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"Hypostomides":{
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": an order or suborder of teleost fishes coextensive with the family Pegasidae":[]
},
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"New Latin, from Hypostoma , genus of fishes":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123634",
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"plural noun"
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"hype":{
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"accelerate",
"add (to)",
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"boost",
"build up",
"compound",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"extend",
"increase",
"multiply",
"pump up",
"raise",
"stoke",
"supersize",
"swell",
"up"
],
"definitions":{
": a narcotics addict":[],
": deception , put-on":[],
": excellent , cool":[],
": hypodermic":[],
": increase":[],
": put on , deceive":[],
": stimulate , enliven":[
"\u2014 usually used with up hyping herself up for the game"
],
": to promote or publicize extravagantly":[
"hyping this fall's TV lineup"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a couple of the tracks on the album feature some really hype vocals"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1989, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"circa 1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening & alteration from hypodermic":"Noun",
"origin unknown":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012bp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"addict",
"dopehead",
"doper",
"druggie",
"druggy",
"fiend",
"freak",
"head",
"hophead",
"junkie",
"junky",
"stoner",
"user"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232422",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hyper":{
"antonyms":[
"imperturbable",
"nerveless",
"unexcitable",
"unflappable",
"unshakable"
],
"definitions":{
": above : beyond : super-":[
"hyper market"
],
": bridging points within an entity (such as a database or network) nonsequentially":[
"hyper text"
],
": excessive":[
"hyper emia"
],
": excessively":[
"hyper sensitive"
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": extremely active":[
"hyper children"
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": that is or exists in a space of more than three dimensions":[
"hyper space"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"I get a little hyper when I drink too much coffee.",
"she's so hyper that she's the last person you'd want to turn to in an emergency"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin hyper- , from Greek, from hyper \u2014 more at over":"Prefix",
"short for hyperactive":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8h\u012b-p\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"excitable",
"fiddle-footed",
"flighty",
"fluttery",
"high-strung",
"hyperactive",
"hyperexcitable",
"hyperkinetic",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"skittery",
"skittish",
"spasmodic",
"spooky"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004756",
"type":[
"adjective",
"prefix"
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},
"hyperactive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": intricately or elaborately designed or detailed":[]
},
"examples":[
"the skyrocketing price of oil resulted in a wildly fluctuating, hyperactive stock market",
"hyperactive children who are in dire need of a guardian with a firm hand",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Children may act anxious, hyperactive , withdrawn, or throw tantrums. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Cognitive behavioral therapy seemed to have stronger effects on inattentive symptoms than on hyperactive -impulsive ones, and effects did not depend on whether participants were already taking medication. \u2014 Laura E. Knouse, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"As a result, kids may exhibit undesired or hyperactive behaviors or irritability. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Another idea was to reduce the viral reach of hyperactive (and hyperpartisan) users, and dial up the reach of those in the political middle. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The steering rack's hyperactive response to inputs from the thick M Sport steering wheel requires frequent midcorner corrections, and there's just no sense of what the front wheels are doing. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The defense is following the lead of the hyperactive Bray, who is a moving target throughout practice. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Thus in a hyperactive market, a happy consumer can elevate a brand. \u2014 Goran Paun, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"For people like me, that function is a little more hyperactive . \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8rak-tiv",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8ak-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"agitated",
"excited",
"feverish",
"frenzied",
"heated",
"hectic",
"overactive",
"overwrought"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100629",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"hyperapophysis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a process on the dorsal side of a vertebra that projects laterally and backward":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from hyper- + apophysis":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130335",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hyperarid":{
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"definitions":{
": extremely arid":[
"hyperarid desert regions",
"hyperarid climates",
"\u2026 Antarctica's hyperarid , cold-desert conditions make it this planet's closest analogue to Mars \u2026",
"\u2014 Jean Hennelly Keith"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8er-\u0259d",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8a-r\u0259d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185758",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"hyperarousal":{
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"definitions":{
": excessive arousal : an abnormal state of increased responsiveness to stimuli that is marked by various physiological and psychological symptoms (such as increased levels of alertness and anxiety and elevated heart rate and respiration)":[
"Although insomnia is considered a sleep disorder, its pathophysiology suggests hyperarousal during sleep and wakefulness.",
"\u2014 Daniel J. Buysse",
"To be given a diagnosis of PTSD , a person has to have been exposed to an extreme stressor or traumatic event to which he or she responded with fear, helplessness, or horror and to have three distinct types of symptoms consisting of reexperiencing of the event, avoidance of reminders of the event, and hyperarousal for at least one month.",
"\u2014 Rachel Yehuda"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8rau\u0307-z\u0259l",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8rau\u0307-z\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002213",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"hyperaware":{
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"definitions":{
": extremely or excessively aware":[
"But Ms. Wurtzel herself is hyperaware of the narcissistic nature of her problems \u2026",
"\u2014 Michiko Kakutani"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8wer"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194107",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"hyperawareness":{
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"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being extremely or excessively aware":[
"Many have egos nourished by that terrain, which feeds a hyperawareness of status, a persistent jockeying for position.",
"\u2014 Frank Bruni"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8wer-n\u0259s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075246",
"type":[
"noun"
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"hyperbaric":{
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure especially of oxygen":[
"a hyperbaric chamber",
"hyperbaric medicine"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This Five is an old, decrepit man being kept alive only by some sort of hyperbaric chamber. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"Usually found in clinics rather than homes, the hyperbaric chamber essentially delivers pure oxygen at an air pressure level at 1.5 to three times higher than the average. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"On offer, therefore, are: heart rate variability testing, platelet-rich plasma (PRP therapy), nutrient IV therapy, cryotherapy, ozone therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"On May 2, the Dancing With the Stars judge posted a photo on her Instagram Story of herself laying down in a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
"Think: microcurrents, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and a full body LED light bed. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 4 May 2022",
"At Stanly Ranch, a new hotel in Napa, visitors can lounge around one of the 700-acre resorts\u2019 multiple pools, enjoy its 200-seat restaurant or even visit its hyperbaric oxygen chamber. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
"Along with those cleanings, Charlie underwent 15 hyperbaric chamber treatments and was put on a Vitamin C drip \u2014 all of which was covered by Club Med \u2014 before being discharged, his mom says. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
"With today\u2019s advanced, minimally invasive techniques along with hyperbaric oxygen therapy for rapid healing, patients can expect to be back to their daily routine in 10 days on average. \u2014 Beth Landman, Forbes , 14 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"hyper- + bar- + -ic entry 1":""
},
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8bar-ik",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8ber-ik",
"-\u02c8ba-rik"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183138",
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": a transposition or inversion of idiomatic word order (as \u201cechoed the hills\u201d for \u201cthe hills echoed\u201d)":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek, from neuter of hyperbatos transposed, inverted, from hyperbainein to step over, scale, from hyper- + bainein to step, walk":""
},
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"h\u012b\u02c8p\u0259rb\u0259\u02cct\u00e4n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001656",
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"noun"
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": a plane curve generated by a point so moving that the difference of the distances from two fixed points is a constant : a curve formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Claira Chong can graph hyperbola but couldn't write a check. \u2014 Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2021",
"This same relationship between monetary aggregates and the value of a currency (a hyperbola , for those who remember geometry) applies to other advanced economies and to other monetary measures such as M2 money supply. \u2014 Douglas Carr, National Review , 14 Sep. 2020",
"The graphs of such curves are the conic sections \u2014 circles, parabolas, ellipses and hyperbolas . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 July 2013",
"The class doesn\u2019t cover some lessons on circles, hyperbolas , and ellipses, but those topics are more relevant to precalculus, Gurule said. \u2014 Shaina Cavazos, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2018",
"Clouds are never spheres, nor mountains cones, nor Ponderosa pines; bark is not smooth; and where the land and sea so variously lie about each other and lightly kiss, is no hyperbola . \u2014 Evelyn Lamb, Smithsonian , 24 Apr. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1668, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek hyperbol\u0113":""
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": a plane curve generated by a point so moving that the difference of the distances from two fixed points is a constant : a curve formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Claira Chong can graph hyperbola but couldn't write a check. \u2014 Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2021",
"This same relationship between monetary aggregates and the value of a currency (a hyperbola , for those who remember geometry) applies to other advanced economies and to other monetary measures such as M2 money supply. \u2014 Douglas Carr, National Review , 14 Sep. 2020",
"The graphs of such curves are the conic sections \u2014 circles, parabolas, ellipses and hyperbolas . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 July 2013",
"The class doesn\u2019t cover some lessons on circles, hyperbolas , and ellipses, but those topics are more relevant to precalculus, Gurule said. \u2014 Shaina Cavazos, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2018",
"Clouds are never spheres, nor mountains cones, nor Ponderosa pines; bark is not smooth; and where the land and sea so variously lie about each other and lightly kiss, is no hyperbola . \u2014 Evelyn Lamb, Smithsonian , 24 Apr. 2018"
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"1668, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin, from Greek hyperbol\u0113":""
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"understatement"
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": extravagant exaggeration (such as \"mile-high ice-cream cones\")":[]
},
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"Four decades later we're all blabbermouths, adrift on a sea of hyperbole , shouting to be heard. \u2014 Steve Rushin , Sports Illustrated , 1 Apr. 2002",
"\u2026 balanced on the razor edge of anachronism, creating a rich stew of accepted and invented history, anecdote, myth and hyperbole . \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , New York Times Book Review , 18 May 1997",
"Even if we discount the hyperbole evident in such accounts, they were far from inventions. \u2014 Lawrence W. Levine , The Unpredictable Past , 1993",
"\u201cenough food to feed a whole army\u201d is a common example of hyperbole",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That this wasn\u2019t hyperbole became clear when the full symphony was released on the in-house record label that the ensemble started during the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"This is obviously hyperbole , but probably only slightly. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 8 May 2022",
"The Grand Wagoneer is rolling hyperbole : biggest, heaviest, most powerful, highest tow rating. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"Which may account for the litany of pieces arguing, with increasing hyperbole , about why the trial is important. \u2014 Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The masters of the discipline are highly skilled at using hyperbole and uncertainty to create the perception of conflict. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not a stretch to say that there\u2019s a lot of self-interested hype and hyperbole out there. \u2014 Beth Noymer Levine, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Standing in the Rose Garden, he was flanked by two guests whose presence showed that this was not a case of standard-issue Presidential hyperbole : Finnish President Sauli Niinist\u00f6 and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
"That last part is not hyperbole or my own editorializing, by the way. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek hyperbol\u0113 excess, hyperbole, hyperbola, from hyperballein to exceed, from hyper- + ballein to throw \u2014 more at devil":""
},
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"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u0259r-b\u0259-(\u02cc)l\u0113"
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"coloring",
"elaboration",
"embellishment",
"embroidering",
"embroidery",
"exaggeration",
"magnification",
"overstatement",
"padding",
"stretching"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101257",
"type":[
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": of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point":[
"hyperbolic geometry"
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": of, relating to, or being like a curve that is formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone : of, relating to, or being analogous to a hyperbola":[],
": of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole":[
"hyperbolic claims"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see hyperbole":"Adjective"
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8b\u00e4-lik"
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"adverb"
]
},
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": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the cosecant and defined by the equation csch x = 1/sinh x":[
"\u2014 abbreviation csch"
]
},
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"hyperbolic cosine":{
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": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the cosine and defined by the equation cosh x = ( e x + e - x )/2":[
"\u2014 abbreviation cosh"
]
},
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": geometry that adopts all of Euclid's axioms except the parallel axiom, this being replaced by the axiom that through any point in a plane there pass more lines than one that do not intersect a given line in the plane":[]
},
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"type":[
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"hyperbolic navigation":{
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": a system of radio navigation (as loran) in which the time difference between receipt of signals from two stations of known position determines a line of position in the form of a hyperbola":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"hyperbolic paraboloid":{
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"definitions":{
": a saddle-shaped quadric surface whose sections by planes parallel to one coordinate plane are hyperbolas while those sections by planes parallel to the other two are parabolas if proper orientation of the coordinate axes is assumed":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now this hyperbolic paraboloid roof (apparently that's the technical term) looks sharp enough to poke a hole in the Jolly Green Giant, and this corner is site of the Palm Springs Visitors Center. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, latimes.com , 19 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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"hyperbolic secant":{
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": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the secant and defined by the equation sech x = 1/cosh x":[
"\u2014 abbreviation sech"
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": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the sine and defined by the equation sinh x = ( e x - e - x )/2":[
"\u2014 abbreviation sinh"
]
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": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the tangent and defined by the equation tanh x = sinh x /cosh x":[
"\u2014 abbreviation tanh"
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"hyperbole + -ism":""
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"h\u012b\u02c8p\u0259rb\u0259\u02ccliz\u0259m",
"-p\u0259\u0304b-",
"-p\u0259ib-"
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"type":[
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"even if she did hyperbolize her account of an encounter with a bear, it still must have been pretty scary",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet the internet \u2014 the same force that has increased awareness of social-justice movements \u2014 has hyperbolized all entreaties to our fragmented attention spans. \u2014 Lauren Oyler, New York Times , 8 May 2018",
"The show examines stereotypes, hyperbolizes them, then deconstructs them. \u2014 Darren Franich, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"pad",
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"The show examines stereotypes, hyperbolizes them, then deconstructs them. \u2014 Darren Franich, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2017"
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"Not one but two tall monoliths now overlook the harbor: William Zeckendorf\u2019s rooftop airport covers a substantial fraction of Manhattan\u2019s western edge, and I.M. Pei\u2019s pinch-waisted hyperboloid rises a hundred stories above Grand Central Terminal. \u2014 Will Heinrich, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2017"
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"Many have been fed a diet of hypercritical narratives of American history and skepticism about the U.S. role in the world by their teachers. \u2014 Bill Drexel, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"For one thing, Betsey\u2019s stubbornness widens the rift between Holly and her own mother, June (Lindsay Duncan), who has always been hypercritical . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Even if the courts agree to give Spears her freedom, what about the prying media and the hypercritical public",
"Portraying one of the greatest singers of all time on screen is no easy feat, particularly in the hypercritical age of social media. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Stop exposing your children and your pets to your abusive, hypercritical father\u2019s rants, and if your mother notices and asks why, be honest with her. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 14 June 2021",
"On today\u2019s edition of Good Morning Britain, Piers Morgan stormed off the set after his co-host, Alex Beresford, addressed his hypercritical remarks of Meghan Markle as of late. \u2014 Mia Davis, Essence , 9 Mar. 2021",
"My mother would keep score, and my uncles \u2014 who were hypercritical of whatever the Sox were doing \u2014 would do a running play-by-play. \u2014 Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com , 11 Sep. 2020",
"But given quarantine, getting kids outdoors is hypercritical this summer. \u2014 Katherine Rosman, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2020"
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"\u2014 Chris Jones",
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"The atmosphere is hyperkinetic , and as the lights dim, the crowd takes a collective deep breath. \u2014 Will \"ill Will\" Lavin, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
"Quivoron is intent on plunging the viewer into Julia\u2019s POV and employs hyperkinetic camerawork by Rapha\u00ebl Vandenbussche that\u2019s more self-conscious than involving. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Bodies pile up in this mash-up of science fiction, detective and conspiracy thriller \u2014 with a lot of humor and a big-screen, hyperkinetic energy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Watch all 136 minutes of the film\u2019s hyperkinetic fragments\u2014a case study of attention-deficit disorder\u2014and your synapses will crackle, pop and eventually snap, exactly as they\u2019re meant to. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
"His hyperkinetic , hyper-stylized, hyper-everything art seemed barely contained by the page, helping define the nascent art form and establish the superhero genre and comic book industry. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Travis Scott, the chart-topping Houston rapper known for his hyperkinetic live shows, has risen to the top of the hip-hop world thanks to a devoted and young fan base. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The hyperkinetic 1960 release, with its anti-establishment tone and homages to Hollywood gangster films, vaunted the French New Wave to the vanguard of world cinema and Belmondo along with it. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Here, Sulley is the straight man chief executive, while Mike, a hyperkinetic second-in-command, strives to help the company \u2014 and the anxious, still ambitious Tylor \u2014 by running a comedy class. \u2014 New York Times , 6 July 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Contact lenses can be worn to correct a variety of vision conditions, such as myopia, or nearsightedness; hyperopia , or farsightedness; and astigmatism. \u2014 Tiffany Yannetta, Seventeen , 26 Oct. 2018",
"Of the overall cases, 69 percent arose from simple uncorrected refractive errors, which include myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism (blurry vision up close, far away or both). \u2014 By Sue Arrowsmith, miamiherald , 24 July 2017"
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"\u2014 Kate McGraw",
"\u2026 production of free radicals: hyper-reactive molecules that can attack proteins, nucleic acids, or lipids that have the misfortune to be nearby.",
"\u2014 Robert Taylor"
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"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-r\u0113-\u02c8ak-t\u0259r",
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"\u2014 Stephen Jay Gould",
"Sugar production is blamed for diverting freshwater flow through the Everglades and dumping excess nutrients. As a result, water flowing from the Everglades into Florida Bay and ultimately into the Keys, is hypersaline and prone to algal blooms.",
"\u2014 Rodale's Scuba Diving"
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"typically users of crystal meth report that the powerful stimulant leaves them feeling hypersexual as well as euphoric",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In intimate relationships, Johnson says, the perception of a bisexual partner as hypersexual can fuel jealousy. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Racist stereotypes suggest men of some races have large penises and are hypersexual , while others are undersexed with small ones. \u2014 Peter Lehman, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Experts said previous hypersexual images of Asian women were, in part, formed by Western imperialism and racist legislation, only to be further confirmed by Hollywood depictions conjured up by predominantly white male gatekeepers. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"And Black adults could be infantilized in the same breath as Black children, especially girls, were denied their youth, seen as predatory and hypersexual . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on Southern plantations, depicting Black people as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual , according to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Early in her career, Kim was the subject of critiques for her hypersexual and explicit lyrics as well as her provocative fashion sense. \u2014 Iman N. Milner, refinery29.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Harmful negative and racist tropes of Black men as hypersexual , overly aggressive, and intellectually inferior are commonly seen in film and television. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"All the instances of hypersexual stereotyping in advertising and media contribute to an environment where men feel it\u2019s OK to harass and commit violence against Asian women, Kuo said. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2021"
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"he was so nervous he began hyperventilating , and the extra oxygen made him dizzy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Rittenhouse began to hyperventilate and stall his words as the discussion turned to his encounter with Joseph Rosenbaum at the edge of a Kenosha car lot. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Nov. 2021",
"While right-wing pundits hyperventilate about an incipient Biden dictatorship, Democrats in Congress can\u2019t even get paid family leave or a wealth tax on billionaires into their make-or-break reconciliation bill. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The problem was associated with impaired regulation of blood flow and an inability to use oxygen efficiently, causing patients to feel fatigue, shortness of breath and lightheadedness, and to hyperventilate during exercise. \u2014 Laura Landro, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
"The Jason Brown in the car was starting to hyperventilate , while the Jason Brown watching this on TV was curious to see what happened next. \u2014 Jason Brown, The New Yorker , 2 May 2021",
"Some people have severe symptoms, says Dr. Samuel, hyperventilating multiple times a week or even daily. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Behind the scenes of his digital cover photo shoot, Centineo goes from hyperventilating from the pressure of having to transform into America's favorite heartthrob to whispering sweet nothings into his own reflection on his iPhone. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Change is likely not coming in Guaido's wake -- and his air miles are more a bid to resuscitate himself on the international stage than a chance for foreign capitals to hyperventilate about his transitional presidency. \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 21 Jan. 2020",
"One witness said a group of women were wailing and hyperventilating in fear, some separated from their family members. \u2014 Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post , 22 July 2019"
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"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[
"stimulant"
],
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": a sleep-inducing agent : soporific":[],
": of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism":[],
": one that is or can be hypnotized":[],
": readily holding the attention":[
"a hypnotic personality",
"a simple hypnotic beat"
],
": tending to produce sleep : soporific":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The psychologist put her into a hypnotic state.",
"Riding in a car often has a hypnotic effect on babies.",
"the steady, hypnotic rhythm of the train",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Directed by the late Anthony Minghella, The Talented Mr. Ripley weaves a hypnotic tale of violence and loneliness in 1950s Italy. \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"At Kings Theatre, the Baltimore band Beach House runs through a lush, hypnotic catalogue (July 19-20). \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
"Klaus Schulze, a German electronic musician whose hypnotic , pulsating, swirling compositions filled five decades of solo albums, collaborations and film scores, died Tuesday. \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Lambert pays ode to folks out in the country getting in done on this somewhere odd, but strangely hypnotic track. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Klaus Schulze, a German electronic musician whose hypnotic , pulsating, swirling compositions filled five decades of solo albums, collaborations and film scores, died on Tuesday. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The surreal effect of this layout is enhanced by David Neumann\u2018s choreography, which keeps the mass of bodies in hypnotic motion. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Spaceman continues to fine-tune his astral pop sound with shocking consistency throughout the familiar but delightfully hypnotic space rock album. \u2014 Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"At the main entrance, two portals opened onto a giant skull glowing with hypnotic patterns and a massive electric tree with fluorescent leaves. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The festival, which started in 1976, is bringing wacky comedy shows, unique music performances, daring jousts, acrobatics, hypnotics and even big cats to 10 stages around the 30-acre festival grounds, located 30 minutes south of Denver in Larkspur. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Know , 18 June 2019",
"There was no consensus among professionals in Cleveland over whether the availability of methamphetamine or the drugs known as sedative- hypnotics , such as Xanax, Klonopin or Ativan, has increased. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland.com , 7 July 2017",
"There are signs warning visitors not to use the spa while under the influence of hypnotics . \u2014 Richard Morgan, New York Times , 2 Jan. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French or Late Latin; French hypnotique , from Late Latin hypnoticus , from Greek hypn\u014dtikos , from hypnoun to put to sleep, from hypnos":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"hip-\u02c8n\u00e4-tik",
"hip-\u02c8n\u00e4t-ik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"drowsy",
"narcotic",
"opiate",
"sleepy",
"slumberous",
"slumbrous",
"somniferous",
"somnolent",
"soporific"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132120",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": to dazzle or overcome by or as if by suggestion":[
"a voice that hypnotizes its hearers",
"drivers hypnotized by speed"
],
": to induce hypnosis in":[]
},
"examples":[
"The therapist hypnotized him and asked him questions about his traumatic experiences in the war.",
"He can hypnotize people with his stare.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is all starting to sound less like a mindfulness exercise and more like an attempt by the actor to hypnotize you, or maybe induct you into some kind of cult. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 20 June 2022",
"But this only ties into the film\u2019s thematic thread about the slipperiness of memory and how charismatic people can almost hypnotize us into not believing the evidence of our eyes. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The leak even mentions MJ reading a newspaper report to Peter that says Spider-Man might have the power to hypnotize women. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The kind that brims with superhero energy, that can dominate the stage and hypnotize the masses",
"As expected, Shayna Baszler\u2019s mystique as a real-life shoot-fighter took a blow by the end of this match, which saw Alexa Bliss hypnotize and control Nia Jax. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"Those experiences remind him of a D.J.\u2019s ability to guide and almost hypnotize a receptive crowd. \u2014 Eric Ducker, New York Times , 8 June 2021",
"Producer/singer Gess is ready to hypnotize you with his latest single. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 5 Mar. 2021",
"The off-kilter rhythms feel both immersive and agitated, as if Fincher were trying to both hypnotize you and jolt you awake with his lustrous Old Hollywood homage. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 6 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hip-n\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arrest",
"bedazzle",
"catch up",
"enchant",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"fascinate",
"grip",
"mesmerize",
"spellbind"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022728",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"hypocrisy":{
"antonyms":[
"genuineness",
"sincereness",
"sincerity"
],
"definitions":{
": an act or instance of hypocrisy":[
"a keen awareness of one's parents' hypocrisies"
]
},
"examples":[
"When his private letters were made public, they revealed his hypocrisy .",
"the hypocrisy of people who say one thing but do another",
"Teenagers often have a keen awareness of their parents' hypocrisies .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The geography of empire always includes a gulf of hypocrisy between the metropolis and the provinces. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Poland, which accepted practically no Syrians in the 2015 refugee crisis but had opened its borders to white, Christian Belarusian protesters, was a billboard for the hypocrisy of the bloc. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Flanary\u2019s best material balances the specificity of an expert with the nose for hypocrisy that typically comes from an incisive observer, said Heidi Tworek, a University of British Columbia history professor who studies health communication. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Tanden's disappointed supporters are slamming her Republican opponents for hypocrisy . \u2014 Ramesh Ponnuru, Star Tribune , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Many, including The Wing, the Sierra Club and DoSomething, faced social media uprisings from workers who spilled the worst of their experiences online and called out brands and companies for hypocrisy . \u2014 Elly Belle, refinery29.com , 10 Dec. 2020",
"After Nagaenthran was hanged, Human Rights Watch legal adviser Linda Lakhdir wrote that the communication between Malaysia and Singapore highlighted a hypocrisy : Nagaethran would have likely faced capital punishment at home. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"And past hypocrisy shouldn\u2019t serve as an excuse for failing to say that clearly, and act on it. \u2014 Matthew Duss, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
"That hypocrisy added to the frustration of Apple employees, with some already quitting. \u2014 Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune , 20 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ypocrisye, borrowed from Anglo-French ypocrisie, borrowed from Late Latin hypocrisis, ypocrisis, borrowed from Greek hyp\u00f3krisis \"playing a part on the stage, pretending to be something one is not,\" from hypokri-, variant stem of hypokr\u012b\u0301nomai, hypokr\u012b\u0301nesthai \"to reply, make an answer, speak in dialogue, play a part on the stage, feign\" (from hypo- hypo- + kr\u012b\u0301nomai, middle voice of kr\u012b\u0301n\u014d, kr\u012b\u0301nein \"to separate, choose, decide, judge\") + -sis, suffix forming nouns of action or process \u2014 more at certain entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"hi-\u02c8p\u00e4-kr\u0259-s\u0113",
"also h\u012b-"
],
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"synonyms":[
"cant",
"dissembling",
"dissimulation",
"insincerity",
"piousness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065143",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": mexican fire plant":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134713",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned"
],
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"examples":[
"it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, in theory, a company can talk about its values daily and still be utterly hypocritical , incenting and encouraging behavior at odds with its stated principles. \u2014 Mark Murphy, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"If France is fundamentally hollow, or hypocritical , or lost, isn\u2019t her homeland too",
"But Diana used the opportunity to point out how Sutton's aggressive approach toward her was hypocritical . \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Russian flags have been flown in rallies everywhere from Ethiopia to South Africa as many Africans believe that the West\u2019s condemnation of the invasion is hypocritical in the context of Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan. \u2014 Tom Collins, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"For all its commitment to its own territorial integrity, Blinken argued China's unwavering alliance with Russia was hypocritical . \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
"Roberts kind of rebels against things that are obviously hypocritical . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
"In addition, American and Taiwanese information statecraft in the Indo-Pacific and globally should expose China\u2019s hypocritical behavior on climate change and Covid and its repression of Uyghurs, Hong Kong and religious freedom. \u2014 John Bolton, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
"During his radio show, Stern explained why the events \u2014 and the reactions to them \u2014 were hypocritical . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1553, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"hypocritic \"of a hypocrite\" (borrowed from Medieval Latin hypocriticus, borrowed from Greek hypokritik\u00f3s \"of acting, skilled in rhetorical delivery,\" from hypokrit\u1e17s \"answerer, actor on a stage\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -al entry 1 \u2014 more at hypocrite":""
},
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"\u02cchi-p\u0259-\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l"
],
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"artificial",
"backhanded",
"counterfeit",
"double",
"double-dealing",
"double-faced",
"fake",
"feigned",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony",
"phoney",
"phony-baloney",
"phoney-baloney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030412",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned"
],
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"examples":[
"it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, in theory, a company can talk about its values daily and still be utterly hypocritical , incenting and encouraging behavior at odds with its stated principles. \u2014 Mark Murphy, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"If France is fundamentally hollow, or hypocritical , or lost, isn\u2019t her homeland too",
"But Diana used the opportunity to point out how Sutton's aggressive approach toward her was hypocritical . \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Russian flags have been flown in rallies everywhere from Ethiopia to South Africa as many Africans believe that the West\u2019s condemnation of the invasion is hypocritical in the context of Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan. \u2014 Tom Collins, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"For all its commitment to its own territorial integrity, Blinken argued China's unwavering alliance with Russia was hypocritical . \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
"Roberts kind of rebels against things that are obviously hypocritical . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
"In addition, American and Taiwanese information statecraft in the Indo-Pacific and globally should expose China\u2019s hypocritical behavior on climate change and Covid and its repression of Uyghurs, Hong Kong and religious freedom. \u2014 John Bolton, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
"During his radio show, Stern explained why the events \u2014 and the reactions to them \u2014 were hypocritical . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1553, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"hypocritic \"of a hypocrite\" (borrowed from Medieval Latin hypocriticus, borrowed from Greek hypokritik\u00f3s \"of acting, skilled in rhetorical delivery,\" from hypokrit\u1e17s \"answerer, actor on a stage\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -al entry 1 \u2014 more at hypocrite":""
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"\u02cchi-p\u0259-\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l"
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"backhanded",
"counterfeit",
"double",
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"double-faced",
"fake",
"feigned",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony",
"phoney",
"phony-baloney",
"phoney-baloney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182834",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"hypocrystalline":{
"antonyms":[],
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary hypo- + crystalline":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105908",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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": hypodermic injection":[],
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": of or relating to the parts beneath the skin":[],
": resembling a hypodermic injection in effect : stimulating":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"he hardly felt it when the nurse stuck the hypodermic in his arm",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"At a string of encampments under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, where more than a dozen people had been living, city workers confiscated tents, mattresses, shoes, coats, hundreds of hypodermic needles, and at least one rocking chair. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
"Characters also use hypodermic needles to inject a secret formula. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The officer recovered 24 items valued at $664 along with used hypodermic needles and other drug use implements. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The floor was covered in a plethora of hypodermic needles, which were properly destroyed later. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Clean & Safe crews collected more than 70,000 bags of trash, picked up 65,000 hypodermic needles and removed tens of thousands of graffiti tags downtown in the last year, according to figures provided by the program. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Police found an unidentified crystalline substance and hypodermic syringes in the Strongsville man\u2019s vehicle. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 2 July 2021",
"During the traffic stop, she was also charged with criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. \u2014 Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The nurse popped one cartridge out of the hypodermic chamber and inserted the next. \u2014 Donald Antrim, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
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"hypo- + -dermic (in endermic \"acting through the skin,\" epidermic )":"Adjective"
},
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"-\u02c8d\u0259r-mik",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259r-mik"
],
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"hypodermic needle",
"hypodermic syringe",
"needle",
"syringe"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031608",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hypodermic syringe complete with needle":[],
": needle sense 1c(1)":[]
},
"examples":[
"doesn't mind getting shots as long as he doesn't catch sight of the hypodermic needle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hypodermic needle was recovered and disposed of at the fire station. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Sep. 2021",
"When the older man stepped out of the vehicle\u2019s passenger seat, a used hypodermic needle fell to the ground. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022",
"In a lunchbox on the kitchen stove, police found a spoon and hypodermic needle plunger. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2021",
"So, a technician uses a hypodermic needle to inject a few small microchips into your body. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 11 June 2021",
"Aside from the occasional nasal spray for flu or sugar lump for polio, the hypodermic needle has been the mainstay of protecting against infectious disease since it was pioneered by a Dublin physician in 1844. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Aside from the occasional nasal spray for flu or sugar lump for polio, the hypodermic needle has been the mainstay of protecting against infectious disease since it was pioneered by a Dublin physician in 1844. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Then police noticed the man had been holding a hypodermic needle in his hand. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Aside from the occasional nasal spray for flu or sugar lump for polio, the hypodermic needle has been the mainstay of protecting against infectious disease since it was pioneered by a Dublin physician in 1844. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259r-mik-"
],
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"hypodermic",
"hypodermic syringe",
"needle",
"syringe"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095718",
"type":[
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]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin":[]
},
"examples":[
"the nurse filled a different hypodermic syringe for each injection",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An uncapped hypodermic syringe was in the woman\u2019s purse. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 3 July 2020",
"An officer found a hypodermic syringe under the driver\u2019s seat. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Apr. 2020",
"In the 1850s, the development of the hypodermic syringe allowed exact dosages of morphine to be delivered directly into a patient\u2019s bloodstream, which would be key for field hospital amputations during the American Civil War. \u2014 Jon Kelvey, Smithsonian , 13 Jan. 2017",
"The hypodermic syringe needle has been striking fear in patients since the 1850s. \u2014 Gary Strauss, National Geographic , 14 Nov. 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"hypodermic",
"hypodermic needle",
"needle",
"syringe"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104454",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to attribute real identity to (a concept)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek hypostatos substantially existing, from hyphistasthai":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4-st\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104231",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hypostoma":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hypostome":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from hypo- + -stoma":""
},
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"h\u0259\u0307\u02c8-",
"h\u012b\u02c8p\u00e4st\u0259m\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110305",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having the mouth on the lower side":[],
": hypostomatic":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"hypo- + -stomatous":""
},
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"\"+\u00a6st\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259s",
"-t\u014dm-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120938",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hypostome":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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": any of several structures associated with the mouth: such as":[],
": the manubrium of a hydrozoan":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1862, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary hypo- + -stome (from Greek stoma mouth) \u2014 more at stomach entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012b-p\u0259-\u02ccst\u014dm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112903",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hypothecate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hypothesize":[],
": to pledge as security without delivery of title or possession":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1681, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1906, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek hypoth\u0113k\u0113 suggestion, from hypotithenai":"Verb",
"Medieval Latin hypothecare to pledge, from Late Latin hypotheca pledge, from Greek hypoth\u0113k\u0113 , from hypotithenai to put under, deposit as a pledge":"Verb"
},
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"h\u012b-",
"hi-\u02c8p\u00e4-th\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4-th\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
"hi-\u02c8p\u00e4-th\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t, h\u012b-"
],
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"assume",
"hypothesize",
"postulate",
"premise",
"presume",
"presuppose",
"say",
"suppose"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235644",
"type":[
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences":[],
": an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument":[],
": an interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as the ground for action":[],
": the antecedent clause of a conditional statement":[]
},
"examples":[
"In contrast to Bingham's hypothesis that Machu Picchu was the birthplace of the first Inca and the hearth area of the Inca civilization, current scholars believe that the city was built as a country estate \u2026 \u2014 Roger Balm , Focus On Geography , Spring 2004",
"Campus veterans marvel at all the poolside apartments that have sprung up since Georgia popped the income cap off its merit awards. Professors are testing their hypothesis that instead of increasing college enrollment, the state's $1.7 billion scholarship program has been a blessing for the automobile industry\u2014since so many families roll the savings into buying new cars. \u2014 Greg Winter , New York Times , 31 Oct. 2002",
"Isaac Newton initially argued against a parabolic orbit for the \u2026 comet of 1680, preferring the hypothesis of two independent comets, one for the inbound and one for the outbound leg. However, Newton later showed that the orbit of the comet could indeed be fit by a parabola. \u2014 Daniel C. Boice and Walter Huebner , \"Physics and Chemistry of Comets,\" in Encyclopedia of the Solar System Paul R. Weissman et al., editors , 1999",
"As stated, our working hypothesis suggests a straightforward way to look for evidence that would confirm or disconfirm it: can you predict what is omitted and what is included in alphabetic representations",
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"The prize aims to reward scientists for their ideas on how to drive their field forward, by awarding up to $20k for the top hypothesis for making progress in an undervalued field of longevity. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The behaviour of mothers as the primary caregiver was central to Bowlby's hypothesis . \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
"Evidence for that hypothesis isn\u2019t just emerging from the United States. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 14 May 2022",
"But the experts panel cast doubt on that hypothesis . \u2014 Shane Harris, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Their result depended on the Riemann hypothesis being true \u2014 but that famously hard question remains unsolved. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Higher doses also reduced the levels of tau tangles, consistent with the amyloid-cascade hypothesis . \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 23 June 2021",
"The hypothesis is that false and dangerous ideas seduce audiences who would otherwise be unaware or indifferent to such outlandish thinking. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"According to health officials in Scotland, the leading hypothesis is that the illnesses are caused by an infectious agent\u2014rather than a toxic exposure\u2014and an adenovirus is the prime suspect. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"Scientists hypothesize that the falling number of male crabs has created a sperm shortage for spawning females, which could be one of the things contributing to the decreasing crab population. \u2014 Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Scholars hypothesize that it may have been hidden around the time of the Spanish invasion of 1521 C.E. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"For example, researchers hypothesize that regular coffee drinkers will more likely opt for a cup of coffee vs a more sugar-heavy caffeine boost from an energy drink or soda. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"The researchers hypothesize that, as a result, fewer SARS-CoV-2 viruses are able to gain entry into these individuals\u2019 bodies, significantly reducing their risk of severe COVID. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 18 May 2022",
"But by observing light reflected off it, scientists hypothesize the asteroid may be unusually rich in metal. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Some hypothesize that grasping a language requires absorbing subtle patterns unconsciously and that adults\u2019 superior conscious reasoning interferes. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The unique position of the wound led the researchers to hypothesize that the frill was punctured from the back. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Many in the world of rare kidney diseases hypothesize these illnesses are probably not rare at all. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 2 May 2022"
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"These hypothetical examples don\u2019t represent the return on any particular investment, and the rates aren\u2019t guaranteed. \u2014 Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The rules included hypothetical examples of abusive transactions in which children were given multiple trusts. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The other was 17 pages of training material outlining state harassment laws and provided hypothetical examples of conduct that crossed the line. \u2014 Jon Campbell, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
"In the state Senate, the online training does include hypothetical examples of harassment. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 13 May 2021",
"Erskine jumped in on the hypothetical conversation. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"According to the Suffolk/Globe poll, Baker running as an independent would lead a hypothetical \u2014 and very unlikely \u2014 three-way race for governor that includes Healey by 9 points. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In that hypothetical scenario, Zimbalist said the $850 million the Bills got wouldn\u2019t necessarily affect the price tag in San Diego. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"He's being treated for hypertension .",
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"But their son was born with a serious congenital heart condition, pulmonary hypertension . \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
"Nearly half of American adults -- about 116 million people -- have a high blood pressure, or hypertension , according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"First are people who have serious underlying conditions -- such as heart disease, kidney failure and pulmonary hypertension , a type of high blood pressure that affects the lungs -- before getting pregnant. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
"Our success in fighting Alzheimer\u2019s will come from the combination therapies that are standard of care for other major diseases of aging, such as heart disease, cancer and hypertension . \u2014 WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Those with diabetes, hypertension or cholesterol, need to make sure those conditions are well-controlled. \u2014 Olveen Carrasquillo, The Conversation , 8 June 2022",
"Medically known as hypertension , high blood pressure is used to describe the force of blood against artery walls. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
"In one promising model, hospitals in Canada have recently launched a surgical prehabilitation program and toolkit that helps surgeons and their patients work on hypertension , hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular health. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
"Generalized anxiety disorder was more common for 23- to 35-year-olds than for other age groups, the study reported, while hypertension was more common in the oldest patients. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022"
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"The disease can also cause hallucinations, agitation, hypersalivation , difficulty swallowing and fear of water. \u2014 Madeline Farber, Fox News , 19 Oct. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Without this braking action, your knee would hyperextend at the end of each stride. \u2014 Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2019",
"The Gluteus Maximus must be strong to extend and hyperextend the hip joint. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 7 July 2020",
"Giannis Antetokounmpo really did hyperextend his left knee just two weeks ago in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Atlanta Hawks. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 13 July 2021",
"The two-time NBA MVP was forced off after appearing to hyperextend his left knee following an awkward landing in the third quarter of the game. \u2014 Ben Church, CNN , 30 June 2021",
"Some people can naturally hyperextend more than others, but many end up tearing internal structures. \u2014 Grace Mcdermott, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2021",
"Fewer Russian characters would squeeze their palates, and fewer Irish characters would hyperextend their vowels. \u2014 Reid Singer, New York Times , 28 Oct. 2020",
"Alabama guard Herbert Jones will be a game-time decision after hyperextending his elbow against Penn last week. \u2014 Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al , 11 Nov. 2019",
"Starting center Hassan Whiteside hyperextended his left knee in the second quarter against the Thunder and, despite returning to play 13 minutes, 19 seconds in the second half, did not practice on Friday. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 1 Nov. 2019"
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"Fasting has no benefit for strength or hypertrophy . \u2014 Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health , 19 May 2022",
"So how can the average trainee achieve hypertrophy ",
"According to the lawsuit, Sobotka has been diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy , which causes a frequent and uncontrollable need to urinate. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Strength workouts in the gym should focus on building strength, not endurance or hypertrophy (bulking up). \u2014 Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2019",
"In this battle between fast-twitch atrophy (shrinkage) and slow-twitch hypertrophy (growth), atrophy wins, resulting in smaller, more physiologically-efficient muscles. \u2014 Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2020",
"The increase of blood circulation and temperature from the massage also helps increase flexibility while stimulating muscle hypertrophy . \u2014 Zane Pickett, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"That said, the best reason to do crunches is for hypertrophy (growth in muscle size) of the rectus abdominis. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Greater handgrip strength was associated with less cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling, which are indicators of long-term cardiovascular disease. \u2014 Mark Lieber, CNN , 14 Mar. 2018"
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"Too many vitamins can lead to the condition hypervitaminosis , which can cause dizziness, fatigue, blurry vision and other toxic symptoms. \u2014 Andrea K. Mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com , 15 Feb. 2018",
"Such large doses, if taken repeatedly over time, have the potential to cause vitamin D toxicity, known as hypervitaminosis D. In the study, however, no participants showed any side effects. \u2014 Douglas Main, Newsweek , 25 June 2017"
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"The condition is officially known as initial orthostatic hypotension (IOH), which by definition should last no longer than a minute. \u2014 Linda Carroll, NBC News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Dutasteride can have brutal side effects in some men, Rossi said, including a loss of libido, erectile dysfunction and a form of low pressure called orthostatic hypotension . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The former child actor, who appeared in the 2011 comedy Our Idiot Brother, intentionally ingested sodium nitrate, a preservative that, when ingested in high quantities, can lead to hypotension and limited oxygen flow in the body, which can be fatal. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Lidocaine is a depressant, which can normalize an irregular heartbeat or cause hypotension , which is low blood pressure. \u2014 Katherine Rosenberg-douglas, chicagotribune.com , 2 June 2021",
"Excessive sweating was the next most common symptom, followed by fainting, nausea or vomiting, and hypotension . \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 30 Apr. 2021",
"In 2019, the researchers were able to implant the device in a patient with a chronic spinal cord injury and a debilitating case of orthostatic hypotension . \u2014 Theresa Gaffney, STAT , 27 Jan. 2021",
"For people with orthostatic hypotension , even moving between bed and one\u2019s wheelchair, or sitting up to eat breakfast, can pose a risk. \u2014 Theresa Gaffney, STAT , 27 Jan. 2021",
"One of the most common problems is orthostatic hypotension , or not being able to maintain a stable blood pressure when switching positions between sitting, standing, or lying down. \u2014 Theresa Gaffney, STAT , 27 Jan. 2021"
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": resonance in an organic chemical structure that involves as part of the resonance hybrid the separation of a proton from a methyl or other alkyl group situated next to an electron-deficient unit (as a double bond or carbonium ion), the electrons released by the proton tending to move toward the electron-deficient function with resultant stabilization of the entire structure (as in a trisubstituted propylene H\u2212CH 2 CR=CR 2 \u2194H + CH 2 =CR\u2212CR 2 \u2212 )":[]
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"Latin hypaethrus exposed to the open air, from Greek hypaithros , from hypo- + aith\u0113r ether, air \u2014 more at ether":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pelvic floor disorders happen when the supportive muscles in that area are either too tight (known as hypertonicity ) or too weak and stretched out (known as hypotonicity). \u2014 Claire Sibonney, SELF , 29 Sep. 2021"
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"h\u0259\u0307\u02c8p-"
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"\u2014 Chuck Sweeny",
"In a country that's hypermodern in many regards, \"Secrets, Objects,\" shines an uncomfortable spotlight on the still very traditional mores of marriage and the identity of wives vis-a-vis husbands.",
"\u2014 John Glionna"
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": characterized by a set of strategies developed in the early 20th century that include the control of the center of the chessboard by means of distant pieces rather than more centrally located pawns":[
"Hypermodern chess came into vogue after World War I and posed a real dilemma to the existing classical school of chess theory of: \"What to do",
"\u2014 Harold Dondis and Chris Chase"
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"first_known_use":{
"1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"hip-\u02c8n\u014d-s\u0259s"
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"mesmerism"
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"examples":[
"He underwent hypnosis to treat his fear of water.",
"While under hypnosis , she described the horrific accident in detail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An interdisciplinary approach provides patients with access to different options, including cognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, exercise, physical rehab and even hypnosis . \u2014 Jessica Dulong, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Rest is equally as prioritized here with Spa Aiyana offering unique treatments like sleep hypnosis and oxygen infusions, and spacious suites providing comfortable beds and blackout curtains. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"The practice has taken many forms historically, including shock therapy and hypnosis , but the most common form today is talk therapy, according to the study. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"As with any supplement, ask your doctor for a reputable brand. ... or hypnosis . \u2014 Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022",
"That\u2019s not so different from hypnosis \u2014a practice that got a bad rap over the years thanks to mesmerists and stage stunts. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"According to the National Institutes of Health, hypnosis has been shown to help people manage some painful conditions and deal with anxiety. \u2014 Megan O\u2019matz, ProPublica , 25 May 2022",
"Another recent study by Indiana University showed that self- hypnosis can cut menopausal sleep disturbances by 50% to 77%. \u2014 Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022",
"One recent pilot study even found that hypnosis reduced by half the number of hot flashes in women, plus lessened their severity. \u2014 Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022"
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"New Latin":""
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"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205943"
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"\u2026 don't continually try to pop your joints (i.e., crack your knuckles). This practice tends to create hypermobility and can lead to instability of the joint.",
"\u2014 Yoga Journal",
"There is evidence that hypermobility \u2014the loose joints that many musicians have\u2014seems to prevent repetitive-motion injuries.",
"\u2014 Industry Week"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-m\u014d-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-m\u014d-\u02c8bil-\u0259t-\u0113"
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"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212102"
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": to induce a high level of immunity or of circulating antibodies in (as by a long course of injections of antigen, repeated increasing doses of antigen, or the use of adjuvants with the antigen)":[
"They have tested its specificity in animals hyperimmunized against an array of atypical mycobacteria, and have not detected any cross-reactivity \u2026",
"\u2014 Chris Anne Raymond"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8i-my\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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"first_known_use":{
"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": extreme or excessive vigilance : the state of being highly or abnormally alert to potential danger or threat":[
"A person suffering from PTSD may have sleep disturbances, irritability, hypervigilance , heightened startle responses and flashbacks of the original trauma.",
"\u2014 Ellen L. Bassuk et al.",
"One common trait among fearful fliers is hypervigilance ; they often spend the entire trip watching the flight attendants, analyzing the chime system, and assessing the sounds of the engines.",
"\u2014 Nancy J. Perry"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8vij-\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8vi-j\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s"
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"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214125"
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"hyperconcentration":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": intense or excessive concentration":[
"\u2026 beyond these direct economic effects, today's hyperconcentration of income threatens our economy through our political system.",
"\u2014 Jacob Hacker and Nate Loewentheil"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"-\u02ccsen-"
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"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214241"
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"verb"
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": stimulus":[],
": stimulate":[
"do everything possible to hypo the economy",
"\u2014 Clem Morgello"
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": under : beneath : down":[
"hypo blast",
"hypo dermic"
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": less than normal or normally":[
"hyp esthesia",
"hypo tension"
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": in a lower state of oxidation : in a low and usually the lowest position in a series of compounds":[
"hypo chlorous acid",
"hypo xanthine"
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"short for hyposulfite thiosulfate":"Noun",
"Late Latin hypo-, hyp- , from Greek, from hypo \u2014 more at up":"Prefix"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1709, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1855, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1942, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": excessive production of a bodily secretion (such as gastric acid, mucus, or growth hormone)":[
"The clinical diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome is confirmed by demonstrating cortisol hypersecretion \u2026",
"\u2014 David N. Orth"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"-si-\u02c8kr\u0113-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-si-\u02c8kr\u0113-sh\u0259n"
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"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
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": excessive or extreme stimulation : the act or process of excessively stimulating something or someone":[
"The donors were fertile women who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and \u2026 ultrasound-directed aspiration of oocytes for the sole purpose of donation.",
"\u2014 Mark V. Sauer et al."
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},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccstim-y\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02ccstim-y\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"first_known_use":{
"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": exhibiting excessive tone or tension":[
"a hypertonic baby",
"a hypertonic bladder"
],
": having a higher osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium or a fluid under comparison":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00e4-nik",
"-\u02c8t\u00e4n-ik"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The good news is that hypertonic saline injections seem to work. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 21 July 2020",
"Also referred to as a hypertonic or hyperactive pelvic floor, this describes a state where the muscles in your pelvis hold too much tension and are unable to relax. \u2014 Sarah Graham, refinery29.com , 21 May 2021",
"Sinus rinses like neti pots can help wash out mucus, especially when people use hypertonic saline, Dass said. \u2014 Slone Terranella, Detroit Free Press , 19 Apr. 2021"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231915"
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"definitions":{
": a compact mass of hyphae below the true stroma and beneath the host epidermis of a fungus":[]
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely efficient":[
"hyperefficient employees",
"a hyper-efficient engine",
"The striving for hyperefficient machinery enjoyed its heyday in the late 19th century.",
"\u2014 Doug Stewart"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
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"first_known_use":{
"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235726"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": characterized by a coiling of the shell to the left combined with an asymmetric arrangement of the organs like that of an individual of the same or related species with a shell coiled to the right":[]
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"hyper- + Greek strophos twisted band, cord + English -ic":""
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": causing low blood pressure or a lowering of blood pressure":[
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": a person with hypotension":[]
},
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u014d-\u02c8ten(t)-siv"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Both are hypotensive at this point, Ibershoff said, meaning their blood pressure is well below a healthy range. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 10 Aug. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1941, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001036"
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"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": having deficient tone or tension":[
"hypotonic children"
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": having a lower osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium or a fluid under comparison":[
"hypotonic organisms"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-p\u014d-",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-nik",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4n-ik, -p\u014d-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Tuesday, the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 36, recounted a heartbreaking story on Instagram involving her 3-year-old son Hart, who was diagnosed with hypotonic cerebral palsy last October. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Back in October, the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 36, revealed that her son Hart, who turns 3 next month, was diagnosed with hypotonic cerebral palsy. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 26 May 2021"
],
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"1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003027"
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"examples":[
"She fueled her hypochondria by reading articles about rare diseases.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Dostoyevsky, with the infernal reveler ejected, is relieved that second of his hemorrhoids, his gambling habit, his seizures, his fevers, his depression, his hypochondria , his appalling futuristic intuitions and obsessions. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 19 Oct. 2021",
"To suggest otherwise is nothing short of political hypochondria . \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 12 Aug. 2021",
"These Sutter pop-up clinics are for urgent care, meaning an ailment that lies somewhere between hypochondria and the emergency room. \u2014 Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com , 18 Apr. 2020",
"Refinery29 spoke to a young woman whose hypochondria has spiralled since the news broke that coronavirus had hit the UK. \u2014 Jessica Morgan, refinery29.com , 10 Mar. 2020",
"In Hippocrates\u2019 Aphorisms, hypochondria referred to the soft part of the body below the ribs. \u2014 Alyson Pomerantz, Longreads , 3 Sep. 2019",
"Affected children may have sleep disorders, school problems ranging from avoidance and absence to underachievement, discipline problems, and hypochondria . \u2014 Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker , 10 June 2019",
"In 2001 Ellroy suffered episodes of sleeplessness and hypochondria and, eventually, a nervous breakdown. \u2014 The Economist , 8 June 2019",
"This was certainly the case with my battle against hypochondria . \u2014 Liv Boeree, Vox , 30 Nov. 2018"
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"earlier, \"organs of the upper abdomen behind the ribs (including the liver and gallbladder, thought to be the seat of melancholy),\" borrowed from Late Latin, borrowed from Greek hypoch\u00f3ndria, plural of hypoch\u00f3ndrion (referring to either the left or right side of these organs), noun derivative from neuter of hypoch\u00f3ndrios \"located beneath the cartilage (connecting the ribs and sternum),\" from hypo- hypo- + -chondrios, adjective derivative of ch\u00f3ndros \"gristle, cartilage\" \u2014 more at chondro-":""
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"1700, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the uncommon ability that allows a person to spontaneously recall with great accuracy and detail a vast number of personal events or experiences and their associated dates : highly superior autobiographical memory":[
"People with hyperthymesia can recall almost every day of their lives in near perfect detail, as well as public events that are personally significant. Those affected describe their memories as uncontrollable associations, so when they come across a date, they \"see\" a vivid depiction of that day in their heads.",
"\u2014 Miriam Stoppard",
"Those equipped with hyperthymesia file away in their brains by default a detailed report on each day and can remember them in flawless detail, from news events, conversations they had to what they ate for breakfast. No matter how far removed, if prompted with a date, these individuals are able to pull the appropriate folder out of their mental file cabinet without hesitation.",
"\u2014 William J. Dowd"
]
},
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"hyper- + -thymes- (probably extracted from Greek enth\u0233\u0301m\u0113sis \"consideration, reflection\" or epith\u0233\u0301m\u0113sis \"longing, desire\") + -ia entry 1 ; enth\u0233\u0301m\u0113sis from enth\u0233m\u00e9omai, enth\u0233\u0301mesthai \"to ponder, consider, take to heart\" (derivative of enth\u0233\u0301mios \"taken to heart, weighing on the mind,\" from en- en- entry 2 + - th\u0233mios, derivative of th\u0233mos \"spirit, mind, courage\") + -sis -sis ; epith\u0233\u0301m\u0113sis from epith\u0233meomai, epith\u0233\u0301mesthai \"to set one's heart on, covet, desire\" (derivative of epith\u0233m\u00eda \"desire, yearning,\" from epi- epi- + th\u0233m\u00f3s + -ia -ia entry 1 ) + -sis -sis \u2014 more at fume entry 1":""
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"first_known_use":{
"2006, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011049"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": development of hypersthene by metamorphic processes":[]
},
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"-\u02ccsth\u0113n\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n",
"-\u02ccn\u012b\u02c8z-"
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"\u02c8hip-n\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
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"Proponents say hypnotism deserves more attention from mainstream medicine as it has been used to treat anxiety, chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and more. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"His version of Bram Stoker's villain speaks stiltedly, slinks across the screen with a hypnotic menace and then performs actual hypnotism on unwitting victims. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 28 Oct. 2021",
"For various reasons, the mentioning of being hypnotized or being the subject of hypnotism is considered misleading and potentially outright misapplied. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Throughout his life, Appleby developed a devotion to New Thought philosophy and embraced different practices such as hypnotism . \u2014 Nicole Norfleet, Star Tribune , 24 July 2021",
"Not unlike today, people turned to quack cures for relief, including water therapy and mesmerism, which involved hypnotism and the use of magnets. \u2014 Ann Levin, USA TODAY , 18 Jan. 2021",
"Tommy Vee bring his hypnotism show to the Big E for just six days. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 3 Sep. 2019",
"The combination of soft lighting, soothing music, and Mesmer\u2019s enthralling movements around the room produced what is now recognized as a form of hypnotism . \u2014 National Geographic , 5 Mar. 2019",
"The hypnotism was like a one-act play within the show itself, said Gadon. \u2014 Sonia Saraiya, HWD , 25 June 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Witness file storage, which are fitted inside the unit one evening just as the building is closing, with great effort and much fighting, owing to the hypotenuse problem, which is often forgotten. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Witness file storage, which are fitted inside the unit one evening just as the building is closing, with great effort and much fighting, owing to the hypotenuse problem, which is often forgotten. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Witness file storage, which are fitted inside the unit one evening just as the building is closing, with great effort and much fighting, owing to the hypotenuse problem, which is often forgotten. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Witness file storage, which are fitted inside the unit one evening just as the building is closing, with great effort and much fighting, owing to the hypotenuse problem, which is often forgotten. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Witness file storage, which are fitted inside the unit one evening just as the building is closing, with great effort and much fighting, owing to the hypotenuse problem, which is often forgotten. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Witness file storage, which are fitted inside the unit one evening just as the building is closing, with great effort and much fighting, owing to the hypotenuse problem, which is often forgotten. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In Figure 2, the length of line segment OP is 1, and OQ, the hypotenuse of the triangle, is 3.5. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 Aug. 2021",
"In the diagram, line segment OP is 1, and the hypotenuse OQ is now 4.5. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 Aug. 2021"
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"earlier hypothenusa, hypothenuse, borrowed from Latin hypot\u0113n\u016bsa, borrowed from Greek hypote\u00ednousa, noun derivative (with gramm\u1e17 \"line\" or pleur\u00e1 \"side\" understood) from feminine of hypote\u00edn\u014dn, present participle of hypote\u00ednein \"to stretch under, put under, subtend,\" from hypo- hypo- + te\u00ednein \"to stretch, extend\" \u2014 more at tenant entry 1":""
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"\u2014 John Rennie",
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"\u2014 Jim Doyle"
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"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Try to prevent hyperventilation and holding your breath for too long, which can lead to blacking out and drowning. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
"One of those exercises is a rapid breathing technique known as hyperventilation , in which Cassiday would intentionally provoke Jackson's anxiety. \u2014 David Begnaud, CBS News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Cue the rapid inhales of imminent hyperventilation . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Some actors, tasked with the portrayal of traumatic encounters amid personal loss, might tend toward sobbing or hyperventilation . \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Unfortunately, focusing too much on inhalations without fully exhaling can lead to overbreathing: inhaling more than exhaling, akin to hyperventilation . \u2014 Dana Santas, CNN , 7 July 2021",
"Despite all the media hype and Democratic Party hyperventilation , the only person shot and killed on Jan. 6 was a protester, an unarmed woman who was an Air Force veteran. \u2014 WSJ , 18 June 2021",
"Its useful observations \u2014 about his nullifying lack of collegiality, about his noxious self-righteousness \u2014 were undercut by its hyperventilation . \u2014 Frank Bruni New York Times, Star Tribune , 17 June 2021",
"Another concern is the possibility of hyperventilation when navigating demanding terrain or that ordinary breathing could disrupt the sniff controller's code and crash the wheelchair. \u2014 Ferris Jabr, Scientific American , 29 July 2010"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In its first iteration, Web1\u2019s content was still highly decentralized, with users and organizations hosting personal servers and sites that users could only navigate using classic hyperlink technology. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Morey, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Merely linking the hyperlink does not amount to republication. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"The notice was printed in a tiny grey font and the hyperlink was not set off in a different color. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 3 May 2022",
"The original version of the Washington Post article contained a hyperlink that exposed information such as the account owner's work address, which was later removed. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Click here or use any hyperlink on this page to register as a new user. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 13 Feb. 2022",
"When in doubt, hover your cursor over a hyperlink and scrutinize the URL. \u2014 ProPublica , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Both of the platforms are hyperlink deserts: Users can post only one or two external links anywhere on the sites, and the most important appears, yes, in the bio at the top of their profile. \u2014 Michael Waters, The Atlantic , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Grobstein was all ours, a human hyperlink to Chicago\u2019s sports past. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 20 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4s-t\u0259-s\u0259s"
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"Late Latin, substance, sediment, from Greek, support, foundation, substance, sediment, from hyphistasthai to stand under, support, from hypo- + histasthai to be standing \u2014 more at stand":""
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"definitions":{
": an orthorhombic grayish or greenish black or dark brown pyroxene":[]
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"\u2014 Andrew Meier"
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"\u2014 Mark Leyner"
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"-shw\u0259l",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02ccin-t\u0259-\u02c8lek-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
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": the use of fuel-saving techniques (such as lower speeds and frequent coasting) to maximize a vehicle's fuel mileage":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hypermiling driving behaviors are as alluded to earlier. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Placing it in Eco mode and practicing hypermiling saw the Maverick return a stunning 51 mpg. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Oct. 2021"
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"\u2014 James Suckling"
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": either of the 12th and final pair of cranial nerves which are motor nerves arising from the medulla oblongata and supplying muscles of the tongue in higher vertebrates":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pacemaker device is implanted in soft tissues just below the collarbone, with an electrical lead tunnelled under the skin, and near the jaw it is attached to the hypoglossal nerve \u2014which controls the tongue\u2014with a cuff electrode. \u2014 Neil Steinberg, Quartz , 15 Dec. 2019"
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"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
": an organism that lives in extremely hot environments (such as hot springs) with temperatures around the boiling point of water":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here\u2019s a bacterium whose genetic material includes genes from a diverse bestiary: Icelandic hyperthermophiles , petunias, yeast, perhaps a bit of bioluminescent jellyfish. \u2014 Sophia Roosth, Slate Magazine , 25 Apr. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1988, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8gl\u00e4-s\u0259l",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8gl\u00e4s-\u0259l"
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"New Latin hypogl\u014dssus (in nervus hypogl\u014dssus \"hypoglossal nerve,\" from hypo- hypo- + -gl\u014dssus, borrowed from Greek -gl\u014dssos, adjective derivative of gl\u00f4ssa, gl\u00f4tta \"tongue\") + -al entry 1 \u2014 more at gloss entry 3":""
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or affected with hyperthyroidism":[]
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8th\u012b-\u02ccr\u022fid"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After an oblique tear ended his 2016 season and he was diagnosed with hyperthyroid disease in 2017, Hawkins was released in 2018. \u2014 Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com , 26 Aug. 2019",
"Because of a hyperthyroid condition, Agrawal used to poop up to eight times a day. \u2014 Jason Kehe, WIRED , 17 June 2019",
"Another possibility was a hyperthyroid condition, but that usually causes a fast heartbeat. \u2014 Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine , 19 Oct. 2018",
"The geriatric cat, too, had several medical conditions of his own, including severe dental disease, arthritis, hyperthyroidism, and an abnormal liver that may be caused by his hyperthyroid disease. \u2014 Brittany Britto, baltimoresun.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
"In 2015, a Swedish team found that hyperthyroid cats had significantly higher levels of three types of PBDEs in their blood than healthy cats did. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 16 May 2017"
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"back-formation from hyperthyroidism":""
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259, -p\u014d-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Symptoms include agitation, hypertonia (too much muscle tone resulting in stiffness), hypotonia (too little muscle tone resulting in floppiness), tremors, drowsiness, and more. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 17 Jan. 2019",
"Just months after being born, Jace Pitre was diagnosed with hypotonia , a condition known as floppy baby syndrome that causes low muscle tone and affects the lungs and heart. \u2014 Mike Candelaria, OrlandoSentinel.com , 21 June 2018",
"This could be due in part to what\u2019s known as muscular hypotonia , or a lower than normal muscle tone. \u2014 Amber Brenza, SELF , 31 Mar. 2018"
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"Other measures include using address verification service (AVS), requiring card verification value (CVV) numbers for transactions, using the hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) protocol and setting limits on purchases. \u2014 Jonathan Kriegel, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Symptoms include agitation, hypertonia (too much muscle tone resulting in stiffness), hypotonia (too little muscle tone resulting in floppiness), tremors, drowsiness, and more. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 17 Jan. 2019"
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"My brother is a real hypochondriac . Every time he reads about some new disease, he thinks he has it.",
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"Instead of Williams\u2019 crippled shut-in Laura fussing over her glass figurines in the absence of a husband or happy future, Durang\u2019s version features Lawrence, a hypochondriac who prizes his collection of cocktail swizzle sticks. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Don\u2019t worry about seeming like a pain or a hypochondriac . \u2014 Essence , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Goosed along by Cliff Martinez\u2019s ghostly electronic score, Soderbergh taps into our collective inner hypochondriac , making every character\u2019s sniffle or rubbed eye bristle with potential danger. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 7 July 2021",
"As seen on the show, Todd is somewhat of a hypochondriac . \u2014 Eileen Reslen, Country Living , 24 Aug. 2020",
"As with any adaptation, the script takes liberties: As Emma's hypochondriac father, Bill Nighy is sprightly, very nearly froggy. \u2014 Ted Scheinman, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Mar. 2020",
"People with traditionally hypochondriac tendencies usually have generalized anxiety about illnesses and symptoms, rather than about one particular disease. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 27 Feb. 2020",
"The best part: the hypochondriac is played by Asa Butterfield, one of my 10 underrated crushes of 2019. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 14 June 2019",
"Sidney is a dashing antihero and Arthur a reserved hypochondriac . \u2014 Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com , 13 Jan. 2020"
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"Treatment for hypothyroidism involves taking a daily dose of a synthetic replacement for thyroid hormone (thyroxine or T4) called levothyroxine. \u2014 Mathew Devine, SELF , 23 May 2022",
"The blood sample, which would come to be known as a Guthrie card, was first used to screen babies for PKU, then expanded to congenital hypothyroidism , then to a host of other rare diseases. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"According to Katie Wilkinson, head of community at Paloma Health, an online specialty clinic focused on Hashimoto\u2019s and hypothyroidism , key issues for patients are access to care and care quality. \u2014 B.k. Jackson, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
"At 20, she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and started on hormone replacement. \u2014 Rob Haskell, Vogue , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Test results did rule out one concern: hypothyroidism . \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The good news is hypothyroidism and Hashimoto\u2019s are extremely treatable. \u2014 Carly Leahy, ELLE , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Iron is also crucial because a deficiency can slow thyroid functioning, leading to hypothyroidism \u2014which further leaves you freezing, Moon says. \u2014 Esther Crain, Health.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Along with heavy periods, hypothyroidism can cause unexplained weight gain, fatigue, thinning hair, and a hoarse voice. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Southeastern San Diego also has twice as many hospital discharges for asthma and hypertensive disease as any other central subregion \u2014 and double the countywide figure. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"Enjoy horseback riding, a leisurely day on an 18-hole golf course, or, if that grandmother with antiquated views is sending your blood pressure into hypertensive territory, simply relax and rejuvenate at the onsite spa. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"People who stay physically active don\u2019t become hypertensive . \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 25 Nov. 2021",
"One study asked a group of hypertensive people to spend $40 on themselves, while another group of people with high blood pressure were told to spend the money on others. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
"An Oakland County medical examiner determined that Mudge died of natural hypertensive cardiovascular disease. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Deaths from Alzheimer\u2019s, hypertensive heart diseases and dementia all increased about 20% or more. \u2014 USA Today , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Deaths at home from hypertensive heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer\u2019s all increased 30% or more in 2020. \u2014 USA Today , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Research shows that individuals with higher general trust in the medical system are more likely to report better adherence to hypertensive medications. \u2014 David E. Velasquez, Scientific American , 30 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The other thing is that India also has a lot of hypertensives . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Antihistamines, anti-depressants, anti- hypertensives , and even oral contraceptives can lead to tear film deficiencies as well. \u2014 Andrea K. Mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com , 2 Nov. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Williams previously went on hiatus from the show in March 2018 and again in May 2020, due to complications with her Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism . \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"Those with the following conditions may have an inadequate amount (though possibly not a serious deficiency): type 2 diabetes, renal disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, hyperthyroidism and alcohol dependency. \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
"Similarly, a variety of others issues can lead to excessive sweating at night such as alcohol use, anxiety, autoimmune disorders, other types of infections, lymphoma, hyperthyroidism , and wearing 14 sweaters to bed. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Last December, Noelle died suddenly of complications from hyperthyroidism ; she was thought to be around 7-years-old. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Graves\u2019 disease is an immune system disorder that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones or hyperthyroidism . \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Feb. 2022",
"These symptoms result from severe inflammation and expansion of the tissues behind the eye, usually as a result of hyperthyroidism or Graves\u2019 disease. \u2014 Saba Sile, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2021",
"The most prominent of these was Otto Meckelburg, who originally approached Gr\u00f6ning in search of a cure for his wife\u2019s hyperthyroidism . \u2014 Richard J. Evans, The New Republic , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The experience was traumatic and left me with severe hyperthyroidism . \u2014 Anushay Hossain, Vogue , 19 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a neurotic 27-year-old New Yorker with a cocktail of mental-health issues\u2014anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and hypochondriasis \u2014travel seemed impossible for most of my life. \u2014 Gilad Gamliel, Outside Online , 10 Feb. 2020",
"The latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders replaced hypochondriasis with two alternatives: somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder. \u2014 Emily Sohn, Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In one promising model, hospitals in Canada have recently launched a surgical prehabilitation program and toolkit that helps surgeons and their patients work on hypertension, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular health. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
"Next were breathing difficulties, like shortness of breath (affecting 3.5% of patients); hyperlipidemia , or high levels of triglycerides or cholesterol in the blood (3%); malaise and fatigue (2.9%); and hypertension (2.4%). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 17 June 2021",
"In its final finding, the medical examiner\u2019s office ruled Rodriguez\u2019s probable cause of death as cardiovascular disease with hypertension and hyperlipidemia , which is a high concentration of fats, or lipids, in the blood. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Bui's medical history included hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, hyperlipidemia and valley fever, according to the report. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, azcentral , 5 June 2020",
"Tomas Cardona Ramirez, 37, of Guatemala, who suffers from Type 1 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia , each of which requires daily medications to control. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2020",
"Other illnesses that includes cancer, hyperlipidemia , myocardial infarction, hemodialysis and gastrointestinal disorders 4. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Other top illnesses found in those who died from coronavirus were hyperlipidemia ; coronary artery disease; renal disease and dementia. \u2014 Joseph Spector, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Biden is currently treated for A-fib (irregular heartbeats) which is currently asymptomatic, excess fat in his blood called hyperlipidemia and seasonal allergies. \u2014 Caitlin Conant, CBS News , 17 Dec. 2019"
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"1709, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1855, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Kati Marton lays out in her profile of the 63-year-old German chancellor \u2014 made available to the author for a single question \u2014 Ms. Merkel is patently uninterested in the trappings of leadership in the modern, hypermedia age. \u2014 Melissa Eddy, New York Times , 23 July 2017"
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"borrowed from German Hypoxanthin, from hypo- hypo- + Xanth icoxyd, an earlier name for xanthine (borrowed from English xanthic oxide ) + -in -in entry 1 \u2014 more at xanthine":""
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8rin(t)-s(\u0259-)l\u0259-\u02ccniz-\u0259m",
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"definitions":{
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"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4f-\u0259-s\u0259s"
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"borrowed from New Latin (short for hypophysis cerebr\u012b, literally, \"outgrowth of the brain\"), borrowed from Greek hyp\u00f3physis \"attachment underneath,\" from hypoph\u00fdesthai \"to grow up below or in place of\" (from hypo- hypo- + ph\u00fdesthai \"to grow, spring up, be born,\" middle voice of ph\u00fdein \"to bring forth, produce\") + -sis, suffix forming nouns of action or process \u2014 more at be":""
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130440"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131624"
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"noun"
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"The drugs inhibit the function of hormones such as epinephrine and other so-called catecholamines, already known to play a major role in posttraumatic hypermetabolism .",
"\u2014 B. Harder"
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02c8ta-b\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m",
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133910"
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"prefix"
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"hyper children"
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": above : beyond : super-":[
"hyper market"
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": excessively":[
"hyper sensitive"
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": excessive":[
"hyper emia"
],
": that is or exists in a space of more than three dimensions":[
"hyper space"
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": bridging points within an entity (such as a database or network) nonsequentially":[
"hyper text"
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"\u02c8h\u012b-p\u0259r"
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"fiddle-footed",
"flighty",
"fluttery",
"high-strung",
"hyperactive",
"hyperexcitable",
"hyperkinetic",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"skittery",
"skittish",
"spasmodic",
"spooky"
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"nerveless",
"unexcitable",
"unflappable",
"unshakable"
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"examples":[
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"I get a little hyper when I drink too much coffee.",
"she's so hyper that she's the last person you'd want to turn to in an emergency"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin hyper- , from Greek, from hyper \u2014 more at over":"Prefix"
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140952"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141938"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": excessive innervation of tissue":[
"hyperinnervation of airways",
"skin hyperinnervation"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-i-\u02ccn\u0259r-",
"-\u02ccin-(\u02cc)\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n, -in-\u02cc\u0259r-",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02cci-(\u02cc)n\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143830"
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"borrowed from German Hyperlordosis, from hyper- hyper- + Lordosis lordosis":""
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"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144308"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": excess uric acid in the blood":[]
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02ccyu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-m\u0113-\u0259"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The most common adverse reactions to the drug were upper respiratory infection, muscle spasms, hyperuricemia , back pain, abdominal pain or discomfort, bronchitis, pain in extremity, anemia and elevated liver enzymes. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 21 Feb. 2020",
"When intake of these foods exceeds the body\u2019s ability to eliminate their waste, uric acid accumulates in the bloodstream, a condition known as hyperuricemia . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 31 Aug. 2017",
"Reducing the hyperuricemia reduces the risk of another attack of gout. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 31 Aug. 2017"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
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"circa 1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152945"
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"censurer",
"critic",
"criticizer",
"disparager",
"faultfinder",
"knocker",
"niggler",
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"of course the hypercritics were quick to jump on the film for every time it deviated even slightly from the novel on which it was based"
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"1633, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153032"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The noninvasive procedure, called reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry, measures blood flow to the fingers during blood pressure inflation and release. \u2014 Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153334"
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"adjective"
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": of, relating to, or of the nature of hypallage":[]
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"\u00a6hip\u0259\u00a6laktik",
"\u00a6h\u012bp-"
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"Greek hypallaktikos , from (assumed) Greek hypallaktos (verbal of Greek hypallassein to interchange, exchange) + Greek -icos -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154054"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"a hyperaggressive sales agent",
"\u2026 the high-status prizes now go only to those willing to be hyperaggressive about doing what's necessary to achieve results.",
"\u2014 Kenneth Labich"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8gres-\u0259v",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8gre-siv"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154121"
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8r\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Judkins\u2019s argument is that Wheel of Time needs hyperrealism as the foundation for the show\u2019s fantasy world, an entire village built solely so it can be burned down by a magical monster. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 4 Dec. 2021",
"While previous Pixar movies like Soul, Toy Story 4, and Brave have drawn in viewers with hyperrealism in animation, Luca draws on the fantastical world of Italy in a more traditional animation sense. \u2014 Megan Dubois, Forbes , 28 Apr. 2021",
"What happens during a hyperrealism brows appointment",
"There\u2019s a kind of a hyperrealism there and a kind of surrealism there. \u2014 Charles Bethea, The New Yorker , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Here\u2019s another parade of dignitaries, long conversations on terrible couches, banal governmental hyperrealism crafted by someone who hates politics too much to understand it. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 20 Nov. 2019",
"The wordless action is an exercise in hyperrealism , drawing attention to the slow passing of time and to the banal ways that mental illness manifests itself. \u2014 Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News , 18 July 2019",
"But experts say that such gaming hyperrealism is unlikely to make much of a difference. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 7 Mar. 2018",
"The disparity of size and the hyperrealism is astounding, and that is their first lure. \u2014 Gaile Robinson, star-telegram , 16 Feb. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154304"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160535"
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"\u02cchi-\u02ccp\u00e4k-\u02c8s\u0113-m\u0113-\u0259",
"\u02cch\u012b-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Montes died a week later in a Green Bay hospital of acute respiratory failure with hypoxemia due to COVID-19 pneumonia, according to his death certificate. \u2014 Maria Perez, jsonline.com , 20 May 2021",
"Most recently, researchers at the University of Michigan published a December 2020 letter in the New England Journal of Medicine that found oximeters were nearly three times as likely to miss hypoxemia in Black patients compared with white patients. \u2014 Erin Brodwin, STAT , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Any patient who has experienced low oxygen levels, or hypoxemia , must be closely watched, said Dr. Michelle Prickett, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. \u2014 Katie Thomas, New York Times , 4 Oct. 2020",
"Some posts have claimed that masks reduce the level of oxygen in a person\u2019s body, causing hypoxemia (low oxygen levels in the blood) or hypoxia (low oxygen levels in the body\u2019s tissues). \u2014 Dallas News , 5 July 2020",
"Meanwhile, silent hypoxemia complicates the decision to intubate. \u2014 Clifford Marks, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Many patients who are hospitalized with a severe case of the coronavirus need the machine because their blood oxygen level drops precipitously -- a condition called hypoxemia -- which can cause organ damage and be potentially life threatening. \u2014 Dong Lyu, Bloomberg.com , 13 May 2020",
"Many patients inflicted by the novel coronavirus need the machine because their blood oxygen level drops precipitously -- a condition called hypoxemia -- which can cause organ damage and be potentially life threatening. \u2014 Fortune , 25 Mar. 2020",
"One of the biggest dangers for infected patients is hypoxemia , or low blood oxygen. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Mar. 2020"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161505"
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},
"pronounciation":[
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162115"
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},
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"definitions":{
": a disk of lignified tissue formed at the base of the ovule in certain orders of plants":[]
},
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"definitions":{
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},
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172603"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173542"
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"adjective"
],
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"\u2026 perhaps revealing a central influence on his own hypercivilized diction.",
"\u2014 Walter Kirn"
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"first_known_use":{
"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174037"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175549"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of the main reasons the hypogeum has survived so well is because of its lack of natural light, which encourages the growth of biological organisms. \u2014 Julia Buckley, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Though experts have finished restoring the hypogeum , officials still plan to renovate other parts of the arena\u2019s structure. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 June 2021",
"The hypogeum , meanwhile, was eventually filled with dirt and rubble. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Dec. 2020",
"The Lego Roman Colosseum is three stories tall and that doesn\u2019t include the recreation of the hypogeum , the subterranean chamber beneath the arena floor. \u2014 Jonathan Bender, NBC News , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Inside the Roman Forum new exciting archaeological discovery: a hypogeum with a tuff sarcophagus from the 6th century BC. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Silvio Berlusconi constructed an enormous mausoleum at his home in Arcore, near Milan, in 1994: the imitation hypogeum , fit for an Etruscan prince, includes carved niches and objects a media tycoon may wish to take into the next life. \u2014 E.o\u2019k. | Lazio, The Economist , 20 Aug. 2019",
"An interior view of the Colosseum's hypogeum after the restoration. \u2014 Simon Dumenco, ELLE Decor , 6 July 2016",
"On most evenings, CoopCulture will run 75-minute tours, taking you through the main floor of the arena and to check out the underground space, known as the hypogeum , where gladiators waited before entering for battle. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 28 Mar. 2017"
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"\u2014 Irvin D. Yalom",
"Through its hypervigilant security measures, this state-run airline keeps its passengers safe from everyone except its own surly flight attendants.",
"\u2014 Craig Offman",
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"\u2014 Teresa Dixon Murray"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi of the orders Auriculariales and Tremellales in which haploid nuclei fuse and from which the epibasidium arises":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181755"
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": remaining below the ground while the epicotyl elongates":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"Late Latin hypog\u0113us, hypogaeos \"underground, subterranean\" (borrowed from Greek hyp\u00f3geios, hyp\u00f3gaios, from hypo- hypo- + -geios, adjective derivative of g\u00ea \"earth\" and -gaios, adjective derivative of ga\u00eea \"earth\") + -al entry 1 , -an entry 2 , -ous \u2014 more at geo-":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182523"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a concentrated essence (as of flowers)":[]
},
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"noun,"
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"\u2014 Natalie Angier"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
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"-pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n, -pr\u014d-",
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},
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-di-\u02c8ve-l\u0259p-m\u0259nt"
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"Christina Yannetsos, 37, an ER physician in Denver and the co-founder of Colorado Fertility Advocates, was diagnosed with a condition called hypothalamic amenorrhea in her 20s which contributes to infertility. \u2014 Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Exercise regulates the body's central stress response system, called the hypothalamic -pituitary-adrenal axis, which can help reduce cortisol and other harmful stress hormones. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 20 Oct. 2020",
"At least one hypothalamic subdivision is larger in male rodents and humans. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 8 Aug. 2020",
"At least one hypothalamic subdivision is larger in male rodents and humans. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 8 Aug. 2020",
"At least one hypothalamic subdivision is larger in male rodents and humans. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 8 Aug. 2020",
"At least one hypothalamic subdivision is larger in male rodents and humans. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 8 Aug. 2020",
"At least one hypothalamic subdivision is larger in male rodents and humans. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 8 Aug. 2020",
"At least one hypothalamic subdivision is larger in male rodents and humans. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 8 Aug. 2020"
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"Sara then opened up about her own struggles, including her past two marriages, and suggested that hypnotherapy may help Chanel heal and cope with her triggers. \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"While undergoing hypnotherapy , Peter is left in a blissful state when his therapist dies in the middle of their session. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Kate Siegel stars as a woman seeking to better herself through the use of hypnotherapy in this psychological horror. \u2014 Sonaiya Kelley Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
"But today Heuer will lead them through some hypnotherapy . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
"In fact, the dad to Luca, 24, Lola, 18, and Fiona, 15, with ex Jennie Garth, says he's been practicing hypnotherapy for years. \u2014 Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
"And no, yoga and hypnotherapy are not for everybody. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Along with dozens of bodywork treatments, activities include yoga classes; sound therapy and energy healing with crystals and tuning forks; hypnotherapy ; and intuitive painting. \u2014 Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Hypnosis is a legitimate therapeutic technique, but real hypnotherapy is a little different from the way it's typically portrayed on TV and in movies. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 16 June 2021"
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"Her mother, Pattie (Alli Mauzey), is ludicrously hypochondriacal , as if atoning for the chromosomal accident that produced her quick-aging child. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Many women with myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disease first named in 1877, were misdiagnosed as mentally unwell and dismissed as hypochondriacal well into the 20th century. \u2014 Elinor Cleghorn, WSJ , 12 June 2021",
"During downtime, Daisy May cracked up the crew with a hypochondriacal riff about an unprintable physical sensation in her bowels. \u2014 David Segal, New York Times , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Bill Nighy has too few scenes as Emma's protective, hypochondriacal father, but each one is a master class in comic glances and delivery. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2020",
"By contrast, Davenport \u2014 mildly hypochondriacal and prey to colds and occasional depression \u2014 hates to go anywhere, often suffering intense anxiety at the very prospect of a trip. \u2014 Michael Dirda, National Review , 25 July 2019",
"The interchangeability of the smaller supporting characters enhances this sense of social fluidity \u2014 at any moment, someone else can turn into the impoverished talkative spinster, Miss Bates, or Mr. Woodhouse, Emma\u2019s hypochondriacal father. \u2014 Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com , 6 June 2019"
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"Oregon\u2019s medical examiners have determined at least 83 cases of death were due to hyperthermia . \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The family's deaths were determined to be hyperthermia and probable dehydration due to environmental exposure. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Space heaters can also present a hyperthermia , or overheating, hazard to consumers, which can be fatal, a Consumer Product Safety Commission report found. \u2014 Grace Hauck, USA TODAY , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The preliminary cause of death for the other 34 fatalities is also hyperthermia . \u2014 oregonlive , 4 July 2021",
"The cause of their deaths was hyperthermia , meaning their bodies had became dangerously overheated. \u2014 Author: Evan Bush, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2021",
"The cause of death for Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, was hyperthermia with possible dehydration due to environmental exposure, Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese said at a news conference Thursday. \u2014 Lauren M. Johnson, CNN , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Neuman noted that the cold water in the Pacific Northwest means a risk of hyperthermia for anyone who gets pulled in. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Prior to the June heat wave, the county had only recorded two hyperthermia deaths since 2010 \u2014 one in 2016 and one in 2018. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Aug. 2021"
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"June 30th: Everyone will be hypersensitive near the 17th, so try to be gentle. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"Not surprisingly, the economy\u2019s underbelly has grown very soft and become hypersensitive to public confidence in the country\u2019s economic leadership. \u2014 Harry G. Broadman, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"His claim that Obergefell burdened religious freedom is also a worrying one in a court that is hypersensitive to those claims. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 23 May 2022",
"Climbers become hypersensitive to headaches, are more susceptible to frostbite and hypothermia, and have greater difficulty making decisions. \u2014 Kyla Mandel, Outside Online , 20 Nov. 2020",
"But researchers believe that people who have it are hypersensitive to certain things, such as nickel, and have a flare-up of symptoms when exposed to their sensitivities, according to the AAD. \u2014 Stephanie Watson, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
"When puberty hits, the brain becomes hypersensitive to social and hierarchical information, even as media flood it with opportunities to explore one\u2019s identity and gauge self-worth. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Unless a service is core to your business and hypersensitive to your and your customers\u2019 security, an as-a-service option could be viable. \u2014 Bill Geary, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"This allergen, fragrance, and oil-free body wash has been specially created for individuals with hypersensitive skin and hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8ga-strik",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8gas-trik"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French hypogastrique , from hypogastre hypogastric region, from Greek hypogastrion , from hypo- + gastr-, gast\u0113r belly \u2014 more at gastric":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005452"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely or excessively masculine":[
"a magazine full of hypermasculine ads",
"\u2026 the toy market's discovery that you can sell dolls to boys if you call them action figures and make them hypermasculine .",
"\u2014 David G. Hartwell"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8ma-sky\u0259-l\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005730"
},
"Hypera":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large genus of small often mottled or hairy weevils whose legless larvae feed destructively on numerous crop plants (as legumes) and have ventral ridges that function as legs \u2014 compare alfalfa weevil , clover leaf weevil":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012bp\u0259r\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek hypera upper rope, brace (of a ship), from hyper above, over":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005924"
},
"hyposyllogistic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having syllogistic value or purpose without the form":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"hypo- + syllogistic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013339"
},
"hypermastigote":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Hypermastigina":[],
": a flagellate of the order Hypermastigina":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u00a6h\u012bp\u0259(r)+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"hyper- + mastigote":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014705"
},
"hypabyssal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a fine-grained igneous rock usually formed at a moderate distance below the surface":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cchi-p\u0259-\u02c8bi-s\u0259l",
"\u02cch\u012b-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015127"
},
"hyperactivity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the state or condition of being overly active":[
"Canada geese are disarmingly expressive. \u2026 They disdain the frantic hyperactivity of smaller birds.",
"\u2014 Benjamin B. Bachman"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02ccak-\u02c8ti-v\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02ccrak-\u02c8tiv-\u0259t-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The child reportedly had attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. \u2014 Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and substance-use disorder diagnoses were eventually added to the list. \u2014 Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"Early adopters have raved about the app on social media \u2013 including some users with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia. \u2014 Lauren M. Singer Trakhman, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"The boy, who was identified in the lawsuit only by initials, had been diagnosed with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, commonly called ADHD, and oppositional defiant disorder, or ODD, the suit said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"Wellbutrin is a brand name of bupropion, a prescription antidepressant approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1985 that is sometimes used to treat attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"Many companies in the health tech sector\u2014which provides services that range from mental health counseling to shipping attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder pills through the mail\u2014have shockingly leaky privacy practices. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"Cerebral, one of a group of telehealth startups that have sprung up to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, said the grand jury subpoena was received on Wednesday from the U.S. attorney\u2019s office for the Eastern District of New York. \u2014 Rolfe Winkler, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
"This has been the case for children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, said Allen Frances, chairman emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020733"
},
"hypercoagulability":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a state or condition marked by an increased tendency to form blood clots within a blood vessel : excessive coagulability \u2026":[
"Patients can have other conditions that increase their risk of stroke such as congenital heart disease or hypercoagulability \u2026",
"\u2014 Allison Horton"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-k\u014d-\u02cca-gy\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"-k\u014d-\u02ccag-y\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8bil-\u0259t-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021634"
},
"hyperalert":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely or excessively alert":[
"Jarrett was exhausted, after weeks on the campaign trail, but hyperalert , watching the wider terrain, observing all comers, while always keeping an eye on Obama.",
"\u2014 Ron Suskind",
"Symptoms of PTSD can include insomnia, irritability, being hyperalert to danger or feeling on edge.",
"\u2014 Phyllis Furman"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259rt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022435"
},
"hypothec":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an obligation, right, or security given by contract or by operation of law to a creditor over property of the debtor without transfer of possession or title to the creditor \u2014 compare pignus , pledge":[],
": affair , concern":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u012b\u02c8-",
"h\u0259\u0307\u02c8p\u00e4thik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French & Late Latin; French hypoth\u00e8que , from Middle French, from Late Latin hypotheca , from Greek hypoth\u0113k\u0113 deposit, pledge, mortgage, from hypotithenai to deposit as a pledge, put under, propose":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024427"
},
"hyp":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"prefix"
],
"definitions":{
"hypothesis; hypothetical":[],
"\u2014 see hypo-":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024733"
},
"hypotrochoid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plane curve traced by a point on the radius or extended radius but not on the circumference of a circle rolling on the inside of a fixed circle \u2014 compare epitrochoid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"hypo- + trochoid":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024806"
},
"hypogamy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": marriage into a lower caste, class, or social group":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u0259\u0307\u02c8-",
"h\u012b\u02c8p\u00e4g\u0259m\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"hypo- + -gamy":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050221"
},
"hypermeter":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a verse marked by hypercatalexis":[],
": a period comprising more than two or three cola":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u012b-\u02c8p\u0259r-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin hypermetrus hypercatalectic, from Greek hypermetros beyond measure, beyond the meter, from hyper- + metron measure, meter":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050241"
}
}