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"lion":{
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"definitions":{
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": a large heavily built social cat ( Panthera leo ) of open or rocky areas chiefly of sub-Saharan Africa though once widely distributed throughout Africa and southern Asia that has a tawny body with a tufted tail and a shaggy blackish or dark brown mane in the male":[],
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": a member of a major national and international service club":[],
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": a person felt to resemble a lion (as in courage or ferocity)":[],
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": a person of outstanding interest or importance":[
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"a literary lion"
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],
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": leo":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the roar of the lion",
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"He was a literary lion among the writers of his time.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Then, as the device began narrating a scene of the cowardly lion begging for courage, Alexa\u2019s robotic twang was replaced by a more human-sounding narrator. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"When the World Cup comes in November, they are stocked with British World Cup fan gear in blue and red with the lion courant pattern. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
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"He is known for hunting the most dangerous game in the world and his entire costume is made out of animal skins, including a lion \u2019s face split in half. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"But the dogs\u2019 small size puts them at a serious disadvantage, and a single 420-pound male lion can easily step in and claim a pack\u2019s fresh catch as his own. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
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"The lion will be taken to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab in San Bernardino for a full necropsy. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
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"The prowling lion goes first, the guardian cat goes next. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
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"The process started last year when Kwanza, a male African lion the zoo, died after a battle with lymphoma. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
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"But there is another way to chart this literary lion \u2019s peripatetic rise. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English lioun , from Anglo-French leun, lion , from Latin leon-, leo , from Greek le\u014dn":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baron",
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"captain",
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"czar",
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"tsar",
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"tzar",
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"king",
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"lord",
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"magnate",
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"mogul",
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"monarch",
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"Napoleon",
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"prince",
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"tycoon"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102828",
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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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"lion's share":{
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"antonyms":[
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"minority"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the largest portion":[
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"received the lion's share of the research money"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She claimed the lion's share of the credit for the show's success.",
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"the lead actress deservedly got the lion's share of credit for the show's success",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Because those two are rookies, and rookies take a while to grasp all the run concepts of a playbook and to build spacial awareness and chemistry with a quarterback, expect Alie-Cox to get the lion's share of the targets, at least early on. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
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"For a long time, men continued to enjoy the lion's share of prestige, including lucrative contracts, literary prizes, and high-profile media appearances. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 23 May 2022",
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"California's cougars are getting the lion's share of attention for this crossing, as their enclosure threatens their very existence, the NPS said. \u2014 Cheri Mossburg, CNN , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"The lion's share of the investments will go into modernizing the terminals, which will transform the passenger experience at O'Hare. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"On the east side of the park, the lion's share of bike racks are located near the Right Field entrance along Preston Street, sandwiched between the ballpark and the Diamond Lot South. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The funding for the Four Lakes Task Force represents the lion's share of money intended for dam safety and repairs. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Equity and equity swaps/ CFDs again accounted for the lion's share of volumes throughout 2021. \u2014 Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is sending $3 billion in funds to 13 states, with Louisiana getting the lion's share . \u2014 Ella Nilsen, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1742, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[
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"bulk",
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"generality",
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"majority",
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"mass",
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"preponderance"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181259",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lionhearted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"chicken",
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"chickenhearted",
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"chicken-livered",
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"coward",
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"cowardly",
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"craven",
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"dastardly",
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"fainthearted",
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"fearful",
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"gutless",
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"lily-livered",
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"milk-livered",
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"nerveless",
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"poltroon",
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"poor-spirited",
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"pusillanimous",
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"spineless",
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"spiritless",
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"timorous",
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"uncourageous",
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"ungallant",
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"unheroic",
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"weakhearted",
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"yellow"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": courageous , brave":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"traditionally young Masai men are consigned to a period of isolation in the bush in order to turn them into strong, lionhearted warriors"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1616, 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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"\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259n-\u02cch\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bold",
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"brave",
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"courageous",
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"dauntless",
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"doughty",
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"fearless",
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"gallant",
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"greathearted",
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"gutsy",
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"gutty",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"intrepid",
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"manful",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"stouthearted",
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"undauntable",
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"undaunted",
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"valiant",
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"valorous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214653",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"lion's face":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a heraldic representation of a lion's head affront\u00e9 without any of the neck showing but usually with part of the mane visible \u2014 compare leopard's face":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031519"
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},
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"lion's-ear":{
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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 woolly-leaved South American plants constituting two genera ( Culcitium and Espeletia ) of the family Compositae":[],
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": motherwort sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054631"
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},
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"lion's den":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a place or state of extreme disadvantage, antagonism, or hostility":[
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"a young reporter thrown into the lion's den"
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]
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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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"He knew that he would be facing an angry crowd, but he entered the lion's den without hesitating.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Most recently, Scott disclosed to the Fr\u00edas sisters, around the time of her appearance on their ongoing IG Live With series on Instagram, that she was motivated to get on the lion's den show after seeing their June 2021 episode air. \u2014 C. Shardae Jobson, Allure , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Ricky knows that when the studio is packed with comics of their ilk the room becomes a lion's den with comedic murder assassins. \u2014 Scott King, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
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"Senator Elizabeth Warren is inviting one of her more vocal critics to join her in the lion's den . \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 20 Apr. 2021",
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"There were agents who sent actresses into the lion's den over and over again, as well as Weinstein lieutenants who summoned a taxi after each harrowing hotel meeting \u2014 nearly all of whom still work in significant roles in the industry. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Feb. 2020",
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"Quique Sanchez Flores has stepped back into the lion's den , where no manager would normally dare to return. \u2014 SI.com , 7 Sep. 2019",
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"Each component of the Lincoln Center complex got its own architect but Wallace Harrison, who designed the Opera House, was given the extra burden of being in charge of the whole complex, a kind of architectural ringmaster thrust into a lion's den . \u2014 Kenneth Turan, latimes.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
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"By seeking a deal in Russia, Trump's associates may have unwittingly wandered right into the lion's den . \u2014 Cristina Alesci, CNN , 6 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1680, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081515"
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},
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"lion's beard":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a pasqueflower ( Pulsatilla ludoviciana ) of North America":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084958"
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},
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"lion's foot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": edelweiss sense 1":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175343"
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},
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"lion's-heart":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dragonhead":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213901"
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},
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"lion's-mouth":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": toadflax sense 1":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221621"
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},
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"lion dollar":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a silver dollar of the Netherlands having a lion rampant on the obverse and first issued in 1575":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"translation of Dutch leeuwendaalder ; from the lion rampant on the obverse":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1697, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061458"
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},
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"lionesque":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the characteristics of a lion":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6l\u012b\u0259\u00a6nesk"
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],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094130"
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},
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"lioness":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a female lion":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259-n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And yes, there\u2019s a lioness among them, a woman whose power and determination lifts her above her comrades. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
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"Okay, first off, Lynn, to watch her on screen embody this fierce lioness , Terminator beast mode is fantastic. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"On the day of our visit, Jake chose to stay in his heated den while his neighbor, Mauri, a lioness in the next-door habitat, lazily watched us. \u2014 Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"The team also found three black granite busts of Sekhmet, a goddess of war who took the form of a lioness , and remnants of columns and walls with engravings of ceremonial scenes. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Several got very sick, including the zoo\u2019s 16-year-old lioness , Shera, who was showing signs of kidney failure. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"Perhaps being inexperienced, this young lioness had not made a clean kill and had begun eating the still-struggling animal. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021",
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"This arresting portrait captures the rawness of the moment and the intensity of the lioness \u2019s stare. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021",
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"The original image of the lioness is seen in a blog website called the Londolozi blog, according to Reuters. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2018"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101016"
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": a heraldic representation of a small lion rampant usually as one of a group of at least three":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b\u0259n\u02ccsel"
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"French, from Middle French, diminutive of lion":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164425"
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": a young or small lion":[]
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"\u02c8l\u012b\u0259n\u0259\u0307t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132344"
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": a decorative motif consisting of a conventionalized lion's face found especially in 18th century English furniture":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some of these produce may include Florida lionfish , 14-day dry aged bluefin tuna or local purple rice from Jacksonville hand-ground into puffed rice chips to serve with toro and caviar. \u2014 Cheryl Tiu, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"Make sure to eat something with lionfish in it; this invasive species is quickly becoming traditional cuisine in an attempt to cull it from the Caribbean. \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"The Florida conservation commission has removed thousands of Burmese pythons from the Everglades, overseen a multiyear statewide effort to kill lionfish from Florida waters and actively encourages iguana removal. \u2014 Max Chesnes, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"This was all the PR that the lionfish renegades needed\u2014 a Caribbean movement had effectively begun. \u2014 Daphne Ewing-chow, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"In addition, teams of volunteer divers are sent out to spear lionfish . \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Florida already has plenty of non-native species such as the arapaima, termites, lionfish , Burmese pythons and certain types of lizards and iguanas. \u2014 Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com , 30 July 2021",
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"Rock the Marina & Lionfish Derby takes over Boynton Harbor Marina in Boynton Beach on Saturday, with live music, other entertainment and education sessions focused on the ocean environment and how to prepare and cook lionfish . \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 24 June 2021",
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"David Rogers weighed in something far smaller, but just as likely to draw attention: One of the venomous lionfish that has invaded the Gulf ecology in recent years. \u2014 al , 17 July 2021"
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
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": a black Indian macaque ( Macaca silenus ) that has a pale gray ruff of long hairs around the face and a tuft at the tip of the tail":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165310"
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": a heraldic representation of a lion passant gardant or (as on the shield of England)":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171528"
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},
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a foot in the form of a lion's paw found especially in 18th century English furniture":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183943"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of three tamarins ( Leontopithecus chrysomelas , L. chrysopygus , and L. rosalia ) that have long silky fur and a golden mane and are found in isolated remnants of tropical forests in southeastern Brazil \u2014 see golden lion tamarin":[]
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},
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"definitions":{
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": a family of primitive frogs with four toes on the forefeet, five on the hind feet, and no webs that includes a genus ( Liopelma ) with a single New Zealand species ( L. hamiltoni ) \u2014 see ascaphus":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Liopelma , type genus (from leio- + Greek pelma sole of the foot) + -idae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191822"
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},
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"lion-tawny":{
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"definitions":{
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": of the color lion":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192759"
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},
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],
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195505"
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the Liopelmidae":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccmid",
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"\u02ccl\u012b\u0259\u02c8pelm\u0259\u0307d"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200156"
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},
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b\u0259n\u02ccship"
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],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210939"
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},
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"lionly":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": lionlike":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234609"
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},
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"lion lizard":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": basilisk sense 3":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"so called from its crest that resembles a lion's mane":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234931"
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},
|
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"lionize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to treat as an object of great interest or importance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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],
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"examples":[
|
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"She was lionized everywhere after her novel won the Pulitzer Prize.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But mounted police also have a dark history of racial injustice, one that\u2019s often ignored in the TV shows and films that lionize forces like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, known as the Mounties, and the Texas Rangers. \u2014 Ikya Kandula, Outside Online , 25 June 2020",
|
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"His character \u2014 only referred to as Nitram, so as not to lionize the actual shooter, who remains in prison \u2014 plods through the movie like an intimidatingly oversized child. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some of those prisoners will seek to lionize her while others will attempt to exploit her, said Paperny. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, Fortune , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The film does not lionize the character, but building a film around this character, today, will be several bridges too far for any number of viewers. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In the early 1990s, comics fandom culture had begun to lionize artists over writers. \u2014 Nola Pfau, Vulture , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Yet the urge to lionize new voices and to celebrate open explorations of intimacy across gender and sexuality does not suddenly relegate criticism to the sidelines. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"Shooters often lionize and emulate those coming before them. \u2014 Thomas Gabor, Fortune , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"Atwater writes that Jackson talked him into resigning from Howard\u2019s board with a promise to lionize Atwater for doing so. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 6 May 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1809, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001000"
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},
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"lionism":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the practice of lionizing or the state of being lionized":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u012b\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001755"
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},
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"lionlike":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a large heavily built social cat ( Panthera leo ) of open or rocky areas chiefly of sub-Saharan Africa though once widely distributed throughout Africa and southern Asia that has a tawny body with a tufted tail and a shaggy blackish or dark brown mane in the male":[],
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": leo":[],
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": a person felt to resemble a lion (as in courage or ferocity)":[],
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": a person of outstanding interest or importance":[
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"a literary lion"
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],
|
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": a member of a major national and international service club":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baron",
|
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"captain",
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"czar",
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"tsar",
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"tzar",
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"king",
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"lord",
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"magnate",
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"mogul",
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"monarch",
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"Napoleon",
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"prince",
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"tycoon"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the roar of the lion",
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"He was a literary lion among the writers of his time.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"During the practice sessions open to the media so far, Harris, 23, was getting the lion \u2019s share of first-team reps at the spot previously occupied by JC Tretter. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 7 July 2022",
|
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"The business model only works if the lion \u2019s share of the success is owned by just a few. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 6 July 2022",
|
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"Still, the lion \u2019s share of responsibility falls on the proposer: almost half spend between one and three months planning a thoughtful and intimate engagement for their partners. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 June 2022",
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"Mango Markets has gotten the lion \u2019s share of the whale redistribution. \u2014 Danny Nelson, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
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"Wild dogs are among the most proficient hunters in mammaldom, capturing their prey roughly half the time; a lion \u2019s kill rate is only 25 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Scheduled to open in 2024, the new center is the lion \u2019s share of a $50 million investment in capital improvements that the public hospital will make in primary care. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Sydney Partovi has taken the lion \u2019s share of the play time, playing 475 total minutes over 15 games. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The lion \u2019s share of spectators packed into Husky Stadium on Sunday wanted Texas\u2019 ace to unravel. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 25 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English lioun , from Anglo-French leun, lion , from Latin leon-, leo , from Greek le\u014dn":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-002956"
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},
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"lionized":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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|
"verb"
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|
],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to treat as an object of great interest or importance":[]
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},
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"\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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],
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"examples":[
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"She was lionized everywhere after her novel won the Pulitzer Prize.",
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But mounted police also have a dark history of racial injustice, one that\u2019s often ignored in the TV shows and films that lionize forces like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, known as the Mounties, and the Texas Rangers. \u2014 Ikya Kandula, Outside Online , 25 June 2020",
|
|
"His character \u2014 only referred to as Nitram, so as not to lionize the actual shooter, who remains in prison \u2014 plods through the movie like an intimidatingly oversized child. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some of those prisoners will seek to lionize her while others will attempt to exploit her, said Paperny. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, Fortune , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The film does not lionize the character, but building a film around this character, today, will be several bridges too far for any number of viewers. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In the early 1990s, comics fandom culture had begun to lionize artists over writers. \u2014 Nola Pfau, Vulture , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Yet the urge to lionize new voices and to celebrate open explorations of intimacy across gender and sexuality does not suddenly relegate criticism to the sidelines. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"Shooters often lionize and emulate those coming before them. \u2014 Thomas Gabor, Fortune , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"Atwater writes that Jackson talked him into resigning from Howard\u2019s board with a promise to lionize Atwater for doing so. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 6 May 2021"
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"type":[
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"verb"
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"She was lionized everywhere after her novel won the Pulitzer Prize.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But mounted police also have a dark history of racial injustice, one that\u2019s often ignored in the TV shows and films that lionize forces like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, known as the Mounties, and the Texas Rangers. \u2014 Ikya Kandula, Outside Online , 25 June 2020",
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"His character \u2014 only referred to as Nitram, so as not to lionize the actual shooter, who remains in prison \u2014 plods through the movie like an intimidatingly oversized child. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Some of those prisoners will seek to lionize her while others will attempt to exploit her, said Paperny. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, Fortune , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"The film does not lionize the character, but building a film around this character, today, will be several bridges too far for any number of viewers. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"In the early 1990s, comics fandom culture had begun to lionize artists over writers. \u2014 Nola Pfau, Vulture , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Yet the urge to lionize new voices and to celebrate open explorations of intimacy across gender and sexuality does not suddenly relegate criticism to the sidelines. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2021",
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"Shooters often lionize and emulate those coming before them. \u2014 Thomas Gabor, Fortune , 10 May 2021",
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"Atwater writes that Jackson talked him into resigning from Howard\u2019s board with a promise to lionize Atwater for doing so. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 6 May 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023541"
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