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11381 lines
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"unsafe":{
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"antonyms":[
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"harmless",
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"innocent",
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"innocuous",
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"nonhazardous",
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"nonthreatening",
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"safe",
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"unthreatening"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": able or likely to cause harm, damage, or loss":[
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"water that is unsafe to drink",
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"unsafe driving habits",
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"unsafe levels of lead"
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],
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": likely to take risks : not careful":[
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"unsafe drivers"
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],
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": not giving protection from danger, harm, or loss":[
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"an unsafe vehicle",
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"unsafe working conditions"
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],
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": not protected from danger, harm, or loss":[
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"feeling frightened and unsafe"
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],
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": not safe : such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As the crowd grew and police perceived the conditions to be unsafe , officers arrived on the scene to shut down the concert. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
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"Trump\u2019s detail leader told senior White House staff such a motorcade plan during an even larger rally in January was unsafe and should not happen. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
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"Trump\u2019s detail leader told senior White House staff such a motorcade plan during an even larger rally in January was unsafe and should not happen. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
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"The attacks are fueling the perception that the city is unsafe , making some workers reluctant to return to the office and potentially hampering New York\u2019s economic recovery. \u2014 Matt Wirz, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
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"Say he get got caught in a storm and worried that pressing on would be unsafe . \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
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"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said any use of tobacco products by children and teenagers is unsafe , but most use begins with flavored products. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
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"Such recipes can be unsafe and not meet babies' nutritional needs. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
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"The premise: After Jim (John Krasinski) convinces Dwight (Rainn Wilson) that their building is unsafe in an attempt to get time off work, Dwight instead rents a bus that allows everyone to keep doing their jobs in close quarters. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1597, 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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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dangerous",
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"grave",
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"grievous",
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"hazardous",
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"jeopardizing",
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"menacing",
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"parlous",
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"perilous",
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"risky",
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"serious",
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"threatening",
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"unhealthy",
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"venturesome"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175136",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unsalable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": unfit or unable to be sold : not salable":[
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"unsalable inventory",
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"\u2026 television was the last stop on the retail journey, a way to unload merchandise deemed unsalable by any other means.",
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"\u2014 David Whitford"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His books are frequently both excellent and unsalable . \u2014 Gemma Sieff, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Guston retreated to his home and studio in Woodstock, New York, returned to teaching, and spent his last, enormously productive decade churning out mad, masterful, largely unsalable paintings of people and things behaving badly. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
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"Guston retreated to his home and studio in Woodstock, New York, returned to teaching, and spent his last, enormously productive decade churning out mad, masterful, largely unsalable paintings of people and things behaving badly. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
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"Guston retreated to his home and studio in Woodstock, New York, returned to teaching, and spent his last, enormously productive decade churning out mad, masterful, largely unsalable paintings of people and things behaving badly. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
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"Guston retreated to his home and studio in Woodstock, New York, returned to teaching, and spent his last, enormously productive decade churning out mad, masterful, largely unsalable paintings of people and things behaving badly. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
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"Guston retreated to his home and studio in Woodstock, New York, returned to teaching, and spent his last, enormously productive decade churning out mad, masterful, largely unsalable paintings of people and things behaving badly. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
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"Guston retreated to his home and studio in Woodstock, New York, returned to teaching, and spent his last, enormously productive decade churning out mad, masterful, largely unsalable paintings of people and things behaving badly. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
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"Guston retreated to his home and studio in Woodstock, New York, returned to teaching, and spent his last, enormously productive decade churning out mad, masterful, largely unsalable paintings of people and things behaving badly. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125518",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unsanctification":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": absence or lack of sanctification":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131226",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"unsanctified":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not holy or sanctified : not made sacred or holy : not reserved for religious use":[
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"the daring half-hope is expressed that the lovers' unsanctified union may be blessed with issue",
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"\u2014 New Republic"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 1 + sanctified , adjective":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182956",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"unsanctify":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to remove the sanctification from : make unsanctified":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 2 + sanctify":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053108",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"unsanctimonious":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": irreligious , unholy":[],
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": not making a show of or giving the appearance of sanctity":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105546",
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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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"unsanctioned":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking effective or authoritative approval or consent : not sanctioned":[
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"an unsanctioned boxing match",
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"\u2026 a solution unsanctioned by educated custom \u2026",
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"\u2014 Edward Finegan"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Dozens of trucks were towed while other vehicle owners received tickets or were arrested over the weekend during an unsanctioned truck meet-up that attracted hundreds of enthusiasts, according to law enforcement. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
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"Phones are a logical starting point for those seeking to limit unsanctioned communications. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
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"Soaking their peers in elaborate (and unsanctioned ) schoolwide water wars. \u2014 Lily Altavena, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
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"Companies tend to deploy too many apps, and that often doesn\u2019t include rogue, unsanctioned apps. \u2014 Jim Brennan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"McCreary, 36, stridently opposed homeless sweeps and more police, even as unsanctioned camps flourish across the city and shootings and homicides continue to occur at historically high rates. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
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"The task force will be looking for evidence of oligarchs taking steps to illegally evade sanctions by surreptitiously transferring money and property to an unsanctioned person or business entity. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
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"Deltopia, an unsanctioned spring break holiday among students at the University of California Santa Barbara, brought out large crowds over the weekend in Isla Vista, a neighborhood in Santa Barbara County. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"He was charged in 2006 with orchestrating an unsanctioned political rally, but a court in Minsk acquitted him. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sa\u014b(k)-sh\u0259nd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051921",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unsandaled":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not sandaled":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073344"
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},
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"unsane":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking in sanity":[
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"people are unsane when their mental maps of reality are slightly out of correspondence with the real world",
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"\u2014 Martin Gardner",
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"the noble but somewhat unsane faith that by some principle of truth men can be conditioned to perfectly rational behavior",
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"\u2014 H. J. Muller"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102701"
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},
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"unsanguinary":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not sanguinary : unbloody":[
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"sports-car \u2026 meet has had a relatively unsanguinary history",
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"\u2014 J. M. Flagler"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115934",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unsatisfactorily":{
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"antonyms":[
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"acceptable",
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"adequate",
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"all right",
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"decent",
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"fine",
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"OK",
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"okay",
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"passable",
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"respectable",
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"satisfactory",
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"standard",
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"tolerable"
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"definitions":{
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": not satisfactory":[]
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"examples":[
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"He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.",
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"an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Although the kitchen faucet works just fine, showers may become unsatisfactory for some, and lawn sprinklers become effectively nonfunctional. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"If the new itinerary is unsatisfactory , Delta will offer refunds or work with passengers to find flights that meet their needs. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
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"Yet silence feels like an unsatisfactory alternative. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
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"To its credit, NIST realizes how deep the problem is and how crude and unsatisfactory many of our approaches to solving it are so far. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
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"According to Botelho, that was unsatisfactory to him and others in the competition. \u2014 Andrew Lewis, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Chinese authorities denied Australian diplomats access to Ms. Cheng\u2019s trial on national-security grounds, a decision that Graham Fletcher, Australia\u2019s ambassador to China, said was deeply concerning, unsatisfactory and regrettable. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Unknown to their impressionable audience, Clinichub had been botching surgeries, and the dolls who were sitting offline with unsatisfactory results were saying the opposite online. \u2014 Symeon Brown, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"These are simply unsatisfactory , one and all, with the cheapest ingredients and lowest common denominator of taste. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1650, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8\u0259n-\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t\u0259-r\u0113",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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"synonyms":[
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"bush",
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"bush-league",
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"crummy",
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"deficient",
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"dissatisfactory",
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"inferior",
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"lousy",
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"off",
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"poor",
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"sour",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173109",
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"unsatisfactoriness":{
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"acceptable",
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"He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.",
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"an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Although the kitchen faucet works just fine, showers may become unsatisfactory for some, and lawn sprinklers become effectively nonfunctional. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"If the new itinerary is unsatisfactory , Delta will offer refunds or work with passengers to find flights that meet their needs. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
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"Yet silence feels like an unsatisfactory alternative. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
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"To its credit, NIST realizes how deep the problem is and how crude and unsatisfactory many of our approaches to solving it are so far. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
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"According to Botelho, that was unsatisfactory to him and others in the competition. \u2014 Andrew Lewis, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Chinese authorities denied Australian diplomats access to Ms. Cheng\u2019s trial on national-security grounds, a decision that Graham Fletcher, Australia\u2019s ambassador to China, said was deeply concerning, unsatisfactory and regrettable. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Unknown to their impressionable audience, Clinichub had been botching surgeries, and the dolls who were sitting offline with unsatisfactory results were saying the opposite online. \u2014 Symeon Brown, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"These are simply unsatisfactory , one and all, with the cheapest ingredients and lowest common denominator of taste. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"fine",
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"OK",
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"satisfactory",
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"examples":[
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"He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.",
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"an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Although the kitchen faucet works just fine, showers may become unsatisfactory for some, and lawn sprinklers become effectively nonfunctional. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"If the new itinerary is unsatisfactory , Delta will offer refunds or work with passengers to find flights that meet their needs. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
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"Yet silence feels like an unsatisfactory alternative. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
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"To its credit, NIST realizes how deep the problem is and how crude and unsatisfactory many of our approaches to solving it are so far. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
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"According to Botelho, that was unsatisfactory to him and others in the competition. \u2014 Andrew Lewis, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Chinese authorities denied Australian diplomats access to Ms. Cheng\u2019s trial on national-security grounds, a decision that Graham Fletcher, Australia\u2019s ambassador to China, said was deeply concerning, unsatisfactory and regrettable. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Unknown to their impressionable audience, Clinichub had been botching surgeries, and the dolls who were sitting offline with unsatisfactory results were saying the opposite online. \u2014 Symeon Brown, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"These are simply unsatisfactory , one and all, with the cheapest ingredients and lowest common denominator of taste. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1650, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8\u0259n-\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t\u0259-r\u0113",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bad",
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"bastard",
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"bush",
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"bush-league",
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"crummy",
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"crumby",
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"deficient",
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"dissatisfactory",
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"ill",
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"inferior",
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"lame",
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"lousy",
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"off",
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"paltry",
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"poor",
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"punk",
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"sour",
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"suboptimal",
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"substandard",
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"unacceptable",
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"wack",
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"wanting",
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"wretched",
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"wrong"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200431",
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"noun"
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": not satisfied":[
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"He is unsatisfied with the direction his life has taken.",
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"unsatisfied customers"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The school\u2019s stance, however, has left many students unsatisfied , said Jon Kay, a rising junior who started a petition demanding Thomas\u2019s termination. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
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"In April, at Valle\u2019s sentencing, Plowman again asked about Valle\u2019s background, was unsatisfied , and continued the case. \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
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"My clients are founders, CEOs, visionaries, billionaires and leaders who have reached incredible heights\u2014and yet feel unsatisfied . \u2014 Jean-paul Gravel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Election results in San Francisco and Los Angeles were the latest signs of a restless Democratic electorate that remains deeply unsatisfied and concerned about public safety. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The answer the board received from DPW officials both in writing and in person at a nearly six-hour hearing left members unsatisfied . \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Many voters unsatisfied with President Biden\u2019s response could punish the Democrats in the midterm elections later this year. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The Treadmill Is running on the hedonic career treadmill leaving you breathless and unsatisfied ",
|
|
"Xuan Li says parents and experts who read the wording closely remain unsatisfied with the statement and that the fear of separation remains real. \u2014 Rebecca Kanthor / Shanghai, Time , 12 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012bd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053850",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"unsavory":{
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"antonyms":[
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"appetizing",
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"delectable",
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"delicious",
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"delish",
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"palatable",
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"savory",
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"savoury",
|
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"tasty",
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"toothsome",
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"yummy"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": insipid , tasteless":[],
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": unpleasant to taste or smell":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He is an unsavory character.",
|
|
"an unsavory blend of spices that simply overwhelmed the fish's delicate flavor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some of them are going to be unsavory by American standards. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The defamation action is the second from a Cuban exile arguing that the movie falsely maligns Cuban exiles as terrorists and otherwise unsavory characters. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"These social networks have an additional problem: Promising not to moderate any content whatsoever often leads to platforms being overrun by white supremacists and other unsavory characters. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These early settlements encouraged other entities to vacuum up patents and emulate the unsavory extortionate practices. \u2014 Ike Brannon, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Depp\u2019s defamation suit against Heard revealed more unsavory behavior from the actor, including a long history of substance abuse and threats of violence. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The people involved were unusual and often unsavory characters. \u2014 Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"While firms prefer to keep their work for unsavory clients under wraps, a leak in 2017 provided a glimpse into how Western firms helped Russian oligarchs hide assets \u2014 and what happened when those clients were targeted by sanctions. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Paul Manafort was a longtime Republican consultant and lobbyist who\u2019d developed a speciality working with unsavory , undemocratic clients. \u2014 Ilya Marritz, ProPublica , 1 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8s\u0101v-r\u0113",
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|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
"synonyms":[
|
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"brackish",
|
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"distasteful",
|
|
"unappetizing",
|
|
"unpalatable",
|
|
"yucky",
|
|
"yukky"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003958",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsay":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adhere (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make as if not said : recant , retract":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the witness tried to unsay the very testimony that he had given a few days earlier"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101",
|
|
"Southern also -\u02c8se"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"abjure",
|
|
"abnegate",
|
|
"forswear",
|
|
"foreswear",
|
|
"recant",
|
|
"renege",
|
|
"renounce",
|
|
"repeal",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"retract",
|
|
"take back",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183046",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsayable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But do efforts to make a word unsayable diminish its power or magnify it",
|
|
"When so much that\u2019s unsayable now was carelessly said. . \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Since the days of Pigmeat Markham, not to mention Lenny Bruce, the comedian\u2019s job has been to say the unsayable \u2014to give voice to the things that stink or bite us in the heart. \u2014 Hilton Als, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Many unsayable but urgent thoughts in the book\u2019s world simply resemble clich\u00e9s in the reader\u2019s. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Friendships between women rely, often, on the unsayable \u2014the secret comparisons, the petty jealousies, the familiar patterns of behavior. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 10 July 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201519",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unscabbard":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to remove from a scabbard":[
|
|
"unscabbard a sword"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 2 + scabbard":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112717",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unscalable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not capable of being climbed or scaled : not scalable":[
|
|
"unscalable peaks",
|
|
"an unscalable barrier"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As unscalable as this sounds, emails, posts on social media and even letters may not work in this case. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The site is also surrounded by unscalable black fences that curl outward at the top. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Most farmers, though concerned about increasing pesticide use, saw organic farming as unscalable and ruinously expensive. \u2014 Shely Aronov, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Long gone are the days of unscalable on-premises databases or difficult-to-manage Hadoop clusters. \u2014 Bruno Aziza, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Erected in January, the fence is 7 feet high, made of black metal mesh, and is supposedly unscalable \u2013 its openings purposely too small for a toehold. \u2014 Michael S. Hopkins, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2021",
|
|
"The first part of a duology, it is set in a huge city enclosed by a gigantic, unscalable wall and has drawn comparisons to both Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Le Guin. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Because of the pandemic and Jan. 6-like security risks, a sea of flags were planted in the ground instead, forming different images inside the federal park cordoned off by a 7-foot unscalable fence. \u2014 Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner , 20 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"The Capitol complex, typically a hive of activity, remained cut off from its surroundings Sunday night by troop deployments and an imposing scrim of seven-foot-tall, unscalable fencing. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1580, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sk\u0101-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063626",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unscale":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to divest of scales : remove scales from":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 2 + scale , noun":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190353",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unscaled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not scaled":[
|
|
"an unscaled mountain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + scaled , past participle of scale":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112046",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unscholarly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not characteristic of, suitable to, or having the characteristics of a scholar : not scholarly":[
|
|
"an illogical and unscholarly argument",
|
|
"an unscholarly approach",
|
|
"an unscholarly person"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1784, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sk\u00e4-l\u0259r-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182840",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unschooled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"lettered",
|
|
"literate",
|
|
"schooled",
|
|
"well-informed",
|
|
"well-read"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not artificial : natural":[
|
|
"unschooled talent"
|
|
],
|
|
": not schooled : untaught , untrained":[
|
|
"an unschooled woodsman"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"These things look the same to my unschooled eye.",
|
|
"sculptures made by unschooled artists",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In less than five days, Hartery has grown from being an unschooled bicyclist to a master on her two-wheeler in the parking lot of Conard High School in West Hartford, courtesy of the iCan Bike program. \u2014 Isabella Chan, courant.com , 2 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The whole project by a relatively unschooled and little-known young man was completed in about three months during the spring of 1829, leaving many questions in its wake. \u2014 Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"That\u2019s a classic move in American culture: To see the unschooled and homespun as more authentic \u2014 and especially as more authentically American \u2014 than the sophistries of those decadent old Europeans. \u2014 Blake Gopnik, New York Times , 28 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The nominee viewed him as too young and too unschooled in foreign affairs to help him in the campaign or White House. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The Best Cook in the World, by Rick Bragg Rick Bragg\u2019s scrumptious food memoir is a tribute to his region, his family, and his mother, who was an unschooled but gifted cook. \u2014 Monitor Staff, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Germany is subject to many of the same divisions that have given rise to populist movements lifting Trump in the U.S. and Brexit in the U.K. \u2014 young against old, educated against unschooled , urban against rural. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 2 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Like many of those who founded Hollywood, Goldwyn was an unschooled immigrant who went from mundane work to creating a world of glamour. \u2014 latimes.com , 31 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Coleman himself supplements his buoyant alto playing with art brut-style contributions on trumpet and violin, and his unschooled embrace of those instruments caused additional pushback from listeners. \u2014 Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader , 6 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sk\u00fcld"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"analphabetic",
|
|
"benighted",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"illiterate",
|
|
"nonliterate",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"uneducated",
|
|
"uninstructed",
|
|
"unlearned",
|
|
"unlettered",
|
|
"unread",
|
|
"untaught",
|
|
"untutored"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193909",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unscrupulous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"scrupulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not scrupulous : unprincipled":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an unscrupulous businessman manipulated them into selling their land for practically nothing",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As the trio rehearses for Cuevas\u2019s upcoming movie, each of their unscrupulous and egotistic motivations rises to the surface. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"During that time, the conversation around the vaccines has shifted from how to stop unscrupulous people from jumping the line to how to entice holdouts to roll up their sleeves. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Take the unscrupulous entrepreneur who secured funding for a Reputation.com-style ORM site. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Subject: the sailor on leave, innocently unscrupulous , his debauches not showing in his appearance. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The latter can offer great deals but might also unintentionally host a few unscrupulous vendors. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Background reports are essential for landlords to protect properties from potentially unscrupulous tenants as financial risk in the rental industry has increased, Arizona Multihousing Association CEO Courtney Gilstrap LeVinus said. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"We\u2019re hit with shamelessness right off when Cage is shown auditioning for David Gordon Green, the once-promising director of George Washington who has himself found the Cage secret of nonstop, unscrupulous Hollywood hackdom. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The label came out looking fabulously unscrupulous . \u2014 Michael Friedrich, The New Republic , 3 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1803, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8skr\u00fc-py\u0259-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cutthroat",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"Machiavellian",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unprincipled"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201813",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unseal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to break or remove the seal of : open":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The court unsealed the documents in the Douglas trial today.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Earlier this year, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously sided with The Enquirer and UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh to unseal the case and keep Olthaus' name on the records. \u2014 Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby partially approved the news outlets\u2019 requests in a ruling Thursday, ordering the clerk of court to unseal four documents while keeping others closed from public view. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 19 May 2022",
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"Portions of grand jury testimony by Tim Mapes, the former chief of staff to House Speaker Michael Madigan, could be made public Tuesday after the judge overseeing Mapes\u2019 obstruction of justice case agreed to unseal a motion filed by the defense. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"The new court records were filed in response to ProPublica\u2019s request to unseal the affidavits. \u2014 Robert Faturechi, ProPublica , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"Earlier this year, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously sided with The Enquirer and UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh to unseal the case and keep Olthaus' name on the records. \u2014 The Enquirer , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"While lawyers fought to unseal those records, reporters pored over court filings to identify those with knowledge of the Armenian genocide insurance cases and spoke to them by phone, email or in visits to their homes and offices. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The decision was publicly released on Dec. 1 after an advocacy group for Muslims and the First Amendment Clinic at Arizona State University\u2019s law school separately petitioned the court to unseal the ruling and other records. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"Last year, the newspaper retained counsel and petitioned Snyder to unseal those records. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113l"
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222526",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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"unsealed":{
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"definitions":{
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": not sealed":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Newly unsealed filings in San Diego federal court say the threatening voicemail, left midday May 3, came from 34-year-old Jonathan Ryan McGuire\u2019s cellphone number. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
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"The bikes, which are fitted with relatively fat tires, are particularly useful in forested areas where riders can carve their own paths along unsealed trails. \u2014 Rachel Pannett, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
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"Only court staff, attorneys and family were allowed in, but court documents \u2014 including a warrant for Valle\u2019s arrest issued on Monday \u2014 were unsealed after his case was transferred to adult court. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
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"At Friday\u2019s hearing, an Ormond Beach Police Officer testified that officers found an unsealed bottle of Grey Goose vodka in the front passenger floorboard of the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to the News-Journal. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
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"According to the guide, unsealed decks can lead to severe flooding during heavy rain. \u2014 Michele Lerner, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Knowing all of this, Glazier\u2019s unsealed emails, with her words of contempt for vulnerable communities, hit even harder. \u2014 Laquayia Goldring, STAT , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Three recently unsealed complaints from the Department of Justice reveal the extent of the PRC\u2019s efforts to silence dissidents in the United States. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The Justice Department last week unsealed charges against Ecuador\u2019s former comptroller general over allegedly accepting bribes to secure contracts from Seguros Sucre. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113ld"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015137",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unseam":{
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"definitions":{
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": to open the seams of":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113m"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063324",
|
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"type":[
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"unseamanlike":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not seamanlike":[
|
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"the boats appeared unseaworthy and the men unseamanlike",
|
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"\u2014 J. H. & Edward Quick"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175012",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"unsearchable":{
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"definitions":{
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": not capable of being searched or explored : inscrutable":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On China\u2019s Twitter -like Weibo platform, the hashtag #ZhuYiFellDown, which mocked the Olympic debut of Ms. Zhu and which had been viewed more than 200 million times, suddenly became unsearchable , apparently sometime late Sunday. \u2014 Elaine Yu, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Her post lasted 30 minutes on Weibo before it was censored, and her name rendered unsearchable . \u2014 Rui Zhong, Wired , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The right to be forgotten The right to be forgotten\u2014to request that information about you be de-listed and made unsearchable \u2014has been a point of contention between Google and the EU since the idea was first proposed back in 2010. \u2014 Kate Cox, Ars Technica , 24 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Working in New York in the 1970s and \u201980s, LeGaspi\u2019s oeuvre is a pre-internet one, making his legacy almost unsearchable online save for a handful of photos and scattershot quotes. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 23 Jan. 2019",
|
|
"More than 2,000 people around the world raised their hands when the Boston Public Library put out a call for help to transcribe its extensive, unsearchable and largely illegible collection of old anti-slavery documents. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2018",
|
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"New Hampshire is sending millions of scanned, unsearchable images of public voter data: names, addresses, party affiliations and whether someone has voted. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"CONCORD, N.H. (AP) \u2014 New Hampshire will send millions of scanned, unsearchable images of voter data to President Donald Trump\u2019s election fraud commission under an agreement reached Monday to resolve a lawsuit challenging the information\u2019s release. \u2014 Holly Ramer, The Seattle Times , 7 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Secret Facebook groups remain unsearchable , and members can only be added or invited by another member. \u2014 Ana Homayoun, New York Times , 7 June 2017"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-ch\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112858",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not searched, examined, or investigated":[
|
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"leaving no piece of baggage unsearched"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"un- entry 1 + searched , past participle of search":""
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084659",
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|
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|
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},
|
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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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|
|
": not being in season":[],
|
|
": not normal for the season of the year":[
|
|
"unseasonable weather"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by unseasonable weather":[
|
|
"an unseasonable summer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113z-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8s\u0113-z\u1d4an-\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-z\u1d4an-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"early",
|
|
"inopportune",
|
|
"precocious",
|
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"premature",
|
|
"untimely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"late"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"an unseasonable snowstorm in early November",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The unseasonable cold will continue through much of the week in the Portland area. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"More rain, unseasonable cold and stronger wind were expected Saturday, followed by even colder temperatures Sunday. \u2014 Ben Nuckols, Baltimore Sun , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The Cass Freight Index measure of domestic shipping demand edged up a bare 0.6% in March from the month before, an unseasonable slowing of growth at the end of the quarter. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An unseasonable cold snap that hit Kharkiv in the second week of March encased the building in icicles. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Snow, gusty winds followed by unseasonable cold Saturday Under the advisory slippery road conditions are expected from total snow accumulations of 1-2 inches. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An unseasonable cold and rainy spell drifted through Austin on Friday, as attendees poured into the SXSW conference in person for the first time in two years. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The winds last week helped fuel a pair of unseasonable Southern California fires, including the 150-acre Emerald fire near Laguna Beach and the 7-acre Sycamore fire, which destroyed two homes near Whittier. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"As drought continued in much of the West, an unseasonable December wildfire ripped through a Colorado neighborhood near Boulder. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, ajc , 15 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221516"
|
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},
|
|
"unseasonably":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"late"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": marked by unseasonable weather":[
|
|
"an unseasonable summer"
|
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],
|
|
": not being in season":[],
|
|
": not normal for the season of the year":[
|
|
"unseasonable weather"
|
|
],
|
|
": occurring at other than the proper time : untimely":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an unseasonable snowstorm in early November",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The unseasonable cold will continue through much of the week in the Portland area. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"More rain, unseasonable cold and stronger wind were expected Saturday, followed by even colder temperatures Sunday. \u2014 Ben Nuckols, Baltimore Sun , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The Cass Freight Index measure of domestic shipping demand edged up a bare 0.6% in March from the month before, an unseasonable slowing of growth at the end of the quarter. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An unseasonable cold snap that hit Kharkiv in the second week of March encased the building in icicles. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Snow, gusty winds followed by unseasonable cold Saturday Under the advisory slippery road conditions are expected from total snow accumulations of 1-2 inches. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An unseasonable cold and rainy spell drifted through Austin on Friday, as attendees poured into the SXSW conference in person for the first time in two years. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The winds last week helped fuel a pair of unseasonable Southern California fires, including the 150-acre Emerald fire near Laguna Beach and the 7-acre Sycamore fire, which destroyed two homes near Whittier. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"As drought continued in much of the West, an unseasonable December wildfire ripped through a Colorado neighborhood near Boulder. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, ajc , 15 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-z\u1d4an-\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8s\u0113-z\u1d4an-\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113z-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"early",
|
|
"inopportune",
|
|
"precocious",
|
|
"premature",
|
|
"untimely"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113950",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unseasonal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not suitable or appropriate for the season : unseasonable":[
|
|
"to store \u2026 the few unseasonal clothes",
|
|
"\u2014 Max Steele",
|
|
"if rains are unseasonal they may scarcely bloom",
|
|
"\u2014 American Guide Series: Texas"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064509",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unseasoned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking age or seasoning : inexperienced":[
|
|
"unseasoned performers"
|
|
],
|
|
": not matured or developed by growth or passage of time : immature":[
|
|
"unseasoned timber/lumber/wood"
|
|
],
|
|
": not seasoned : such as":[],
|
|
": not seasoned with added spices or savory ingredients":[
|
|
"unseasoned food"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To be sure, the pair are relatively unseasoned , not just when compared to incredibly veteran presences such as Millsap and Jordan, but when compared to anyone. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The mixture of Dungeness and Jonah crabmeat was unseasoned and seemed scant compared to the engorged sourdough loaf the mixture was swiped onto. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Patton kicked off her cooking lesson by washing the chicken with cold water before proceeding to throw them in a bag of unseasoned flour. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Adding unseasoned ingredients to seasoned ones makes your mixture bland. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s also a Bow Wow Breakfast Bowl and, for canine visitors, an unseasoned burger. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On, a Swiss shoe and apparel brand, has started to make a name for itself with a cast of talented but mostly unseasoned runners. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Soon enough, Omega rebounds and proceeds to knife-edge chop Danielson in the chest so many times that his upper body now resembles a lump of raw, unseasoned ground beef. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Sunday morning and Monday afternoon included several pieces for larger chamber ensembles, given solid if unseasoned performances by the TMC fellows. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-z\u1d4and"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080847",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unseat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"enthrone",
|
|
"throne"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to dislodge from one's seat especially on horseback":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He unseated an incumbent senator.",
|
|
"The horse bucked and unseated its rider.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The increasingly crowded field of those seeking to unseat Lightfoot also includes Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner, Southwest Side Ald. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"With one month to go until his 3rd Congressional District primary election, every second leading up to June 28 is crucial for Republican Chris Herrod, who is hoping to unseat incumbent John Curtis. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Republican Congressman Jodi Hice is trying to unseat incumbent Brad Raffensperger. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Those recent missteps have created an opening for a crowded field trying to unseat the sheriff. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Allan West, the former Florida congressman turned Texas GOP chairman and unsuccessful gubernatorial hopeful, is trying to unseat National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, per The Reload. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"James is one of the handful of GOP gubernatorial hopefuls hoping to unseat incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"In Indiana, Jennifer-Ruth Green, an Air Force veteran who deployed to Baghdad and served as a mission commander for counterintelligence activities, is looking to unseat Democrat Frank Mrvan in his northern district. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"In Indiana, Jennifer-Ruth Green, an Air Force veteran who deployed to Baghdad and served as a mission commander for counterintelligence activities, is looking to unseat Democrat Frank Mrvan in his northern district. \u2014 Catie Edmondson, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"defrock",
|
|
"depose",
|
|
"deprive",
|
|
"dethrone",
|
|
"displace",
|
|
"oust",
|
|
"uncrown",
|
|
"unmake",
|
|
"unthrone"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034200",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsecured":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"taut",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"tight"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not protected or free from danger or risk of loss : not secured":[
|
|
"unsecured cargo",
|
|
"unsecured funds",
|
|
"an unsecured loan"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"He was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond after his initial court appearance in Akron federal court. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"She was released on a $2,000 unsecured bond, the sheriff's office added. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Shaw was released unsupervised on an unsecured $10,000 bond. \u2014 Rachel Axon, USA TODAY , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The largest unsecured creditor is the U.S. Small Business Administration. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Unsecured Line Of Credit: An unsecured line of credit is taken out against the entire business. \u2014 Phil Dushey, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"People leaving their unsecured firearms in cars has also become a particular problem, Daniel Webster, director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research at Johns Hopkins University, told ABC News in an interview. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"An unsecured bicycle was reported stolen May 19 from the east side of Walgreens, 4820 N. Harlem Ave. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The dog\u2019s owner told police that the animal escaped through an unsecured gate in his fenced back yard. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 27 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1780, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-si-\u02c8kyu\u0307rd",
|
|
"-\u02c8ky\u0259rd"
|
|
],
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"Adjective",
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"He spent unseemly amounts of money on himself.",
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"an unseemly interest in their host's income and expenses",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Many words come to mind to describe the tenor of Smith\u2019s message directed at Boselli: despicable, na\u00efve, repugnant, astonishing, unseemly and classless. \u2014 Gene Frenette, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
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"The original clock and 60-foot tempietto (that, once upon a time, was used to mask an unseemly water tower) have been painstakingly recreated from archival photographs. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
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"Naysayers are unseemly blockages that will delay a better world. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
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"There is something unseemly , to put it mildly, about the famous and fabulously wealthy urging crypto on their fans. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"Harvard has, in its own small and significant way, with its willingness to face the most unseemly and dishonorable parts of its past, taken meaningful steps toward a path of healing. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"So what does that mean for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other platforms that routinely police hate speech and other unseemly utterances",
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"And with the postseason fast approaching, those otherwise unseemly victories along the way may just help keep USC alive come March. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Graff appears to identify as Felt\u2019s motivation his loss in a rather unseemly competition to succeed J. Edgar Hoover as FBI director. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s when Lakins allowed four runs on five hits, with an additional run charged to Baumann \u2014 an inning as unseemly as the hail that had fallen earlier. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
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"In addition to money, Othram encouraged supporters to donate their DNA, a request that some critics called unseemly , saying donors should contribute to databases easily available to all investigators. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113m-l\u0113"
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for unseemly Adjective indecorous , improper , unseemly , unbecoming , indelicate mean not conforming to what is accepted as right, fitting, or in good taste. indecorous suggests a violation of accepted standards of good manners. indecorous behavior improper applies to a broader range of transgressions of rules not only of social behavior but of ethical practice or logical procedure or prescribed method. improper use of campaign contributions unseemly adds a suggestion of special inappropriateness to a situation or an offensiveness to good taste. remarried with unseemly haste unbecoming suggests behavior or language that does not suit one's character or status. conduct unbecoming to an officer indelicate implies a lack of modesty or of tact or of refined perception of feeling. indelicate expressions for bodily functions",
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"amiss",
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"graceless",
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"inapposite",
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"inappropriate",
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"inapt",
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"incongruous",
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"incorrect",
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"indecorous",
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"inept",
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"infelicitous",
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"malapropos",
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"perverse",
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"unapt",
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"unbecoming",
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"unfit",
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"unhappy",
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"unsuitable",
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"untoward",
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"wrong"
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[
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"appropriate",
|
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"becoming",
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"befitting",
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"correct",
|
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"decorous",
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"felicitous",
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"fit",
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"fitting",
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"genteel",
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"happy",
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"meet",
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"proper",
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"right",
|
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"seemly",
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"suitable"
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"definitions":{
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": not according with established standards of good form or taste":[
|
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"unseemly bickering"
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|
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": not seemly: such as":[],
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": not suitable for time or place : inappropriate , unseasonable":[]
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He spent unseemly amounts of money on himself.",
|
|
"an unseemly interest in their host's income and expenses",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Many words come to mind to describe the tenor of Smith\u2019s message directed at Boselli: despicable, na\u00efve, repugnant, astonishing, unseemly and classless. \u2014 Gene Frenette, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The original clock and 60-foot tempietto (that, once upon a time, was used to mask an unseemly water tower) have been painstakingly recreated from archival photographs. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Naysayers are unseemly blockages that will delay a better world. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"There is something unseemly , to put it mildly, about the famous and fabulously wealthy urging crypto on their fans. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Harvard has, in its own small and significant way, with its willingness to face the most unseemly and dishonorable parts of its past, taken meaningful steps toward a path of healing. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"So what does that mean for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other platforms that routinely police hate speech and other unseemly utterances",
|
|
"And with the postseason fast approaching, those otherwise unseemly victories along the way may just help keep USC alive come March. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Graff appears to identify as Felt\u2019s motivation his loss in a rather unseemly competition to succeed J. Edgar Hoover as FBI director. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s when Lakins allowed four runs on five hits, with an additional run charged to Baumann \u2014 an inning as unseemly as the hail that had fallen earlier. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to money, Othram encouraged supporters to donate their DNA, a request that some critics called unseemly , saying donors should contribute to databases easily available to all investigators. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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|
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|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113m-l\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for unseemly Adjective indecorous , improper , unseemly , unbecoming , indelicate mean not conforming to what is accepted as right, fitting, or in good taste. indecorous suggests a violation of accepted standards of good manners. indecorous behavior improper applies to a broader range of transgressions of rules not only of social behavior but of ethical practice or logical procedure or prescribed method. improper use of campaign contributions unseemly adds a suggestion of special inappropriateness to a situation or an offensiveness to good taste. remarried with unseemly haste unbecoming suggests behavior or language that does not suit one's character or status. conduct unbecoming to an officer indelicate implies a lack of modesty or of tact or of refined perception of feeling. indelicate expressions for bodily functions",
|
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|
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"amiss",
|
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"graceless",
|
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"improper",
|
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"inapposite",
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"inapt",
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|
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|
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"indecorous",
|
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"inept",
|
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"infelicitous",
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"malapropos",
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"unfit",
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"unsuitable",
|
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|
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"wrong"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045624",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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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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|
|
"Ray's humility \u2026 was profound and unselfconscious and one of the most astonishing things about him.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jay McInerney",
|
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"unselfconscious laughter"
|
|
]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The designer said he was inspired by the unselfconscious , playful sexiness found in the early James Bond films. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The ease of lingo, the casual, unselfconscious rock \u2019n\u2019 roll swagger in time with hip-hop\u2019s lean: a brilliant ploy of joshing synthesis, perhaps. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Houston is radiant and unselfconscious in front of the camera, writes Marshall, who regarded her with maternal concern. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The girl\u2019s relaxed left arm is looped under the arm of an adult, Mann herself, in a manner evoking the fond, unselfconscious dependence \u2014 the dependability \u2014 of family. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"To advertise that confidence with an unselfconscious , open-mouthed, haplessly disarming smile \u2014 to resist the urge, in other words, to fake an air of supercilious self-importance \u2014 is the very best thing. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Its most recent albums have been welcoming and unselfconscious ; when performing, the band acts as though its mixture of emotional appeal, pop kitsch, and political sloganeering is utterly unremarkable. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 8 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Through protest and through quarantine, these spontaneous, unselfconscious gestures of familiarity and kinship feel necessary for our survival. \u2014 Safy-hallan Farah, Rolling Stone , 21 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Sall\u00e9e\u2019s model\u2019s pose, with her arms up, removing the pins from her hairpiece, is more reminiscent of Degas\u2019s unselfconscious bathers than of Ingres\u2019s chilly neoclassicism. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-101620"
|
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},
|
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"unselfish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
|
"costive",
|
|
"illiberal",
|
|
"mingy",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"selfish",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"stinting",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"tightfisted",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"ungenerous"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": not selfish : generous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She's a very unselfish young woman.",
|
|
"an unselfish man who spends much of his time helping his community",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For all of his individual accomplishments, Wagner earns his greatest respect for his unselfish nature and his eagerness to see his teammates excel, according to junior catcher Jake LaVine. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While some teams have a go-to guy that defenses must key in on, the Chargers beat opponents with unselfish play. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Menominee plays an incredibly unselfish game; on Thursday, the Maroons had 24 assists on their 26 baskets. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Lynch said the key to his team's success is not just the scoring prowess of Calmese and Gonzales, but how unselfish those two guys have been. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Given their absences at guard currently, that unselfish style will be even more important given the tight Eastern Conference race. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"McGee said Pederson, a role player much of his career, will mesh perfectly with the unselfish ethos in the Giants\u2019 clubhouse, and the team has thought the same for awhile, pursuing Pederson before last season, too. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There were unselfish passes, solid screens and passionate rebounding. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dyson said the key to the Lions\u2019 tremendous success has been their core values of faith, hard work and having unselfish culture that emanates throughout the program. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1698, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sel-fish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bighearted",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"freehearted",
|
|
"fulsome",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unstinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102926",
|
|
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|
|
"adjective",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
},
|
|
"unselfishness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
|
"costive",
|
|
"illiberal",
|
|
"mingy",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"selfish",
|
|
"stingy",
|
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"stinting",
|
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"tight",
|
|
"tightfisted",
|
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"uncharitable",
|
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"ungenerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not selfish : generous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She's a very unselfish young woman.",
|
|
"an unselfish man who spends much of his time helping his community",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For all of his individual accomplishments, Wagner earns his greatest respect for his unselfish nature and his eagerness to see his teammates excel, according to junior catcher Jake LaVine. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While some teams have a go-to guy that defenses must key in on, the Chargers beat opponents with unselfish play. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Menominee plays an incredibly unselfish game; on Thursday, the Maroons had 24 assists on their 26 baskets. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Lynch said the key to his team's success is not just the scoring prowess of Calmese and Gonzales, but how unselfish those two guys have been. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Given their absences at guard currently, that unselfish style will be even more important given the tight Eastern Conference race. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"McGee said Pederson, a role player much of his career, will mesh perfectly with the unselfish ethos in the Giants\u2019 clubhouse, and the team has thought the same for awhile, pursuing Pederson before last season, too. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There were unselfish passes, solid screens and passionate rebounding. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dyson said the key to the Lions\u2019 tremendous success has been their core values of faith, hard work and having unselfish culture that emanates throughout the program. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1698, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sel-fish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bighearted",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"freehearted",
|
|
"fulsome",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unstinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165716",
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"unsellable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unable or unfit to be sold : not sellable":[
|
|
"unsellable titles",
|
|
"damaged and unsellable goods"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If the Rams take home the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, all that Bengals gear will instantly become unsellable , at least in the eyes of the NFL. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This leads to a waste of time and money to scale an unsellable product. \u2014 Bhaskar Ahuja, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The fact that basically anyone could design and sell hastily coded Atari 2600 games with no interference from or cooperation with Atari led to a game market flooded with shovelware and to clearance bins filled with unsellable dreck. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"TheRealReal has been donating unsellable vintage garments to Collina Strada, whose designer Hillary Taymour remakes them into one-of-a-kind upcycled wonders. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Delivery service Imperfect Foods has made a whole business out of that, saving foods considered unsellable , often because of physical deformities that don\u2019t impact taste or nutritional value. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 July 2021",
|
|
"In each case, Black families had little choice but to leave, giving up not only their houses, which pollution had rendered unsellable , but also their community. \u2014 Anya Groner, The Atlantic , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"For the Hollywood of the seventies and eighties, the Victors of the world were unrecognizable\u2014and unsellable \u2014types. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 17 May 2021",
|
|
"Each of the more than 50 items in the ReCollection 01 line, which launched today, is made from unsellable pieces donated by the designer and reinterpreted by Atelier & Repairs, an L.A.-based workshop focused on perpetuating circular fashion. \u2014 Julia Gall, Marie Claire , 1 Apr. 2021"
|
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"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This unsentimental calculation led to the forcible removal of people who\u2019d lived and worked on properties for generations. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
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"Published in the summer of 2016, it was pitched as a generous but unsentimental portrait of the disaffected White working class \u2014 though not one that drifted into potentially off-putting populist territory. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"This unsentimental murder mystery follows a Chinese American family in small-town Wisconsin whose restaurant, Fine Chao, is the site of owner Leo Chao\u2019s mysterious demise. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"In return, Duchamp made at least one drawing of Stettheimer, a pencil sketch that is, touchingly, not at all Duchampian but a skillful, unsentimental registry of her sharp, intelligent features. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"The first to go on trial in connection with to the Watergate break in, Chapin writes that Nixon could be unsentimental in his use of people, but harbors no regrets about his years of loyal service. \u2014 ABC News , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"Published in the summer of 2016, it was pitched as a generous but unsentimental portrait of the disaffected White working class - though not one that drifted into potentially off-putting populist territory. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
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"The effect is nostalgic, but the subtext is unsentimental : Time marches forward. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021",
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"For a man always tagged by his colleagues as deeply unsentimental , that theater, and its players, seem to have provided an emotional locus. \u2014 Jamie Lauren Keiles Ismail Muhammad Kim Tingley Benoit Denizet-lewis Sam Anderson Jazmine Hughes Irina Aleksander Sasha Weiss Rowan Ricardo Phillips Stella Bugbee Michael Paterniti Maggie Jones Robert Draper Rob Hoerburger Jason Zengerle Reginald Dwayne Betts Jane Hu David Marchese Hanif Abdurraqib Jenna Wortham Anthony Giardina Niela Orr Amy X. Wang, New York Times , 25 Dec. 2021"
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"unserious debates",
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"\u2014 Meg Greenfield"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The promoters of these nonsensical narratives are remarkable for their unserious views on how the world works. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"And Democrats, no longer confident that an unserious huckster was destined to lose, were not at all complacent. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"If so, that would mean the administration is alarmingly unserious or dangerously delusional. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"In his first statewide television ad, McCrory uses recent comments from US Rep. Ted Budd to depict him as unserious about foreign policy. \u2014 Michael Warren, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Never conspicuously serious, Duchamp cultivated a novel tone for art: call it seriously unserious . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Already, Democrats have dismissed the DeSantis map as unserious , accusing the governor of blatantly violating the state Constitution's Fair District amendment and the Voting Rights Act. \u2014 Steve Contorno, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"Through the sheer intensity of his descriptive powers and the undeniable ways in which surfing has shaped his life, Barbarian Days is an utterly convincing study in the joy of treating seriously an unserious thing . . . \u2014 Square Contributor, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"And maybe that, more precisely, was what was so off-putting and seemingly unserious about Babitz in her day. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021"
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"\u2014 Meg Greenfield"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The promoters of these nonsensical narratives are remarkable for their unserious views on how the world works. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"And Democrats, no longer confident that an unserious huckster was destined to lose, were not at all complacent. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"If so, that would mean the administration is alarmingly unserious or dangerously delusional. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"In his first statewide television ad, McCrory uses recent comments from US Rep. Ted Budd to depict him as unserious about foreign policy. \u2014 Michael Warren, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Never conspicuously serious, Duchamp cultivated a novel tone for art: call it seriously unserious . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Already, Democrats have dismissed the DeSantis map as unserious , accusing the governor of blatantly violating the state Constitution's Fair District amendment and the Voting Rights Act. \u2014 Steve Contorno, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Through the sheer intensity of his descriptive powers and the undeniable ways in which surfing has shaped his life, Barbarian Days is an utterly convincing study in the joy of treating seriously an unserious thing . . . \u2014 Square Contributor, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"And maybe that, more precisely, was what was so off-putting and seemingly unserious about Babitz in her day. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On Wednesday, a team researching Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy who was kidnapped and lynched in Mississippi in 1955, uncovered an unserved warrant for the arrest of the woman whose accusations against him led to his death. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
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"Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy who was abducted and murdered in Mississippi in 1955, has discovered an unserved arrest warrant for the white woman whose accusations led to his gruesome death. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
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"According to the Associated Press, part of the team that discovered the unserved warrant included Emmett's cousin, Deborah Watts, who heads the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, and her daughter, Teri Watts. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Now, the discovery of an unserved 1955 warrant charging Carolyn Bryant Donham, the wife of Bryant and a witness to events leading up to the murder, has the Till family calling for an arrest and answers, according to The Associated Press. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Till discovered in a Mississippi courthouse basement an unserved warrant for the woman who accused Till of grabbing and propositioning her. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Till is calling for the woman linked to the Black teen\u2019s kidnapping in 1955 to be arrested after a team searching for new evidence into the infamous lynching found an unserved warrant for her that was never executed almost 70 years ago. \u2014 Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"Las Vegas is the top unserved market from Akron-Canton, according to airport officials. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
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"The Capital Projects Fund is separate from the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program approved in November 2021, which will give subsidies to ISPs that build in unserved and underserved areas. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022"
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"applicable",
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"feasible",
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"functional",
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"operable",
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"operational",
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"practical",
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"serviceable",
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"\u2014 Anthony Trollope"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Heller lowered flags into the fire as members of the Sons of the American Legion handed him unserviceable flags. \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
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"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
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"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
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"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
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"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
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"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
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"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"Franklin Park Boy Scout Troop 158 helped carry dozens of American flags, which were deemed unserviceable , to a hearse to be honorably disposed of through cremation at Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home. \u2014 Anna Kim, chicagotribune.com , 12 Nov. 2020"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As with a fractured bone that has gone unset , the body has limped forward, but each step is ragged and halting, doing further damage to the untreated injury. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021"
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"antonyms":[
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|
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"compose",
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"quiet",
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"soothe",
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|
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"Such a sudden change will unsettle her.",
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|
"the news that the local grocery store had sold contaminated produce unsettled many shoppers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It\u2019s not only Sherman Edwards\u2019s lyrics that unsettle with newfound verve, especially in a New England locale such as Cambridge, Boston\u2019s next-door neighbor. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"While this may unsettle some, the many people worldwide who were previously shut out of banking and finance due to geographical or logistical barriers feel otherwise. \u2014 Reco Mccambry, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Most filmmakers who want to unsettle you in a horror movie will reach for a familiar set of tools: slashers, demons, shock cuts, soundtracks that go boom! \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"In New York, 2022 began with a string of the type of random crimes that unsettle people most. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"As if inflation was not enough to unsettle Americans, a serious shortage of baby formula put parents on edge. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The game itself is a scary experience designed to thrill and unsettle . \u2014 Andy Robertson, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Thomas' absence would be unlikely to unsettle that majority. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the movie may unsettle purists who feel that torch needs to be passed around to a more diverse crew of musicians. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 16 Mar. 2022"
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],
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|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"agitate",
|
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"ail",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"concern",
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|
"derail",
|
|
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|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
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|
|
"distemper",
|
|
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|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"flurry",
|
|
"frazzle",
|
|
"freak (out)",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"hagride",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"upset",
|
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"weird out",
|
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|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193733",
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|
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"verb"
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|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"certain",
|
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"changeless",
|
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"constant",
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"immutable",
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"invariable",
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"predictable",
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"settled",
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"stable",
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"stationary",
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|
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": not calm or tranquil : disturbed":[
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"unsettled political conditions"
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": not decided or determined : doubtful":[
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"an unsettled state of mind"
|
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|
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": not disposed of according to law":[
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"an unsettled estate"
|
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],
|
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": not inhabited or populated":[
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"unsettled land"
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": not paid or discharged":[
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"unsettled debts"
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],
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": not resolved or worked out : undecided":[
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"an unsettled question"
|
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],
|
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": not settled down":[
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"unsettled dust"
|
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],
|
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": not settled: such as":[]
|
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"examples":[
|
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"We have some unsettled business to attend to.",
|
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"we've been having a lot of unsettled weather lately",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Oglethorpe said Saturday that the dispute remained unsettled . \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 18 June 2022",
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"The question of eventual resale value remains unsettled . \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 8 June 2022",
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"The increasingly unsettled environment might make some think twice before quitting their current gig, but CEOs who blindly follow Musk\u2019s office mandate could get a harsh lesson in the new rules of work. \u2014 Matthew Boyle, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
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"The increasingly unsettled environment might make some think twice before quitting their current gig, but CEOs who blindly follow Musk\u2019s office mandate could get a harsh lesson in the new rules of work. \u2014 Matthew Boyle, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The tension subsided for a little, but the campers remained unsettled , not knowing their fate. \u2014 Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Negotiations were expected to continue into the weekend, all sides indicating that just a few issues remained unsettled in the package of social services and climate-change strategies. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 23 Oct. 2021",
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"Music City has an unsettled stadium situation and isn\u2019t exactly a futbol mecca. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
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"The Capitals' unsettled goaltending situation seems like a major liability against the best offense in the NHL. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022"
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": to free from shackles":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Regardless of how much new gas ultimately comes online, very little of it will help Europe now, when countries on the continent are desperate to unshackle themselves from Russian energy. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"General Electric\u2019s decision to unshackle its core industrial businesses by splitting itself into three separate companies hasn\u2019t done much for investors. \u2014 Ryan Beene, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"One of the best things to happen from the outbreak was the freedom to unshackle from the bonds of being in an office building over 80 hours a day, five days a week. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
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"Collectively, the hope is that these new projects completely change the perception of Taranto, for visitors and residents alike, and unshackle the city's destiny from that of Ilva. \u2014 Jonathan Hawkins, CNN , 31 Aug. 2021",
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"Five years ago, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged to unshackle the economy from oil exports by 2020. \u2014 Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 19 July 2021",
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"In 2016, the zoo agreed to provide Kaavan with more water and to unshackle him, but little else changed. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"However, a flat-deck Type 003 carrier under construction introduces an electromagnetic catapult system, which should unshackle the performance of embarked air wings. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
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"The government says the new laws will unshackle farmers and private investment, bringing growth. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Jan. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000858",
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"verb"
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"antonyms":[
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"perturbable",
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"shakable",
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"shakeable"
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": not possible to weaken or get rid of : not able to be shaken":[
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"unshakable determination/opposition"
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]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The workhorse pitcher from Northwestern was well-known by ASU, but still proved difficult for ASU\u2019s offense and was unshakable in the extra innings with a great defense behind her. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
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"In waging war on Ukraine, Putin miscalculated, believing that Europe\u2019s reliance on Russian fossil fuels was unshakable . \u2014 Kate Brown, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
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"Janine works overtime for her students and has an unshakable , Leslie Knope\u2013ian enthusiasm for her job. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"All those LPs featured him either in small ensembles or alone at the piano, demonstrating his wily, wandering harmonic sense and his unshakable feel for bebop rhythm. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That unshakable backbone is part of why, even for a documentary that gets some marquee value out of mentioning Carlile in its name, Tucker still gets her name above as well as within the title. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Where does this unshakable optimism, this endurably positive attitude, come from",
|
|
"But one single study\u2014especially one with as many issues as this study\u2014should never be taken as unshakable proof of anything. \u2014 Stuart Ritchie, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Zelensky has been unshakable diplomatically, refusing Western demands to set aside Ukraine\u2019s aspirations to join NATO, a key goal of Putin. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0101-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"imperturbable",
|
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"nerveless",
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"unflappable"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033306",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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|
|
"unshaken":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"agitated",
|
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"discomposed",
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"disturbed",
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"flustered",
|
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"perturbed",
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"unglued",
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"unhinged",
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"unstrung",
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"upset"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": not weakened or shaken : firm , fixed":[
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|
"\u2026 saw a flock around him whose faith in him was still unshaken \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 George Eliot"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the gun-rights lobby\u2019s hold on the Republican Party is unshaken , and action on proposals such as universal background checks and a new assault-weapons ban remain stalled in part because of the narrow partisan divide in the Senate. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Even after Wednesday\u2019s home run, Thomas was unshaken . \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson\u2019s romance remains unshaken by Kanye West\u2019s public statements against them. \u2014 ELLE , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In an exclusive Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll Trump's support is largely unshaken after his second impeachment trial in the Senate. \u2014 Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"An unshaken Chance continued reporting, breaking down the state of Ukraine's defense against Russia. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Ali Abulaban may be in jail facing murder charges, but his social media presence remains unshaken . \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Europe\u2019s commitment to anti-migrant programs in Libya remains unshaken . \u2014 Ian Urbina, The New Yorker , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But generally speaking, the company\u2019s growth trajectory has continued relatively unshaken , in large part because of a lesson NSA leaders learned the hard way four years ago. \u2014 Ethan Karp, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0101-k\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
|
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"calm",
|
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"collected",
|
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"composed",
|
|
"cool",
|
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"coolheaded",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"level",
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|
"limpid",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
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"placid",
|
|
"possessed",
|
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"recollected",
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"sedate",
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|
"self-composed",
|
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"self-possessed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"together",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"undisturbed",
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"unperturbed",
|
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"unruffled",
|
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"untroubled",
|
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"unworried"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040618",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"unshaped":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"formed",
|
|
"shaped",
|
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"shapen",
|
|
"structured"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": imperfect in form or formulation":[
|
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"unshaped ideas"
|
|
],
|
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": not dressed or finished to final form":[
|
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"an unshaped timber"
|
|
],
|
|
": not shaped: such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an unshaped mass of clay that was just in need of some inspiration from the modeler",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It\u2019s by far the album\u2019s worst song, and the one that feels most unshaped by Max Martin\u2019s touch. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Years ago, these yew shrubs were dishevelled & unshaped , so The Prince tasked his gardeners with creating their own intriguing topiary designs. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1572, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0101pt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"amorphous",
|
|
"formless",
|
|
"shapeless",
|
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"unformed",
|
|
"unstructured"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051415",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unshared":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not shared":[
|
|
"unshared profits",
|
|
"an unshared achievement",
|
|
"unshared feelings"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sherd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonexclusive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The film has the support of the Bowie estate and draws from thousands of hours of footage, much of it previously unshared . \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Read the full conversation on how 2NE1 pulled off the reunion, previously unshared details about the group\u2019s time together, and hints to what\u2019s next for CL and 2NE1. \u2014 Jeff Benjamin, Billboard , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The monument is one of the most rugged places in the park system, if not the world, rewarding adventurous visitors with unshared vistas. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps because of restrictions imposed by the pandemic, townhouses have also enjoyed a resurgence in both Manhattan and Brooklyn this year; there has definitely been an increase in the appeal of unshared space and outdoor space. \u2014 Frederick Peters, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In 2018, around 66% of Seattle's residential land was reserved for single-family homes or stand-alone residences with unshared walls and utilities. \u2014 Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner , 25 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"But restrictions on class size, requirements for 35 square feet of unshared space and the like remain in place. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Their very essence is to provide virtual connections to people in far-off times and places\u2014and to experiences that would otherwise remain unshared , even among people close by. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"My son\u2019s birth signified our first unshared experience. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1640, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090257"
|
|
},
|
|
"unshoe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to remove a shoe from":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 2 + shoe":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110728",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unshorn":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bald",
|
|
"furless",
|
|
"glabrous",
|
|
"hairless",
|
|
"shorn",
|
|
"smooth"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": not shorn":[
|
|
"an unshorn sheep",
|
|
"unshorn hair"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The organization also pointed to its 2014 survey that found Sikh children who have articles of their faith such as turbans, other head coverings and unshorn hair are bullied at a rate of 67%. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Unlike Samson, the unshorn hair on me and my son is a reminder of our strength, but not the source of it. \u2014 Vanessa Hua, Time , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Six women raise their hands, flashing thick thatches of unshorn underarm hair. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Many practicing Sikhs are visually distinguishable by their articles of faith, which include the unshorn hair and turban. \u2014 Casey Smith, Fox News , 18 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Keeping it unshorn and tied up in a turban is a key tenet of his religion. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Many practicing Sikhs are visually distinguishable by their articles of faith, which include the unshorn hair and turban. \u2014 Casey Smith, Fox News , 18 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Many practicing Sikhs are visually distinguishable by their articles of faith, which include the unshorn hair and turban. \u2014 Casey Smith, Fox News , 18 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Many practicing Sikhs are visually distinguishable by their articles of faith, which include the unshorn hair and turban. \u2014 Casey Smith, Fox News , 18 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u022frn"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"bristly",
|
|
"brushy",
|
|
"cottony",
|
|
"fleecy",
|
|
"furred",
|
|
"furry",
|
|
"hairy",
|
|
"hirsute",
|
|
"rough",
|
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"shaggy",
|
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"silky",
|
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"woolly",
|
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"wooly"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105147",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"unshortened":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not shortened : undiminished":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + shortened , past participle of shorten":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110234",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"unshot":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not hit by a shot":[],
|
|
": not mingled or variegated : not interwoven":[
|
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"methods of beef preparation \u2026 not unshot with cunning and imagination",
|
|
"\u2014 C. H. Baker"
|
|
],
|
|
": not shot":[
|
|
"an unshot gun",
|
|
"an unshot arrow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115302",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unshoulder":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to remove from the shoulder":[
|
|
"unshouldered their knapsacks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 2 + shoulder":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122051",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unshown":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not shown":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + shown , past participle of show":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122613",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unshowy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not tending or intended to draw attention : not showy":[
|
|
"a quiet, unshowy performance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In contrast to the corruption that surrounds him, Suiter does his job with unshowy integrity. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The cast is uniformly excellent, in a suitably unshowy but fully lived-in way. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Like Ishiguro, Chan writes in measured, unshowy prose. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The unshowy , nearly flat surface of her writing is rippled by patterns of repetition: an understatement that, like Hemingway\u2019s, attains its own kind of drama. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But then came Mr Phillips (2000), an unshowy third-person narrative about a day in the life of a middle-aged accountant. \u2014 James Walton, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"But then came Mr Phillips (2000), an unshowy third-person narrative about a day in the life of a middle-aged accountant. \u2014 James Walton, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"There\u2019s an unshowy poetry to DP Ahmad Saiffudin Musa\u2019s imagery, echoed by other thoughtful design contributions and an editorial pace simultaneously lulling and tense. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"But then came Mr Phillips (2000), an unshowy third-person narrative about a day in the life of a middle-aged accountant. \u2014 James Walton, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021"
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"beauteous",
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"The cracks in the wall are unsightly .",
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"strip-mining leaves an unsightly gash in the landscape",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"If the concrete was made to look like stone or designed with a grain, try to brush in line with the original surface to avoid any unsightly scratches. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
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"The property overlooking Bear Lake (plus an unsightly flurry of developments) offers four tent styles in ascending levels of luxury. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
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"When the prominent British sports promoter pitches his vision of drawing impressive crowds and strong U.S. television viewership with darts, the initial reaction is to recoil as if an unsightly plate of bangers and mash has been set before them. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
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"For offensive numbers to take such a massive step backward in the first year that totally eliminated the unsightly spectre of pitchers coming to bat is a major development. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"The drainage canal is covered by cement, an unsightly legacy of a flood control project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
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"Don\u2019t cut away the unsightly threads just yet, because a hole is easier to patch if a few thin bits are helping hold that section\u2019s shape. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"As the new shoots take the place of taller, older stems, more of the unsightly portions can be removed. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"As the problem metastasizes, city officials have zeroed in on a new strategy to clear the unsightly encampments even as service providers warn there is not enough temporary or permanent housing for the region\u2019s homeless population. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Jan. 2022"
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"aesthetic",
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"examples":[
|
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"The cracks in the wall are unsightly .",
|
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"strip-mining leaves an unsightly gash in the landscape",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If the concrete was made to look like stone or designed with a grain, try to brush in line with the original surface to avoid any unsightly scratches. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The property overlooking Bear Lake (plus an unsightly flurry of developments) offers four tent styles in ascending levels of luxury. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"When the prominent British sports promoter pitches his vision of drawing impressive crowds and strong U.S. television viewership with darts, the initial reaction is to recoil as if an unsightly plate of bangers and mash has been set before them. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
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"For offensive numbers to take such a massive step backward in the first year that totally eliminated the unsightly spectre of pitchers coming to bat is a major development. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
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"The drainage canal is covered by cement, an unsightly legacy of a flood control project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Don\u2019t cut away the unsightly threads just yet, because a hole is easier to patch if a few thin bits are helping hold that section\u2019s shape. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
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"As the new shoots take the place of taller, older stems, more of the unsightly portions can be removed. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
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|
"As the problem metastasizes, city officials have zeroed in on a new strategy to clear the unsightly encampments even as service providers warn there is not enough temporary or permanent housing for the region\u2019s homeless population. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Jan. 2022"
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"antonyms":[
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"ace",
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"adept",
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"consummate",
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"crackerjack",
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"expert",
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"master",
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"masterful",
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"masterly",
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"professional",
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"virtuoso"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by lack of skill":[
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": not requiring skill":[
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"unskilled jobs"
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],
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": not skilled in a branch of work : lacking technical training":[
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]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"an unskilled handling of the facial features in the portrait explains why it is attributed to \u201cschool of Vel\u00e1zquez\u201d and not to the master himself",
|
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"hired unskilled workers because they would work for lower wages",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This influx of rural Black residents, most unskilled and lacking education, increased poverty in the Black communities in a number of Southern cities. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Lehmann, being an unskilled or poor listener might affect one\u2019s life in a few ways. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Many who immigrate to the United States have to start their careers in lower-wage jobs, and they are looked down upon and dismissed as unskilled and unintelligent. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research HURT: Preventing employers from hiring inexperienced and/or unskilled workers deprives them of the capacity to attain work skills and obtain experience. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"But real wages for unskilled workers have been declining at an accelerating rate this year. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Skilled technicians may not see wage increases as great as unskilled labor, for example, or vice versa. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is not an excuse to DIY or bring in an unskilled pro, Hotarek cautions. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Paris is described in the Iliad as unskilled and cowardly, epitomized by his decision to use a bow and arrow in the Trojan War rather than engage in hand-to-hand combat. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 6 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
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"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8skild"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"amateur",
|
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"amateurish",
|
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"dilettante",
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"dilettantish",
|
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"inexperienced",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
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"jackleg",
|
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"nonprofessional",
|
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"unprofessional",
|
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"unskillful"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214733",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"able",
|
|
"capable",
|
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"competent",
|
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"expert",
|
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"fit",
|
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"qualified",
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"skilled",
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"skillful",
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"ultracompetent"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not skillful : lacking in skill or proficiency":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"an unskillful editor can be worse than none at all",
|
|
"some painfully unskillful playing by the band's guitarist",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"It was intended to be a mockery of the way White people danced, though plantation owners often interpreted slaves' movements as unskillful attempts to be like them. \u2014 Scottie Andrew And Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 6 July 2020",
|
|
"As is often the case, Louie was unlucky \u2014 and also unskillful . \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 12 Mar. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8skil-f\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"inapt",
|
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"incapable",
|
|
"incompetent",
|
|
"inept",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
|
"unable",
|
|
"unfit",
|
|
"unfitted",
|
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"unqualified",
|
|
"unskilled"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200222",
|
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|
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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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"unskimmed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not covered with a skim coat":[
|
|
"unskimmed plaster"
|
|
],
|
|
": not skimmed":[
|
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"unskimmed milk"
|
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"un- entry 1 + skimmed , past participle of skim":""
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},
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063528",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"unslacked":{
|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + slacked , past participle of slack":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172750",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"appeasable",
|
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"extinguishable",
|
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"satiable",
|
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"satisfiable"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": unable to be slaked : unquenchable":[
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"an unslakable thirst",
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"an unslakable desire for excellence"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"an unslakable yearning to explore the far-off corners of the globe",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With so many stuck at home doom-scrolling, there was unslakable need for his brand of musical comedy relief. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Russia, to which 80% of the country\u2019s booze went, had an unslakable thirst for it. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sl\u0101-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"inappeasable",
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"inextinguishable",
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"insatiable",
|
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"insatiate",
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"quenchless",
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"unappeasable",
|
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"unquenchable"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115741",
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
": not caused to crumble by treatment with water":[
|
|
"unslaked lye/lime"
|
|
],
|
|
": not quenched or satisfied":[
|
|
"unslaked curiosity",
|
|
"unslaked thirst"
|
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],
|
|
": not slaked : such as":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Henry\u2019s unslaked rage, in his desperate need to keep Annette\u2019s show going\u2014and to feed his ego\u2014veers to crime. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Starre Vartan is a freelance writer with an unslaked curiosity about the natural world, which was sparked in an outdoors childhood spent in the tide pools of Sydney, Australia and the wetlands of New York's Hudson Valley. \u2014 Starre Vartan, Scientific American , 24 Oct. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sl\u0101kt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095741",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"unslate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to remove the slate from":[
|
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"the wind can unslate the roof"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 2 + slate":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184215",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsleeping":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not sleeping or resting : wakeful , watchful , active":[
|
|
"unsleeping waters of the ocean",
|
|
"face and eyes of unsleeping passion",
|
|
"\u2014 S. H. Adams",
|
|
"that unsleeping interest in everything about him",
|
|
"\u2014 B. J. Hendrick"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + sleeping , present participle of sleep":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195622",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unslept":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not having slept":[
|
|
"arose early unslept"
|
|
],
|
|
": not used for sleeping":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with in his bed is unslept in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + slept , past participle of sleep":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012811",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unslick":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The proceedings felt professional, but reassuringly unslick . \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 12 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8slik"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105247",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
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"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sli\u014b"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011722",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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"definitions":{
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074223",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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"unsluice":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to open the sluice of : let flow : sluice":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 2 + sluice":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212956",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"antonyms":[
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"apt",
|
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"brainy",
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
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"clever",
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"fast",
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"hyperintelligent",
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"intelligent",
|
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"keen",
|
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"nimble",
|
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"quick",
|
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"quick-witted",
|
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"sharp",
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"sharp-witted",
|
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"smart",
|
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"supersmart",
|
|
"ultrasmart"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": not smart":[
|
|
"an unsmart career move"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1500, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sm\u00e4rt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"airheaded",
|
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"birdbrained",
|
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"bonehead",
|
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"boneheaded",
|
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"brain-dead",
|
|
"brainless",
|
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"bubbleheaded",
|
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"chuckleheaded",
|
|
"dense",
|
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"dim",
|
|
"dim-witted",
|
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"doltish",
|
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"dopey",
|
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"dopy",
|
|
"dorky",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
"dunderheaded",
|
|
"empty-headed",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"gormless",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"knuckleheaded",
|
|
"lamebrain",
|
|
"lamebrained",
|
|
"lunkheaded",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"oafish",
|
|
"obtuse",
|
|
"opaque",
|
|
"pinheaded",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"slow-witted",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"softheaded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"thick-witted",
|
|
"thickheaded",
|
|
"unintelligent",
|
|
"vacuous",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083839",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsmeared":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not smeared":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + smeared , past participle of smear":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102405",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"unsmiling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"jocular",
|
|
"joking",
|
|
"kittenish",
|
|
"ludic",
|
|
"playful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": not smiling or tending to smile : marked by a somber or serious expression or attitude":[
|
|
"a stern, unsmiling teacher"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The older of the two sisters, Minnie Lee, stares hard at the camera, her gaze direct and unsmiling but pleasant, almost quizzical. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"B\u00f6hm's images appear like relics from the 19th century, with solemn -- and often unsmiling -- subjects dressed in traditional Dutch outfits. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The minister of Islamic affairs and guidance, normally an unsmiling type, now cheerily defended the opening of cinemas and mass layoffs of Wahhabi imams. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"My segments are all totally deadpan, unsmiling , sarcastic. \u2014 Michael Ian Black, The Atlantic , 15 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"There is a photograph of the act in which Houdini\u2019s unsmiling face sticks out above the can (his knees were pulled up to his chest). \u2014 David Denby, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Moser\u2019s front cover comes to us without words: just a Richard Avedon photo from 1978, with its subject in a dark turtleneck and loose leather jacket, lean and handsome and unsmiling , yet maybe just a bit amused. \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The visual design of the show is exceptional, from Andr\u00e9s\u2019s cerulean hair and asymmetrical ruffled blouses to the creepily pastel dental office where the unsmiling \u00darsula works. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"So how did fashion\u2019s favorite unsmiling doyenne end up dabbling in the fine arts"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sm\u012b-li\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"no-nonsense",
|
|
"po-faced",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"sobersided",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"uncomic",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080114",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsmirched":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not smirched":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + smirched , past participle of smirch":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022329",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsmoked":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not smoked or exposed to smoke":[
|
|
"there is no industry here and that's \u2026 why it's so calm, so unsmoked and unsoiled",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Joseph",
|
|
"unsmoked bacon"
|
|
],
|
|
": not used up by smoking":[
|
|
"leaving his cigar unsmoked in the ashtray"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + smoked , past participle of smoke":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192558",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsmooth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not smooth : rough , harsh":[
|
|
"strokes his unsmooth face",
|
|
"awkward and unsmooth writing"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make unsmooth or uneven : roughen":[
|
|
"the passing ship unsmooths the water"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + smooth , adjective":"Adjective",
|
|
"un- entry 2 + smooth":"Transitive verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021855",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsmoothed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not made smooth , level, or even on the surface : not smoothed":[
|
|
"unsmoothed bedsheets"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It was left unfinished, with rough, unsmoothed chisel marks skirting its lower third. \u2014 Lauren Keith, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"In the midst of Thursday\u2019s sharp price falls, traders rediscovered the value of caution, and puts became popular again, with the unsmoothed ratio returning to its long-run average. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 6 Sep. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1614, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sm\u00fct\u035fhd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200407",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsnarl":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to disentangle a snarl in":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ukraine has been able to kill a number of high-level Russian generals who have had to move to the frontlines deeper within the country to try unsnarl their forces' failure to progress. \u2014 Margaret Brennan, CBS News , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"It is meant to unsnarl train traffic and allow CTA to run more trains along the Red Line. \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As the ban continues, major shippers will try to redirect their supply \u2014 Mexican avocados may head to Europe and avocados from Peru may swoop into the United States, changes that may be hard to unsnarl if the ban lasts for months. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"And hopefully the Omicron-inducedslowdown will be brief, the supply chain will continue to unsnarl and most people won't have to worry about groceries quite as much. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Analysts called it a good first step in resolving supply problems that have fueled rising inflation and caused random shortages of goods, but said there's only so much a U.S. president can do unsnarl a global logistical mess. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"As the administration tries to unsnarl the nation\u2019s supply chain problems, John Pocari is the man in the spotlight. \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Taking the time to unsnarl an emotional knot could be worth giving your to-do list the day off. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 4 July 2021",
|
|
"The ambitious plan, which could top $10 billion, would open up the waterfronts of Hartford and East Hartford to public use and unsnarl a traffic bottleneck at the intersection of I-84 and I-91. \u2014 Daniela Altimari, courant.com , 13 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1555, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sn\u00e4r(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"ravel (out)",
|
|
"unbraid",
|
|
"unlay",
|
|
"unravel",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"untwine",
|
|
"untwist",
|
|
"unweave"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055331",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsociable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social",
|
|
"warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or showing a disinclination for social activity : solitary , reserved":[],
|
|
": not conducive to sociability":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a job with unsociable hours",
|
|
"an unsociable but not an overtly rude child",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For instance, long and unsociable hours are commonplace, and while this is in part due to the shortage of skilled personnel, there is also a cultural element to this that prohibits many from considering it a viable career. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Gaming has so often been painted with the wrong brush \u2014 stereotyped as being isolating and unsociable . \u2014 Bartosz Skwarczek, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"The social media generation is increasingly clueless and unsociable . \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 1 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Samuel Johnson, one recalls, a ferociously unsociable reader, and blind as a bat, was constantly in danger of singeing his wig against his candle. \u2014 John Sutherland, New York Times , 2 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"The mighty otaku: Japan\u2019s growing legion of geeks, once derided as unsociable misfits, has become a significant force of spenders whose financial clout is expected to keep growing. \u2014 Wired News Report, WIRED , 7 Oct. 2005",
|
|
"Born in 1852 in a small town in northeastern Spain, Cajal described himself as a poor student, shy and unsociable , Swanson writes. \u2014 Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian , 23 Jan. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"asocial",
|
|
"buttoned-up",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cold-eyed",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"offish",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"standoff",
|
|
"standoffish",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unclubbable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020110",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsocial":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And so this silly question is making the rounds on silly sports talk shows and silly unsocial media: Which NFL team is Julio Jones-away from winning the Super Bowl",
|
|
"Of course the talk show/ unsocial media furor over Luck\u2019s retirement hasn\u2019t been surprising, because people are idiots \u2014 and that includes certain numbskull members of the media. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Fueled by unsocial media, these playoffs brought out comparison upon comparison. \u2014 Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com , 17 June 2017",
|
|
"Snap Inc., which this week could become the biggest technology public offering in years, is the unsocial social-media company. \u2014 Georgia Wells, WSJ , 27 Feb. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1731, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005738",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsoiled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"besmirched",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"grubby",
|
|
"smirched",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"spotted",
|
|
"stained",
|
|
"sullied",
|
|
"unclean",
|
|
"uncleaned"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not corrupt or tainted":[
|
|
"an unsoiled reputation"
|
|
],
|
|
": not dirty or stained":[
|
|
"unsoiled clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
": not soiled : such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"An adulteration to Balenciaga's unsoiled $625 Paris sneaker, the distressed version costs more than double: $1,850. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"What do skewered ears have to do with the unsoiled innocence of Tony\u2019s love for Maria (Rachel Zegler), Bernardo\u2019s sister",
|
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"It was led by David Dobrik, who, until recently, was one of the few YouTubers who enjoyed a relatively unsoiled reputation by industry standards. \u2014 Rebecca Jennings, Vulture , 4 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1592, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022fi(-\u0259)ld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"antiseptic",
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"chaste",
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"clean",
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"fair",
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"immaculate",
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"pristine",
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"spick-and-span",
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"spic-and-span",
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"spotless",
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"squeaky-clean",
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"stainless",
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"unstained",
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"unsullied"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164529",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unsold":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not sold":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014dld"
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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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"According to The Elec, unsold inventory usually represents about 10% of any company\u2019s total shipments. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 22 June 2022",
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"Target said it\u2019s cutting prices due to mounds of unsold inventory. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"If goods are delayed in shipping and consumer needs change by the time the goods arrive in the store, retailers must decide what to do about all the unsold inventory and scramble to order more of the goods that consumers are now demanding. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"The inventory of unsold homes was down 15.5% from February 2021. \u2014 Alex Veiga, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Some companies leave unsold items with the homeowner, but others do trash removal at the end of the day. \u2014 Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Just up the road from the site that hosted the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, an undercover investigation of an Amazon UK fulfillment centre found that most returns and unsold items were destroyed. \u2014 Tima Bansal, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Most brands produce too many goods, which leads to heavy discounting to clear unsold items. \u2014 WSJ , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"The thrift stores' profits go toward community programs and employment services, and Deseret Industries sends unsold items to be used in humanitarian relief, according to their website. \u2014 Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic , 19 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145408"
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},
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"unsolder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to separate or disunite (something that has been soldered) : divide , sunder":[
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"unsolder all electrical connections",
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"nothing would unsolder fraternal bonds"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 2 + solder":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194241",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
|
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"unsoldierly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not characteristic of or befitting a soldier : not soldierly":[
|
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"unsoldierly behavior"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014dl-j\u0259r-l\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052448",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsolemn":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking the name of an executor":[],
|
|
": not solemn : not solemnized by formalities":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040510",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsolicited":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"requested",
|
|
"solicited"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not asked for or requested : not solicited":[
|
|
"unsolicited advice",
|
|
"unsolicited email"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sadly, this also means folks are out here offering unsolicited body commentary at the grill and in the DMs. \u2014 Taiia Smart Young, refinery29.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"His path to a career in journalism began with writing unsolicited op-eds about international and human rights issues and submitting them to major newspapers. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Never make unsolicited or unexpected physical contact with waitstaff. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Magpies dropped by to share their unsolicited opinions, and ducks with someplace to be honked overhead. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"In a statement sent to CNN, her lawyer Charles Morel said the luxury real estate Rolland acquired from the Bongo family was unsolicited and was only discovered to be questionable after many years. \u2014 Dalal Mawad, CNN , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Then top it all off with advice\u2014both solicited and unsolicited \u2014from friends, family, neighbors, and that chatty guy who sat next to you on the airplane. \u2014 Brennan Barnard, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Since Musk made his unsolicited $44 billion bid to take Twitter private, the social media company has implemented a hiring freeze, laid off key employees, and transferred staff away from more experimental projects. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"As a place to be, the Elizabeth Line is nothing like the Tube, which is brisk, hot, cacophonous\u2014a realm of unsolicited bodily intimacy, bottlenecks, and sudden winds. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8li-s\u0259-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"unasked",
|
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"unbidden",
|
|
"unbid",
|
|
"uninvited",
|
|
"unsought"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191227",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsolicitous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113513",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsolvable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"achievable",
|
|
"attainable",
|
|
"doable",
|
|
"feasible",
|
|
"possible",
|
|
"realizable",
|
|
"resolvable",
|
|
"soluble",
|
|
"workable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not able to be explained, answered for, or solved : not solvable":[
|
|
"unsolvable disputes",
|
|
"an unsolvable mystery"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To the Philadelphia 76ers, or at least some 76ers, Erik Spoelstra\u2019s team is hardly an unsolvable riddle, even after Monday night\u2019s 106-92 loss to the Heat. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"In the game, a horrifying series of unsolvable murders suddenly grips New York City, as the mutilated bodies of Wall Street brokers and their clients begin to appear across the city. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"But this challenge is still unsolvable in the market for now. \u2014 Yanie Durocher, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"And, certainty fixation can lead us to focus too much on solving an unsolvable problem instead of putting together an actionable strategy. \u2014 Derek Rucker, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s all just so emblematic of what this season has been \u2014 moments of positivity surrounded by unsolvable problems that ultimately sink the Lakers on most nights. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s as if the Heat\u2019s depth suddenly will become some type of unsolvable riddle for Erik Spoelstra. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Alonso directs Marta Nieto and Miguel \u00c1ngel Sol\u00e1 in this powerful thriller wrapped around an unsolvable mystery. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Tintin, of course, was the Belgian comic-book character who traveled the world with his dog, Snowy, solving unsolvable crimes. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 28 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00e4l-v\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8s\u022fl-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"impossible",
|
|
"insoluble",
|
|
"insolvable",
|
|
"insuperable",
|
|
"unattainable",
|
|
"undoable",
|
|
"unrealizable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024610",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsophisticated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cosmopolitan",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"worldly",
|
|
"worldly-wise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking complexity of structure : simple , straightforward":[
|
|
"an unsophisticated analysis",
|
|
"unsophisticated rhythms"
|
|
],
|
|
": not changed or corrupted : genuine":[],
|
|
": not sophisticated: such as":[],
|
|
": not worldly-wise : lacking social or economic sophistication":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She was innocent and unsophisticated when she left for college.",
|
|
"mistakenly believed that the tribe was unsophisticated and would sell their land for a fraction of its worth",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Like Cutler, White doesn\u2019t believe Berner\u2019s story of death by indigestion: early-twentieth-century medical science wasn\u2019t that unsophisticated . \u2014 Maia Silber, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"But experts have been surprised that Russia\u2019s disinformation strategies are as unsophisticated as their real-life ones. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The very real terrors that might have once existed have been replaced by curiosity and a condescending nod to the gullibility of unsophisticated people born in a different era. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"For all its eyebrow-raising effect on the conflict, the Tochka is an old, unsophisticated weapon. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lapsus$ employs a host of unsophisticated methods to successfully breach its victims. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Defending against drone incursions, even by relatively unsophisticated models, also poses a challenge. \u2014 Daniel Michaels And Robert Wall, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Though unsophisticated , the DDoS attack has had a renaissance during the opening weeks of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But unsophisticated science and forensic analysis led law enforcement to rule out Gallegos as the girl found in Arizona. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8fi-st\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for unsophisticated natural , ingenuous , naive , unsophisticated , artless mean free from pretension or calculation. natural implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the natural rather than the man-made world. her unaffected, natural manner ingenuous implies inability to disguise or conceal one's feelings or intentions. the ingenuous enthusiasm of children naive suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence. politically naive unsophisticated implies a lack of experience and training necessary for social ease and adroitness. unsophisticated adolescents artless suggests a naturalness resulting from unawareness of the effect one is producing on others. artless charm",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aw-shucks",
|
|
"dewy",
|
|
"dewy-eyed",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"ingenuous",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"na\u00eff",
|
|
"naif",
|
|
"naive",
|
|
"na\u00efve",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"uncritical",
|
|
"unknowing",
|
|
"unsuspecting",
|
|
"unsuspicious",
|
|
"unwary",
|
|
"unworldly",
|
|
"wide-eyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100700",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsophistication":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"cynicism",
|
|
"knowingness",
|
|
"sophistication",
|
|
"worldliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lack of or freedom from sophistication":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the unsophistication of the plea touched his heart",
|
|
"the unsophistication of the coffeemaker's design is part of its appeal",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hansen-Love says there is a simplicity and unsophistication to Seydoux\u2019s style. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The blunt unsophistication of the pamphlet was an intellectual call to arms. \u2014 Zachary D. Carter, The New Republic , 17 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02ccfi-st\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"greenness",
|
|
"guilelessness",
|
|
"ingenuousness",
|
|
"innocence",
|
|
"naiveness",
|
|
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
|
|
"naivete",
|
|
"naivet\u00e9",
|
|
"naivety",
|
|
"na\u00efvety",
|
|
"naturalness",
|
|
"simplemindedness",
|
|
"simpleness",
|
|
"simplicity",
|
|
"unworldliness",
|
|
"viridity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015338",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsordid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not sordid":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171309",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsorted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not sorted":[
|
|
"unsorted mail"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The unsorted material created an environmental hazard that spewed toxins into the air and soil, the state said. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Following the endorsement from Stonecrest\u2019s mayor and former city manager, the EPD approved Metro Green\u2019s application for a solid waste handling permit, which allows facilities to take in unsorted construction debris for processing and recycling. \u2014 Zachary Hansen, ajc , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Relevant files in the city archives of Berlin were missing, unsorted , or sealed. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
|
|
"The tours seemed less accessories for motorists than rambling day trips through the unsorted mind of the republic. \u2014 Scott Borchert, The Atlantic , 22 June 2021",
|
|
"Postal workers in Michigan and Iowa described seeing entire pallets of boxes go unsorted and sit outdoors in the rain or summer heat. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"In Philadelphia, where more than 235 postal workers have tested positive, local media outlets reported unsorted mail piling up in postal facilities and carriers unable to complete routes even after working extra hours. \u2014 Maryam Jameel, ProPublica , 18 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Faulkner concentrated on reading and writing during work hours, often sitting on sacks of unsorted mail. \u2014 David Beard, National Geographic , 20 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Meanwhile, the unsorted mail piles up and postal officials investigate how letters addressed to Tim Walz at P.O. Box 4337 ended up P.O. Box 4515 with the Lewis campaign. \u2014 Jennifer Brooks, Star Tribune , 19 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022fr-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054317",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsought":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"requested",
|
|
"solicited"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not searched for or sought out":[
|
|
"unsought compliments"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the meddling neighbor insisted on giving us unsought advice",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What\u2019s more, as Anna Della Subin explores in her bracingly original Accidental Gods, unsought divinity was a remarkably widespread phenomenon that spanned centuries and continents. \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The boy opened fire, shooting a 13-year-old classmate and a teacher \u2014 and putting Alexander in a small, unsought fraternity of innocent people who have survived two gun attacks. \u2014 Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post , 10 June 2018",
|
|
"Sometimes the oddest unsought advice can be found in your doctor\u2019s waiting room self-help magazines. \u2014 Orange County Register , 4 Jan. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022ft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"unasked",
|
|
"unbidden",
|
|
"unbid",
|
|
"uninvited",
|
|
"unsolicited"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115845",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsound":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"balanced",
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"compos mentis",
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"sane",
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"sound",
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"uncrazy"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not firmly made, placed, or fixed":[
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"structurally unsound"
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],
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": not healthy or whole":[
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"an unsound horse"
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],
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": not mentally normal : not wholly sane":[
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"of unsound mind"
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],
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": not sound: such as":[],
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": not valid or true : invalid , specious":[
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"unsound beliefs"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The roof is structurally unsound .",
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"disgruntled relatives tried to prove that the woman was of unsound mind when she made her will",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Other crucial steps the governor highlighted included retrofitting or replacing seismically unsound schools and developing an early-warning system. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
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"This argument is both legally unsound and deeply insulting. \u2014 Vangela M. Wade, Time , 17 May 2022",
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"Instead of delivering on this plan, County Executive Ball has offered an unsound , highly risky, and expensive plan with little progress being made. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
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"Hayne\u2019s work was repeatedly attacked in court as sloppy and scientifically unsound . \u2014 Leah Willingham, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"If Isaac is channeling a psychologically unsound Indiana Jones, Ramy favorite Calamawy gets to play a decent version of Marion Ravenwood and Hawke is a menacingly placid Belloq, but both roles feel underdeveloped. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Its assumptions about what comes after may be equally unsound . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"The state has cited concerns that the operations take place in a densely populated area and near the Mineral Ridge Dam, which is structurally unsound and needs $41 million in work to be stabilized, according to its brief. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"When the underlying health of our digital infrastructure is unsound , the whole system suffers. \u2014 Eric Schmidt And Frank Long, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sau\u0307nd",
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"-\u02c8sau\u0307nd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"balmy",
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"barmy",
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"bats",
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"batty",
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"bedlam",
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"bonkers",
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"brainsick",
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"bughouse",
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"certifiable",
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"crackbrained",
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"cracked",
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"crackers",
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"crackpot",
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"cranky",
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"crazed",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"demented",
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"deranged",
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"fruity",
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"gaga",
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"haywire",
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"insane",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loco",
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"loony",
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"looney",
|
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"loony tunes",
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"looney tunes",
|
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"lunatic",
|
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"mad",
|
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"maniacal",
|
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"maniac",
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"mental",
|
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"meshuga",
|
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"meshugge",
|
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"meshugah",
|
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"meshuggah",
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"moonstruck",
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"non compos mentis",
|
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"nuts",
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"nutty",
|
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"psycho",
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"psychotic",
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"scatty",
|
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"screwy",
|
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"unbalanced",
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"unhinged",
|
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"wacko",
|
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"whacko",
|
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"wacky",
|
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"whacky",
|
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"wud"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234656",
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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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"unsoundness":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"health",
|
|
"healthiness",
|
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"soundness",
|
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"wellness",
|
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"wholeness",
|
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"wholesomeness"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": something (such as a disease, injury, or defect) that causes one to be unsound":[],
|
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": the quality or state of being unsound":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the overall unsoundness of her health in her last years greatly limited what she could do",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday\u2019s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian\u2019s List because of unsoundness . \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Oroville Dam, because of the threat of imminent flooding due to structural unsoundness . \u2014 Mercury News Readers, The Mercury News , 14 Feb. 2017",
|
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"In 2015, 66 trees were removed by city crews because of poor health or unsoundness . \u2014 Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com , 5 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1586, 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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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sau\u0307n(d)-n\u0259s"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"illness",
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"indisposition",
|
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"sickness",
|
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"unhealthiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232645",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsparing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
|
"costive",
|
|
"illiberal",
|
|
"mingy",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"selfish",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"stinting",
|
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"tight",
|
|
"tightfisted",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"ungenerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not frugal : liberal , profuse":[
|
|
"unsparing generosity"
|
|
],
|
|
": not merciful or forbearing : hard , ruthless":[
|
|
"an unsparing satire",
|
|
"an unsparing critic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"neighbors were unsparing in their charity when a local family was rendered homeless by a fire",
|
|
"unsparing in his criticism of the welfare state",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While indebted to George Romero's Night of the Living Dead, Shivers succeeds in being even more unsparing and grotesque. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"In an unsparing report last month, the Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate concluded that the Massachusetts child welfare system had systematically overlooked Harmony\u2019s needs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Get the full, unsparing picture of the industry in their fascinating new deep dive. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The unsparing attacks were designed to destroy the country\u2019s war capabilities and break the German people\u2019s morale. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Our history is the subject of a revisionist critique that is all-encompassing, unsparing , and very often flatly inaccurate. \u2014 The Signers, National Review , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"To know him was to feel his warmth, his curiosity, and his unsparing attention to detail\u2014and to f\u00eate him was to promise to somehow pass those virtues on. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Based on the unsparing depictions in the five episodes made available to journalists in advance, the series might inspire similar condemnation. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Homer\u2019s Civil War scenes reflect his early career as an artist-reporter for Harper\u2019s Weekly, and turn an unsparing eye on the war\u2019s blunt truths and brute ferocity. \u2014 Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ , 4 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sper-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bighearted",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"freehearted",
|
|
"fulsome",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"unselfish",
|
|
"unstinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092327",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unspeak":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unsay":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1605, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u0113k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231803",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unspeakable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"communicable",
|
|
"definable",
|
|
"expressible",
|
|
"speakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": incapable of being expressed in words : unutterable":[],
|
|
": inexpressibly bad : horrendous":[
|
|
"unspeakable living conditions",
|
|
"unspeakable evil"
|
|
],
|
|
": that may not or cannot be spoken":[
|
|
"the bawdy thoughts that come into one's head\u2014the unspeakable words",
|
|
"\u2014 L. P. Smith",
|
|
"unspeakable collections of consonants",
|
|
"\u2014 Rosemary Jellis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the unspeakable horror of war",
|
|
"continually encountered unspeakable beauty in their travels through the Alps",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For those of us in law enforcement who put our bodies on the line defending the pillar of American democracy, watching the harrowing footage and hearing Edwards recount the events of January 6 meant reliving an unspeakable nightmare. \u2014 Michael Fanone, CNN , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The very idea of Englund's character might be disturbing to audiences too; a man returning from the horrors of war is instead unknowingly faced with an unspeakable evil in his own house. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The awfulness of what took place in Uvalde must continue to thump around inside the minds of everyone, the unspeakable images of atrocity inflicted upon innocents hurting and haunting anybody, everybody with a heart. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The mounds of flowers and gifts at the foot of the crosses are 2 feet tall -- a tangible expression of unspeakable grief. \u2014 Claire Galofaro, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"In the case of my family, and countless others, this unspeakable and forgotten past still haunts the present, bound in the brutal history of the Korean War, which is ongoing given the lack of a peace treaty. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"At the time his son was an 18-year-old freshman at UA, and there was an infamous, ugly incident in a 1988 game against ASU where spectators chanted unspeakable taunts at Kerr about his father's killing. \u2014 Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The Sumners healing their rift by sharing an unspeakable sin. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Uvalde residents have struggled to understand why 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos unleashed such unspeakable violence. \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 30 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u0113-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"incommunicable",
|
|
"indefinable",
|
|
"indescribable",
|
|
"ineffable",
|
|
"inenarrable",
|
|
"inexpressible",
|
|
"nameless",
|
|
"uncommunicable",
|
|
"unutterable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001931",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unspeakableness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081640",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unspecialized":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"specialized",
|
|
"technical"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not differentiated for a particular end or fitted for a particular purpose : not specialized":[
|
|
"unspecialized cells",
|
|
"unspecialized conditions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Stem cells are basic and unspecialized cells that can develop into more specialized cells, similar to a versatile raw ingredient that appears in many dishes. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the ability to develop into different cell types. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Researchers have known for decades that a group of unspecialized stem cells called neoblasts help planaria regenerate. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 14 June 2018",
|
|
"Many thought that these unspecialized cells could be a panacea. \u2014 Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian , 10 Jan. 2017",
|
|
"Many thought that these unspecialized cells could be a panacea. \u2014 Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian , 10 Jan. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8spe-sh\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all-around",
|
|
"all-round",
|
|
"all-purpose",
|
|
"catholic",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"general-purpose",
|
|
"unlimited",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"unrestricted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080911",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unspecified":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not named or stated explicitly : not specified":[
|
|
"an unspecified location"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan suspended Mickelson and 16 other PGA Tour players for an unspecified amount of time because of their participation in the LIV series. \u2014 Toyloy Brown Iii, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The training required by HB99 would be run through the Ohio School Safety Center and would include an unspecified amount of actual firearms training. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the report, some employees were reluctant to speak with investigators, which delayed the investigation for an unspecified amount of time. \u2014 Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The aircraft sustained an unspecified amount of damage. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Along with the restraining order, USC is seeking compensatory damages for an unspecified amount, in addition to attorneys\u2019 fees and other related costs. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Last year, Baxter settled the case out of court paying the plaintiffs an unspecified amount, according to a financial document the company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Though rumors circulated that Elizabeth, who soon took to her bed with an unspecified illness, gave birth to Thomas\u2019 child, most modern historians dismiss these whispers as unfounded speculation. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The contention in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida courtroom started as a member of the defense team, attorney Casey Secor, was out of the courtroom with an unspecified illness. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1624, 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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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8spe-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"anonymous",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"given",
|
|
"one",
|
|
"some",
|
|
"unidentified",
|
|
"unnamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064127",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsphere":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to remove (as a planet) from its sphere : displace":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 2 + sphere":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112155",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"unspike":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to remove a spike from (as the vent of a cannon)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173736",
|
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|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"unspin":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 2 + spin":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202025",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"unspirited":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking in spirit : spiritless":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + spirited , adjective":""
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230047",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
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"unspiritual":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit : not concerned with religious values : not spiritual":[
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"an unspiritual person",
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"unspiritual philosophies"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When the 1990s brought an emphasis on art being viewed as unspiritual , unpoetical, socioeconomic evidence, the perspective on Cole changed. \u2014 Holland Cotter, New York Times , 15 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1643, 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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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8spir-i-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
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"-i-ch\u0259l",
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"-ich-w\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085553",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unspiritualize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to remove spiritual qualities from":[
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"materialism can unspiritualize man"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 2 + spiritualize":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015011",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"unspit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to take or release from a spit":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 2 + spit":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013024",
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
|
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"unsplit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not separated or divided into parts : not split":[
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"unsplit hides"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1656, 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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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8split"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171221",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"unspoiled":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": not damaged, ruined, or lacking freshness : not spoiled":[
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"unspoiled forests",
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"unspoiled fruit"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8sp\u022fi(-\u0259)lt",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u022fild",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u022fi(-\u0259)ld"
|
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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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"Loreto, Mexico is best known for its secluded, unspoiled setting on the Loreto Bay National Marine Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The relatively unspoiled Central California Coast offers many places to get close to nature, and in a variety of ways. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The picturesque spot in the center of unspoiled , idyllic desert at the foot of Camelback Mountain quickly began drawing local and national celebrities. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Sound healing, reiki, meditation and hatha yoga are among wellness practices offered in the backdrop of Punta Mita\u2019s unspoiled tropical paradise at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
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"In fact, an unspoiled landscape reminiscent of a fairytale is barely five hours from Boston and about four hours from the United Kingdom. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 26 May 2022",
|
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"The island also offers fantastic opportunities for investment, with its unspoiled landscapes \u2014 and thanks to the powerhouse that is Kandace Douglas, major players have begun to take notice. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 14 May 2022",
|
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"While these series transport viewers to another time and place, nothing compares to physically immersing yourself in the Great American West on a ranch vacation that offers unspoiled terrain with all the authentic fixings. \u2014 Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2022",
|
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"The family embraced the hippie vibe of the unspoiled country and began their exploration on long weekend hikes. \u2014 Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone , 1 May 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1733, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092933"
|
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},
|
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"unspoken":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"explicit",
|
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"express",
|
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"expressed",
|
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"spoken",
|
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"stated",
|
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"voiced"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not spoken : expressed or understood without being directly stated":[
|
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"an unspoken agreement/assumption",
|
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"an unspoken rule"
|
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],
|
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": not spoken to":[
|
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"\u2026 she had sat the whole evening through in the same chair without occupation, not speaking, and unspoken to .",
|
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"\u2014 Anthony Trollope"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Dylan Ebdus, the only white boy on his block in Gowanus, and recent transplant Mingus Rude bond over their ambivalent relationships with their parents and a shared love of comics, bucking the neighborhood\u2019s unspoken rules of engagement. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Between them, of course, such things went unspoken . \u2014 Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The transplanted stories are fun (who doesn\u2019t love an Austen adaptation",
|
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"This urge to gawk at the unspoken parts of war reminded me of my second deployment as a Marine in southern Afghanistan in 2010, where there was plenty of killing and dying but not on a scale comparable to Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Yes, the data scientist is asking for a new data source to be loaded, but there are implied or unspoken caveats about how the data will be used. \u2014 Patrick Mcdonald, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Quietly and sensitively, the chapters describe Amira\u2019s lonely vigil and the unrest when Ayoub is abruptly released, badly traumatized by obvious but unspoken tortures. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Moore spoke of the research and planning that went into representing this largely unspoken , yet all-too-common family experience. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
|
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"There will be an unspoken undercurrent this week, however. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 1 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u014d-k\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"implicit",
|
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"implied",
|
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"tacit",
|
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"unexpressed",
|
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"unvoiced",
|
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"wordless"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173027",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"unspool":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to be presented or revealed on or as if on a motion-picture screen":[],
|
|
": to execute or present artfully or gracefully":[
|
|
"unspooled a jump shot",
|
|
"unspooling an intricate tale"
|
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],
|
|
": to unwind from a spool":[
|
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"unspool the cable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For Trump, those court appointments were always secondary to his dream of a border wall and his determination to unspool the health care law enacted by his predecessor/enemy, Barack Obama. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Similar to last year, the TIFFCOM film and TV rights market will be held online November 1\u2013 3, while the Tokyo Filmex festival will unspool in partnership with TIFF Oct 30-Nov. 7 at two venues in Tokyo. \u2014 Mark Schilling, Variety , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
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"This area is best accessed from a network of paved and dirt roads that unspool south from the port city of La Paz, past groves of saguaro cactus and through the fishing pueblo of Agua Amarga, where the Lucero family has lived for five generations. \u2014 Adam Skolnick, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Realistic social interactions unspool alongside smooth, lush, stylized dancing that arises naturally, out of nowhere. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The language seems designed to unspool all the various layers of this moment. \u2014 Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The documentary uses contemporary interviews, reenactments and archival footage to unspool its story. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"All in all, the fest will unspool 115 titles over its five-day span, with 48 of them features. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In total, 120 films from more than 35 countries will unspool next month. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 1 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1940, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u00fcl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054843",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsporting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not sportsmanlike":[
|
|
"had beaten \u2026 at tennis with a nasty, unsporting serve",
|
|
"\u2014 Sinclair Lewis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221907",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsportsmanlike":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"sportsmanlike",
|
|
"sportsmanly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not characteristic of or exhibiting good sportsmanship : not sportsmanlike":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.",
|
|
"was suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, the throwing of the tortillas during the scuffle after the game was unsportsmanlike and inexcusable. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, ABC News , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"Emmanuel Duron, a senior defensive tackle at Edinburg High School, was ejected from a football game for a late hit and unsportsmanlike behavior against a player from Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School, NBC affiliate WOAI-TV reported. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Andy Ramsey was whistled for a 10-minute unsportsmanlike major. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The officials threw an unsportsmanlike conduct flag. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Even if it is achieved by using what's often perceived as unsportsmanlike tactics that have infuriated opposition coaches and players over the years. \u2014 Steve Douglas, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Dunks were rare then, considered by purists to be show-offy and unsportsmanlike . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This boys' result should be noted for its unsportsmanlike nature. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"After being ejected from Pearl-Cohn's first-round playoff game due to two unsportsmanlike conduct flags, Brown was suspended for the team's second-round game. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 24 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u022frts-m\u0259n-\u02ccl\u012bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"unfair"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182452",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unspotted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": free from moral stain":[
|
|
"an unspotted reputation"
|
|
],
|
|
": not spotted : free from spot or stain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u00e4-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043252",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"equilibrated",
|
|
"stabilized",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by lack of emotional control":[],
|
|
": lacking steadiness : apt to move, sway, or fall":[
|
|
"an unstable tower"
|
|
],
|
|
": liable to change or alteration":[
|
|
"an unstable economy",
|
|
"unstable weather"
|
|
],
|
|
": not stable : not firm or fixed : not constant: such as":[],
|
|
": not steady in action or movement : irregular":[
|
|
"an unstable pulse"
|
|
],
|
|
": readily changing (as by decomposing) in chemical or physical composition or in biological activity":[],
|
|
": wavering in purpose or intent : vacillating":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an unstable nuclear reactor core",
|
|
"the minute we put the books down on the unstable desk, the whole stack went crashing to the floor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Companies are increasingly being asked to deliver perfect user experiences over public network connections that are inherently unstable . \u2014 Chris Macfarland, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Are Americans really drastically more mentally unstable than the British",
|
|
"Owen is up for the ten-hour surgery to reconnect the arm, but Colin proves to be too unstable to withstand the surgery. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Rotunno later argued that the letter demonstrated how confused and unstable Mann had been. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Researchers who track shifting demographics in the teacher workforce have found that the profession is becoming less experienced and more unstable compared with during the 1980s, a phenomenon that predates the pandemic. \u2014 Stephen Noonoo, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Since the Russian attack on Ukraine on Feb. 24, the world has felt even more unstable , as Americans attentively watch for news of a war in Eastern Europe. \u2014 al , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Central banks have badly misjudged the economy and mis-calibrated their policies, and the world is a more unstable place as a result. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"How to feed its 1.4 billion people in a more politically unstable world will increasingly become a key task for Beijing. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u0101-b\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8st\u0101-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for unstable inconstant , fickle , capricious , mercurial , unstable mean lacking firmness or steadiness (as in purpose or devotion). inconstant implies an incapacity for steadiness and an inherent tendency to change. an inconstant friend fickle suggests unreliability because of perverse changeability and incapacity for steadfastness. performers discover how fickle fans can be capricious suggests motivation by sudden whim or fancy and stresses unpredictability. an utterly capricious critic mercurial implies a rapid changeability in mood. made anxious by her boss's mercurial temperament unstable implies an incapacity for remaining in a fixed position or steady course and applies especially to a lack of emotional balance. too unstable to hold a job",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"unbalanced",
|
|
"unsteady"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195802",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstableness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"equilibrated",
|
|
"stabilized",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by lack of emotional control":[],
|
|
": lacking steadiness : apt to move, sway, or fall":[
|
|
"an unstable tower"
|
|
],
|
|
": liable to change or alteration":[
|
|
"an unstable economy",
|
|
"unstable weather"
|
|
],
|
|
": not stable : not firm or fixed : not constant: such as":[],
|
|
": not steady in action or movement : irregular":[
|
|
"an unstable pulse"
|
|
],
|
|
": readily changing (as by decomposing) in chemical or physical composition or in biological activity":[],
|
|
": wavering in purpose or intent : vacillating":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an unstable nuclear reactor core",
|
|
"the minute we put the books down on the unstable desk, the whole stack went crashing to the floor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Companies are increasingly being asked to deliver perfect user experiences over public network connections that are inherently unstable . \u2014 Chris Macfarland, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Are Americans really drastically more mentally unstable than the British",
|
|
"Owen is up for the ten-hour surgery to reconnect the arm, but Colin proves to be too unstable to withstand the surgery. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Rotunno later argued that the letter demonstrated how confused and unstable Mann had been. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Researchers who track shifting demographics in the teacher workforce have found that the profession is becoming less experienced and more unstable compared with during the 1980s, a phenomenon that predates the pandemic. \u2014 Stephen Noonoo, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Since the Russian attack on Ukraine on Feb. 24, the world has felt even more unstable , as Americans attentively watch for news of a war in Eastern Europe. \u2014 al , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Central banks have badly misjudged the economy and mis-calibrated their policies, and the world is a more unstable place as a result. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"How to feed its 1.4 billion people in a more politically unstable world will increasingly become a key task for Beijing. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u0101-b\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8st\u0101-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for unstable inconstant , fickle , capricious , mercurial , unstable mean lacking firmness or steadiness (as in purpose or devotion). inconstant implies an incapacity for steadiness and an inherent tendency to change. an inconstant friend fickle suggests unreliability because of perverse changeability and incapacity for steadfastness. performers discover how fickle fans can be capricious suggests motivation by sudden whim or fancy and stresses unpredictability. an utterly capricious critic mercurial implies a rapid changeability in mood. made anxious by her boss's mercurial temperament unstable implies an incapacity for remaining in a fixed position or steady course and applies especially to a lack of emotional balance. too unstable to hold a job",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"unbalanced",
|
|
"unsteady"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214615",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstained":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"besmirched",
|
|
"dirty",
|
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"filthy",
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": not morally blemished or tainted":[
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"an unstained reputation",
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"\u2026 a life unstained except by such spots as are inseparable from human nature \u2026",
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"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne"
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],
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": not stained : such as":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Stained or unstained hardwood is the most popular kitchen flooring material among home renovators. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"The decor will be simple and uncluttered, with plaster walls and an unstained concrete floor. \u2014 Dana Oland, idahostatesman , 25 Jan. 2018"
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"1555, in the meaning defined above":""
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"antiseptic",
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"chaste",
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"clean",
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"fair",
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"immaculate",
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"pristine",
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"spick-and-span",
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"spic-and-span",
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"spotless",
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"squeaky-clean",
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"stainless",
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"unsoiled",
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"unsullied"
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],
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Race and ethnicity data were highly incomplete and unstandardized , impeding efforts to understand the pandemic\u2019s disproportionate effect on Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities. \u2014 Kara Schechtman, The Atlantic , 25 May 2021",
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"Oscar was working with the same sloppy, unstandardized data every other insurance company has. \u2014 Megan Molteni, WIRED , 12 May 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8stan-d\u0259r-\u02ccd\u012bzd"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075005",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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": not causing surprise : not startling":[
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"an unstartling observation"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1729, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8st\u00e4r-t\u1d4al-i\u014b",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u00e4rt-li\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041332",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"unstate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to deprive of state dignity or rank":[
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"Caesar will unstate his happiness",
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 2 + state":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060039",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"unstated":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not directly stated or set forth":[
|
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"a change made for reasons left unstated",
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"unstated motives"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Together, but perhaps for the last time with Bergeron, his unstated future plans a deep, undeniable thread weaved into the farewell\u2019s somber narrative. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"New yeshivas in Europe adopted the Purim rabbi tradition to bring up something that might have gone unstated about, say, a poor teacher, the food, or facilities to improve their schools\u2019 offerings. \u2014 Zev Eleff, The Conversation , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The unstated premise of a policy like YouTube\u2019s is that, in the year 2022, there are a meaningful number of people out there who would have been. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some unstated things in After Yang feel particularly unsettling. \u2014 Will Knight, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Biden also said another unstated assumption out loud: that there\u2019s no transatlantic unity on how to respond to the Russian military buildup. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The United States and several other like-minded democracies are not sending political delegations as part of stated or unstated diplomatic boycotts of the games. \u2014 Adam Schreck, ajc , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"At least two candidates turned it down, including former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, for unstated reasons, a person familiar with the decision told CNN this summer. \u2014 Betsy Klein, Jeff Zeleny And Kevin Liptak, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The uninformed driver is confronted by a biased seller, insufficient information and unstated questions swirling around the value versus unknown risks. \u2014 Steve Tengler, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u0101-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092511",
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"unstatesmanlike procedure"
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]
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"examples":[],
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210132",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": contrary to or not according with a statute":[
|
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"an unstatutable procedure"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + statute + -able":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015740",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstayed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not secured or supported by stays":[
|
|
"an unstayed mast"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u0101d"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163121",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstdy":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210958",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsteadfast":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not steadfast in thought or action : vacillating":[
|
|
"an unsteadfast backslider",
|
|
"a man of unsteadfast heart"
|
|
],
|
|
": unstable sense a(1)":[
|
|
"the unsteadfast waters of the ocean"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English unstedefast , from un- entry 1 + stedefast steadfast":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040535",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsteadiness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"habitual",
|
|
"periodic",
|
|
"regular",
|
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"repeated",
|
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"steady"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
": not uniform or even : irregular":[
|
|
"an unsteady pulse"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make unsteady":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He was a little unsteady on his feet.",
|
|
"The horse walked with an unsteady gait.",
|
|
"He signed his name with an unsteady hand.",
|
|
"The progress of the work has been unsteady .",
|
|
"a period of unsteady growth",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The changes offered purpose and vital human connections that seemed to serve as moorings in a life too routinely unsteadied by the gathering gloom. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The rocks shifted and wobbled beneath my feet as the robust current pushed against my legs, unsteadying me. \u2014 Cheryl Strayed, Vogue , 17 July 2018",
|
|
"The administration's haphazard appointment process is unlike any in recent memory and has left the federal government unsteadied at the highest levels. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2018",
|
|
"Still, yesterday\u2019s reports contributed to the latest in a mounting series of scandals that have unsteadied the Trump administration for months. \u2014 Isobel Thompson, The Hive , 15 June 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The farm is heavily mortgaged, and the business is unsteady . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The semiconductor industry\u2019s immediate future might look a bit unsteady , but at least in 2021, much of America\u2019s chip sector cashed in. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The victim appeared unsteady on his feet while on the platform, said Sullivan in an e-mail to The Boston Globe. \u2014 Maria Elena Little Endara, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Making their way to cheap seats on the lawn \u2014 at The Hill \u2014 were women in denim short shorts with tattoos and young men in tight suits carrying plastic bags filled with cans of beer, shouting and already a little bit unsteady . \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Officials have asked the public to avoid the North Shore Marina area and boaters on the water have been asked to steer away from the middle channel to avoid creating wake or unsteady waters for rescue teams. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"He's seen her through so many different decisions always getting bulldozed, or nobody thinks her decision's the right one, or being unsteady and unsure. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"After some unsteady moments, Stangle settled down and came up with 10 huge saves, several from point-blank range. \u2014 Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In his recommendation, Sherwood acknowledged the sport\u2019s unsteady footing with the public and regulators\u2019 efforts to remedy it. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1532, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"1551, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ste-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aperiodic",
|
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"casual",
|
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"catchy",
|
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"choppy",
|
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"discontinuous",
|
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"episodic",
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"episodical",
|
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"erratic",
|
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"fitful",
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"intermittent",
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"irregular",
|
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"occasional",
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"spasmodic",
|
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"spastic",
|
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"sporadic",
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"spotty"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193516",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"unsteady":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"constant",
|
|
"continuous",
|
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"habitual",
|
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"periodic",
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"repeated",
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"steady"
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|
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|
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"an unsteady pulse"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He was a little unsteady on his feet.",
|
|
"The horse walked with an unsteady gait.",
|
|
"He signed his name with an unsteady hand.",
|
|
"The progress of the work has been unsteady .",
|
|
"a period of unsteady growth",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The changes offered purpose and vital human connections that seemed to serve as moorings in a life too routinely unsteadied by the gathering gloom. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The rocks shifted and wobbled beneath my feet as the robust current pushed against my legs, unsteadying me. \u2014 Cheryl Strayed, Vogue , 17 July 2018",
|
|
"The administration's haphazard appointment process is unlike any in recent memory and has left the federal government unsteadied at the highest levels. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2018",
|
|
"Still, yesterday\u2019s reports contributed to the latest in a mounting series of scandals that have unsteadied the Trump administration for months. \u2014 Isobel Thompson, The Hive , 15 June 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The farm is heavily mortgaged, and the business is unsteady . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The semiconductor industry\u2019s immediate future might look a bit unsteady , but at least in 2021, much of America\u2019s chip sector cashed in. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The victim appeared unsteady on his feet while on the platform, said Sullivan in an e-mail to The Boston Globe. \u2014 Maria Elena Little Endara, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Making their way to cheap seats on the lawn \u2014 at The Hill \u2014 were women in denim short shorts with tattoos and young men in tight suits carrying plastic bags filled with cans of beer, shouting and already a little bit unsteady . \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Officials have asked the public to avoid the North Shore Marina area and boaters on the water have been asked to steer away from the middle channel to avoid creating wake or unsteady waters for rescue teams. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"He's seen her through so many different decisions always getting bulldozed, or nobody thinks her decision's the right one, or being unsteady and unsure. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"After some unsteady moments, Stangle settled down and came up with 10 huge saves, several from point-blank range. \u2014 Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In his recommendation, Sherwood acknowledged the sport\u2019s unsteady footing with the public and regulators\u2019 efforts to remedy it. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"1532, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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|
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|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ste-d\u0113"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"aperiodic",
|
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"casual",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"the gentle appeal unsteeled his heart"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"transitive verb"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8step"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225734",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"unsterile":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not free from living organisms and microorganisms : not sterile":[
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"an unsterile instrument",
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"an operation done in an unsterile environment"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There is also a risk that the contact lens and packing solution may become unsterile . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 19 May 2021",
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"Hale led a project focused on eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus, a deadly disease usually caused when the umbilical cord is cut with an unsterile instrument. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Aug. 2020",
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"Three former Fillakit employees said that its process was unsterile . \u2014 Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica , 18 June 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1934, 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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"chiefly British -\u02cc\u012b(-\u0259)l",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ster-\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005227",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unsterilized":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not made sterile : not sterilized":[
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"unsterilized needles",
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"an unsterilized instrument"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The aim is to slow the spread of diseases like hepatitis C that can spread when inmates try to tattoo themselves or each other with unsterilized tools like electric motors and ballpoint pens and share contaminated needles. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Animal shelters across the country have been battling a deacades-long pandemic of sorts dealing with the consequences of unvaccinated and unsterilized pets, from surrenders of pets to animal shelters to the needless euthanasia of homeless pets. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Sep. 2021",
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"Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
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"Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
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"Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
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"Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
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"Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
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"Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1909, 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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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ster-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124702",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"unstinting":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"cheap",
|
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"close",
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"closefisted",
|
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"costive",
|
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"illiberal",
|
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"mingy",
|
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"miserly",
|
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"niggardly",
|
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"parsimonious",
|
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"penurious",
|
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"selfish",
|
|
"stingy",
|
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"stinting",
|
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"tight",
|
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"tightfisted",
|
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"uncharitable",
|
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"ungenerous"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not restricting or holding back : giving or being given freely or generously":[
|
|
"an unstinting volunteer",
|
|
"unstinting praise"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a group of school volunteers who are unstinting with their time",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Masks are mandatory for employees at all times, even outside, and the compliance was uniform and unstinting . \u2014 Hannah Seligson, CNN , 2 July 2021",
|
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"All that said, there is much to admire in this production, beginning with direction that is aptly acerbic, pointed and unstinting . \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 24 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Their unstinting efforts exemplified the work so many Americans did to unite the nation in the face of crisis. \u2014 Harvey Solomon, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"When Justice Neil Gorsuch parted ways with his fellow conservatives in a Sixth Amendment case this spring, Alito was unstinting . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 22 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Jeff Sessions had been one of President Donald Trump\u2019s earliest political allies and an unstinting champion of his policies in office. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 2 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"His weekly, Next, which began as a print magazine but now has only a digital edition, writes a lot about celebrities and covers local tittle-tattle, but also provides unstinting support for the protests. \u2014 Andrew Higgins, New York Times , 23 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Trump\u2019s unstinting support for fossil fuels is federal Republicanism for now, with shrinking exceptions. \u2014 David Roberts, Vox , 12 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"None of this would have been so resonant had not director Kimberly Senior\u2019s production at Writers been an unstinting piece of work with a rich sense of place. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 17 May 2018"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1845, 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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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8stin-ti\u014b"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bighearted",
|
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"bounteous",
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"bountiful",
|
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"charitable",
|
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"free",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"freehearted",
|
|
"fulsome",
|
|
"generous",
|
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"liberal",
|
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"munificent",
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"open",
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"openhanded",
|
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"unselfish",
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"unsparing"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185438",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"unstop":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"block",
|
|
"clog (up)",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"dam (up)",
|
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"plug (up)",
|
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"stop"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to free from an obstruction : open":[
|
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"unstop a drain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove a stopper from":[
|
|
"unstop a flask"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the plumber unstopped the drain",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hundreds of protesters, who had promised to be a visible presence here and filled several sections of the arena, let out an elated, unstopping cheer. \u2014 Monica Davey And Julie Bosman, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2016"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u00e4p"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unclog",
|
|
"unplug"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221022",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstoppable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"superable",
|
|
"surmountable",
|
|
"vincible",
|
|
"vulnerable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": incapable of being stopped":[
|
|
"an unstoppable army",
|
|
"an unstoppable rise to power"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"At this point in the campaign, he appears to be unstoppable .",
|
|
"at this point she's so far ahead in the polls that she's unstoppable",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In 2021, Williams was nearly unstoppable for the Rams. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"To put the collection to the test, lululemon tapped its roster of athletes and ambassadors, including Olympic long jumper Tara Davis and paralympics sprinter Hunter Woodhall to ensure that every level of the new innovation is truly unstoppable . \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"When Green contributes even a little offensively the Warriors are almost unstoppable : the Warriors are 6-2 in these playoffs when Green scores at least 10 points. \u2014 Sporting Green Staff, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"John Schwarz, is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Visier, a software analytics provider focused on providing insights into people Not long ago, globalization was seemingly unstoppable . \u2014 John Schwarz, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"But Cale Makar was seemingly unstoppable in the first round. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"His timing and rhythm with Devaughn Vele was nearly unstoppable . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"He's been just as unstoppable in the playoffs, and this could be a major mismatch. \u2014 Barry Wilner, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Bills are coming off a 47-17 demolition of New England in the wild-card round in which quarterback Josh Allen was essentially unstoppable . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u00e4-p\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bulletproof",
|
|
"impregnable",
|
|
"indomitable",
|
|
"insuperable",
|
|
"insurmountable",
|
|
"invincible",
|
|
"invulnerable",
|
|
"unbeatable",
|
|
"unconquerable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010641",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstopped":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"block",
|
|
"clog (up)",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"dam (up)",
|
|
"plug (up)",
|
|
"stop"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to free from an obstruction : open":[
|
|
"unstop a drain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove a stopper from":[
|
|
"unstop a flask"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the plumber unstopped the drain",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hundreds of protesters, who had promised to be a visible presence here and filled several sections of the arena, let out an elated, unstopping cheer. \u2014 Monica Davey And Julie Bosman, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u00e4p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unclog",
|
|
"unplug"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035746",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstring":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to loosen or remove the strings of":[],
|
|
": to make weak, disordered, or unstable":[
|
|
"was unstrung by the news"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove from a string":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kind of fierce combat that can unstring even hardened soldiers",
|
|
"a little unstrung by the fact that he was on his first job interview"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8stri\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"craze",
|
|
"derange",
|
|
"frenzy",
|
|
"loco",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"unbalance",
|
|
"unhinge"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230114",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstructured":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"formed",
|
|
"shaped",
|
|
"shapen",
|
|
"structured"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking structure or organization: such as":[],
|
|
": not formally organized in a set or conventional pattern":[
|
|
"an unstructured question",
|
|
"feel insecure in an unstructured situation"
|
|
],
|
|
": not having a system or hierarchy typical of an organized society":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Unstructured play time is important for children.",
|
|
"Her life is very unstructured .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some 80% of patient data in electronic medical records is unstructured , including transcribed reports and doctor\u2019s notes, Dr. Anantraman said. \u2014 Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Over 80% of data today is unstructured meaning it\u2019s in the form of images, documents, sensor data, emails, geospatial data and more. \u2014 Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Data lakes, for instance, can house virtually unlimited amounts of unstructured data. \u2014 Edward Walsh, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Startup culture can be high-pressured, unstructured , and quick to pivot. \u2014 Jennifer Mizgata, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Mendel, a startup that uses AI to read unstructured medical data, raised $40 million in a Series B round led by Oak HC/FT. \u2014 Casey Ross And Katie Palmer, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lively looked radiant and ready for spring in a three-piece pastel getup, showing off her toned abs in a crop top paired with a midi-length pencil skirt and unstructured blazer draped over her shoulders. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Entity resolution across massive public and unstructured data will soon be a part of every risk management organization. \u2014 Gary Shiffman, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"Over 80% of the data in business is in unstructured formats like text, images, audio and video. \u2014 Prashanth Southekal, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-ch\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amorphous",
|
|
"formless",
|
|
"shapeless",
|
|
"unformed",
|
|
"unshaped"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110905",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstrung":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to loosen or remove the strings of":[],
|
|
": to make weak, disordered, or unstable":[
|
|
"was unstrung by the news"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remove from a string":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kind of fierce combat that can unstring even hardened soldiers",
|
|
"a little unstrung by the fact that he was on his first job interview"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8stri\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"craze",
|
|
"derange",
|
|
"frenzy",
|
|
"loco",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"unbalance",
|
|
"unhinge"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100411",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unstudied":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"premeditated",
|
|
"premeditative",
|
|
"prepared",
|
|
"rehearsed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not acquired by study":[],
|
|
": not forced : not done or planned for effect":[],
|
|
": not studied: such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She moved with an unstudied grace.",
|
|
"has an unstudied effervescence that is rare in show business",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While many brands have created jewelry specifically to honor your birthstone, plenty of designers use each gem in a more unstudied way. \u2014 Vogue , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Why are their legacies considered mandatory education while conservationists of color go unstudied and underappreciated",
|
|
"According to Morandi Bonacossi, the areas where Mohammad and McCarron have been walking are dense with unstudied ruins and reliefs. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His photographs of Diana often had an unstudied aspect that crystallized the princess\u2019s informal personality, such as a snap of her taken in 1990 sitting on the floor in a strapless white gown and diamond tiara, hugging her knees. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The blind spot was catastrophic: an invisible population plagued, en masse, by invisible injuries that went untreated and unstudied for decades. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Do juvenile actors do what adult actors do\u2014some combination of craft and instinct\u2014or is there something unstudied about them that belongs in a category all its own",
|
|
"The decor is deliberately unstudied , paired with the low thrum of hip-hop. \u2014 Sophie Dening, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"No longer do Gossip Girl characters dress like fashion editors; fashion editors want to dress with the unstudied aplomb of Gossip Girl 2.0 teens. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 9 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u0259-d\u0113d"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ad hoc",
|
|
"ad-lib",
|
|
"down and dirty",
|
|
"extemporaneous",
|
|
"extemporary",
|
|
"extempore",
|
|
"impromptu",
|
|
"improvisational",
|
|
"improvised",
|
|
"off-the-cuff",
|
|
"offhand",
|
|
"offhanded",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"spur-of-the-moment",
|
|
"unconsidered",
|
|
"unplanned",
|
|
"unpremeditated",
|
|
"unprepared",
|
|
"unrehearsed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225437",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Play me off In honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, enjoy this extremely unstuffy performance by The Bands of HM Royal Marines.. \u2014 Andrew Torgan, CNN , 5 June 2022",
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"But everyone was exceedingly nice, unstuffy , and genuinely warm to me. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 19 May 2022",
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"The show is a Regency romance and society drama with an unstuffy pop aesthetic, writes our television critic. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Fortunately, fashion now offers many unstuffy alternatives to stiff Oxfords. \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"But seriously: The Emmy red carpet 2021 was delightfully unstuffy and fun. \u2014 Glamour , 19 Sep. 2021",
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"Things here are large-format, eminently shareable, the atmosphere is unstuffy , even in its opulence. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"But some Reds devotees insist that, if teamed with tops and shoes that aren\u2019t yacht-club approved, the trousers can seem unstuffy \u2014even cool. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 1 July 2021",
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"Former students recalled his unstuffy teaching style, which could include riding a skateboard in class or dissecting theater over beers at Applebee\u2019s. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Mar. 2021"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Bug jackets or head nets are unstylish but effective, and splashing on some deet makes a difference, too. \u2014 Eva Holland, Outside Online , 22 June 2020",
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"But apart from that, mask aversion may center on the fact that masks can look unstylish or be uncomfortable depending on the shape of one\u2019s face. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, National Geographic , 10 July 2020",
|
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"The series, which starred America Ferrera as an ambitious, but unstylish , writer working at a fashion magazine, ran for four seasons. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 8 Jan. 2020",
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"Many wear running shoes, but some are barefoot, and almost all have slumped posture and unstylish haircuts. \u2014 Alexander George, Popular Mechanics , 20 Nov. 2015",
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"In his lifetime, Wojnarowicz became a star, though an unconventional one, unsmooth, unpredictable, unstylish even, with his clotted paint, uncouth symbols, and jabbing ideas and words. \u2014 New York Times , 12 July 2018",
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"When her new help arrives, Marlo\u2019s unstylish house is messy and crowded. \u2014 Jen Gann, The Cut , 8 May 2018",
|
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"Thoreau \u2013 who lived in a hut, claimed a handful of belongings, wore unstylish clothes and a bad haircut, had no obvious chance at romance, and spent the day hoeing beans and looking at trees \u2013 \u2014 Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 July 2017",
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|
"Just outside the crumbling 14th-century town wall is a deeply unstylish ice cream shop that serves scoops of tangy raspberry gelato, perfect for after-dinner walks. \u2014 Alice Newell-hanson, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2016"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u012b-lish"
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"cheesy",
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"dowdy",
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"inelegant",
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"styleless",
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"tacky",
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"tasteless",
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"ticky-tacky",
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"ticky-tack",
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"trashy",
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"unfashionable"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194459",
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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"bodily",
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"examples":[
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"as thin and unsubstantial as the wind",
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"an unsubstantial child who was unfit to play sports of any kind",
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With shows like Yellowjackets capturing their capacity for brutality and Big Mouth emphasizing their, well, off-the-charts horniness, gone are the days when teenage girlhood stood for all things light, frothy, and unsubstantial . \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The two are lying in lawn chairs joking about something unsubstantial . \u2014 Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"While Dee\u2019s contribution is not unsubstantial , the structure, tone, character, percussion writing, harmony and counterpoint are pure Harrison. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Ask Peggy Noonan if this is frivolous and unsubstantial , please. \u2014 Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The role the Nuggets have played in that sudden buoyancy is not unsubstantial , but that steals only a small portion away from the Jazz\u2019s success. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Southerners will find an excuse to monogram just about anything, even items as small or unsubstantial as napkins or house slippers. \u2014 Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living , 24 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"As a result, the benefits of meditation have, in many cases, been overblown thanks to headlines harping on awesome-sounding but unsubstantial studies. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 11 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Fredenberger says that even the language in the agreement is unsubstantial and vague. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonyms":[
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"bodiless",
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"ethereal",
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"immaterial",
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"incorporeal",
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"insubstantial",
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"nonmaterial",
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"nonphysical",
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"spiritual",
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"unbodied"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211428",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"unsubstantiated":{
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"antonyms":[
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"good",
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"hard",
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Tea Party Patriots cofounder Jenny Beth Martin and former Trump adviser Mike Roman, who pushed unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud after the 2020 election. \u2014 Will Steakin, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Circulating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about voter fraud can spark an insurrection in the nation's capital, threatening the peaceful transfer of power. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Among the conspirators listed in limitless unsubstantiated theories are the mafia, international communists, segregationists, the Central Intelligence Agency, various other factions within the federal government or some combination thereof. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"At that point, the team had received about $5.7 million, mostly from groups whose leaders have spread unsubstantiated theories about widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"No direct connection to Hezbollah has emerged, but unsubstantiated theories that tie the group to the stockpile abound. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"This claim draws on several unsubstantiated conspiracy theories. \u2014 Devon Link, USA TODAY , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"For instance, a creator called @skinfluencebymsk recently broke down the unsubstantiated claim that Ariana Grande had a secret affair with Jimmy Fallon. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For example, when Mazars walked out on him, Trump issued a furious counterattack, making an unsubstantiated claim about his wealth -- apparently around $6 billion -- and portraying himself as the victim of a massive plot. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 18 Feb. 2022"
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"baseless",
|
|
"foundationless",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unsupported",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234013",
|
|
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|
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"adjective"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"unsuccessful":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"effective",
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His last novel was unsuccessful .",
|
|
"an unsuccessful attempt to fix the faucet ourselves",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the Ukrainian military said that Russian forces were unsuccessful in their attack on Oleksandrivka, a village outside of Sievierodonetsk. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Authorities were initially unsuccessful in finding Gullett because Lonich was not familiar with the area or woods and roads the pair had been traveling on, officials said. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jenner, who also appeared on an Australian reality TV show and was followed by a camera crew during the campaign, was unsuccessful in the Republican primary. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Our local teams tried hard but were unsuccessful in changing leaders' minds. \u2014 Albert Bourla, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The National Association for Gun Rights Political Action Committee sent out a release last month calling for primary challengers to unseat Brown, but was unsuccessful in attracting a candidate. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Facebook was unsuccessful in convincing Apple to drop the features. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Millions fought tooth and nail to close on homes throughout the year, but millions more were unsuccessful in their attempts. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Other media outlets reporting the lawsuit have also been unsuccessful in locating Campbell. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1617, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"barren",
|
|
"bootless",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"inefficacious",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"useless",
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191326",
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"unsuitable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"becoming",
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"correct",
|
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"fit",
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"happy",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those trees tend to be less valuable, unsuitable for lumber milling. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"At the time of his designation, Pujols had been relegated to serving as a utility player, a role the front office felt was unsuitable for a player of his stature. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Indeed, landfills are typically unsuitable for development because the contents below the surface are both contaminated and physically unstable. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"But those methods might be unsuitable for tackling the scale of Starlink\u2019s constellation. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"That's not to say that all the names are unsuitable . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"One former Trump administration official told CNN that staffers would annotate Thomas\u2019 spreadsheet with reasons why her candidates were unsuitable . \u2014 Pamela Brown, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another problem with this tactic, said one of the groups, is that in addition to being unsuitable near riparian areas, the areas under consideration aren't being monitored. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The error marked a violation of the corrective action plan put in place by the BSCC after the oversight agency found the county\u2019s juvenile halls were unsuitable to house youths last year, Cone said. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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"amiss",
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"inept",
|
|
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|
|
"malapropos",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003628",
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those trees tend to be less valuable, unsuitable for lumber milling. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"At the time of his designation, Pujols had been relegated to serving as a utility player, a role the front office felt was unsuitable for a player of his stature. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Indeed, landfills are typically unsuitable for development because the contents below the surface are both contaminated and physically unstable. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"But those methods might be unsuitable for tackling the scale of Starlink\u2019s constellation. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"That's not to say that all the names are unsuitable . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"One former Trump administration official told CNN that staffers would annotate Thomas\u2019 spreadsheet with reasons why her candidates were unsuitable . \u2014 Pamela Brown, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another problem with this tactic, said one of the groups, is that in addition to being unsuitable near riparian areas, the areas under consideration aren't being monitored. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The error marked a violation of the corrective action plan put in place by the BSCC after the oversight agency found the county\u2019s juvenile halls were unsuitable to house youths last year, Cone said. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not soiled or tarnished : not sullied":[
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"an unsullied reputation"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And the inspiration remains \u2014 timeless and pure, unsullied by subtext or character development. \u2014 Robert Isenberg, Longreads , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The attorneys who represent oligarchs have managed to remain largely unsullied by their unsavory doings. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Kipchoge, who looks and talks like Yoda and runs with thrusters practically equal to the Millennium Falcon, has a glorious, unsullied history in running. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 15 Oct. 2019",
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"But some people are motivated less by considerations of capital flows and more by a desire to have clean hands \u2014 to feel unsullied by the fossil-fuel industry and its grievous legacy. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"The red caps and the presidential campaign were still to come but back then, his reputation as the king of style was relatively unsullied . \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
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"Everything is shiny and unsullied by human fingerprints. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2021",
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"Yes, control of cycling resources are [sic] important, as are safe spaces to ride one\u2019s bike, but the power of whiteness within cycling remains unsullied . \u2014 WSJ , 21 May 2021",
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"Scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean were filmed across the island because of its unsullied beauty. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259-l\u0113d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"antiseptic",
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"chaste",
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"clean",
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"fair",
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"immaculate",
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"pristine",
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"spick-and-span",
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"spic-and-span",
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"spotless",
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"squeaky-clean",
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"stainless",
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"unsoiled",
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"unstained"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163802",
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being unsullied":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093534",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"unsummed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": uncounted":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English unsumed , from un- entry 1 + sumed , past participle of sumen to sum":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020921",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"unsung":{
|
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"antonyms":[
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"celebrated",
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"famed",
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"famous",
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"noted",
|
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"notorious",
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"prominent",
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"renowned",
|
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"well-known"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not celebrated or praised (as in song or verse)":[
|
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"an unsung hero"
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],
|
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": not sung":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"the unsung men and women who keep the streets safe",
|
|
"He is one of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Doug Canning made life better for thousands in ways that go unsung in the broader culture but are miraculous for those who have benefited. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
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"The unsung hero who deserved serious consideration for the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
|
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"While Redding did the heavy lifting, the unsung hero in his path to a state championship was Bobby Regent-Smith, Falls' longtime track head coach. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Comfortable, moisture-wicking underwear is the unsung hero of a precision travel kit. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"But to know the people that are the unsung heroes of the whole thing \u2014 it\u2019s an amazing situation, so please one more round of applause for yourselves! \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"In an interview this week, DeBose talked about her determination to honor Broadway\u2019s unsung heroes and her desire to return to the stage. \u2014 Michael Paulson, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Hair masks are unsung heroes that can revive even the most dehydrated curls. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
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"And the plight of these unsung heroes of the food chain has proved difficult to publicize. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, 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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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259\u014b"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"nameless",
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"no-name",
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"noteless",
|
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"obscure",
|
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"uncelebrated",
|
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"unfamous",
|
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"unknown",
|
|
"unrecognized"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000951",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsunned":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not affected or changed by the sun's light or heat":[
|
|
"a creeping chilliness \u2026 probably caused by the unsunned morning air",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
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],
|
|
": not burned or tanned by the sun":[
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|
"the pale unsunned features of the city dweller"
|
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],
|
|
": not conveyed or open to the public":[
|
|
"the unsunned art treasures kept locked up in a private gallery"
|
|
],
|
|
": not exposed to sunlight":[
|
|
"the unsunned northerly face of the cliff"
|
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],
|
|
": unlighted by the sun":[
|
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"the unsunned landscape"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + sumned , past participle of sun":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023026",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"unsupervised":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not watched or overseen by someone in authority : not supervised":[
|
|
"unsupervised teenagers",
|
|
"an unsupervised visit"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In this later, unsupervised phase, courtship activities became more spontaneous. \u2014 Lora Kelley, The Atlantic , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Staffing shortages, exacerbated by pandemic burnout, have reduced the number of hall and restroom monitors available in many districts, forcing more closures of unsupervised bathrooms. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Goad was also ordered not to have any unsupervised conduct with minors. \u2014 Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"In a news release on Tuesday, the CPSC warned that these rockers should never be used for sleep and infants should never be left unsupervised or unrestrained in the seat. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The data from that measurement was then used to train the machine-learning algorithm in an unsupervised manner (meaning the algorithm wasn't told which transformation was which). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Police in Bridgeport, Connecticut, said that unsupervised children were seen on Sunday lighting objects on fire and playing with gasoline, according to Fox 5 New York. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Others argued that campgrounds were too affordable or unsupervised . \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This set of tools is based on AI capable of detecting behavioral changes in the network based on unsupervised , adaptive learning. \u2014 Igor Mezic, Forbes , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fc-p\u0259r-\u02ccv\u012bzd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195857",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsupplied":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not furnished or provided with":[],
|
|
": not satisfied : unfilled":[
|
|
"a tremendous unsupplied book demand",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Bok",
|
|
"the unsupplied needs of the poor"
|
|
],
|
|
": not supplied: such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + supplied , past participle of supply":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113057",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsupportable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"endurable",
|
|
"sufferable",
|
|
"supportable",
|
|
"sustainable",
|
|
"tolerable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unable to be supported":[
|
|
"an unsupportable burden",
|
|
"an unsupportable claim"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Huge price declines from exciting, but unsupportable highs. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Eventually the costs to make repairs becomes unsupportable . \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"That\u2019s an unsupportable situation that must change. \u2014 Paul J. Noble, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The states argued that the zeroing out of the tax penalty actually imposed costs on them, but the court said those claims were illogical and unsupportable . \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"The court rejected an emergency request by landlords and real-estate companies to clear the way for evictions after a federal judge in Washington ruled last month that the moratorium was legally unsupportable . \u2014 Andrew Ackerman, WSJ , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"His claim was that when Congress eliminated the penalty for the individual mandate, the law became legally unsupportable . \u2014 James Moore, CNN , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"But the bill\u2019s drafters are transparently exploiting the association with a historic bill fighting racial discrimination in order to smuggle in false equivalences and unsupportable claims. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 25 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Rather than viewing childcare as an unsupportable tax burden, investing in high-quality childcare should be seen as an essential public policy and a necessary part of stimulating our struggling economy. \u2014 CNN , 22 Dec. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1586, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"insufferable",
|
|
"insupportable",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
|
"unbearable",
|
|
"unendurable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030733",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsupported":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"good",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"valid",
|
|
"well-founded",
|
|
"well-grounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking or appearing to lack structural support":[
|
|
"unsupported panels"
|
|
],
|
|
": not supported : such as":[],
|
|
": not verified or substantiated":[
|
|
"an unsupported accusation",
|
|
"an opinion unsupported by evidence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Three Trump-era Justice Department officials recounted a relentless pressure campaign from the president, including day after day of directives to chase unsupported allegations that the election won by Democrat Joe Biden had been stolen. \u2014 Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The third hearing will focus on the pressure campaign on the U.S. attorney general in an effort to use the Justice Department to pursue Trump's unsupported claims of election fraud. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The defendant's screed also referred to what's known among radical right organizations and media as the replacement theory, an unsupported belief that powerful forces are trying to replace white Americans with newcomers of color. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"In that settings menu, there is also an option to apply VRR to unsupported games. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Three quarters of working parents carefully consider their childcare before accepting a new job or promotion, and people who feel unsupported with childcare are at a high risk of leaving, found Bright Horizon\u2019s 2022 Modern Family Index report. \u2014 Holly Corbett, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The unsupported idea that the United States was developing bioweapons in Ukraine has been nurtured for years in Russia. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That could be because users have an older unsupported CPU or have one or more of the required security features disabled; Secure Boot and the firmware TPM module were often turned off by default on new motherboards for many years. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The article immediately sparked controversy and calls for its retraction, on the grounds that its argument was not only overtly racist but utterly unsupported by scholarship on poverty. \u2014 Michael B\u00e9rub\u00e9, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baseless",
|
|
"foundationless",
|
|
"groundless",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"nonvalid",
|
|
"unfounded",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unsubstantiated",
|
|
"unwarranted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsure":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not marked by or given to feelings of confident certainty : not sure":[
|
|
"was unsure of what to do"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking confidence in one's abilities":[
|
|
"\u2026 he's a little unsure of himself when it comes to the music world \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Seth Mnookin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8shu\u0307r",
|
|
"-\u02c8sh\u0259r",
|
|
"especially Southern -\u02c8sh\u022fr"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"distrustful",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"hinky",
|
|
"mistrustful",
|
|
"skeptical",
|
|
"suspicious",
|
|
"trustless",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"unconvinced",
|
|
"undecided",
|
|
"unsettled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"sure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As for what will deliver closure, Rodriguez is unsure . \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Officers are unsure what time the crash took place. \u2014 Alexis Stevens, ajc , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Schaffner noted that experts had been unsure whether the shot, designed to target the original variant, would work against BA.4 and BA.5. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act unlocked $27 million in new funding for customs to enforce the law, but experts are unsure if that's enough money to cover the legislation's massive scope. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Many Afghans are having to apply for asylum, an expensive and uncertain undertaking, and Ukrainians are unsure what will happen once their visas or other temporary protections expire. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The archaeologists are unsure but say the animals likely weren\u2019t eaten, as the bones bear no charring or cuts. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"About 13% opposed such a mandate and 11% were unsure . \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"About 10 months ago, Sam Hauser went undrafted and had to be unsure where the first steps of his pro basketball journey would take him. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153939"
|
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},
|
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"unsureness":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being unsure":[
|
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"his unsureness of himself",
|
|
"\u2014 Osbert Sitwell"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English unsurenesse , from unsure + -nesse -ness":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094851",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"unsurety":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lack of surety : uncertainty , insecurity":[
|
|
"the forced jocularity which is really unsurety masquerading",
|
|
"\u2014 H. M. Reynolds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English unsuirte , from un- entry 1 + suirte, surete surety":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071027",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"unsurmountable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": insurmountable":[
|
|
"an unsurmountable barrier",
|
|
"an unsurmountable obstacle"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202332",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsurpassable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": unable to be surpassed or exceeded":[
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"an unsurpassable legacy",
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"unsurpassable skill"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"McCartney\u2019s last performance in the city, alongside Beatle bandmates John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, set off a near- unsurpassable furor. \u2014 Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Her soft voice, which could attain a high pitch with an unsurpassable ease became a part of almost every Indian household. \u2014 Swati Gupta, CNN , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Famously, Clarksdale is also the site of the fabled crossroads, where \u2014 as legend has it \u2014 Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in return for unsurpassable musical greatness. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2021",
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"So Eberhard Bethge\u2019s own unsurpassable 1967 biography did not mention her name, nor had any subsequent books. \u2014 Eric Metaxas, National Review , 26 Oct. 2020",
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"And the great Italian sports cars are obviously unsurpassable . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2019",
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"And the great Italian sports cars are obviously unsurpassable . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2019",
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"Because the sovereignty of the people is in my opinion an unsurpassable factor. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"And the great Italian sports cars are obviously unsurpassable . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2019"
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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"incomparable",
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"inimitable",
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"matchless",
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"only",
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"peerless",
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"unequaled",
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"unsurpassed beauty"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Showalter\u2019s attention to detail is unsurpassed , and with Billy Eppler, the Met\u2019s first-year general manager, some of that old Yankees\u2019 lineage is evident. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
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"And yet, my record of accomplishment in fighting crime is unsurpassed . \u2014 NBC News , 29 May 2022",
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"Hugging the shore the entire way, this cliff-hanger combines unsurpassed scenery with more curves than Kim Kardashian. \u2014 Christopher Baker, Travel + Leisure , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"Reeves refashions the Nolan-Joker miasma that adolescents instantly recognize and perhaps prefer (Snyder\u2019s unique vision, typified by his still- unsurpassed Watchman, appealed to adult sensibilities). \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"The more challenging claim that Del Noce makes is that Marxism remains unsurpassed in the modern Western mind and continues to shape our civilization in its present course. \u2014 Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"And, in the opinion of many growers and producers, old vines offer grapes of unsurpassed quality, even if age has diminished their productivity. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"With his songwriting partner Jim Steinman, who died last April, Meat Loaf\u2019s voice remains unsurpassed . \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"The orchestra had an exciting new music director, Rafael Payare, and the ensemble played at a locally unsurpassed level. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022"
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259r-\u02c8past"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"incomparable",
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"inimitable",
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"matchless",
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"nonpareil",
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"only",
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"peerless",
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"unequaled",
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"unequalled",
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"unexampled",
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"unmatched",
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"unparalleled",
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"unrivaled",
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"unrivalled",
|
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"unsurpassable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043413",
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"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
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": not surprising or unexpected":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This is unsurprising , considering West\u2019s history of blowing deadlines and making last-minute updates to his work \u2014 even after it\u2019s already been released. \u2014 Julian Kimble, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"This is unsurprising , as so much of consumers' lives and day-to-day functions have shifted to the digital world. \u2014 John Kim, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Watt's response is unsurprising , given his prolific philanthropy in the state and continued support of Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"That would be unsurprising if corporations had not been paying lip service to their sense of social responsibility in recent years. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Actually, this relationship ought to be unsurprising . \u2014 Eric Protzer, Fortune , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Its portable gaming prowess is unsurprising , as the music-gadget wizards at Teenage Engineering are behind much of Playdate's design. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On the surface, the Literary Arts announcement seemed unsurprising . \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The choice was both unsurprising and unconventional. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1671, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u012b-zi\u014b",
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|
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003119",
|
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"type":[
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsusceptible":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": not open, subject, or susceptible":[
|
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"unsusceptible to interference",
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"She was not unsusceptible to such an appeal \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Booth Tarkington"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1734, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091851",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"unsuspecting":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"cosmopolitan",
|
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"experienced",
|
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"knowing",
|
|
"sophisticated",
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"worldly",
|
|
"worldly-wise"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": unaware of any danger or threat : not suspecting":[
|
|
"unsuspecting victims"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These belts of seawater, which can be wider than a four-lane highway, cut through the surf and flow away from the shore, pulling unsuspecting bathers beyond their depth. \u2014 Chloe Williams, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"And taking things even further, scammers are now texting unsuspecting users from their own numbers. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Brazen thefts have increased in Los Angeles and have become a concern to law enforcement as thieves often target unsuspecting victims, even in broad daylight. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Due to a malicious tactic known as brandjacking\u2014when someone steals your online brand identity in order to coax data or money out of unsuspecting customers\u2014your brand can be at risk even when your data isn\u2019t. \u2014 Akram Atallah, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Fewer unsuspecting tourists means fewer parked cars with laptops and cameras inside, leaving would-be burglars to seek out other targets. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com , 24 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"In other cases, DeFi Ponzi scammers will sell tokens to unsuspecting buyers while promising high staking rewards. \u2014 Rufas Kamau, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Oklahoma lawmakers declared such products a risk to unsuspecting meat consumers in a 2020 law called the Meat Consumers Protection Act. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The influencer network allows Beijing to easily proffer propaganda to unsuspecting Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube users around the globe. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1595, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"dewy",
|
|
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|
|
"green",
|
|
"ingenuous",
|
|
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|
|
"na\u00eff",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"primitive",
|
|
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|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"uncritical",
|
|
"unknowing",
|
|
"unsophisticated",
|
|
"unsuspicious",
|
|
"unwary",
|
|
"unworldly",
|
|
"wide-eyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104121",
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsuspicious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cosmopolitan",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"worldly",
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not distrustful or suspicious":[
|
|
"a person with a trusting, unsuspicious nature",
|
|
"\u2026 she was unsuspicious [=unaware] of having excited any particular interest \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the trailer, Hawke first appears in white face paint and a top hat, struggling with falling grocery bags beside a completely unsuspicious beat-up black van. \u2014 Jennifer Yuma, Variety , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Hawke appears at first glance in white face paint and a top hat, struggling with falling grocery bags beside a totally unsuspicious beat up black van. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The nerve agents were designed to be undetectable, possibly relying on combinations of otherwise harmless or unsuspicious chemicals. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 5 July 2018",
|
|
"The two deaths are currently being treated as separate and unsuspicious . \u2014 Lilly Milman, Billboard , 30 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1586, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8spi-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"green",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"na\u00eff",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"na\u00efve",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"uncritical",
|
|
"unknowing",
|
|
"unsophisticated",
|
|
"unsuspecting",
|
|
"unwary",
|
|
"unworldly",
|
|
"wide-eyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022413",
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
"adverb"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"unsustainable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not capable of being prolonged or continued : not sustainable":[
|
|
"unsustainable agricultural practices",
|
|
"unsustainable growth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The mayor\u2019s comments drew an angry rebuke from controversial FOP president John Catanzara, who said in a statement that the city\u2019s policy of canceling days off is unsustainable and harming officers\u2019 well-being. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In the case of Evergrande, for example, China\u2019s leaders last summer decreed the massive debt accumulated by the giant developer and its peers to be unsustainable . \u2014 Grady Mcgregor And Clay Chandler, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"But even some economists who bemoaned those sluggish gains at the time say the current rate of wage growth is unsustainable . \u2014 Ben Casselman, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The higher federal spending is simply unsustainable and will, one way or the other, burden the economy with an unaffordable increase in the tax burden. \u2014 Wayne Winegarden, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The unemployment rate in computer and mathematical occupations remains well below pre-pandemic levels, making the current immigration ban on the entry of H-1B visa holders unsustainable . \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Republican House Minority Leader Christine Drazan voted for the program again on Monday, but found the idea of indefinite spending on public housing unsustainable . \u2014 Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner , 10 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Other times, hikers will leave a partner back home, start a trail, and find that the long gaps between cell service and the distance make the commitment unsustainable . \u2014 Matt Vasilogambros, Outside Online , 2 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"This was unsustainable as there were hose lines on the ground and operating. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1677, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8st\u0101-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045303",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsympathetic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not given to, marked by, or arising from sympathy : not sympathetic":[
|
|
"an unsympathetic bystander",
|
|
"an unsympathetic review"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sutton apologizes to Dorit for seeming unsympathetic following her traumatic home invasion. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"But the wind seemed unsympathetic , and pulled on at least one brim with enough force to rip it from its moorings and send it flying. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But even the most seemingly unsympathetic members of the ensemble reveal certain empathetic aspects. \u2014 Scott Huver, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Deep Water is not quite on a par with Lyne's previous work, which is largely due to two unsympathetic lead characters, and a repetitive narrative full of side glances with little psychological depth. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The hockey star Alex Ovechkin, center among Russian professional athletes in the public\u2019s anger over the war in Ukraine, played before the most unsympathetic crowd yet. \u2014 David Shoalts, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Musk has previously expressed unsympathetic views toward labor unions, from whom Biden has long drawn support. \u2014 Max Zimmerman, Fortune , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Robbins was not unsympathetic to Dylan\u2019s unusual-to-him way of doing things... or bashful about imbibing what fueled the sessions. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Robbins was not unsympathetic to Dylan\u2019s unusual-to-him way of doing things\u2026 or bashful about imbibing what fueled the sessions. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 30 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccsim-p\u0259-\u02c8the-tik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affectless",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"case-hardened",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"compassionless",
|
|
"desensitized",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-boiled",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"heartless",
|
|
"indurate",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"inhumane",
|
|
"insensate",
|
|
"insensitive",
|
|
"ironhearted",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"pachydermatous",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"remorseless",
|
|
"ruthless",
|
|
"slash-and-burn",
|
|
"soulless",
|
|
"stony",
|
|
"stoney",
|
|
"stonyhearted",
|
|
"take-no-prisoners",
|
|
"thick-skinned",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unmerciful",
|
|
"unsparing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062939",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"unsystematic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not marked by or manifesting system , method, or orderly procedure : not systematic":[
|
|
"an unsystematic polling technique"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In investing, there are two primary types of broad risks: systematic and unsystematic risk. \u2014 Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Diversification does not usually affect the systematic risk that applies to the financial markets; instead, diversification is primarily used to eliminate or reduce unsystematic risk. \u2014 Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Impressed by this fact, Koolhaas and his partners use the exhibition to traverse the (mostly) uninhabited earth with unsystematic abandon. \u2014 Nikil Saval, New York Times , 28 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"If RaDVaC intends to produce generalizable knowledge about this vaccine, unsystematic self-experimentation is unlikely to produce useful information. \u2014 Euzebiusz Jamrozik, Scientific American , 30 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"This was a radical idea in China, where scholars had always researched the past through manuscripts in the safety of their libraries, or at most, made unsystematic studies of the imperial palaces in Beijing. \u2014 Stefen Chow, Smithsonian , 30 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"This was a radical idea in China, where scholars had always researched the past through manuscripts in the safety of their libraries, or at most, made unsystematic studies of the imperial palaces in Beijing. \u2014 Stefen Chow, Smithsonian , 2 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccsi-st\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034432",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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|
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"unsaturated":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not saturated: such as":[],
|
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": capable of absorbing or dissolving more of something":[
|
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"an unsaturated solution"
|
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|
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"-\u02c8sach-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t-\u0259d",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sa-ch\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Though being in an unsaturated market does not mean that smooth sailing is guaranteed. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"The All Season Body Wash contains marula oil, which is a great source of deep moisturizing unsaturated oleic acid and anti-aging antioxidants. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
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"Nuts and seeds also provide protein and healthy unsaturated fats, but the calories add up fast. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"Salmon is somewhat higher in fat than other fish, but most of that is the good, unsaturated fat. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"Avocados are known to be high in good fat, the unsaturated kind. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Peanut oil is composed of both saturated and unsaturated fats. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Still, the findings support current dietary recommendations to boost intake of olive oil and other unsaturated vegetable oils, study author Marta Guasch-Ferr\u00e9 of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston said in a news release. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"In 2013, Jeffries, now Xylome\u2019s president, noticed the oil from this strain was remarkably similar to palm oil, which is prized for its distinctive blend of saturated and unsaturated fats. \u2014 James Dinneen, Wired , 8 Jan. 2022"
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"1758, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\"+"
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": not having a regular or pleasing shape : not shapely":[
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"Frequently the book seems compiled rather than composed, facts and fiction accreting into a formidable but unshapely mass.",
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"\u2014 R. Z. Sheppard"
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]
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0101-pl\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As a child, Salinas spent countless hours in his father\u2019s sooty workshop, watching him transform unshapely metal into useful objects. \u2014 Elisabeth Biondi, The New Yorker , 9 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152250"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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": not suppressed":[
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"unsuppressed feelings",
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"unsuppressed rage"
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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"un- entry 1 + suppressed , past participle of suppress":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155454"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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": not wearing or provided with shoes":[]
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u00e4d"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155636"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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": unshaped":[]
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0101-p\u0259n"
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"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + shapen , past participle of shapen to shape":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163035"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"\"+"
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"un- entry 1 + shocked , past participle of shock":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170048"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": unable to be shocked":[
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"At a time when museumgoers are said to be unshockable , these are shows that can still have people doing double takes.",
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"\u2014 Jed Perl"
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]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u00e4-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Amsterdam is tolerant but not completely unshockable , liberal but not without limits. \u2014 Steve King, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 24 Dec. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170805"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{},
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101vd"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Research shows that as many as 1 in 4 people aren\u2019t getting their full employer match, and that adds up to $24 billion that go unsaved every year. \u2014 Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Apple at least allows users to filter all messages from people who aren't already in their contacts, but that doesn't flag which texts are likely to be a scam, and puts them in the same folder as authentic messages from unsaved numbers. \u2014 NBC News , 6 May 2021",
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"Dismissive of organized religion, Carey Falwell died at age 55, with a hip flask in his pocket and an unsaved soul, his grandson said. \u2014 Daniel Burke, CNN , 30 Aug. 2020",
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"The app\u2019s caller ID service, which helps users identify names of callers with unsaved numbers, has garnered 2.9 million active users in Nigeria. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 24 Sep. 2019",
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"As such, when a Truecaller user receives a call from an unsaved number, the app can match that number with a name from its vast database. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 5 Dec. 2019",
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"As such, when a Truecaller user receives a call from an unsaved number, the app can match that number with a name from its vast database. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 5 Dec. 2019",
|
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"As such, when a Truecaller user receives a call from an unsaved number, the app can match that number with a name from its vast database. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 5 Dec. 2019",
|
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"As such, when a Truecaller user receives a call from an unsaved number, the app can match that number with a name from its vast database. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 5 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173813"
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"adjective"
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": not bearing a stress or accent":[
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"unstressed syllables"
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],
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": not subjected to stress":[
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"unstressed wires"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8strest"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"The second syllable of the word \u201crandom\u201d is unstressed .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The feelings of relaxation smokers experience while smoking are the normal, unstressed state that non-smokers experience all the time. \u2014 Noel Cody, Essence , 11 May 2022",
|
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"The combination makes for an unstressed powertrain in most driving. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 22 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Tropical is certainly the dominant aura, but there is also a stress on the unstressed there as well. \u2014 Michael Alpiner, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
|
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"In the brain cells of the stressed pregnant mice, relative to nonpregnant or unstressed animals, the DNA structure changed in a way that increased the likelihood of genes in certain regions becoming active. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 14 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Pregnant women who were physically pressured were also more likely to give birth prematurely than unstressed mothers. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 15 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Their sperm had altered levels of specific sncRNA groups\u2014albeit different ones from those altered in Mansuy's mice\u2014and their offspring were more anxious and less sociable than the offspring of unstressed parents. \u2014 Andrew Curry, Science | AAAS , 18 July 2019",
|
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"During an average 10 years of follow-up, there were 8,284 cases of autoimmune disease among those diagnosed with a stress disorder, 57,711 among those without one, and 8,151 among the unstressed siblings. \u2014 Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times , 26 June 2018",
|
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"Video and photographs taken of Pizza at the aquarium appear to show a healthy-looking, unstressed animal in a somewhat livelier\u2014and larger\u2014space. \u2014 National Geographic , 11 May 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181629"
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},
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"unsaturate":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an unsaturated chemical compound":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sa-ch\u0259-r\u0259t",
|
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"-\u02c8sach-\u0259-r\u0259t",
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"-\u02c8sach-r\u0259t"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201551"
|
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},
|
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"unself":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to do away with selfhood or selfishness in (oneself)":[
|
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"man has the idealism to unself himself"
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 2 + self , noun":""
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201919"
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},
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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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": not providing support : not supportive":[
|
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"But any personal gain I may have realized as a result of this environment is tempered by a public attitude toward teaching that is not only unsupportive but at times antagonistic.",
|
|
"\u2014 Howard Karlitz",
|
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"They were unsupportive of her decision."
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-tiv"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Reproductive healthcare is especially inaccessible to teenagers, especially those with an unsupportive parent or guardian. \u2014 refinery29.com , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Thinking about replacing your unsupportive flip-flops for your summer travels",
|
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"The most common complaint about the kayak is its unsupportive seat, which some paddlers swap out for a more comfortable alternative. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Many people can\u2019t afford such a trip, or can\u2019t make it logistically \u2014 because of a job, an unsupportive parent, trouble finding childcare, an abusive partner, or a lack of resources or knowledge. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Sometimes, burnout is a result of personal issues, but it can also be caused by an unsupportive or otherwise problematic work environment. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Last July, when the Celtics made the trade with Oklahoma City, some did have unkind\u2014or, at least, unsupportive \u2014words for Al. \u2014 Sean Deveney, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
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"My parents were very unsupportive at the beginning: The music business was in a very different place, especially in Asia, although obviously that has changed. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 18 May 2022",
|
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"At a recent school board meeting, a group of students and parents denounced the ban, with one person arguing the book could be a lifeline for young people who are exploring gender identity and whose families are unsupportive . \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022"
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232131"
|
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},
|
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"unstuck":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": brought into a state of disarray, discomposure, or incoherence":[
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"the deal came unstuck"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u0259k"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"We couldn't get the steering wheel unstuck .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Given how much the raccoon was struggling to become unstuck and its thick fur likely rising its body temperature, Dymtryk said the animal could have died. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
|
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"The roots are the family\u2019s twisty history and the mud represents how its members can\u2019t get unstuck from the pain and secrets of their past. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Henry is unstuck in history, vanishing from linear time to pop up at moments of key importance. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Just like naming the source of your anxiety, changing your inner narrative from fear-based to fact-based can help your brain get unstuck from fight-or-flight mode. \u2014 Lindsay Bryan-podvin, SELF , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Body bags were being zipped and unzipped, causing the temperature to fluctuate in the tropical heat; name tags came unstuck and were lost. \u2014 Daniel Alarc\u00f3n, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"My approach helps people make an impact and finally become unstuck . \u2014 Katie Sandler, sun-sentinel.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Earlier this year, researchers demonstrated that the Thwaites\u2019 eastern ice sheet is becoming unstuck from its mountaintop brace. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Ironically, the pandemic has helped folks get unstuck , said Gena Kirk, head of the design studio for KB Home, a national home builder with building projects in 45 markets and eight states. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100248"
|
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},
|
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"unswerving":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not swerving or turning aside":[],
|
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": steady , unfaltering":[
|
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"unswerving loyalty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sw\u0259r-vi\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"his unswerving devotion to duty",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"China\u2019s unswerving commitment to the zero-Covid policy, no matter the economic costs, means questions over the outlook will linger. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"An unswerving commitment to a just transition should be evident from a firm\u2019s transition plan. \u2014 David Carlin, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That unswerving introspection and the actor\u2019s piercing intelligence are a good match. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Immolation\u2019s unswerving aesthetic means that their current output instantly conjures the pitch-black aura of their classic work. \u2014 Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Everything that\u2019s happened during the past year reflects that boringly unswerving reality. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
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"El\u00e9onore\u2019s trust is put to the test, as is her previously unswerving conviction in the sanctity of one\u2019s social station. \u2014 Jay Weissberg, Variety , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Has that prevented him from unswerving loyalty to President Trump",
|
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"The key to taking risky moves is an unswerving focus on vision and mission. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 14 June 2021"
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004929"
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|
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"unswept":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not swept":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 1 + swept , past participle of sweep":""
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010148"
|
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},
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"unswelled":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not swelled or swollen":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + swelled , past participle of swell":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"unsettling":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing":[
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"unsettling images of the war"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8set-li\u014b",
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"-\u02c8se-t\u1d4al-i\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"discomforting",
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"discomposing",
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"disquieting",
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"distressing",
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"disturbing",
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"nagging",
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"nasty",
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"perturbing",
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"troublesome",
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"troubling",
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"troublous",
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"upsetting",
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"worrisome"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"reassuring"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"unsettling new developments in the effort to bring peace and stability to that region",
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"had the unsettling task of picking out a coffin and making the other funeral arrangements for his father",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The fine aura of horror never abates, yet a final surprising twist makes Edward\u2019s fate seem less purely demonic and something perhaps more unsettling \u2014a kind of metamorphosis. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"Crypto markets are notoriously volatile, but even so, the recent activity has been unsettling . \u2014 Robert W. Wood, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"The meeting\u2019s minutes have gone missing, and the councilman\u2019s attempt to uncover them leads to increasingly unsettling hijinks and, eventually, a strangely abrupt genre switch. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"That itself can feel sad, even unsettling , given Web3\u2019s revolutionary framing. \u2014 Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"Sopheap Chak, the executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said the timing of the new law was unsettling , given upcoming elections. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
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"The pyro and the masks \u2014 effectively unsettling , never silly, thanks to the musicians' conviction \u2014 are Slipknot signatures. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Sep. 2021",
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"In either case, a diagnosis of multiple myeloma can be unsettling , but know this: treatment can lessen symptoms, slow disease progression, and prolong survival while preserving quality of life, says the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). \u2014 Barbara Brody, Health.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"This one felt long, in a good way, and unsettling , also in a good way, probably because of the mechanical noises and scare-jumps from behind ordinary things. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1665, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032707"
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},
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"unswervingly":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": without swerving or turning aside":[
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"the ship drives unswervingly through the night",
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"the businessman who goes unswervingly to business",
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"\u2014 J. W. Aldridge"
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],
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": steadily , unremittingly":[
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"an unswervingly loyal man",
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"\u2014 Current Biography",
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"unswervingly supported \u2026 foreign policy",
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"\u2014 R. J. Kerner",
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"these compulsions do not operate unswervingly",
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"\u2014 Max Lerner & Edwin Mims"
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]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040950"
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},
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"unswell":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to reduce from swelling : subside":[],
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": to reduce the swelling of":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English unswellen , from un- entry 2 + swellen to swell":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051014"
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},
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"unsevered":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not severed":[
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"our ties remain unsevered"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + severed , past participle of severen to sever":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084808"
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},
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"unsettlement":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being unsettled":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8se-t\u1d4al-m\u0259nt"
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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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"The first sign of unsettlement is when Carl starts bringing mismatched chairs to Jody\u2019s shop, where the play takes place, claiming his own apartment is too small. \u2014 Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091855"
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},
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"unsweetened":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not containing added sugar : not sweetened":[
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"unsweetened baking chocolate"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sw\u0113-t\u1d4and"
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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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"Our newest products, vanilla and unsweetened vanilla, are equally as versatile as the original. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
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"Drinking either sweetened or unsweetened coffee is associated with a lower death risk compared with not drinking the beverage, according to a new study published recently in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. \u2014 Andrew Torgan, CNN , 5 June 2022",
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"Ideally, look for unsweetened 2% fat options and add your own DIY sweetness with fresh fruit, jelly, or a few chocolate chips, London suggests. \u2014 Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
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"Somewhat acidic herbaceous aromas of black berries, black cherries, and a slab of unsweetened chocolate. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
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"Gram for gram, unsweetened chocolate has as much as three times the fat as cocoa powder. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"People who drank unsweetened coffee were 16 to 21% less likely to die during the study period. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the findings, people who drank unsweetened coffee were 16 percent to 21 percent less likely to die during the study period than people who didn\u2019t drink coffee at all. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
|
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"On the whole, people who drank unsweetened coffee were 16 percent to 21 percent less likely to die during the study period than people who didn\u2019t drink coffee at all, the results showed. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 31 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092436"
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},
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"unsharp":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not sharp":[
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"an unsharp knife"
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u00e4rp"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092820"
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},
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"unsewed":{
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to undo the sewing of":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014d"
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094623"
|
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},
|
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"unsanitary":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"unsanitary conditions",
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"unsanitary habits/practices"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8san-\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sa-n\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Those who test positive for COVID-19 are forced into temporary quarantine facilities that have been criticized by some as crowded and unsanitary . \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"People who test positive for the virus are forced into sprawling temporary quarantine facilities criticized by some as crowded and unsanitary . \u2014 Joe Mcdonald, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Public criticism over the curbs, part of Beijing\u2019s elimination strategy, has ranged from complaints over crowded and unsanitary quarantine centers to difficulties in buying food or accessing medical treatment. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And because these schools were underfunded, crowded, and often unsanitary , thousands of students died of disease. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 23 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In October, a whistleblower submitted a report to the FDA about unsanitary conditions and potential contamination at Abbott Nutrition\u2019s Sturgis, Mich. plant. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Much of the shortage stems from the shutdown of a major production facility in Sturgis, Mich., resulting from concerns about unsanitary conditions and four infants becoming sick or dying after consuming the company\u2019s formula. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
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"When a whistleblower sent a 34-page report to the Food and Drug Administration in October alleging a host of unsanitary conditions at an Abbott infant formula factory, the top official in charge of food safety didn\u2019t see it. \u2014 Kimberly Kindy And Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Most are sleeping on the floor, and conditions are unsanitary , the officer said. \u2014 Marisa Iati, Washington Post , 14 May 2022"
|
|
],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100312"
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
|
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": to undo the sewing of":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121727"
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"unsaponified":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + saponified , past participle of saponify":""
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123510"
|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124112"
|
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},
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"unshirted":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": naked , undisguised , plain":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase unshirted hell given \u2026 unshirted hell for a speech \u2014 Sherman Adams old guerrillas were raising unshirted hell \u2014 New York Herald Tribune Book Review"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 1 + shirted , past participle of shirt":""
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134118"
|
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},
|
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"unstretch":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to release the tension of : relax":[],
|
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": slacken":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 2 + stretch":""
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111408"
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"unship":{
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to remove (something, such as an oar or a tiller) from position : detach":[],
|
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": to become or admit of being detached or removed":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ship"
|
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|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150359"
|
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|
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"unsanguine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not sanguine : not optimistic":[
|
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"this unsanguine appraisal"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152443"
|
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|
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"unsharp mask":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a copy of a photographic image that is intentionally blurred for use over the original image in making final copies which are thereby modified in contrast and edge sharpness":[]
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173106"
|
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},
|
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"unsavorily":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": in an unsavory manner":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173432"
|
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},
|
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"unshifted":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": unchanged for a fresh article of clothing":[
|
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"a shirt unshifted"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + shifted , past participle of shift":""
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174756"
|
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|
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"unselective":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not marked by selection : random , indiscriminate":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8lek-tiv"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The cult film Idiocracy (2006) imagines a future in which Americans' mental capacities have been degraded by generations of pop culture, junk food, and\u2013how to put this delicately\u2013 unselective breeding. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
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"With an unselective online-only model seeking to scale rapidly, Lambda is likely to end up somewhere between (free) MOOCs and (costly) for-profit online universities, which \u2013 given its ISA model \u2013 sounds about right. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
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"But Pakistani officials went to pains to say the toll was unselective , with Muslims and Christians among the dead and bereaved. \u2014 Daniyal Hassan, Naila Inayat And Salman Masood, New York Times , 28 Mar. 2016"
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"Former Poly and Marquette forward Justin Lewis has agreed to a two-way deal with the Chicago Bulls, according to The Athletic, after going unselected in the 2022 NBA draft on Thursday night. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
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"After college, Belcher entered the NFL draft but went unselected . \u2014 Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"The team expects Price, who went unselected by Seattle in the expansion draft more because of his contract than his uncertain injury status, to be ready for the start of the regular season in mid-October. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 July 2021",
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"After four seasons in the Auburn secondary, Peters signed with the New York Jets in May after going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 22 July 2021",
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"But he wasn\u2019t called up to majors in either season, and went unselected by the rest of MLB in back-to-back Rule 5 drafts the past two winters. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2021",
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"Reed went unselected and was sent to the Athletics as the player to be named later in the Jurickson Profar trade. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 9 Dec. 2020",
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"The 6-foot-7 Tinkle went unselected in Wednesday\u2019s NBA draft. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Wenyen Gabriel was forced to play 9 unexpected minutes because Zach Collins injured his left ankle, and the player who went unselected in the 2018 NBA Draft swished a timely second half three \u2014 just his sixth of the season. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Aug. 2020"
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"remote",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For instance, long and unsociable hours are commonplace, and while this is in part due to the shortage of skilled personnel, there is also a cultural element to this that prohibits many from considering it a viable career. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Gaming has so often been painted with the wrong brush \u2014 stereotyped as being isolating and unsociable . \u2014 Bartosz Skwarczek, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
|
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"The social media generation is increasingly clueless and unsociable . \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 1 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Samuel Johnson, one recalls, a ferociously unsociable reader, and blind as a bat, was constantly in danger of singeing his wig against his candle. \u2014 John Sutherland, New York Times , 2 Jan. 2018",
|
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"The mighty otaku: Japan\u2019s growing legion of geeks, once derided as unsociable misfits, has become a significant force of spenders whose financial clout is expected to keep growing. \u2014 Wired News Report, WIRED , 7 Oct. 2005",
|
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"Born in 1852 in a small town in northeastern Spain, Cajal described himself as a poor student, shy and unsociable , Swanson writes. \u2014 Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian , 23 Jan. 2017"
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"\u2014 Laurence Binyon",
|
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"curiosity was still unsated",
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"\u2014 R. A. Billington"
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u2014 Robert Frost"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"an unscreened porch",
|
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"unscreened windows"
|
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],
|
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": not passed through a screening device or procedure":[
|
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"unscreened questions",
|
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"unscreened luggage"
|
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]
|
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|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The puck zipped by the goalie, near post, stick side, unscreened . \u2014 Filip Bondy, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Use mosquito netting when sleeping outdoors or in an unscreened structure and to protect babies when outdoors. \u2014 Keira Wingate, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Kelly imagined the program wouldn\u2019t work at restaurants and busy stores \u2014 places where unscreened customers far outnumber screened employees, unless the plan was to test them too. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Jan. 2021",
|
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"Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
|
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"The milk is unscreened and unpasteurized, which is why both the Food and Drug Administration and the American Academy of Pediatrics advise against using it. \u2014 Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Aug. 2019"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"And that is the unsexy stuff - the take-back, logistics, and tech. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"After refinishing floors and new hardwood, the next best return on investment was another decidedly unsexy project: an insulation upgrade. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But the foundation of the search tool also relies on a lot of rote computation, unsexy work done in great big data centers that use lots of energy. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Global finance is an unsexy but important part of the book. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Horowitz also prioritized the unsexy but critical work of just making the clothes nicer. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Finally, the deeply unsexy \u2014but deeply logistical\u2014issue: the supply chain. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
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"This might seem a funny thing to say about a woman who is constantly flailing around in bikinis trying to look as unsexy as possible. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Among such unsexy scenes will undoubtedly be the quintessential awkward and cringe-worthy moments that have come to characterize the comedy-drama. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Oct. 2021"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-094717"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-110340"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"unstow the ship",
|
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"unstow the goods in the hold",
|
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"began to unstow the panniers",
|
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"\u2014 Henry Green"
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-110930"
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|
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"unscreen":{
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"unstriped muscle"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121210"
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},
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"unscraped ginger":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": black ginger":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125825"
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},
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"unsociableness":{
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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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"definitions":{
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": having or showing a disinclination for social activity : solitary , reserved":[],
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": not conducive to sociability":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aloof",
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"antisocial",
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"asocial",
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"buttoned-up",
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"cold",
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"cold-eyed",
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"cool",
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"detached",
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"distant",
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"dry",
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"frosty",
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"offish",
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"remote",
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"standoff",
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"standoffish",
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"unbending",
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"unclubbable"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"cordial",
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"friendly",
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"sociable",
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"social",
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"warm"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"a job with unsociable hours",
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"an unsociable but not an overtly rude child",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For instance, long and unsociable hours are commonplace, and while this is in part due to the shortage of skilled personnel, there is also a cultural element to this that prohibits many from considering it a viable career. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"Gaming has so often been painted with the wrong brush \u2014 stereotyped as being isolating and unsociable . \u2014 Bartosz Skwarczek, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
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"The social media generation is increasingly clueless and unsociable . \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 1 Mar. 2020",
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"Samuel Johnson, one recalls, a ferociously unsociable reader, and blind as a bat, was constantly in danger of singeing his wig against his candle. \u2014 John Sutherland, New York Times , 2 Jan. 2018",
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"The mighty otaku: Japan\u2019s growing legion of geeks, once derided as unsociable misfits, has become a significant force of spenders whose financial clout is expected to keep growing. \u2014 Wired News Report, WIRED , 7 Oct. 2005",
|
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"Born in 1852 in a small town in northeastern Spain, Cajal described himself as a poor student, shy and unsociable , Swanson writes. \u2014 Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian , 23 Jan. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134153"
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},
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"unshaven":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not shaven":[
|
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"\u2026 rubbing her cheek against the grain of his unshaven chin \u2026",
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"\u2014 Frank Norris",
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"an unshaven man"
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]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0101-v\u0259n"
|
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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",
|
|
"The big brooding soldier is unshaven , his fatigues filthy from combat, except for a field hat that is clearly brand new. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
|
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"On April 29, Nikita sent a selfie of his gaunt, unshaven face after weeks surviving on minimal rations. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
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"Zelensky has become the unshaven face of a Ukrainian resilience and defiance that has captivated the world. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"His neighbor was the first to identify him, recognizing the unshaven face of a man who had watched his beloved street become a killing field. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
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"He was even photographed unshaven in his ornate office, wearing jeans and a military-issue hoodie. \u2014 Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Zelensky\u2019s defiant unshaven face in daily video addresses from Kyiv has instead inspired and rallied ordinary Ukrainians. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Cross flailed her arms and unshaven legs, in a seizure-like state. \u2014 Danielle Bacher, Billboard , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Tall and unshaven , Mr. Zhao dubbed himself a war correspondent and provided viewers with a glimpse of life hiding out in a bunker at his university and a crowded train station. \u2014 Wenxin Fan, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-154136"
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},
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"unsparingly":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": not merciful or forbearing : hard , ruthless":[
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"an unsparing satire",
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"an unsparing critic"
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],
|
|
": not frugal : liberal , profuse":[
|
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"unsparing generosity"
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]
|
|
},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sper-i\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"bighearted",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
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"charitable",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
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"freehearted",
|
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"fulsome",
|
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"generous",
|
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"liberal",
|
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"munificent",
|
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"open",
|
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"openhanded",
|
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"unselfish",
|
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"unstinting"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"cheap",
|
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"close",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
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"costive",
|
|
"illiberal",
|
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"mingy",
|
|
"miserly",
|
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"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
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"penurious",
|
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"selfish",
|
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"stingy",
|
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"stinting",
|
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"tight",
|
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"tightfisted",
|
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"uncharitable",
|
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"ungenerous"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"neighbors were unsparing in their charity when a local family was rendered homeless by a fire",
|
|
"unsparing in his criticism of the welfare state",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While indebted to George Romero's Night of the Living Dead, Shivers succeeds in being even more unsparing and grotesque. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"In an unsparing report last month, the Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate concluded that the Massachusetts child welfare system had systematically overlooked Harmony\u2019s needs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Get the full, unsparing picture of the industry in their fascinating new deep dive. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The unsparing attacks were designed to destroy the country\u2019s war capabilities and break the German people\u2019s morale. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Our history is the subject of a revisionist critique that is all-encompassing, unsparing , and very often flatly inaccurate. \u2014 The Signers, National Review , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"To know him was to feel his warmth, his curiosity, and his unsparing attention to detail\u2014and to f\u00eate him was to promise to somehow pass those virtues on. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Based on the unsparing depictions in the five episodes made available to journalists in advance, the series might inspire similar condemnation. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Homer\u2019s Civil War scenes reflect his early career as an artist-reporter for Harper\u2019s Weekly, and turn an unsparing eye on the war\u2019s blunt truths and brute ferocity. \u2014 Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ , 4 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162917"
|
|
},
|
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"unshent":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unharmed , unspoiled":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + shent , past participle of shenden to shend":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174457"
|
|
},
|
|
"unsgd":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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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":"20220710-181409"
|
|
},
|
|
"unstable angina":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": angina pectoris characterized by sudden changes (such as an increase in the severity or length of anginal attacks or a decrease in the exertion required to precipitate an attack) especially when symptoms were previously stable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The cardiovascular risks that appear to be linked to Ground Zero exposure include heart attack, stroke, unstable angina , coronary artery surgery and angioplasty. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"That includes people who've recently had a heart attack or have unstable angina (chest pain that arises even at rest), and older people prone to low blood pressure. \u2014 Amy Norton, chicagotribune.com , 9 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-183833"
|
|
},
|
|
"unstopper":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to remove a stopper from : unstop":[
|
|
"unstopper a flask"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u00e4-p\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To now wade through a seemingly endless supply of birds unstoppered a river of possibilities in Edwin\u2019s imagination. \u2014 National Geographic , 23 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"To now wade through a seemingly endless supply of birds unstoppered a river of possibilities in Edwin\u2019s imagination. \u2014 National Geographic , 23 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-183939"
|
|
},
|
|
"unspectacular":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not spectacular or special : ordinary":[
|
|
"a good but unspectacular performance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-spek-\u02c8ta-ky\u0259-l\u0259r",
|
|
"-sp\u0259k-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This unspectacular coaching search could be that somewhere. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The last Yanks standing on Parisian clay this year were Sebi Korda, Brandon Nakashima, and the steady-but-ever- unspectacular John Isner (now 37), all three succumbing in Round 3. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"\u00c1lvarez was troubled by Bivol\u2019s unspectacular but steady movement, which kept him from setting his feet and throwing combinations. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Those innings, while unspectacular , helped cover for a bullpen that still required five additional arms to close out the game \u2014 giving up just two additional runs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Then came the coaching staff as the last to waddle off, the 2021-22 season officially brought to an unspectacular close at 7:19 p.m. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Sandberg, while unspectacular , played well and held his own throughout the season. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Smith has posted solid, albeit unspectacular , numbers through his first 20 games, batting .231 with two home runs, 13 RBIs and a .711 OPS. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"But the real way to use healthcare data to achieve the kind of spectacular results IBM tried to achieve is by unspectacular , seemingly mundane means, step by step. \u2014 Joe Gagnon, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195554"
|
|
},
|
|
"unstrengthen":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make weak : weaken":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 2 + strengthen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-233722"
|
|
},
|
|
"unstable equilibrium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a state of equilibrium of a body (as a pendulum standing directly upward from its point of support) such that when the body is slightly displaced it departs further from the original position \u2014 compare stable equilibrium":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-015804"
|
|
},
|
|
"unscrew":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to draw the screws from":[],
|
|
": to loosen or withdraw by turning":[],
|
|
": to become or admit of being unscrewed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8skr\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"I unscrewed the jar lid.",
|
|
"You'll need to unscrew the cover before you remove it.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Immediately after some of the wall framing is initially standing, supported by braces because not everything is in place, a building inspector would come by and unscrew the supports while congratulating the builders on their work. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Rather than scrub the floor or wall, homeowners of the future would simply unscrew the brass and peel off the dirty paper, revealing the clean layer below. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The principal told the Phoenix that Johnson jumped into action after one of his classmates at the 6th and 7th Grade Academy accidentally swallowed a water bottle cap after attempting to unscrew it with his mouth. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"When the blades gets dull, just unscrew the knobs on either side to remove and swap them out\u2014a nice money-saving feature compared to other vegetable slicers with non-replaceable blades. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"With a bucket nearby, use a wrench to unscrew the slip nut on the P-trap pipe. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Make sure your fan is unplugged prior to cleaning, and gather a Phillips screwdriver or other tool needed to unscrew the grill piece that covers the blades. \u2014 Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Trying to unscrew the safety cap on my pain relievers even brought me to tears on more than one occasion. \u2014 Chloe Toscano, SELF , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"To fill or clean, simply unscrew the base from the bottom and pour in your nectar or warm water to wash it out. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030539"
|
|
},
|
|
"unsweet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not sweet: such as":[],
|
|
": not pleasant or agreeable : distasteful":[
|
|
"he sometimes finds life unsweet"
|
|
],
|
|
": not sweet or pleasing to the taste":[
|
|
"unsweet fruit"
|
|
],
|
|
": dry sense 16a":[],
|
|
": not pleasant to hear":[
|
|
"has a fine voice \u2026 not unsweet in its lower ranges",
|
|
"\u2014 Theatre Arts"
|
|
],
|
|
": having an unpleasant smell : foul":[
|
|
"the unsweet sewers of the city"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English unswete , from Old English unsw\u0113te , from un- entry 1 + sw\u0113te sweet":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031404"
|
|
},
|
|
"unstrain":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to relieve from strain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 2 + strain":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-035556"
|
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},
|
|
"unstable oscillation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an oscillation (as of an airplane) whose amplitude increases continuously until an altitude is reached from which there is no tendency to return toward the original altitude, the motion becoming a steady divergence \u2014 compare stable oscillation":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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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":"20220711-041415"
|
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},
|
|
"unshawl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to remove one's shawl":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + shawl":""
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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"definitions":{
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": to take the spars, stakes, or bars from : open":[]
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"Middle English unsperren , from un- entry 2 + sperren to bolt, spar":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-091325"
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"definitions":{
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100002"
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"unstaid delights"
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": changeable , vacillating , unstable":[]
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"adjective"
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": not pondering or given to thought":[
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"exhibits a facile and unspeculative mind"
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],
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": not risky : of a conservative nature : sound":[
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"containing a large number of bonds and blue-chip stocks, his investment portfolio is clearly unspeculative"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110548"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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": not spaced":[]
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"\"+"
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110906"
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},
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"unstratified":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not stratified : not formed, arranged, or deposited in layers":[
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"unstratified glacial till"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8stra-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115641"
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},
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"unswear":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to unsay or retract something sworn":[],
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": to recant or recall (an oath) especially by a second oath":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8swer"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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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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"1596, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121002"
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},
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"unseized":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not seized":[
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"the unseized opportunity may not return"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 1 + seized , past participle of seize":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130803"
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},
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"unsheathed":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to draw from or as if from a sheath or scabbard":[
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"unsheathed his sword"
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0113t\u035fh"
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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 fan-favorite worrywart's Funko figure is gearing up to unsheathe his sword and unleash the power of his Thunder Breathing First Form. \u2014 Sarah Toscano, EW.com , 14 June 2021",
|
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"Don't do this two nights before a wedding and expect to unsheathe your toes for the entire dance floor to see. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 27 Mar. 2021",
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"Caudill allegedly went back inside and came out with a Katana \u2014 a Japanese samurai sword \u2014 unsheathed it and threatened to cut off his father\u2019s head. \u2014 Dmitriy Shapiro, Detroit Free Press , 17 Dec. 2019",
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"Then the ranch hands accompanying my mother and me on our journey unsheathe their wide bolo knives. \u2014 Alfred Miller, The Courier-Journal , 2 Dec. 2019",
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"Gould found some melting pianissimos, and Goerke unsheathed a saber of sound that shone the way toward her interpretation of the whole role. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2019",
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"Yet this autumn, in the third year of the Presidency of Donald J. Trump, House Democrats have unsheathed that terrible, mighty sword. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019",
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"As the train pulled up to the game's familiar train station, the iconic hero landed from a somersault jump by dramatically unsheathing his massive Buster Sword. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 11 June 2019",
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"While common decency and office dress codes require more than a few thin straps of material above the knees (even on 90-degree days) these nearly nude numbers leave your feet coolly unsheathed . \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 21 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130953"
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"unswollen":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not swollen":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132022"
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},
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"unscraped":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": not scraped":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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|
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"un- entry 1 + scraped , past participle of scrape":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140815"
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},
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"unsyllabic":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
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],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-144201"
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},
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"unsymmetrical":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": asymmetric":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8me-tri-k\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Under his cap, everything around his eyes sweats; his smile is crooked but near constant, his beard half-shaven and unsymmetrical . \u2014 Emiliano Tahui G\u00f3mez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"The system used helium as a pressurizing gas, inhibited nitrogen tetroxide for an oxidizer, and a blended hydrazine fuel made up of a mixture of around 50 percent unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and 50 percent anhydrous hydrazine. \u2014 Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics , 24 July 2019",
|
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"This shrinking market has opened the door to the Angara rocket, which has the advantage of not using environmentally hazardous fuel for each of its stages\u2014Proton engines used nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 25 June 2018"
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1755, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145520"
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},
|
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"unswayed":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not moved or affected : not influenced":[
|
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"unswayed by personal considerations"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"un- entry 1 + swayed , past participle of sway":""
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165021"
|
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},
|
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"unsheltering":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"un- entry 1 + sheltering , present participle of shelter":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171405"
|
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},
|
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"unsheared":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not sheared":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172226"
|
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},
|
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"unseizable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun,"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": incapable of being seized":[
|
|
"an unshorn lamb \u2026 now ran round, bleating, terror-stricken, and unseizable",
|
|
"\u2014 Israel Zangwill",
|
|
"noticed an unseizable resemblance between these second cousins",
|
|
"\u2014 John Galsworthy",
|
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"remains as unseizable to their wits as a high flight of metaphysics",
|
|
"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u0259n\u00a6s\u0113z\u0259b\u0259l"
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + seize + -able":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172258"
|
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},
|
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"unstrained":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not strained : such as":[],
|
|
": not placed under a strain":[
|
|
"unstrained iron",
|
|
"\u2026 one of the few places on Earth relatively unstrained by havoc-wreaking climatic changes \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Alan Reder"
|
|
],
|
|
": not forced or resulting from undue effort":[
|
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"a relaxed and unstrained manner"
|
|
],
|
|
": not put through a strainer":[
|
|
"unstrained juice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0101nd"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The big pistons ticked away below in 6th gear, unhurried and unstrained , as the sun dipped towards the Coast Range foothills that border the highway. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The mild acidity of certain dairy products \u2014 such as buttermilk or plain, unstrained yogurt (which is preferable to thicker Greek yogurts because of the consistency) \u2014 works as great. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Performances of this symphony are not rare; memorable performances of it are, and Cox showed his finesse with taut but unstrained pianissimos and consistently unflagging energy. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In addition to causing several major career setbacks for her, the ordeal reportedly put a strain on Mulroney's friendship with Meghan Markle...and that strain might not be totally unstrained yet. \u2014 Marie Claire , 29 Aug. 2020",
|
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"This strainer holds up to a half gallon of unstrained yogurt. \u2014 Popular Science , 19 May 2020",
|
|
"While no state system has gone unstrained , some are dealing with the new demands better than others. \u2014 Timmy Broderick, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"However, the engine seems happiest at moderate revs, where its ample torque yields effortless and unstrained running. \u2014 Csaba Csere, Car and Driver , 24 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Since the gravy is simply the unstrained pan sauce, the presentation is also a dirty-dish saver \u2014 no fancy platter necessary, no separate gravy boat needed. \u2014 Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com , 20 Dec. 2019"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172713"
|
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},
|
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"unscramble":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to separate (something, such as a conglomeration or tangle) into original components : resolve , clarify":[],
|
|
": to restore (scrambled communication) to intelligible form":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8skram-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"We weren't able to unscramble the satellite signal.",
|
|
"Unscramble the letters ALCEDNRA to spell \u201cCALENDAR.\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Often, companies retain keys to unscramble the code. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"In ransomware attacks, cybercriminals encrypt an organization's data and then demand payment to unscramble it. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The number of ransomware attacks, in which cybercriminals secretly encrypt an organization's data and then demand payment to unscramble it, has surged in recent years. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Ransomware attacks, in which cyber criminals encrypt an organization\u2019s data and then demand payment to unscramble it, are a growing scourge in the United States. \u2014 Michelle Chapman, USA TODAY , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
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"It was hit by what Colonial called a ransomware attack, in which hackers typically lock up computer systems by encrypting data, paralyzing networks, and then demand a large ransom to unscramble it. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2021",
|
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"What might seem like a scientific bonanza, however, can quickly turn into an Apatosaurus-sized headache for experts trying to unscramble the details of prehistory from these osteological accumulations. \u2014 Riley Black, Scientific American , 10 May 2021",
|
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"Multiple sources confirmed to The Associated Press that Colonial Pipeline had paid the criminals who committed the cyberattack a ransom of nearly $5 million in cryptocurrency for the software decryption key required to unscramble their data network. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2021",
|
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"Multiple sources confirmed to The Associated Press that Colonial Pipeline had paid the criminals who committed the cyberattack a ransom of nearly $5 million in cryptocurrency for the software decryption key required to unscramble their data network. \u2014 Associated Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 15 May 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194044"
|
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},
|
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"unscathed":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": wholly unharmed : not injured":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sk\u0101t\u035fhd"
|
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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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"She escaped from the wreckage unscathed .",
|
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"The administration was left relatively unscathed by the scandal.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Some of the billionaires now stuck in Moscow are seeking only to emerge unscathed . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"As the owner and operator of 15 regional centers at the time, EB5 Affiliate Network didn\u2019t emerge unscathed . \u2014 Sam Silverman, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"But when the influenza pandemic began racing around the world a century ago, New Caledonia was one of the few places on the planet to emerge largely unscathed . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Still, not every child born in these past two years will emerge unscathed . \u2014 Lydia Denworth, The Atlantic , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Trump could emerge unscathed from all 14 cases listed by Just Security. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2021",
|
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"The group left the accident unscathed , but the brush with death rattled Ghettuba. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"In an increasingly digitized world, almost no industry has been left unscathed by the global shortage of electronic chips. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"Many of the listings are in the types of new, expensive buildings that have so far made it through the pandemic relatively unscathed , Mr. Wenk said. \u2014 Konrad Putzier, WSJ , 9 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194101"
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},
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"unsheathe":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to draw from or as if from a sheath or scabbard":[
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"unsheathed his sword"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0113t\u035fh"
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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 fan-favorite worrywart's Funko figure is gearing up to unsheathe his sword and unleash the power of his Thunder Breathing First Form. \u2014 Sarah Toscano, EW.com , 14 June 2021",
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"Don't do this two nights before a wedding and expect to unsheathe your toes for the entire dance floor to see. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 27 Mar. 2021",
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"Caudill allegedly went back inside and came out with a Katana \u2014 a Japanese samurai sword \u2014 unsheathed it and threatened to cut off his father\u2019s head. \u2014 Dmitriy Shapiro, Detroit Free Press , 17 Dec. 2019",
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"Then the ranch hands accompanying my mother and me on our journey unsheathe their wide bolo knives. \u2014 Alfred Miller, The Courier-Journal , 2 Dec. 2019",
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"Gould found some melting pianissimos, and Goerke unsheathed a saber of sound that shone the way toward her interpretation of the whole role. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2019",
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"Yet this autumn, in the third year of the Presidency of Donald J. Trump, House Democrats have unsheathed that terrible, mighty sword. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019",
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"As the train pulled up to the game's familiar train station, the iconic hero landed from a somersault jump by dramatically unsheathing his massive Buster Sword. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 11 June 2019",
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"While common decency and office dress codes require more than a few thin straps of material above the knees (even on 90-degree days) these nearly nude numbers leave your feet coolly unsheathed . \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 21 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200004"
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},
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"unsatisfied judgment fund":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a state-administered fund for the payment of damages incurred in automobile accidents provided the parties responsible are unable to pay":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202832"
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},
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"unstrap":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to remove or loose a strap from":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8strap"
|
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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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"All four passengers were free to unstrap and float about as the capsule reached the top of its trajectory and arced over for the long fall back to Earth. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"Batters reach base, unstrap the protective armor guarding their shins and elbows, and hand them to \u2014 who else? \u2014 Vandal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
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"At the peak of the flight path, the passengers were weightless for about three minutes and were allowed to unstrap themselves from their seat to float around and soak in panoramic views of the Earth and the cosmos. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 20 July 2021",
|
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"At that point, the passengers will experience microgravity and be able to unstrap from their seats and float around for a few minutes, watching the planet below for the first time. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 19 July 2021",
|
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"The flight reached its apogee at 282,000 feet \u2014 53.41 miles \u2014 where the passengers were able to unstrap and experience weightlessness. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 July 2021",
|
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"Near the top of the trajectory, passengers will be able to unstrap and experience three to four minutes of weightlessness as the capsule falls back into the lower atmosphere. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"Once in space, the crew can unstrap and experience zero gravity. \u2014 Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community , 17 Apr. 2018",
|
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"After a Minute Maid Park worker climbed the light pole in left field to unstrap the covering over the pennant, another worker used a leaf blower and another a pole to try to blow and pull off the covering. \u2014 Matt Young, Houston Chronicle , 3 Apr. 2018"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1779, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205757"
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},
|
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"unscented":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having no scent : not scented":[
|
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"an unscented deodorant",
|
|
"unscented dish soap"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sen-t\u0259d"
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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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"These are an interesting case, but typically perfume oils blend fragranced oil and unscented oil to help smells stick to your skin for a while. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 30 June 2022",
|
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"My personal favorite Rhode product is the Peptide Lip Treatment, which comes in three flavors: watermelon, unscented , and then a Salted Caramel that tastes like a cinnamon roll (that's Bieber's favorite as well). \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Cocokinds Sake Body Lotion is an unscented light lotion that seriously hydrates the skin without a fuss. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Plus, most items are available in both scented and unscented formulas, catering to all skin types. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"My sensitive nose appreciates the unscented options. \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This unscented unisex body wash is an all-in-one solution for velvety skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This spring cleaning kit include a 32-ounce jar of The Simply Co.\u2019s unscented laundry detergent, a reusable amber spray bottle, UnPaper Towels, a washable bamboo fleece duster and an organic cotton laundry bag. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For those with temperamental skin, the unscented option is a prime pick. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221048"
|
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},
|
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"unsheltered":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": not sheltered : having or offering no shelter":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + sheltered , past participle of shelter":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221845"
|
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},
|
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"unshelled":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": not having had the shell removed":[
|
|
"unshelled nuts"
|
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],
|
|
": not having a shell":[
|
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"\u2026 the largely terrestrial and freshwater pulmonate snails and slugs, many of them shelled, many unshelled .",
|
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"\u2014 Carol M. Lalli and Ronald W. Gilmer"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sheld"
|
|
],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"Peanut head bugs were named because their heads resemble an unshelled peanut. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Attached was a photo taken outside her back door, where someone or something had placed a single, unshelled peanut. \u2014 Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-222112"
|
|
},
|
|
"unsymbolic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not symbolic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224412"
|
|
},
|
|
"unscrewed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to draw the screws from":[],
|
|
": to loosen or withdraw by turning":[],
|
|
": to become or admit of being unscrewed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8skr\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I unscrewed the jar lid.",
|
|
"You'll need to unscrew the cover before you remove it.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Immediately after some of the wall framing is initially standing, supported by braces because not everything is in place, a building inspector would come by and unscrew the supports while congratulating the builders on their work. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Rather than scrub the floor or wall, homeowners of the future would simply unscrew the brass and peel off the dirty paper, revealing the clean layer below. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The principal told the Phoenix that Johnson jumped into action after one of his classmates at the 6th and 7th Grade Academy accidentally swallowed a water bottle cap after attempting to unscrew it with his mouth. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"When the blades gets dull, just unscrew the knobs on either side to remove and swap them out\u2014a nice money-saving feature compared to other vegetable slicers with non-replaceable blades. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"With a bucket nearby, use a wrench to unscrew the slip nut on the P-trap pipe. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Make sure your fan is unplugged prior to cleaning, and gather a Phillips screwdriver or other tool needed to unscrew the grill piece that covers the blades. \u2014 Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Trying to unscrew the safety cap on my pain relievers even brought me to tears on more than one occasion. \u2014 Chloe Toscano, SELF , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"To fill or clean, simply unscrew the base from the bottom and pour in your nectar or warm water to wash it out. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230153"
|
|
},
|
|
"unshed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not shed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232628"
|
|
},
|
|
"unsym-":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 see uns-":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000628"
|
|
},
|
|
"unsegregated":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8se-gri-\u02ccg\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Thousands of tonnes of untreated and unsegregated waste pollute the country\u2019s land, water and air, while serving as toxic foraging grounds for a plethora of wild animals. \u2014 Cara Tejpal, Quartz India , 18 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"To be blunt, today\u2019s equivalent of a moonshot is an affordable, unsegregated , nongentrified City of Boston. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002801"
|
|
},
|
|
"unsaddle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to take the saddle from":[],
|
|
": to throw from the saddle":[],
|
|
": to remove the saddle from a horse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sa-d\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The riders unsaddled after the race.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Danielson unsaddled the animal at the trailhead and found a large hole worn well into its muscle by a small branch inadvertently trapped beneath the saddle blanket. \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 16 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Danielson unsaddled the animal at the trailhead and found a large hole worn well into its muscle by a small branch inadvertently trapped beneath the saddle blanket. \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 16 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004154"
|
|
},
|
|
"unsober":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not sober: such as":[],
|
|
": marked by extremes : immoderate , excessive":[],
|
|
": not serious or sober-minded : undisciplined in conduct or thought":[
|
|
"an unsober , temperamental person"
|
|
],
|
|
": given to drinking : intoxicated":[
|
|
"comes often unsober from the taproom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English unsober, unsobre , from un- entry 1 + sober, sobre sober":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011046"
|
|
},
|
|
"unsnuffed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not snuffed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + snuffed , past participle of snuff":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011807"
|
|
},
|
|
"unsegmented":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not divided into or made up of segments : not segmented":[
|
|
"unsegmented roundworms"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8seg-\u02ccmen-t\u0259d",
|
|
"-\u02c8seg-\u02ccment-\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Average click-through rates for segmented emails are nearly 3% higher than those for unsegmented emails and trending upward. \u2014 Catherine Erdly, Forbes , 26 June 2021",
|
|
"However, there are ways to deter these pesky pests from disrupting your garden soil\u2014like planting Marigolds To Protect Your Melons. While most nematodes are beneficial, a few species of these translucent, unsegmented worms are plant parasites. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 1 Mar. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012816"
|
|
},
|
|
"unscripted":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not following a prepared script":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8skrip-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her reaction was completely unscripted .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The unscripted companion series will delve deeper into the story through the use of archival footage and new interviews. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 7 July 2022",
|
|
"The unscripted series is back, just in time for the summer wedding season. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Connelly and Lassner, as part of their deal for the show, have also each inked an overall deal with Warner Bros. Unscripted TV and will develop and create other unscripted series for the studio. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Connelly and Lassner have each inked an overall deal with Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and will develop, create, and produce other unscripted series for the studio. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Heading into the night,Top Chef led with five nominations including best competition series, best culinary show and best ensemble cast in an unscripted series. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Tackaberry and his new production company Station 6 Productions will partner with Blue Ant to develop and produce unscripted series, documentaries and other projects. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Daytona 500 champion Austin Dillon is giving fans an inside look at his high-octane life in a new unscripted series \u2014 and PEOPLE has the first look. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s also a slew of unscripted content, as per usual. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 13 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1950, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021702"
|
|
},
|
|
"unscriptural":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not in accordance with the Scriptures : not scriptural":[
|
|
"unscriptural conduct"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8skrip(t)-sh(\u0259-)r\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"\u2014 in names of organic compounds uns -dichloro-ethane"
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"from unsymmetrical":"Combining form"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-032055"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": unscrupulousness":[
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"at times had a look of cynical unscrupulosity",
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"\u2014 O. W. Holmes \u20201935"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-032928"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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": not performed or accomplished":[
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"returns with his mission unsped"
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"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + sped , past participle of speden to succeed":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033711"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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": not signed: such as":[],
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": having no signature":[
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"an unsigned check/letter"
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],
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": not signed to a contract":[
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"an unsigned free agent"
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]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bnd"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Wendy Wakeman, left, presented GOP candidate for governor Geoff Diehl, right, with a box of unsigned petitions to repeal the law letting undocumented residents get driver's licenses. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
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"Three New England Patriots draft picks remained unsigned due to insufficient cap space. \u2014 Oliver Thomas, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"Ravens rookie punter Jordan Stout finalized his rookie contract Monday, leaving the team with just three unsigned draft picks ahead of this week\u2019s mandatory minicamp. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
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"After hearing oral arguments in the case in February, the court issued a one-sentence unsigned decision noting the case is dismissed. \u2014 USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
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"Like Hightower, Jamie Collins remains an unsigned free agent. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
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"Mitchell and second-rounder Breece Hall, the two-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year at Iowa State, are New York\u2019s only unsigned draft picks. \u2014 J.p. Pelzman, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
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"From the parking area, the road heads north descending easily to an unsigned junction roughly 0.2 mile in. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
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"After releasing his last three albums through BMG, Morrissey remains unsigned and without a label partner for Bonfire of Teenagers, which was produced by former Grammy producer of the year Andrew Watt. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 20 May 2022"
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035314"
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"unseen companion star":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a binary or multiple star system that is known to exist only by its gravitational effect on the visible components whose apparent motions it usually alters in a cyclic manner":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050800"
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},
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"unsabbatical":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not suited to the sabbath":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 1 + sabbatical":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051257"
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},
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"unswathe":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sw\u00e4t\u035fh",
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"-\u02c8sw\u022ft\u035fh",
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"-\u02c8sw\u0101t\u035fh"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063254"
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"unswallowed":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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"un- entry 1 + swallowed , past participle of swallow":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064039"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sight sense 1":[
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"an unseen translation"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113n"
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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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"Every now and then, her blue crocs or kitchen pantry slip into the frame and expose a part of her home life that typically remains unseen . \u2014 Jess Eng, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Marred by negative reviews and COVID-19 concerns, the movie version went mostly unseen on the big screen, grossing only $15 million at the domestic box office in 2021. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The insidious thing about harassment is that it is often preempted by a set of behaviors that may go unseen , like microaggressions (i.e., slights, barbs, demeaning comments). \u2014 Sarah Rowell, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"Massive Native American drawings -- which remained unseen in an Alabama cave for more than 1,000 years -- have been unveiled by a team of scientists. \u2014 CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
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"There are people dying every day, and that toll is going unseen . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
|
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"Kafuku has walked in on, but remains unseen by, Oto and Takatsuki making love. \u2014 Kevin Dettmar, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The smoldering cardboard can start a fire that goes unseen and has plenty of time to spread. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Part of the impact Joseph makes daily remains unseen beyond the team\u2019s Costa Mesa facility. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065808"
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},
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"unscrupulousness":{
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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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"definitions":{
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": not scrupulous : unprincipled":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8skr\u00fc-py\u0259-l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cutthroat",
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"immoral",
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"Machiavellian",
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"unconscionable",
|
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"unethical",
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"unprincipled"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
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"ethical",
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"moral",
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"principled",
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"scrupulous"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"an unscrupulous businessman manipulated them into selling their land for practically nothing",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As the trio rehearses for Cuevas\u2019s upcoming movie, each of their unscrupulous and egotistic motivations rises to the surface. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
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"During that time, the conversation around the vaccines has shifted from how to stop unscrupulous people from jumping the line to how to entice holdouts to roll up their sleeves. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Take the unscrupulous entrepreneur who secured funding for a Reputation.com-style ORM site. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Subject: the sailor on leave, innocently unscrupulous , his debauches not showing in his appearance. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The latter can offer great deals but might also unintentionally host a few unscrupulous vendors. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Background reports are essential for landlords to protect properties from potentially unscrupulous tenants as financial risk in the rental industry has increased, Arizona Multihousing Association CEO Courtney Gilstrap LeVinus said. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"We\u2019re hit with shamelessness right off when Cage is shown auditioning for David Gordon Green, the once-promising director of George Washington who has himself found the Cage secret of nonstop, unscrupulous Hollywood hackdom. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The label came out looking fabulously unscrupulous . \u2014 Michael Friedrich, The New Republic , 3 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1803, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065957"
|
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},
|
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"unsuspected":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not imagined to exist or be true, likely, or possible : not suspected":[
|
|
"an unsuspected illness",
|
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"\u2026 suggests that the universe contains a hitherto unsuspected form of invisible matter.",
|
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"\u2014 I. Peterson"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8spek-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The pills are designed to look like painkillers and sold to unsuspected victims, especially kids and teens, Bianco said. \u2014 Nathan Luna, ABC News , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"An unsuspected solidarity, emerges, however, when Patagonia\u2019s cruel winter finds one of them on the brink of death. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But any encounter with unsuspected fentanyl can be dangerous, said Bryce Pardo, a Rand Corp. researcher who focuses on drug policy. \u2014 Julie Wernau, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Ian Charms is the unsuspected outlet that brings her passions full-circle. \u2014 Megan Armstrong, Billboard , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The two will allow an unsuspected solidarity to emerge when Patagonia\u2019s cruel winter finds one of them on the brink of death. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"But no matter who is at the grill, a meal there still provides a glimpse of new and unsuspected pleasures that can be yours at the end of a bamboo skewer. \u2014 New York Times , 13 July 2021",
|
|
"Also, unsuspected dental problems can cause a person to change chewing patterns, leading to symptoms. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"While on vacation, a happy-go-lucky family becomes the unsuspected target of a grieving mother who lost her family. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073110"
|
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},
|
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"unswallowable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not able to be swallowed":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + swallow + -able":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074732"
|
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},
|
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"unshell":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to remove from the shell":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 2 + shell , noun":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075348"
|
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},
|
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"unsubstantiality":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not substantial : lacking substance, firmness, or strength":[
|
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"unsubstantial shadows"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259b-\u02c8stan(t)-sh\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bodiless",
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
"formless",
|
|
"immaterial",
|
|
"incorporeal",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"nonmaterial",
|
|
"nonphysical",
|
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"spiritual",
|
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"unbodied"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"bodily",
|
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"corporeal",
|
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"material",
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"physical",
|
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"substantial"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"as thin and unsubstantial as the wind",
|
|
"an unsubstantial child who was unfit to play sports of any kind",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"With shows like Yellowjackets capturing their capacity for brutality and Big Mouth emphasizing their, well, off-the-charts horniness, gone are the days when teenage girlhood stood for all things light, frothy, and unsubstantial . \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The two are lying in lawn chairs joking about something unsubstantial . \u2014 Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"While Dee\u2019s contribution is not unsubstantial , the structure, tone, character, percussion writing, harmony and counterpoint are pure Harrison. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Ask Peggy Noonan if this is frivolous and unsubstantial , please. \u2014 Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The role the Nuggets have played in that sudden buoyancy is not unsubstantial , but that steals only a small portion away from the Jazz\u2019s success. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Southerners will find an excuse to monogram just about anything, even items as small or unsubstantial as napkins or house slippers. \u2014 Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living , 24 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"As a result, the benefits of meditation have, in many cases, been overblown thanks to headlines harping on awesome-sounding but unsubstantial studies. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 11 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Fredenberger says that even the language in the agreement is unsubstantial and vague. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080316"
|
|
},
|
|
"unsyllabled":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": not articulated in syllables":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + syllabled , past participle of syllable":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081839"
|
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},
|
|
"unscarred":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not scarred":[
|
|
"\u2026 into the next canyon\u2014which turns out to be roadless, pathless, and surprisingly unscarred by human intrusion \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 David Quammen",
|
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"\u2026 has survived every single onslaught he has ever faced, with his reputation unscarred .",
|
|
"\u2014 Lawrence Weschler"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sk\u00e4rd"
|
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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":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At the time, another policeman who knew the family had taken Spencer\u2019s keys and found his astoundingly unscarred truck and drove it up to him. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Washington's iconic monuments and memorials appear to have emerged from the protests unscathed and unscarred . \u2014 Michael Collins, USA TODAY , 11 June 2020",
|
|
"His face was unscarred , his limbs intact, but rough stitches from the autopsy ran across his chest. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"In the month of September, electronic distractions occurred at more shows reviewed by this critic in New York, Chicago and Wisconsin than performances that remained unscarred . \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 20 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Leroy Sane was ruled out for six weeks after a horror tackle by Cardiff's Joe Bennett in the FA Cup while thankfully Kevin De Bruyne and Brahim Diaz were left unscarred despite West Brom's best attempts in the midweek Premier League fixture. \u2014 SI.com , 3 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Few of the 20 presidential hopefuls \u2013 indeed few Liberians generally \u2013 emerged unscarred from the two civil wars that dragged across the 1990s and left the country in ruins. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Oct. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083651"
|
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},
|
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"unsown":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not sown":[
|
|
"unsown seeds"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Fields would go unsown or not be harvested as farmers would leave their homes in order to avoid collection. \u2014 John Patrick Leary, The New Republic , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Fields would go unsown or not be harvested as farmers would leave their homes in order to avoid collection. \u2014 John Patrick Leary, The New Republic , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Fields would go unsown or not be harvested as farmers would leave their homes in order to avoid collection. \u2014 John Patrick Leary, The New Republic , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Fields would go unsown or not be harvested as farmers would leave their homes in order to avoid collection. \u2014 John Patrick Leary, The New Republic , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Fields would go unsown or not be harvested as farmers would leave their homes in order to avoid collection. \u2014 John Patrick Leary, The New Republic , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Fields would go unsown or not be harvested as farmers would leave their homes in order to avoid collection. \u2014 John Patrick Leary, The New Republic , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Fields would go unsown or not be harvested as farmers would leave their homes in order to avoid collection. \u2014 John Patrick Leary, The New Republic , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Fields would go unsown or not be harvested as farmers would leave their homes in order to avoid collection. \u2014 John Patrick Leary, The New Republic , 6 Aug. 2021"
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"\u2014 Norman Lewis"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Trooping the Color military pageantry has been used to mark the birthday of the British sovereign for more than 260 years, so there were no surprises Thursday, apart from the queen\u2019s initial, unscheduled appearance on the balcony. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
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"Speculation about possible regional involvement intensified soon after the arrests when an unscheduled high-ranking delegation from Saudi Arabia arrived in Amman. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2021",
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"The movie just starts right in with Buzz, along with his commander and best friend Alisha Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba) and crew, making an unscheduled stop on a mysterious planet. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
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"Although the machine resumed its course towards New York after the unscheduled stop, passengers ended up arriving at their destination nearly three hours late. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
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"The plane carrying Trump was forced to immediately return to the airport and make the unscheduled landing in Louisiana shortly before 11 p.m., according to people familiar with the incident. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"The plane carrying Trump was forced to immediately return to the airport and make the unscheduled landing in Louisiana shortly before 11 p.m., according to people familiar with the episode. \u2014 Josh Dawsey And Ian Duncan, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"But overscheduling your tech talent\u2014or worse, encroaching on their time with unscheduled meetings\u2014is a killer of both productivity and morale. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"Due to bad weather, the Solar Impulse plane will make an unscheduled stop in Japan on Monday, postponing its record-breaking trans-Pacific flight, the BBC reports. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 1 June 2015"
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101423"
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},
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": unsymmetrical":[
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"\u2014 in names of organic compounds uns -dichloro-ethane"
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102232"
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"type":[
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + scoured , past participle of scouren to scour":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104357"
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": not Scottish : not characteristic of or consistent with Scottish customs or principles":[]
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105855"
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},
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"unsignificant":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking meaning or significance : insignificant":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112203"
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},
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"unsourced":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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"unsourced information"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022frst"
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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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"An unsourced comment on Walter Winchell\u2019s radio program states that the star of America\u2019s most popular television show was a communist, which cast suspicion on Ball. \u2014 Weldon B. Johnson, The Arizona Republic , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"The whole account, reported in several Spanish newspapers, is sketchy, unsourced and uncorroborated. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The information, however, is unsourced , and historically the author has been less careful about factchecking. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Halperin adds unsourced details of F\u00e9n\u00e9on\u2019s conduct in the minutes leading up to and immediately following the attack which have no basis in fact, but which lend her account an air of veracity. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
|
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"Halperin adds unsourced details of F\u00e9n\u00e9on\u2019s conduct in the minutes leading up to and immediately following the attack which have no basis in fact, but which lend her account an air of veracity. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
|
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"Reports by ZDNet, The Verge, Windows Central, and Thurrott.com all included unsourced attributions from Microsoft spokespeople that say users will be able to run Windows 11 on unsupported hardware. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Some practitioners, though, have shared inaccurate or unsourced information without prompting. \u2014 New York Times , 14 July 2021",
|
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"Yet unsourced rules are everywhere in this pandemic. \u2014 Roxanne Khamsi, Wired , 16 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112434"
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},
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to free or take from a swaddle : unswathe":[]
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"un- entry 2 + swaddle":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112959"
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 usually used with not implements \u2026 not unsimilar to those still in occasional use \u2014 Economic Geology for reasons not unsimilar to those cherished \u2014 Current History"
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]
|
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},
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114204"
|
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},
|
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"unsubstantiate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to divest of substantiality : make unsubstantial":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 2 + substantiate":""
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120549"
|
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},
|
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"unsuspectedly":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": in an unsuspected manner : without being suspected":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125251"
|
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},
|
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"unsin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to annul (a sin) by subsequent action":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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|
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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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"un- entry 2 + sin":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130721"
|
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},
|
|
"unsubsidized":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not aided or promoted with public money : not subsidized":[
|
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"unsubsidized housing"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259b-s\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bzd",
|
|
"-z\u0259-"
|
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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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"But there are also subsidized and unsubsidized loans. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The remaining individuals who stand to be impacted include about 315,000 people who have obtained unsubsidized individual market coverage and 451,000 who do not have any health insurance coverage at all. \u2014 Kat Brancato, Health.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With bread prices alone up 25%, Cairo fixed the price of both subsidized and unsubsidized bread to limit the fallout. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For unsubsidized enrollees in 2021, the average exchange-plan annual premium plus deductible for a family of four was about $25,000. \u2014 Brian Blase, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The federal government does not pay the interest on unsubsidized loans or after the first three years under PAYE. \u2014 Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the three weeks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the price of unsubsidized bread had jumped by as much as 25% in some bakeries. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The rate for direct subsidized and unsubsidized undergraduate loans is currently 3.73% until June 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Education. \u2014 Julia Carpenter, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For any unsubsidized federal student loans, however, interest will accrue on your student loans. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131605"
|
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134202"
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},
|
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"unsadden":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to free from sadness":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\""
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135815"
|
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},
|
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"unsuspectedness":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being unsuspected":[
|
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"the unsuspectedness of the evidence is as bad a shock as the immediate effects"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151037"
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},
|
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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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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + scorned , past participle of scorn":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151259"
|
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},
|
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"unsustained":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not sustained: such as":[],
|
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": not physically sustained or supported":[],
|
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": not kept up or supported by some aid":[
|
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"leaving the station feeling empty and unsustained",
|
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"\u2014 S. H. Adams",
|
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"unsustained any longer by loans, the business failed"
|
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],
|
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": not kept or continued at a consistently high level":[
|
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"a convolution of plots makes for unsustained interest",
|
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"\u2014 Current Biography"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"\"+"
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 1 + sustained , past participle of sustain":""
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151330"
|
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},
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"adjective"
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"un- entry 1 + scored , past participle of score":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162157"
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"un- entry 1 + scanned , past participle of scan":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162854"
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},
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"unsubscribe":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to stop subscribing to an email mailing list : to choose to no longer receive email communications (such as newsletters or advertisements) from a company or organization":[
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"When you first subscribe, you will receive information on how to unsubscribe \u2026",
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"\u2014 Stuart J. Goldman"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259b-\u02c8skr\u012bb"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Now, Bhimani favors relegating the option to unsubscribe from holiday-specific emails to a customer\u2019s preferences section with a brand. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
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"This is the second year that Moment, an online photography and filmmaking gear marketplace based in Washington state, sent its customers emails and text messages offering to unsubscribe them from Mother\u2019s Day emails. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
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"After the influx of new subscribers, many people would attempt to unsubscribe from the newsletters only to be kept on Ozy\u2019s email lists and even re-subscribed under the direction of Ozy management, a potential violation of commercial email laws. \u2014 Jemima Mcevoy, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Was something offensive sent out, causing people to unsubscribe ? \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
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"Under Details, click the Remove offers button, which will unsubscribe you from the Special Offers that appear on your lock screen. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 16 Apr. 2021",
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"Yet when things start to feel too spiritual or touchy-feely, that\u2019s usually my cue to unsubscribe . \u2014 Alisa Wolfson, Redbook , 29 Jan. 2018",
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"Some messages would imitate colleagues or relatives; others posed as Facebook login requests or graphic notifications to unsubscribe from pornography websites. \u2014 NBC News , 13 May 2020",
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"Here's how to use Cyber Monday to unsubscribe from all those annoying marketing emails. \u2014 Wired , 2 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163815"
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"type":[
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"denouncing his verse as unscannable",
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"\u2014 F. R. Leavis"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175104"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not used up : not spent":[
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"unspent funds"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8spent"
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],
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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 money would come from unspent Covid-relief funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, even though the spending would have nothing to do with Covid. \u2014 Mike Stenhouse, National Review , 10 June 2022",
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"The Treasury Department plans to give the unspent funds from the last round of funding to California, Illinois, New York and New Jersey, where demand for rent relief is highest. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 22 May 2022",
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"Blunt said both sides had also agreed to savings that include pulling back an unspent $2.2 billion for aiding entertainment venues closed during the pandemic and more than $2 billion still available for assisting aviation manufacturing. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"The average person has $116 in these unspent funds, and 73% have had their gift card for a year or more. \u2014 Sanford Stein, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The Biden administration had hoped to avoid shifting funding across state lines, opting instead to negotiate with governors to send unspent aid to counties and cities in their own states. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Residents say there has been little outside help, beyond the clearing of debris and unspent munitions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
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"Private-equity firms sitting on more than $1.32 trillion in unspent capital are expected to drive many of these transactions. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
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"The accumulation of unspent capital pre-covid-19 pandemic, coupled with the covid-19 deal activity hiatus led to a remarkable increase in investment activity in 2021. \u2014 Tom Collins, Quartz , 25 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185901"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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"un- entry 1 + scorched , past participle of scorch":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201434"
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"definitions":{
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": not corky : not converted into phellem":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"un- entry 1 + suberized , past participle of suberize":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203849"
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},
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"unsinew":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to deprive of sinews or of strength : enervate , enfeeble":[
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"seeking every way to unsinew the enemy"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 2 + sinew , noun":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205300"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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": not conquered or brought under control : not subdued":[
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"Though he suffered most of the damage \u2026, his spirit remained unsubdued .",
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"\u2014 Jack London"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259b-\u02c8d\u00fcd",
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"-\u02c8dy\u00fcd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212248"
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},
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"unscientific":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": not scientific : not based on or exhibiting scientific knowledge or scientific methodology : not in accord with the principles and methods of science":[
|
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"an unscientific survey",
|
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"unscientific claims",
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"an unscientific approach"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012b-\u0259n-\u02c8ti-fik"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"I conducted an unscientific survey.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Recently, through an unscientific poll among my Black friends, I have been reminded that peach cobbler actually isn\u2019t the Blackest dessert. \u2014 Deesha Philyaw, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"These surveys that rate a broad spectrum of professions every year are usually based on random factors, which are typically unscientific and can lead to different outcomes. \u2014 Modar Bakir, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The evidence gathered by the subcommittee paints a picture of an administration's pandemic response driven by a mix of solid public health advice, political considerations, unscientific personal opinion, and incompetence. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Critics have complained that the former president did not take the pandemic seriously, missed the chance to halt its slow before the virus became widespread and sometimes touted unscientific remedies. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Groups like Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion will be given a platform (virtual and actual), despite their long history of unscientific claims. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In an entirely unscientific indication of how rich this line of inquiry is, Theater J, one of the nation\u2019s leading Jewish theaters, has already received 70 submissions for the project. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Though Latter-day Saints made up over half the responses to our unscientific survey, plenty of other faiths were represented. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In my small, unscientific personal sample of friends, that\u2019s certainly true. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222231"
|
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},
|
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"unsingable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not fitted for singing":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230927"
|
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},
|
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"unsinkable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": incapable of being sunk":[
|
|
"an unsinkable ship",
|
|
"\u2026 the right image, the right friends, and writerly flair can make a famous journalist's career all but unsinkable \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Jane Manners"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8si\u014b-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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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":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Old, new, unforeseen, but always unsinkable , always forever, just beneath the surface, where the soul lies. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The ribbon of land on the western side had room for miles of runway\u2014an unsinkable aircraft carrier. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The Titanic didn\u2019t just have lower-class stowaways sketching nudes and falling in love with first-class passengers\u2014the unsinkable ship also had a 784-square-foot gymnasium. \u2014 Greg Presto, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Furiously, the sea rushed in, \ufb02ooding one watertight compartment after another of the ship's supposedly unsinkable hull until the bow was submerged and the tail stood upright against the black sky. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Yet the resonant themes, centered on an unsinkable family\u2019s resilience during trying times, are what tie them together. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But what affected her the most was the unsinkable friendship between Sam and Frodo. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The unsinkable Sutton Foster and undimmable Hugh Jackman star. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"This unsinkable reclining chair supports up to 250 pounds and resists water. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Forbes , 3 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1663, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-105828"
|
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},
|
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"unsizable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of insufficient size or maturity":[
|
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"throwing back all unsizable fish he finds in the net"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
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],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003951"
|
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},
|
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"unseparated":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not set or kept apart : not separated":[
|
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"areas unseparated by fences"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8se-p(\u0259-)\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1545, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004751"
|
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|
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"unseptate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005520"
|
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},
|
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"unsepulchered":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not buried or entombed":[]
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"un- entry 1 + sepulchered , past participle of sepulcher":""
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010335"
|
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|
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"unsub":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the unknown perpetrator of a crime":[
|
|
"Not one but two murderous unsubs are on the loose in tonight's Criminal Minds \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 TV Guide",
|
|
"Rhyme remembered the thousands of times he'd run crime scenes. Sometimes a miracle would happen. He'd be looking around and somehow ideas about the unsub would come to him. He couldn't explain how.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jeffery Deaver"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-\u02ccs\u0259b"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un known (or un identified) sub ject":""
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013324"
|
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},
|
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"unseparable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": inseparable":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English unseperable , from un- entry 1 + seperable separable":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014451"
|
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},
|
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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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": not sized: such as":[],
|
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": not treated with size":[
|
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"an unsized canvas",
|
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"unsized paper"
|
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],
|
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": not arranged or sorted according to size":[
|
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"\u2026 traditional shops jammed with unsorted, unsized clothes \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Michael Small"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bzd"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1700, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020651"
|
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},
|
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"unskill":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lack of skill or proficiency":[
|
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"his failure could only be a matter of technical unskill",
|
|
"\u2014 Samuel Alexander"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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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":"20220713-022746"
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},
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"unsworn":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to unsay or retract something sworn":[],
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": to recant or recall (an oath) especially by a second oath":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8swer"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1596, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041923"
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}
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} |