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1368 lines
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{
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"fox":{
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"antonyms":[
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"addle",
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"baffle",
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"bamboozle",
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"befuddle",
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"bemuse",
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"bewilder",
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"buffalo",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fuddle",
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"get",
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"gravel",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
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"vex"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a clever crafty person":[
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"He's a sly old fox ."
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],
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": a good-looking young woman or man":[],
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": a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin":[],
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": any of various carnivorous (see carnivorous sense 1 ) mammals (especially genus Vulpes ) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail":[],
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": baffle":[
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"foxed by his behavior"
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],
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": intoxicate":[],
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": sword":[],
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": the fur of a fox":[],
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": to trick by ingenuity or cunning : outwit":[],
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"Charles James 1749\u20131806 English statesman and orator":[],
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"George 1624\u20131691 English preacher and founder of Society of Friends":[],
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"river 175 miles (282 kilometers) long in eastern Wisconsin flowing northeast and north through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay":[],
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"river 220 miles (354 kilometers) long in southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois flowing south into the Illinois River":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He's a wily old fox .",
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"she's a real fox \u2014smart, sassy, and sexy",
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"Verb",
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"They foxed me into telling the secret.",
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"The problem had us foxed !",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The wild fox that allegedly killed 25 flamingos at the National Zoo in Northwest Washington has been caught and euthanized, the zoo said. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
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"The zoo was at pains to point out that the culprit was a wild fox . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"Local journalists treated the Mellon Scaifes like royalty, describing their appearances at polo matches, horse races and fox hunts at Rolling Rock, a Pennsylvania estate that dated back to his great-grandfather Thomas Mellon. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"The month of May is here, which means to expect the unexpected at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway \u2014 even if that means a fox darting across your path on the track. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
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"For the next hour or so, Harris put on a clinic of silver- fox star-power. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
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"In 1996, six flamingos owned by Queen Elizabeth II were slaughtered by a fox , and a seventh died later, reported the Associated Press. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 May 2022",
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"Zoo staffers also briefly spotted the fox in the outdoor area, but the animal escaped. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 5 May 2022",
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"Another sinister distraction occurred when a fox that later tested positive for rabies struck fear into the hearts of those who work on Capitol Hill. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Raccoon: Raccoon is very similar to fox but rarely comes in any other colors besides that of a typical raccoon which is naturally ombr\u00e9. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire , 13 Feb. 2014",
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"Raines has a USDA license to exhibit and sell foxes, but does the latter only to fox sanctuaries, or people who have track records owning foxes, preferably with a license similar to hers. \u2014 Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities , 3 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fuhs fox and perhaps to Sanskrit puccha tail":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4ks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"babe",
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"beauty",
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"beauty queen",
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"cookie",
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"cooky",
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"cutie",
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"cutey",
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"dolly bird",
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"enchantress",
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"eyeful",
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"goddess",
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"honey",
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"knockout",
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"queen",
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"stunner"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024734",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"foxiness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"artless",
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"guileless",
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"ingenuous",
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"innocent",
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"undesigning"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": cunningly shrewd":[],
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": having a sharp brisk flavor":[
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"foxy grapes"
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],
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": of a warm reddish-brown color":[
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"foxy eyebrows"
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],
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": physically attractive":[
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"a foxy lady"
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],
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": resembling or suggestive of a fox":[
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"a narrow foxy face"
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],
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": such as":[
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"a narrow foxy face"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the oft-told story of the foxy flatterer who works her way up the ladder of success by stepping on people as she goes",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These scenes are beautifully imagined, Musidora\u2019s foxy vitality melting into Mira\u2019s moody vibrance before our every eyes. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 June 2022",
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"Thanks to White\u2019s foxy -angel vocals, and the sweet, empathetic bastards backing him: bassist Spencer Duncan, drummer Reed Watson, keyboardist Ben Tanner and guitarist Adam Morrow. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
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"If Turner\u2019s faith in her characters is not always returned \u2014 Maria, who gets only one scene, feels underwritten, and Leigh, despite Van Sciver\u2019s foxy performance, never quite coheres \u2014 her faith in the audience is an entirely successful investment. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Madonna's forthcoming biopic may be getting a foxy addition. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Jan. 2022",
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"Getting the tagline of being a foxy person is usually a quite flattering label. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"New York's foxiest hipsters run Afrobeat and Julian Casablancas croon through a drum machine. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 May 2020",
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"Before long, the women are treating themselves to foxy Louboutins and over-the-top Gucci satchels. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 12 Sep. 2019",
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"Eventually, Tetlock and his collaborator, Barbara Mellers, assembled a team of foxy volunteers, drawn from the general public, to compete in a forecasting tournament. \u2014 David Epstein, The Denver Post , 22 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1528, 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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"\u02c8f\u00e4k-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for foxy sly , cunning , crafty , wily , tricky , foxy , artful , slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods. a sly corporate raider cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing. the cunning fox avoided the trap crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method. a crafty lefthander wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering. the wily fugitive escaped the posse tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering. a tricky political operative foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing. a foxy publicity man planting stories artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness. elicited the information by artful questioning slick emphasizes smoothness and guile. slick operators selling time-sharing",
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"synonyms":[
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"artful",
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"beguiling",
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"cagey",
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"cagy",
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"crafty",
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"cunning",
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"cute",
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"designing",
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"devious",
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"dodgy",
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"guileful",
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"scheming",
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"shrewd",
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"slick",
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"sly",
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"subtle",
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"tricky",
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"wily"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061347",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"foxy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"artless",
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"guileless",
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"ingenuous",
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"innocent",
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"undesigning"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": cunningly shrewd":[],
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": having a sharp brisk flavor":[
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"foxy grapes"
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],
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": of a warm reddish-brown color":[
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"foxy eyebrows"
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],
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": physically attractive":[
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"a foxy lady"
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],
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": resembling or suggestive of a fox":[
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"a narrow foxy face"
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],
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": such as":[
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"a narrow foxy face"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the oft-told story of the foxy flatterer who works her way up the ladder of success by stepping on people as she goes",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These scenes are beautifully imagined, Musidora\u2019s foxy vitality melting into Mira\u2019s moody vibrance before our every eyes. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 June 2022",
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"Thanks to White\u2019s foxy -angel vocals, and the sweet, empathetic bastards backing him: bassist Spencer Duncan, drummer Reed Watson, keyboardist Ben Tanner and guitarist Adam Morrow. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
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"If Turner\u2019s faith in her characters is not always returned \u2014 Maria, who gets only one scene, feels underwritten, and Leigh, despite Van Sciver\u2019s foxy performance, never quite coheres \u2014 her faith in the audience is an entirely successful investment. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Madonna's forthcoming biopic may be getting a foxy addition. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Jan. 2022",
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"Getting the tagline of being a foxy person is usually a quite flattering label. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"New York's foxiest hipsters run Afrobeat and Julian Casablancas croon through a drum machine. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 May 2020",
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"Before long, the women are treating themselves to foxy Louboutins and over-the-top Gucci satchels. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 12 Sep. 2019",
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"Eventually, Tetlock and his collaborator, Barbara Mellers, assembled a team of foxy volunteers, drawn from the general public, to compete in a forecasting tournament. \u2014 David Epstein, The Denver Post , 22 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1528, 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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"\u02c8f\u00e4k-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for foxy sly , cunning , crafty , wily , tricky , foxy , artful , slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods. a sly corporate raider cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing. the cunning fox avoided the trap crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method. a crafty lefthander wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering. the wily fugitive escaped the posse tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering. a tricky political operative foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing. a foxy publicity man planting stories artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness. elicited the information by artful questioning slick emphasizes smoothness and guile. slick operators selling time-sharing",
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"synonyms":[
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"artful",
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"beguiling",
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"cagey",
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"cagy",
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"crafty",
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"cunning",
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"cute",
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"designing",
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"devious",
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"dodgy",
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"guileful",
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"scheming",
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"shrewd",
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"slick",
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"sly",
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"subtle",
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"tricky",
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"wily"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235505",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"fox grape":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several native grapes (especially Vitis labrusca ) of eastern North America with sour or musky fruit":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1657, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145437"
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},
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"foxhole":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a pit dug usually hastily for individual cover from enemy fire":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4ks-\u02cch\u014dl"
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],
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Addressing the issue means those in positions of power must lead by example, diving right into the foxhole with their teams\u2014and inspiring their employees to follow suit. \u2014 Betsy Leatherman, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
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"So how did Smoky get into that foxhole in New Guinea",
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"Not bad for a four-pound Yorkshire terrier found alone in a jungle foxhole in 1944. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Aug. 2014",
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"Canup was killed on Nov. 14, 1944, while fighting in the battle for H\u00fcrtgen Forest east of the Belgian\u2013German border when enemy artillery fire hit near his foxhole . \u2014 Stephen Smith, CBS News , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"The upsets, the foxhole triumph and the chance at an opportunity of a lifetime. \u2014 Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Doctors later likened those early, frightening pandemic days to being in a foxhole together. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 15 Jan. 2022",
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"One depicts two Korean War soldiers on watch in a frozen foxhole . \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"Kandahar's airstrip, where Bee was quickly put to work digging a foxhole for himself over Christmas 2001, grew into a post for tens of thousands of NATO troops, complete with Popeyes and Burger Kings and a hockey rink. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160104"
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},
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"foxglove aphid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an aphid ( Acyrthosiphon solani ) that is an economic pest of various cultivated plants (as potatoes) in temperate regions":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163921"
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},
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"foxtail millet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a coarse drought-resistant but frost-sensitive annual grass ( Setaria italica ) grown for grain, hay, and forage":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214757"
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},
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"foxglove":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4ks-\u02ccgl\u0259v"
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],
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The tubular flowers of foxglove are the perfect drinking vessel for hummingbirds. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
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"Some flowering plants, such as foxglove , oleander, lily of the valley and rhododendrons (such as azaleas), can lead to cardiac failure or cause diarrhea and vomiting if dogs ingest them. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"Chinese foxglove - Rehmannia elata is a perennial from China that should do well in most of our state, but perhaps a little iffy in the northern tier. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 May 2022",
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"The pollinator garden is 5 feet by 12 feet and now contains monarda (bee balm), crocosmia, delphinium, foxglove , lupine, phlox, columbine, stiff goldenrod, liatris, Black-eyed Susan, and butterfly weed. \u2014 Judy Hake, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 17 Apr. 2021",
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"Camelot foxglove , both Louisiana Super Plants, are best for our area. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 25 Nov. 2020",
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"This group primarily includes hollyhock, delphinium, columbine and foxglove . \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 25 Nov. 2020",
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"Classic poisons like hemlock, nightshade, aconite, foxglove , opium, and strychnine were used to treat a range of ails, from the humble head cold to heart conditions, and even worn as makeup. \u2014 Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2020",
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"Also, flowers that are almost tube-shape (such as foxglove ) are popular with hummingbirds, because they're perfectly shaped for their long beaks. \u2014 Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 June 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230145"
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},
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"fox geranium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": herb robert":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233857"
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"foxfish":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the European dragonet":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014119"
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},
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"foxhound":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various large swift powerful hounds of great endurance used in hunting foxes and developed to form several breeds and many distinctive strains \u2014 compare american foxhound , english foxhound":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4ks-\u02cchau\u0307nd"
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],
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In October, a four-year-old foxhound was rescued from a drain pipe in Boston after the dog snuck into the storm drain during a walk with his owner. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
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"The foxhound scaled an 8-foot fence and went hunting. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Jan. 2021",
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"The team was called Franklin\u2019s Friends after the doctors\u2019 beloved foxhound , Franklin. \u2014 Kate Santich, OrlandoSentinel.com , 13 Dec. 2017",
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"Hs served as joint master of foxhounds at the Elkridge-Harford Hunt for 21 years. \u2014 Staff Report, The Aegis , 4 Aug. 2017",
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"Beagles, foxhounds , Rhodesian Ridgebacks, bassets and other hound breeds tend to be mellow around horses. \u2014 Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee , 28 July 2017",
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"But last year\u2019s scarcest breed was the venerable American foxhound , part of the AKC\u2019s roster since 1886. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, Twin Cities , 21 Mar. 2017",
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"The children's book, inspired by a real laboratory dog, is about a foxhound that has never been outside a lab cage till a ladybug leads her on an adventure that leads to a home with a solitary young girl who has secrets of her own. \u2014 Carole Goldberg, courant.com , 28 June 2017"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100937"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The northern lights are referred to in Finnish as revontulet, which literally translates as fox fire . \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a moderate to large pine ( Pinus balfouriana ) of upland western North America that is initially pyramidal but becomes irregular and open with age and that has stiff crowded persistent leaves, short-stalked dark brown pendulous cones, and bark initially milk white but becoming reddish brown and deeply fissured with age":[],
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": bristlecone pine":[],
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": loblolly pine sense 1":[]
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": something resembling the tail of a fox":[],
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": any of several grasses (especially genera Alopecurus, Hordeum , and Setaria ) with spikes resembling brushes":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"My older son marveled at the new terrain: oak trees draped in Spanish moss, camelia and foxtail ferns, the ground alive with lizards and crabs. \u2014 William Torrey, Longreads , 5 May 2022",
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"Crawford\u2019s wife, Jenny, of Branch Out Landscape Design, also in Carlsbad, added drought-tolerant plants to complement the house and deck, including red bougainvillea, plumeria, lomandra, asparagus foxtail ferns, agaves and pittosporum crassifolium. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"The fox tricks the barnyard animals in the foxtail version. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"My dog runs out in front with his nose to the ground, trying to tree a foxtail or gray. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 12 Jan. 2021",
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"Don was there the first time Vladimir treed his first foxtail in the backyard. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 28 Dec. 2020",
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"His compositions might consist of a single branch with a cluster of moss green dwarf chestnuts, or loose stems of pale water lilies or a spray of feathery foxtail barley. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Nov. 2020",
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"Among the virtual rainbow of plants are foxtail agave, sea lavender, society garlic, blue chalksticks, lantana, Texas sundrop, paddle plants, butterfly bush, cape plumbago, agapanthus and a small bougainvillea bush. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Sep. 2020",
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"For outdoors, hedera English ivy and foxtail fern work well in low light, while most sedums and asparagus fern need brighter light. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com , 22 Aug. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192030"
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"foxfeet":{
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"type":[
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"noun plural but singular in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fir club moss":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212245"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": hunter sense 1c":[]
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"\u02c8f\u00e4ks-\u02cch\u0259n-t\u0259r"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Keene was recognized as an accomplished polo player, race car driver, fencer, steeplechase, foxhunter , and marksman. \u2014 Maryanna Skowronski, baltimoresun.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
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"The scene resembled a 19th century oil painting of the English countryside, with foxhunters in leather boots, tan breeches and black helmets or top hats. \u2014 Corey Kilgannon, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a pastime in which participants on horseback ride over the countryside following a pack of hounds on the trail of a fox":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4ks-\u02cch\u0259n-ti\u014b"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"South Hamilton\u2019s foxhunting and private country club, Myopia Hunt Club, is featured in the movie, as is one Cambridge house. \u2014 Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Feb. 2021",
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"Conservatives tend to be upset by his enthusiasm for Islam and his environmentalism; liberals object to his vehement defense of foxhunting and his protectiveness of Britain\u2019s ancient social hierarchies. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Heller, The New Yorker , 31 Mar. 2017"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134441"
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"definitions":{
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"\u02c8f\u00e4ks\u0259(r)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134645"
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"definitions":{
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": a virus disease of foxes, dogs, and related animals that is marked by virus invasion of endothelial tissues especially of smaller blood vessels resulting in local hemorrhage which damages the tissues of the affected area and leads to inflammation of the brain or other organs":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182925"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4k-si\u014b"
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": a large stout-bodied arboreal squirrel ( Sciurus niger ) that is now rare over much of its range from the Mississippi valley and the southeastern U.S. north to New Jersey and central New York and is represented by several varieties differing chiefly in color \u2014 see black squirrel , cat squirrel":[]
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": a lathe with or without a turret having a chasing bar and leaders for thread cutting and being used for turning brass":[]
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"\u02c8f\u00e4ks-"
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"perhaps after James Fox fl 1821 English toolmaker":""
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": a screwworm ( Wohlfahrtia opaca ) developing in the flesh of various mammals and especially destructive to young ranch mink and foxes":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094743"
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"communications code word",
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],
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": a short broken slow trotting gait in which the hind foot of the horse hits the ground a trifle before the diagonally opposite forefoot":[],
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": to dance the foxtrot":[]
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},
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"1952, in the meaning defined above":"Communications code word",
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"1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"type":[
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|
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"verb"
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": a short broken slow trotting gait in which the hind foot of the horse hits the ground a trifle before the diagonally opposite forefoot":[],
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00e4kst"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"All that remained of those days, apart from the stories, were these exotic bottles, their labels brittle and foxed . \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2017"
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": a large American sparrow ( Passerella iliaca ) typically rich chestnut above and striped below":[]
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": a short broken slow trotting gait in which the hind foot of the horse hits the ground a trifle before the diagonally opposite forefoot":[],
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"1952, in the meaning defined above":"Communications code word",
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"1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184202"
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"fox snake":{
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"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a common rodent-eating colubrid snake ( Elaphe vulpina ) of the upper Mississippi valley":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193545"
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"fox shark":{
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": thresher shark":[]
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"He's a wily old fox .",
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"she's a real fox \u2014smart, sassy, and sexy",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The wild fox that allegedly killed 25 flamingos at the National Zoo in Northwest Washington has been caught and euthanized, the zoo said. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
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"The zoo was at pains to point out that the culprit was a wild fox . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"Local journalists treated the Mellon Scaifes like royalty, describing their appearances at polo matches, horse races and fox hunts at Rolling Rock, a Pennsylvania estate that dated back to his great-grandfather Thomas Mellon. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"The month of May is here, which means to expect the unexpected at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway \u2014 even if that means a fox darting across your path on the track. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
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"For the next hour or so, Harris put on a clinic of silver- fox star-power. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
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"In 1996, six flamingos owned by Queen Elizabeth II were slaughtered by a fox , and a seventh died later, reported the Associated Press. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 May 2022",
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"Zoo staffers also briefly spotted the fox in the outdoor area, but the animal escaped. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 5 May 2022",
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"Another sinister distraction occurred when a fox that later tested positive for rabies struck fear into the hearts of those who work on Capitol Hill. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Raccoon: Raccoon is very similar to fox but rarely comes in any other colors besides that of a typical raccoon which is naturally ombr\u00e9. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire , 13 Feb. 2014",
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"Raines has a USDA license to exhibit and sell foxes, but does the latter only to fox sanctuaries, or people who have track records owning foxes, preferably with a license similar to hers. \u2014 Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities , 3 May 2017"
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": a small, lively terrier of either of two breeds that was formerly used to dig out foxes, that weighs about 16 to 18 pounds (7.3 to 8.2 kilograms), and that has a flat moderately narrow skull, a long muzzle, small V-shaped ears which droop forward, straight forelegs, and muscular hindquarters:":[],
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"The 4-pound Toy fox terrier now holds the title for world's oldest living dog at 22 years, 59 days, as of Thursday, according to Guinness World Records. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
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"Wire fox terrier breed dogs have won the most Best in Show awards \u2013 15 as of 2021. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 14 June 2021",
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"In 1920, a year after the Kehoes moved to Bath, he was asked by a neighbor (who drove Nellie to church every Sunday) if Kehoe had seen her missing fox terrier . \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2021",
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"The golden retriever pit bull mix belong to Zachary, and the smaller fox terrier mix belongs to his brother. \u2014 Sun-Sentinel.com , 13 May 2018",
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"The golden retriever pit bull mix belong to Zachary, and the smaller fox terrier mix belongs to his brother. \u2014 Sun-Sentinel.com , 13 May 2018",
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"In 1931, the New York Times ran an obituary for Igloo, a white and black fox terrier that accompanied Adm. Richard Byrd to the North Pole. \u2014 Clare Ansberry, WSJ , 20 Dec. 2017"
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"The zoo was at pains to point out that the culprit was a wild fox . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"Local journalists treated the Mellon Scaifes like royalty, describing their appearances at polo matches, horse races and fox hunts at Rolling Rock, a Pennsylvania estate that dated back to his great-grandfather Thomas Mellon. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The month of May is here, which means to expect the unexpected at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway \u2014 even if that means a fox darting across your path on the track. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
|
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"For the next hour or so, Harris put on a clinic of silver- fox star-power. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
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"In 1996, six flamingos owned by Queen Elizabeth II were slaughtered by a fox , and a seventh died later, reported the Associated Press. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 May 2022",
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"Zoo staffers also briefly spotted the fox in the outdoor area, but the animal escaped. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 5 May 2022",
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"Another sinister distraction occurred when a fox that later tested positive for rabies struck fear into the hearts of those who work on Capitol Hill. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
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|
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"Raccoon: Raccoon is very similar to fox but rarely comes in any other colors besides that of a typical raccoon which is naturally ombr\u00e9. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire , 13 Feb. 2014",
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|
"Raines has a USDA license to exhibit and sell foxes, but does the latter only to fox sanctuaries, or people who have track records owning foxes, preferably with a license similar to hers. \u2014 Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities , 3 May 2017"
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