its kind to blend fashion and tech \u2014 allowing the user to capture photos and videos hands-free, as well as take calls, send messages on Messenger, and listen to your favorite music or podcast. \u2014 Beatrice Hazlehurst, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The wearable will have flat sides, just like the iPhone, and a larger screen. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Take the thick foam-rubber weather stripping and stuff it into the gap along the top edge of the lower sash to block out insects and hot air. \u2014 Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics , 2 May 2020",
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"When the mask comes out of the printer, participants follow assembly instructions in a PDF file, attaching the HEPA filter, adding weather stripping to the edges as a seal and affixing elastic ear bands. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2020",
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"Construction Resources said the door had no weather stripping , threshold or sweep -- a strip that runs along the bottom of the door to keep out air and water. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2020",
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"The owner was not sure if the car was locked, but noticed the weather stripping around a passenger side door was damaged, police said. \u2014 Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
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"When compressed by the sash, the tubular weather stripping conforms to the space, effectively sealing out drafts. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 13 Sep. 2019",
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"Other ways to stay warm If the weather stripping on the bottom of your door needs replacing, notify the manager in writing. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 18 Jan. 2020",
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"And check the weather stripping and seals around your doors and windows. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
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"Soft-sided bags are typically lighter, easier to store, and flexible enough to accommodate bulky or oddly shaped items. Downsides include: faster wear, damage to window weather stripping over time, more likely to scratch your car\u2019s paint. \u2014 James Lynch, Popular Mechanics , 19 Nov. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Most of the gravestones are quite old, weatherworn . \u2014 Shuran Huang, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
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"Palm Sunday drew crowds of believers from across the globe this year to the weatherworn stone paths of this ancient city, hoping for a return to normal after a two-year pandemic battle. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Betsy and Andrew, who both grew up summering inshore nearby, shared an appreciation for Maine\u2019s hardscrabble mid-coast working class, the same weatherworn fishermen and farm folk Andrew nearly obsessively depicted. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"The day before the Lee statue came down in September, state workers emptied the circle of all the weatherworn makeshift memorials. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2021",
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"When the first crack appeared in the ceiling of her weatherworn Yakutsk apartment, Larisa Tikhonova paid it little mind. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"The museum has restored hiking trails amid weatherworn stone walls and is offering tours of the collection this summer. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2021",
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"Ruta Gail\u012bte lives with her grown son, also named J\u0101nis, in a weatherworn house on the last block of the town\u2019s short main street. \u2014 Amy Thielen, Saveur , 10 Oct. 2018",
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"In the hallway of a weatherworn lodge that has stood on stilts in the Chesapeake Bay for more than 90 years, a negotiation is underway. \u2014 Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2019"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Other confounding issues included an out-of-service weather station , forcing the fire crews to rely on another nearby station that was not representative of actual conditions on the ground. \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"The southwest Alaska hub community of Bethel, about 100 miles southeast of St. Mary's, is the closest long-term weather station . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
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"The southwest Alaska hub community of Bethel, about 100 miles southeast of St. Mary\u2019s, is the closest long-term weather station . \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
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"Charles David Keeling, a scientist with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, initiated on-site measurements of carbon dioxide at NOAA's weather station on Mauna Loa in 1958. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
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"On the summit, the maximum temperature Saturday was 62 degrees, a new daily record high, according to data measured at the Mount Washington Observatory summit weather station . \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
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"Already on Friday in Houston, instruments have recorded gusts up to 30 mph at Bush Intercontinental Airport and 28 mph at Hobby Airport as of 3:30 p.m. In College Station, a weather station at Kyle Field measured a gust of 39 mph. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Another option is to have a weather station installed on or around sporting facilities. \u2014 Jim Foerster, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"The World Meteorological Organization is seeking to verify the highest-ever temperature north of the Arctic Circle since records there began, after a weather station in Siberia's Verkhoyansk recorded a 38-degree day on June 20. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 4 July 2021"
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"circa 1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201847"
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|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"weasel word":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a word used in order to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright statement or position":[]
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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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"\u201cReorganization\u201d is just a weasel word that the company is using to say that jobs are being eliminated.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To be sure \u2014 three of my favorite weasel words \u2014 being able to sit on an inherited IRA for up to 10 years without being required to take annual distributions isn\u2019t ungenerous. \u2014 Allan Sloan, Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the weasel's reputed habit of sucking the contents out of an egg while leaving the shell superficially intact":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020849"
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}
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} |