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{
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"Dasyuridae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of polyprotodont marsupials (type genus Dasyurus ) that includes the native cats, pouched mice, banded anteater, Tasmanian devil, and related forms":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Dasyurus , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccdas\u0113\u02c8yu\u0307r\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125724",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Dasyuroides":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus of Australian pouched mice":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Dasyurus + Latin -oides -oid":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccdas\u0113y\u0259\u02c8r\u022fi(\u02cc)d\u0113z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081120",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Dasyurus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of carnivorous more or less arboreal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania that includes several moderate-sized active animals that have white-spotted dark coats and somewhat resemble weasels or martens \u2014 see native cat":[]
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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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"New Latin, from dasy- + -urus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccdas\u0113\u02c8yu\u0307r\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013828",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dash":{
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"antonyms":[
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"beans",
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"bounce",
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"brio",
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"drive",
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"dynamism",
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"energy",
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"esprit",
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"gas",
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"get-up-and-go",
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"ginger",
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"go",
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"gusto",
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"hardihood",
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"juice",
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"life",
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"moxie",
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"oomph",
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"pep",
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"punch",
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"sap",
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"snap",
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"starch",
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"verve",
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"vigor",
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"vim",
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"vinegar",
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"vitality",
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"zing",
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"zip"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a long click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code )":[
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"a combination of dots and dashes"
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],
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": a punctuation mark \u2014 that is used especially to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence":[],
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": a short fast race":[
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"won the 100-meter dash"
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],
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": a small usually distinctive addition":[
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"a dash of salt",
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"a dash of humor"
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],
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": a stroke of a pen":[],
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": a sudden burst or splash":[
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"a dash of rain"
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],
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": a sudden onset, rush, or attempt":[
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"make a dash for shelter"
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],
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": animation in style and action":[
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"the verve and dash of her personal writings"
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],
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": blow":[],
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": damn entry 1 sense 4":[
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"Dash it all!"
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],
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": dashboard sense 2":[
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"Put the map on the dash ."
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],
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": depress , sadden":[],
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": flashy display":[
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"really cuts a dash in his new suit"
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],
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": ruin , destroy":[
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"The news dashed his hopes."
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],
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": smash":[
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"waves dashing against the rocks"
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],
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": splash , spatter":[
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"Her pants were dashed with mud."
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],
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": the sound produced by such a burst":[],
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": to affect by mixing in something different":[
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"His delight was dashed with bitterness."
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],
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": to break by striking or knocking":[
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"angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table"
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],
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": to complete, execute, or finish off hastily":[
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"\u2014 used with down or off dashed down a drink dash off a letter \u2026 he dashed off the book in eight weeks \u2026 \u2014 Paul Fussell"
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],
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": to knock, hurl, or thrust violently":[
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"dashed water onto his face",
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"a boat that had been dashed against the rocks"
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],
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": to make ashamed":[
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"dashed by her scorn"
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],
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": to move with sudden speed":[
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"dashed down the hallway"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"I'm sorry, but I must dash . I'm late.",
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"She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom.",
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"People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.",
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"The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.",
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"Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.",
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"Noun",
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"We made a dash for the exit.",
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"the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Fraser said an outbreak could dash North Koreans\u2019 hopes for the further resumption of trade, worsening food shortages that Kim already warned about last year. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
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"Something that would dash its grand hopes of attracting those Republican tourists. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The auction appears to dash whatever hope remained among collectors and academics that Dewitt\u2019s collection could remain in Connecticut, complete and as a center of political scholarship and tourism. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 8 May 2022",
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"Thursday night didn\u2019t dash those postseason dreams. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"There is the family who closed down a high-end interior design business and now drives around the city all day delivering food to needy residents, pausing only on occasion to dash into a basement for cover. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"In the sprint, skiers dash up a mountain and then down again, perhaps only 100 meters each way, and the race is over in minutes. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"The men dash down the course first; the women follow, their start times staggered depending on the finishing times of the men. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"But the prospect of a delay frustrated liberal Democrats, who had already been wary that centrist Democrats would dash their ambitions for passage of the bill after shepherding through a bipartisan infrastructure measure. \u2014 Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Samuel, a freshman at Somerset Academy in Pembroke Pines, won the state title in the 100-meter hurdles (13.73 seconds), placed third in the 100-meter dash (11.75) and 200 (24.49). \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
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"Combine leading all defensive linemen in the 40-yard dash (4.63), vertical jump (38 inches) and broad jump (10-0). \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Manual freshman Alexandra Allen won the girls 100-meter dash (12.18 seconds), 200 (24.98) and (56.73) at the KHSAA Class 3A Track and Field Championship on Saturday. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
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"More than just a talented long jumper, Wall owns the Mansfield school records in 55-meter dash (indoors), 55-meter hurdles (indoors), and both outdoor and indoor long jump. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
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"Epps broke the state records in both the 100-meter dash (11.57 seconds) and the 200 (23.81). \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
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"Junior Sianna Lloyd not only had a personal record in the 100-meter dash (12.35) and 200 (25.36) but finished second in both events. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
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"Perhaps the most impressive performance of the day, though, was turned in by Reign Redmond of Carson, who shattered a 45-year-old City Section record in the girls\u2019 100-meter dash with an 11.45-second clocking \u2014 the fastest in the state this year. \u2014 Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
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"In addition to Mathison\u2019s effort, Carmel also received a big boost from senior James Philpott, who swept the 100-meter dash (11.29 seconds) and 200 (22.56 seconds). \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 20 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8b":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English dasshen , probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dash"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"gallop",
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"jog",
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"run",
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"scamper",
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"sprint",
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"trip",
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"trot"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163604",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dashboard":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a graphical report (as on a website) of various data relevant to a particular business, group, etc.":[
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"The dashboard provides data on regional, local and campus trends regarding COVID-19 testing, results and cases. The dashboard is updated each weekday with data from several different sources, including the campus testing program and self-reports by students and faculty.",
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"\u2014 Alex Perry",
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"Emory Police Department (EPD) will implement a dashboard of the department's data, including the status and findings of investigations and the demographics of those involved \u2026",
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"\u2014 Ninad Kulkarni",
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"The RTA [Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois] uses maps and dashboards to visualize revenue, ridership, and service availability at a regional scale.",
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"\u2014 Terry Bills"
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],
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": a panel extending across the interior of a vehicle (such as an automobile) below the windshield and usually containing instruments and controls":[
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"If something internal is wrong with your car, the dashboard will display an icon identifying the problem.",
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"\u2014 Aaron Widmar",
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"Abdullah sang along to the songs; I kept the rhythm by clapping my hands and drumming on the dashboard .",
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"\u2014 Emma Sky"
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],
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": a screen on the front of a usually horse-drawn vehicle to intercept water, mud, or snow":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Indiana reported 6,164 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest number of new cases added to the state\u2019s dashboard in a single day since early January. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"The weekly update from the state\u2019s dashboard that tracks the number of COVID-19 outbreaks in each school reported 10 CCPS schools had outbreaks. \u2014 Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"Ohio on Wednesday reported 5,648 new coronavirus cases, slightly above the 21-day average of 5,456, the state\u2019s dashboard showed. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"The Syracuse school reached that threshold in late September, as reflected in the state dashboard this week. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"The state dashboard said schools have reported 32,963 student cases this year; 1,693 among teachers and 2,555 among staff members. \u2014 Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
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"Capacity closures are in effect for Ashland State Park, Cochituate State Park, and Hopkinton State Park, according to the dashboard . \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
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"About 15,200 applications are still being processed, according to a state dashboard that tracks the program. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
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"Only 21% of Indiana children who fall in this age group have received both of the initial COVID-19 shots, according to the state's vaccine dashboard . \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 20 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dash-\u02ccb\u022frd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113111",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dashing":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unadventurous",
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"unenterprising"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by smartness especially in dress and manners":[],
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": marked by vigorous action : spirited":[
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"a dashing young horse"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She married a dashing young lawyer from the city.",
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"a brave and dashing soldier",
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"The actor cuts a dashing figure as a young Jack Kennedy.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Slow Horses is a story about British intelligence operatives \u2014 but not the dashing , heroic types. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Terremoto co-founder David Godshall with David Newsom, a dashing philosopher/gardener who runs the Wild Yards Project in L.A. with the mission to rewild domestic and shared urban spaces with the plants that used to call our city home. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Speaking of, is Buckingham not the coolest, most dashing zad-rocker in the biz",
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"Idris Elba cuts a dashing figure even in workaday prison stripes. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
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"Behind every savvy explorer is a dashing travel bag \u2014 wanderlust-y tourists would not be able to gallivant around the world without the help of some trustworthy luggage. \u2014 Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com , 10 May 2021",
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"Idris Elba cuts a dashing figure even in workaday prison stripes. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
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"William cut a dashing figure in his blue velvet tux. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"Idris Elba cuts a dashing figure even in workaday prison stripes. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8da-shi\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adventuresome",
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"adventurous",
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"audacious",
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"bold",
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"daring",
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"emboldened",
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"enterprising",
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"free-swinging",
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"gutsy",
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"hardy",
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"nerved",
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"nervy",
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"venturesome",
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"venturous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101353",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"dastard":{
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"antonyms":[
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"hero",
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"stalwart",
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"valiant"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who acts treacherously or underhandedly":[],
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": coward":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the villain of the story is a dastard indeed"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8da-st\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chicken",
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"coward",
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"craven",
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"cur",
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"funk",
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"poltroon",
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"recreant",
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"sissy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162755",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dastardliness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brave",
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"courageous",
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"daring",
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"dauntless",
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"doughty",
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"fearless",
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"gallant",
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"greathearted",
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"gutsy",
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"hardy",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"intrepid",
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"lionhearted",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"stouthearted",
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"valiant",
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"valorous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by underhandedness or treachery":[
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"a dastardly attack",
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"a dastardly villain"
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],
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": cowardly":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a dastardly attack on innocent civilians",
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"his dastardly conduct in a critical moment haunted him for the rest of his life",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But what Manuela doesn't know is that her fianc\u00e9 is the real dastardly pirate, long retired. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
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"The edgy novelist\u2019s new book imagines a wholly realistic medieval village rife with plagues and schemes and dastardly characters. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
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"Iain Batchelor is a master of disguise playing double roles as the overprotective Scottish Colonel Arbuthnot and the dastardly Samuel Ratchett. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
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"After Charlie\u2019s powers become noticed, a dastardly government operative (Gloria Reuben) dispatches Rainbird to hunt down the family and take possession of Charlie. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
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"The new pro-Biden talking point is that those dastardly Republicans are trying to have it both ways. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"In response, Carlton works overtime to make things difficult for his cousin, doing everything from publicly humiliating him to even being an unwitting accomplice in a dastardly drug setup that could have landed Will back in jail. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Surely a similar social movement might emerge in the U.S., in which like-minded patriots rise up in protest of the dastardly measures that have been put in place by D.C. bureaucrats and, in particular, the Biden administration. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"That Big Coffee, Big Burrito, and Big Bone-In Wings are all involved in various dastardly plots to gouge the public seems unlikely. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8da-st\u0259rd-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dastardly cowardly , pusillanimous , craven , dastardly mean having or showing a lack of courage. cowardly implies a weak or ignoble lack of courage. a cowardly failure to stand up for principle pusillanimous suggests a contemptible lack of courage. the pusillanimous fear of a future full of possibility craven suggests extreme defeatism and complete lack of resistance. secretly despised her own craven yes-men dastardly often implies behavior that is both cowardly and treacherous or skulking or outrageous. a dastardly attack on unarmed civilians",
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"synonyms":[
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"chicken",
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"chicken-livered",
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"chickenhearted",
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"cowardly",
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"craven",
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"gutless",
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"lily-livered",
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"milk-livered",
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"poltroon",
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"pusillanimous",
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"recreant",
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"spineless",
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"unheroic",
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"yellow"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023654",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dastardly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brave",
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"courageous",
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"daring",
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"dauntless",
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"doughty",
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"fearless",
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"gallant",
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"greathearted",
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"gutsy",
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"hardy",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"intrepid",
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"lionhearted",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"stouthearted",
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"valiant",
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"valorous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by underhandedness or treachery":[
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"a dastardly attack",
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"a dastardly villain"
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],
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": cowardly":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a dastardly attack on innocent civilians",
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"his dastardly conduct in a critical moment haunted him for the rest of his life",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But what Manuela doesn't know is that her fianc\u00e9 is the real dastardly pirate, long retired. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
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"The edgy novelist\u2019s new book imagines a wholly realistic medieval village rife with plagues and schemes and dastardly characters. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
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"Iain Batchelor is a master of disguise playing double roles as the overprotective Scottish Colonel Arbuthnot and the dastardly Samuel Ratchett. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
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"After Charlie\u2019s powers become noticed, a dastardly government operative (Gloria Reuben) dispatches Rainbird to hunt down the family and take possession of Charlie. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
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"The new pro-Biden talking point is that those dastardly Republicans are trying to have it both ways. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"In response, Carlton works overtime to make things difficult for his cousin, doing everything from publicly humiliating him to even being an unwitting accomplice in a dastardly drug setup that could have landed Will back in jail. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Surely a similar social movement might emerge in the U.S., in which like-minded patriots rise up in protest of the dastardly measures that have been put in place by D.C. bureaucrats and, in particular, the Biden administration. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"That Big Coffee, Big Burrito, and Big Bone-In Wings are all involved in various dastardly plots to gouge the public seems unlikely. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8da-st\u0259rd-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dastardly cowardly , pusillanimous , craven , dastardly mean having or showing a lack of courage. cowardly implies a weak or ignoble lack of courage. a cowardly failure to stand up for principle pusillanimous suggests a contemptible lack of courage. the pusillanimous fear of a future full of possibility craven suggests extreme defeatism and complete lack of resistance. secretly despised her own craven yes-men dastardly often implies behavior that is both cowardly and treacherous or skulking or outrageous. a dastardly attack on unarmed civilians",
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"synonyms":[
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"chicken",
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"chicken-livered",
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"chickenhearted",
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"cowardly",
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"craven",
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"gutless",
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"lily-livered",
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"milk-livered",
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"poltroon",
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"pusillanimous",
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"recreant",
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"spineless",
|
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"unheroic",
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"yellow"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005842",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Dasehra":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a 10-day Hindu festival originally in honor of the Ganges but later of Durga and held in the month Asin":[]
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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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"Sanskrit da\u015bahar\u0101 , literally, one taking away ten (sins), from da\u015ba ten + har\u0101 , feminine of hara carrier, from harati he carries, takes; akin to Greek chortos pasturage, grass, enclosure":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150142"
|
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},
|
|
"dashcam":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a video camera mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle and used to continuously record activity through the vehicle's windshield":[
|
|
"Typically, police dashcams are used to gather evidence during traffic stops.",
|
|
"\u2014 Janissa Delzo",
|
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"The fight took place on the right side of the police car, out of view from the dash cam .",
|
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"\u2014 Nathalie Baptiste"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8dash-\u02cckam"
|
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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":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160232"
|
|
},
|
|
"Dasein":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"German noun phrase"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": existence : self-conscious human individuality":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4-\u02ccz\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161836"
|
|
},
|
|
"dashed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": made up of a series of dashes":[
|
|
"a lane marked off by dashed lines"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dasht"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the path there isn\u2019t yet clear, many backers say, and hydrogen has been a source of dashed hopes for years. \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"But the cream-cheese shortage appears to have hit a particular nerve, capping a year of dashed hopes for a return to normal with another obstacle to enjoying even the tiniest of indulgences. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Seconds later, two more dashed from the street toward several trash bags. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The dashed red lines shows the seven-day moving average. \u2014 Cheri Mossburg And Amir Vera, CNN , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Like practically everything else, COVID-19 dashed plans for the usual festival in 2020. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Then there\u2019s the dashed hope that working from home would lead to a reduction in driving. \u2014 Doug Gordon, The New Republic , 26 July 2021",
|
|
"This graph\u2019s dashed green line shows the core CPI trend that was interrupted. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
|
|
"Any situation in which there are three times as many applicants as openings is going to lead to a lot of dashed hopes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231205"
|
|
},
|
|
"dasheen":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": taro":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259-",
|
|
"da-\u02c8sh\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The government expects banana production to return to pre-Maria levels, and, to ensure food security, distributed seeds to farmers for other staple crops like dasheen , yams, potatoes, and passion fruit, which are are sold locally. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 19 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen , malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
|
|
"Vegetables: Calabaza, chayote, cherry tomato, collards, dasheen , lima bean, snap bean, Malabar spinach, malanga, New Zealand spinach, okra, hot pepper, roselle, Seminole pumpkin, Southern pea, sweet potato, tamarillo, yam and yard-long bean. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 28 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Vegetables: Calabaza, chayote, cherry tomato, collards, dasheen , lima bean, snap bean, Malabar spinach, malanga, New Zealand spinach, okra, hot pepper, roselle, Seminole pumpkin, Southern pea, sweet potato, tamarillo, yam and yard-long bean. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 28 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Vegetables: Calabaza, chayote, cherry tomato, collards, dasheen , lima bean, snap bean, Malabar spinach, malanga, New Zealand spinach, okra, hot pepper, roselle, Seminole pumpkin, Southern pea, sweet potato, tamarillo, yam and yard-long bean. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 28 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Vegetables: Calabaza, chayote, cherry tomato, collards, dasheen , lima bean, snap bean, Malabar spinach, malanga, New Zealand spinach, okra, hot pepper, roselle, Seminole pumpkin, Southern pea, sweet potato, tamarillo, yam and yard-long bean. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 28 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Vegetables: Calabaza, chayote, cherry tomato, collards, dasheen , lima bean, snap bean, Malabar spinach, malanga, New Zealand spinach, okra, hot pepper, roselle, Seminole pumpkin, Southern pea, sweet potato, tamarillo, yam and yard-long bean. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 28 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Vegetables: Calabaza, chayote, cherry tomato, collards, dasheen , lima bean, snap bean, Malabar spinach, malanga, New Zealand spinach, okra, hot pepper, roselle, Seminole pumpkin, Southern pea, sweet potato, tamarillo, yam and yard-long bean. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 28 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1899, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000706"
|
|
},
|
|
"dashes":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to move with sudden speed":[
|
|
"dashed down the hallway"
|
|
],
|
|
": smash":[
|
|
"waves dashing against the rocks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to break by striking or knocking":[
|
|
"angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table"
|
|
],
|
|
": ruin , destroy":[
|
|
"The news dashed his hopes."
|
|
],
|
|
": depress , sadden":[],
|
|
": to make ashamed":[
|
|
"dashed by her scorn"
|
|
],
|
|
": to complete, execute, or finish off hastily":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with down or off dashed down a drink dash off a letter \u2026 he dashed off the book in eight weeks \u2026 \u2014 Paul Fussell"
|
|
],
|
|
": to knock, hurl, or thrust violently":[
|
|
"dashed water onto his face",
|
|
"a boat that had been dashed against the rocks"
|
|
],
|
|
": splash , spatter":[
|
|
"Her pants were dashed with mud."
|
|
],
|
|
": to affect by mixing in something different":[
|
|
"His delight was dashed with bitterness."
|
|
],
|
|
": damn entry 1 sense 4":[
|
|
"Dash it all!"
|
|
],
|
|
": a punctuation mark \u2014 that is used especially to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence":[],
|
|
": a stroke of a pen":[],
|
|
": a small usually distinctive addition":[
|
|
"a dash of salt",
|
|
"a dash of humor"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sudden onset, rush, or attempt":[
|
|
"make a dash for shelter"
|
|
],
|
|
": a short fast race":[
|
|
"won the 100-meter dash"
|
|
],
|
|
": animation in style and action":[
|
|
"the verve and dash of her personal writings"
|
|
],
|
|
": dashboard sense 2":[
|
|
"Put the map on the dash ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a long click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code )":[
|
|
"a combination of dots and dashes"
|
|
],
|
|
": flashy display":[
|
|
"really cuts a dash in his new suit"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sudden burst or splash":[
|
|
"a dash of rain"
|
|
],
|
|
": the sound produced by such a burst":[],
|
|
": blow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dash"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gallop",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"scamper",
|
|
"sprint",
|
|
"trip",
|
|
"trot"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"brio",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"dynamism",
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"esprit",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"get-up-and-go",
|
|
"ginger",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"gusto",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"juice",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"moxie",
|
|
"oomph",
|
|
"pep",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"starch",
|
|
"verve",
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vim",
|
|
"vinegar",
|
|
"vitality",
|
|
"zing",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I'm sorry, but I must dash . I'm late.",
|
|
"She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom.",
|
|
"People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.",
|
|
"The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.",
|
|
"Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"We made a dash for the exit.",
|
|
"the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"During a break in the endless Zoo TV Tour, U2 decided to dash off an EP to help generate excitement for the next live leg. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Fraser said an outbreak could dash North Koreans\u2019 hopes for the further resumption of trade, worsening food shortages that Kim already warned about last year. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Something that would dash its grand hopes of attracting those Republican tourists. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The auction appears to dash whatever hope remained among collectors and academics that Dewitt\u2019s collection could remain in Connecticut, complete and as a center of political scholarship and tourism. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Thursday night didn\u2019t dash those postseason dreams. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There is the family who closed down a high-end interior design business and now drives around the city all day delivering food to needy residents, pausing only on occasion to dash into a basement for cover. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the sprint, skiers dash up a mountain and then down again, perhaps only 100 meters each way, and the race is over in minutes. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The men dash down the course first; the women follow, their start times staggered depending on the finishing times of the men. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"After the engine finally stopped, Harrison pulled his headset off, threw it on the dash and broke down sobbing. \u2014 Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In keeping with the retro theme, Nissan wisely chose to keep the analog gauge pod on top of the dash . \u2014 Bradley Iger, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Both the tachometer and dash -mounted clock of the standard Sport Chrono package include white needles set against faces with green numerals and accents, while Porsche embosses logos into the headrests and center-console lid. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Star Wars sent Hollywood on a mad dash to make A-level versions of B movies, while Batman convinced Hollywood that any untapped property could be made into a blockbuster franchise. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Throughout the war, while Kl\u00e1ri was in Princeton, Johnny had been crisscrossing the country, on a mad dash to find the best new technology. \u2014 Katie Hafner, Scientific American , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Samuel, a freshman at Somerset Academy in Pembroke Pines, won the state title in the 100-meter hurdles (13.73 seconds), placed third in the 100-meter dash (11.75) and 200 (24.49). \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Combine leading all defensive linemen in the 40-yard dash (4.63), vertical jump (38 inches) and broad jump (10-0). \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Manual freshman Alexandra Allen won the girls 100-meter dash (12.18 seconds), 200 (24.98) and (56.73) at the KHSAA Class 3A Track and Field Championship on Saturday. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English dasshen , probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8b":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160917"
|
|
},
|
|
"dash it (all)":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180205"
|
|
},
|
|
"dash off":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to write (something) in a very quick and hurried way":[
|
|
"I have just enough time to dash off a letter."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213858"
|
|
},
|
|
"dasher":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dashing person":[],
|
|
": one that dashes":[],
|
|
": a device having blades for agitating a liquid or semisolid":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8da-sh\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In my model, the bowl moves around while the dasher remains stationary. \u2014 Alex Heard, Outside Online , 4 July 2020",
|
|
"Along with being a dasher , employees are allowed to support merchants or shadow a Customer Experience agent. \u2014 Naomi Ludlow, USA TODAY , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"With three minutes remaining and victory assured Carvel gathered his players around the dasher . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Roy, trying to control the puck in the Kings zone, was thrown forward by Fiala; Roy's facemask hit the dasher and his head snapped back on the play. \u2014 Chris Miller, Star Tribune , 28 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"The dasher that churns the ice cream should make smooth contact with the sides of the canister to ensure even freezing. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Reagor is a productive, diminutive dasher who also provides some nice run-after-catch skills with quickness and toughness for his size (5-11, 206 pounds). \u2014 Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star , 16 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Sabres winger Jeff Skinner tipped home a shot from Wayne Simmonds less than a minute later after Simmonds outmuscled Coyotes center Barrett Hayton along the dasher boards. \u2014 Richard Morin, azcentral , 29 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Then here was Eruzione coming over the dasher to the top of the circle, wristing the puck past Vladimir Myshkin through a screen, and dashing into the corner to celebrate. \u2014 John Powers, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044339"
|
|
}
|
|
} |