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7.1 KiB
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369 lines
7.1 KiB
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{
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"veers":{
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"to change one's course or direction":{
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"examples":[
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"at this point the river veers to the southwest before finally emptying into the Atlantic Ocean"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"detours",
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"deviates",
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"diverges",
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"sheers",
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"swerves",
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"swings",
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"turns",
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"turns off",
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"wheels"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"tacks",
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"zigzags",
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"doubles (back)",
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"turns back"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to change the course or direction of (something)":{
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"examples":[
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"veered the ship abruptly to the right to avoid a collision"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deflects",
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"diverts",
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"redirects",
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"swings",
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"turns",
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"wheels",
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"whips"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"averts",
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"deviates",
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"moves",
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"rechannels",
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"shifts",
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"shunts",
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"sidetracks",
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"swerves",
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"switches",
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"transfers",
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"swivels",
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"twists",
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"whirls",
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"zigzags",
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"bends",
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"curves",
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"sways",
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"reverses",
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"turns back"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{
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"examples":[
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"without warning the car veered to the left and into an oncoming truck"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"breaks",
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"cuts",
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"sheers",
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"swerves",
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"yaws",
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"zags",
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"zigs"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"skews",
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"slews",
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"slues",
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"arches",
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"arcs",
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"bends",
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"bows",
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"crooks",
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"curves",
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"hooks",
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"rounds",
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"sweeps",
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"wheels",
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"about-faces",
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"pivots",
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"circles",
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"coils",
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"curls",
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"loops",
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"spirals",
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"turns",
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"twists",
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"winds",
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"weaves",
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"zigzags",
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"deviates",
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"strays",
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"wanders",
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"wavers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"straightens"
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]
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},
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"as in turns , twists":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"turns",
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"twists",
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"anglings",
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"bends",
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"cocks",
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"inclinations",
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"lists",
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"tilts",
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"tips",
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"bows",
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"dips",
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"nods"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"veering":{
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"as in turning , twisted":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"entwined",
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"kinked",
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"swirled",
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"turned",
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"turning",
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"twined",
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"twining",
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"twisted",
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"twisting",
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"warped",
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"bowed",
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"rounded",
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"bending",
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"coiled",
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"coiling",
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"corkscrew",
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"curled",
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"curling",
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"curved",
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"curving",
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"looped",
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"looping",
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"spiral",
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"spiraling",
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"spiralling",
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"wavy",
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"winding",
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"meandering",
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"weaving",
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"devious",
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"serpentine",
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"sinuous",
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"crooked",
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"zigzag",
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"zigzagging"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"direct",
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"linear",
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"right",
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"straight",
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"straightaway",
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"straightforward",
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"unbent",
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"uncurled",
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"untwisted",
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"undeviating",
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"unswerving"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to change one's course or direction":{
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"examples":[
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"at this point the river veers to the southwest before finally emptying into the Atlantic Ocean"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"detouring",
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"deviating",
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"diverging",
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"sheering",
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"swerving",
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"swinging",
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"turning",
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"turning off",
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"wheeling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"tacking",
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"zigzagging",
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"doubling (back)",
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"turning back"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to change the course or direction of (something)":{
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"examples":[
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"veered the ship abruptly to the right to avoid a collision"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deflecting",
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"diverting",
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"redirecting",
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"swinging",
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"turning",
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"wheeling",
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"whipping"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"averting",
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"deviating",
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"moving",
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"rechanneling",
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"shifting",
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"shunting",
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"sidetracking",
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"swerving",
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"switching",
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"transferring",
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"swiveling",
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"swivelling",
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"twisting",
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"whirling",
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"zigzagging",
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"bending",
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"curving",
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"swaying",
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"reversing",
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"turning back"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{
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"examples":[
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"without warning the car veered to the left and into an oncoming truck"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"breaking",
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"cutting",
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"sheering",
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"swerving",
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"yawing",
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"zagging",
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"zigging"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"skewing",
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"arching",
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"arcing",
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"bending",
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"bowing",
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"crooking",
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"curving",
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"hooking",
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"rounding",
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"sweeping",
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"wheeling",
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"about-facing",
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"pivoting",
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"circling",
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"coiling",
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"curling",
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"looping",
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"spiraling",
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"spiralling",
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"turning",
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"twisting",
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"winding",
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"weaving",
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"zigzagging",
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"deviating",
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"straying",
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"wandering",
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"wavering"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"straightening"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"veeringly":{
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"as in circuitously , deviously":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"circuitously",
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"deviously",
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"indirectly"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dead",
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"direct",
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"directly",
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"due",
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"plumb",
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"plump",
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"right",
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"straight",
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"straightway",
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"as the crow flies"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"veejays":{
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"as in DJs , disc jockeys":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"disc jockeys",
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"disk jockeys",
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"DJs",
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"shock jocks",
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"VJs",
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"mistresses of ceremonies",
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"hucksters",
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"pitchmen",
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"announcers",
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"emcees",
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"hosts",
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"MCs",
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"anchormen",
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"anchorpeople",
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"anchors",
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"anchorwomen",
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"newscasters",
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"CBers",
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"hams",
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"radiomen"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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}
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} |