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"Guilford Courthouse National Military Park":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"locality in north central North Carolina set aside to commemorate a battle that took place on March 15, 1781, in which the British were victorious but suffered such heavy casualties that the effective result was the end of British control over the Carolinas":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gil-f\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114956",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"guidance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": advice on vocational or educational problems given to students":[
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"provides guidance on how to apply for scholarships"
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],
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": the act or process of guiding":[],
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": the direction provided by a guide":[
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"couldn't have done it without her guidance"
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],
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": the process of controlling the course of a projectile by a built-in mechanism":[
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"problems with the missile's guidance"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I couldn't have done it without her guidance .",
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"We need more guidance on how to handle these unusual cases.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Introduced in 1992, the comply or explain principle applies to corporate matters such as guidance on board composition and keeping board chair and chief executive roles separate. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
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"Brownstein remains optimistic that further research will clarify guidance on how best to prescribe the drug. \u2014 Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
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"The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a new guidance on sleeping conditions for infants, discouraging co-sleeping and keeping any items around the baby\u2019s crib. \u2014 Morayo Ogunbayo, ajc , 21 June 2022",
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"But its decision came after lengthy deliberations punctuated by multiple questions from jurors who sought guidance on how to interpret the language of questions on a verdict sheet they were given as a guide. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
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"Another group, the Principal Recovery Network, was formed in 2019 by survivors to help provide school administrators with guidance on navigating a shooting\u2019s aftermath. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
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"New live-in members are paired with mentors who offer guidance . \u2014 Riddhima Dave, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
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"The inspector general found that neither agency\u2019s policies contain clear and actionable guidance on how their investigators should weigh aggravating and mitigating factors when deciding disciplinary recommendations, according to the report. \u2014 Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
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"Busch said that after each shooting, her group reaches out to city leaders and corporate officials to offer guidance . \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 16 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"guide entry 2 + -ance":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u012b-d\u1d4ans",
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"\u02c8g\u012b-d\u1d4an(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adjuration",
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"admonishment",
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"admonition",
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"advice",
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"counsel",
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"input"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014042",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"guide":{
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"antonyms":[
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"coach",
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"counsel",
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"lead",
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"mentor",
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"pilot",
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"shepherd",
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"show",
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"tutor"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a device for steadying or directing the motion of something":[
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"The jigsaw was equipped with a guide ."
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],
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": a member of a unit on whom the movements or alignments of a military command are regulated":[
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"\u2014 used especially in commands guide right"
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],
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": a person who directs another's conduct or course of life":[
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"He was my mentor and guide during the early years of my career."
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],
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": a person who exhibits and explains points of interest":[
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"The museum guide was very helpful."
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],
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": a ring or loop for holding the line of a fishing rod in position":[],
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": a sheet or a card with projecting tab for labeling inserted in a card index to facilitate reference":[],
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": one that leads or directs another's way":[
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"needed a guide for the safari"
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],
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": signpost sense 1":[],
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": something that provides a person with guiding information":[
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"used the stars as a guide to find their way back"
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],
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": to act as a guide to : direct in a way or course":[
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"He guided us around the city."
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],
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": to act or work as a guide":[],
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": to direct, supervise, or influence usually to a particular end":[
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"You'll need a lawyer to guide you through the legal system."
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],
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": to superintend the training or instruction of":[
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"A respected educator guided his studies."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"We hired a guide for our trip to the mountains.",
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"He was my friend and my guide in the early years of my career.",
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"They used the stars as a guide to find their way back.",
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"If past experience is any guide , we're in for a long and difficult project.",
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"Verb",
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"He guided us around the city.",
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"He claims that there were unknown forces guiding the outcome of the election.",
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"He carefully guided the ship into the harbor.",
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"She guided her team to victory.",
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"Let your conscience guide you.",
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"Her example helped to guide me toward a career in medicine.",
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"In his work, he has always been guided by a desire to help other people.",
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"programs to help guide teenagers away from drug use",
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"She had a guiding influence on my decision.",
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"His guiding principle when he built his house was that bigger was better.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"More Apple coverage: For more Apple news, be sure to visit our iPhone 14 guide . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 1 July 2022",
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"Val Kilmer gives an amazing performance as an imaginary, Elvis-like guide , advising on the side of street justice and ensuring a happily ever after. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 1 July 2022",
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"Our guide explained that the eruption took two months. \u2014 Margie Goldsmith, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"After, guests are transported by van to the slopes of Maunakea for a sunset dinner and private stargazing session with a professional guide . \u2014 Will Mcgough, CNN , 1 July 2022",
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"Our monthly guide to Valley concerts also features many smaller shows worth checking out, from Cowboy Junkies at the MIM to Darkest Hour at the Nile and Heartless Bastards playing Crescent Ballroom. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
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"Check out our complete guide to the best Nordstrom Anniversary Sale deals happening this year, including wardrobe essentials, designer fashion, and home decor. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
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"And for more tips, have a read through our guide to making better coffee at home. \u2014 Jaina Grey Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 30 June 2022",
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"KultureCity has a full guide to navigating American Family Field on its website, KultureCity.org. \u2014 Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"It's all brought to life by owner and lead guide Jeremiah Felsen. \u2014 Will Mcgough, CNN , 1 July 2022",
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"Rosli\u2019s lets intuition guide her figurative narratives that explore woman identity and gender relations. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"Hardy also was an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, helping guide a roster that included Celtics Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Available at many price points, portable monitors are a quick way to add a screen to a system (see our portable monitors guide for more). \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 27 June 2022",
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"Strict rules guide the eating of mansaf, said Muhammad al-Tarawneh, a lawyer from Karak who is not closely related to the chef. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"Buford Spring is part of a network of underwater caves in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area, according to guide materials by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
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"Check out our Best TVs guide for more recommendations. \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 23 June 2022",
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"The ballet flats' materials will guide the overall vibe: Cohen says suede ballet flats are best for laid back outfits with denim, while ankle-tie pairs pair with floating skirts and mini dresses. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"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 gide, guide , from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan guida , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English w\u012btan to look after, witan to know \u2014 more at wit":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u012bd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for guide Verb guide , lead , steer , pilot , engineer mean to direct in a course or show the way to be followed. guide implies intimate knowledge of the way and of all its difficulties and dangers. guided the scouts through the cave lead implies showing the way and often keeping those that follow under control and in order. led his team to victory steer implies an ability to keep to a course and stresses the capacity of maneuvering correctly. steered the ship through a narrow channel pilot suggests guidance over a dangerous or complicated course. piloted the bill through the Senate engineer implies finding ways to avoid or overcome difficulties in achieving an end or carrying out a plan. engineered his son's election to the governorship",
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"synonyms":[
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"attendant",
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"companion",
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"escort",
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"guard"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203756",
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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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"guide dog":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dog trained to lead the blind":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Finnegan was Shea\u2019s next guide dog , a golden retriever who accompanied her to eight different countries, including Mexico, Italy and France. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"The sum of all those problems was a general consensus that a guide dog could never lead its blind owner on a run. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 13 May 2019",
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"JetBrit Jessica Cowley is blind, and for five years has enjoyed the dutiful service of her guide dog Jet. \u2014 Lauren Hansen, The Week , 5 Oct. 2018",
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"Few observers are aware that some of the athletes gliding by may normally use a wheelchair, prosthesis, or guide dog to aid their movement on land. \u2014 Bethany Ericson, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"But what if breeders could predict what makes a good guide dog and select against undesired traits, ensuring they aren\u2019t passed on to the next generation",
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"Flash is enrolled in an elaborate program herself, one that takes two years and nearly $50,000 to train her to become a guide dog for the blind and visually impaired. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, Wired , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"The organization has shared tips for creative social distancing, like pushing a shopping cart or holding a long cane while having the guide dog heel. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2021",
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"What if a guide dog charity travels with its canine companions to another country"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184826",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"guided missile":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a missile whose course may be altered during flight (as by a target-seeking radar device)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"One major increase has been in submarines, primarily in the new Borei class missile submarines and Yasen class guided missile submarines. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"And like guided missiles , each type has evolved to seek and destroy a specific type of bacteria. \u2014 Claudia Wallis, Scientific American , 26 May 2020",
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"The attacks used guided missiles and in this instance, Iran appeared to have intentionally aimed the strikes away from Americans on the base, the official said. \u2014 Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg.com , 8 Jan. 2020",
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"Meanwhile, the Navy version will likely equip Arleigh Burke-class guided missile cruisers, Ticonderoga-class destroyers, and possibly the new Zumwalt class stealth destroyers. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2020",
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"Viewers around the world watched as laser guided missiles , launched from US war machines, found and devastated their targets. \u2014 Eli Jelly-schapiro, The New York Review of Books , 15 Feb. 2020",
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"Last month, Congress appropriated $5.1 billion for three Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, which Collins says will support jobs in the defense industry, including Bath Iron Works, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and Pratt & Whitney. \u2014 Jamie Mcintyre, Washington Examiner , 8 Jan. 2020",
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"Subsonic guided missiles like cruise missiles are relatively easy to shoot down. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 26 Dec. 2019",
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"This capability would prove incredibly useful for any long-distance human endeavor, including guiding missiles to a target on another continent, as the Cold War would soon demand. \u2014 Greg Miller, Smithsonian , 23 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194243",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"guidon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one who carries a guidon":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"each army command unit flew a different color guidon , though they were all the same shape",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The next night, Ahmed's toes were crushed with a guidon . \u2014 Alex French, Esquire , 11 Jan. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French, from guide":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u012b-\u02ccd\u00e4n",
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"-d\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"banderole",
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"banderol",
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"banner",
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"colors",
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"ensign",
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"flag",
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"jack",
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"pendant",
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"pendent",
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"pennant",
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"pennon",
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"standard",
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"streamer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031504",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"guild":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a group of organisms that use the same ecological resource in a similar way":[
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"a feeding guild"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In July 2021, the union paused new organizing efforts, amid fears that the digital media members might soon make up a majority of the guild . \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 9 June 2022",
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"The 13 honorees, recognized in the writing categories of one-hour dramas and half-hour comedies, will participate in a series of WGAW workshops in March, and will have their work spotlighted by the guild . \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"That timing could be the guild awards could have a greater influence on this year's thus-far largely virtual awards season amid the pandemic. \u2014 USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"As is tradition, the Globes will precede the guild awards and the Independent Spirit Awards next year, leading up to the Oscars on March 27. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"The legal function must undergo a cultural transformation that starts with customers and satisfying their objectives, not with lawyers and the preservation of their guild . \u2014 Mark A. Cohen, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
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"In the communal world of the Dark Ages, the worker owed fealty to crown, church, guild and village. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
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"It can be used for relaxation or meetings, including gatherings of the beer club or the scotch guild , whose members gather for tastings and camaraderie. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
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"Kim Ziyavo, another organizer with the Illinois guild , lives in Chicago and drives on occasion. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune , 16 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 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English gilde , from Old Norse gildi payment, guild; akin to Old English gield tribute, guild \u2014 more at geld":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gild"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"association",
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"board",
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"brotherhood",
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"chamber",
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"club",
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"college",
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"congress",
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"consortium",
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"council",
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"fellowship",
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"fraternity",
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"institute",
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"institution",
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"league",
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"order",
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"organization",
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"society",
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"sodality"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204650",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"guild socialism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an early 20th century English socialistic theory advocating state ownership of industry with control and management by guilds of workers":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192045",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"guild tree":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": common barberry":[]
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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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"obsolete Scottish guild , alteration of gold entry 3":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gil(d)-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175040",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"guildry":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": guild membership":[],
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": the municipal corporation of a royal Scottish burgh":[
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"the guildry of Stirling"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gildri"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131609",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"guildsman":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a guild member":[],
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": an advocate of guild socialism":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gil(d)z-m\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082633",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"guile":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": deceitful cunning : duplicity":[
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"a war that called for guile rather than firepower"
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],
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": stratagem , trick":[]
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"examples":[
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"By the end of Liebling's dispatch, Mollie has become a mythic figure invulnerable to death, capable of great feats of courage and guile , and able to transform himself into any human type for the purposes of disguise. \u2014 Lee Siegel , Harper's , December 2004",
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"The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. \"Maybe a silly bunch of rats could put one over on Sela. Huh, she was old and had lost a lot of her guile . Not like me! They hadn't reckoned with a smart intelligent young fox like I am.\" \u2014 Brian Jacques , Redwall , (1986) 2002",
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"Untrained human nature was not frank and innocent; it was full of the twists and defences of an instinctive guile . \u2014 Edith Wharton , The Age of Innocence , 1920",
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"As Aeneas says, what a decade long siege could not achieve, Sinon achieved with his guile in a day. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"Noah Syndergaard, the dapper Viking with a slowing fastball but a lot of guile , seemed like the guy Monday night against the Boston Red Sox. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"After his back woes Woods recrafted his game, going from Nolan Ryan's 100-mph heater to Greg Maddux's guile and knowledge. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
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"And Carlson uses all of his guile to avoid that topic. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
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"Hunter remained a boy without guile or shame even after reaching adolescence. \u2014 Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone , 1 May 2022",
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"Elba will play Sam Nelson, an accomplished negotiator in the business world who tries to step up and use all his guile to save the lives of the passengers. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Any animal can learn to be cute, but learning to be helpful takes cunning, guile , savvy. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"During his heyday, Eric Dickerson was one of the NFL\u2019s most lethal running backs, a mass of speed, power, grace, guile , grit and tremendous production. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. \"Maybe a silly bunch of rats could put one over on Sela. Huh, she was old and had lost a lot of her guile . Not like me! They hadn't reckoned with a smart intelligent young fox like I am.\" \u2014 Brian Jacques , Redwall , (1986) 2002",
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"Untrained human nature was not frank and innocent; it was full of the twists and defences of an instinctive guile . \u2014 Edith Wharton , The Age of Innocence , 1920",
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"As Aeneas says, what a decade long siege could not achieve, Sinon achieved with his guile in a day. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"Noah Syndergaard, the dapper Viking with a slowing fastball but a lot of guile , seemed like the guy Monday night against the Boston Red Sox. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"After his back woes Woods recrafted his game, going from Nolan Ryan's 100-mph heater to Greg Maddux's guile and knowledge. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
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"And Carlson uses all of his guile to avoid that topic. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
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"Hunter remained a boy without guile or shame even after reaching adolescence. \u2014 Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone , 1 May 2022",
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"Elba will play Sam Nelson, an accomplished negotiator in the business world who tries to step up and use all his guile to save the lives of the passengers. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
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|
"Any animal can learn to be cute, but learning to be helpful takes cunning, guile , savvy. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
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|
"During his heyday, Eric Dickerson was one of the NFL\u2019s most lethal running backs, a mass of speed, power, grace, guile , grit and tremendous production. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"By the end of Liebling's dispatch, Mollie has become a mythic figure invulnerable to death, capable of great feats of courage and guile , and able to transform himself into any human type for the purposes of disguise. \u2014 Lee Siegel , Harper's , December 2004",
|
|
"The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. \"Maybe a silly bunch of rats could put one over on Sela. Huh, she was old and had lost a lot of her guile . Not like me! They hadn't reckoned with a smart intelligent young fox like I am.\" \u2014 Brian Jacques , Redwall , (1986) 2002",
|
|
"Untrained human nature was not frank and innocent; it was full of the twists and defences of an instinctive guile . \u2014 Edith Wharton , The Age of Innocence , 1920",
|
|
"a shady salesman who usually relies on a combination of quick thinking and guile",
|
|
"a person so full of guile he can't even be trusted to give you the correct time of day",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As Aeneas says, what a decade long siege could not achieve, Sinon achieved with his guile in a day. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Noah Syndergaard, the dapper Viking with a slowing fastball but a lot of guile , seemed like the guy Monday night against the Boston Red Sox. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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|
"After his back woes Woods recrafted his game, going from Nolan Ryan's 100-mph heater to Greg Maddux's guile and knowledge. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"And Carlson uses all of his guile to avoid that topic. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
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"Hunter remained a boy without guile or shame even after reaching adolescence. \u2014 Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone , 1 May 2022",
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|
"Elba will play Sam Nelson, an accomplished negotiator in the business world who tries to step up and use all his guile to save the lives of the passengers. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Any animal can learn to be cute, but learning to be helpful takes cunning, guile , savvy. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"During his heyday, Eric Dickerson was one of the NFL\u2019s most lethal running backs, a mass of speed, power, grace, guile , grit and tremendous production. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022"
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|
"The Jewish press does not see Abbas as such a guileless figure. \u2014 Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"By dwelling on others\u2019 seductiveness, the narrator presents herself as relatively guileless and likably average. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 24 July 2021",
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"Robinson appeared on all but the first of Night Court's nine seasons, starring opposite Harry Anderson as an eccentric judge, John Larroquette as a narcissistic prosecutor, and Markie Post as a guileless public defender. \u2014 Oliver Gettell, EW.com , 13 July 2021",
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"My Cousin Rachel centers around a seemingly charming and guileless widow who seduces her cousin before completely taking over his life and fortune. \u2014 Anne Cohen, refinery29.com , 21 Oct. 2020",
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"With her rosy cheeks, wide eyes, and frothy wardrobe, Fanning can look absolutely guileless one second and blood-hungry the next. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 18 June 2020",
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|
"After playing Gergich in the NBC sitcom for many years, O\u2019Heir easily stays in character as the affable but guileless and clumsy government employee. \u2014 Adam Epstein, Quartz , 1 Apr. 2020",
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"Her latest victim is Harriet, a guileless na\u00eff whose family origins are uncertain. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 21 Feb. 2020",
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|
"White and Pinkman were an ambivalent team, amplifying the worst and best in each other, the older mentor\u2019s calculated wickedness playing against his guileless prot\u00e9g\u00e9\u2019s compassion. \u2014 Lorraine Ali, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2019"
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"By dwelling on others\u2019 seductiveness, the narrator presents herself as relatively guileless and likably average. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 24 July 2021",
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"Robinson appeared on all but the first of Night Court's nine seasons, starring opposite Harry Anderson as an eccentric judge, John Larroquette as a narcissistic prosecutor, and Markie Post as a guileless public defender. \u2014 Oliver Gettell, EW.com , 13 July 2021",
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"My Cousin Rachel centers around a seemingly charming and guileless widow who seduces her cousin before completely taking over his life and fortune. \u2014 Anne Cohen, refinery29.com , 21 Oct. 2020",
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"After playing Gergich in the NBC sitcom for many years, O\u2019Heir easily stays in character as the affable but guileless and clumsy government employee. \u2014 Adam Epstein, Quartz , 1 Apr. 2020",
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"Don't listen to Mommy. She's trying to guilt you.",
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"\u2014 Gary Shteyngart",
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"\u2026 guilting her to eat her own green beans because \"there are starving children in Africa.\"",
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"\u2014 Katie Boerema",
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"\u2014 often followed by into A far stronger compulsion is created when people think they're being watched, as a mildly impressive 86 percent of people were guilted into washing their hands in one study. \u2014 Steve Lipsher"
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],
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": to persuade (someone) to do something by causing feelings of guilt":[
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"Don't listen to Mommy. She's trying to guilt you.",
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"\u2014 Gary Shteyngart",
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"\u2026 guilting her to eat her own green beans because \"there are starving children in Africa.\"",
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"\u2014 Katie Boerema",
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"\u2014 often followed by into A far stronger compulsion is created when people think they're being watched, as a mildly impressive 86 percent of people were guilted into washing their hands in one study. \u2014 Steve Lipsher"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The jury determines the defendant's guilt or innocence.",
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"His guilt in the matter was indisputable.",
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"It was clear that the guilt lay with him.",
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"a strong sense of guilt",
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"She feels guilt over something that happened before she was born!",
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"our secret guilts and insecurities",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Go forth, guilt -free, and enjoy your freedom from his terrible burden. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"The news jerks them out of a fabricated post-racial stupor and inspires a bundle of emotions: guilt , anxiety, fury. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
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"If this proves difficult, then throw them away -- guilt -free. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
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"And of course there\u2019s also the ever-present mom guilt . \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
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"Trying to escape a legacy of guilt and pain, which are banded with drugs and alcohol into one trippy mille-feuille, Nadia only loads herself up with more of both. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"One of the ways is to look to compassion, shame, guilt , and responsibility. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Polly\u2019s absence also sends Tommy into a spiral of spiritual guilt and soul-searching. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
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"Everything in your possession is constantly subject to confiscation; the paraphernalia of your life can always be used against you one way or another, as some sign of guilt or ill-intent. \u2014 Keri Blakinger, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1971, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, delinquency, guilt, from Old English gylt delinquency":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gilt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"contriteness",
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"contrition",
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"penitence",
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"regret",
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"remorse",
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"remorsefulness",
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"repentance",
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"rue",
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"self-reproach",
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"shame"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004600",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"guiltiness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"shameless",
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"unashamed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": aware of or suffering from guilt":[
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"guilty consciences"
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],
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": justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime":[
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"Does the defendant plead guilty or not guilty "
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],
|
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": justly liable to or deserving of a penalty":[],
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": suggesting or involving guilt":[
|
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"The children exchanged guilty looks."
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Do you think he's innocent or guilty ",
|
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"Will the defendant plead guilty or not guilty ",
|
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"The children exchanged guilty looks.",
|
|
"He was acting like someone with a guilty conscience.",
|
|
"There's no need to feel guilty about it.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Timothy Tatro, 40, was found guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and violating an abuse prevention order and sentenced to five years in the Berkshire County House of Corrections, the district attorney\u2019s office said in a statement. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The lone surviving member of a group that carried out a 2015 rampage across Paris was found guilty of all charges, including murder and terrorism, on Wednesday, bringing the biggest criminal trial in modern French history to an end. \u2014 Rick Noack, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Kelly, 55, was found guilty of racketeering and other counts last year. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Abdeslam was found guilty of all the charges against him, including murder as part of an organized terrorist gang. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The truck driver, Tyrone Williams, was found guilty of all charges and sentenced to more than 30 years in prison. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"She was found guilty of 5 out of 6 charges, and in June 2022, she was sentenced to 20 years in prison. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The actor, who previously starred on Empire alongside host Taraji P. Henson, previously received public support from Henson after he was found guilty of staging his own hate crime and filing a false police report in 2019. \u2014 Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Holmes, whose trial spanned four months including jury deliberations, was found guilty of four charges related to dealings with investors, but the jury acquitted her of charges tied to defrauding patients. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 24 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see guilt entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8gil-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for guilty blameworthy , blamable , guilty , culpable mean deserving reproach or punishment. blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility. conduct adjudged blameworthy an accident for which no one is blamable guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing. guilty of a breach of etiquette culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence. culpable neglect",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ashamed",
|
|
"shamed",
|
|
"shamefaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174243",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"guiltless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"guilty"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": innocent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if the jury acquits him, he is guiltless in the eyes of the law",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"So hats (halos"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8gilt-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blameless",
|
|
"cleanhanded",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"faultless",
|
|
"impeccable",
|
|
"inculpable",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"irreproachable",
|
|
"lily-white"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041956",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"guiltlessness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"guilty"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": innocent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if the jury acquits him, he is guiltless in the eyes of the law",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"So hats (halos"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8gilt-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blameless",
|
|
"cleanhanded",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"faultless",
|
|
"impeccable",
|
|
"inculpable",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"irreproachable",
|
|
"lily-white"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083918",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"guilty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"shameless",
|
|
"unashamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": aware of or suffering from guilt":[
|
|
"guilty consciences"
|
|
],
|
|
": justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime":[
|
|
"Does the defendant plead guilty or not guilty "
|
|
],
|
|
": justly liable to or deserving of a penalty":[],
|
|
": suggesting or involving guilt":[
|
|
"The children exchanged guilty looks."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Do you think he's innocent or guilty ",
|
|
"Will the defendant plead guilty or not guilty ",
|
|
"The children exchanged guilty looks.",
|
|
"He was acting like someone with a guilty conscience.",
|
|
"There's no need to feel guilty about it.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Timothy Tatro, 40, was found guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and violating an abuse prevention order and sentenced to five years in the Berkshire County House of Corrections, the district attorney\u2019s office said in a statement. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The lone surviving member of a group that carried out a 2015 rampage across Paris was found guilty of all charges, including murder and terrorism, on Wednesday, bringing the biggest criminal trial in modern French history to an end. \u2014 Rick Noack, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Kelly, 55, was found guilty of racketeering and other counts last year. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Abdeslam was found guilty of all the charges against him, including murder as part of an organized terrorist gang. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The truck driver, Tyrone Williams, was found guilty of all charges and sentenced to more than 30 years in prison. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"She was found guilty of 5 out of 6 charges, and in June 2022, she was sentenced to 20 years in prison. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The actor, who previously starred on Empire alongside host Taraji P. Henson, previously received public support from Henson after he was found guilty of staging his own hate crime and filing a false police report in 2019. \u2014 Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Holmes, whose trial spanned four months including jury deliberations, was found guilty of four charges related to dealings with investors, but the jury acquitted her of charges tied to defrauding patients. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 24 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see guilt entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8gil-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for guilty blameworthy , blamable , guilty , culpable mean deserving reproach or punishment. blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility. conduct adjudged blameworthy an accident for which no one is blamable guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing. guilty of a breach of etiquette culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence. culpable neglect",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ashamed",
|
|
"shamed",
|
|
"shamefaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233557",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"guise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"2nd Duc de 1519\u20131563 Fran\u00e7ois de Lorraine French soldier and politician":[],
|
|
"3rd Duc de 1550\u20131588 Henri I de Lorraine French soldier and politician":[],
|
|
": a customary way of speaking or behaving":[],
|
|
": a form or style of dress : costume":[
|
|
"attended the masquerade in the guise of a court jester"
|
|
],
|
|
": external appearance : semblance":[
|
|
"The android is a machine in human guise ."
|
|
],
|
|
": manner , fashion":[],
|
|
": pretext":[
|
|
"swindles people under the guise of friendship"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my new neighbor began seeking my company under the guise of friendship, but he turned out to be a member of a religious cult bent on conversion",
|
|
"she felt as though she should be wearing some sort of Germanic guise , complete with dirndl, for the fall festival featuring traditional German food and drink",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The land had been taken from them in 1924 under the guise of eminent domain. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The candidates are being boosted under the guise of attacks that all involved -- including the candidates themselves -- think actually helps them in GOP primaries. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Bluth alleged to police that at one point, the psychologist exposed his genitals under the guise of therapy. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Banning books, censoring curricula and silencing LGBTQ+ students and teachers are the latest tactics in the right\u2019s efforts to perpetuate regressive discrimination under the guise of a culture war. \u2014 Allison Hope, CNN , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"When an agency doesn\u2019t disclose their service fees to run digital advertising campaigns under the guise of a lump sum, the client may be misled into thinking that the entire fee is going toward the actual ad spend (media vendor) when it\u2019s not. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Amirsoleymani had entered Encino Hospital Medical Center that afternoon under the guise of seeking treatment for an unspecified ailment, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"South Texas was a regular witness to an apparatus of inhumanity and cruelty under the guise of an immigration and border security apparatus. \u2014 Palabra, al , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The disease may have gone undetected in Western countries under the guise of an STI, according to Dr. Amesh Adalja. \u2014 Fox News , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English gise, guise , from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German w\u012bsa manner \u2014 more at wise":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u012bz",
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0113z also \u02c8gw\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"charade",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"masquerade",
|
|
"playacting",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"pretense",
|
|
"pretence",
|
|
"put-on",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"show"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233339",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"guinea-hen flower":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Eurasian checkered lily ( Fritillaria meleagris ) that has in early spring pendent bell-shaped flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a paler ground and that is widely cultivated as an ornamental":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160955"
|
|
},
|
|
"guinea hen":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Additional poultry options include turkey parts, guinea hen and ducks, with gravy, smoked ham and other festive meat products available for pre-order and delivery to much of the East Bay through Mercato. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 12 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Following Zeta, Porche recovered a missing guinea hen from the home of a neighbor, who recognized it as his pet and contacted him. \u2014 Celeste Turner | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The shop also carries eggs, chicken and guinea hens from Two Wash Ranch, as well as pork chops and sausages from Rancho Llano Seco. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral , 1 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Eggs are available from chickens, ducks and guinea hens . \u2014 Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The remaining stations featured chickens and guinea hens with a rooster, Girl Scouts churning butter, clothes washing techniques, soap making, and vintage tools and animal pelts. \u2014 Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 June 2019",
|
|
"By 2016 their brood had grown to include 10 cattle, three goats, chickens, ducks, geese, a guinea hen and a baby son. \u2014 William D. Cohan, New York Times , 27 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"The chef, Matt Griffin, has created an American menu with several raw seafood starters, followed by simpler options like a fish sandwich with coleslaw, and spaghetti with clams, and a more demanding roast guinea hen . \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 30 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Before long, the president had invited him to an intimate dinner of a ravioli appetizer, guinea hen entree, and, for dessert, fruit compote. \u2014 Matt Viser, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1599, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165846"
|
|
},
|
|
"guinea fowl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Avian influenza most commonly infects chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, ducks, geese and guinea fowl , and is often spread by wild ducks, geese and shorebirds. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The company was founded in 1966 by a pair of duck-breeding brothers and their wives who grew the business by maintaining the genetics for niche kinds of meat, such as ducks, rabbits, guinea fowl and pigeons. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Madison Carson has broken 124 turkey, chicken and guinea fowl legs in her parents\u2019 garage in the name of science. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Entrees include multiple game dishes like guinea fowl , venison and squab. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Since then, the farm has been home to dozens of goats, cows, guinea fowl and chickens. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"During the Ottoman Empire, guinea fowl were exported from East Africa via Turkey to Europe, and Europeans started calling the birds turkey-cocks or turkey-hens due to the trade route. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 28 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, a bird called the guinea fowl \u2014 which bears a striking resemblance to the American turkey \u2014 was imported to Europe from its native North Africa. \u2014 Taylor Murphy, Good Housekeeping , 22 July 2020",
|
|
"Puffins have been observed using tools, and vulturine guinea fowls in Kenya have been found to display complex social behavior more typically found in mammals. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 9 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1749, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172820"
|
|
},
|
|
"Guinea, Gulf of":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"arm of the Atlantic in west central Africa; includes the Bights of Benin and Biafra":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015449"
|
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},
|
|
"Guinea Green B":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an acid green triphenylmethane dye used chiefly in coloring foods":[]
|
|
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": cordial , cheering":[]
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"gid-",
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"g\u0153d-\u02c8wi-l\u0113"
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"Scots guidwill goodwill":""
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"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
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"region and former province of southwestern France bordering on the Bay of Biscay; capital Bordeaux \u2014 see aquitaine":[]
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"gw\u0113-\u02c8yen"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060731"
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"type":[
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
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": a machine for beheading by means of a heavy blade that slides down in vertical guides":[],
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": a shearing machine or instrument (such as a paper cutter) that in action resembles a guillotine":[
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"The paper was trimmed on a guillotine ."
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],
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": closure by the imposition of a predetermined time limit on the consideration of specific sections of a bill or portions of other legislative business":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccg\u0113-(y)\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113n",
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"\u02c8gil-\u0259-\u02cct\u0113n",
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"\u02c8g\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u0113n",
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"\u02c8gi-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0113n",
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"\u02c8g\u0113-(y)\u0259-\u02cct\u0113n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This time, the Green dropped the guillotine clean on the Heat via a hellacious 24-2 run that stopped cold-shooting Miami cold, seizing control of this series with a 3-2 lead. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
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"But the door did little to muffle the clanging of workers chiseling granite and the boom of the guillotine . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Some kings were executed: Charles I of England lost his head to an ax and Louis XVI to the guillotine . \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Suser used his wrestling background to take Glossner to the ground and lock in a guillotine choke for the win 1:37 into the first round. \u2014 Kevin Richardson, Baltimore Sun , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"The capital markets have rewarded Musk richly for all of that; Twitter, home of the guillotine meme, has not \u2014 or at least not uniformly. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"His grandparents, an aunt and uncle, and his great-grandfather were beheaded in 1794, and Tocqueville\u2019s parents, who had awaited the guillotine in the same prison, survived only because Robespierre fell and the executions stopped. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The play\u2019s razor-sharp edge is all the more cutting for being polished with easy wit, like tickling a captive before releasing the guillotine . \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"This is maybe the same animal that visited this same trap one week ago, after Kielland wired the guillotine -style door open with bait inside. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Joseph Guillotin \u20201814 French physician":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080333"
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},
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"guinea gold":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": gold of 22 karats from which guineas were coined":[],
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": an alloy containing 88 percent of copper and 12 percent of zinc that is used especially for cheap jewelry":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092558"
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},
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"Guinea Fast Red":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": either of two acid dyes":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Guinea":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103222"
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},
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"guinea gold vine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several Australian evergreen vines constituting a genus ( Hibbertia ) closely related to Dillenia and widely cultivated for their large bright yellow single flowers":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133501"
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"guinea green":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a strong bluish green that is bluer and deeper than average emerald (see emerald sense 2c ) and greener and deeper than average bright turquoise":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151402"
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},
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"guinea grain":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": grain of paradise sense 1":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174444"
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"guipure":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a heavy large-patterned decorative lace":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8pu\u0307r",
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"gi-\u02c8pyu\u0307r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In shades of ivory, white, nude, or blush, designs featuring guipure , chantilly, eyelet, or floral lace will pair beautifully with bridal attire. \u2014 Laura Lajiness, Vogue , 29 Sep. 2021",
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"The chains and lace collars represented a new project, Heritage, wherein Nompeix and Gl\u00e9marec collaborate with French artisans; that lace was handmade guipure , and the chains were fashioned by a local blacksmith. \u2014 Vogue , 30 June 2021",
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"Gordon is squatting in the middle of the room in front of a strapless, white guipure -lace frock with black silk-mikado trim. \u2014 Chloe Malle, WSJ , 6 Dec. 2018",
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"The Italian double-face silk-satin trumpet shaped gown was layered with delicately beaded tulle and elaborately encrusted guipure lace applique. \u2014 Sue Strachan, NOLA.com , 20 Feb. 2018",
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"The midi dress made of guipure black and white lace with a solid, pleated crepe skirt has sold out. \u2014 Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Dec. 2017",
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"Made of floral ivory guipure lace and offset with satin piping, the ankle-high shoe is equal parts daring and demure. \u2014 Town & Country , 23 Oct. 2013",
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"Some of our dear readers may disagree with us here, but Daddario was the one who really caught our attention in a darkly romantic Self-Portrait paneled guipure lace dress. \u2014 Cara Kelly, USA TODAY , 25 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195216"
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},
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"guinea":{
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 at 21 shillings":[],
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": a unit of value equal to one pound and one shilling":[],
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"region of western Africa bordering on the Atlantic from Gambia (on the north) to Angola (on the south)":[],
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"republic in western Africa bordering on the Atlantic; formerly a territory of French West Africa; capital Conakry area 94,926 square miles (245,857 square kilometers), population 11,855,000":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gi-n\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Not to his divorced parents, not to his two pet guinea pigs, not to his therapist. \u2014 Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Though not all species are capable of carrying monkeypox\u2014for example, guinea pigs, golden hamsters, and common mice and rats usually don\u2019t\u2014many of them can. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
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"Also, Doug wants to create a business that will buy back his guinea pigs. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
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"Tonally, there\u2019s no easy way to play Abnesti or his human guinea pigs, each of whom has been locked away for some truly heinous act \u2014 like infanticide, murder or licensing the rights for a George Saunders stories to Netflix. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"American drivers \u2014 whether using these systems or sharing the road with them \u2014 are effectively guinea pigs in an experiment whose results have not yet been revealed. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the indictment, the suspect bought the four guinea pigs from Petco stores in Farmington, Salt Lake City and West Jordan in October. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Because their teeth keep growing all their lives, guinea pigs need to chew constantly to keep their teeth filed. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Humanity did this with smallpox and could soon achieve this with polio and guinea -worm infections. \u2014 Nadia A. Sam-agudu, The Atlantic , 4 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"Guinea , Africa, supposed source of the gold from which it was made":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215705"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": an extra leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0113j",
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"\u02c8g\u0113zh"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English gige , from Middle French guige, guiche , from Old French":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215716"
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"Guinea worm":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a slender, parasitic, nematode worm ( Dracunculus medinensis ) of tropical regions that has an adult female that often attains a length of over 3 feet (91.5 centimeters) and is the causative agent of dracunculiasis":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1699, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230334"
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"Guignardia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of fungi (family Sphaeriaceae) having single-celled or unequally 2-celled spindle-shaped hyaline ascospores \u2014 see black rot":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"g\u0113n\u02c8y\u00e4rd\u0113\u0259",
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"g(w)ig\u02c8n\u00e4-"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from L\u00e9on Guignard \u20201928 French botanist + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230718"
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"guillemot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a common murre ( Uria aalge )":[],
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": any of a genus ( Cepphus ) of narrow-billed auks of northern seas":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gi-l\u0259-\u02ccm\u00e4t"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included 2 Pacific loons, 3 common murres, a black guillemot , 50 razorbills, 6 great cormorants. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"That bird is the black guillemot , a sleek ebony sea bird that spends its entire life in the Arctic. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"From Plum Island, came reports of two little blue herons, a Baird\u2019s sandpiper, a black guillemot , and a yellow-throated warbler. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
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"Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included 3 Pacific loons, 26 red-necked grebes, 10 dovekies, 35 common murres, 255 razorbills, a black guillemot , 14 Iceland gulls, and 68 black-legged kittiwakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Jan. 2021",
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"At a small sandbar island in the Arctic, Mandt\u2019s black guillemots are breeding earlier, trying to keep up with the pace of ice melt. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Another striking feature of climate change at this small colony: Polar bears now visit the sandbar and try to eat the small guillemot snacks. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Aug. 2019",
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"Tens of thousands of starving guillemots were washing up in the Netherlands. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine , 10 Apr. 2019",
|
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"Common murres, known elsewhere as common guillemots , are an indicator of the health of an ecosystem. \u2014 Dan Joling, The Seattle Times , 11 Aug. 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Middle French, diminutive of Guillaume William":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231658"
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"guinea pepper":{
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002404"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": the operator of a guillotine":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-n\u0259(r)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002923"
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"guinea squash":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": eggplant":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014409"
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"Guinness":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"Sir Alec 1914\u20132000 British actor":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-n\u0259s",
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"\u02c8gi-nis"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020646"
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"guigne":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"-ny\u0259",
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"\u02c8g\u0113n\u02b8"
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"French, from Middle French guigne, guine":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023055"
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": an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 at 21 shillings":[],
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": a unit of value equal to one pound and one shilling":[],
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"region of western Africa bordering on the Atlantic from Gambia (on the north) to Angola (on the south)":[],
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"republic in western Africa bordering on the Atlantic; formerly a territory of French West Africa; capital Conakry area 94,926 square miles (245,857 square kilometers), population 11,855,000":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Not to his divorced parents, not to his two pet guinea pigs, not to his therapist. \u2014 Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
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"Though not all species are capable of carrying monkeypox\u2014for example, guinea pigs, golden hamsters, and common mice and rats usually don\u2019t\u2014many of them can. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
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"Also, Doug wants to create a business that will buy back his guinea pigs. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
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"Tonally, there\u2019s no easy way to play Abnesti or his human guinea pigs, each of whom has been locked away for some truly heinous act \u2014 like infanticide, murder or licensing the rights for a George Saunders stories to Netflix. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 13 June 2022",
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"American drivers \u2014 whether using these systems or sharing the road with them \u2014 are effectively guinea pigs in an experiment whose results have not yet been revealed. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"According to the indictment, the suspect bought the four guinea pigs from Petco stores in Farmington, Salt Lake City and West Jordan in October. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
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"Because their teeth keep growing all their lives, guinea pigs need to chew constantly to keep their teeth filed. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 6 June 2022",
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"Humanity did this with smallpox and could soon achieve this with polio and guinea -worm infections. \u2014 Nadia A. Sam-agudu, The Atlantic , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"Guinea , Africa, supposed source of the gold from which it was made":""
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8gin-\u0113-\u02cc"
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"examples":[
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"He volunteered to act as a guinea pig in the experiment.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s like comparing two killer whales to a guinea pig . \u2014 Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Last month, creator Brandon Tylers also said goodbye to his beloved hairless guinea pig , Dip. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Bellarmine would be the guinea pig to change the rule. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Moore recruited his lawn boy as a guinea pig , Suitor joked. \u2014 David A. Taylor, Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"Pennybags has perfect vision, Curious George is as tail-less as a guinea pig , and the show is correctly spelled Looney Tunes. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 30 Dec. 2021",
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"The capybara is the world's largest rodent and a close relative of the guinea pig . \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"Animal: Marshmallow, 2-year-old guinea pig ; No. 758349. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"More death: more dogs, more cats, a hamster, a guinea pig , a rabbit, some chickens. \u2014 Sarah Paley, The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2021"
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