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{
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"coy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": caress":[],
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": marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness":[
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"using coy tricks to attract attention"
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],
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": showing reluctance to make a definite commitment":[
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"a coy response"
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],
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": shrinking from contact or familiarity":[
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"\"'Tis but a kiss I beg, Why art thou coy ",
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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],
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": to act coyly (see coy entry 1 )":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"It is distinctly odd to read a whole page dedicated to Hitler's life and character without a reference to his anti-Semitism. To say that Swiss banks contained gold coming from the bank accounts, the jewelry boxes, and the teeth of \"concentration camp victims\" is a little coy . \u2014 Ian Buruma , New Republic , 31 Jan. 2000",
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"Rival camps are terrified that Bush will reject federal matching funds and the campaign-spending limits they impose, and Bush's aides are coy on the subject. \u2014 John F. Dickerson , Time , 8 Mar. 1999",
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"And there's Julia, the charming \"chatterbot\" (a text-based computer character), whose coy pickup banter echoes that of real-life Internet flirts. \u2014 Michiko Kakutani , Albany (New York) Times-Union , 20 Aug. 1997",
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"I didn't like her coy manner.",
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"He gave a coy answer.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Following the wedding, Jonas and Turner remained coy about the event and chose to only share one photo with the public at the time. \u2014 Alex Gurley, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
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"Still, the quality of the script and the coy use of the choral score, swooning in for big emotions in intimate settings, such as a night-time walk on the beach, overcome such shortcomings. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
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"When asked whether a bidding war ensued when the family left E!, Jenner remains coy . \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"While her followers ran through a list of options, Blake kept his lips sealed and only dropped a coy eye emoji. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Even for comic-book geeks, the crush of winking jokes and coy references to more respectable quadrants of the DC universe begin to feel overdone, narrowing the project's appeal. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 15 Jan. 2022",
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"Indeed, in an age of unfettered, albeit often heavily filtered, access to everyone and everything, sometimes the most tantalizing proposal is merely a coy suggestion. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Since warm Chicago weather has been so frustratingly coy about arriving, and then sticking around, this film arrives as a reminder of two contradictory romantic truths: Spring is the season of rebirth and renewal. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Agrawal was none too coy about this in his public statements. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Adjective",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, quiet, shy, from Anglo-French quoi, quei, koi quiet, from Latin quietus":"Adjective and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fi"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coy Adjective shy , bashful , diffident , modest , coy mean not inclined to be forward. shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others. shy with strangers bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence. a bashful boy out on his first date diffident stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking. felt diffident about raising an objection modest suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit. modest about her success coy implies a pretended shyness. put off by her coy manner",
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"synonyms":[
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"coquettish",
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"demure",
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"kittenish"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211216",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coydog":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hybrid between a coyote and a feral dog":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1950, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"coy ote + dog":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fi-\u02ccd\u022fg"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163327",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coyness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": caress":[],
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": marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness":[
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"using coy tricks to attract attention"
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],
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": showing reluctance to make a definite commitment":[
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"a coy response"
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],
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": shrinking from contact or familiarity":[
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"\"'Tis but a kiss I beg, Why art thou coy ",
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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],
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": to act coyly (see coy entry 1 )":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"It is distinctly odd to read a whole page dedicated to Hitler's life and character without a reference to his anti-Semitism. To say that Swiss banks contained gold coming from the bank accounts, the jewelry boxes, and the teeth of \"concentration camp victims\" is a little coy . \u2014 Ian Buruma , New Republic , 31 Jan. 2000",
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"Rival camps are terrified that Bush will reject federal matching funds and the campaign-spending limits they impose, and Bush's aides are coy on the subject. \u2014 John F. Dickerson , Time , 8 Mar. 1999",
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"And there's Julia, the charming \"chatterbot\" (a text-based computer character), whose coy pickup banter echoes that of real-life Internet flirts. \u2014 Michiko Kakutani , Albany (New York) Times-Union , 20 Aug. 1997",
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"I didn't like her coy manner.",
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"He gave a coy answer.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Following the wedding, Jonas and Turner remained coy about the event and chose to only share one photo with the public at the time. \u2014 Alex Gurley, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
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"Still, the quality of the script and the coy use of the choral score, swooning in for big emotions in intimate settings, such as a night-time walk on the beach, overcome such shortcomings. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
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"When asked whether a bidding war ensued when the family left E!, Jenner remains coy . \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"While her followers ran through a list of options, Blake kept his lips sealed and only dropped a coy eye emoji. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Even for comic-book geeks, the crush of winking jokes and coy references to more respectable quadrants of the DC universe begin to feel overdone, narrowing the project's appeal. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 15 Jan. 2022",
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"Indeed, in an age of unfettered, albeit often heavily filtered, access to everyone and everything, sometimes the most tantalizing proposal is merely a coy suggestion. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Since warm Chicago weather has been so frustratingly coy about arriving, and then sticking around, this film arrives as a reminder of two contradictory romantic truths: Spring is the season of rebirth and renewal. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Agrawal was none too coy about this in his public statements. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Adjective",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, quiet, shy, from Anglo-French quoi, quei, koi quiet, from Latin quietus":"Adjective and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fi"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coy Adjective shy , bashful , diffident , modest , coy mean not inclined to be forward. shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others. shy with strangers bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence. a bashful boy out on his first date diffident stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking. felt diffident about raising an objection modest suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit. modest about her success coy implies a pretended shyness. put off by her coy manner",
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"synonyms":[
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"coquettish",
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"demure",
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"kittenish"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054420",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coynye":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an Irish chieftain's exaction of food and drink from his tenants for his soldiers \u2014 compare bonaght":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English coynee , from Middle Irish coinnemh ; akin to Middle Irish connmedh quarterage, billeting":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fin(y)\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112311",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coyote hole":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a short T-shaped blasthole \u2014 compare coyote entry 2":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144946"
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},
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"coyote":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a buff-gray to reddish-gray swift carnivorous mammal ( Canis latrans ) of North America that is closely related to but smaller than the wolf, has a narrow pointed muzzle and triangular ears, hunts singly or in small groups, and is known for its various distinctive vocalizations (such as barks, yips, and howls)":[],
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": one who smuggles immigrants into the U.S.":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u012b-\u02c8\u014d-t\u0113",
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"\u02c8k\u012b-\u02cc\u014dt",
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"chiefly Western \u02c8k\u012b-\u02cc\u014dt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On April 29, another 2-year-old girl was also attacked by a coyote on a beach in the city of Huntington Beach. \u2014 Sophie Reardon, CBS News , 25 June 2022",
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"Although most small mammals cannot get into a box turtle's shell a persistent coyote can eventually work its way through to the turtle underneath. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 June 2022",
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"Then, 50 yards away from the pin, French\u2019s chip shot bounces on the green and plops into the hole, like a rabbit being chased by a coyote . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
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"Dallas toddler hospitalized after being mauled by coyote in 'exceedingly rare' attack The clinic in Massachusetts encouraged those who want to help wildlife to call authorities before getting involved. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
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"Delta Junction may have the highest coyote population in the state. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"My tires screeched to avoid hitting a lone coyote in the chilly 28-degree winter air. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2020",
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"The coyote fled the scene and as of Monday afternoon, remained at large. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
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"The coyote bit three adults and two dogs over the weekend at Lake Accotink Park in the Springfield area. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coy\u014dtl":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173016"
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},
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"Coyotero":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an Indian of an Apache division comprising the Pinal White Mountain and Tonto groups":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u014dy\u0259\u02c8te(\u02cc)r\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Mexican Spanish, from coyote + -ero -er; from their reputation for eating coyote meat":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210944"
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},
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"coyote brush":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a prostrate spreading or erect smooth evergreen shrub ( Baccharis pilularis ) of the southwestern U.S. having ovoid flower heads in a leafy panicle made up of sessile clusters":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210950"
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},
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"coyol":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several tropical American palms of the genus Acrocomia (especially A. vinifera )":[],
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": the fiber of a coyol":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)k\u014d\u00a6y\u014dl",
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"k\u0259\u02c8y-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Mexican Spanish coyol , from Nahuatl coyoli , literally, bell; from the shape of the fruit and the rattle made by the dried fruit when shaken":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211802"
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},
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"coyote willow":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sandbar willow sense b":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214713"
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},
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"coyote dance":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220447"
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},
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"Coyoac\u00e1n":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city and suburb of Mexico City in Distrito Federal, central Mexico population 620,416":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u022fi-\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020224"
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},
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"coyotillo":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a shrub ( Karwinskia humboldtiana ) of the buckthorn family of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico having poisonous berries":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u022fi-\u0259-",
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"\u02cck\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8ti-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
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"-\u02c8t\u0113-(\u02cc)y\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Mexican Spanish, diminutive of coyote":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021435"
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}
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} |