dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/eas_MW.json
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{
"ease":{
"antonyms":[
"facilitate",
"grease",
"loosen (up)",
"smooth",
"unclog"
],
"definitions":{
": an act of easing or a state of being eased":[],
": an easy fit":[],
": facility , effortlessness":[
"did it with ease"
],
": free from pain or discomfort":[],
": free from restraint or formality":[
"feels most at ease with old friends"
],
": freedom from care":[],
": freedom from embarrassment or constraint : naturalness":[
"known for his charm and ease of manner"
],
": freedom from labor or difficulty":[],
": freedom from pain or discomfort":[],
": relief from discomfort or obligation":[],
": standing silently (as in a military formation) with the feet apart, the right foot in place, and one or both hands behind the body":[
"\u2014 often used as a command"
],
": the state of being comfortable: such as":[],
": to act in a less harsh manner":[
"\u2014 usually used with up or off decided to ease off on enforcement"
],
": to apply less pressure":[
"\u2014 usually used with up or off ease up on the accelerator"
],
": to become less intense, vigorous, or engaged : become moderate":[
"\u2014 usually used with up or off told her staff to ease up a little expected the storm to ease off ease up on fatty foods"
],
": to free from something that pains, disquiets, or burdens":[
"trying to ease her of her worries"
],
": to give freedom or relief":[],
": to lessen the pressure or tension of especially by slackening, lifting, or shifting":[
"ease a spring"
],
": to let (a helm or rudder) come back a little after having been put hard over":[],
": to make less difficult":[
"ease credit"
],
": to make less painful : alleviate":[
"ease his suffering"
],
": to maneuver gently or carefully":[
"eased himself into the chair"
],
": to moderate or reduce especially in amount or intensity":[
"ease a flow"
],
": to move or pass slowly or easily":[
"\u2014 often used with a directional word (such as over or up ) the limo eased up in front of the house"
],
": to put the helm of (a ship) alee":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the sunburn medication brought me instant ease",
"a gymnast who can handle even the most demanding moves on the parallel bars with total ease",
"Verb",
"trying to ease my troubled mind",
"The diplomats failed to ease tensions between the two nations.",
"Authorities are looking for ways to ease prison overcrowding.",
"The government is expected to ease travel restrictions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Reviewers raved about its ease of use and long wear time, with manicures lasting two weeks or more. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
"During testing, this wallpaper earned perfect scores for its ease of re-application and removal by tacking onto the wall without bubbles and peeling away without residue. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
"Our lab analysts and experts tested 10 iced tea makers in the Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, evaluating each maker for its ease of use, performance and final results. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
"Our testers loved this vacuum for its ease of use and effective cleaning abilities. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"In a heel turn, Diane leveraged her relationships with rich white clients\u2014and, implicitly, their greater ease with a white woman\u2014to preserve her position. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute Lab tested over half a dozen GPS trackers and researched a dozen more based on their ease of use, accuracy, fit and extra features to find the best options for each family's needs. \u2014 Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
"Frances wants everything that Melissa has\u2014her man, her home, her writing career, her ease in the world\u2014and hates herself for wanting them. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 15 May 2022",
"Once the look of the pieces was finalized, their ease of wear was paramount. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Government action: The government hasn\u2019t taken any steps to ease skyrocketing prices. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Biden's proposal:Biden to propose three-month federal gas tax holiday to ease soaring prices at the pump What are gas taxes",
"Some politicians have floated the idea of a gas tax holiday to help ease prices at the pump. \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Earlier this year, at the end of March, the president authorized the release of one million barrels of oil a day from the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve for six months, in an effort to ease high gas prices. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
"Ministers at the meeting will consider whether to lift or ease export restrictions on food to help countries facing a shortage of wheat, fertilizer and other products because of the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 12 June 2022",
"In April, Indonesia, the world\u2019s largest producer of palm oil, suspended exports of the crop to try to ease rising prices of cooking oil at home. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Hong Kong, too, has moved to ease restrictions, reopening the border to nonresidents, resuming in-person classes and allowing bars and other businesses to restart operations for the first time since January. \u2014 Anisha Kukreja, NBC News , 5 June 2022",
"Governments can do a few things to ease prices, including offer fuel subsidies and capping prices at the pump. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ese , from Anglo-French eise, aise convenience, comfort, ultimately from Latin adjacent-, adjacens neighboring \u2014 more at adjacent":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0113z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alleviation",
"comfort",
"release",
"relief"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190614",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"easily":{
"antonyms":[
"arduously",
"hardly",
"laboriously",
"strenuously"
],
"definitions":{
": at the minimum : at least":[
"costs easily twice as much"
],
": in an easy manner : without difficulty":[
"won easily"
],
": well sense 10b":[
"it could easily have been me"
],
": without question : by far":[
"was easily the best meal I've ever had"
]
},
"examples":[
"These ingredients are easily obtained.",
"I'm too heavy to be carried easily .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With his mechanical tentacles, Doc Ock was easily one of the coolest villains Spider-Man ever took on. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Maybe that\u2019s the reason why Korg is easily the more popular one, as Miek doesn\u2019t exactly have a voice. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 June 2022",
"Their large but unremarkable house could easily be the home of a successful doctor rather than one of the richest men in the country. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
"Polls suggest that his party, Likud, will easily be the largest in the next parliament, but its allies may not have enough seats to let Netanyahu assemble a parliamentary majority. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Polls suggest that his party, Likud, will easily be the largest in the next Parliament, but its allies may not have enough seats to let Mr. Netanyahu assemble a parliamentary majority. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"And while the experience of being out on the water is easily the highlight of the trip, the experience is only enhanced by the food and wine that accompanies it. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
"Twin Peaks is easily one of the strangest crime shows to ever grace television, and the medium owes much of its current experimentation and weird plots (looking at you, Riverdale) to Twin Peaks. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"Armas looks into the mirror and gives the kind of smile and laugh that could easily be mistaken for the real thing. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 16 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0113z-l\u0113",
"\u02c8\u0113-z\u0259-",
"\u02c8\u0113-z\u0259-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"easy",
"effortlessly",
"facilely",
"fluently",
"freely",
"handily",
"hands down",
"lightly",
"painlessly",
"readily",
"smoothly",
"well"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182742",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"eastern orthodox":{
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"definitions":{
": of or consisting of the Eastern churches that form a loose federation according primacy of honor to the patriarch of Constantinople and adhering to the decisions of the first seven ecumenical councils and to the Byzantine rite":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1701, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"fluently",
"freely",
"handily",
"hands down",
"lightly",
"painlessly",
"readily",
"smoothly",
"well"
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"definitions":{
": causing or involving little difficulty or discomfort":[
"within easy reach"
],
": easily sense 1":[
"promises come easy"
],
": easily sense 2":[
"cost $500 easy"
],
": easygoing":[
"an easy disposition"
],
": felt or attained to readily, naturally, and spontaneously":[
"an easy smile"
],
": fitting comfortably : allowing freedom of movement":[
"easy jackets"
],
": free from pain, annoyance, or anxiety":[
"did all she could to make him easier"
],
": giving ease, comfort, or relaxation":[],
": less in demand and usually lower in price":[
"bonds were easier"
],
": marked by peace and comfort":[
"the easy life of a courtier"
],
": marked by ready facility":[
"an easy flowing style"
],
": marked by social ease":[
"an air of easy assurance"
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": not burdensome or straitened":[
"bought on easy terms"
],
": not difficult to endure or undergo":[
"an easy penalty"
],
": not hurried or strenuous":[
"an easy pace"
],
": not severe : lenient":[
"hopes they'll be easy on him"
],
": not steep or abrupt":[
"easy slopes"
],
": pleasant":[
"easy listening"
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": plentiful in supply at low or declining interest rates":[
"easy money"
],
": readily available":[
"easy pickings"
],
": readily taken advantage of":[
"an easy target for takeovers",
"an easy mark for con men"
],
": requiring or indicating little effort, thought, or reflection":[
"easy clich\u00e9s"
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": sexually promiscuous":[],
": without a severe penalty":[
"got off easy"
],
": without undue speed or excitement":[
"take it easy"
],
": without violent movement":[
"the boat rode easy"
],
": without worry or care":[
"rest easy"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"It's surprisingly easy to use.",
"It was an easy decision to make.",
"They scored an easy goal late in the game.",
"It wasn't easy for her to leave home.",
"There are no easy solutions to this problem.",
"He's had an easy life.",
"This new schedule should make our lives easier .",
"I hope this will make things easier for you.",
"I won't feel easy until I know that she arrived safely.",
"Adverb",
"He just wants to take life easy now.",
"we can make the trip in four hours easy",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Plus, it's finished off with a 1-liter dust cup that's easy to empty without getting your hands dirty. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 2 July 2022",
"But Nguyen\u2019s most helpful analysis is easy to miss. \u2014 Andy Robertson, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Inequity in athletic departments, from elementary schools to universities, was fairly easy to sniff out, if not fix. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"That is easy to do when only one side gets to present evidence, call witnesses and disregard potentially exculpatory evidence. \u2014 WSJ , 1 July 2022",
"Accommodations during the hiring process, Gibson said, could be as easy as having a quieter space in a job fair to talk with candidates, or training hiring managers about unconscious bias that could affect their perception of disabled people. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"On that page, the company says that the account deletion option should be easy to find in the app. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 July 2022",
"Both sizes boast a range of up to 35 feet, are easy to refill, and are durable enough to survive an entire summer of fun. \u2014 Zachary Mack, Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2022",
"Snowdrop bulbs are incredibly easy to grow and can bloom as early as January, per Binetti. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 30 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"For many people, that acknowledgement doesn\u2019t come easy . \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"While Nepal is known for its progressive stance on LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia\u2014at least, compared to many of its neighboring countries\u2014those political freedoms didn\u2019t come easy , and Nepali activists note there is still a long way to go. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"But nothing comes easy in Indianapolis, and on lap 194 Jimmie Johnson crashes, bringing out the caution flag and ultimately red-flagging the race as the safety team cleans the track before a final shootout. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Udoka\u2019s journey to being one of the best young head coaches in the league didn\u2019t come easy , though. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
"The berth didn\u2019t come easy against a St. Xavier squad that had beaten Moeller twice during the regular season. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
"Getting this far didn\u2019t come easy and was a mixture of skill and luck. \u2014 al , 25 May 2022",
"Take it easy , and be proud of yourself for getting there. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 24 Jan. 2022",
"But nothing comes easy on the frontier: The two contend with Tallie\u2019s cruel, controlling husband, played by Christopher Abbott, and the harsh, though beautiful, landscape that surrounds them. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English esy , from Anglo-French eis\u00e9, aasi\u00e9 , past participle of eiser, aaisier to ease, from a- ad- (from Latin ad- ) + eise ease":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0113-z\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for easy Adjective easy , facile , simple , light , effortless , smooth mean not demanding effort or involving difficulty. easy is applicable either to persons or things imposing tasks or to activity required by such tasks. an easy college course facile often adds to easy the connotation of undue haste or shallowness. facile answers to complex questions simple stresses ease in understanding or dealing with because complication is absent. a simple problem in arithmetic light stresses freedom from what is burdensome. a light teaching load effortless stresses the appearance of ease and usually implies the prior attainment of artistry or expertness. moving with effortless grace smooth stresses the absence or removal of all difficulties, hardships, or obstacles. a smooth ride synonyms see in addition comfortable",
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"cheap",
"downhill",
"effortless",
"facile",
"fluent",
"fluid",
"hands-down",
"light",
"painless",
"ready",
"royal",
"simple",
"smooth",
"snap",
"soft"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020911",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"easy on":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": not harsh or severe in punishing or criticizing":[
"I think they're being too easy on the vandals."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111520",
"type":[
"idiom"
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},
"easy on the eye":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": easy or pleasant to look at":[
"The monitor's display is easy on the eyes .",
"She's very easy on the eyes ."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190337",
"type":[
"idiom"
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"easy pickings":{
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": things that are easy to get":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185800",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"easy rider":{
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202744",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"easy street":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a situation with no worries":[]
},
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"just knew that if I hit the lottery, I'd be on easy street for the rest of my life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline to participate has been extended to June 3. Traversing the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic over the past year while staying in business hasn\u2019t always been easy street for most employers or employees. \u2014 Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"With a few fetching friends in tow, Hadid hunkers down on easy street in a graphic hoodie and pants, her Chanel bag transforming the otherwise casual set into an intentional, polished daytime look. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Lopez paired the bra with crisp white wide-legged pants that have a paper-bag waist, which gives the whole outfit a relaxed and easy street -style feel. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 19 Jan. 2022",
"But that doesn\u2019t mean the NFL has been easy street for Hentges. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2021",
"However, given his position\u2019s lack of job security, along with his zig-zagging career arc, Pepper knows better than to assume his rugged road has been replaced by easy street . \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 9 Oct. 2020",
"The former Dallasite might appear to be living on easy street these days with his stack of glowing reviews and a famous surname that dates back to American folk hero Davy Crockett, a distant relative. \u2014 Dallas News , 6 Aug. 2020",
"As longtime fans are well aware, The Walking Dead has not been on easy street lately. \u2014 Laura Bradley, HWD , 29 May 2018",
"Life on the dole in Florida isn\u2019t easy street : Barkley\u2019s benefits come to $270 a week and max out at three months. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beer and skittles",
"fun and games",
"hog heaven",
"picnic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024252",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"easy virtue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sexually promiscuous behavior or habits":[
"ladies of easy virtue"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The easy virtue -signaling opportunities for politicians and boosters have mainly involved the pushing of renewables and electric vehicles, and the realm of CCSU/CDR is not nearly as amenable to warm and fuzzy visuals and messaging. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 25 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004218",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"easy-osey":{
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"reduplication of easy entry 1":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180519",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"easygoing":{
"antonyms":[
"high-strung",
"uptight"
],
"definitions":{
": morally lax":[],
": relaxed and casual in style or manner":[
"an easygoing boss"
],
": unhurried , comfortable":[
"an easygoing pace"
]
},
"examples":[
"counselors at the summer camp are pretty easygoing",
"some men are pretty easygoing about housekeeping",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Finding an easygoing dress to wear while working from home or on a brunch date can be tough. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"On and off the court, Gustafson\u2019s easygoing personality has clicked well with her teammates. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
"The members of the team, which includes two rookies and three veterans this year, tend to have an easygoing personality and a good sense of humor. \u2014 Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Alva was an easygoing guy who liked nothing better than strumming his guitar by a campfire. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
"As a conversationalist, Fantano was easygoing , even a bit fawning. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Chihuahuas are labeled yappy and temperamental, whereas bulldogs are described as easygoing and sociable. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
"But Jackson argues that beneath the seemingly easygoing and gregarious surface beats the heart of a fierce competitor. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In 2022, as office dress-codes become more and more relaxed, American men focus on an easygoing and carefree vibe. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0113-z\u0113-\u02c8g\u014d-i\u014b",
"-\u02c8g\u022f(-)i\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"affable",
"breezy",
"devil-may-care",
"happy-go-lucky",
"laid-back",
"low-pressure",
"mellow"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052907",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"eastern equine encephalitis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": equine encephalitis occurring in the eastern U.S. and Canada : equine encephalitis sense a":[
"With the state reporting outbreaks of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis , North Andover moved its game against Silver Lake High School from Friday night to yesterday afternoon to limit players and spectators' exposure to mosquitoes.",
"\u2014 Michael Kunzelman",
"The deadliest mosquito-borne viral infection is Eastern equine encephalitis , a disease of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts that can strike people of all ages with a mortality rate of 30 percent to 50 percent.",
"\u2014 Jane E. Brody",
"\u2014 abbreviation EEE"
]
},
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"\u02cc\u0113-st\u0259rn-"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161158"
},
"Eastern Orthodox":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or consisting of the Eastern churches that form a loose federation according primacy of honor to the patriarch of Constantinople and adhering to the decisions of the first seven ecumenical councils and to the Byzantine rite":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1701, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165916"
},
"eastern hemisphere":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the half of the earth east of the Atlantic Ocean including Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The car-sized Perseverance rover landed six months ago inside Jezero Crater, an ancient impact crater located just above the Martian equator in the planet's eastern hemisphere . \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Their work suggests that the hilal should not have appeared in the eastern hemisphere until June 4th. \u2014 The Economist , 6 June 2019",
"The strategy serves as the latest sign the Administration wants to pivot from the morass of violence and counter-terrorism operations in the Middle East to intensify great power competitions in the western and eastern hemispheres . \u2014 W.j. Hennigan, Time , 19 Jan. 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1624, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173742"
},
"Eastern Desert":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"desert in eastern Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181308"
},
"Eastern Daylight Time":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": Eastern Time observed during that part of the year when Daylight Saving Time is in effect":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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},
"eastern crown":{
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],
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": antique crown":[]
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"Valuations were calculated using close-of-market stock prices, and crypto asset prices as of noon eastern time on both days. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"The data from Johns Hopkins University is complete as of midnight eastern time in Baltimore, and delays in reporting over the holidays may have played a role in the rising rates. \u2014 Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"As the arms convoys head east toward the fighting, cars marked with the number 300\u2014code for wounded soldiers\u2014travel in the opposite direction. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"The parade will start at 9 a.m. at Village Hall, head east on Ellsworth Lane, south on Rexleigh Drive, north on King Road and end at Ellsworth Park. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"The parade will head east on Sixth Street and continue south on Monmouth Street before ending at the City of Newport Municipal Building. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
"The Aurora Memorial Day parade will step off at noon Monday from Benton and River streets, head east on Benton, north on Broadway, west on Downer Place and end at River Street. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
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"Spicuzza, of Turtle Creek, was found dead on Feb. 12 with a single gunshot wound to the head in Monroeville, about 10 miles east of Pittsburgh, the Allegheny County Police Department stated. \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2022",
"The crash was reported at 12:25 p.m. near Glamis, an area about 150 miles east of San Diego known for its desert sand dunes and other off-road attractions, Naval Air Facility El Centro said. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"The two fires east of Santa Fe joined in April to form the massive blaze at the southern tip of the Rocky Mountains, in the Sangre de Cristo range. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
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"Workers are restoring a defunct Soviet power line connecting the western Ukrainian region of Khmelnytskyi\u2014home to a two-gigawatt nuclear plant\u2014to the east Polish city of Rzeszow. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"The east wing provides a large gourmet kitchen, which includes a peninsula bar, a secondary king suite, and the mud/laundry room. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Police said Cunning, driving a Kia Forte, struck the victims around 4:30 a.m. on the east curbline of Rosecrans Street near Lytton Street, along the edge of the Loma Club golf course at Liberty Station. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Another use permit was granted for a project at 801 S.E. G St., on the east corner of Southeast Eighth and Southeast G streets. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
"Muris Demirovic, 43, of Miami and his 70-year-old mother arrived at the east entrance at about 5:30 a.m. and were second in a line of dozens of cars. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"Her mom, Helen Millecam, made the other iconic dinosaur in Vernal: a 40-foot-tall pink Brontosaurus named Dinah, who now sits at the east entrance of town. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Starting from the eastern horizon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will appear across the east -southeast sky in order of their distance from the sun each morning, and a crescent moon joined the lineup on Friday morning, astronomers said. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"An east Alabama sheriff\u2019s deputy was killed Monday in a line-of-duty traffic crash. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
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"For the next several months \u2014 as nightmares played out in the Kyiv suburbs and Russian forces ultimately retreated and refocused their assault on the country\u2019s east \u2014 those photos sat tucked in a reporter\u2019s notebook. \u2014 Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Gordon had been charged with speeding, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in the March 10 stop while delivering food in Collegedale, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Chattanooga. \u2014 Jonathan Mattise, ajc , 24 June 2022",
"The sewage treatment plant covers a population close to 4 million in the north and east of the capital. \u2014 Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Still, Zelensky and Kyiv\u2019s military officials say Moscow\u2019s military superiority is hard to match in what has become a sustained artillery battle in the east , where Putin\u2019s forces are backed by separatists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The restoration at Chenier Ronquille, a barrier island east of Grand Isle, was paid for by money from the 2010 BP oil spill. \u2014 Chron , 23 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s where to see those and other unique landmarks along the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin, starting at the western terminus and heading east . \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"The heat was so bad in one east Texas city that the infrastructure is melting \u2014 literally \u2014 under the pressure. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
"Russia appears to have dealt Ukraine a significant setback in the battle for the country\u2019s east , breaking through the defenses around a key city and opening the possibility that Kyiv\u2019s troops in the area could be surrounded. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 22 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb or adjective",
"As Napeague filled out with homes and residents, so, too, did Truck Beach, which is what most locals started calling the stretch of sand that begins at Napeague Lane and extends eastward to the western boundary of Napeague State Park. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Salina Cruz eastward to Boca de Pijijiapan and Lagunas de Chacahua westward to Punta Maldonado. \u2014 Haley Brink, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"The record-setting heat wave in the Southwest is bulging eastward , and the edge of it will ooze into the Washington region starting today. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"The system will weaken and shift eastward , which will bring more moderate weather through today. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"As the storm front moved eastward , an apparent twister shredded a metal building and shattered windows east of Mobile Bay. \u2014 Gerald Herbert And Rebecca Santana, Chron , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Three other states along the Gulf Coast also were impacted as the line of severe weather moved eastward . \u2014 David Begnaud, CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Parker Pearson thinks that the bluestones were first erected in Wales and then transported later to Salisbury Plain, when those who built it moved eastward . \u2014 Simon Akam, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The radio collar ultimately stopped providing a signal, but the cougar is presumed to have moved into Ontario eastward , then down into Connecticut, where it was hit by a car and killed \u2014 about 2,000 miles of travel from its original home. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"But everyone in the greater region from the Interstate 81 corridor eastward should monitor forecasts. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2021",
"They are used in packing salt to the mills on the river, from the marshes lying in the deserts, some sixty miles to the eastward . \u2014 Dan Schlenoff, Scientific American , 1 Jan. 2021",
"Of the more than 141,000 people who moved to Nevada in 2018, about 50,000 of them were from California, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, amplifying an eastward flow that goes back decades. \u2014 Jack Healy, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2020",
"The system moving eastward has already hit parts of the Midwest, which saw heavy snow and limited visibility in places like Iowa, where about 50 cars were involved in a pileup Monday morning. \u2014 Amir Vera, CNN , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Mohapatra said that the smog could have travelled eastwards . \u2014 Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz India , 19 Nov. 2019",
"As warm waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean shift eastward and trade winds weaken, the weather pattern ripples through the atmosphere, causing drought in southern Africa, wildfires in South America, and flooding on North America\u2019s Pacific coast. \u2014 Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS , 18 Sep. 2019",
"Though China's president is no fashion guru, his policies are defining a new eastward -looking luxury goods industry worldwide. \u2014 James B. Cutchin, latimes.com , 30 June 2019",
"The research suggests that the cavemen migrated eastwards from Europe to Siberia and indicated that their ancestors might be an as-yet-undiscovered group. \u2014 Fox News , 26 June 2019"
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"The south end of the property is granted easement to an electric cooperative. \u2014 Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press , 2 July 2022",
"The state would also grant Kohler an easement over an additional 1.8 acres of the park. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"In February, Plant told the Journal Sentinel that FPC Live expected to propose turning a private road east of the site into an easement at the Board of Harbor Commissioners meeting April 14. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The tribe owns the property where a public riverwalk would be built using an easement , and is working on a multiphase development that would include a separate cultural and community center of its own at the site. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2022",
"That included the city of Lakewood, which provided an easement onto Madison Park land solving one of the biggest issues with the library branch -- ingress and egress. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022",
"An easement granted in the nineteen-fifties by Congress, the National Park Service, and Maryland landowners guarantees that the mansion\u2019s spectacular river view will remain unobstructed. \u2014 Jill Abramson, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"In collaboration with Councilmember Mitch O\u2019Farrell, an Indigenous cultural easement will also be created to give local tribal communities priority access to the park for the practice of traditional ceremonies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Under Indiana code, county officials have to obtain authorization from the commission before performing any work within its exclusive easement , Pelath wrote. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022"
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"Willoughby is also concerned about the fate of the eastern white pine , and the chestnut oak, which is already showing signs of distress. \u2014 Clive Thompson, The Atlantic , 9 Oct. 2020",
"To the left of the guest house is a pair of columnar eastern white pines that, like the Katsuras, seem not to mind the very same conditions the birch detest. \u2014 Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities , 12 Oct. 2019",
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"But two eastern bluebird females did lay an extra egg during the cicada emergence, an unusual behavior that was not seen in any other observed pair in 1985 or 1986. \u2014 Jillian Mock, Scientific American , 9 Apr. 2021",
"As recently as the 1960s, the eastern bluebird population had declined by 90% in its historic range east of the Rocky Mountains during the preceding 50 years. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2020",
"Go on Bluebird Patrol: Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day and learn about eastern bluebirds 1-2 p.m. Sunday, May 20 at Frohring Meadows park by taking a walk with GPD Field Naturalist Tami Gingrich. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland.com , 13 May 2018",
"Betsy Abert, a naturalist with Friends of Grant Park, found a dead eastern bluebird in a box at Grant Park. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Apr. 2018"
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"The data from Johns Hopkins University is complete as of midnight eastern time in Baltimore, and delays in reporting over the holidays may have played a role in the rising rates. \u2014 Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Powerball will also be holding a special $1 million drawing just after midnight, eastern time , on Jan. 1. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"The opening ceremony takes place on Friday, July 23 at 7am US eastern time (8pm local time). \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz , 19 July 2021"
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