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1187 lines
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"Amomis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of aromatic tropical American trees (family Myrtaceae) with large leathery leaves and small axillary flowers":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, a plant similar to amomum, from Greek am\u014dmon":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u014dm\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101322",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"amok":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures":[],
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": in a murderously frenzied state":[],
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": in a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase run amok rioters running amok in the streets Conditions had allowed extremism to run amok ."
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],
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": possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"What subsequently emerges \u2014 especially in the series\u2019 second half \u2014 is a damning portrait of greed run amok at the expense of children\u2019s welfare. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 21 June 2022",
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"The ascendent left-leaning movement will face a fierce fight in the coming years, as conservatives increasingly deride their efforts as corporate wokeness run amok . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
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"In the first full trailer fo the upcoming third Jurassic World film, original Jurassic Park actors Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill reunite to help with a predicament: dinosaurs running amok with humans. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"The birds are running amok not far from some of the world\u2019s top minds, who are researching aeronautics, exploration technology and science at the NASA facility. \u2014 Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Billed as one of the world\u2019s most acoustically perfect spaces, the new hall could be the biggest deal to hit downtown since Barney the bison escaped from Buffalo Bill\u2019s touring show and ran amok on Orange Avenue. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Dallas\u2019 offense ran amok on the Blazers, who were without their two lengthy, most athletic and best defenders. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"Sure, Toronto\u2019s leading scorer ran amok in the first half, with the Spurs treating him like an anonymous undrafted schmo instead of, well, Toronto\u2019s leading score. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"He\u2019s the hairy-handed gent who ran amok in Kent in John Landis\u2019 effects-laden 1981 horror comedy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Wyatt Russell has been terrific as this avatar of male insecurity run wildly amok , but the script isn\u2019t always doing him favors. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 16 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1665, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1672, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adverb",
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Malay amok":"Noun",
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"derivative of amok entry 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8m\u00e4k",
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"berserk",
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"berserkly",
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"frantically",
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"frenetically",
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"frenziedly",
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"harum-scarum",
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"hectically",
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"helter-skelter",
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"madly",
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"pell-mell",
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"wild",
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"wildly"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220809",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adjective or adverb",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"amoldering":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in a decaying condition":[
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"amoldering in the grave"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"a- entry 1 + moldering , gerund of molder":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u014dld(\u0259)ri\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125240",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"amole":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The only times Cummings has gone hunting was for wild swine, partly because the pigs were killing the purple amole , an endangered purple flower that grows in central California. \u2014 Thomas Fuller, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"American Spanish, from Nahuatl ahm\u014dlli soap":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183309",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"amomum":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large genus of herbs (family Zingiberaceae) found in tropical regions of the Old World and differing from members of the genus Zingiber only in having the anther cells divergent and the connective between them not long-spurred":[],
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": a plant of the genus Amomum":[],
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": the fruit or root of an amomum plant":[]
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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 at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, an aromatic shrub, from Greek am\u014dmon":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u014dm\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074659",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"among":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": by or through the aggregate of":[
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"discontent among the poor"
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],
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": in company or association with":[
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"living among artists"
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],
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": in or through the midst of : surrounded by":[
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"hidden among the trees"
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],
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": in shares to each of":[
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"divided among the heirs"
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],
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": in the number or class of":[
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"wittiest among poets",
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"among other things she was president of her college class"
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],
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": through the joint action of":[
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"made a fortune among themselves"
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],
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": through the reciprocal acts of":[
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"quarreling among themselves"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The disease spread quickly among the members of the community.",
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"The house is nestled among the trees.",
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"The ball was hidden among the leaves.",
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"There were ducks among the geese.",
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"There were several hecklers scattered among the crowd.",
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"He lived among artists and writers.",
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"The people of the town were frightened to think that a killer might be living among them.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Former Cincinnati Reds Raisel Iglesias of the Angels and Jesse Winker of the Mariners were among those suspended Monday after a brawl Sunday between the two teams. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
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"In fact, the resources at their disposal pretty much amount to the roughly $6.4 million taxpayer midlevel exception (to be used among one or more players), and minimum contracts. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"That decision was extremely controversial in the tennis world, and both the men's and women's tours decided to withhold ranking points from Wimbledon as a show of unity among players. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
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"Miller is not alone among Alabama players who will draw NBA scouts to Coleman Coliseum this fall. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
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"The coach and his attorneys at First Liberty Institute, a Christian legal group, were among those cheering the decision. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 27 June 2022",
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"Halsey, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Shawn Mendes were among those to sign said letter. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
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"Medvedev, a Russian, is among the players barred from Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"Recent Angels call-up Monte Harrison and left fielder Brandon Marsh were among the players trying to separate Tepera and Winker. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"among from Middle English, from Old English on gemonge , from on + gemonge , dative of gemong crowd, from ge- (associative prefix) + -mong (akin to Old English mengan to mix); amongst from Middle English amonges , from among + -es -s \u2014 more at co- , mingle":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amid",
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"amidst",
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"mid",
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"midst",
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"through"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084223",
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"type":[
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"among friends":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": surrounded by people who are one's friends and are not threatening in any way":[
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"Relax. You're among friends here and can speak freely."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050241",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"among other things":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in addition to things that are not specifically mentioned":[
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"The study found, among other things , that men and women are equally at risk for the disease."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135340",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"amongst":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": by or through the aggregate of":[
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"discontent among the poor"
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],
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": in company or association with":[
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"living among artists"
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],
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": in or through the midst of : surrounded by":[
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"hidden among the trees"
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],
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": in shares to each of":[
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"divided among the heirs"
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],
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": in the number or class of":[
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"wittiest among poets",
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"among other things she was president of her college class"
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],
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": through the joint action of":[
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"made a fortune among themselves"
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],
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": through the reciprocal acts of":[
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"quarreling among themselves"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The disease spread quickly among the members of the community.",
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"The house is nestled among the trees.",
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"The ball was hidden among the leaves.",
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"There were ducks among the geese.",
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"There were several hecklers scattered among the crowd.",
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"He lived among artists and writers.",
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"The people of the town were frightened to think that a killer might be living among them.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Former Cincinnati Reds Raisel Iglesias of the Angels and Jesse Winker of the Mariners were among those suspended Monday after a brawl Sunday between the two teams. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
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"In fact, the resources at their disposal pretty much amount to the roughly $6.4 million taxpayer midlevel exception (to be used among one or more players), and minimum contracts. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"That decision was extremely controversial in the tennis world, and both the men's and women's tours decided to withhold ranking points from Wimbledon as a show of unity among players. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
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"Miller is not alone among Alabama players who will draw NBA scouts to Coleman Coliseum this fall. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
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"The coach and his attorneys at First Liberty Institute, a Christian legal group, were among those cheering the decision. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 27 June 2022",
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"Halsey, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Shawn Mendes were among those to sign said letter. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
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"Medvedev, a Russian, is among the players barred from Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"Recent Angels call-up Monte Harrison and left fielder Brandon Marsh were among the players trying to separate Tepera and Winker. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"among from Middle English, from Old English on gemonge , from on + gemonge , dative of gemong crowd, from ge- (associative prefix) + -mong (akin to Old English mengan to mix); amongst from Middle English amonges , from among + -es -s \u2014 more at co- , mingle":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amid",
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"amidst",
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"mid",
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"midst",
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"through"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070152",
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"type":[
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"amorphous":{
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"antonyms":[
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"formed",
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"shaped",
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"shapen",
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"structured"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being without definite character or nature : unclassifiable":[
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"an amorphous segment of society"
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],
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": having no definite form : shapeless":[
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"an amorphous cloud mass"
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],
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": having no real or apparent crystalline form":[
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"an amorphous mineral"
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],
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": lacking organization or unity":[
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"an amorphous style of writing"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Astronomers think our solar system took shape when an amorphous interstellar cloud of dust and gas collapsed under its own weight. The conservation of angular momentum, or spin, kept some of the material from simply falling all the way to the newborn sun; instead it settled into a pancake shape. \u2014 Michael W. Werner et al. , Scientific American , June 2009",
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"Most library and academic accrediting associations either ignore weeding or have general, rather amorphous , standards. Among the more specific standards are those of the American Library Associations' 1967 public library systems standards, which suggest annual weeding of at least 5 percent of \"community collections,\" with headquarters libraries weeding more cautiously \u2026 \u2014 LJ Special Report , 1990",
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"A quarter of a century ago, author Betty Friedan stumbled upon a \"problem that has no name.\"\" Middle-class American women were prisoners of gilded cages, she argued, unfulfilled by their exclusive roles as wives and mother. Friedan gave the amorphous problem, and the book that described it, a name\u2014\"The Feminine Mystique\"\u2014and with it helped launch one of the most transforming social movements in modern history.\" \u2014 Eloise Salholz et al. , Newsweek , 31 Mar. 1986",
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"Oblivious to all the attention, the big cat calmly sashayed to a concave little hollow scooped out of an artificial granite cliff-side at the rear of her cage. There, her four sleeping, newborn cubs were nestled one atop another so tightly that they formed one amorphous lump of fur. \u2014 Jon Luoma , Audubon , November 1982",
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"an amorphous segment of society",
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"amorphous lumps of clay magically transformed by a skilled potter's hands into works of art",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Yet once the latest blueprint is established, the assorted subplots yield diminishing returns, indulging in strange detours while building toward the inevitable faceoff with the amorphous threat. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 21 June 2022",
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"Even if his musical identity remains a bit amorphous , Duckwrth\u2019s positivity and charm were center stage throughout the set. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
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"This is not a plea, asking companies, institutions and organizations to take an amorphous , wordy pledge, post it on social media and roll it into future talking points. \u2014 Brenda D. Wilkerson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"While McCarthy was infamous for his attacks on specific officials involved in foreign policy, the Birch Society focused on broader, more amorphous targets and plots. \u2014 James Mann, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
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"The Chinatown community itself is this character, and yet the community itself remains complex and amorphous . \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
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"While some countries, states, and cities have tried to impose regulations on this amorphous industry, there\u2019s been little success in implementing any meaningful stability that helps the majority of these workers. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
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"The high-end, amorphous solar panels charge the unit in any daylight conditions, not just direct sunlight. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
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"The phenomenon has proved contentious among academics unused to drawing on amorphous \u2014 and sometimes spiritual \u2014 knowledge systems. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek amorphos , from a- + morph\u0113 form":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-f\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"formless",
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"shapeless",
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"unformed",
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"unshaped",
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"unstructured"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055159",
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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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"amosite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an iron-rich amphibole that is a variety of asbestos":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The types that are used in construction are white, blue, and brown varieties, known as chrysotile, crocidolite, and amosite . \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Aug. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Amosa (from A sbestos M ines o f S outh A frica) + -ite entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccz\u012bt",
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"\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132801",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"amotion":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": deprivation of possession of property":[],
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": removal of a specified object from a place or position":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin amotion-, amotio removal, from amotus (past participle of amov\u0113re to remove) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8-",
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"a\u02c8m\u014dsh\u0259n"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192623",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"amount":{
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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 be the same in meaning or effect as":[
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"acts that amount to treason"
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],
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": to reach in kind or quality : to turn out to be":[
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"wanted her son to amount to something [=to be successful]",
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"The changes don't really amount to much . [=are not really substantial or significant]"
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],
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": to reach a total : add up":[
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"The bill amounts to $10."
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],
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": the total number or quantity : aggregate":[
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"trying to figure the amount of time it will take"
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],
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": the quantity at hand or under consideration":[
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"has an enormous amount of energy"
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],
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": the whole effect, significance, or import":[],
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": a principal sum and the interest on it":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8mau\u0307nt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"add up (to)",
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"aggregate",
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"come (to)",
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"count (up to)",
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"number",
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"sum (to ",
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"total"
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],
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"measure",
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"quantity",
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"quantum",
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"volume"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The drug is not being produced in adequate amounts .",
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"What is the amount to be paid",
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"An amount was finally agreed upon.",
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"The new law limits the amount a candidate can spend.",
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"When he died we found he owed money to the amount of $250,000!",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"During that meeting, council passed a budget that projects spending in 2022 to total about $15.8 million, and projected revenues to amount to approximately $16 million. \u2014 cleveland , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The agency also projects structure sales to amount to more than $5 million. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Again, rainfall is not expected to amount too much, but the mountain snow will accumulate. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"The payments, plus administrative costs, are expected to amount to nearly $150 million, paid from federal pandemic aid approved by Congress last year. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Deloitte currently projects the global spending on mobile mental health apps alone will amount to almost $500 million in 2022, up from less than $300 million in 2021. \u2014 Sergey Avdeychik, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"However, that vote is unlikely to amount to much because of Senate Republican opposition to substantial new gun restrictions. \u2014 Ellie Silverman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
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"Still, total monetization by Disney of the IPL rights in 2022 \u2014 spanning subscriptions and advertising \u2014 is estimated to amount to revenues of just $776 million, according to a comprehensive analysis by Media Partners Asia. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
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"How testing would hurt the Chinese economy Based on a cost of 20 yuan per test, testing 70% of the China\u2019s population every two days would amount to 8.4% of China\u2019s fiscal expenditure, Nomura economists wrote in a May report. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Fisher began to tire heading into the last lap, knowing there was a significant amount of space behind him for a competitor to catch up. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Well, there's been a significant amount of threats. \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
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"Without a doubt, there is a significant amount of work left to be done in this space to make virtual surgery a reality\u2014however, the concept is promising. \u2014 Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"While this is a boost of more than $124,000 from the previous week, this is still a low gross amount for a musical in that theater, and capacity remained low at 64 percent. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
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"Some areas could see less than a tenth of an inch while some models show maximum totals over 5 inches, which is a serious amount of rain. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"Each shot is a quarter the amount of the typical adult dose. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
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"This number is approximate amount for manufacturing a nuclear explosive device. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Also changing were the amount of signees outside of Nashville. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English amounten \"to mount (a horse), increase, (of a sum, period of time) add up (to), come (to), be worth, be equal (to),\" borrowed from Anglo-French amunter, amounter (continental Old French amonter ) \"to rise, increase, be worth, add up (to),\" derivative of amunt, amount (continental Old French amont ) \"above, upward,\" univerbation of the adverbial phrase a mont \"upward,\" literally \"to the mountain,\" from a \"to\" (going back to Latin ad ) + mont \"mountain,\" going back to Latin mont-, mons \u2014 more at ad- , mount entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English amunte, borrowed from Anglo-French, noun derivative of amunter \"to rise, increase, be worth, add up (to)\" \u2014 more at amount entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145802"
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},
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"amount (to)":{
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"definitions":{
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": to be the same in meaning or effect as (something)":[
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"acts that amount to treason",
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"Anything less than total victory would amount to failure/failing."
|
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],
|
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": to produce (a total) when added together":[
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"The bill amounted to 10 dollars.",
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"The number of people taking part amounted to no more than a few hundred."
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195834",
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
|
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"amount at risk":{
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"definitions":{
|
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": the difference between the face amount of a life-insurance policy and its reserve value":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040819",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"amount limit":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fixed quantity of work assigned in a test with the object of measuring either the time required by an individual to finish that amount or the amount of work that the individual can do in unlimited time":[
|
|
"\u2014 contrasted with time limit"
|
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174404",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"amount subject":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any value estimated by an underwriter to be the expected loss as a result of a fire or casualty, variable according to the risk involved":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235514",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"amount to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be the same in meaning or effect as (something)":[
|
|
"acts that amount to treason",
|
|
"Anything less than total victory would amount to failure/failing."
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce (a total) when added together":[
|
|
"The bill amounted to 10 dollars.",
|
|
"The number of people taking part amounted to no more than a few hundred."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173903",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"amount to anything":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to turn out to be (something or someone important, impressive, etc.)":[
|
|
"I don't think he'll ever amount to anything ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085143",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"amount to the same thing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to have very little difference":[
|
|
"\"Lying and cheating amount to the same thing ,\" she said."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073629",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"amour":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"memoirs devoted to accounts of his amours",
|
|
"in her memoirs the diva candidly recalls her amours with some of opera's best-known tenors and baritones",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wearing a bold floral print dress, Clarkson flawlessly captured the track\u2019s come hither arrangement and Morris\u2019 ready-for- amour vibe. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps best known on television for playing Marcia Roy in Succession, Abbass recently appeared in Blade Runner 2049 and Gaza mon amour . \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Emily in Paris has rekindled an amour fou with French style. \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Yet Sebastian, the new amour , is no paragon of virtue or charm. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The villa was the site of a number of high-profile Medici weddings, including that of Francesco de\u2019 Medici, a grand duke of Tuscany, who married his long-time amour , Bianca Cappello, here; their romance was the talk of 16th-century Florence. \u2014 Catherine Sabino, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Williams compared his departure to being dumped by a longtime girlfriend, and in that regard, his new amour is like his ex's good friend. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Your language of love is French: There really is something about amour and French food. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Shy loner August falls head over heels for uber-cool commuter Jane\u2014only to discover that her amour fou is actually trapped in the New York subway system, circa 1970. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 7 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English amour, amoure \"affection, love between the sexes, spiritual love,\" borrowed from Anglo-French amur, amour, ameur (also continental Old French), going back to Latin am\u014dr-, amor \"affection, liking, love, sexual passion, illicit or homosexual passion,\" from am-, base of am\u0101re \"to have affection for, love, be in love, make love to\" + -\u014dr-, -or, abstract noun suffix (going back to *-\u014ds ) \u2014 more at amateur":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8mu\u0307r",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affair",
|
|
"affaire",
|
|
"fling",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"love affair",
|
|
"romance"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040601",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"amour propre":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humbleness",
|
|
"humility",
|
|
"modesty"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": self-esteem":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if amour propre is a virtue, then this actress's memoirs are among the greatest declarations of love ever written",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"White is Smart Lite without the emotional volatility and ever-present amour propre . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But Britain, its amour propre stung at losing such a treasure, halted its export and raised money to keep it in the country. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As Joe Biden has frankly noted, Mrs. Biden sought the Dr. honorific to rebuild her amour propre . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 16 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Underneath its gleaming promise of public scholarship, Wikipedia is a community that teems with its own authorities and cognoscenti, with all the high-handedness, Byzantine bylaws, and amour propre of any cultural institution on 5th Avenue. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 2 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Fundamental to Chinese amour propre is the belief that the language is too difficult for foreigners, who will never master its complete set of characters. \u2014 Peter Neville-hadley, WSJ , 1 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"There is no such thing as private satisfaction of amour propre . \u2014 David Lay Williams, Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Concessions at this stage would damage national amour propre to an unacceptable degree. \u2014 Patrick N. Theros, Time , 26 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1775, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French amour-propre , literally, love of oneself":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02cca-\u02ccmu\u0307r-\u02c8pr\u014dpr\u1d4a",
|
|
"-\u02c8pr\u022fpr\u1d4a"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bighead",
|
|
"complacence",
|
|
"complacency",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"conceitedness",
|
|
"ego",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-admiration",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-congratulation",
|
|
"self-esteem",
|
|
"self-glory",
|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"self-love",
|
|
"self-opinion",
|
|
"self-satisfaction",
|
|
"smugness",
|
|
"swelled head",
|
|
"swellheadedness",
|
|
"vaingloriousness",
|
|
"vainglory",
|
|
"vainness",
|
|
"vanity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100207",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Amoyese":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a native or inhabitant of Amoy ( Xiamen ), China":[],
|
|
": amoy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u00e4\u02ccm\u022fi\u00a6\u0113z",
|
|
"-\u0113s",
|
|
"\u00a6a\u02cc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180206"
|
|
},
|
|
"Amoy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the dialect of Chinese spoken in and near Xiamen (Amoy) in southeastern China":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-",
|
|
"a-",
|
|
"\u00e4-\u02c8m\u022fi"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184451"
|
|
},
|
|
"amor":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cupid , cherub sense 3":[],
|
|
": any of a class of asteroids especially having orbits that extend from just beyond the orbit of Earth to beyond the orbit of Mars \u2014 compare apollo , aten":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4-\u02ccm\u022fr"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from amare to love":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002414"
|
|
},
|
|
"amora":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a group of rabbis ( a.d. 250\u2013500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia and whose discussions are recorded in the Palestinian and Babylonian Talmuds \u2014 compare sabora , tanna":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8m\u014dr\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hebrew \u0103m\u014dr\u0101' (plural \u0103m\u014dr\u0101'\u012bm ) speaker, interpreter, from Aramaic \u0101m\u014dr\u0101":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025850"
|
|
},
|
|
"amontillado":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a medium dry sherry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccm\u00e4n-ti(l)-\u02c8y\u00e4-(\u02cc)t\u035fh\u014d",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccm\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While the vast majority of sherry is dry \u2014 think briny, tapas-friendly fino and amontillado \u2014 there\u2019s plenty to discover on the sweet end of the spectrum. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Everyone waits in the parlor, sipping glasses of amontillado . \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"Everyone waits in the parlor, sipping glasses of amontillado . \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"Everyone waits in the parlor, sipping glasses of amontillado . \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"Everyone waits in the parlor, sipping glasses of amontillado . \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020",
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"Manzanilla or fino makes an ideal start, while heartier amontillado , palo cortado or oloroso sherries meld seamlessly with umami-rich dishes, such as soups (ramen), stews and anything with mushrooms. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2020",
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"Dry sherries vary from crisp, saline fino and manzanilla to fruity amontillado and rich palo cortado and oloroso. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2020",
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"Sherry lovers will know that a fine amontillado would also be a great choice. \u2014 Melissa Clark, sacbee.com , 9 May 2017"
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"Spanish, literally, done in the manner of Montilla , town in Andalusia":""
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": to gradually reduce or write off the cost or value of (something, such as an asset)":[
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"amortize goodwill",
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"amortize machinery"
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"also \u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-",
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"\u02c8a-m\u0259r-\u02cct\u012bz"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For example, if a firm has investments in labor of $100,000 and employees typically remain at the firm for five years, investors might amortize that $100,000 at $20,000 per year for five years. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The carrier will also seek to amortize shares held by its treasury equal to about 2.4% of its total share capital. \u2014 Rodrigo Orihuela, Bloomberg.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"If one were to amortize development costs over 10 flights of the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, the $4.1 billion figure cited by Martin would easily double. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Called Origin, the shuttles have been designed to have a million-mile lifespan, which will help the company amortize the cost over a longer period and reduce annual expenditure, according to Mr. Nash. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"The early pickup will allow the conglomerate to amortize the cost of the show over two seasons. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Prop houses and studios could amortize this cost by leasing the equipment out to other productions. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"Retailers that own facilities generally view them as long-term investments and amortize them over thirty to fifty years. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Placing some series that originate on Fox Nation on Fox Business gives the company another way to amortize costs. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Sep. 2021"
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"Middle English amortisen to kill, alienate in mortmain, from Anglo-French amorteser , alteration of amortir , from Vulgar Latin *admortire to kill, from Latin ad- + mort-, mors death \u2014 more at murder":""
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": of or relating to the amoraim":[
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": a crowning architectural member in an edifice":[]
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u022f(r)t\u0259\u0307zm-",
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"\u00a6am\u0259(r)\u00a6t\u012bzm\u0259nt",
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"-\u0259\u0307sm-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"modification (influenced by amortize ) of French amortissement , from Old French, from amortiss- (stem of amortir ) + -ment":""
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"1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175245"
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"adjective",
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|
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": being outside or beyond the moral order or a particular code of morals":[
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The work of Willem Frederik Hermans suggests what might have happened if Graham Greene had outlined the plot of a novel, set it in the Netherlands, and invited Patricia Highsmith to populate it with her most amoral and slippery characters. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"What are her motivations in helping turn into him into this amoral cartoon character",
|
|
"The philosophy professor on the sitcom endeavors to teach morality and ethics to an unapologetically amoral person, and his bite-size lessons are woven into the show\u2019s action and humor. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022",
|
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"He is hired by the ruthlessly amoral Raoul Bushman for a job, in which the latter kills an archaeologist who has uncovered an Egyptian tomb. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
|
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"Here, a pattern is reversed\u2014not a candidate who was born yesterday, but a consultant, one who in the end swallows his principles and reconciles himself to his amoral employer\u2019s way of doing things, rather than the other way around. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But the fact of the country itself as a fundamentally amoral entity does not excuse amorality on the part of those inhabiting, and governing, it. \u2014 Parker Richards, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Uber and WeWork are highly successful products by most standards, and yet over-ambitious growth and reckless, amoral leadership almost destroyed both. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Helping him along the way is the seemingly amoral Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman (Zo\u00eb Kravitz), and Gotham City\u2019s most honest cop, Jim Gordon (Jeffrey Wright). \u2014 Joe George, Men's Health , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"a- entry 2 + moral entry 1":""
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"(\u02c8)a\u02c8-",
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"The work of Willem Frederik Hermans suggests what might have happened if Graham Greene had outlined the plot of a novel, set it in the Netherlands, and invited Patricia Highsmith to populate it with her most amoral and slippery characters. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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"What are her motivations in helping turn into him into this amoral cartoon character",
|
|
"The philosophy professor on the sitcom endeavors to teach morality and ethics to an unapologetically amoral person, and his bite-size lessons are woven into the show\u2019s action and humor. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022",
|
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"He is hired by the ruthlessly amoral Raoul Bushman for a job, in which the latter kills an archaeologist who has uncovered an Egyptian tomb. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Here, a pattern is reversed\u2014not a candidate who was born yesterday, but a consultant, one who in the end swallows his principles and reconciles himself to his amoral employer\u2019s way of doing things, rather than the other way around. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the fact of the country itself as a fundamentally amoral entity does not excuse amorality on the part of those inhabiting, and governing, it. \u2014 Parker Richards, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Uber and WeWork are highly successful products by most standards, and yet over-ambitious growth and reckless, amoral leadership almost destroyed both. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Helping him along the way is the seemingly amoral Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman (Zo\u00eb Kravitz), and Gotham City\u2019s most honest cop, Jim Gordon (Jeffrey Wright). \u2014 Joe George, Men's Health , 2 Mar. 2022"
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|
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"The work of Willem Frederik Hermans suggests what might have happened if Graham Greene had outlined the plot of a novel, set it in the Netherlands, and invited Patricia Highsmith to populate it with her most amoral and slippery characters. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"What are her motivations in helping turn into him into this amoral cartoon character",
|
|
"The philosophy professor on the sitcom endeavors to teach morality and ethics to an unapologetically amoral person, and his bite-size lessons are woven into the show\u2019s action and humor. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"He is hired by the ruthlessly amoral Raoul Bushman for a job, in which the latter kills an archaeologist who has uncovered an Egyptian tomb. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Here, a pattern is reversed\u2014not a candidate who was born yesterday, but a consultant, one who in the end swallows his principles and reconciles himself to his amoral employer\u2019s way of doing things, rather than the other way around. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the fact of the country itself as a fundamentally amoral entity does not excuse amorality on the part of those inhabiting, and governing, it. \u2014 Parker Richards, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Uber and WeWork are highly successful products by most standards, and yet over-ambitious growth and reckless, amoral leadership almost destroyed both. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 10 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Helping him along the way is the seemingly amoral Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman (Zo\u00eb Kravitz), and Gotham City\u2019s most honest cop, Jim Gordon (Jeffrey Wright). \u2014 Joe George, Men's Health , 2 Mar. 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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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration on Sunday due to a brain-eating amoeba being found in the water supply for Lake Jackson, Texas. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Millions of people are exposed to the amoeba every year, but only a handful get sick from it. \u2014 Sarah Bahari, Dallas News , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The family of a child who died this month from a rare infection caused by an amoeba likely contracted at an Arlington splash pad has retained an attorney, city officials said Tuesday. \u2014 Sarah Bahari, Dallas News , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"After Bakari's death, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the amoeba in water samples collected from the city splash pad Bakari visited. \u2014 Chron , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The county health department started an investigation and determined two possible sources for the exposure to the amoeba -- the family's home in Tarrant County and the Don Misenhimer Park splash pad in Arlington. \u2014 Hannah Sarisohn, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Bakari likely contracted the rare amoeba at the Don Misenhimer Park water feature, the agency said. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"How might the amoeba have been present at the splash pad",
|
|
"By the end of the year, Winter, his boyfriend and co-founder, Franki Peroff, and creative editor Trevor Padoll were tufting full-time as Mush Studios, making rugs with signature amoeba -like shapes that pulse with waves of brash, offbeat color. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"New Latin, genus name, from Greek amoib\u0113 change, from ameibein to change \u2014 more at migrate":""
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