dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/pro_MW.json

{
  "Procavia":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus (the type of the family Procaviidae ) of hyraxes containing a single species, the rock hyrax":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + Cavia":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110441",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Procaviidae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of Old World ungulate mammals that includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Procavia , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014dk\u0259\u02c8v\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084349",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Prod":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pointed instrument used to prod":[],
      ": an incitement to act":[
        "needed a few prods to remember her lines"
      ],
      ": protestant sense 1b":[],
      ": to incite to action : stir":[],
      ": to poke or stir as if with a prod":[],
      ": to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick":[],
      ": to urge someone on":[],
      "product ; production":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She prodded him in the ribs to get his attention.",
      "She was prodded into joining the team.",
      "Noun (1)",
      "She gave him a sharp prod in the back.",
      "He picked up a stick and used it as a prod to get the donkey moving.",
      "He needed a few prods to remember his lines.",
      "She called me and gave me a prod about finishing the report.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "About 17% of Greeks over 60 are unvaccinated despite various efforts to prod them to get their shots, and nine in 10 Greeks now dying of COVID-19 are over 60. \u2014 Lori Hinnant, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "After a messy parliamentary election result in 2017, Steinmeier helped prod politicians to form a new coalition government rather than holding out for a new vote. \u2014 Kirsten Grieshaber, ajc , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "About 17% of Greeks over 60 are unvaccinated despite various efforts to prod them to get their shots, and nine in 10 Greeks currently dying of COVID-19 are over 60. \u2014 Lori Hinnant, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Pacing decisions don\u2019t occur in a vacuum\u2014but even in the sterile confines of the lab, the prospect of racing against someone else seems to prod us to sprint off the start line. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "Samsung is welcome to poke and prod at Apple, but the company might want to try releasing a Galaxy S phone that actually outsells the latest iPhone first. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The other robotic arm would be able to poke and prod solar cells or antennas that have failed to unfurl correctly \u2014 a problem that happens every two or three years, Henshaw says. \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Usher\u2019s thoughts are his constant nagging companions, a chorus of six who embody the forces that prod and shape him, including his mother and father and their relentlessly taxing demands. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The company\u2019s asset-management arm plans to use its proxy vote to prod more companies to address data deficiencies. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The bottom line is, there needs to be lots more prod production, and that's most available to the strongest countries. \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
      "And oversteer never feels more than an indelicate throttle- prod away, especially on damp roads and with modest tires. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
      "But at some point before too long, the city will need to give an official prod to building owners who otherwise might try to make private amenities out of community benefits that they are required to provide. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "European co- prod creatively led by American show runner Frank Doelger with cast from France and Germany, produced in Italy and Belgium. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The series, which is a three-way co- prod among RAI, Franco-German network Arte and Netflix, follows the 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Best of all, the spunky double overhead-cam four-cylinder engine, which would feel merely peppy by today's standards, nonetheless snarled like an angry German shepherd with each prod of the accelerator. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "This may sound like it has been lifted from the brochure, but a prod of the accelerator out of a low-speed corner really does make the car feel rear-driven. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The best posture correctors give you a prod every so often to gently encourage you to sit up properly. \u2014 Medea Giordano, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by shortening & alteration":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dig",
      "goad",
      "spur"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111927",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "Productus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of extinct articulate brachiopods characteristic of Carboniferous and Permian strata, lacking a pedicle but often anchored by spines on the shell, and including the largest known brachiopods some of which (as P. giganteus ) attain a width of one foot":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, lengthened, protracted, from past participle of producere to bring forth, produce, pull out":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02c8d\u0259kt\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012023",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Progne":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of swallows including the purple martin and its related forms":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, irregular after Procne , a woman in Greek mythology who was transformed into a swallow, from Latin, from Greek Prokn\u0113":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4gn\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201802",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Progoneata":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a primary division of Arthropoda comprising forms with the genital apertures near the anterior end of the body and including the classes Diplopoda, Pauropoda, and Symphyla":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + Greek gon\u0113 genitals (from the stem of gignesthai to be born) + New Latin -ata":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02ccg\u014dn\u0113\u02c8\u00e4t\u0259",
      "-\u02c8\u0101t\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193346",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Progreso":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city in southeastern Mexico on the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula that is the port for M\u00e9rida population 53,958":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8gre-(\u02cc)s\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192749",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Progressive Conservative":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to a major political party in Canada traditionally advocating economic nationalism and close ties with the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082203",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Progressive Dunker":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a religious group of Brethren who because of their desire for more stress on education, a church polity that was congregational, and less rigid rules regarding plain dress left the Church of the Brethren in 1882 and formed the Brethren Church":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081057",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Promethean":{
    "antonyms":[
      "uncreative",
      "unimaginative",
      "uninventive",
      "unoriginal"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "it is only through the efforts of a Promethean pioneer that an art form advances"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-th\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "clever",
      "creative",
      "imaginative",
      "ingenious",
      "innovational",
      "innovative",
      "innovatory",
      "inventive",
      "original",
      "originative"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042210",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "Promin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": glucosulfone":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dm\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134806",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Propontis":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "\u2014 see marmara, sea of":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111023",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Prospect Park":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "large park in central Brooklyn, New York area 526 acres (213 hectares)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141036",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Prospero":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the rightful duke of Milan in Shakespeare's The Tempest":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1610, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-sp\u0259-\u02ccr\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133404",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Protestant Reformation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": reformation sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081818",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Protremata":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of articulate brachiopods having the peduncle opening restricted to the ventral valve or absent":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + -tremata":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u2027\u02c8trem\u0259t\u0259",
      "-r\u0113m-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041506",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,",
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Protylopus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of camels no larger than jackrabbits found in the Upper Eocene of North America and having teeth that form a continuous series, unfused lower leg bones, and four functional toes on the front feet":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + -tylopus (from Tylopoda )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02c8til\u0259p\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095228",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Proudhon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Pierre-Joseph 1809\u20131865 French journalist":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u00fc-\u02c8d\u014d\u207f"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095302",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Proulx":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "(Edna) Annie 1935\u2013 American writer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114953",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Providence":{
    "antonyms":[
      "diseconomy",
      "wastefulness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "(a northern arm of Narragansett Bay) population 178,042":[
        "Providence River"
      ],
      ": God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny":[],
      ": divine guidance or care":[],
      ": the quality or state of being provident":[],
      "city in northern Rhode Island that is the state capital and a port at the head of the":[
        "Providence River"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "practicing its customary providence , the snowbound family was able to make the meager stores last until help arrived",
      "had the providence to lay in supplies before the storm hit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So it\u2019s an accident\u2014maybe an accident caused by providence . \u2014 Dennis Lim, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
      "Directing the classic Russian play, which deals with the loss of one\u2019s home and motherland, is another bit of providence . \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Nevertheless, the fleeting encounter of the emperor and the philosopher was the stuff of providence \u2014as if the arc of history had intersected with the designs of history\u2019s philosopher-architect. \u2014 Jeffrey Collins, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "In the familiar European lore vampires can be repelled with a crucifix, scalded with holy water or burned by sunlight, a longstanding symbol of providence . \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "To him, there\u2019s providence behind the symmetry of the circumstances of his first starts at LSU and Auburn. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "The church\u2019s piano was supposed to be dedicated with a virtual recital on Feb. 21, but again providence \u2014 in the form of a hellacious deep freeze on Valentine\u2019s Day \u2014 had other ideas. \u2014 Cheryl Hall, Dallas News , 13 June 2021",
      "The show felt almost like providence , as Farahani views all her past roles. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "But by 1994, when I.O.E.\u2019s president presented Moon with a golden trophy during a celebration of Moon\u2019s ocean providence at a church estate in the Hudson Valley, the direction of what Moon put in motion was increasingly clear. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin providentia , from provident-, providens":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccden(t)s",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259-d\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "economy",
      "frugality",
      "husbandry",
      "parsimony",
      "penny-pinching",
      "scrimping",
      "skimping",
      "thrift"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034327",
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pro":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an argument or evidence in affirmation":[
        "an appraisal of the pros and cons"
      ],
      ": earlier than : prior to : before":[
        "pro thalamion"
      ],
      ": favoring : supporting : championing":[
        "pro- American"
      ],
      ": front : anterior":[
        "pro thorax"
      ],
      ": in favor of : for":[],
      ": located in front of or at the front of : anterior to":[
        "pro cephalic"
      ],
      ": on the affirmative side : in affirmation":[
        "much has been written pro and con"
      ],
      ": precursory":[
        "pro insulin"
      ],
      ": professional":[],
      ": projecting":[
        "pro gnathous"
      ],
      ": rudimentary : prot-":[
        "pro nucleus"
      ],
      ": taking the place of : substituting for":[
        "pro cathedral",
        "pro caine"
      ],
      ": the affirmative side or one holding it":[],
      "public relations officer":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He is a pro when it comes to household repairs.",
      "She handled that tricky situation like an old pro .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On the contrary, seize this moment to dust off your sales hat and pitch some communication tool ideas like a pro . \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "This no-budge primer is light as air yet grips onto shadows and pigments like a pro without creasing or fading throughout the day. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 14 June 2022",
      "Hart, 42, praised Chappelle, 48, on Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, saying that Chappelle \u2014 who was attacked onstage while performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday \u2014 handled it like a pro . \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "From perfecting your serve to the mental side of the game this on-demand digital class will have her playing like a pro . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But in spite of the challenges of the stunt, Bay said Gyllenhaal was enthusiastic about performing and handled it like a pro . \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "By 12 years old, Avery could belt, control masterful vibrato and harmonize like a pro . \u2014 Beatrice Hazlehurst, Billboard , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Nathan Coleman from The Weather Network recently shared a quick tutorial on how to pack an extra parka on your cold-weather vacation like a pro . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Make an extra big batch and package your homemade candy like a pro . \u2014 Thanksgiving.com, USA TODAY , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The Cubans will expand the sport\u2019s worldwide pool of talent after years of talents, such as three-time Olympic champion Teofilo Stevenson, being denied the opportunity to turn pro under Fidel Castro\u2019s rule. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In addition, guards R.J. Cole and Tyrese Martin had previously announced plans to turn pro . \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Watson played at Georgia in 2000 and 2001 before leaving school to turn pro . \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The Mac Studio with display is a likely upgrade path\u2014the iMac Pro was targeted at similarly pro -leaning consumers who wanted more power than the regular iMac but didn\u2019t need the monster Mac Pro. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "One of the looming decisions will come from freshman guard JD Davison, whom Oats believes will turn pro after continuing to receive some first-round grounds from NBA teams. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite an offer from LSU, Trevor Story decided to turn pro right out of high school and accelerate his journey to the big leagues. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Ollie is now a director with Overtime Elite, a program for young basketball players who wish to skip college and turn pro . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Philips becomes the second Bruin with remaining eligibility to announce his intentions to turn pro , joining defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "That matched the second-highest finish by a Sun Devil, the other coming from current PGA pro Jon Rahm in 2016. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun or adjective",
      "Learn more about Marketing and PR pro , Marie Swift, and her agency/consulting firm, Impact Communications, at www. \u2014 Marie Swift, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Kara is the head teaching pro at Summit Hills Country Club in Crestview Hills. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
      "Carl Burger is emerging as a great Black American pro , a rarity in a sport that is traditionally white. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Chmerkovskiy's brother and fellow DWTS pro , Val Chmerkovskiy, served as best man. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "He was replaced in the field by first alternate Patton Kizzire, a pro from Tuscaloosa, Ala., who was the first alternate from the Roswell, Ga., qualifying site. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The 15-year-old soccer player had already accomplished much at his young age, played semi-professionally for a year in Colombia, leading his team as a captain and setting sights on becoming a pro some day. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "The first time, as a second-year pro with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Conner had 55 catches for 497 yard in 2018. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "This no-budge primer is light as air yet grips onto shadows and pigments like a pro without creasing or fading throughout the day. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":"Noun or adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":"Preposition",
      "Latin pro in front of, before, for, forward \u2014 more at for":"Prefix",
      "Middle English, from Latin, preposition, for \u2014 more at for":"Noun",
      "New Latin, from Latin, from Greek, before, forward, forth, for, from pro \u2014 more at for":"Prefix",
      "pro-":"Adverb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184629",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective",
      "prefix",
      "preposition"
    ]
  },
  "pro forma balance sheet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a balance sheet containing imaginary accounts or figures for illustrative purposes":[],
      ": a balance sheet that gives retroactive effect to new financing, combination, or other change in the status of a business concern or concerns":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182234",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a document provided prior to or with a shipment of goods (as for export) that describes the items and terms of sale but does not have the function of a real invoice":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175345",
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      "noun"
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      ": proportionately according to an exactly calculable factor (such as share or liability)":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Conference guidelines require two-thirds of a congregation must approve to disaffiliate, pay a pro rata share of the conference\u2019s pension liability and possibly pay to purchase its property. \u2014 Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "Under the plan, Kellogg shareholders would receive shares in the two spinoff companies on a pro rata basis relative to their Kellogg holdings. \u2014 Deena Shanker, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "Each participant contributes low-tax-cost-basis shares in exchange for a pro rata interest in the fund. \u2014 Bruce Brumberg, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "All home-operating costs\u2014property management, maintenance and landscaping, utilities, taxes and repairs\u2014are passed along directly to owners transparently with no markup, all divvied up pro rata . \u2014 Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The reasonable compensation issue plays a role in the QBI computation because S corporation shareholders are allocated a pro rata share of the S corporation\u2019s QBI and such amount is determined after the deduction of reasonable compensation. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "On the closing date of the transaction, each AT&T shareholder will receive (on a tax-free basis) an estimated 0.24 shares of the new WBD common stock for each share of AT&T common stock held as of the record date for the pro rata distribution. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "For example, pre-2022 DHS income could have been allocated 10% from physical therapy pro rata to the professional services income of each doctor and 90% based upon percentage of ownership. \u2014 Alan Gassman, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Investors receive a pro rata share of the future income and appreciation of the real estate. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1575, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
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      "-\u02c8ra-",
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8r\u0101-t\u0259",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-\u02c8r\u0101-t\u0259, -\u02c8r\u00e4-, -\u02c8ra-",
      "-\u02c8r\u00e4-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113014",
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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  "pro shop":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a shop at which equipment for a particular sport (such as golf or tennis) is sold typically by a professional in that sport":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Although prices for equipment vary widely, Mr. DeBock says irons from the Torrey Pines pro shop start at $150 each, around $200 or $300 each for a hybrid and in the $400 to $500 range for drivers. \u2014 Chris Kornelis, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Sullivan describes the store as having a sleek and modern aesthetic, more akin to an art gallery than a traditional pro shop . \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Next to Jesse Mueller\u2019s desk, in the back corner of the pro shop at Grand Canyon University\u2019s golf course, there\u2019s a framed drawing of the ninth hole at San Francisco\u2019s Olympic Club. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "Solo Golf is opening a 700 square-foot pop-up pro shop just a quarter mile from the Country Club at Brookline in June to coincide with the U.S. Open. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Then in 1999, a $16.23 million renovation began to expand the pro shop and add an area for bag storage and a cart garage. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Penn said the county will use construction of the aquatic center to create a golf course pro shop and cart barn, remodel the course and possibly add a restaurant. \u2014 Leon Stafford, ajc , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the most popular local courses featuring 18 holes and a pro shop is Memorial Park Golf Course, home of the PGA Tour's Houston Open. \u2014 Lori A. May, Chron , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "More advanced skaters should ask their coaches for recommendations or the local skate pro shop owner. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 16 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181622",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "pro tem":{
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      ": pro tempore":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Santa Claus, a Democratic socialist and current mayor pro tem of North Pole, Alaska, came in fourth in the poll. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "The speaker and the Senate president pro tem \u2014 currently Toni Atkins of San Diego \u2014 are the Legislature\u2019s principal negotiators with the governor. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Yolanda Ramon, the city\u2019s mayor pro tem , said this week that the use of Title 42 was the only thing keeping the region from seeing mass chaos. \u2014 Michelle Hackman, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Wolosin, a married father of two, currently serves as the mayor pro tem . \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Gray, elected in November to her fifth term, served the last two years as council president pro tem as Ward 2 Councilman Joseph Frank served as president. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The effort is being led by Seth Clark, Macon\u2019s mayor pro tem , who is directing the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, a coalition of Middle Georgia conservation and civic leaders. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Our [state Senate] pro tem , born in poverty in Virginia. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Adding urgency to the recent concerns: If Democrats retain control of the Senate next year, Feinstein will succeed retiring Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy as the Senate\u2019s president pro tem \u2014 putting her third in line for the presidency. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1777, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8tem"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185405",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "adverb or adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": for the time being":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hatch, the former Senate president pro tempore , served in the chamber for 42 years from 1977 to 2019. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "According to recent polling, Becca Balint, the State Vermont Senate president pro tempore , leads the race. \u2014 Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "In various farewells on the session\u2019s final day, the Senate honored Carla Smith, executive secretary to the Senate president pro tempore after 36 years with the Senate Democrats. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022",
      "Only candidate in the race who has served as a speaker pro tempore , or successfully passed legislation. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Hatch served 42 years in the Senate, from 1977 to 2019, including time as the president pro tempore of the chamber, a ceremonial leadership position typically reserved for senior members. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "If Democrats retain control of the Senate next year, Feinstein would have the seniority to succeed retiring Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy as the Senate\u2019s president pro tempore . \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The dean is not an official position inside the House, unlike the Senate\u2019s pro tempore post, which is created by the Constitution and falls in the line of presidential succession. \u2014 Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "During the months that the Ritz served as a prison, the kingdom\u2019s financial regulator was essentially made king pro tempore , to devote the full power of the government to bleeding the vampires dry. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin":""
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      "pr\u014d-\u02c8tem-p\u0259-r\u0113, -p\u014d-\u02ccr\u0101",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8tem-p\u0259-r\u0113"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-201131",
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      "adverb",
      "adverb or adjective"
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      ": an argument or evidence in affirmation":[
        "an appraisal of the pros and cons"
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      ": earlier than : prior to : before":[
        "pro thalamion"
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      ": favoring : supporting : championing":[
        "pro- American"
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      ": in favor of : for":[],
      ": located in front of or at the front of : anterior to":[
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      ": professional":[],
      ": projecting":[
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      ": rudimentary : prot-":[
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      ": taking the place of : substituting for":[
        "pro cathedral",
        "pro caine"
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      ": the affirmative side or one holding it":[],
      "public relations officer":[]
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      "Noun",
      "He is a pro when it comes to household repairs.",
      "She handled that tricky situation like an old pro .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On the contrary, seize this moment to dust off your sales hat and pitch some communication tool ideas like a pro . \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "This no-budge primer is light as air yet grips onto shadows and pigments like a pro without creasing or fading throughout the day. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 14 June 2022",
      "Hart, 42, praised Chappelle, 48, on Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, saying that Chappelle \u2014 who was attacked onstage while performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday \u2014 handled it like a pro . \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "From perfecting your serve to the mental side of the game this on-demand digital class will have her playing like a pro . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But in spite of the challenges of the stunt, Bay said Gyllenhaal was enthusiastic about performing and handled it like a pro . \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "By 12 years old, Avery could belt, control masterful vibrato and harmonize like a pro . \u2014 Beatrice Hazlehurst, Billboard , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Nathan Coleman from The Weather Network recently shared a quick tutorial on how to pack an extra parka on your cold-weather vacation like a pro . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Make an extra big batch and package your homemade candy like a pro . \u2014 Thanksgiving.com, USA TODAY , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The Cubans will expand the sport\u2019s worldwide pool of talent after years of talents, such as three-time Olympic champion Teofilo Stevenson, being denied the opportunity to turn pro under Fidel Castro\u2019s rule. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In addition, guards R.J. Cole and Tyrese Martin had previously announced plans to turn pro . \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Watson played at Georgia in 2000 and 2001 before leaving school to turn pro . \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The Mac Studio with display is a likely upgrade path\u2014the iMac Pro was targeted at similarly pro -leaning consumers who wanted more power than the regular iMac but didn\u2019t need the monster Mac Pro. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "One of the looming decisions will come from freshman guard JD Davison, whom Oats believes will turn pro after continuing to receive some first-round grounds from NBA teams. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite an offer from LSU, Trevor Story decided to turn pro right out of high school and accelerate his journey to the big leagues. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Ollie is now a director with Overtime Elite, a program for young basketball players who wish to skip college and turn pro . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Philips becomes the second Bruin with remaining eligibility to announce his intentions to turn pro , joining defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "That matched the second-highest finish by a Sun Devil, the other coming from current PGA pro Jon Rahm in 2016. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun or adjective",
      "Learn more about Marketing and PR pro , Marie Swift, and her agency/consulting firm, Impact Communications, at www. \u2014 Marie Swift, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Kara is the head teaching pro at Summit Hills Country Club in Crestview Hills. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
      "Carl Burger is emerging as a great Black American pro , a rarity in a sport that is traditionally white. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Chmerkovskiy's brother and fellow DWTS pro , Val Chmerkovskiy, served as best man. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "He was replaced in the field by first alternate Patton Kizzire, a pro from Tuscaloosa, Ala., who was the first alternate from the Roswell, Ga., qualifying site. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The 15-year-old soccer player had already accomplished much at his young age, played semi-professionally for a year in Colombia, leading his team as a captain and setting sights on becoming a pro some day. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "The first time, as a second-year pro with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Conner had 55 catches for 497 yard in 2018. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "This no-budge primer is light as air yet grips onto shadows and pigments like a pro without creasing or fading throughout the day. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":"Noun or adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":"Preposition",
      "Latin pro in front of, before, for, forward \u2014 more at for":"Prefix",
      "Middle English, from Latin, preposition, for \u2014 more at for":"Noun",
      "New Latin, from Latin, from Greek, before, forward, forth, for, from pro \u2014 more at for":"Prefix",
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174350",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective",
      "prefix",
      "preposition"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an event or tournament in which both professionals and amateurs compete":[
        "\u2026 he recently fulfilled a lifelong dream by playing in a pro-am with Arnold Palmer \u2026",
        "\u2014 Shaun Assael"
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      ": of, relating to, or involving professionals teaming with or competing against amateurs":[
        "a pro-am golf tournament"
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1949, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1963, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02c8am"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192033",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pro-choice":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": favoring the legalization of abortion":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1973, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8ch\u022fis",
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8ch\u022fis"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115956",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pro-family":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": favoring or encouraging traditional family structures and values":[],
      ": opposing abortion and often birth control":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-\u02c8fam-l\u0113",
      "-\u02c8fa-m\u0259-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105850",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "pro-life":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": opposed to abortion":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1970, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8l\u012bf",
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8l\u012bf"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194915",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proactinomycete":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": proactinomyces sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 1 + actinomycete":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130327",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proactive":{
    "antonyms":[
      "half-baked",
      "half-cocked",
      "improvident",
      "myopic",
      "shortsighted"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": acting in anticipation of future problems, needs, or changes":[
        "Once patients have the big data about their bodies, the thinking goes, they can be proactive about their health, cut care costs and foster better relationships with their doctors.",
        "\u2014 Alexandra Sifferlin",
        "Proactive managers are planners; they anticipate crises rather than reel from them.",
        "\u2014 Michael Tannenbaum et al."
      ],
      ": relating to, caused by, or being interference between previous learning and the recall or performance of later learning":[
        "Because of proactive interference, you may have difficulty remembering a new area code (you keep dialing the old one by mistake).",
        "\u2014 Jeffrey Nevid"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "A survey was given out to customers so that the company could take proactive steps to improve their service.",
      "The city is taking a proactive approach to fighting crime by hiring more police officers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For them, getting the best outcomes depends on being proactive , having the right information and tracking the progression of their conditions themselves. \u2014 Mark Opauszky, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Good luck on his future dating, and congrats on being proactive to help your brother-in-law to live his best life. \u2014 cleveland , 20 June 2022",
      "Be proactive and learn about any risks when visiting another home or unfamiliar location. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s fine, as long as those conversations happen, and education is proactive and really takes place. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "While some tribal governments have been proactive by creating their own intellectual property laws or hiring attorneys to protect their information, many more have learned the limitations of property law the hard way. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "Rather than wait for a pattern of crises to occur, be proactive by investing in reputation management, which means monitoring and protecting your brand\u2019s online reputation in regards to reviews, social media and major search engines. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
      "Commissioner Rob Manfred said his side was being proactive , not wanting to risk a late-season strike similar to the one that wiped out the 1994 World Series. \u2014 Ronald Blum, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Shein has been proactive in cultivating a vibrant fashion community of like-minded shoppers across its channels. \u2014 Francesca Gargaglia, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1933, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8ak-tiv",
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8ak-tiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "farseeing",
      "farsighted",
      "forehanded",
      "foreseeing",
      "foresighted",
      "forethoughtful",
      "forward",
      "forward-looking",
      "prescient",
      "provident",
      "visionary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181257",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "proactively":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a proactive manner : in a way that anticipates future problems, needs, or changes":[
        "\u2026 a system that allows us to alert customers if there's an issue with travel, whether their flight is delayed or proactively letting them know there is a transit strike in New York, or whatever.",
        "\u2014 Steven Barnhart",
        "By working proactively with charter organizations and other outside groups, district leaders could take a role in shaping the array of new alternative schools so that it benefits students most \u2026",
        "\u2014 Los Angeles Times"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8ak-tiv-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132605",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "probabilism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a theory that certainty is impossible especially in the sciences and that probability suffices to govern belief and action":[],
      ": a theory that in disputed moral questions any solidly probable course may be followed even though an opposed course is or appears more probable":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French probabilisme , from Latin probabilis probable":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-b\u0259-b\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193251",
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probabilistic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to probabilism":[],
      ": of, relating to, or based on probability":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the case of its bridge A.I., the rules of the game were hard-coded into the software and human expertise was used to validate the probabilistic decisions the software developed. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Marketing teams will have to shift from deterministic modeling to probabilistic modeling. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "On the other hand, quantum computers are probabilistic and provide non-classical probability distributions that, depending on how many times the program is run, give a good idea of the answer. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "NooK incorporates symbolic logic and explicit probabilistic reasoning allows for clear explanations of the A.I.\u2019s decisions. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "When caller authenticity cannot be confirmed, the STIR/SHAKEN attestations level, calling history, call routing and other signals can then be used to stratify these callers by trust level, using probabilistic risk assessment. \u2014 Robert Mckay, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Rather, quantum theory necessitates probabilistic outcomes that live between 0 and 1, so to speak. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Artificial neural nets can do impressive calculations smoothly despite imprecision in their parts, using a sort of probabilistic logic in which each unit takes averages over inputs from many others. \u2014 Frank Wilczek, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "In the 1920s, too, von Neumann wrestled into sync two competing approaches to quantum mechanics, the emerging, probabilistic science of how energy and matter acted at the subatomic level. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-b\u0259-b\u0259-\u02c8li-stik"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194517",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
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  "probable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "far-fetched",
      "implausible",
      "improbable",
      "incredible",
      "unbelievable",
      "unlikely",
      "unplausible"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": establishing a probability":[
        "probable evidence"
      ],
      ": likely to be or become true or real":[
        "probable outcome"
      ],
      ": one that is probable":[],
      ": supported by evidence strong enough to establish presumption but not proof":[
        "a probable hypothesis"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "It is probable that life exists outside of our planet.",
      "the counselor could find no probable reason for the girl's bizarre actions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Showers are probable Wednesday night with lows in the 60s. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Privately, many senior U.S. officials have been dismissive of theories suggesting that unknown objects captured in videos could be aliens and insist there is no evidence that such explanations are probable . \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Privately, many senior U.S. officials have been dismissive of theories suggesting that unknown objects captured in videos could be extraterrestrial aliens and insist there is no evidence that such explanations are probable . \u2014 Julian E. Barnes, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are probable , said sheriff\u2019s Investigator Andrew Peacock. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
      "By the way, the ever-changing total number of breweries in Ohio is about 370, and 400 by year\u2019s end is probable . \u2014 cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Additional bouts of strong to severe storms are probable in the Midwest and Ohio Valley Wednesday and Thursday \u2014 again firing along the heat dome\u2019s northern fringe. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "More than 700 children across the globe have been found to have probable cases of severe hepatitis with an unknown cause, officials from the World Health Organization said in a press conference on Wednesday. \u2014 Sony Salzman, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Even so, at the current high rate of transmission, California could surpass 10 million cumulative reported and probable coronavirus cases by the end of next week. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Brewers have announced Aaron Ashby will start one of the games in their Memorial Day doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs but have yet to officially list their other probable . \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
      "Hope Sharon Kennedy, who\u2019s a complete shill for the probable can party. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "The report, released Monday, shows 484 students and staff in Macomb County schools with new probable or confirmed cases of the virus linked to outbreaks or clusters during the week of Oct. 7-14. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, Illinois public health officials on Thursday reported 1,542 new probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 42 deaths. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 21 May 2021",
      "Brooklyn Strong is still a possible rather than a probable . \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "The Ohio Department of Health\u2019s total of additional probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 is the most ever recorded on one day. \u2014 Randy Ludlow, The Enquirer , 10 July 2020",
      "During the Battle of Britain, the Squadron was credited with 126 enemy aircraft destroyed, 13 probables , and nine damaged. \u2014 courant.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "The Dodgers\u2019 pitching probables for the three-game weekend series against the San Francisco Giants remains incomplete. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1638, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin probabilis commendable, probable, from probare to test, approve, prove \u2014 more at prove":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4(b)-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-b\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "believable",
      "credible",
      "creditable",
      "likely",
      "plausible",
      "presumptive"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194138",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probable cause":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a reasonable ground for supposing that a charge is well-founded":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The lawyer argued that there was a lack of probable cause for a search warrant.",
      "The police had probable cause to arrest him.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The woman fought off the attacker, who then fled and was arrested a short time later, according to a probable cause affidavit. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
      "Probation officers visited Peterson's home on Sept. 11, 2020, and saw several beach towels in his living room, according to a probable cause affidavit. \u2014 Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Cruz confessed to police soon after the shooting, according to a probable cause affidavit, but then pleaded not guilty. \u2014 Dakin Andone, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Citing the probable cause affidavit, the Asbury Park Press reports that investigators recovered surveillance footage from the Atlantic Heights Clubhouse in Barnegat from March 20, 2021. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "According to a probable cause statement, Riser was seen driving rapidly away from the Pipeline Fire, one of three fires burning in the Coconino National Forest. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Stewart had been adding air into a flat tire when he was shot, according to the probable cause statement from police. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "While care was being delivered, an officer photographed several injuries to the infant\u2019s face, eyes, feet and hand, according to the probable cause statement. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "In a probable cause statement, prosecutors accused McKee of wrongdoing in deciding to enter the lake during a severe thunderstorm warning and failing to follow policy by not directing passengers to put on personal flotation devices. \u2014 Rebekah Riess And Ray Sanchez, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1676, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111913",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probable error":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": regular deviation within a determined distance on each side of the mean of a frequency curve":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194311",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probable word":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a word whose presence in the plaintext is assumed as a step in cryptanalysis":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072505",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "improbably"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": insofar as seems reasonably true, factual, or to be expected : without much doubt":[
        "is probably happy",
        "it will probably rain"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The impact probably added all but the last few percent of Earth's mass and set the stage for Earth's and the Moon's subsequent evolution. \u2014 Mark Wilson , Physics Today , February 2008",
      "It was no secret that McKay preferred the thrill of victory to the agony of defeat, and that, along with his innocent optimism and snark-free sincerity, probably makes him hopelessly old-fashioned. \u2014 Richard Hoffer , Sports Illustrated , 16 June 2008",
      "But what these newly inaugurated gym rats probably don't know is that besides buffing up their bodies for summer, they're also buffing up their brains. \u2014 Christen Brownlee , Science News , 25 Feb. 2006",
      "It will probably rain today.",
      "They will probably be here soon.",
      "It was probably the best concert I've ever been to.",
      "There were probably about 150 people at the wedding.",
      "\u201cAre you going to the picnic",
      "\u201cCan you finish painting the room today",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Experts believe the virus probably entered the country during a brief opening of trade activity earlier this year along North Korea\u2019s border with China. \u2014 Min Joo Kim, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "Some employers will probably retain companies like Tripp\u2019s to manage the benefits for them. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "However, teams with money to spend probably shouldn't get their hopes up about signing James Harden or Bradley Beal to a big, splashy contract once free agency opens. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
      "Phillips said the designation of the 189th as a formal training unit probably won't increase the number of instructors or trainees on site. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 1 July 2022",
      "By now, the midterms look like a fait accompli: Republicans will gain a boatload of seats and probably win majorities in both chambers of Congress. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
      "Drako does seem well aware that drivers will probably want to take the Dragon for a spin through the dirt and mud from time to time. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 30 June 2022",
      "Heavy armored and mechanized units, such as the 1st Cavalry Division, will probably not receive any. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2022",
      "If you're persuaded to send money, Saunders said, you're probably not protected, as it's viewed as an authorized transaction. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1600, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see probable entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-b\u0259-bl\u0113",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4(b)-bl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "assumably",
      "doubtless",
      "likely",
      "presumably"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202400",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an individual affected with a disorder who is the first subject in a study (as of a genetic character in a family lineage)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1929, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin probandus , gerundive of probare":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccband",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8band"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050139",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probasidium":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cell in which two haploid nuclei fuse to form a diploid nucleus from which the basidium arises in some basidiomycetes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + basidium":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094338",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a court with jurisdiction over determination of the validity of wills and administration of estates and sometimes matters involving minors or adults judged incompetent : probate court":[
        "filed a petition in probate"
      ],
      ": legal matters that fall under the jurisdiction of a probate court":[
        "a law practice limited to probate"
      ],
      ": the judicial determination of the validity of a will":[],
      ": the officially authenticated copy of a probated will":[],
      ": to establish (a will) by probate as genuine and valid":[],
      ": to put (a convicted offender) on probation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Her will was offered for probate by the relatives.",
      "The case will now go to probate .",
      "Verb",
      "The court will probate the will.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Allen is a former Pike County probate judge who was elected to the State Legislature in 2018. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
      "Now, all assets on your death pass under your will (meaning probate ) and nothing transfers automatically to your spouse. \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The Courier Journal reported in February that Bottorff, whose practice is focused on estate planning and probate , had never filed a divorce case or practiced family law, according to court records. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 19 May 2022",
      "Starting in the eighteenth century, genealogical authority increasingly shifted from religious and family figures to government officials who certify births, license marriages, decree divorces, register deaths, and probate wills. \u2014 Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "County offices will remain open during the transition period but only for revenue and probate services, ALEA said. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Get the counsel of an accountant and an estate planning or probate attorney. \u2014 Paco De Leon, refinery29.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Usually, probate will be necessary only if a tenant in common dies. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "While the litigation unfolded, Chicago probate judge Harry Horner appointed an administrator for the dogs. \u2014 Celia Storey, Arkansas Online , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "During his opening remarks, Proto ripped into Democrats \u2014 saying Republicans are prepared to fight this year in every race from governor to probate judge. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
      "When a spouse passes away and the spouses owned their home with right of survivorship, should the surviving spouse go to probate to sell the house",
      "Zimring, a lawyer, and her husband, an electrical contractor, were open to homes that needed remodeling, homes sold in trust or probate sales. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "And if an eligible heir contests the will, probate can take years, Gregory Matalon, an estate attorney based in New York, told me. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Lindell is expected to return to Alabama to examine the equipment and talk to probate judges, Merrill said. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Her lawyers asked the judge to move the case to probate and appoint an independent person to oversee handing out Reinhart\u2019s assets. \u2014 Anna Wilder And Elisabell Velazquez, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "His will was admitted to probate and soon thereafter the executor transferred the $150,000 savings account to Charlie. \u2014 Dallas News , 13 June 2021",
      "The locality that will probate the estate is likely unique as well. \u2014 Randy Warren, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English probat , from Latin probatum , neuter of probatus , past participle of probare":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "British also -bit",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccb\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070403",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "probate bond":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bond legally required to be given to a probate court or judge by an administrator, executor, guardian, or other fiduciary to secure the faithful performance of his duties":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134354",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": critical examination and evaluation or subjection to such examination and evaluation":[],
      ": subjection of an individual to a period of testing and trial to ascertain fitness (as for a job or school)":[],
      ": the action of suspending the sentence of a convicted offender and giving the offender freedom during good behavior under the supervision of a probation officer":[],
      ": the state or a period of being subject to probation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "As a new employee, I will be on probation for three months.",
      "He hoped that the judge would grant him probation .",
      "He was sentenced to one year's probation .",
      "He was sent back to prison for violating his probation .",
      "She was arrested while on probation .",
      "Instead of firing her, they put her on probation .",
      "The student was placed on probation for copying test answers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He was sentenced to six months probation and has filed an appeal, court records show. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "He was found guilty of misdemeanor crimes of interfering with an arresting officer and walking on or along a roadway and sentenced to three months probation . \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Robinson later pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree felony charge of burglary and was sentenced to probation for two years. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "Alissa was prone to sudden rage and was convicted of misdemeanor assault and sentenced to probation for attacking a high school classmate. \u2014 Michael R. Sisak, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "McFadden sentenced her to two months probation and imposed a $5,000 fine. \u2014 Scott Macfarlane, CBS News , 24 May 2022",
      "John Lewis, 71, of Chidester was sentenced to three years probation as part of a plea deal, the documents, filed on May 19 in the 13th Circuit Court, state. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
      "Merritt, 33, who was wounded in the leg, was sentenced in January to probation and ordered to complete a residential drug and alcohol program after pleading guilty to two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
      "Hayes pleaded guilty to those charges in Nov. 2020, and was sentenced to three years probation . \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English probacioun , from Middle French & Latin; Middle French probation , from Latin probation-, probatio , from probare":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8b\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "delving",
      "disquisition",
      "examen",
      "examination",
      "exploration",
      "inquest",
      "inquiry",
      "inquisition",
      "investigation",
      "probe",
      "probing",
      "research",
      "study"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044856",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probation officer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After he was arrested and while free on bond, Joyner threatened his probation officer and failed to appear for a court proceeding, federal authorities said in the statement. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022",
      "Prosecutors asked Snyder to order Buck to pay $51,562 in restitution to his victims and a $400,000 fine, citing a probation officer \u2019s estimate that Buck was worth about $2 million. \u2014 Matthew Ormsethstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "On May 31, 2016, Greer\u2019s probation officer was alerted that Greer\u2019s ankle monitor had been removed, resulting in a multiagency search effort, the US Marshals statement said. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "An alert on May 31, 2016 notified Greer's probation officer that his GPS device had been removed, triggering a search by multiple agencies. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "On May 31, 2016, Greer\u2019s probation officer was alerted that his GPS monitoring device had been removed, officials said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Suspecting Hayes, who struggled with substance misuse, was high, the brother called Hayes\u2019 probation officer . \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Upon his release in May 2021, Eppinger initially reported as instructed to the Atlanta probation field office, but then failed to report to any subsequent appointments with his probation officer . \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "According to documents given to senators, a U.S. probation officer recommended a year and a half. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124753",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probationship":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a period of probation : trial period":[],
      ": the condition of being a probationer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh\u0259n\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091132",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probative":{
    "antonyms":[
      "confuting",
      "disproving",
      "refuting"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": serving to prove : substantiating":[],
      ": serving to test or try : exploratory":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "no dearth of probative evidence for the theory of evolution",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If the emails are probative , the jury should see them. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 14 May 2022",
      "Judges are supposed to allow or bar such witnesses based on whether their testimony is more probative than prejudicial. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
      "When presented with these potential witnesses, trial judges have to balance whether their testimony is properly probative or impermissibly prejudicial. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Justice Breyer said additional evidence of Tamerlan Tsarnaev\u2019s behavior could have been probative . \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Introducing Debra Clayton\u2019s death is unnecessary and the prejudicial impact would outweigh the probative value of the evidence. \u2014 Jeff Weiner, orlandosentinel.com , 24 July 2019",
      "In short, despite the Government\u2019s efforts to paint a contrary picture, this is not a case containing direct, probative evidence of anticompetitive intent on the part of high level executives within the merging company. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 12 June 2018",
      "The goal here is probative , to ask a question and get an answer, and the question is quite simple: Who gives the Colts a better chance at winning fast than Nick Saban",
      "The White House is correct to say as much, as are the courts that are now weighing the probative value and legal force of presidential tweets. \u2014 Phillip Carter, Slate Magazine , 28 July 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-b\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "confirmational",
      "confirmatory",
      "confirming",
      "corroborating",
      "corroborative",
      "corroboratory",
      "probatory",
      "substantiating",
      "supporting",
      "supportive",
      "verifying",
      "vindicating"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165350",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "probator":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": approver entry 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from probatus + -or":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d\u00a6b\u0101t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191446",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probatory":{
    "antonyms":[
      "confuting",
      "disproving",
      "refuting"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": probative":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "an abundance of probatory data linking smoking to cancer"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-b\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "confirmational",
      "confirmatory",
      "confirming",
      "corroborating",
      "corroborative",
      "corroboratory",
      "probative",
      "substantiating",
      "supporting",
      "supportive",
      "verifying",
      "vindicating"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025204",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "probatum":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": something conclusively established : something proved":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-b\u00e4t-",
      "pr\u014d\u02c8b\u0101t\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043143",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probe":{
    "antonyms":[
      "delve (into)",
      "dig (into)",
      "examine",
      "explore",
      "inquire (into)",
      "investigate",
      "look (into)",
      "research"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device (such as an ultrasound generator) or a substance (such as radioactively labeled DNA) used to obtain specific information for diagnostic or experimental purposes":[],
      ": a device used to penetrate or send back information especially from outer space or a celestial body":[],
      ": a penetrating or critical investigation":[],
      ": a pipe on the receiving airplane thrust into the drogue of the delivering airplane in air refueling":[],
      ": a pointed metal tip for making electrical contact with a circuit element being checked":[],
      ": a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)":[],
      ": a tentative exploratory advance or survey":[],
      ": a usually small object that is inserted into something so as to test conditions at a given point":[],
      ": any of various testing devices or substances: such as":[],
      ": the action of probing":[],
      ": to examine with a probe":[
        "uncrewed vehicles probed space"
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      ": to make a searching exploratory investigation":[],
      ": to search into and explore very thoroughly : subject to a penetrating investigation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The FBI probe did not produce any new evidence.",
      "a congressional probe into the accusations",
      "Verb",
      "His questions made it clear he was probing for information.",
      "He didn't like the police probing into his past.",
      "He didn't like the police probing him about his past.",
      "The doctor probed the wound with his finger.",
      "Searchers probed the mud with long poles.",
      "She probed the files for evidence that would help the investigation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But in recent days, federal agents have served search warrants and subpoenas, and conducted interviews that show the probe is moving closer to Trump\u2019s inner circle, the Post reported. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "The former business partner of one of the central figures in the federal red-light camera bribery probe has been charged with tax evasion stemming from the misuse of company credit cards and other alleged income schemes. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Coach those receiving feedback to listen intently, not assume malintent and probe for opportunities to improve. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "The congressional probe found that the four companies control essential portals to the digital economy \u2014 and increasingly use those platforms to offer their own products and features, competing with the same businesses that rely on them. \u2014 Cristiano Lima, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "Now, though, NASA\u2019s June space probe may have shed some new light on how the planet formed. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 June 2022",
      "The investigation became central to the Utah County attorney race after incumbent David Leavitt alleged the sheriff\u2019s probe was politically motivated to get him out of office. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "If the probe came into contact with the hinges or frame and prevented the hood from fully folding or unfolding, the stroller is considered hazardous. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
      "Prosecutors say the federal probe into Gillum's actions began in 2015 as public corruption investigation into the city of Tallahassee, Florida, that eventually included Gillum's actions as the city's mayor. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "What\u2019s more notable, however, is the attention to sound and its descriptive uses \u2014 to seed dread, to explore the subconscious and probe the dark, frightened recesses of a mind in torment. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Witnesses, survivors and some members of law enforcement have since pointed to a number of catastrophic failures by law enforcement that Justice Department officials will further probe . \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "In 1977, when NASA launched Voyagers 1 and 2, designed to probe the far reaches of the solar system, the songs of the humpbacks went with them. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "In May, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals asked the IRS to probe Antle's Rare Species Fund, a nonprofit raising money for wildlife conservation. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "The bulletin \u2014 circulated among state election officials earlier this week and publicly shared online, Friday \u2014 marks the first time CISA has used its vulnerability disclosure program to probe voting machines. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "That also applies to probe cards\u2014and new technologies currently in the works paint a bright future for Technoprobe. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Sure, fear of technology is a sci-fi standard and this is not the first play to probe our legit worry that the machines are taking over the most intimate portals of our life. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Since then there have been several clean elections, but the state has continued to probe Fulton\u2019s elections. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin proba examination, from Latin probare":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014db"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for probe Verb enter , penetrate , pierce , probe mean to make way into something. enter is the most general of these and may imply either going in or forcing a way in. entered the city in triumph penetrate carries a strong implication of an impelling force or compelling power that achieves entrance. the enemy penetrated the fortress pierce means an entering or cutting through with a sharp pointed instrument. pierced the boil with a lancet probe implies penetration to investigate or explore something hidden from sight or knowledge. probed the depths of the sea",
    "synonyms":[
      "delving",
      "disquisition",
      "examen",
      "examination",
      "exploration",
      "inquest",
      "inquiry",
      "inquisition",
      "investigation",
      "probation",
      "probing",
      "research",
      "study"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010225",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "probeagle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of probeagle variant of porbeagle"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023938",
    "type":[]
  },
  "probenecid":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a drug C 13 H 19 NO 4 S that acts on renal tubular function and is used to increase the concentration of some drugs (such as penicillin) in the blood by inhibiting their excretion and to increase the excretion of urates in gout":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Roberts was suspended by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for probenecid from a test in March 2017. \u2014 Chris Chavez, SI.com , 25 Jan. 2018",
      "His defense: His girlfriend, suffering from a sinus infection, obtained an out-of-production antibiotic in rural India that contained probenecid . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1950, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "irregular from pro pyl + ben zoic a cid":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8ben-\u0259-s\u0259d",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8be-n\u0259-s\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230045",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probertite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral NaCaB 5 O 9 .5H 2 O consisting of hydrous calcium sodium borate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Frank H. Probert \u20201940 American mining engineer born in England + English -ite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4b\u0259(r)\u02cct\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204141",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probing":{
    "antonyms":[
      "delve (into)",
      "dig (into)",
      "examine",
      "explore",
      "inquire (into)",
      "investigate",
      "look (into)",
      "research"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device (such as an ultrasound generator) or a substance (such as radioactively labeled DNA) used to obtain specific information for diagnostic or experimental purposes":[],
      ": a device used to penetrate or send back information especially from outer space or a celestial body":[],
      ": a penetrating or critical investigation":[],
      ": a pipe on the receiving airplane thrust into the drogue of the delivering airplane in air refueling":[],
      ": a pointed metal tip for making electrical contact with a circuit element being checked":[],
      ": a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)":[],
      ": a tentative exploratory advance or survey":[],
      ": a usually small object that is inserted into something so as to test conditions at a given point":[],
      ": any of various testing devices or substances: such as":[],
      ": the action of probing":[],
      ": to examine with a probe":[
        "uncrewed vehicles probed space"
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      ": to make a searching exploratory investigation":[],
      ": to search into and explore very thoroughly : subject to a penetrating investigation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The FBI probe did not produce any new evidence.",
      "a congressional probe into the accusations",
      "Verb",
      "His questions made it clear he was probing for information.",
      "He didn't like the police probing into his past.",
      "He didn't like the police probing him about his past.",
      "The doctor probed the wound with his finger.",
      "Searchers probed the mud with long poles.",
      "She probed the files for evidence that would help the investigation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But in recent days, federal agents have served search warrants and subpoenas, and conducted interviews that show the probe is moving closer to Trump\u2019s inner circle, the Post reported. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "The former business partner of one of the central figures in the federal red-light camera bribery probe has been charged with tax evasion stemming from the misuse of company credit cards and other alleged income schemes. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Coach those receiving feedback to listen intently, not assume malintent and probe for opportunities to improve. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "The congressional probe found that the four companies control essential portals to the digital economy \u2014 and increasingly use those platforms to offer their own products and features, competing with the same businesses that rely on them. \u2014 Cristiano Lima, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "Now, though, NASA\u2019s June space probe may have shed some new light on how the planet formed. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 June 2022",
      "The investigation became central to the Utah County attorney race after incumbent David Leavitt alleged the sheriff\u2019s probe was politically motivated to get him out of office. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "If the probe came into contact with the hinges or frame and prevented the hood from fully folding or unfolding, the stroller is considered hazardous. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
      "Prosecutors say the federal probe into Gillum's actions began in 2015 as public corruption investigation into the city of Tallahassee, Florida, that eventually included Gillum's actions as the city's mayor. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "What\u2019s more notable, however, is the attention to sound and its descriptive uses \u2014 to seed dread, to explore the subconscious and probe the dark, frightened recesses of a mind in torment. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Witnesses, survivors and some members of law enforcement have since pointed to a number of catastrophic failures by law enforcement that Justice Department officials will further probe . \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "In 1977, when NASA launched Voyagers 1 and 2, designed to probe the far reaches of the solar system, the songs of the humpbacks went with them. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "In May, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals asked the IRS to probe Antle's Rare Species Fund, a nonprofit raising money for wildlife conservation. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "The bulletin \u2014 circulated among state election officials earlier this week and publicly shared online, Friday \u2014 marks the first time CISA has used its vulnerability disclosure program to probe voting machines. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "That also applies to probe cards\u2014and new technologies currently in the works paint a bright future for Technoprobe. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Sure, fear of technology is a sci-fi standard and this is not the first play to probe our legit worry that the machines are taking over the most intimate portals of our life. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Since then there have been several clean elections, but the state has continued to probe Fulton\u2019s elections. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin proba examination, from Latin probare":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014db"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for probe Verb enter , penetrate , pierce , probe mean to make way into something. enter is the most general of these and may imply either going in or forcing a way in. entered the city in triumph penetrate carries a strong implication of an impelling force or compelling power that achieves entrance. the enemy penetrated the fortress pierce means an entering or cutting through with a sharp pointed instrument. pierced the boil with a lancet probe implies penetration to investigate or explore something hidden from sight or knowledge. probed the depths of the sea",
    "synonyms":[
      "delving",
      "disquisition",
      "examen",
      "examination",
      "exploration",
      "inquest",
      "inquiry",
      "inquisition",
      "investigation",
      "probation",
      "probing",
      "research",
      "study"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231613",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "probiotic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Second, look for a probiotic with a high CFU count. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "The Gut Instinct from HUM Nutrition, a probiotic , supports the maintenance of your intestinal flora. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "This probiotic can aid in the treatment of digestive difficulties including diarrhea, gas, and bloating. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Our shelf-stable vaginal probiotic contains 8 strains of beneficial bacteria to aid with vaginal health and the vagina\u2019s microbiome. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Adding the probiotic changed the composition of the coral\u2019s microbiome. \u2014 Sarah Vitak, Scientific American , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Data from multiple studies, including ones involving athletes and active individuals, has found that taking a probiotic with lactobacillus or bifidobacterium strains might help decrease the frequency and duration of these infections. \u2014 Pamela Nisevich Bede, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Consider a digestive system hack like a 30-day elimination diet or start taking a probiotic . \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "For constipation, select a probiotic with B. longum. \u2014 Ana Sanchez, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 2 + -biotic (as in antibiotic )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4t-ik, -b\u0113-",
      "-b\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-",
      "pr\u014d-b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-tik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102420",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "probity":{
    "antonyms":[
      "badness",
      "evil",
      "evildoing",
      "immorality",
      "iniquity",
      "sin",
      "villainy",
      "wickedness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a person of indisputable probity must head the disciplinary panel",
      "the defense attorney questioned the probity of the witness",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rather than debating the merits of such views, the A.A.F. questioned Bloom Raskin\u2019s probity . \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The Covid mass hysteria, now downgraded to a hypnosis bewitching neurotics and power freaks, counts among its casualties such virtues as restraint and probity . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "One contender for the presidency who has won a reputation internationally over the years for competence and probity is the current prime minister, Mario Draghi. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "As Biden\u2019s attempt to enact his domestic agenda drags on, his plunging approval numbers suggest that showmanship, for now, is outperforming probity . \u2014 David Rohde, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Garland seems to be counting on a belief that most Americans, exhausted by the Trump years, will welcome his neutrality, probity , and reticence. \u2014 David Rohde, The New Yorker , 15 June 2021",
      "Her blunt, understated way of talking about incomprehensible data gives her an air of probity . \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Her blunt, understated way of talking about incomprehensible data gives her an air of probity . \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "The longest-serving senator in Michigan history \u2014 from 1979 to 2015 \u2014 Mr. Levin was regarded by Senate colleagues and Washington observers as a paragon of probity as chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English probite , from Latin probitat-, probitas , from probus honest \u2014 more at prove":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-b\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for probity honesty , honor , integrity , probity mean uprightness of character or action. honesty implies a refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way. honor suggests an active or anxious regard for the standards of one's profession, calling, or position. integrity implies trustworthiness and incorruptibility to a degree that one is incapable of being false to a trust, responsibility, or pledge. probity implies tried and proven honesty or integrity.",
    "synonyms":[
      "character",
      "decency",
      "goodness",
      "honesty",
      "integrity",
      "morality",
      "rectitude",
      "righteousness",
      "rightness",
      "uprightness",
      "virtue",
      "virtuousness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194809",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "problem":{
    "antonyms":[
      "answer",
      "solution"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a proposition in mathematics or physics stating something to be done":[],
      ": a question raised for inquiry, consideration, or solution":[],
      ": a source of perplexity, distress, or vexation":[],
      ": an intricate unsettled question":[],
      ": dealing with a problem of conduct or social relationship":[
        "a problem play"
      ],
      ": difficult to deal with":[
        "a problem child"
      ],
      ": difficulty in understanding or accepting":[
        "I have a problem with your saying that"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Racism and sexism are major social problems .",
      "The company is having financial problems .",
      "He has chronic health problems .",
      "The mechanic fixed the problem with the car.",
      "There are a few problems with your argument.",
      "We have to find a way to solve this problem .",
      "She is bothered by family problems .",
      "We didn't have any problems getting here.",
      "I have my own problems to deal with.",
      "Mosquitoes are a problem in the summer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Many say the first step in addressing the attrition crisis for Black residents is measuring how big the problem is. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "The problem , experts say, is the eventual winner won\u2019t have much power to do anything about it anyway. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
      "The problem is physical mobility \u2014 and that is not a constitutional or regency issue. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The problem , too often, is that they get enamored with the potential to build models that are interesting but may not necessarily be helpful. \u2014 Joel Shapiro, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The problem , however, is that international relations are not nearly as manageable as liberal internationalists assume. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "In both instances, the problem was that Trump\u2019s mens rea deficit was contagious. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
      "The problem , says Joerg Wuttke, the president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, is the uncertainty the policy has created. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
      "The problem is that the money can be untouchable for many months \u2014 not good when customers are demanding it. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In response largely to a non- problem , Democrats want to trample on the prerogatives of states to conduct elections, mandating their electoral priorities throughout the land. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "The staff is trained to address residents who show confused or problem behavior. \u2014 San Diego Elder Law Center, sandiegouniontribune.com , 24 Apr. 2018",
      "Many people might be surprised to learn that undocumented immigrants are not typically problem children. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 5 Mar. 2017",
      "Problem officers make things difficult for good ones, said Jim Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police, America\u2019s largest police-labor organization. \u2014 Gary Fields, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2016",
      "Tracy Chou, a young engineer at Pinterest, is tackling tech\u2019s women problem head-on. \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 21 Nov. 2014"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English probleme , from Latin problema , from Greek probl\u0113ma , literally, obstacle, from proballein to throw forward, from pro- forward + ballein to throw \u2014 more at pro- , devil":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-bl\u0259m",
      "-b\u1d4am",
      "-\u02ccblem"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for problem Noun mystery , problem , enigma , riddle , puzzle mean something which baffles or perplexes. mystery applies to what cannot be fully understood by reason or less strictly to whatever resists or defies explanation. the mystery of the stone monoliths problem applies to a question or difficulty calling for a solution or causing concern. problems created by high technology enigma applies to utterance or behavior that is very difficult to interpret. his suicide remains an enigma riddle suggests an enigma or problem involving paradox or apparent contradiction. the riddle of the reclusive pop star puzzle applies to an enigma or problem that challenges ingenuity for its solution. the thief's motives were a puzzle for the police",
    "synonyms":[
      "case",
      "challenge",
      "knot",
      "matter",
      "nut",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103358",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "problem-solving":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the process or act of finding a solution to a problem":[
        "Let's do some problem-solving and see if we can't figure out what to do.",
        "problem-solving skills"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115014",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "problematic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": expressing or supporting a possibility":[],
      ": not definite or settled : uncertain":[
        "their future remains problematic"
      ],
      ": open to question or debate : questionable":[],
      ": posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide":[],
      ": something that is problematic : a problematic aspect or concern":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Rules of grammar are more problematic for non-native speakers.",
      "the problematic situation of somehow having two dates for the same party",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "More problematic were his breaking pitches, which, unlike other starts when Buehler still managed to limit damage and work deeper into games, weren\u2019t able to get him out of trouble. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
      "Relegation is even more problematic when the teams at the bottom aren\u2019t even that bothered by it either. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "This can be more problematic in populated areas such as apartment complexes where people walk dogs and have small children. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "This factor becomes even more problematic because each side has an incentive to increase misperception in the other through deception, bluster and bluff. \u2014 Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Perhaps more problematic , their lawyers argue, is the devastating impact the mass killing has had on their community \u2014 where the jurors would come from. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "That may be more problematic , though, when part of what they're being engaged over proves to be exercises in legislative futility. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
      "In the end, Cleveland\u2019s Darius Garland/Jarrett Allen could prove more problematic than what the inconsistent Nets throw out there against Boston. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The crackdown on password sharing could be more problematic , though. \u2014 Michael Liedtke And Mae Anderson, Chron , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But many find the measurement of internal consistency problematic . \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2017",
      "Staging requirements make the SkyShow problematic now and virtually impossible once other phases of the project crowd the 166-acre property. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-bl\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for problematic Adjective doubtful , dubious , problematic , questionable mean not affording assurance of the worth, soundness, or certainty of something. doubtful implies little more than a lack of conviction or certainty. doubtful about whether I said the right thing dubious stresses suspicion, mistrust, or hesitation. dubious about the practicality of the scheme problematic applies especially to things whose existence, meaning, fulfillment, or realization is highly uncertain. whether the project will ever be finished is problematic questionable may imply no more than the existence of doubt but usually suggests that the suspicions are well-grounded. a man of questionable honesty",
    "synonyms":[
      "catchy",
      "delicate",
      "difficult",
      "dodgy",
      "hairy",
      "knotty",
      "nasty",
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      "tough",
      "tricksy",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172103",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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  },
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      ": not definite or settled : uncertain":[
        "their future remains problematic"
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      ": open to question or debate : questionable":[],
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      ": something that is problematic : a problematic aspect or concern":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Rules of grammar are more problematic for non-native speakers.",
      "the problematic situation of somehow having two dates for the same party",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "More problematic were his breaking pitches, which, unlike other starts when Buehler still managed to limit damage and work deeper into games, weren\u2019t able to get him out of trouble. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
      "Relegation is even more problematic when the teams at the bottom aren\u2019t even that bothered by it either. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "This can be more problematic in populated areas such as apartment complexes where people walk dogs and have small children. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "This factor becomes even more problematic because each side has an incentive to increase misperception in the other through deception, bluster and bluff. \u2014 Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Perhaps more problematic , their lawyers argue, is the devastating impact the mass killing has had on their community \u2014 where the jurors would come from. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "That may be more problematic , though, when part of what they're being engaged over proves to be exercises in legislative futility. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
      "In the end, Cleveland\u2019s Darius Garland/Jarrett Allen could prove more problematic than what the inconsistent Nets throw out there against Boston. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The crackdown on password sharing could be more problematic , though. \u2014 Michael Liedtke And Mae Anderson, Chron , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But many find the measurement of internal consistency problematic . \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2017",
      "Staging requirements make the SkyShow problematic now and virtually impossible once other phases of the project crowd the 166-acre property. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-bl\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for problematic Adjective doubtful , dubious , problematic , questionable mean not affording assurance of the worth, soundness, or certainty of something. doubtful implies little more than a lack of conviction or certainty. doubtful about whether I said the right thing dubious stresses suspicion, mistrust, or hesitation. dubious about the practicality of the scheme problematic applies especially to things whose existence, meaning, fulfillment, or realization is highly uncertain. whether the project will ever be finished is problematic questionable may imply no more than the existence of doubt but usually suggests that the suspicions are well-grounded. a man of questionable honesty",
    "synonyms":[
      "catchy",
      "delicate",
      "difficult",
      "dodgy",
      "hairy",
      "knotty",
      "nasty",
      "prickly",
      "sensitive",
      "spiny",
      "sticky",
      "thorny",
      "ticklish",
      "touchy",
      "tough",
      "tricksy",
      "tricky"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202012",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "problematist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": problemist":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin problemat-, problema problem + English -ist":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u00e4\u02c8blem\u0259t\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224309",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to consider or treat as a problem":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Artists sometimes problematize as a marketing tool. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 3 Mar. 2020",
      "Yes, perhaps the last hope to problematize fascistoid nonprogressive edges, so to speak, is to reterritorialize the oppositional vernaculars. \u2014 Rebecca Schuman, Slate Magazine , 26 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1910, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-bl\u0259-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092118",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "problemist":{
    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4bl\u0259\u0307m\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192205",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  },
  "problemize":{
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      ": to raise or discuss problems":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccm\u012bz"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192545",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
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  },
  "proboscis":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various elongated or extensible tubular processes (such as the sucking organ of a butterfly) of the oral region of an invertebrate":[],
      ": the human nose especially when prominent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "if there were a direct relation between mendacity and the length of one's proboscis , hers would be a mile long",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the feeding process, the female mosquito uses a mouthpart called the proboscis \u2014which is also used to feed on flowers\u2014to pierce the skin and feed on the blood. \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "And Peter Dinklage, who starred in that musical\u2019s 2019 Off Broadway production, superbly reprises his role here, giving us a Cyrano who is widely mocked not for an oversized proboscis but rather for a diminutive physique. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "This 1996 Daihatsu with its googly eyes and big spare-tire proboscis is a recent import to the U.S. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Nienaber walked it over to a plant, and the monarch soon unfurled its proboscis into a flower, drawing nectar. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 22 Jan. 2021",
      "The proboscis is a Swiss Army knife appendage of six separate instruments that facilitate blood collection. \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 8 Jan. 2021",
      "Researchers have interpreted a nearby red figure as an insect\u2014possibly a hawk moth, known to become intoxicated on datura nectar drawn through its long proboscis \u2014perhaps here a symbolic stand-in for the datura-taker. \u2014 Megan Gannon, National Geographic , 23 Nov. 2020",
      "To initiate feeding, the first pump opens to lower the pressure and draw the blood up into the proboscis . \u2014 Popular Science , 20 Oct. 2020",
      "The system looks for the female\u2019s distinct proboscis or mouth, antenna and other anatomical clues, flagging it for removal. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 6 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek proboskis , from pro- + boskein to feed":""
    },
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      "pr\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4s-\u0259s",
      "-k\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8b\u00e4-sk\u0259s",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4-s\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8b\u00e4s-k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "beak",
      "conk",
      "honker",
      "neb",
      "nose",
      "nozzle",
      "schnoz",
      "schnozz",
      "schnozzle",
      "smeller",
      "snoot",
      "snout"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114527",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "procaviid":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mammal of the family Procaviidae":[],
      ": of or relating to the Procaviidae":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Procaviidae":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d\u00a6k\u0101v\u0113\u0259\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085720",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "procedural":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some Republicans who voted in favor, including Capito and Murkowski, were uncertain ahead of procedural votes held this week. \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "The case was later dropped over concerns about procedural issues. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "The House is expected to begin procedural votes on the bill Friday morning, and vote on final passage early Friday afternoon. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 24 June 2022",
      "Opponents also argue the board of tax assessors\u2019 May 25 meeting, in which the deal was approved by a 4-1 vote, was riddled with procedural errors. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "Plot and character details for the series are being kept largely under wraps, though sources say the show will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne\u2019s character working to solve different murders in each episode. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "The signing of the extradition order is a procedural step following the earlier court ruling, and will likely spark a lengthy appeal, said Nick Vamos, a lawyer at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. \u2014 Gareth Vipers, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The show is perfect for viewers who want more drama than procedural in their crime shows. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
      "The order cited procedural issues and the high burden to prove that a judge should be disqualified. \u2014 Sonia Moghe, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Anderson originally appeared in 50 episodes during the crime procedural 's final seasons from 2008 to 2010 before went off the air at the end of its 20th season. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "On May 26, the procedural will air its 400th episode, which also happens to be its Season 18 finale. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "The procedural has also been renewed for Season 5 and Season 6. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "Think Drive My Car as a legal procedural only otherwise nothing like Drive My Car at all. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s another procedural that has been renewed for two seasons, Season 4 and Season 5. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "Anderson originally appeared in 50 episodes during the crime procedural 's final seasons from 2008 to 2010 before went off the air at the end of its 20th season. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "That could change soon as former CBS procedural Nash Bridges returns next week with a movie that leaves open the possibility of full-on revival. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "The brilliant-but-troubled detective/cop-with-something-extra procedural has crept over the TV listings like so much kudzu, or, to be more local, bougainvillea \u2014 lovely to look at in many places but increasingly familiar in form and hue. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1876, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1963, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8s\u0113j-r\u0259l",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-j\u0259-r\u0259l",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113j-(\u0259-)r\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084005",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "procedural due process":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": due process sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And without almost no procedural due process , he was sent to prison. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "These orders are justified when based on individualized risk assessments and scientific validity, and they\u2019re executed via procedural due process and through least restrictive means (e.g., home quarantines may be favored over mandatory separations). \u2014 Wired Opinion, Wired , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Although there are only three children listed in the lawsuit, the complaint details a pattern of abuse from other children who were put in solitary confinement without procedural due process , Neelakanta said. \u2014 Meryl Kornfield, Sun-Sentinel.com , 22 June 2018",
      "This complete lack of procedural due process is both unnerving and unlawful. \u2014 Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine , 15 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103408",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "procedure":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a particular way of accomplishing something or of acting":[],
      ": a series of steps followed in a regular definite order":[
        "legal procedure",
        "a surgical procedure"
      ],
      ": a set of instructions for a computer that has a name by which it can be called into action":[],
      ": a step in a procedure":[],
      ": a traditional or established way of doing things":[],
      ": protocol sense 3a":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Installing a car battery is a simple procedure .",
      "What is the procedure for applying for a loan",
      "New employees are taught the proper safety procedures .",
      "We must follow proper court procedure .",
      "An identity check is standard police procedure .",
      "the procedure for treating a burn",
      "The procedure will take two hours.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And, chances are, their insurance plans cover the procedure . \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "In Tennessee, Nashville's Democratic District Attorney Glenn Funk promised not to prosecute doctors who perform abortions nor any pregnant women seeking the procedure . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 June 2022",
      "Ministers, sometimes in small groups, would counsel roomfuls of patients, while non-clergy counselors would describe the procedure and detail its safety. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
      "Especially in the nine states that had banned the procedure by Sunday, women appeared to fear a tightening of access to family planning resources and some were stockpiling options. \u2014 Amanda Holpuch, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
      "Mississippi will ban the procedure except for pregnancies that endanger the woman\u2019s life or those caused by rape reported to law enforcement. \u2014 Leah Willingham, Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
      "However, Moreno began bleeding during the procedure . \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
      "The Supreme Court's 6-to-3 ruling reverses nearly 50 years of precedent and will completely change the landscape of women's reproductive rights by giving individual states the power to decide whether to allow the procedure . \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 25 June 2022",
      "Two of the leading Democratic senators in the reproductive rights space are urging President Joe Biden to declare a public health emergency as nearly two dozen states move to ban the procedure following Roe v. Wade\u2019s official repeal Friday. \u2014 Ali Vitali, NBC News , 25 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French proc\u00e9dure , from Middle French, from proceder":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-j\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "course",
      "operation",
      "proceeding",
      "process"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055612",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "procedure mask":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a nonsterile, disposable, rectangular-shaped face mask typically of nonwoven material (such as polypropylene) that covers the mouth and nose, that usually has elastic ear loops for securing to the face, and that is intended to be worn by medical personnel (as during medical procedures or while attending to patients) especially to prevent the spread of airborne infectious agents (such as bacteria or viruses)":[
        "Procedure masks should not be used interchangeably with surgical masks in the OR. Surgical masks possess higher filtration capability and fluid resistance than procedure masks .",
        "\u2014 Dorothy Fogg",
        "Founder Johnny Morris of the Springfield, Missouri-based [Bass Pro Shops] chain announced he plans to send one million standard procedure face masks to health care workers and first responders working nationally during the COVID-19 crisis \u2026",
        "\u2014 Lisa Vernon Sparks",
        "A Penn State COVID-19 task force has released initial recommendations on the use of personal protective equipment in campus classrooms and laboratories. \u2026 The general recommendation, based on testing, is for instructors to wear a procedure mask with sound amplification while teaching in the general classroom setting \u2026",
        "\u2014 Centre Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania)"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare surgical mask":[
        "Procedure masks should not be used interchangeably with surgical masks in the OR. Surgical masks possess higher filtration capability and fluid resistance than procedure masks .",
        "\u2014 Dorothy Fogg",
        "Founder Johnny Morris of the Springfield, Missouri-based [Bass Pro Shops] chain announced he plans to send one million standard procedure face masks to health care workers and first responders working nationally during the COVID-19 crisis \u2026",
        "\u2014 Lisa Vernon Sparks",
        "A Penn State COVID-19 task force has released initial recommendations on the use of personal protective equipment in campus classrooms and laboratories. \u2026 The general recommendation, based on testing, is for instructors to wear a procedure mask with sound amplification while teaching in the general classroom setting \u2026",
        "\u2014 Centre Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania)"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1996, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194955",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proceed":{
    "antonyms":[
      "remain",
      "stand",
      "stay",
      "stop"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be in the process of being accomplished":[
        "the work is proceeding well"
      ],
      ": to begin and carry on an action, process, or movement":[],
      ": to come forth from a source : issue":[
        "strange sounds proceeded from the room"
      ],
      ": to continue after a pause or interruption":[],
      ": to go on in an orderly regulated way":[],
      ": to move along a course : advance":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Tenet's problem is that the intelligence and the war proceeded in lockstep: no intelligence, no war. \u2014 Thomas Powers , New York Review of Books , 19 July 2007",
      "But we're both gasping, and proceed to play the ugliest, slowest game in history. \u2014 S. L. Price , Sports Illustrated , 31 Dec. 2007",
      "That ash includes light particles that strong winds proceed to carry over much of the country \u2026 \u2014 Jared M. Diamond , Collapse , 2005",
      "After the interruption, she proceeded with her presentation.",
      "\u201cBefore we proceed further, does anyone have any questions",
      "We will proceed according to plan.",
      "We may not be able to proceed as planned.",
      "The problems have been fixed and the work can now proceed .",
      "All passengers must proceed to the baggage claim area.",
      "The crowd proceeded toward the exits.",
      "The troops proceeded north along the river.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During this period, Peterson and his then-attorney David Rudolf had to decide how to proceed forward. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "In April, Cheney said the committee has enough evidence to refer Trump for criminal charges, but the panel had yet to decide how to proceed . \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 3 June 2022",
      "After that, manager A.J. Hinch said, Alexander will take a few days off, and the Tigers will decide then how to proceed with his rehab, while trying to stretch out his stamina. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022",
      "The Board of State Canvassers will review the Bureau of Election's findings on Thursday to determine how to proceed . \u2014 Fox News , 24 May 2022",
      "As such, the European Union\u2019s own guidance on how countries should proceed has been vague. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "The Washington Post\u2019s Jacqueline Alemany and Josh Dawsey delve into differences of opinion within the committee on how to proceed . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "Gier, uncertain how to proceed , called Chad Smith, who was then the artistic administrator at the Los Angeles Philharmonic and is now that orchestra\u2019s chief executive. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Roberts said the team is trying to be cautious with the future Hall of Famer, keeping one eye on the stretch run of the season while deciding how to proceed . \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proceden , from Anglo-French proceder , from Latin procedere , from pro- forward + cedere to go \u2014 more at pro-":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0113d",
      "pr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proceed spring , arise , rise , originate , derive , flow , issue , emanate , proceed , stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging. an idea that springs to mind arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent. new questions have arisen slowly rose to prominence originate implies a definite source or starting point. the fire originated in the basement derive implies a prior existence in another form. the holiday derives from an ancient Roman feast flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception. words flowed easily from her pen issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet. blood issued from the cut emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source. reports emanating from the capital proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause. advice that proceeds from the best of intentions stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development. industries stemming from space research",
    "synonyms":[
      "advance",
      "come",
      "come along",
      "do",
      "fare",
      "forge",
      "get along",
      "get on",
      "go",
      "go along",
      "go off",
      "march",
      "pace",
      "progress"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095438",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "proceed (along)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "to make one's way through, across, or over the hikers proceeded along the ridge for several hundred feet"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133432",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "proceed (with)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "to begin again or return to after an interruption we can proceed with the meeting as soon as everyone has returned from lunch"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121034",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "proceed against":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to start a legal case against (someone)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095248",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "proceed from":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to come from (a source)":[
        "Strange noises proceeded from the house."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015532",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "proceeding":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an official record of things said or done":[],
      ": events , happenings":[],
      ": legal action":[
        "a divorce proceeding"
      ],
      ": procedure":[],
      ": transaction":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The secretary kept a record of the proceedings at the meeting.",
      "She started the proceedings with a brief welcoming speech.",
      "The proceedings of the conference will be published.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kevin and Hunter Seefried, of Delaware, are accused of obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Beatrice Peterson, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
      "After three hours of deliberations, a federal jury found Reffitt guilty on all five counts, including entering a restricted area with a firearm and obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Andrea Bernstein, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Joshua Pruitt, appearing virtually at a hearing Friday in federal district court in Washington, pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "The four men, along with a fifth man named Edward George, are charged with multiple counts, including obstructing an official proceeding ; aiding and abetting; disorderly conduct inside the Capitol building; and obstructing a law enforcement officer. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Nordean, Biggs, Rehl and Donohoe were indicted in March on charges including conspiracy and obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 NBC News , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Nordean, Biggs, Rehl and Donohoe were indicted in March on charges including conspiracy and obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, ajc , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The defamation case isn't the only legal proceeding that Chyna and her attorney are currently battling against the Kardashians. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "The inquest was a court proceeding to re-examine the medical examiner\u2019s original finding that Kuhnla had been choked to death by hand. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0113-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "action",
      "lawsuit",
      "suit"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115129",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proceeds":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the total amount brought in":[
        "the proceeds of a sale"
      ],
      ": the net amount received (as for a check or from an insurance settlement) after deduction of any discount or charges":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccs\u0113dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "earnings",
      "gain(s)",
      "income",
      "incoming(s)",
      "profit",
      "return",
      "revenue",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to federal prosecutors, the lab company paid kickbacks to Gallups through the former insurance commissioner, who also took a cut of the proceeds . \u2014 Lois Norder, ajc , 28 June 2022",
      "Graydon Skincare Intimacy Oil 5% of the proceeds from every purchase of Graydon Skincare Intimacy Oil will be donated to GLAAD until June 30, 2022. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 23 June 2022",
      "Rare Beauty make-up site where 1% of the proceeds go to mental health. \u2014 Afdhel Aziz, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The couple has pledged to donate a portion of proceeds from a shareable dish called the Hunger Board to the food bank. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 21 June 2022",
      "Camp packages are either $50 or $85 and Dike plans to contribute some of the proceeds to the memorial fund. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
      "The medal, which was bought by an unidentified phone bidder, was put up for sale by U.S. auction house Heritage Auctions, which said that 100% of the proceeds would go directly to support Unicef\u2019s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Gareth Vipers, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "Tickets go on sale this week, and a portion of all proceeds will be donated to the nonprofit organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
      "Even better, a portion of the proceeds go towards the Alzheimer\u2019s Association. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204336"
  },
  "process":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": progress , advance":[
        "in the process of time"
      ],
      ": something going on : proceeding":[],
      ": a natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result":[
        "the process of growth"
      ],
      ": a continuing natural or biological activity or function":[
        "such life processes as breathing"
      ],
      ": the whole course of proceedings in a legal action":[],
      ": the summons, mandate, or writ used by a court to compel the appearance of the defendant in a legal action or compliance with its orders":[],
      ": a prominent or projecting part of an organism or organic structure":[
        "a bone process",
        "a nerve cell process"
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      ": conk entry 6":[],
      ": to proceed against by law : prosecute":[],
      ": to take out a summons against":[],
      ": to serve a summons on":[],
      ": to subject to a special process or treatment (as in the course of manufacture or film development)":[],
      ": to subject to or handle through an established usually routine set of procedures":[
        "process insurance claims"
      ],
      ": to integrate sensory information received so that an action or response is generated":[
        "the brain processes visual images relayed from the retina"
      ],
      ": to subject to examination or analysis":[
        "computers process data"
      ],
      ": to work (hair) into a conk":[],
      ": treated or made by a special process especially when involving synthesis or artificial modification":[],
      ": made by or used in a mechanical or photomechanical duplicating process":[],
      ": of or involving illusory effects usually introduced during processing of the film":[],
      ": to move in a procession":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccses, \u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccses",
      "-s\u0259s",
      "-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8ses",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4s-\u02cces",
      "\u02c8pr\u014ds-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "course",
      "operation",
      "procedure",
      "proceeding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "How does the election process work",
      "Learning a foreign language can be a long process .",
      "We're remodeling our house. The whole process is expected to take a few months.",
      "Breathing and the circulation of blood are life processes .",
      "a bony process on the foot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With that being said, over 68% of consumers are abandoning fintech applications during the onboarding process . \u2014 Dmitry Dolgorukov, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Accommodations during the hiring process , Gibson said, could be as easy as having a quieter space in a job fair to talk with candidates, or training hiring managers about unconscious bias that could affect their perception of disabled people. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
      "This model\u2019s layout was of particular import to Numarine during the design process , as onboard comfort was a necessity. \u2014 Kevin Koenig, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
      "There's no avoiding it: Your brows will go through an awkward phase during the grow-out process , and makeup is going to come in handy. \u2014 Paige Stables, Allure , 30 June 2022",
      "After the online series was nominated for an Emmy, the 32-year-old actress took another risk by telling the creators of Starz's dramedy Vida how much the project meant to her during the audition process . \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
      "Fantasia added that the Navy was instrumental during the scouting process to see how filming of the jets would translate to the big screen. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
      "During the development process , Raiff and the production also consulted with RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization that advocates for people with disabilities. \u2014 Clark Hodgin, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Utah\u2019s congressional districts were redrawn this past year during the decennial restricting process . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Exploring that grief, and understanding that there\u2019s no one right way to process it, are some of the game\u2019s central themes. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "How agents answer and process phone calls have evolved. \u2014 Richard Rosen, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "In these cases, KAP can help a new mother process her trauma by providing the space and distance necessary to cease re-experiencing the frightening triggers. \u2014 Melissa Whippo, Glamour , 23 June 2022",
      "Such abilities stem from their compound eyes, which take in a lot of information simultaneously, and from the neurons that process that information\u2014which turn out to be extremely good at separating relevant signals from meaningless noise. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "During his pauses, his audiences have time to process unfamiliar pronunciations and absorb the meaning. \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Donations can take time to process , so contributors should donate sooner rather than later to ensure their donation counts. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
      "For those ordering through a third-party delivery partner, drivers will be able to process orders with the goal of providing an even faster delivery time in getting tacos straight to fans. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "The new facility will be able to process double the amount of blood, a capacity that is expected to suffice for at least the next 30 years. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This may have positioned several large cities that chose to pre- process ballots to deliver election results earlier than expected. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2020",
      "State Democrats and Republicans both agree that local election workers should be allowed to pre- process ballots early. \u2014 Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "The state can\u2019t yet process unemployment claims from independent contractors and the self-employed, even though the federal government has temporarily extended benefits to those workers, St. Louis Public Radio reported. \u2014 USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "The recent rise of memes seeming to make light of the Wuhan virus or international tensions offers a glimpse into how teenagers learn about and process world events. \u2014 Nicole Daniels, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "Knowing that people process things differently and that's OK. \u2014 Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "The Google Assistant, for example, can already now process multiple requests at once. \u2014 Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY , 2 Jan. 2018",
      "People process things differently and at different rates. \u2014 Richard Asa, chicagotribune.com , 31 Aug. 2017",
      "Around 80% of people process language on the left, or the analytical, side of the brain, Dr. Pantelyat says, and everyone processes music on both sides of the brain. \u2014 Heidi Mitchell, WSJ , 26 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Any present liver conditions can harm your ability to handle alcohol and process it. \u2014 Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "Exploring that grief, and understanding that there\u2019s no one right way to process it, are some of the game\u2019s central themes. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "The more knowledge, the better leaders are able to process it. \u2014 Hussein Cholkamy, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Perkovich said Atwood proposed the use of nitrogen through an administrative grievance procedure sent on May 1, but the state refused to process it. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "High hydrocarbon levels in the sludge have raised fire hazard concerns, and forced the city\u2019s contractor to process it more slowly \u2014 without the use of an air dryer \u2014 for more than six months. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Ceilings too low and Border Patrol staff too few, though the volume of travelers (and the staff needed to process us) could've been precisely determined in advance. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Yes, and to find partners to co- process it with is just one of the blessings of this kind of work. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Cutting off Russian oil would force many refineries that normally process it to find other sources. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proces , from Anglo-French proc\u00e9s , from Latin processus , from procedere":"Noun",
      "back-formation from procession entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1814, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151240"
  },
  "process philosophy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a theistic philosophy that views being as primarily relational, stresses emergent evolution, and criticizes or rejects nonreligious naturalism \u2014 compare neonaturalism":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083937",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "process photography":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": special printing methods or use of a background projection screen in front of which live action is photographed":[],
      ": the photographic steps involved in any photomechanical reproduction process":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104303",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "process plate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a photographic plate usually slow in speed having the characteristics of high contrast and very fine grain and used chiefly in reproducing line drawings or in photomechanical processing":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110447",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "process printer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that does process printing":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120612",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "process printing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a method of printing from halftone plates in usually three or more colors so that nearly any hue may be reproduced":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130938",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "processed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having been subjected to a special process or treatment (as in the course of manufacture)":[
        "Just as processed food has been robbed of its nutrients, processed hair has been robbed of much of its health.",
        "\u2014 Essence",
        "The mythical fountain of youth now is filled with white tea. The pale, minimally processed Chinese tea is being pitched as the next great thing for drinking and as a cosmetics ingredient.",
        "\u2014 The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press",
        "The main dietary sources of sodium are common salt used in cooking and for seasoning and especially the increased amount of sodium compounds used in processed foods.",
        "\u2014 Sue Rodwell Williams"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1876, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "-s\u0259st",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccsest"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000558",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "procession":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way":[],
      ": continuous forward movement : progression":[],
      ": emanation":[
        "the Holy Spirit's procession from the Father"
      ],
      ": succession , sequence":[],
      ": to go in procession":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There was a procession of children carrying candles.",
      "The cars moved in procession to the cemetery.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At Abu Akleh\u2019s funeral procession in Jerusalem, Israeli police set off stun grenades and beat mourners with batons \u2014 even striking the pallbearers \u2014 before her coffin could reach its final resting place. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Some 10,000 people will take part in the Jubilee Pageant, a 1.8-mile procession in the streets around Buckingham Palace starting at 2:30 p.m. local time (9:30 a.m. ET). \u2014 NBC News , 5 June 2022",
      "Violet\u2019s elaborate funeral procession in the scene that follows was based on the real-life funeral of Deborah, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, held at Chatsworth in 2014. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a procession and performance in central London involving 10,000 people and the Gold State Coach. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "After the live event, there was a procession down Broadway in Nashville. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 17 May 2022",
      "Clashes broke out during a Hindu religious procession in New Delhi on Saturday, injuring several people, including police officers, police said, days after similar religious violence in three states. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "See photos from the procession in the accompanying gallery. \u2014 al , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The rebels, meanwhile, held a funeral procession in Sanaa for a senior military official killed along with family members in a coalition airstrike last week. \u2014 Samy Magdy, ajc , 22 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1691, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English processioun , from Anglo-French processiun , from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procession-, processio religious procession, from Latin, act of proceeding, from procedere":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8se-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cortege",
      "cort\u00e8ge",
      "parade"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005110",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "proclaim":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally":[
        "proclaim an amnesty",
        "proclaim the country a republic"
      ],
      ": to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing : announce":[],
      ": to give outward indication of : show":[
        "his manner proclaimed his genteel upbringing"
      ],
      ": to praise or glorify openly or publicly : extol":[
        "proclaimed the rescue workers' efforts"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She proclaimed that she will run for governor.",
      "The President proclaimed a national day of mourning.",
      "He took command of the government and proclaimed himself emperor.",
      "The magazine proclaimed him to be the best player in baseball.",
      "He proclaimed his love for her in a poem.",
      "His behavior proclaimed his good upbringing.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If patience is a virtue, then business jet makers are the most virtuous of all, having waited some 13 years until now to proclaim that business is booming once again. \u2014 Brian Foley, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "During a speaking engagement this spring Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher used colorful language to proclaim his team would beat Alabama during coach Nick Saban\u2019s career. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Nov. 2019",
      "Analysts say the Kremlin is eager to proclaim victory in Mariupol, in the southeast, before Monday, when Russia commemorates its role in defeating Nazi Germany during World War II. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Today Scientific American has fallen in lockstep with those who proclaim guns to be a public-health menace, believing, in short, that people don\u2019t kill people, guns do. \u2014 Mark Yost, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "After all, when business leaders proclaim to know a customer, what exactly is this belief based on",
      "Russian analysts have said Mr. Putin could use the celebration to proclaim a military victory in Ukraine. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Neither Ertel nor Jackson was hesitant in admitting defeat but made sure to proclaim their immense dedication by leaving it all out on the court. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Ye has objected to Kardashian\u2019s requests for a divorce and has used Instagram to proclaim his devotion to her, criticize her parenting and threaten her current boyfriend Pete Davidson. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proclamen , from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French proclamer , from Latin proclamare , from pro- before + clamare to cry out \u2014 more at pro- , claim":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8kl\u0101m",
      "pr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proclaim declare , announce , proclaim , promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known. the referee declared the contest a draw announce implies the declaration of something for the first time. announced their engagement at a party proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively. the president proclaimed a national day of mourning promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law. promulgated an edict of religious toleration",
    "synonyms":[
      "advertise",
      "announce",
      "annunciate",
      "blare",
      "blaze",
      "blazon",
      "broadcast",
      "declare",
      "enunciate",
      "flash",
      "give out",
      "herald",
      "placard",
      "post",
      "promulgate",
      "publicize",
      "publish",
      "release",
      "sound",
      "trumpet"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010524",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "proclivity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This life-long craving for better-tasting, gluten-free snacks and a proclivity for business, led the 26-year-old entrepreneur to start her own snack company called Chasin\u2019 Dreams Farms. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Oz, meanwhile, has exhibited a proclivity for endorsing suspect or outright pseudoscientific medical treatments that raise questions of medical ethics. \u2014 Norman Eisen And Colby Galliher, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "Regardless of the origin, the saying stuck because of the state\u2019s unique proclivity for excess. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "His loathing of weakness dictated a proclivity for violence. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "For a long time, that\u2019s boiled down to a proclivity for insular stories that couldn\u2019t easily travel beyond Nigerian viewership, combined with low production values. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s landing Danny Manning, a former head coach who shares Payne\u2019s proclivity to develop players on and off the court. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite this proclivity , White found some consistency in February. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Even when there is a genetic proclivity to severe mental illness, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, the environment plays a central part in triggering the disease. \u2014 Erica Komisar, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin proclivitas , from proclivis sloping, prone, from pro- forward + clivus slope \u2014 more at pro- , declivity":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8kli-v\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proclivity leaning , propensity , proclivity , penchant mean a strong instinct or liking for something. leaning suggests a liking or attraction not strong enough to be decisive or uncontrollable. a student with artistic leanings propensity implies a deeply ingrained and usually irresistible inclination. a propensity to offer advice proclivity suggests a strong natural proneness usually to something objectionable or evil. a proclivity for violence penchant implies a strongly marked taste in the person or an irresistible attraction in the object. a penchant for taking risks",
    "synonyms":[
      "affection",
      "affinity",
      "aptitude",
      "bent",
      "bias",
      "bone",
      "devices",
      "disposition",
      "genius",
      "habitude",
      "impulse",
      "inclination",
      "leaning",
      "partiality",
      "penchant",
      "predilection",
      "predisposition",
      "propensity",
      "tendency",
      "turn"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195257",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "procreate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to beget or bring forth (offspring) : propagate":[],
      ": to beget or bring forth offspring : reproduce":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Animals have a natural instinct to procreate .",
      "the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Today, around a third of attempts to procreate via IVF are successful, a rate that varies based on your condition. \u2014 Halle Tecco, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "All this will help bring you back to the idea that your body belongs to you and is not just there to procreate . \u2014 refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In their offseason, the goats get to rest, recreate and procreate . \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The characters mustn\u2019t just live and breathe but bicker and brood, create and procreate . \u2014 Thelma Adams, Variety , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "The Czech Republic started giving parents cash to procreate in the 2000s, and has seen more births over time. \u2014 Jessica Hullinger, The Week , 13 July 2021",
      "Single women, husbands, gay couples, as well as people found on any point of the gender spectrum, all have the choice to procreate \u2014 and the choice not to. \u2014 Alex Williams, New York Times , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Lasansky depicted the base instincts of human behavior\u2014aggression, dominance, hunger, and a ruthless drive to procreate and survive. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "In addition to controlling the precious right to procreate , this flawed, outdated statute empowers a guardian to end life-sustaining medical treatment over the objection of an individual. \u2014 Michael Longley, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021"
    ],
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      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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      "Latin procreatus , past participle of procreare , from pro- forth + creare to create \u2014 more at pro- , create":""
    },
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      "breed",
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      "propagate",
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      "verb"
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      "lose"
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      ": to bring about or achieve (something) by care and effort":[
        "was unable to procure the prisoner's release"
      ],
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        "procure a loan",
        "She had managed to procure a hat shaped like a life-size lion's head, which was perched precariously on her head.",
        "\u2014 J. K. Rowling"
      ],
      ": to obtain (someone) to be employed for sex (as for an individual or in a house of prostitution)":[
        "\u2026 accused of acting as a \"madam\" and \" procuring girls\" for wealthy sex offender Epstein\u2014claims that she strongly denies.",
        "\u2014 The New York Post",
        "No one has been prosecuted \u2026 for pimping or procuring \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jacqueline Martis"
      ]
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      "It was at that encounter in Pakistan that Faris was put in charge of procuring acetylene torches to slice suspension cables, as well as torque tools to bend portions of train track. \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 30 June 2003",
      "He was stationed down in South Carolina about a year when he became engaged to an Irish Catholic girl whose father, a marine major and a one-time Purdue football coach, had procured him the cushy job as drill instructor in order to keep him at Parris Island to play ball. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
      "Unlike an agent, whose chief task is to procure acting roles and handle the legal negotiations of an actor's contract, a personal manager's influence is more pervasive \u2026 \u2014 Nikki Grimes , Essence , March 1995",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though Ventura County is rich in farming and fishing traditions, some Ojai bistros don\u2019t typically procure raw ingredients from local purveyors. \u2014 Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Trinity perished en route to the machine city, and Neo went out like Jesus to procure a truce with the machines). \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Pfizer\u2019s ambitious production objective ultimately forced the company to accept government help to procure vital supplies, defeating its earlier efforts to avoid a closer partnership with federal health authorities. \u2014 Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2021",
      "Hawk, for his part, says that seeing all of the interviews of skaters from the early days and the footage that Jones was able to procure surprised him. \u2014 Kristen O'brien, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The county has been able to procure nursing help from the state and federal government, redeploying nurses in outpatient areas into the hospital, accelerating hiring and hiring temporary nurses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The five countries that are expected to have met the 40% target are high-income and lower-middle income countries that have been able to procure vaccines directly from manufacturers, besides getting them from Covax. \u2014 Carlos Mureithi, Quartz , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Memphis was able to procure a second-round pick and will agree to a buyout for Gasol. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Dear Thomas, My last name may be Pulley, but sadly my knowledge and ability to procure them ends there. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French procurer , from Late Latin procurare , from Latin, to take care of, from pro- for + cura care":""
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      "gain",
      "garner",
      "get",
      "knock down",
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      "pull down",
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      "reap",
      "secure",
      "win"
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      ": an officer of the Roman empire entrusted with management of the financial affairs of a province and often having administrative powers as agent of the emperor":[],
      ": one that manages another's affairs : agent":[]
    },
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      "he was appointed procurator of the church and was responsible for all of the financial arrangements",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Andrei Vyshinsky, procurator general in the 1930s, had overseen Stalin\u2019s horrendous purges of millions of ordinary citizens \u2013 plus most of the members of the Communist Party Central Committee and top Soviet generals. \u2014 Peter Bridges, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The procurator of Roman Britain, Catus Decianus, ordered an extra two hundred men to Camulodunum and figured the problem was solved. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 14 May 2021",
      "In September, the procurator general and advocate general, who advise the court, published an opinion urging the justices to reject the government\u2019s arguments. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Dec. 2019",
      "Moving forward requires that the group shell out as much as $7,000, which includes a filing fee and the cost of hiring a procurator -advocate, who will argue the case on the group\u2019s behalf. \u2014 Jordan Otero Sisson, Courant Community , 26 Dec. 2017"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259r"
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      "agent",
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      "deputy",
      "envoy",
      "factor",
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      "proxy",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045119",
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": the public prosecutor of a local district (as a shire) in Scotland":[]
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "noun"
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      ": the office or function of a procurator":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101t\u0259-",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212857",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": authorization of one individual to act for another":[],
      ": power of attorney":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin procuratorius":""
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      "-r\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041455",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a female procurator":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, feminine of procurator":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u00e4ky\u0259\u00a6ra\u2027triks"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202511",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "forfeit",
      "lose"
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      ": to bring about or achieve (something) by care and effort":[
        "was unable to procure the prisoner's release"
      ],
      ": to get possession of (something) : to obtain (something) by particular care and effort":[
        "procure a loan",
        "She had managed to procure a hat shaped like a life-size lion's head, which was perched precariously on her head.",
        "\u2014 J. K. Rowling"
      ],
      ": to obtain (someone) to be employed for sex (as for an individual or in a house of prostitution)":[
        "\u2026 accused of acting as a \"madam\" and \" procuring girls\" for wealthy sex offender Epstein\u2014claims that she strongly denies.",
        "\u2014 The New York Post",
        "No one has been prosecuted \u2026 for pimping or procuring \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jacqueline Martis"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "It was at that encounter in Pakistan that Faris was put in charge of procuring acetylene torches to slice suspension cables, as well as torque tools to bend portions of train track. \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 30 June 2003",
      "He was stationed down in South Carolina about a year when he became engaged to an Irish Catholic girl whose father, a marine major and a one-time Purdue football coach, had procured him the cushy job as drill instructor in order to keep him at Parris Island to play ball. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
      "Unlike an agent, whose chief task is to procure acting roles and handle the legal negotiations of an actor's contract, a personal manager's influence is more pervasive \u2026 \u2014 Nikki Grimes , Essence , March 1995",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though Ventura County is rich in farming and fishing traditions, some Ojai bistros don\u2019t typically procure raw ingredients from local purveyors. \u2014 Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Trinity perished en route to the machine city, and Neo went out like Jesus to procure a truce with the machines). \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Pfizer\u2019s ambitious production objective ultimately forced the company to accept government help to procure vital supplies, defeating its earlier efforts to avoid a closer partnership with federal health authorities. \u2014 Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2021",
      "Hawk, for his part, says that seeing all of the interviews of skaters from the early days and the footage that Jones was able to procure surprised him. \u2014 Kristen O'brien, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The county has been able to procure nursing help from the state and federal government, redeploying nurses in outpatient areas into the hospital, accelerating hiring and hiring temporary nurses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The five countries that are expected to have met the 40% target are high-income and lower-middle income countries that have been able to procure vaccines directly from manufacturers, besides getting them from Covax. \u2014 Carlos Mureithi, Quartz , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Memphis was able to procure a second-round pick and will agree to a buyout for Gasol. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Dear Thomas, My last name may be Pulley, but sadly my knowledge and ability to procure them ends there. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French procurer , from Late Latin procurare , from Latin, to take care of, from pro- for + cura care":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8kyu\u0307r"
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      "acquire",
      "attain",
      "bag",
      "bring in",
      "capture",
      "carry",
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      "draw",
      "earn",
      "gain",
      "garner",
      "get",
      "knock down",
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      "make",
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      "pull down",
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      "reap",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124106",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Discussions about how to streamline the city\u2019s procurement process for Back River also appeared slow-moving, the report noted. \u2014 Christine Condon, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Discussions about how to streamline the city\u2019s procurement process for Back River also appeared slow-moving, the report noted. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "Larry Gann, assistant director of the Arizona Department of Corrections Medical Services Monitoring Bureau, participated in the procurement process. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "India is now diversifying its defense procurement , but experts say up to 60% of its current military equipment was acquired from Russia. \u2014 Ashok Sharma, ajc , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Diversifying its procurement of air defenses is also a smart move, especially if the UAE is, like neighboring Saudi Arabia, subjected to routine drone and missile attacks. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Among his top priorities for the SBA: developing a scorecard for institutional nonprofits and for-profit companies to track and report their procurement of goods and services from entrepreneurs of color on a quarterly basis. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Hungary was an early vaccination leader in the European Union, due largely to its procurement of jabs from eastern countries like Russia and China, on top of vaccines received through the EU. \u2014 Justin Spike, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
      "The bill includes $28 billion for a vaccine, including $20 billion for its procurement , $7 billion for its distribution and $1 billion for a public awareness campaign. \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 29 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8kyu\u0307r-m\u0259nt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114811",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a clerk who edits purchase requests, invites bids from suppliers, and makes out orders for procurement of materials by an organization":[],
      ": purchasing agent sense 1":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175746",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "had carved out a career as a procurer of high-priced call girls for wealthy, powerful men",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the world's largest procurer of vaccines, UNICEF immunizes 45 percent of the world's children in over 100 countries. \u2014 Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Sakaguchi confessed to serving as a procurer , bringing the victim to Sono and leaving her alone with him. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Egypt\u2019s state procurer of wheat, which normally buys heavily from Russia and Ukraine, had to cancel two orders in less than a week: one for overpricing, the other because a lack of companies offered to sell their supplies. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Family Tapestry, a division of The Children\u2019s Shelter that began supplanting the state\u2019s role as the chief procurer of foster-care beds in Bexar County in early 2019, resigned from its contract on Monday. \u2014 Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News , 11 May 2021",
      "Kennedy was named for Eddie Moore, a longtime family factotum (and sometime procurer for Joe). \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2020",
      "Some procurers , however, may take deeper cuts of skin that are more disfiguring, and may expose muscles, fascia and other structures. \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "Those storms, says Esther von Roehm, a timber procurer who worked for the local magnate that owned the spruce, were traumatic. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Jan. 2020",
      "Ghislaine Maxwell was, according to her accusers, Jeffrey Epstein's protector and procurer , his girlfriend and his madam. \u2014 Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1538, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0259r",
      "pr\u014d-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cadet",
      "fancy man",
      "pander",
      "pimp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173950",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a pointed instrument used to prod":[],
      ": an incitement to act":[
        "needed a few prods to remember her lines"
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      ": protestant sense 1b":[],
      ": to incite to action : stir":[],
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      ": to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick":[],
      ": to urge someone on":[],
      "product ; production":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She prodded him in the ribs to get his attention.",
      "She was prodded into joining the team.",
      "Noun (1)",
      "She gave him a sharp prod in the back.",
      "He picked up a stick and used it as a prod to get the donkey moving.",
      "He needed a few prods to remember his lines.",
      "She called me and gave me a prod about finishing the report.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "About 17% of Greeks over 60 are unvaccinated despite various efforts to prod them to get their shots, and nine in 10 Greeks now dying of COVID-19 are over 60. \u2014 Lori Hinnant, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "After a messy parliamentary election result in 2017, Steinmeier helped prod politicians to form a new coalition government rather than holding out for a new vote. \u2014 Kirsten Grieshaber, ajc , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "About 17% of Greeks over 60 are unvaccinated despite various efforts to prod them to get their shots, and nine in 10 Greeks currently dying of COVID-19 are over 60. \u2014 Lori Hinnant, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Pacing decisions don\u2019t occur in a vacuum\u2014but even in the sterile confines of the lab, the prospect of racing against someone else seems to prod us to sprint off the start line. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "Samsung is welcome to poke and prod at Apple, but the company might want to try releasing a Galaxy S phone that actually outsells the latest iPhone first. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The other robotic arm would be able to poke and prod solar cells or antennas that have failed to unfurl correctly \u2014 a problem that happens every two or three years, Henshaw says. \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Usher\u2019s thoughts are his constant nagging companions, a chorus of six who embody the forces that prod and shape him, including his mother and father and their relentlessly taxing demands. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The company\u2019s asset-management arm plans to use its proxy vote to prod more companies to address data deficiencies. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The bottom line is, there needs to be lots more prod production, and that's most available to the strongest countries. \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
      "And oversteer never feels more than an indelicate throttle- prod away, especially on damp roads and with modest tires. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
      "But at some point before too long, the city will need to give an official prod to building owners who otherwise might try to make private amenities out of community benefits that they are required to provide. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "European co- prod creatively led by American show runner Frank Doelger with cast from France and Germany, produced in Italy and Belgium. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The series, which is a three-way co- prod among RAI, Franco-German network Arte and Netflix, follows the 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Best of all, the spunky double overhead-cam four-cylinder engine, which would feel merely peppy by today's standards, nonetheless snarled like an angry German shepherd with each prod of the accelerator. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "This may sound like it has been lifted from the brochure, but a prod of the accelerator out of a low-speed corner really does make the car feel rear-driven. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The best posture correctors give you a prod every so often to gently encourage you to sit up properly. \u2014 Medea Giordano, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by shortening & alteration":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dig",
      "goad",
      "spur"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110803",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prodigal":{
    "antonyms":[
      "fritterer",
      "high roller",
      "profligate",
      "spender",
      "spendthrift",
      "squanderer",
      "waster",
      "wastrel"
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    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish":[
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        "prodigal outlays for her clothes"
      ],
      ": one who has returned after an absence":[],
      ": one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly":[],
      ": recklessly spendthrift":[
        "the prodigal prince"
      ],
      ": yielding abundantly : luxuriant":[
        "\u2014 often used with of nature has been so prodigal of her bounty \u2014 H. T. Buckle"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "We sipped our beers and wondered at one another, at what was left of all that and of those prodigal days. \u2014 Michael Chabon , A Model World and Other Stories , 1991",
      "The prodigal use of antibiotics in animals has the same consequence as their overprescription for human beings. \u2014 Cullen Murphy , New York Times Book Review , 10 June 1984",
      "Mr. Bulstrode replied without haste, but also without hesitation. \"I am grieved, though, I confess, not surprised by this information, Mr. Lydgate. For my own part, I regretted your alliance with my brother-in-law's family, which has always been of prodigal habits, and which has already been much indebted to me for sustainment in its present position \u2026 \" \u2014 George Eliot , Middlemarch , 1872",
      "the prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it",
      "Noun",
      "Such a trustee had been first instituted by the praetor, to save a family from the blind havoc of a prodigal or madman \u2026 \u2014 Edward Gibbon , The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , 1788",
      "the million-dollar lottery winner was such a prodigal that his windfall was exhausted after only a few years",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "That would be prodigal son Brian (Mescal), who dropped out of the family for several years to work in Australia, remaining more or less incommunicado throughout his absence. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Move over Lakers, back up Dodgers, everybody clear space for the oldest of friends, the newest of heroes, the prodigal sons turned Super Bowl champions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Grimes plays Kayce Dutton, the prodigal son of John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who\u2019s also an expert horseman and former Navy SEAL. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "When broached on the La Liga chief's comments, Xavi was just as welcoming of a prodigal son return for the La Masia graduate and his former teammate. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Congress\u2019s prodigal spending forces us to confront some uncomfortable truths about debt. \u2014 Alexander William Salter, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The South Philly native & prodigal son, Jazz ROYALTY (the son of the great Jimmy Heath) and music trailblazer & pioneer. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Maribel embarks on a search for her prodigal uncle Bruno (John Leguizamo), who exiled himself from the family after his precognitive visions were dismissed as self-fulfilling doomsaying instead of helpful warnings against coming troubles. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "My dad and middle brother stay home, siding with the many Americans who are horrified at the idea of running on a day that celebrates prodigal stuffing consumption and back-to-back-to-back football. \u2014 Jacob Sweet, The New Yorker , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "He is angered by his father\u2019s instant acceptance of the prodigal \u2019s return. \u2014 Scott Burns, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "As a youth, Mr. Graham, now 65, was the prodigal of the Graham family, a college dropout fond of alcohol. \u2014 Elizabeth Dias, New York Times , 27 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin prodigus , from prodigere to drive away, squander, from pro-, prod- forth + agere to drive \u2014 more at pro- , agent":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-di-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prodigal Adjective profuse , lavish , prodigal , luxuriant , lush , exuberant mean giving or given out in great abundance. profuse implies pouring forth without restraint. profuse apologies lavish suggests an unstinted or unmeasured profusion. a lavish party prodigal implies reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead to early exhaustion of resources. prodigal spending luxuriant suggests a rich and splendid abundance. a luxuriant beard lush suggests rich, soft luxuriance. a lush green lawn exuberant implies marked vitality or vigor in what produces abundantly. an exuberant imagination",
    "synonyms":[
      "extravagant",
      "high-rolling",
      "profligate",
      "spendthrift",
      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty",
      "wasteful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003202",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prodigality":{
    "antonyms":[
      "fritterer",
      "high roller",
      "profligate",
      "spender",
      "spendthrift",
      "squanderer",
      "waster",
      "wastrel"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish":[
        "a prodigal feast",
        "prodigal outlays for her clothes"
      ],
      ": one who has returned after an absence":[],
      ": one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly":[],
      ": recklessly spendthrift":[
        "the prodigal prince"
      ],
      ": yielding abundantly : luxuriant":[
        "\u2014 often used with of nature has been so prodigal of her bounty \u2014 H. T. Buckle"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "We sipped our beers and wondered at one another, at what was left of all that and of those prodigal days. \u2014 Michael Chabon , A Model World and Other Stories , 1991",
      "The prodigal use of antibiotics in animals has the same consequence as their overprescription for human beings. \u2014 Cullen Murphy , New York Times Book Review , 10 June 1984",
      "Mr. Bulstrode replied without haste, but also without hesitation. \"I am grieved, though, I confess, not surprised by this information, Mr. Lydgate. For my own part, I regretted your alliance with my brother-in-law's family, which has always been of prodigal habits, and which has already been much indebted to me for sustainment in its present position \u2026 \" \u2014 George Eliot , Middlemarch , 1872",
      "the prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it",
      "Noun",
      "Such a trustee had been first instituted by the praetor, to save a family from the blind havoc of a prodigal or madman \u2026 \u2014 Edward Gibbon , The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , 1788",
      "the million-dollar lottery winner was such a prodigal that his windfall was exhausted after only a few years",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "That would be prodigal son Brian (Mescal), who dropped out of the family for several years to work in Australia, remaining more or less incommunicado throughout his absence. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Move over Lakers, back up Dodgers, everybody clear space for the oldest of friends, the newest of heroes, the prodigal sons turned Super Bowl champions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Grimes plays Kayce Dutton, the prodigal son of John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who\u2019s also an expert horseman and former Navy SEAL. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "When broached on the La Liga chief's comments, Xavi was just as welcoming of a prodigal son return for the La Masia graduate and his former teammate. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Congress\u2019s prodigal spending forces us to confront some uncomfortable truths about debt. \u2014 Alexander William Salter, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The South Philly native & prodigal son, Jazz ROYALTY (the son of the great Jimmy Heath) and music trailblazer & pioneer. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Maribel embarks on a search for her prodigal uncle Bruno (John Leguizamo), who exiled himself from the family after his precognitive visions were dismissed as self-fulfilling doomsaying instead of helpful warnings against coming troubles. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "My dad and middle brother stay home, siding with the many Americans who are horrified at the idea of running on a day that celebrates prodigal stuffing consumption and back-to-back-to-back football. \u2014 Jacob Sweet, The New Yorker , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "He is angered by his father\u2019s instant acceptance of the prodigal \u2019s return. \u2014 Scott Burns, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "As a youth, Mr. Graham, now 65, was the prodigal of the Graham family, a college dropout fond of alcohol. \u2014 Elizabeth Dias, New York Times , 27 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin prodigus , from prodigere to drive away, squander, from pro-, prod- forth + agere to drive \u2014 more at pro- , agent":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-di-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prodigal Adjective profuse , lavish , prodigal , luxuriant , lush , exuberant mean giving or given out in great abundance. profuse implies pouring forth without restraint. profuse apologies lavish suggests an unstinted or unmeasured profusion. a lavish party prodigal implies reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead to early exhaustion of resources. prodigal spending luxuriant suggests a rich and splendid abundance. a luxuriant beard lush suggests rich, soft luxuriance. a lush green lawn exuberant implies marked vitality or vigor in what produces abundantly. an exuberant imagination",
    "synonyms":[
      "extravagant",
      "high-rolling",
      "profligate",
      "spendthrift",
      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty",
      "wasteful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085728",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prodigious":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": being an omen : portentous":[],
      ": causing amazement or wonder":[],
      ": extraordinary in bulk , quantity, or degree : enormous":[],
      ": resembling or befitting a prodigy : strange , unusual":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Graceful afield and afoot in his youth, he bullied into a prodigious slugger in his final years. \u2014 Tom Verducci , Sports Illustrated , 28 July 2003",
      "She had what was known in those days as a hollow leg, meaning she was able to drink prodigious amounts of liquor without getting drunk, or so she thought. \u2014 Vanity Fair , July 2000",
      "\u2026 Isaac [Newton] was allowed to resume at Grantham and go on to Cambridge, where \u2026 he was to remain for nearly thirty-five secluded, prodigious years. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 30 Mar. 1998",
      "stage magicians performing prodigious feats for rapt audiences",
      "a prodigious supply of canned food kept in the basement for emergencies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lizzo has sometimes struggled to create songs worthy of her prodigious star power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "DeChambeau has seen his prodigious drives find unusual landing spots around Augusta National. \u2014 Jim Souhan, Star Tribune , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "As Washington\u2019s archbishop, Mr. McCarrick was one of the most powerful leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, a media darling and prodigious fund-raiser with deep connections in the Vatican. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "Alec Bohm won\u2019t make fans forget Mike Schmidt at third base and Rhys Hoskins, at the opposite corner, has not produced his usual prodigious power. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Before Russia\u2019s invasion, around 98% of Ukraine\u2019s prodigious grain exports would flow from ports on the Black Sea. \u2014 Will Horner, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "And Forrester continued his prodigious postseason, finishing 2 for 4 with a two-run home run, three RBIs and two runs scored. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
      "With his prodigious gifts, Jackman deserves a production that will challenge rather than indulge him. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "The admiration is reciprocal, notes Fraser, whose prodigious talents are heard on innumerable Jamaican artists\u2019 albums as a musician, arranger, producer, even back-up vocalist. \u2014 Patricia Meschino, Billboard , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see prodigy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8di-j\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prodigious monstrous , prodigious , tremendous , stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. the monstrous waste of the project prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size). made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe. the tremendous roar of the cataract stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description. a stupendous volcanic eruption",
    "synonyms":[
      "amazing",
      "astonishing",
      "astounding",
      "awesome",
      "awful",
      "eye-opening",
      "fabulous",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "miraculous",
      "portentous",
      "staggering",
      "stunning",
      "stupendous",
      "sublime",
      "surprising",
      "wonderful",
      "wondrous"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120525",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prodigus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": prodigal sense 3":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from prodigus , adjective, prodigal":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4d\u0259\u0307g\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214533",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prodigy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a highly talented child or youth":[],
      ": a portentous event : omen":[],
      ": an extraordinary, marvelous, or unusual accomplishment, deed, or event":[],
      ": something extraordinary or inexplicable":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a new drug that is being hailed as the latest prodigy of the medical world",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inspired by Bruce Lee and produced by his daughter Shannon, the series follows Ah Sahm (Andrew Julian Hiroaki Koji), a martial arts prodigy who emigrates from China to San Francisco in the 1870s. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
      "On the men\u2019s side, her fellow 19-year-old prodigy is Carlos Alcaraz, a Spaniard who has won four tournaments this year, including two elite Masters 1000 tournaments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Unable to keep a lid on the Cardinals' latest hitting prodigy , the Brewers surrendered solo home runs to him in consecutive at-bats and those round-trippers shifted the momentum in a 6-2 loss at American Family Field. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
      "Hustle tells the story of Philadelphia 76ers' scout Stanley Sugarman and the discovery of a lifetime: a basketball prodigy on the streets of Spain. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Others have chimed in, heaping praise on the brilliant skating, stick-handling and playmaking of Makar, a prodigy from Alberta, Canada, who has helped lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Amend said just as people would not expect a tennis prodigy to develop on their own, the same is true for gifted children. \u2014 Eleanor Mccrary, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s up from 332 horsepower and 270 pound-feet in the 370Z. Nissan has engineered the transmissions for its high-performance prodigy . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "The Padawan prodigy who would grow into a Jedi Master is, more than anything, faithful to a fault. \u2014 David Betancourt, Washington Post , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin prodigium omen, monster, from pro-, prod- + -igium (akin to aio I say) \u2014 more at adage":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-d\u0259-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "caution",
      "flash",
      "marvel",
      "miracle",
      "phenomenon",
      "portent",
      "sensation",
      "splendor",
      "wonder"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041612",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prodissoconch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the rudimentary or embryonic shell of a bivalve mollusk":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 1 + dissoconch":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225805",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prodition":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": betrayal , treason":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prodycyon , from Middle French prodition , from Latin prodition-, proditio , from proditus (past participle of prodere to bring forth, report, betray, from pro- forth + -dere , from dare to give) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8dish\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100216",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proditor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": traitor":[
        "thou most usurping proditor and not protector of the king",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proditour , from Middle French proditeur , from Latin proditor , from proditus + -or":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072141",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "produce":{
    "antonyms":[
      "affair",
      "fruit",
      "handiwork",
      "labor",
      "output",
      "product",
      "production",
      "thing",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": agricultural products and especially fresh fruits and vegetables as distinguished from grain and other staple crops":[],
      ": something produced":[],
      ": the amount produced : yield":[],
      ": the progeny usually of a female animal":[],
      ": to bear, make, or yield something":[],
      ": to cause to accrue":[],
      ": to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about":[],
      ": to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort":[],
      ": to extend in length, area, or volume":[
        "produce a side of a triangle"
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      ": to give birth or rise to : yield":[],
      ": to make available for public exhibition or dissemination: such as":[],
      ": to offer to view or notice":[],
      ": to oversee the making of":[
        "will produce their new album"
      ],
      ": to provide funding for":[
        "search for backers to produce the film"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Thousands of cars are produced here each year.",
      "The tree produces good fruit.",
      "Honey is produced by bees.",
      "twins produced from a single egg",
      "The insect bite produced a rash.",
      "His suggestion produced the desired results.",
      "The region produces large amounts of cotton and tobacco.",
      "The college has produced some well-known scientists.",
      "Noun",
      "a book that was the produce of a lifetime of study on the subject",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Studies largely involving rodents suggest that psychedelics reduce neuroinflammation, a key component of both Alzheimer\u2019s disease and CTE; produce healing from brain injury; and possibly even prompt neurogenesis, or the birth of new neurons. \u2014 Steve Volk, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
      "According to Deadline Hollywood, which first reported the news, Kazan will write and executive- produce the Netflix project, and Florence Pugh (Little Women, Black Widow) is on board to star as the manipulative matriarch Cathy Ames. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The prototype cost Demond $6 to produce and about a year to bring to market. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022",
      "Cheap EVs are the solution to these intractable problems, not more domestic oil that will take years to produce and flow beyond our borders. \u2014 Energy Innovation: Policy And Technology, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The deal, first reported by Wine Spectator, includes the Napa winery, which has the capacity to produce 140,000 cases of wine and includes 300 acres of vineyards in three Napa wine regions: Stags Leap District, Coombsville and Yountville. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 June 2022",
      "And that was a few decades after the mining official Hans Carl von Carlowitz proposed that wood harvests should be limited to what the land could produce and that trees should be replanted, after which Germany began to manage its forests. \u2014 Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the factories that produce high-dollar full-size trucks and SUVs, and luxury vehicles like the Chevrolet Corvette and Cadillac CT4 and CT5 Blackwing, remain in full swing. \u2014 Brett Berk, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
      "Art Project paid her, along with thousands of other artists, a living wage simply to produce and regularly submit her paintings. \u2014 Joanna Scutts, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As expected, there were produce vendors from local farms, as well as crafters, artisans, and local community organizations. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "Poco Poco, one of the coast's oldest produce sellers, chatted with customers amid boxes of prickly pear and green chicory stacked shoulder-high and spilling out into the street. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "Look for it in the produce section of most grocery stores. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "Some supermarkets offer a limited selection of edible flowers in the produce section, as well. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 17 June 2022",
      "The produce department is equally impressive, with fruit such as Korean singo pear and hard-to-find herbs and peppers. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 13 June 2022",
      "Wiliot\u2019s tags are roughly the size of postage stamps and contain microprocessors that will be tacked onto Shufersal produce crates. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "There's nothing like fresh fruit in the summertime, and these large, seedless mandarin oranges are the juiciest option in most produce sections. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "For most of the trial participants, side effects from tirzepatide were not serious, said Jeff Emmick, vice president of produce development for the diabetes division of drug giant Lilly, which makes the drug. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English (Scots), from Latin producere , from pro- forward + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)d\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccd\u00fcs",
      "-\u02ccdy\u00fcs",
      "pr\u014d-",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fcs",
      "-(\u02cc)dy\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "also \u02c8pr\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beget",
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081037",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "product":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": conjunction sense 5":[],
      ": something (such as a service) that is marketed or sold as a commodity":[],
      ": something resulting from or necessarily following from a set of conditions":[
        "a product of his environment"
      ],
      ": the amount, quantity, or total produced":[],
      ": the number or expression resulting from the multiplication together of two or more numbers or expressions":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The company's newest product is selling well.",
      "The sap used to make maple syrup is a natural product .",
      "This book is the product of many years of hard work.",
      "The finished product was a beautiful vase.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Although there are many diverse drivers, increasing transaction volumes and new product offerings undoubtedly create opportunities for criminals. \u2014 Bob Legters, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "The insider, often accurate with his Apple scoops, says Apple will release several products across its various product lines during this time. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 June 2022",
      "Homeowners can avoid long-term contracts by looking for systems with flexible solutions and product options. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Allswell consistently gets high ratings from the Good Housekeeping Institute's expert product test, especially compared to mattresses at at a similar affordable price point. \u2014 Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
      "Ready had her gallbladder removed June 22, just days after a friend directed her to a Reddit forum and posts on Twitter talking about the voluntary Daily Harvest product recall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
      "This stuff gives hair more bounce than a basketball and flushes away oil, product buildup and grime without any compromise to your strands\u2019 moisture levels. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 26 June 2022",
      "Gilman product Gavin Sheets, the son of former Oriole Larry Sheets, got the White Sox on the board with a two-run home run in the bottom of the second. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 26 June 2022",
      "Prose offers a customizable approach to its beauty offerings, basing their product suggestions on the results of a short quiz. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "in sense 1, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin productum , from Latin, something produced, from neuter of productus , past participle of producere ; in other senses, from Latin productum":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccd\u0259kt",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4d-(\u02cc)\u0259kt",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u0259kt",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-d\u0259kt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "affair",
      "fruit",
      "handiwork",
      "labor",
      "output",
      "produce",
      "production",
      "thing",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033921",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "product placement":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the inclusion of a product in a television program or film as a form of paid advertisement":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Involvement in the film depends on how much a person or business contributes, and opportunities range from a name listed in the credits to playing a recurring extra to speaking roles to product placement . \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
      "The opener is glossy, glorified product placement that sets the tone for the rest of the episode. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The virtual event as a concept has led to the opportunity for product placement , which has been beneficial in creating awareness for brands like Absolut, RedBull, Velo, and others. \u2014 Paul Herrera, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Due to the large portion of formula bought by WIC participants, stores offer WIC brands more shelf space and better product placement , according to the USDA. \u2014 Jesse Newman, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Public relations is essentially getting a brand, service or product placement in the press for free. \u2014 Adrian Falk, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "While Emily was newly dating someone else, John was launching his ski company alongside his brother and touring various ski resorts in an effort to secure product placement . \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The Kar-Jenners are masters at integrated product placement , and the Coperni glass bag is a perfect accessory for their cause. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Awkward product placement where contestants go out of their way to praise a mediocre casual dining chain restaurant or far below mediocre Adam Sandler crossdressing comedy in the hopes of scoring a few additional seconds of airtime"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": total output especially of a commodity or an industry":[]
    },
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      "the production of grain weapons",
      "the body's production of red blood cells",
      "I took a course in film production .",
      "He has a job in television production .",
      "We saw a stage production of the novel.",
      "The director wants her in his next production .",
      "the annual production of coal",
      "a rise in oil production",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Alongside the idea of energy-efficient social behavior is the idea of energy-efficient product designs and production methods. \u2014 Carl Hung, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "The filmmaker-friendly nonprofit Cinereach and other production companies then boarded the project as well. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "Zalucki previously had the Hinge Hero manufactured in China, but decided about a year ago to move production to the United States. \u2014 Serenah Mckay, Arkansas Online , 30 June 2022",
      "Nio announced in early June that its factories in Shanghai, which endured months of lockdowns, had fully recovered to pre-lockdown production levels. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
      "Harper noted that shutting down production was never an option. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
      "Every Capital Classics production of the last three decades is mentioned. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
      "McKinsey had a playbook for seemingly any problem a pharmaceutical company might face, from production snags to generic competition to inquisitive regulators. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Foxx also revealed that production will begin later this year. \u2014 Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n",
      "pr\u014d-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "affair",
      "fruit",
      "handiwork",
      "labor",
      "output",
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      "product",
      "thing",
      "work",
      "yield"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012411",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "nonconstructive",
      "nonproductive",
      "unproductive"
    ],
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      ": continuing to be used in the formation of new words or constructions":[
        "un- is a productive prefix"
      ],
      ": effective in bringing about":[
        "investigating committees have been productive of much good",
        "\u2014 R. K. Carr"
      ],
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        "productive fishing waters"
      ],
      ": raising mucus or sputum (as from the bronchi)":[
        "a productive cough"
      ],
      ": yielding or devoted to the satisfaction of wants or the creation of utilities":[],
      ": yielding results, benefits, or profits":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I had a very productive day.",
      "I am most productive in the morning.",
      "Some staff members are more productive than others.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So, demanding that employees return to the office (less productive ) feels like an overreach and a breach of contract. \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "The Permian is currently the most productive , and cost-effective, oil shale reserve in the U.S. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
      "An October 2021 Gallup poll found that workers with more flexible schedules are more productive , more loyal, and more bonded with their coworkers. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
      "The West Sister Island waters all the way to the Ontario line have been especially productive at times. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
      "Few players have been more productive than Joveljic, who has four goals and two assists in 284 MLS minutes this season. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "This trade was praised by observers because of White\u2019s potential, but Stevens gave up Josh Richardson ( productive in his Boston stint), former first-round pick Romeo Langford (not a big loss) and a first-round pick and pick swap for White. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "So, what should SMBs do to keep their companies staffed with productive , loyal, hardworking employees",
      "The trip to Fayetteville was very productive for both parties and allowed Holland to experience something unique. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv, pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "constructive",
      "formative"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194259",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "nonconstructive",
      "nonproductive",
      "unproductive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": continuing to be used in the formation of new words or constructions":[
        "un- is a productive prefix"
      ],
      ": effective in bringing about":[
        "investigating committees have been productive of much good",
        "\u2014 R. K. Carr"
      ],
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      ],
      ": raising mucus or sputum (as from the bronchi)":[
        "a productive cough"
      ],
      ": yielding or devoted to the satisfaction of wants or the creation of utilities":[],
      ": yielding results, benefits, or profits":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I had a very productive day.",
      "I am most productive in the morning.",
      "Some staff members are more productive than others.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So, demanding that employees return to the office (less productive ) feels like an overreach and a breach of contract. \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "The Permian is currently the most productive , and cost-effective, oil shale reserve in the U.S. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
      "An October 2021 Gallup poll found that workers with more flexible schedules are more productive , more loyal, and more bonded with their coworkers. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
      "The West Sister Island waters all the way to the Ontario line have been especially productive at times. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
      "Few players have been more productive than Joveljic, who has four goals and two assists in 284 MLS minutes this season. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "This trade was praised by observers because of White\u2019s potential, but Stevens gave up Josh Richardson ( productive in his Boston stint), former first-round pick Romeo Langford (not a big loss) and a first-round pick and pick swap for White. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "So, what should SMBs do to keep their companies staffed with productive , loyal, hardworking employees",
      "The trip to Fayetteville was very productive for both parties and allowed Holland to experience something unique. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv",
      "pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv, pr\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "constructive",
      "formative"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120025",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "product entry 2 + -or":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02c8d\u0259kt\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113314",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": of, relating to, or characterized by production":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "product ion + -ory":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02c8d\u0259kt\u0259r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183140",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "epilogue",
      "epilog"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": preliminary comment : preface":[],
      ": prelude":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the proem promises what the book does not deliver: a totally new interpretation of the French Revolution"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proheme , from Anglo-French proeme , from Latin prooemium , from Greek prooimion , from pro- + oim\u0113 song; probably akin to Hittite i\u0161amai- song, Sanskrit syati he binds \u2014 more at sinew":""
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      "-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccem"
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      "introduction",
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      "preface",
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      "prolusion"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111313",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "definitions":{
      ": an embryonic structure developed during the segmentation of the egg or oospore before the formation of the true embryo":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 1 + embryo":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040710",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": zymogen":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8en-\u02ccz\u012bm",
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8en-\u02ccz\u012bm"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232758",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the epimeron of the prothorax of an insect":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + epimeron":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014d+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072814",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "definitions":{
      ": the episternum of the prothorax of an insect":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + episternum":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002459",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "definitions":{
      ": a period immediately preceding estrus characterized by preparatory physiological changes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1906, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8es-tr\u0259s",
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8e-str\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135118",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "proface":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French ( bon ) prou ( vous ) fasse , literally, may it make you good profit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8f\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132415",
    "type":[
      "interjection"
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  "profanation":{
    "antonyms":[
      "adoration",
      "glorification",
      "worship"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or an instance of profaning":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the First Book of the Maccabees tells of the profanation of the temple of Jerusalem by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167 B.C.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move; \u2019Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love. \u2014 John Edgar Wideman, The New Yorker , 8 July 2021",
      "The first assault is on the Nile itself, which is turned to blood, thereby ruining both agriculture and aquaculture in one swoop, a profanation with religious consequences. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "His family has argued that the exhumation would amount to profanation of a burial site, and said the only alternative resting place for Franco should be inside the crypt of the Madrid cathedral, a suggestion that the government found unacceptable. \u2014 Raphael Minder, New York Times , 4 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1552, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-",
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-f\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blasphemy",
      "defilement",
      "desecration",
      "impiety",
      "irreverence",
      "sacrilege"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102032",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "profanatory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": tending to profane : desecrating":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1815, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8f\u0101-",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8fa-n\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "pr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003729",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "profane":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonreligious",
      "secular",
      "temporal"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not being among the initiated":[],
      ": not concerned with religion or religious purposes : secular":[],
      ": not holy because unconsecrated, impure, or defiled : unsanctified":[],
      ": not possessing esoteric or expert knowledge":[],
      ": obscene , vulgar":[],
      ": serving to debase or defile what is holy : irreverent":[],
      ": to debase by a wrong, unworthy, or vulgar use":[],
      ": to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the once-lovely landscape had been profaned by ugly factories",
      "profaned his considerable acting talents by appearing in some wretched movies",
      "Adjective",
      "it was hard to juggle the requirements of church and our more profane duties",
      "offended by the profane language that her coworkers used so casually",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Her husband, the exuberant and often profane former Dodgers manager who won two World Series championships, died Jan. 7 at 93. \u2014 Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The narrative is that of a leader who has experienced vilification at the hands of enemies who are both secular (and thus profane ) and intensely demonic. \u2014 Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "The following day, Pope Francis spoke out against violence toward women during his New Year\u2019s Day homily in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, equating it to profaning God, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Josiah Bates, Time , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "By targeting a house of worship, rather than a private home or business, the attacker has committed a powerful symbolic transgression: profaning a space that is both sacred and communal. \u2014 Tara Isabella Burton, Vox , 27 Oct. 2018",
      "There\u2019s a way certain things\u2014death, extreme poverty\u2014are deemed so tragic that they cannot be profaned , they can only be spoken of reverently or seriously. \u2014 Joe Fassler, The Atlantic , 13 Sep. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "By the testimony of his own staff, Trump was certainly devious, profane , suspicious, disloyal, unconcerned about morality, principles or the high ideals of public office. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Four Kent State basketball players have been suspended after one of them posted a profane social media video directed at Akron, their opponent in Saturday night\u2019s MAC championship game. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Rounding out the list of top 5 most profane actors on the list were Adam Sandler with 295, and Al Pacino with 255. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Officials might determine, for instance, that the book is too profane or vulgar. \u2014 Heather Hollingsworth, chicagotribune.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Their hilariously profane coach, played by David M. Edelstein, seems unlikely to come through but does. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The company devised labels and beer names that made profane reference to feces and female dogs. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 20 June 2021",
      "And he was briefly suspended at Tennessee for a profane social-media tirade against the coaching staff. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 9 Jan. 2021",
      "The group\u2019s furious and profane lyrics were bolstered by Dre\u2019s ear for the bounce of funk. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prophane , from Middle French, from Latin profanus , from pro- before + fanum temple \u2014 more at pro- , feast":"Adjective",
      "Middle English prophanen , from Anglo-French prophaner , from Latin profanare , from profanus":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8f\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abase",
      "bastardize",
      "canker",
      "cheapen",
      "corrupt",
      "debase",
      "debauch",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "demoralize",
      "deprave",
      "deteriorate",
      "lessen",
      "pervert",
      "poison",
      "prostitute",
      "subvert",
      "vitiate",
      "warp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110750",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "profanity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an utterance of profane language":[],
      ": profane language":[],
      ": the quality or state of being profane":[],
      ": the use of profane language":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The comic uses too much profanity .",
      "My mom will not tolerate profanity .",
      "I have never heard my father utter a single profanity .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The democrat took to twitter Monday evening to defend her use of profanity after the video of her at the Pride event went viral. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
      "Fair warning: This conversation contains profanity . \u2014 Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The Ukrainians are said to have answered the Russians with a defiant refusal punctuated with profanity . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "When a student called out that a recent school suicide was the result of mental illness and depression, Young bristled and responded with profanity . \u2014 Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Mims reacted with frustration and profanity at times as the events unfolded, according to a statement from his lawyers. \u2014 Michael Laris, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s a limit, but a little profanity can go a long way to getting your point across. \u2014 WSJ , 29 May 2022",
      "Ultimately the school decided to require students to cover certain body parts and to prohibit profanity , but to allow nearly anything else. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "After four days of hype, sizzle reels, data and an unexpected abundance of celebrity profanity , there\u2019s not much left to be said about the 2022 upfront presentations. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8fa-n\u0259-t\u0113",
      "pr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "curse",
      "cuss",
      "cussword",
      "dirty word",
      "expletive",
      "four-letter word",
      "obscenity",
      "swear",
      "swearword",
      "vulgarism"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215307",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "profess":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to confess one's faith in or allegiance to":[],
      ": to declare in words or appearances only : pretend , claim":[],
      ": to declare or admit openly or freely : affirm":[],
      ": to make a profession or avowal":[],
      ": to practice or claim to be versed in (a calling or profession )":[],
      ": to profess friendship":[],
      ": to receive formally into a religious community following a novitiate by acceptance of the required vows":[],
      ": to teach as a professor":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He professes confidence in his friend.",
      "They profess loyalty to the king.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among the believers was actor Michael Chiklis, a Lowell native and devoted fan of all Boston sports, who took to social media to profess his love of and belief in the Celtics. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "Peterson agreed to talk to me not to profess his innocence. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "Red Hook can be a sort of backdrop for the many who profess to love it. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Others chime in to call the media the enemy of the people and profess their love for Donald Trump. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "An unspoken competition takes place to see who can profess their passion of the moment in the most attention-grabbing way. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Americans often profess a love of democracy and the Constitution, but those concepts are more abstract than the experience of being forced to hunker down in your home or risk arrest. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Others chime in to call the media the enemy of the people and profess their love for Donald Trump. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Dec. 2021"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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      "in sense 1, from Middle English, from profes , adjective, having professed one's vows, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin professus , from Latin, past participle of profit\u0113ri to profess, confess, from pro- before + fat\u0113ri to acknowledge; in other senses, from Latin professus , past participle \u2014 more at confess":""
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      "verb"
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      ": openly and freely declared or acknowledged : affirmed":[]
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      "He is a professed enemy of the king.",
      "a professed analyst of American presidential politics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The lawsuit says that despite ODOT\u2019s professed compliance with local policies, the agency failed to study rush-hour tolls and disregarded other climate-mitigating options recommended in city and regional plans. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
      "Antonoff, despite his professed aversion to rock-star pretense, rarely answers such questions directly. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "His professed support for those employees and his halt to political donations in Florida provoked stark criticism from Republicans in the state. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Now, Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s rise to prime minister is seen in some circles as an implicit rebuke of Mr. Khan\u2019s professed mission of dismantling Pakistan\u2019s political dynasties and rooting out corruption in politics. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "With the Sharmas\u2019 plotline, however, there are several references to an Indian backstory, including a professed love of chai, accents that seem to slip back and forth between British and Indian, and even nods to British imperialism. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "When environmental art exhibitions occur at institutions with funding that undercuts their professed ideals, those exhibitions become a smoke screen for the ethical dissonance of the art world. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "That much was clear following the team\u2019s World Series title last October, when one teammate after another professed joy at seeing Freeman reach the mountaintop after so many years. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Peraica, at one point showed frustration over Madigan\u2019s professed inability to recall various specifics. \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022"
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      "circa 1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "pr\u014d-"
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      "expert",
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      "great",
      "master",
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      "masterly",
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      "proficient",
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      "skillful",
      "versed",
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      "virtuoso"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021453",
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      "adjective"
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      ": by profession or declaration : avowedly":[],
      ": with pretense : allegedly":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "In any prior year, that number would be noteworthy for the professedly liberal yet overwhelmingly white industry. \u2014 Lee Seymour, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged. \u2014 David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
      "Applebaum writes, professedly , about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles. \u2014 Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged. \u2014 David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
      "Applebaum writes, professedly , about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles. \u2014 Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Applebaum writes, professedly , about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles. \u2014 Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Applebaum writes, professedly , about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles. \u2014 Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8fest-l\u0113",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fe-s\u0259d-l\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220957",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the act of taking the vows of a religious community":[],
      ": an act of openly declaring or publicly claiming a belief, faith, or opinion : protestation":[],
      ": an avowed religious faith":[],
      ": a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation":[],
      ": a principal calling, vocation, or employment":[],
      ": the whole body of persons engaged in a calling":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fesh-\u0259n",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259n"
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      "affirmation",
      "assertion",
      "asseveration",
      "avouchment",
      "avowal",
      "claim",
      "declaration",
      "insistence",
      "protestation"
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      "disavowal"
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    "examples":[
      "The doctor talked to students who are thinking about entering the profession .",
      "Most professions in the medical field require years of training.",
      "Their daughter recently became a member of the medical profession .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Eventually, Baulieu felt drawn to his father\u2019s profession . \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 5 July 2022",
      "Nationwide, teachers have fled the profession , which has seen a significant decline in education degrees and accelerated retirements, with pandemic disruptions partly to blame. \u2014 Mackenzie Maysstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
      "As the pandemic hit, LaVecchia said, some early childcare teachers left the profession because of the risk involved in the work environment \u2014 most young children weren\u2019t vaccinated for COVID-19 at the time. \u2014 Cici Yu, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "The current debacle is the result of several factors, the most central of which is a labor shortage that\u2019s been developing in the industry for years as pilots retire and not enough enter the profession to replace them. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "As the world knows, Hepburn made that interesting and amusing profession her life\u2019s work, starring in more than 50 films and earning a still-record four best actress Oscars. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
      "Of those women who leave the engineering profession , 30% cite the workplace environment as the reason, the society reports. \u2014 Danyelle Tauryce Ireland, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
      "Gault will also be celebrated with the other recipients and attendees at a reception to celebrate the teaching profession at Walt Disney World\u2019s Epcot theme park. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
      "Some educators leave their schools or the profession entirely. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English professioun , from Anglo-French profession , from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin profession-, professio , from Latin, public declaration, from profit\u0113ri":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151543"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession":[],
      ": engaged in by persons receiving financial return":[
        "professional football"
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      ": following a line of conduct as though it were a profession":[
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      ": participating for gain or livelihood in an activity or field of endeavor often engaged in by amateurs":[
        "a professional golfer"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Do you have any professional experience",
      "You should seek professional advice.",
      "a golfer who recently turned professional",
      "I was impressed by the calm and professional way she handled the crisis.",
      "The presentation was very professional .",
      "Noun",
      "The bathtub was installed by a professional .",
      "The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals .",
      "a golfer who recently became a professional",
      "She handled the situation like a professional .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "As many people in the health professions have said, these prohibitions will undermine bodily autonomy, criminalize a wide range of pregnancy outcomes and limit the personal and professional lives of millions of Americans. \u2014 Diana Carvajal, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
      "The newlywed Flip or Flop alum, 40, and Selling Sunset star, 34, are starring in a new HGTV series all about their life together \u2014 both personal and professional . \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Her TikTok audience gave her the confidence to launch a personal development brand to help others find happiness and achieve personal and professional goals. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
      "For this group, the line between personal and professional life is more blurred than ever before, and achieving work-life balance is a priority. \u2014 Christina Brun Petersen, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The new season will present plenty of challenges for poor David \u2014 both personal and professional . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "In 2019, the fourth year covered the composer\u2019s personal and professional experience in Vienna. \u2014 Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The shot, for a second, distracted him from the personal and professional ghosts of his past. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "In addition to trying new styles, Katie Holmes also has plenty of excitement in her personal and professional lives. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hugh McElhenny, a former football professional who played for the San Francisco 49ers, has died. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
      "The three-day festival started on Friday with a fish fry and a health fair presented by Chi Eta Phi sorority, an organization of professional and student nurses. \u2014 Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News , 19 June 2022",
      "Avoid preparers who base their fee on a percentage of the amount of the refund. Use a reputable tax professional who provides you with a copy for your records. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
      "With Getaround, hosts must also be amenable to having a device installed in their vehicles, which the company says takes about an hour and must be done by a certified professional . \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Jha did also task Kumari with taking Anjali to the local hospital every other week for a checkup, so that at she is regularly attended to by a medical professional , even if they are not trained to handle mental health issues specifically. \u2014 Pallabi Munsi, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "Investors who can\u2019t dedicate lots of time to trading may want to hire a professional to manage their funds, Estes said. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
      "The process begins with a consultation with a medical professional . \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
      "The video series, called Pruning With the Pros, begins with necessary tools and ends with advice on when to hire a professional . \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1811, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fesh-n\u0259l",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fesh-n\u0259l, -\u0259n-\u1d4al",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164727",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a professor of the highest rank at a German university : the occupant of a chair with control over the teaching of a subject and a share in the government of the university":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, literally, regular professor":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cc\u022f(r)d\u1d4an\u02c8a(a)r\u0113\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004725",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a professor":[
        "professorial duties",
        "professorial authority",
        "a calm, professorial manner",
        "Johnson was professorial in his approach to the game. He could talk for hours on the nuances of the Czechoslovak national team's power play.",
        "\u2014 E. M. Swift"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1713, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8s\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l",
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134442",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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  "professoriat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the body of college and university teachers at an institution or in society":[],
      ": the office, duties, or position of a professor":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Schuman\u2019s bildungsromanchannels the weltschmerz of a former wunderkind rejected by the professoriat and exiled to the creative lumpenproletariat. \u2014 Gabriel Roth, Slate Magazine , 16 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "modification of French professorat , from professeur professor, from Latin professor , from profit\u0113ri":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113-\u02ccat",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8s\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259t",
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170947",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "proffer":{
    "antonyms":[
      "offer",
      "proposal",
      "proposition",
      "suggestion"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an offer made to a prosecutor by a person who is a subject of a criminal investigation to provide information in exchange for limited immunity or a plea bargaining agreement":[
        "made a proffer in the hope of avoiding prosecution"
      ],
      ": offer , suggestion":[],
      ": to offer to take part in a proffer session":[
        "decided that an indictment was unlikely and there was no reason to proffer"
      ],
      ": to present for acceptance : tender , offer":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He proffered advice on how best to proceed.",
      "proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromise",
      "Noun",
      "a generous proffer of his baronial estate for the charity gala",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ancient oaks proffer shade, and at various times of the year, tapestries of wildflowers and cactus blooms fling themselves across the land. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "The influencer network allows Beijing to easily proffer propaganda to unsuspecting Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube users around the globe. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The influencer network allows Beijing to easily proffer propaganda to unsuspecting Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube users around the globe. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "But, given the Navy\u2019s poor estimating skills, few Admirals are eager to publicly proffer a realistic cost target. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "The space itself will clock in at 140 seats (about half the size of Prime), and the six-seat chef counter will likely be the most coveted chairs in the house \u2014 and where Moore and Gomez promise to proffer on-the-fly tasting menus. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "After an uneven beginning to the season, Kansas City had dropped only one game since Halloween \u2014 a 34-31 defeat to the Bengals in Cincinnati on Jan. 2 \u2014 and precedent suggested that Sunday would proffer the opposite result. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Accurate or not, this was the wrong answer for an American president to proffer . \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Testimonials tend to be assumed as coming from the hearts of those that proffer the testimonials. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In this case, a trader, Frances O\u2019Brian, is brought in for a proffer to the US Attorneys Office. \u2014 Walter Pavlo, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun revealed himself Wednesday as the mysterious bidder who secured a seat on Blue Origin\u2019s first crewed spaceflight with a $28 million proffer \u2014 only to skip it \u2014 and announced plans to take five people with him. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The deal would have required Budish to give a proffer statement, an agreement in which a person is allowed to speak freely to investigators in exchange for them not using the statements to charge them with a crime. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "From their respective graves in Mecosta County and Beaconsfield, the two proffer advice to authors: write up, not down, or even sideways. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Cory Shaffer reports Earl Leiken signed a two-page proffer agreement in which prosecutors agreed not to use his statements in any criminal case against him, according to courtroom testimony in the trial of former jail director Ken Mills. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Williams allegedly recorded several videos posted to SnapChat detailing the night before Rendon\u2019s death, according to a bond proffer read out in court Tuesday by an assistant Cook County state\u2019s attorney. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Williams and Rendon took pills, believed to be Xanax, that came from a bottle that also contained prescription blood pressure medicine, according to the proffer , which was read by an Assistant Cook County State\u2019s Attorney in bond court Tuesday. \u2014 Bob Chiarito, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "During a series of meetings between Slater and the associate, the two hashed out plans to murder members of Slater's ex-girlfriend's family, according to the factual proffer filing. \u2014 Kendall Lanier And Amanda Watts, CNN , 14 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English profren , from Anglo-French profrer, proffrir, porofrir , from por- forth (from Latin pro- ) + offrir to offer \u2014 more at pro-":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "extend",
      "give",
      "offer",
      "tender",
      "trot out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204746",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "proffer letter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a letter setting forth an agreement between a federal prosecutor and a person who is a subject of a criminal investigation stating that the subject will provide information to aid the investigation and that the information provided will not be used against the subject in the criminal proceeding":[
        "Though an agreement had been informally worked out, the prosecutor's proffer letter made no mention of the plea bargain."
      ],
      "\u2014 called also queen for a day letter":[
        "Though an agreement had been informally worked out, the prosecutor's proffer letter made no mention of the plea bargain."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1980, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044148",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proffer session":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a meeting between a person who is a subject of a federal criminal investigation, the person's lawyer, and a prosecutor or investigator subject to the terms of a proffer letter":[
        "Proffer sessions are meetings between prosecutors and individuals who are the focus of an ongoing investigation. They are commonplace in criminal investigations. While a proffer session carries the potential to reduce or resolve a client's criminal exposure, it also presents a great deal of risk.",
        "\u2014 John McCaffrey and Jon Oebker"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1990, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212825",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "profferer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that proffers something":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100742",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "profichi":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the spring crop of the caprifig \u2014 compare mamme , mammoni":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, plural of profico caprifig, from Latin caproficus , alteration of caprificus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8f\u0113k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173417",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proficience":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an advance forward : progress":[],
      ": the state of progress attained : proficiency":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02c8fish\u0259n(t)s",
      "pr\u014d\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023646",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proficiency":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": advancement in knowledge or skill : progress":[],
      ": the quality or state of being proficient":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "surprised by his proficiency at the game after only the briefest explanation of the rules",
      "acquired proficiency at golf through long hours of practice",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And the Legislature dropped requirements that schools help all students demonstrate proficiency in writing and math before giving them diplomas. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022",
      "Initially, Ukraine cast a wide net and was willing to accept foreign volunteers with just basic proficiency in Ukrainian or English. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The Civic Literacy Act, championed by Senator Hanna Gallo and Representative Brian Newberry, establishes a requirement for proficiency in civics starting with next year\u2019s graduating class. \u2014 Nellie Gorbea, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Pitches from experienced writers and photographers, from around the world and from diverse backgrounds (but in the case of writers, with superior proficiency in English). \u2014 Pages , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Statewide, 45% of students reached proficiency in ELA and 22% tested proficient in math. \u2014 al , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "The quest for proficiency also involved group CPR and rescue simulations, which meant chest compressions close enough to smell each other\u2019s breath. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "The main goal is to keep trying to attract the best of the best, including varsity athletes, candidates with multiple language proficiency or candidates with expertise in niche fields including crypto. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
      "Language proficiency is another form of gatekeeping Latinidad. \u2014 Jacqueline Delgadillo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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      "IQ",
      "mastership",
      "mastery"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124939",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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      ": a badge awarded to an intermediate girl scout for achieving knowledge or skill (as in citizenship, nutrition, dressmaking)":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055305",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "amateur",
      "amateurish",
      "inexperienced",
      "inexpert",
      "jackleg",
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      "unskilled",
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      ": well advanced in an art, occupation, or branch of knowledge":[]
    },
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      "With this system, a large pool of teachers are asked to identify students they believe are proficient in a given subject; those students are then tested, and their grades stand as the proficiency range. \u2014 Malcolm Gladwell , New Yorker , 15 Sept. 2003",
      "Dr. Pascual-Leone recruited 15 proficient Braille readers and wired them up so he could measure their somatosensory cortex\u2014the part of the brain that registers and processes the sense of touch. \u2014 Sharon Begley , Wall Street Journal , 11 Oct. 2002",
      "Become proficient at lag putting and you may make a few. \u2014 Dave Pelz , Golf Magazine , July 1996",
      "He has become very proficient at computer programming.",
      "She is proficient in two foreign languages.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At George, 12% of students tested as proficient in math in the spring of 2019 and at Ockley Green, 19% did. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "About 26 percent of students with disabilities, 27 percent of English learners and 36 percent of Black students scored proficient in communication. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "About 35% of the Wisconsin fourth grade students who took the test scored at or above proficient in reading \u2014 a proportion that has barely changed since 1992 when the test was first administered. \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Pentagon officials have sharply condensed the time for Ukrainian troops to train, compared to what American troops spend before being declared proficient on some of the weapons systems. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Combo guard who\u2019s proficient in the pick-and-roll, one of the most common actions for an NBA guard. \u2014 Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "On the flip side, the Collisons\u2019 insistence on technically proficient managers meant that leadership roles remained vacant for months. \u2014 Alex Konrad, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "By comparison, the national public average showed 40 percent of students scoring proficient in math while 34 percent did so in reading. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "This will certainly encourage and enrich all foreign productions planning to shoot in India with knowledgeable and proficient Indian cast and crew. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Latin proficient-, proficiens , present participle of proficere to go forward, accomplish, from pro- forward + facere to make \u2014 more at pro- , do":""
    },
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      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259nt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proficient proficient , adept , skilled , skillful , expert mean having great knowledge and experience in a trade or profession. proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice. proficient in translating foreign languages adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency. adept at doing long division skilled stresses mastery of technique. a skilled surgeon skillful implies individual dexterity in execution or performance. skillful drivers expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill. expert in the evaluation of wines",
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      "expert",
      "good",
      "great",
      "master",
      "masterful",
      "masterly",
      "practiced",
      "practised",
      "professed",
      "skilled",
      "skillful",
      "versed",
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      "virtuoso"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121247",
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": a vertical milling machine for milling irregular profiles by causing the spindle to move laterally by the cam action of a guide or dummy that serves as a model at the same time that the worktable moves at right angles to the travel of the spindle":[]
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      "noun"
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      ": an instrument borne on wheels for recording automatically the profile of the land over which it travels":[],
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    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary profile entry 1 + -o- + -graph ; originally formed as French profilographe":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8fil\u0259\u02ccgraf",
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      "-r\u0227f"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122653",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": profilograph":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary profile entry 1 + -o- + -meter ; originally formed as French profilom\u00e8tre":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014df\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120542",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "benefit",
      "help",
      "serve"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The company made a profit this year.",
      "Profits are up from last year.",
      "There was a rise in profits this year.",
      "The profits from CD sales were donated to charity.",
      "The organization is not run for profit .",
      "The film made $1,000,000 in profit .",
      "The book can be read with profit by anyone who wants to understand how the system works.",
      "Verb",
      "It would profit him to take some computer classes.",
      "The company has profited by selling its products online.",
      "He profited greatly from his investments.",
      "The island profits from tourism.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Kickstarter began a four-day week trial in April 2022 with a U.S. spinoff of not-for profit advocacy group, 4 Day Week Global. \u2014 Trey Williams, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "And a grim profit warning from Micron Technology, the largest maker of memory semiconductors in the United States, sparked fresh worries about corporate America\u2019s earnings power. \u2014 Peyton Forte | Bloomberg News, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "As a result, Meta has posted back-to-back profit declines this year, the first time that has happened in over a decade. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
      "The company reported an 84% jump in revenue to 10.4 billion rupees ($138 million), with net profit more than doubling to 3.15 billion rupees for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "The threats can come from people operating outside the United States who are trying to threaten national or economic security or from criminal groups driven by profit . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
      "Software company Tipalt examined how much money 50 companies from the Fortune 500 pull in as annual profit to determine which firms make the most money per second. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 29 June 2022",
      "As part of the acquisition, which is expected to close during the second half of the year, Stratus could receive an additional $50 million based on an undisclosed profit goal for its first fiscal year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "Experts said the disaster points to recklessness by smugglers to transport migrants, even in unsafe conditions, to reap the most profit . \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Dark days are ahead for most of the nation\u2019s schools, but Cunningham has positioned his National University system to profit from the misfortunes of its peers. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Short-bitcoin funds, which intend to profit from bitcoin's price going lower, saw $1.3 million in inflows. \u2014 Krisztian Sandor, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
      "With college athletes now able to profit from the names, images and likenesses, what is the strategy at Ohio State University to make sure the Buckeyes remain competitive in recruiting",
      "But that is slowly changing, as the traditionally risk-averse insurance industry\u2014from big brokers to new startups\u2014dips its toes into the water by setting up new teams focusing on cryptocurrency, hoping to profit from the industry\u2019s rapid growth. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Outgoing Russian owner Roman Abramovich is not allowed to profit from the proceeds of the sale since he was sanctioned and his assets were frozen for his links to President Vladimir Putin after the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 16 May 2022",
      "In the 1990s, Wall Street\u2019s financial engineers invented the leveraged inverse floating rate note to profit from falling interest rates. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The sector remains incredibly volatile, and short sellers are increasing their bets against energy stocks, hoping to profit from the possibility of a further fall in prices. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "Heck, Ed O\u2019Bannon\u2019s antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA that pushed for players to be able to profit from the use of their NILs was filed in 2009. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin profectus advance, profit, from proficere":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161608"
  },
  "profit and loss statement":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": income account sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115524",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "profit center":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a part of a corporation or its product line that is an important source of profits":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What if machines could be your profit center and economic driver",
      "People managing a profit center must make tradeoffs between sales growth and the cost of achieving that growth in order to drive higher profits. \u2014 Gregory Milano, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "The strategy used to turn an IT department from a cost center to a profit center would require restructuring and reorganizing. \u2014 Mario Janschitz, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Still, Amazon doesn\u2019t see shipping as a profit center , and is likely willing to accept lower shipping profit margins than UPS. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "But this could be offset by further growth in output from the plant in Shanghai, the company\u2019s key profit center , says Jefferies analyst Philippe Houchois. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The same goes for insurance, another dealer profit center . \u2014 Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "And while many fast food chains see their value menus as more of a traffic driver than a profit center for the businesses, Hackbardt says Del Taco sees profits in its $2 menu. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The union is represented by Mandell and Barnes, who are part of Law Forward, a liberal non- profit center based in Madison that focuses on voting issues. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1955, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114020",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "profit motive":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": the desire to make a profit":[
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122955",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "profitable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unprofitable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The movie was very profitable .",
      "selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, its efforts to pay up, despite the geopolitical acrimony, may suggest that Russia will stump up money owed once the crisis is over, and that waiting it out could be profitable . \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "By holding their ground and asserting their agency, the group aims to create a new normal in the music industry that allows artists to be themselves and still be profitable . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Tesla has been profitable since late 2018, after years of reporting almost nothing but losses. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Only a few years old, Jammcard isn\u2019t profitable yet, but Lovano says this is the company\u2019s first year focusing on revenue and that artists have spent $500,000 through the first half of this year booking musicians on the app. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
      "Apple was the most profitable company on the Fortune 500 list this year. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
      "Texas billionaire Kelcy Warren owns a massively profitable natural gas pipeline company. \u2014 Paul Kiel, ProPublica , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Losing its status as the world\u2019s most profitable company because of the pandemic in 2020 was a blip for oil and gas giant Aramco. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Apple is the most profitable company in the smartphone space by far, with gross margins standing at a solid 42% in Q4 FY\u201921. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4f-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-f\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "economic",
      "fat",
      "gainful",
      "juicy",
      "lucrative",
      "moneymaking",
      "money-spinning",
      "paying",
      "remunerative"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120434",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "profitless":{
    "antonyms":[
      "advantage",
      "avail",
      "benefit",
      "help",
      "serve"
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      ": the ratio of profit for a given year to the amount of capital invested or to the value of sales":[],
      ": to be of service or advantage : avail":[],
      ": to be of service to : benefit":[],
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      ": to make a profit":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The company made a profit this year.",
      "Profits are up from last year.",
      "There was a rise in profits this year.",
      "The profits from CD sales were donated to charity.",
      "The organization is not run for profit .",
      "The film made $1,000,000 in profit .",
      "The book can be read with profit by anyone who wants to understand how the system works.",
      "Verb",
      "It would profit him to take some computer classes.",
      "The company has profited by selling its products online.",
      "He profited greatly from his investments.",
      "The island profits from tourism.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Kickstarter began a four-day week trial in April 2022 with a U.S. spinoff of not-for profit advocacy group, 4 Day Week Global. \u2014 Trey Williams, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "And a grim profit warning from Micron Technology, the largest maker of memory semiconductors in the United States, sparked fresh worries about corporate America\u2019s earnings power. \u2014 Peyton Forte | Bloomberg News, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "As a result, Meta has posted back-to-back profit declines this year, the first time that has happened in over a decade. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
      "The company reported an 84% jump in revenue to 10.4 billion rupees ($138 million), with net profit more than doubling to 3.15 billion rupees for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "The threats can come from people operating outside the United States who are trying to threaten national or economic security or from criminal groups driven by profit . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
      "Software company Tipalt examined how much money 50 companies from the Fortune 500 pull in as annual profit to determine which firms make the most money per second. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 29 June 2022",
      "As part of the acquisition, which is expected to close during the second half of the year, Stratus could receive an additional $50 million based on an undisclosed profit goal for its first fiscal year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "Experts said the disaster points to recklessness by smugglers to transport migrants, even in unsafe conditions, to reap the most profit . \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Dark days are ahead for most of the nation\u2019s schools, but Cunningham has positioned his National University system to profit from the misfortunes of its peers. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Short-bitcoin funds, which intend to profit from bitcoin's price going lower, saw $1.3 million in inflows. \u2014 Krisztian Sandor, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
      "With college athletes now able to profit from the names, images and likenesses, what is the strategy at Ohio State University to make sure the Buckeyes remain competitive in recruiting",
      "But that is slowly changing, as the traditionally risk-averse insurance industry\u2014from big brokers to new startups\u2014dips its toes into the water by setting up new teams focusing on cryptocurrency, hoping to profit from the industry\u2019s rapid growth. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Outgoing Russian owner Roman Abramovich is not allowed to profit from the proceeds of the sale since he was sanctioned and his assets were frozen for his links to President Vladimir Putin after the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 16 May 2022",
      "In the 1990s, Wall Street\u2019s financial engineers invented the leveraged inverse floating rate note to profit from falling interest rates. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The sector remains incredibly volatile, and short sellers are increasing their bets against energy stocks, hoping to profit from the possibility of a further fall in prices. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "Heck, Ed O\u2019Bannon\u2019s antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA that pushed for players to be able to profit from the use of their NILs was filed in 2009. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin profectus advance, profit, from proficere":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-f\u0259t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "lucre",
      "net",
      "payoff",
      "proceeds",
      "return"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114313",
    "type":[
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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  },
  "profits":{
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      "avail",
      "benefit",
      "help",
      "serve"
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      ": the ratio of profit for a given year to the amount of capital invested or to the value of sales":[],
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      ": to make a profit":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The company made a profit this year.",
      "Profits are up from last year.",
      "There was a rise in profits this year.",
      "The profits from CD sales were donated to charity.",
      "The organization is not run for profit .",
      "The film made $1,000,000 in profit .",
      "The book can be read with profit by anyone who wants to understand how the system works.",
      "Verb",
      "It would profit him to take some computer classes.",
      "The company has profited by selling its products online.",
      "He profited greatly from his investments.",
      "The island profits from tourism.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Kickstarter began a four-day week trial in April 2022 with a U.S. spinoff of not-for profit advocacy group, 4 Day Week Global. \u2014 Trey Williams, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "And a grim profit warning from Micron Technology, the largest maker of memory semiconductors in the United States, sparked fresh worries about corporate America\u2019s earnings power. \u2014 Peyton Forte | Bloomberg News, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "As a result, Meta has posted back-to-back profit declines this year, the first time that has happened in over a decade. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
      "The company reported an 84% jump in revenue to 10.4 billion rupees ($138 million), with net profit more than doubling to 3.15 billion rupees for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "The threats can come from people operating outside the United States who are trying to threaten national or economic security or from criminal groups driven by profit . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
      "Software company Tipalt examined how much money 50 companies from the Fortune 500 pull in as annual profit to determine which firms make the most money per second. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 29 June 2022",
      "As part of the acquisition, which is expected to close during the second half of the year, Stratus could receive an additional $50 million based on an undisclosed profit goal for its first fiscal year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "Experts said the disaster points to recklessness by smugglers to transport migrants, even in unsafe conditions, to reap the most profit . \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Dark days are ahead for most of the nation\u2019s schools, but Cunningham has positioned his National University system to profit from the misfortunes of its peers. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Short-bitcoin funds, which intend to profit from bitcoin's price going lower, saw $1.3 million in inflows. \u2014 Krisztian Sandor, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
      "With college athletes now able to profit from the names, images and likenesses, what is the strategy at Ohio State University to make sure the Buckeyes remain competitive in recruiting",
      "But that is slowly changing, as the traditionally risk-averse insurance industry\u2014from big brokers to new startups\u2014dips its toes into the water by setting up new teams focusing on cryptocurrency, hoping to profit from the industry\u2019s rapid growth. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Outgoing Russian owner Roman Abramovich is not allowed to profit from the proceeds of the sale since he was sanctioned and his assets were frozen for his links to President Vladimir Putin after the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 16 May 2022",
      "In the 1990s, Wall Street\u2019s financial engineers invented the leveraged inverse floating rate note to profit from falling interest rates. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The sector remains incredibly volatile, and short sellers are increasing their bets against energy stocks, hoping to profit from the possibility of a further fall in prices. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "Heck, Ed O\u2019Bannon\u2019s antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA that pushed for players to be able to profit from the use of their NILs was filed in 2009. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin profectus advance, profit, from proficere":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122851",
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      "verb"
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      "morality",
      "virtue"
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      ": the quality or state of being profligate":[]
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    "examples":[
      "a religious leader who railed against the profligacy of the nation's decadent aristocrats",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The interviewers elicit confessions from the dirty cops a little too easily \u2014 though, satisfyingly, there\u2019s no honor among thieves, the reckless profligacy of Jenkins\u2019s thefts stirring an unexpected self-disgust among his troops. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Such profligacy ultimately led to the shop\u2019s demise in 1939. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "With his dry wit, down-to-earth, slightly macho vibe, and a technique honed across decades in provincial repertory, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadway, and the BBC, Cox is an economical performer and intolerant of profligacy . \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Most troubling, the Fed bankrolled the fiscal profligacy , purchasing more than half of the new Treasury debt issued this year. \u2014 Kevin Warsh, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "While there are serious implications from hitting the debt limit, the root cause of the problem is the bipartisan spending profligacy that\u2019s occurred over the past two decades. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "While there are serious implications from hitting the debt limit, the root cause of the problem is the bipartisan spending profligacy that\u2019s occurred over the past two decades. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "For weeks, McConnell has made clear that his goal is to force the Democrats to raise the ceiling on their own, through the reconciliation bill, so that Republicans can attack them for profligacy going into next year\u2019s Senate and House races. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "While there are serious implications from hitting the debt limit, the root cause of the problem is the bipartisan spending profligacy that\u2019s occurred over the past two decades. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1738, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-fli-g\u0259-s\u0113"
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      "licentiousness",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060926",
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      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "fritterer",
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      ": a person given to wildly extravagant and usually grossly self-indulgent expenditure":[],
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      ": wildly extravagant":[
        "profligate spending"
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      "Adjective",
      "In a curious way, part of the genius of America has been a collective forgetfulness, a talent for somehow outdistancing problems in a headlong race toward something new. It is a form of heedlessness, perhaps, blithe and profligate , but also an exuberant forward spin that may spare people the exhausting obligations of revenge. \u2014 Lance Morrow , Time , 4 Apr. 1988",
      "Sure, the trade deficit symbolizes a profligate America, consuming more than it produces and spending more than it has. \u2014 Philip Revzin , Wall Street Journal , 17 Mar. 17, 1988",
      "Everyone seemed fond of statistics, but the counterterrorism experts were especially profligate with numbers. \u2014 Kurt Andersen , Time , 24 June 1985",
      "She was very profligate in her spending.",
      "profligate movie producers hoping to create the next blockbuster",
      "Noun",
      "\"Why did you ask that scoundrel, Rawdon Crawley, to dine",
      "a profligate who could not really afford the grand style he maintained at Monticello, Jefferson died deeply in debt",
      "a drunken profligate , he was given to wretched excess in every aspect of his life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There\u2019s no real need locally to cut back on water for now, but even normal use could be seen as profligate as other areas face restrictions. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "The author, a profligate spender and dapper dresser, relinquished the valuable to his tailor as payment. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Bitcoin\u2019s profligate energy use\u2014and the carbon pollution associated with it\u2014are rooted in the cryptocurrency\u2019s proof-of-work approach to validating transactions on its blockchain. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "But Chelsea\u2019s profligate ways don\u2019t matter: The club can splash colossal sums on players who didn\u2019t quite fit because their owner, the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, loves writing gigantic checks. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "No, the tankers\u2019 journey to Europe was choreographed by the same force that every year sends cardiologists to Florida: abundant and profligate demand. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "High-rollers from China and their financiers\u2014previously a big revenue source for casinos\u2014seem likely to focus on keeping their own heads from rolling rather than resuming their profligate ways next year. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "But Taft wasn't the only profligate GOP donor to Wisconsin's senior senator. \u2014 Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "At some point, perhaps not long from now, the US will face sharply higher interest rates and the type of budgetary constraints that were typical of profligate Third World borrowers. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In retrospect, such escapades may strike one as profligate . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "After years of profligate spending, the city had dwindling tax revenues and huge budget deficits; was low on cash for operating expenses; and, unable to borrow more, faced horrendous personnel layoffs, service cuts and bond defaults. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Still, Republicans have slammed Democrats for profligate spending since retaking the majority, decrying the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief measure passed in March and the possible passage of the Build Back Better Act. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "In 1911, the two retired to Daytona Beach, Florida, and passed the financial reins to their son William, who would soon grow into a profligate playboy. \u2014 Michael Ames, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The house can afford profligate spending, of course, because LVMH is controlled by the Arnault family, which is far more patient than Wall Street fund managers. \u2014 Christina Binkley, Robb Report , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "It\u2019s a fraught debate, draped by the legacy of profligate prescribing. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "The massive spending package has been criticized by Republicans for being profligate while some left-wing Democrats have argued the bill doesn\u2019t go far enough. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "Moreover, a flat, across-the-board increase in the federal Medicaid reimbursement percentage helps richer states that have created profligate Medicaid programs at the expense of poorer states and states with more efficient Medicaid programs. \u2014 Brian Blase, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1709, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin profligatus , from past participle of profligare to strike down, from pro- forward, down + -fligare (akin to fligere to strike); akin to Greek phlibein to squeeze":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-fli-g\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccg\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "extravagant",
      "high-rolling",
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      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty",
      "wasteful"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232654",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
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  "profound":{
    "antonyms":[
      "shallow",
      "superficial"
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      ": all encompassing : complete":[
        "profound sleep",
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      ": coming from, reaching to, or situated at a depth : deep-seated":[
        "a profound sigh"
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      ": difficult to fathom or understand":[],
      ": extending far below the surface":[],
      ": having intellectual depth and insight":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Here, for the first time, a journalist gains access to the archive of one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies in history. Its contents, as much literature as science, offer profound insight into the human condition\u2014and into the brilliant, complex mind of the study's longtime director, George Vaillant. \u2014 Joshua Wolf Shenk , Atlantic , June 2009",
      "This isn't escapism, or denial of grief; it is acceptance of the facts of life, the map of profound relationship to the grief that is part of life \u2026 \u2014 Tom Piazza , Why New Orleans Matters , 2005",
      "The status of women, though probably the most profound single difference between the two civilizations, attracted far less attention than such matters as guns, factories and parliaments. \u2014 Bernard Lewis , What Went Wrong",
      "Despite all the respect, it was hard not to feel a twinge of schadenfreude at O'Hara's fall from esteem, which had caused him profound bitterness. \u2014 Kingsley Amis , Memoirs , 1991",
      "His knowledge of history is profound .",
      "Her books offer profound insights into the true nature of courage.",
      "the profound mysteries of outer space",
      "a profound sense of loss",
      "His paintings have had a profound effect on her own work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But this kind of rapidly progressive and profound sensory loss combined with weakness was a red flag. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "This problem has its roots in profound decisions made about device architecture decades ago. \u2014 Gopi Sirineni, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Come for the romance and humor and late-millennial angst; stay for the profound emotional transcendence of its final scenes. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
      "Just profound gratitude for the gift of living in this country. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
      "Some of his observations sound profound but on closer inspection actually say very little. \u2014 Eric Weiner, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "For Jenna, who asked to use a pseudonym, her time in Thailand felt, at times, profound . \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "No matter how profound a parent\u2019s love, moving a family across the country and changing jobs are still a lot of chips to put on a chasing a child\u2019s dream. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
      "The tragedies of the past two weeks have been profound , heartbreaking and entirely unacceptable \u2014 from the mass shooting in the Deer District in Milwaukee, to the shootings in Buffalo, New York; Laguna Woods, Calif.; and now in Uvalde, Texas. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1621, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French parfunt, profond deep, from Latin profundus , from pro- before + fundus bottom \u2014 more at pro- , bottom":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fau\u0307nd",
      "pr\u014d-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abstruse",
      "arcane",
      "deep",
      "esoteric",
      "hermetic",
      "hermetical",
      "recondite"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223016",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "dribbling",
      "trickling"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exhibiting great abundance : bountiful":[
        "a profuse harvest"
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      ": pouring forth liberally : extravagant":[
        "profuse in their thanks"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He offered profuse apologies for being late.",
      "They were profuse in their thanks.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Snow Cone is unlike others, smothered in small but profuse white blooms. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 27 May 2021",
      "The flowers were so profuse they could be seen from space. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 19 Feb. 2021",
      "Spatter cones, which are volcanic mounds built up on top of a vent or fissure emitting profuse amounts of lava, were confirmed to be vulnerable to collapse, suggesting they could be targeted in the future. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Material transformation is fundamental to ceramics, but what Yasunaga does with clay, glaze, ash and glass is radically inventive as well as profuse in metaphorical resonance. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 5 July 2019",
      "Common symptoms include unexplained rapid weight loss, profuse coughing, night sweats and fever. \u2014 USA TODAY , 18 Jan. 2020",
      "Inconveniently, though, profuse eruptions of lava began to flood the basin beginning roughly 3.6 billion years ago, forming a wide volcanic sea\u2014also known as Mare Crisium, or the Sea of Crises\u2014that covered up much of the original impact melt. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, National Geographic , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "Another profuse item in medical facilities is the sterilization pouch\u2014a small, sealable pouch used to keep sterilized equipment free of germs. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "In addition to profuse bleeding, the wounded man suffered a severely broken leg. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 19 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin profusus , past participle of profundere to pour forth, from pro- forth + fundere to pour \u2014 more at found":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fy\u00fcs",
      "pr\u014d-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for profuse profuse , lavish , prodigal , luxuriant , lush , exuberant mean giving or given out in great abundance. profuse implies pouring forth without restraint. profuse apologies lavish suggests an unstinted or unmeasured profusion. a lavish party prodigal implies reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead to early exhaustion of resources. prodigal spending luxuriant suggests a rich and splendid abundance. a luxuriant beard lush suggests rich, soft luxuriance. a lush green lawn exuberant implies marked vitality or vigor in what produces abundantly. an exuberant imagination",
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      "lavish",
      "riotous"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183128",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
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      "touch",
      "trace"
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    "definitions":{
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      ": the quality or state of being profuse":[]
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    "examples":[
      "The flowers grow in profusion .",
      "apples grow in profusion in this valley",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this telling, our ability to run large animals to exhaustion over many hours or even days drove\u2014and was enabled by\u2014a series of crucial adaptations ranging from shorter toes to a profusion of sweat glands. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 25 June 2020",
      "To many French, the profusion of English reflects the overwhelming dominance of American Big Tech companies, against which Macron\u2019s government has worked hard to compete. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "Incredibly unfussy, these perennials bloom for just one day (as the name suggests) but in great profusion . \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
      "The horizon was cloaked in rain clouds, and the downpour was just long enough to burnish the palm leaves and churn the fragrance of the white takamaka flowers \u2014 reminiscent of gardenias \u2014 that grow in profusion . \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The color profusion kicks off with ephemerals like lady slipper orchids, which appear from February through April. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the recent profusion of Elijahs and Liams and Olivias and Emmas, one of the most common names in the United States is still John Smith. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Its sandstone gorges, profusion of waterfalls, and hemlock and oak-fringed waterways are dazzling. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But in the main, the carrot and stick of the PAS and Treasure Act have worked to coax out a profusion of Viking objects that otherwise might never have surfaced, particularly in the past five to ten years. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fy\u00fc-zh\u0259n",
      "pr\u014d-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "abundance",
      "barrel",
      "basketful",
      "boatload",
      "bucket",
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      "bushel",
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      "chunk",
      "deal",
      "dozen",
      "fistful",
      "gobs",
      "good deal",
      "heap",
      "hundred",
      "lashings",
      "lashins",
      "loads",
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      "mass",
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      "mountain",
      "much",
      "multiplicity",
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      "pack",
      "passel",
      "peck",
      "pile",
      "plateful",
      "plenitude",
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      "plenty",
      "pot",
      "potful",
      "quantity",
      "raft",
      "reams",
      "scads",
      "sheaf",
      "shipload",
      "sight",
      "slew",
      "spate",
      "stack",
      "store",
      "ton",
      "truckload",
      "volume",
      "wad",
      "wealth",
      "yard"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051444",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "progenital":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": progenitive":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "progenitor + -al":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8jen\u0259t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125532",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "progenitive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": tending to or able to reproduce itself : reproductive":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "progenit or + -ive":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063303",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
    ]
  },
  "progenitor":{
    "antonyms":[
      "descendant",
      "descendent"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a biologically ancestral form":[],
      ": an ancestor in the direct line : forefather":[],
      ": precursor , originator":[
        "progenitors of socialist ideas",
        "\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)",
        "progenitor cells"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the progenitors of modern art",
      "wild cats that were the progenitors of the house cat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Low to the ground and with a wide track, the hypercar\u2019s carbon-fiber body retains its progenitor \u2019s curvaceous shape, including giant fenders in the front and rear. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
      "Stanley Kaplan was the progenitor of the whole education industry in a real sense. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The 1920s English society decorator Syrie Maugham was a progenitor of the tonal approach, said Alexis Barr, instructor of design history at the New York School of Interior Design. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "The company has been testing a regenerative therapy that uses small molecules to program progenitor cells. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 May 2022",
      "Then there is the series progenitor , Rowling, who has spent the past two years repeatedly reaffirming her anti-trans views. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Dusenbury begins by quoting the opening of Justinian\u2019s Institutes, the progenitor of much of European law. \u2014 Nathaniel Peters, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Zhang, the progenitor of the messaging service that sits at the heart of Tencent\u2019s gaming and social media businesses, commands a cult-like following in China thanks to WeChat\u2019s explosive popularity. \u2014 Zheping Huang, Bloomberg.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Advanced studies: Persona (1966), Ingmar Bergman's artier progenitor . \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English progenitour, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin pr\u014dgenitor \"individual from whom a person or family is descended, ancestor,\" agentive derivative of pr\u014dgignere \"to produce as offspring, bring into being, give rise to\" (from pr\u014d- pro- entry 2 + gignere \"to bring into being, beget, give birth to\"), after genitor \"father, parent, originator,\" going back to Indo-European *\u01f5enh 1 - \"engender, beget\" + *-tor/*-t\u014dr, agent suffix, from which also Greek gen\u00e9t\u014dr \"father, begetter, ancestor,\" Sanskrit janitar-, janit\u00e1 \"father, progenitor\" \u2014 more at kin entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8jen-\u0259t-\u0259r, pr\u0259-",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8je-n\u0259-t\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "forbear",
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      "forefather",
      "grandfather",
      "primogenitor"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103356",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "progenitorial":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
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    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u00a6jen\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0113\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221012",
    "type":[
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  },
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      "Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With Healey's name wiped from the masthead after internal strife pushed both Donald and his progeny out of the Jensen picture, the roadster's bodywork was stretched without any input from its original creator. \u2014 Benjamin Hunting, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The progeny of the first family of NFL quarterbacks is coming back to Austin, Texas to visit the Longhorns campus for the second time since last season. \u2014 Cedric Golden, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "Mistakes can result when the virus tries to copy its genetic code leaving resulting progeny with mutations and thus different genetic sequences. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Monty, Rose and progeny , including Nish, signal that more plovers may settle in urban areas, Cann said. \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "While confirmation of a delta-omicron recombinant may sound alarming, virologists have pointed out that recombination isn't like creating a super-variant progeny that contains only the most dangerous aspects of its menacing parent variants. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "For a rock solid investment that ensures money will be available for your progeny in the coming years, consider investing in savings bonds, Certified Financial Planner John Scherer told the AARP. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 4 May 2022",
      "Maybe Granny wants a break from her thoughtless progeny . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "The stories of Pam and the other women revolve around a central core of internecine battles between the older mobsters and theirmale progeny , all eager for a changing of the guard and conveyance of authority and power to the next generation. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Adalia had Hutchinson-Gilford progeria , a rare and deadly condition. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Adalia was a champion for children and teenagers with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria . \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a fatal disease. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Adalia Rose Williams, a teen YouTuber who lived with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, has died. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "With only 400 progeria patients worldwide, there aren\u2019t enough of them for traditional trials \u2014 and the disease is so deadly that to give them a placebo is viewed as unethical. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 17 July 2021",
      "The progeria community is one that\u2019s plagued by loss. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 17 July 2021",
      "The film suggests that the movie industry\u2019s maturity imposed on him a premature senescence, that the norms of the profession entailed an artistic progeria which Hong ultimately resisted by making the drastic decision to shift to self-production. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 24 May 2021",
      "Like progeria , Huntington's disease is considered fatal, according to the Huntington Disease Society of America. \u2014 Fox News , 29 Aug. 2019"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact, differences in levels of inbreeding accounted for 22 percent of the differing severity of mandibular prognathism among the Habsburgs studied. \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian , 4 Dec. 2019"
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      "The front of his face \u2014 his nose, maxilla, sinuses, jaw \u2014 projected forward like a canine skull \u2014 what an anthropologist would call prognathous . \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "The whole universe is under attack from Thanos, an infinitely villainous villain sporting a multicleft, prognathous chin. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2018"
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      "Right now, doctors say his prognosis is good.",
      "The president had a hopeful prognosis about the company's future.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The prognosis was grim and Margittay opted for euthanasia. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
      "The prognosis was grim; radiation therapy began immediately, and the doctors\u2019 bills piled up. \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The prognosis is dire and growing darker by the day. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The doctors had induced a medical coma to help her brain heal, but the prognosis wasn\u2019t good. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Fetterman remains off the campaign trail, and some Democrats are concerned about his prognosis and the lack of transparency surrounding his condition. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "But the second quarter is typically the weakest of the year for Netflix, so its prognosis and that of others will likely be decided later on. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The senator learned of his prognosis and likely timetable to be able for his return to full Senate duties during meetings with his doctors on Wednesday, the aide said. \u2014 Ed O'keefe, CBS News , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Unlike hospice, palliative care is based on the patient's needs and not the patient's prognosis . \u2014 Sophie Okolo, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021"
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      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "a prognostic of a global pandemic that turned out to be distressingly accurate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "What is contained in this prognostic are rules or instructions by which to predict the very season, day, and hour of death coming to one who is sick, by the signs that are here set down. \u2014 David Treuer, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The prognostics became official after the 76ers rookie point guard was examined by Dr. Ben Kibler at the Medical Director of the Shoulder Center of Kentucky on Sunday. \u2014 Keith Pompey, Philly.com , 29 Oct. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The authors claim that their methodology works better than existing prognostic methods. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "And some clinicians question the prognostic value, noting that people may live with plaques in their brain and never develop symptoms. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "Coronary artery calcification as a marker of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis detected by computed tomography can provide prognostic information when added to classical CV risk factors. \u2014 Christos Varounis, Scientific American , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Dataset shifts occur when the data used to train machine learning models differs from the data the model uses to provide diagnostic, prognostic , or treatment advice. \u2014 Seth Joseph, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "In their previous work, circulating DNA analysis had shown strong prognostic value. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "New clinical models, such as human challenge trials, can pick up where clinical trials leave off and enable the rapid development of prognostic efficacy data for many infectious diseases. \u2014 Nicolas Noulin, Scientific American , 5 May 2021",
      "One recent study found that a common genetic test used to assess breast cancer risk in patients \u2014 and identify candidates for adjuvant chemotherapy \u2014 has lower prognostic accuracy for Black patients. \u2014 Casey Ross Reprints, STAT , 12 Feb. 2021",
      "Rather than depicting a simple fork, with one route leading to death and the other to recovery, Covid-19\u2019s prognostic map resembles a chaotic intersection. \u2014 Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic , 2 Feb. 2021"
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      "Middle English pronostique , from Middle French, from Latin prognosticum , from Greek progn\u014dstikon , from neuter of progn\u014dstikos foretelling, from progign\u014dskein":"Noun"
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      "using current trends to prognosticate what the workplace of the future will be like",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But 2021 data are still incomplete, so the ability to prognosticate how quickly the industry is regaining its pre-COVID economic levels is limited. \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Buyers could look at more social media reactions, from Twitter to Letterboxd, to prognosticate prospective audience responses. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "In October, Talsma says Tony was able to prognosticate his game show fame. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The Financial Times organized the conference, inviting a lineup of modern-day oracles\u2014the CEO of a health care startup, a professor of economics, a machine-learning expert, and Chen\u2014to prognosticate about the near future. \u2014 Yi-ling Liu, Wired , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "The next step in the historic impeachment of President Trump has been looming for almost a month now, and after all the strategizing, prognosticating and negotiating, the pieces are finally falling into place for a Senate trial. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 14 Jan. 2020",
      "An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again With the premiere of Survivor: Winners at War just a few weeks away on Feb. 12, fans are already prognosticating and predicting what will happen on the show\u2019s 40th season. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Like the latter set of nominees, the actors selected by their peers aren\u2019t very likely to surprise those who have been keeping up with award prognosticating this year. \u2014 Toni Collette, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "My key stat for prognosticating the Rockies pitching season is watching the first couple months of the season and seeing how many innings are pitched by the bullpen. \u2014 Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post , 23 Oct. 2019"
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      "using current trends to prognosticate what the workplace of the future will be like",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But 2021 data are still incomplete, so the ability to prognosticate how quickly the industry is regaining its pre-COVID economic levels is limited. \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Buyers could look at more social media reactions, from Twitter to Letterboxd, to prognosticate prospective audience responses. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "In October, Talsma says Tony was able to prognosticate his game show fame. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The Financial Times organized the conference, inviting a lineup of modern-day oracles\u2014the CEO of a health care startup, a professor of economics, a machine-learning expert, and Chen\u2014to prognosticate about the near future. \u2014 Yi-ling Liu, Wired , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "The next step in the historic impeachment of President Trump has been looming for almost a month now, and after all the strategizing, prognosticating and negotiating, the pieces are finally falling into place for a Senate trial. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 14 Jan. 2020",
      "An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again With the premiere of Survivor: Winners at War just a few weeks away on Feb. 12, fans are already prognosticating and predicting what will happen on the show\u2019s 40th season. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Like the latter set of nominees, the actors selected by their peers aren\u2019t very likely to surprise those who have been keeping up with award prognosticating this year. \u2014 Toni Collette, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "My key stat for prognosticating the Rockies pitching season is watching the first couple months of the season and seeing how many innings are pitched by the bullpen. \u2014 Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post , 23 Oct. 2019"
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      "the complete fulfillment of his prognostication surprised even him",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The stock market is taking a punch to the solar plexus, but the part of the fantasy sports industry dedicated to prognostication about the NFL Draft hasn\u2019t lost a step. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "So all this prognostication preseason is kind of stupid because injuries will play a key role in teams going down and teams going up in the standings. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "This is what makes prognostication difficult and caretaking so gruelling: in addition to being sad, expensive, and exhausting, being responsible for a sick or aging loved one is also unpredictable. \u2014 Rachael Bedard, The New Yorker , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Needless to say, this year's Round 1 prognostication requires yet another update as K.C. joins the group of teams with multiple picks. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "But aside from all of the Oscars- prognostication that the kudos might feed into, for Glatter, DGA Awards night is an opportunity to reflect on the privileges of being a working filmmaker \u2014 insane schedules and all. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The dynamic receiver and runner showed off his prognostication skills last week. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Huntsman\u2019s prognostication about the eastern Europe conflict came during a speech to the Economic Club of Minnesota last week. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Part of that prognostication was due to the team\u2019s overhauled roster, featuring five newcomers who needed to mesh on the court. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 27 Feb. 2022"
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      ": to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict":[],
      ": to give an indication of in advance : foreshadow":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "using current trends to prognosticate what the workplace of the future will be like",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But 2021 data are still incomplete, so the ability to prognosticate how quickly the industry is regaining its pre-COVID economic levels is limited. \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Buyers could look at more social media reactions, from Twitter to Letterboxd, to prognosticate prospective audience responses. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "In October, Talsma says Tony was able to prognosticate his game show fame. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The Financial Times organized the conference, inviting a lineup of modern-day oracles\u2014the CEO of a health care startup, a professor of economics, a machine-learning expert, and Chen\u2014to prognosticate about the near future. \u2014 Yi-ling Liu, Wired , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "The next step in the historic impeachment of President Trump has been looming for almost a month now, and after all the strategizing, prognosticating and negotiating, the pieces are finally falling into place for a Senate trial. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 14 Jan. 2020",
      "An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again With the premiere of Survivor: Winners at War just a few weeks away on Feb. 12, fans are already prognosticating and predicting what will happen on the show\u2019s 40th season. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Like the latter set of nominees, the actors selected by their peers aren\u2019t very likely to surprise those who have been keeping up with award prognosticating this year. \u2014 Toni Collette, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "My key stat for prognosticating the Rockies pitching season is watching the first couple months of the season and seeing how many innings are pitched by the bullpen. \u2014 Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post , 23 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u00e4g-\u02c8n\u00e4-st\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "pr\u00e4g-\u02c8n\u00e4s-t\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prognosticate foretell , predict , forecast , prophesy , prognosticate mean to tell beforehand. foretell applies to the telling of the coming of a future event by any procedure or any source of information. seers foretold the calamity predict commonly implies inference from facts or accepted laws of nature. astronomers predicted an eclipse forecast adds the implication of anticipating eventualities and differs from predict in being usually concerned with probabilities rather than certainties. forecast snow prophesy connotes inspired or mystic knowledge of the future especially as the fulfilling of divine threats or promises. prophesying a new messiah prognosticate is used less often than the other words; it may suggest learned or skilled interpretation, but more often it is simply a colorful substitute for predict or prophesy . prognosticating the future",
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      "augur",
      "call",
      "forecast",
      "foretell",
      "predict",
      "presage",
      "prophesy",
      "read",
      "vaticinate"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163951",
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having the genital opening placed near the anterior part of the body":[
        "\u2014 distinguished from opisthogoneate"
      ],
      ": of or relating to the Progoneata":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 1 + Greek gon\u0113 + English -ate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8g\u014dn\u0113\u0259\u0307t",
      "-\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102237",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": the process of prograding":[
        "\u2014 contrasted with retrogradation"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prograde + -ation":""
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      "\u02ccpr\u014dgr\u0101\u02c8d\u0101sh\u0259n"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060720",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "prograde":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or being a direction of rotation or revolution that is counterclockwise as viewed from the north pole of the sky or a planet":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Asteroids with prograde rotations (spinning from west to east, like Earth does) drift away from the sun under this thrust. \u2014 Dante S. Lauretta, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2016",
      "Two of the three prograde moons fit within the Inuit group, which have angles of inclination of around 46 degrees. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "One of the prograde moons has an angle of 36 degrees, similar to the other prograde moons close to Saturn named for Gallic mythology. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 7 Oct. 2019",
      "Sending a spacecraft to gently land upon or orbit the object would be extremely difficult, as such a probe would have to burn huge amounts of fuel to cancel out its prograde velocity. \u2014 Lee Billings, Scientific American , 21 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1707, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Latin pro- forward + English -grade (as in retrograde )":""
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      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccgr\u0101d"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174140",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": a brief usually printed outline of the order to be followed, of the features to be presented, and the persons participating (as in a public performance)":[],
      ": a complete plan for solving a problem by the use of a mechanism (such as a computer) that includes both instructions to be inserted into the mechanism and plans for human activities such as interpreting output":[],
      ": a plan or system under which action may be taken toward a goal":[],
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      ": curriculum":[],
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      ": to control by or as if by a program":[],
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      ": to predetermine the thinking, behavior, or operations of as if by computer programming":[
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        "\u2014 Lisa A. Richette"
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      ": to provide with a biological program":[
        "cells programmed to synthesize hemoglobin"
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      ": to work out a sequence of operations to be performed by (a mechanism, such as a computer) : to provide with a program":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "a program of regular dental checkups",
      "the program will tell us the scheduled order of musical numbers",
      "Verb",
      "He programmed the computer to calculate his monthly expenses and earnings.",
      "She is learning how to program in school.",
      "Can you help me program my cell phone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As Katie and Mario reported, so far the secretive program has proven far more useful to companies than beneficial to patients. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 3 July 2022",
      "Medicare drug prices directly affect a substantial component of the largest spending program in the federal budget. \u2014 Charles Tiefer, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
      "Building trust is just one of the time-consuming items on Skipper\u2019s to-do list, said Jeffrey Young, a former superintendent in Cambridge and Newton who now directs the education leadership program at Columbia University Teachers College. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
      "The girl has since joined the witness protection program and changed her name and address. \u2014 Marina Lopes, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
      "In March, when the government announced the program , more than a hundred thousand members of the British public registered their interest. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 2 July 2022",
      "His siblings have also continued with soccer, notably his brothers Malachi and Levi, who've just joined the soccer program at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
      "Under Trump, the program enrolled about 70,000 people after it was launched in 2019. \u2014 Jessica Gresko And Elliot Spagat, Chron , 1 July 2022",
      "The festival will also address the ongoing war in Ukraine, hosting the Works-in-Progress program of the Odessa Intl. \u2014 Marta Balaga, Variety , 1 July 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And after a deliberate effort to program feel-good films in 2021 \u2013 a recognition by the programming team that its pandemic-weary audience was looking for a pick-me-up \u2013 Chirilov says Transilvania has also reclaimed its old pugnacious spirit. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Gravestock will program an upcoming series of films to screen at Bell Lightbox, the festival\u2019s headquarters in Toronto, in 2023. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
      "Our panel loves the infinite number of programmable positions and the ability to pre- program their favorite positions on the remote. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
      "Breeding concluded that when crafting the prediction equation, data were collected during walking and then used to program the Apple watch. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s how the AI developers might decide to program this task. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "When it was owned by AT&T Inc., CNN spent hundreds of millions of dollars to program and market the service, which executives described as the news organization\u2019s most ambitious new venture since the founding of the network more than 40 years ago. \u2014 Gerry Smith, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Game companies have figured out there are lots of great ways to program directly to fans. \u2014 Shannon Liao, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "While studios have been hesitant to program many films against each other during the pandemic, the weekend saw a rarity: three new wide releases, all of them well-received, none of them sequels or remakes. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French programme agenda, public notice, from Greek programma , from prographein to write before, from pro- before + graphein to write \u2014 more at carve":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccgram",
      "-gr\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agenda",
      "calendar",
      "docket",
      "schedule",
      "timetable"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173608",
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one in charge of planning and scheduling program material for a radio or television station or network":[]
    },
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With Gorman as program director and Sanders handling creative, WMMS would become a ratings juggernaut in Cleveland. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Walnut Hills High School has named Stuart Holt its new head boys basketball coach and program director . \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Dale Carter, program director and morning host, KFKF Kansas City: Kansas City is definitely the heart of the Midwest. \u2014 Steve Knopper, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "The impending expiration has Alabama\u2019s education department\u2019s child nutrition program director worried. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "Sarah Smith, a program director at the Clean Air Task Force, a nonprofit advocacy group, hailed the U.S. and E.U. leaders' involvement in launching the Global Methane Pledge. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "The charity has not responded to CBS News' repeated requests to interview Nardizzi, and instead offered Kules, a program director , as qualified to answer questions about the charity. \u2014 Chip Reid, CBS News , 10 Mar. 2016",
      "The Washington state program\u2019s maximum benefit is intended to cover a year\u2019s worth of home care at 20 hours a week, said program director Benjamin Veghte. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Preventing a collapse will require all users and governments in the region to work on keeping more water in the system, National Audubon Society river program director Jennifer Pitt said in a statement. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1901, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191630",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a wingless form of an adelgid bug":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin progrediens , from Latin, present participle of progredi":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8gr\u0113d\u0113\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114644",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "verb"
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      ": a state procession":[],
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      ": going on : occurring":[],
      ": to move forward : proceed":[],
      ": to develop to a higher, better, or more advanced stage":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "US also and British usually \u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccgres",
      "-\u02ccgres",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-gr\u0259s",
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      "grow up",
      "mature",
      "ripen"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the rapid progress of the ship",
      "He made slow progress down the steep cliff.",
      "The project showed slow but steady progress .",
      "Verb",
      "The project has been progressing slowly.",
      "The work is progressing and should be completed soon.",
      "The caravan progressed slowly across the desert.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This progress is in part thanks to preventive screenings like mammograms and reduced smoking rates. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "But progress has been slow, with the Energy Department estimating in 2019 that lithium-ion batteries are collected and recycled at a rate of less than 5%. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Although progress is slow, widening funnels at consultants is already contributing to more diverse investment portfolios. \u2014 Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Your baby\u2019s progress on the growth chart is one way to tell whether your baby is getting enough food. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 7 June 2022",
      "Today, though women remain a minority at aerial photography exhibitions and competitions, progress is afoot. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "But slow, incremental progress may not be enough to convince Black voters that Biden has delivered on his campaign promises to reform police forces, enact voting rights legislation and reduce racial inequities. \u2014 Anumita Kaur, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "While progress is slow, the direction is only toward more and more restrictions. \u2014 Bloomberg News, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
      "But Russian progress in the battle for Sievierodonetsk is likely to be slow, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington research institute. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Recent research by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) shows female and male doctors tend to progress similarly early in their careers. \u2014 Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Final negotiations, however, resulted in the ban being reinserted to the 2022 budget, continuing the provision that stifles progress to improve patient safety and privacy. \u2014 Wylecia Wiggs Harris And Tom Cox, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "Across the country, progress restocking retail stores remains slow: Store shelves were 76.5 percent stocked for the week ending June 12, down slightly from the previous week, according to the research firm IRI. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "The referendum question is non-binding, which means that the Village Board is not locked into any decisions, and residents can still give the Board input as plans progress . \u2014 Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Furthermore, some terrible memories can lead us to learning and progress or keep us from repeating mistakes. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
      "The rash also seems to progress differently than in past cases. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has so far allowed the bill to progress , despite the name-calling and criticism coming his way from Trump. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, USA TODAY , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has so far allowed the bill to progress , despite Trump objections. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 9 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French progr\u00e9s , from Latin progressus advance, from progredi to go forth, from pro- forward + gradi to go \u2014 more at pro- , grade entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213547"
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      ": a chart showing actual performance in comparison with a predetermined schedule or estimate of expected performance":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180828",
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      ": the movement of musical parts in harmony":[]
    },
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      "Doctors were surprised by the rapid progression of the disease.",
      "the natural progression of his musical talent",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meeting the kids seems like the natural progression of things since the two have been dating for some time now. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 13 June 2022",
      "So according to Mendes, joining Skura Style and utilizing her passions in the kitchen felt like the right progression for her. \u2014 Jeff Conway, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The actor sees being on the Cannes jury as a natural progression of her journey but at the same time being invited on it came as a surprise to her. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 May 2022",
      "The data revolution that has changed the game has largely been driven by outsiders in the front office, so bringing people with unorthodox backgrounds into the clubhouse seemed like a natural progression . \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s the natural progression of a competition that has now existed for 98 years. \u2014 Priyanka Vora, Quartz , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The three women playing Alison at various stages of her life convey a natural progression of the same character. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "For those in law enforcement who lived through the pressure of a post-9/11 world in New York, the nexus between counterterror work and policing street crime seemed a natural progression . \u2014 New York Times , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Both schools with reputed and strong girls\u2019 ice hockey programs, the foray into the field game seemed like a natural progression . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043058",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135242",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": advocacy of or devotion especially to progressive action or social and political reform":[
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        "\u2014 New York Herald Tribune"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French progressisme , from progr\u00e8s progress (from Latin progressus ) + -isme -ism":""
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    "type":[
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French progressiste , from progr\u00e8s + -iste -ist":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
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    "type":[
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    "definitions":{
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      ": of, relating to, or constituting a verb form that expresses action or state in progress at the time of speaking or a time spoken of":[],
      ": of, relating to, or constituting an educational theory marked by emphasis on the individual child, informality of classroom procedure, and encouragement of self-expression":[],
      ": one believing in moderate political change and especially social improvement by governmental action":[],
      ": one that is progressive":[],
      ": or, relating to, or using a method of video scanning (as for television or a computer monitor) in which the horizontal lines of each frame are drawn successively from top to bottom \u2014 compare interlaced":[]
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      "Adjective",
      "the progressive movements of the hands of a clock",
      "progressive forms of animal life",
      "Noun",
      "\u201c Believe \u201d is never used in the progressive.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Barnes responded by retweeting the post by the progressive Democrat on his own Instagram page. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
      "In 2018, a super PAC funded by unions and a progressive group ran an ad that questioned Blair\u2019s business practices. \u2014 Karina Elwood, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "Newman is a progressive Democrat and supports the Green New Deal, a $15 federal minimum wage and Medicare for All. \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
      "Newman\u2019s also been targeted by a pro-Israel PAC while a progressive Israel group that had once backed both candidates before redistricting is now backing Casten\u2019s re-election. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
      "Lenny Cioe, a progressive Democrat running with support from the Rhode Island Political Cooperative, is again challenging Ruggerio in a Democratic primary in Senate District 4, which includes parts of North Providence and Providence. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Schrader, a seven-term Congressman, lost his reelection bid in the Democratic primary for the 5th Congressional District last month to Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a progressive Democrat from central Oregon. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
      "The character of Ellen Claremont, a smart, ambitious progressive Democrat who successfully won the White House in 2016, is a key part of what makes the world of Red, White & Royal Blue so enticing. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
      "Malia Cohen, a member of the state Board of Equalization and the most progressive Democrat in the race, is the only candidate to receive the support of the California Democratic Party. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The stream provides straight-ahead news coverage without the progressive -leaning opinion and commentary presented on MSNBC, especially in prime time. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Harrington is experienced and regarded as a progressive who has championed equity, help for the homeless and affordable housing. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "Karen Bass is running for L.A. mayor as a progressive . \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The scales right now are tipped very heavily in favor of the reforms of the progressive left. \u2014 ABC News , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Michelle Wu, a 36-year-old progressive and Elizabeth Warren mentee, won the seat decisively. \u2014 Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Senators as ideologically diverse as Raphael Warnock of Georgia, a progressive , and Jon Tester of Montana, a centrist, warned what might happen if the party did not act. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2021",
      "Casar is a progressive backed by the Justice Democrats group, which has also backed Cisneros. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Roughly 7 in 10 said being a progressive in politics was either very important or somewhat important to them. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022"
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      "\u201c Believe \u201d is never used in the progressive.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Barnes responded by retweeting the post by the progressive Democrat on his own Instagram page. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
      "In 2018, a super PAC funded by unions and a progressive group ran an ad that questioned Blair\u2019s business practices. \u2014 Karina Elwood, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "Newman is a progressive Democrat and supports the Green New Deal, a $15 federal minimum wage and Medicare for All. \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
      "Newman\u2019s also been targeted by a pro-Israel PAC while a progressive Israel group that had once backed both candidates before redistricting is now backing Casten\u2019s re-election. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
      "Lenny Cioe, a progressive Democrat running with support from the Rhode Island Political Cooperative, is again challenging Ruggerio in a Democratic primary in Senate District 4, which includes parts of North Providence and Providence. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Schrader, a seven-term Congressman, lost his reelection bid in the Democratic primary for the 5th Congressional District last month to Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a progressive Democrat from central Oregon. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
      "The character of Ellen Claremont, a smart, ambitious progressive Democrat who successfully won the White House in 2016, is a key part of what makes the world of Red, White & Royal Blue so enticing. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
      "Malia Cohen, a member of the state Board of Equalization and the most progressive Democrat in the race, is the only candidate to receive the support of the California Democratic Party. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The stream provides straight-ahead news coverage without the progressive -leaning opinion and commentary presented on MSNBC, especially in prime time. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Harrington is experienced and regarded as a progressive who has championed equity, help for the homeless and affordable housing. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "Karen Bass is running for L.A. mayor as a progressive . \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The scales right now are tipped very heavily in favor of the reforms of the progressive left. \u2014 ABC News , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Michelle Wu, a 36-year-old progressive and Elizabeth Warren mentee, won the seat decisively. \u2014 Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Senators as ideologically diverse as Raphael Warnock of Georgia, a progressive , and Jon Tester of Montana, a centrist, warned what might happen if the party did not act. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2021",
      "Casar is a progressive backed by the Justice Democrats group, which has also backed Cisneros. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Roughly 7 in 10 said being a progressive in politics was either very important or somewhat important to them. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022"
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      ": the political and economic doctrines advocated by the Progressives":[],
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      ": the theories of progressive education":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "San Francisco, the nation\u2019s leading case study of a major city\u2019s long transition to flowers-in-your-hair progressivism , has recalled by some 60% District Attorney Chesa Boudin, a case study in progressive theories of prosecution. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "After all, the furniture signifies a replacement of antiquated values with modern progressivism . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Fetterman's lead certainly does vindicate a narrative about the ascendance of progressivism in the party, but not quite in the way analysts have framed it. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 17 May 2022",
      "Recently, Black ultrarunner Kunlong VonCousin was verbally assaulted by a white woman while out on a run in Boulder, Colorado, a town with a reputation for progressivism . \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 1 July 2020",
      "The candidates who win the Republican primaries, and later the general election, could lend more power to the voice of fiscal conservatism or progressivism on the council. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Several incidents in the past year reveal a pattern of hostility towards any student who has refused to conform to the ever-changing doctrines of woke progressivism . \u2014 Ian Schwartz, National Review , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Today\u2019s woke progressivism , which purports to be antiracist, reveals its own hypocrisy. \u2014 Gil Troy, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Those six words are a deathless expression of progressivism in 2022. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
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      "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "The rules prohibit dating a coworker.",
      "The prison's electric fence prohibits escape.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 2017, a California law took effect that allows ebikes on trails unless land managers specifically prohibit them. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
      "And in a few, including Ohio and Pennsylvania, bills have been proposed that would weaken school vaccine mandates or even prohibit them altogether. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "According to release, there are currently eight states that have laws permitting athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, 16 states are considering adopting new laws, while 26 states prohibit it altogether. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
      "Open primaries are primary elections where your party affiliation doesn't necessarily prohibit you from voting in another party\u2019s primary election. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "The courts and antitrust enforcers treat them as mini-businesses and prohibit them from banding together to build power. \u2014 Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Another provision sparking debate would require the federal government to screen and at times prohibit certain U.S. investment in China. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "With that rally cry, McKee signed three bills bills that would limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds, prohibit the open carry of long guns in public, and raise the age from 18 to 21 to buy long guns and ammunition. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Although the majority of states prohibit firearms in K-12 schools, teachers are currently exempt in at least nine states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 20 June 2022"
    ],
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Middle English, from Latin prohibitus , past participle of prohib\u0113re to keep off, from pro- forward + hab\u0113re to hold \u2014 more at pro- , give":""
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      ": not permitted : forbidden by authority":[
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        "\u2014 Joel Fort",
        "\u2026 it did not now provide an objective standard for differentiating between permitted and prohibited conduct.",
        "\u2014 David Nadvorney"
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      "The rules prohibit dating a coworker.",
      "The prison's electric fence prohibits escape.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 2017, a California law took effect that allows ebikes on trails unless land managers specifically prohibit them. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
      "And in a few, including Ohio and Pennsylvania, bills have been proposed that would weaken school vaccine mandates or even prohibit them altogether. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "According to release, there are currently eight states that have laws permitting athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, 16 states are considering adopting new laws, while 26 states prohibit it altogether. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
      "Open primaries are primary elections where your party affiliation doesn't necessarily prohibit you from voting in another party\u2019s primary election. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "The courts and antitrust enforcers treat them as mini-businesses and prohibit them from banding together to build power. \u2014 Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Another provision sparking debate would require the federal government to screen and at times prohibit certain U.S. investment in China. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "With that rally cry, McKee signed three bills bills that would limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds, prohibit the open carry of long guns in public, and raise the age from 18 to 21 to buy long guns and ammunition. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Although the majority of states prohibit firearms in K-12 schools, teachers are currently exempt in at least nine states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 20 June 2022"
    ],
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Middle English, from Latin prohibitus , past participle of prohib\u0113re to keep off, from pro- forward + hab\u0113re to hold \u2014 more at pro- , give":""
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      "the city's prohibition of smoking in restaurants",
      "a prohibition against parking on the street",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The order doesn\u2019t block the administration from ending Title 42 as scheduled on May 23, though the judge has set a hearing for a longer-lasting prohibition . \u2014 Michelle Hackman, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The church has tiptoed up to an apology for the priesthood/temple prohibition , blogger Steve Evans writes in a By Common Consent post. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Located at the foot of The Grand Staircase, the handsome, circular nook specializing in prohibition -era cocktails (think Old Fashioneds and Bees Knees) and single barrel bourbons is the perfect place to close the day and kick off the evening. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Some California lawmakers and environmental advocates have called for a prohibition on all future offshore drilling, while others want to extend a ban to companies already operating in state and federal waters. \u2014 Anna M. Phillips, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "During the Trump administration, momentum for a prohibition appeared to pick up. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Apr. 2021",
      "Whatever the date, a small private wedding is most likely to be followed later by a rager of a party with a Great Gatsby, prohibition , 1920s theme and food trucks. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The prohibition of further sales of military style assault rifles (most notably the AR15). \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "The harshest of these is the U.S. prohibition \u2014put in place four days after the invasion began\u2014on all transactions with the Central Bank of Russia. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259n",
      "also \u02ccpr\u014d-h\u0259-"
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      "prohibiting",
      "proscribing",
      "proscription"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091442",
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      "noun"
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        "\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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      ": to throw or cast forward : thrust":[]
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      "Noun",
      "an ambitious project to develop the city's waterfront",
      "Verb",
      "He projected next year's costs as being slightly higher than this year's.",
      "It's difficult to project funding needs so far into the future.",
      "an athlete who projects a positive image to young people",
      "We need an actor who projects a tough-guy image.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Water suppliers relying on project water must figure out how to cut use accordingly. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
      "Known as Iron Beam, the laser-defense system has recently shown new promise in its ability to take down drones, rockets and mortars, fueling optimism in Israel that the project could provide the country with a new level of protection. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "This, of course, is the goal of every agile project in any industry. \u2014 Jeff Shupack, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "The project is looking for additional financing to finish shooting, as well as post-production support. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
      "For the Scottish project , Carbon Engineering will team with Storegga, another startup trying to crack the DAC market. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "Drake has shattered longstanding chart records over the past several years, reaching new highs with each new project . \u2014 Xander Zellner, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
      "Cox submitted the lowest of five bids for the construction project . \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "With funding from the European Union, the pilot project is set to run two to three more years; if successful, the model could expand to other locations. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The certification process, while lengthy, helps ensure the scientific validity of the sequestration method and make the credits generated by the Seafields project more valuable and attractive to corporate buyers. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The projections paint a grim outlook for the Biden administration just months from a politically contentious midterm election and as the administration tries to project a welcoming message to refugees amid the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "These guys had much more one-dimensional skill sets, and didn\u2019t project to age as gracefully. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The goals should be to keep space free from conflict and project the strength needed to deter conflict on Earth. \u2014 Frank Kendall And John W. Raymond, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "As for the possibility that Trust, which began by tracing Rask\u2019s ancestry, might project into the future as a generational saga, or even end up in our present day\u2014this is belied by the fact that Benjamin and Helen have no children. \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Now that the NBA Draft order is set, here\u2019s a look at where leading draft analysts project Smith and Kessler to be selected next month. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
      "Biden's remarks from the White House come after the Treasury Department updated estimates this week to project that the U.S. deficit will fall by over $1.5 trillion this year, a revision from the $1.3 trillion projected in Biden's budget. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 4 May 2022",
      "The frustration here is not with Gordon and Brisker, who project as above-average starters for a secondary that desperately needs help. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Anglo-French projecter , from Latin projectus , past participle":"Verb",
      "Middle English projecte , from Medieval Latin projectum , from Latin, neuter of projectus , past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-jikt",
      "also \u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccjekt",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for project Noun plan , design , plot , scheme , project mean a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end. plan always implies mental formulation and sometimes graphic representation. plans for a house design often suggests a particular pattern and some degree of achieved order or harmony. a design for a new dress plot implies a laying out in clearly distinguished sections with attention to their relations and proportions. the plot of the play scheme stresses calculation of the end in view and may apply to a plan motivated by craftiness and self-interest. a scheme to defraud the government project often stresses imaginative scope and vision. a project to develop the waterfront",
    "synonyms":[
      "arrangement",
      "blueprint",
      "design",
      "game",
      "game plan",
      "ground plan",
      "master plan",
      "plan",
      "program",
      "road map",
      "scheme",
      "strategy",
      "system"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032222",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "project one's voice":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to speak loudly and clearly":[
        "You need to project your voice better if you want to be an actor."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190706",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "projection":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cavity",
      "concave",
      "concavity",
      "dent",
      "depression",
      "dint",
      "hollow",
      "indent",
      "indentation",
      "indenture",
      "pit",
      "recess"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a jutting out":[],
      ": a part that juts out":[],
      ": a systematic presentation of intersecting coordinate lines on a flat surface upon which features from a curved surface (as of the earth or the celestial sphere) may be mapped":[
        "an equal-area map projection"
      ],
      ": a transforming change":[],
      ": a view of a building or architectural element":[],
      ": an estimate of future possibilities based on a current trend":[],
      ": control of the volume, clarity, and distinctness of a voice to gain greater audibility":[],
      ": the act of projecting especially to an audience":[],
      ": the act of throwing or thrusting forward":[],
      ": the display of motion pictures by projecting an image from them upon a screen":[],
      ": the forming of a plan : scheming":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He gave a projection of future expenses.",
      "projections on the rock wall",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The white projection screen measures 12.6 x 7.1 feet, with an aspect ratio of 16:9. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2022",
      "Reflecting on Arizona high school sports year Kyler Murray contract projection would make Arizona Cardinals QB among highest paid in NFL Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
      "Jamaica Plain garage, where anybody is invited to bring a chair and watch a free movie on a small projection screen. \u2014 Dana Gerber, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "Something snaps, the sound system emits a painful squeal and the rear- projection screen flashes like crazy, while Gainsbourg writhes on cue in her designer shades and daring red mini dress. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
      "Epson manages to pack its fantastic 3LCD projection system into the EpiqVision Mini EF12\u2014an ultra-portable laser projector that measures just 7 x 7 x 5 inches. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "This is not obvious at first glance, and neither is the fact that in both images the photo on the projection screen was edited in after the fact. \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In May 2018, Wilder was taking part in a rehearsal with the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University when a large projection screen fell from the ceiling, striking him on the head and back. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Features of the home include large-plank hardwood floors, an elevator, a gym, a movie theater with 11 leather recliners and a 132-inch projection screen, an additional second-floor family/media room and a waterfront recreation room. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for projection projection , protrusion , protuberance , bulge mean an extension beyond the normal line or surface. projection implies a jutting out especially at a sharp angle. those projections along the wall are safety hazards protrusion suggests a thrusting out so that the extension seems a deformity. the bizarre protrusions of a coral reef protuberance implies a growing or swelling out in rounded form. a skin disease marked by warty protuberances bulge suggests an expansion caused by internal pressure. bulges in the tile floor",
    "synonyms":[
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "convexity",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "protrusion",
      "protuberance",
      "swell"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193040",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prole":{
    "antonyms":[
      "aristocratic",
      "blue-blooded",
      "genteel",
      "gentle",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "high",
      "highborn",
      "highbred",
      "lofty",
      "noble",
      "patrician",
      "upper-class",
      "upper-crust",
      "wellborn"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": proletarian":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What benediction is possible for soot-faced proles shunned by God and man",
      "Instead, the scene is decidedly downbeat, as the proles stay downtrodden while the offspring of party elites rule the neo-capitalist market in the age of reform. \u2014 Maggie Lee, chicagotribune.com , 21 Dec. 2017",
      "The rebel manufacturers of Hoffman lenses inside the church will never for an instant consider distributing those potential instruments of prole revolution among their immediate neighbors in Justiceville. \u2014 Jonathan Lethem, Slate Magazine , 9 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "baseborn",
      "common",
      "humble",
      "ignoble",
      "inferior",
      "low",
      "low-life",
      "lowborn",
      "lower-class",
      "lowly",
      "lumpen",
      "mean",
      "plebeian",
      "proletarian",
      "unwashed",
      "vulgar"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184635",
    "type":[
      "noun or adjective"
    ]
  },
  "proletarian":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of the proletariat":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As a proudly class-conscious proletarian , Martin is naturally supportive of worker strikes. \u2014 J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Yet modern liberalism fits the modern world of high human capital better than the old rightish model of dim-witted peasants properly led by the aristocracy or the old leftish model of gormless proletarians properly led by The Party. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Jan. 2020",
      "Owing to the extensive use of machinery and to division of labour, the work of the proletarians has lost all individual character, and, consequently, all charm for the workman. \u2014 Tristram Hunt, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2019",
      "The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, latimes.com , 3 May 2018",
      "Unlike the proletarians whom Karl Marx exhorted to shed their chains, most people have rather a lot to lose. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine , 16 Mar. 2017",
      "What if a roving band of mutant proletarians suddenly shows up at the front door"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1657, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin proletarius , from proles progeny, from pro- forth + -oles (akin to alere to nourish) \u2014 more at old":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000516",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proletarian dictatorship":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dictatorship of the proletariat":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112747",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proletarianise":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of proletarianise British spelling of proletarianize"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094129",
    "type":[]
  },
  "proletarianism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the condition or political position of a proletarian":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "proletarian + -ism":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191737",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proletarianize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to reduce to a proletarian status or level":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065824",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "proletarianly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a proletarian manner : according to proletarian sympathies or predilections":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215820",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "proletarianness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being proletarian":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n(n)\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052644",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proletarians":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of the proletariat":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As a proudly class-conscious proletarian , Martin is naturally supportive of worker strikes. \u2014 J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Yet modern liberalism fits the modern world of high human capital better than the old rightish model of dim-witted peasants properly led by the aristocracy or the old leftish model of gormless proletarians properly led by The Party. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Jan. 2020",
      "Owing to the extensive use of machinery and to division of labour, the work of the proletarians has lost all individual character, and, consequently, all charm for the workman. \u2014 Tristram Hunt, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2019",
      "The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, latimes.com , 3 May 2018",
      "Unlike the proletarians whom Karl Marx exhorted to shed their chains, most people have rather a lot to lose. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine , 16 Mar. 2017",
      "What if a roving band of mutant proletarians suddenly shows up at the front door"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1657, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin proletarius , from proles progeny, from pro- forth + -oles (akin to alere to nourish) \u2014 more at old":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202039",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proletariat":{
    "antonyms":[
      "A-list",
      "aristocracy",
      "elite",
      "gentry",
      "quality",
      "society",
      "upper class",
      "upper crust"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the lowest social or economic class of a community":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the Bolsheviks believed that Russia's discontented proletariat made that nation ripe for revolution",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Enclosure, Marx argued, is what produced the landless wage workers who became the proletariat . \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "The proletariat profited simply in exchange for unquestioning, loyal service. \u2014 Douglas London, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "This is far more than an angry mob shouting in keystrokes, but the proto- proletariat of a feudalizing post-industrial society . . . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Climate refugees may provoke social upheaval but seem unpromising replacements for the revolutionary subject of the proletariat . \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Keep making the proletariat more and more desperate. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The scuffling between the disadvantaged proletariat below decks and preening nobs above",
      "The party\u2019s solution was to indoctrinate and incorporate non-Han peoples into the dictatorship of the proletariat . \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "It\u2019s the proletariat versus the bourgeoisie, executives versus front-line team members, management versus union, Jedi versus the Sith. \u2014 Dan Pontefract, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French prol\u00e9tariat , from Latin proletarius":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259t",
      "-\u0113-\u02ccat"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "rabble",
      "rabblement",
      "ragtag and bobtail",
      "riffraff",
      "rout",
      "scum",
      "tag, rag, and bobtail",
      "tagrag and bobtail",
      "trash",
      "unwashed"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072110",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proletarization":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": proletarianization":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "proletarize + -ation":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccr\u012b\u02c8z-",
      "\u02ccpr\u014dl\u0259\u02ccter\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025433",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proletarize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": proletarianize":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "proletary + -ize":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014dl\u0259\u02c8te\u02ccr\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081051",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "proletary":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": proletarian":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin proletarius":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dl\u0259\u02ccter\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084944",
    "type":[
      "noun or adjective"
    ]
  },
  "proletcult":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a movement in the U.S.S.R. to foster an art and a culture expressive of proletarian interests and activities":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Russian proletkul't , from prolet arskaya kul't ura, proletarian culture":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083054",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proli-":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": offspring":[
        "proli cidal",
        "proli gerous"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin proles offspring, progeny":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130420",
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ]
  },
  "proliferant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": prolific":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from proliferate entry 1 , after such pairs as English militate : militant":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8lif\u0259r\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203848",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "proliferate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "contract",
      "decrease",
      "diminish",
      "dwindle",
      "lessen",
      "recede",
      "wane"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to grow by proliferating":[],
      ": to cause to increase in number or extent as if by proliferating":[],
      ": to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring":[],
      ": to increase in number as if by proliferating : multiply":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cryptoassets of all kinds are continuing to expand and proliferate in the financial space, an CPAs are uniquely well positioned to leverage these emerging opportunities for themselves and clients. \u2014 Sean Stein Smith, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "Outlets that offer less healthy fare \u2014 such as fast-food joints, liquor stores and corner stores \u2014 tend to proliferate in those deserts. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Instead of becoming stewards of law and order, dictators become agents of anarchy who proliferate war, genocide, poverty and pandemics. \u2014 Daniel Twining, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "The environment of a cell will influence its behavior and its ability to proliferate . \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Jobs also predicted, early on, the issues of privacy that would soon proliferate the tech space. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Urban heat islands tend to proliferate in neighborhoods that also have high rates of obesity, asthma and cardiovascular disease, and limited access to air conditioning, all combining to exacerbate the risks of high heat. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "This glue is Atala's nickname for bioink, a printable mixture of living cells, water-rich molecules called hydrogels, and the media and growth factors that help the cells continue to proliferate and differentiate, Lewis said. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "This is an important element as advertiser opportunities continue to proliferate in the years ahead. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1866, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from proliferation , from French prolif\u00e9ration , from prolif\u00e9rer to proliferate, from prolif\u00e8re reproducing freely, from Latin proles + -fer -ferous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8li-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8lif-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "accelerate",
      "accumulate",
      "appreciate",
      "balloon",
      "boom",
      "build up",
      "burgeon",
      "bourgeon",
      "climb",
      "enlarge",
      "escalate",
      "expand",
      "gain",
      "increase",
      "mount",
      "multiply",
      "mushroom",
      "rise",
      "roll up",
      "snowball",
      "spread",
      "swell",
      "wax"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012928",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "proliferation":{
    "antonyms":[
      "contract",
      "decrease",
      "diminish",
      "dwindle",
      "lessen",
      "recede",
      "wane"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to grow by proliferating":[],
      ": to cause to increase in number or extent as if by proliferating":[],
      ": to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring":[],
      ": to increase in number as if by proliferating : multiply":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cryptoassets of all kinds are continuing to expand and proliferate in the financial space, an CPAs are uniquely well positioned to leverage these emerging opportunities for themselves and clients. \u2014 Sean Stein Smith, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "Outlets that offer less healthy fare \u2014 such as fast-food joints, liquor stores and corner stores \u2014 tend to proliferate in those deserts. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Instead of becoming stewards of law and order, dictators become agents of anarchy who proliferate war, genocide, poverty and pandemics. \u2014 Daniel Twining, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "The environment of a cell will influence its behavior and its ability to proliferate . \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Jobs also predicted, early on, the issues of privacy that would soon proliferate the tech space. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Urban heat islands tend to proliferate in neighborhoods that also have high rates of obesity, asthma and cardiovascular disease, and limited access to air conditioning, all combining to exacerbate the risks of high heat. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "This glue is Atala's nickname for bioink, a printable mixture of living cells, water-rich molecules called hydrogels, and the media and growth factors that help the cells continue to proliferate and differentiate, Lewis said. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "This is an important element as advertiser opportunities continue to proliferate in the years ahead. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1866, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from proliferation , from French prolif\u00e9ration , from prolif\u00e9rer to proliferate, from prolif\u00e8re reproducing freely, from Latin proles + -fer -ferous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8li-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8lif-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "accelerate",
      "accumulate",
      "appreciate",
      "balloon",
      "boom",
      "build up",
      "burgeon",
      "bourgeon",
      "climb",
      "enlarge",
      "escalate",
      "expand",
      "gain",
      "increase",
      "mount",
      "multiply",
      "mushroom",
      "rise",
      "roll up",
      "snowball",
      "spread",
      "swell",
      "wax"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020655",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prolific":{
    "antonyms":[
      "barren",
      "dead",
      "infertile",
      "sterile",
      "unfertile",
      "unfruitful",
      "unproductive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction":[],
      ": marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity":[
        "a prolific composer"
      ],
      ": producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Since [David] Mamet is a prolific writer of Hollywood screenplays, there are today more people who know his work than know that they know it. \u2014 Juliet Fleming , Times Literary Supplement , 18 Feb. 2000",
      "The main rival to his pneumonia was the prolific thrush which went into his throat and stomach. \u2014 Irvine Welsh , Trainspotting , 1993",
      "A writer as established and prolific as Joyce Carol Oates can approach her material in a wealth of ways unavailable to the more plodding. \u2014 Jane Smiley , New York Times Book Review , 5 May 1991",
      "Here there are La restaurants, wine bars, bookshops, estate agents more prolific than doctors, and attractive people in black, few of them aging. \u2014 Hanif Kureishi , Granta 22 , Autumn 1987",
      "a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His death on New Year\u2019s Day in 1953 at age 29, in the midst of a string of hits, makes the life story of Williams, one of American popular music\u2019s most prolific and successful artists, almost unbearably poignant. \u2014 Richard Selden, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "Woody Allen, the prolific and controversial writer, actor, and director, made a rare appearance on Alec Baldwin's Instagram Live Tuesday morning. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
      "Originally planned as a full-career retrospective, a show of new work by Sam Gilliam, the celebrated and prolific abstract painter, now serves as a memorial to the beloved artist. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 June 2022",
      "One of the Netherlands\u2019 most prolific and celebrated writers, Hermans was born in 1921 to a middle-class family in Amsterdam. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Ventre Canard is both popular and prolific , having amassed over 1.7 million followers on the platform, published 26 stories, and 342 million total reads. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "The Lightning have not been as prolific (3.06 goals per game), and needed a Game 7 to squeeze by Toronto in Round 1. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Courteney Cox, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter\u2019s Awards Chatter podcast, is one of the most popular and prolific actresses of her generation. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "Trump, a prolific and mercurial watcher of television news during his four years in the White House, will watch be watching on Thursday. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French prolifique , from Middle French, from Latin proles + Middle French -figue -fic":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8li-fik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolific fertile , fecund , fruitful , prolific mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit. fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth fertile soil ; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development. a fertile imagination fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring. a fecund herd fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results. fruitful research prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction. a prolific writer",
    "synonyms":[
      "cornucopian",
      "fat",
      "fecund",
      "fertile",
      "fructuous",
      "fruitful",
      "lush",
      "luxuriant",
      "productive",
      "rich"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221143",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prolix":{
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "concise",
      "crisp",
      "pithy",
      "succinct",
      "terse"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by or using an excess of words":[],
      ": unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The speech was unnecessarily prolix .",
      "a person known for habitually transforming brief anecdotes into prolix sagas that exhaust their listeners",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Why would any presenter be prolix and wear out their welcome with any audience",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French prolix , from Latin prolixus extended, from pro- forward + liqu\u0113re to be fluid \u2014 more at liquid":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)liks",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8liks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolix wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
    "synonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "diffuse",
      "garrulous",
      "logorrheic",
      "long-winded",
      "pleonastic",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy",
      "wordy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213456",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prolixity":{
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "concise",
      "crisp",
      "pithy",
      "succinct",
      "terse"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by or using an excess of words":[],
      ": unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The speech was unnecessarily prolix .",
      "a person known for habitually transforming brief anecdotes into prolix sagas that exhaust their listeners",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Why would any presenter be prolix and wear out their welcome with any audience",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Ames\u2019s ruminations on the soul are prolix , philosophical, and profoundly sad. \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French prolix , from Latin prolixus extended, from pro- forward + liqu\u0113re to be fluid \u2014 more at liquid":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)liks",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8liks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolix wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
    "synonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "diffuse",
      "garrulous",
      "logorrheic",
      "long-winded",
      "pleonastic",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy",
      "wordy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173406",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prolocution":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a prefatory statement":[],
      ": intentionally ambiguous language":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin prolocution-, prolocutio preamble, from Latin pro- before + locution-, locutio speech":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014dl\u0259\u02c8ky\u00fcsh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4l-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140744",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prolocutor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who speaks for another : spokesman":[],
      ": presiding officer : chairman":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "was chosen as prolocutor of the international colloquium",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are many notable individuals worthy of that kind of invite, but Mitchell is a fantastic choice, a powerful prolocutor for college grads who need to hear and be fortified by what the man offers. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin, from pro- for + locutor speaker, from loqui to speak":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8l\u00e4-ky\u0259-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chair",
      "chairman",
      "chairperson",
      "moderator",
      "president",
      "presider",
      "speaker"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082619",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prolocutorship":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the office of a prolocutor":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105903",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prolog":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the beginning of a play":[],
      ": an introductory or preceding event or development":[],
      ": the actor speaking such a prologue":[],
      ": the preface or introduction to a literary work":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the prologue to his autobiography",
      "unfortunately, the burglary, which he committed while still a teen, was but a prologue to a wasted life of crime",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Both political parties can go too far and\u2014if past is prologue \u2014probably will. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "If accepting Spears\u2019 case in July 2021 was the prologue to Rosengart\u2019s celebrity, the result \u2014 the pop star\u2019s freedom \u2014 has elevated Rosengart to an even higher stratosphere of fame. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But the theft itself, and the subsequent (overdone) trial scene that functions as its prologue and aftermath, are in many ways secondary to the film\u2019s humane charms. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In its breadth and with its several towering roof-peaks, Hunt\u2019s ch\u00e2teau is a worthy prologue to the Blue Ridge vista that enthralled George Vanderbilt. \u2014Mr. Leigh writes about public art and architecture and lives in Washington. \u2014 Catesby Leigh, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "And if past is prologue , a state takeover of Boston Public Schools isn\u2019t going to help. \u2014 WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the inauspicious prologue , a decade later Ms. Wintour became Vogue\u2019s editor in chief, an office that became the foundation for her emergence as a cultural and business impresario. \u2014 Brenda Cronin, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "The prologue ends with a startling theory \u2014 that Edison ordered Le Prince\u2019s kidnapping and death. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The 180 stunning images, often taken on a simple black background, are introduced by a prologue from eminent zoologist Jonathan Baillie. \u2014 CNN , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prolog , from Anglo-French prologue , from Latin prologus preface to a play, from Greek prologos part of a Greek play preceding the entry of the chorus, from pro- before + legein to speak \u2014 more at pro- , legend":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccl\u022fg",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "curtain-raiser",
      "overture",
      "preamble",
      "preliminary",
      "prelude",
      "warm-up"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040941",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prologist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who writes or delivers a prologue":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prologue + -ist":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02ccl\u00e4g- or -l\u0259j\u0259\u0307st",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d\u02ccl\u022fg\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193135",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prologize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to write or speak a prologue":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccl\u022f-\u02ccg\u012bz",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4-",
      "-l\u0259-\u02ccj\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173713",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prologos":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the entire part of an ancient Greek play preceding the parodos":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek prologos , from pro- pro- entry 1 + -logos (from legein to speak)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8l\u014d\u02ccg\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071840",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prologue":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the beginning of a play":[],
      ": an introductory or preceding event or development":[],
      ": the actor speaking such a prologue":[],
      ": the preface or introduction to a literary work":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the prologue to his autobiography",
      "unfortunately, the burglary, which he committed while still a teen, was but a prologue to a wasted life of crime",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Both political parties can go too far and\u2014if past is prologue \u2014probably will. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "If accepting Spears\u2019 case in July 2021 was the prologue to Rosengart\u2019s celebrity, the result \u2014 the pop star\u2019s freedom \u2014 has elevated Rosengart to an even higher stratosphere of fame. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But the theft itself, and the subsequent (overdone) trial scene that functions as its prologue and aftermath, are in many ways secondary to the film\u2019s humane charms. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In its breadth and with its several towering roof-peaks, Hunt\u2019s ch\u00e2teau is a worthy prologue to the Blue Ridge vista that enthralled George Vanderbilt. \u2014Mr. Leigh writes about public art and architecture and lives in Washington. \u2014 Catesby Leigh, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "And if past is prologue , a state takeover of Boston Public Schools isn\u2019t going to help. \u2014 WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the inauspicious prologue , a decade later Ms. Wintour became Vogue\u2019s editor in chief, an office that became the foundation for her emergence as a cultural and business impresario. \u2014 Brenda Cronin, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "The prologue ends with a startling theory \u2014 that Edison ordered Le Prince\u2019s kidnapping and death. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The 180 stunning images, often taken on a simple black background, are introduced by a prologue from eminent zoologist Jonathan Baillie. \u2014 CNN , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prolog , from Anglo-French prologue , from Latin prologus preface to a play, from Greek prologos part of a Greek play preceding the entry of the chorus, from pro- before + legein to speak \u2014 more at pro- , legend":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccl\u022fg",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "curtain-raiser",
      "overture",
      "preamble",
      "preliminary",
      "prelude",
      "warm-up"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031649",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prolong":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abbreviate",
      "abridge",
      "curtail",
      "cut",
      "cut back",
      "shorten"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to lengthen in extent, scope, or range":[],
      ": to lengthen in time : continue":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food.",
      "High interest rates were prolonging the recession.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even so, vaccine hesitancy and highly transmissible variants, such as Delta and Omicron, threaten to prolong the pandemic. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Still, that empathy has worn quite thin over the past several weeks of the widely circulating Omicron variant, which will continue to prolong the pandemic\u2019s ending. \u2014 Howard Markel, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a draft bill to prolong martial law in Ukraine until the end of summer. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "And fat is known to help prolong feelings of long-term satiety, as SELF has reported. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Plus, subvariants that have yet to get a foothold in the region could further prolong this wave or a drive a new one later in the summer. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "If true, the hormone could prolong fertility and potentially delay menopause. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "These departures, along with any fatalities among the Ukrainian soldiers, may prolong the siege; food, water and other supplies last longer among the few who remain. \u2014 Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Her stubbornness and egotism helped kick-start and prolong the massive prodemocracy protests of 2019. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French prolonguer , from Late Latin prolongare , from Latin pro- forward + longus long":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolong extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
    "synonyms":[
      "drag (out)",
      "draw out",
      "elongate",
      "extend",
      "lengthen",
      "outstretch",
      "protract",
      "stretch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045826",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prolongable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being prolonged":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pronunciation at 1 prolong + \u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000630",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "prolongate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": prolong":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin prolongatus , past participle of prolongare to prolong":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "usually -\u0101t+V",
      "pr\u0259\u02c8l\u022f\u014b\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101001",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "prolongation":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abbreviate",
      "abridge",
      "curtail",
      "cut",
      "cut back",
      "shorten"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to lengthen in extent, scope, or range":[],
      ": to lengthen in time : continue":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food.",
      "High interest rates were prolonging the recession.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even so, vaccine hesitancy and highly transmissible variants, such as Delta and Omicron, threaten to prolong the pandemic. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Still, that empathy has worn quite thin over the past several weeks of the widely circulating Omicron variant, which will continue to prolong the pandemic\u2019s ending. \u2014 Howard Markel, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a draft bill to prolong martial law in Ukraine until the end of summer. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "And fat is known to help prolong feelings of long-term satiety, as SELF has reported. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Plus, subvariants that have yet to get a foothold in the region could further prolong this wave or a drive a new one later in the summer. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "If true, the hormone could prolong fertility and potentially delay menopause. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "These departures, along with any fatalities among the Ukrainian soldiers, may prolong the siege; food, water and other supplies last longer among the few who remain. \u2014 Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Her stubbornness and egotism helped kick-start and prolong the massive prodemocracy protests of 2019. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French prolonguer , from Late Latin prolongare , from Latin pro- forward + longus long":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolong extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
    "synonyms":[
      "drag (out)",
      "draw out",
      "elongate",
      "extend",
      "lengthen",
      "outstretch",
      "protract",
      "stretch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115247",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prolonge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rope with a hook and a toggle used chiefly for dragging a gun carriage or attaching it to the limber":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from prolonger to prolong, draw out, from Middle French prolonguer":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8l\u00e4nj"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190702",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prolonged":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": continuing for a notably long time : extended in duration":[
        "a prolonged delay",
        "a prolonged recession",
        "a prolonged absence",
        "a prolonged drought",
        "And in today's competitive situation a prolonged strike can very easily lead to a serious loss of market share which is difficult, if not impossible, to recapture.",
        "\u2014 David Reid",
        "Sometimes the only answer is a prolonged time away from the sport followed by a slow, steady reconditioning program along with physiotherapy of some type \u2026",
        "\u2014 William J. Goldwag"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014bd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134808",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "prolonging":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abbreviate",
      "abridge",
      "curtail",
      "cut",
      "cut back",
      "shorten"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to lengthen in extent, scope, or range":[],
      ": to lengthen in time : continue":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food.",
      "High interest rates were prolonging the recession.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even so, vaccine hesitancy and highly transmissible variants, such as Delta and Omicron, threaten to prolong the pandemic. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Still, that empathy has worn quite thin over the past several weeks of the widely circulating Omicron variant, which will continue to prolong the pandemic\u2019s ending. \u2014 Howard Markel, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a draft bill to prolong martial law in Ukraine until the end of summer. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "And fat is known to help prolong feelings of long-term satiety, as SELF has reported. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Plus, subvariants that have yet to get a foothold in the region could further prolong this wave or a drive a new one later in the summer. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "If true, the hormone could prolong fertility and potentially delay menopause. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "These departures, along with any fatalities among the Ukrainian soldiers, may prolong the siege; food, water and other supplies last longer among the few who remain. \u2014 Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Her stubbornness and egotism helped kick-start and prolong the massive prodemocracy protests of 2019. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French prolonguer , from Late Latin prolongare , from Latin pro- forward + longus long":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prolong extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
    "synonyms":[
      "drag (out)",
      "draw out",
      "elongate",
      "extend",
      "lengthen",
      "outstretch",
      "protract",
      "stretch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222614",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prolusion":{
    "antonyms":[
      "epilogue",
      "epilog"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a preliminary trial or exercise : prelude":[],
      ": an introductory and often tentative discourse":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "in her prolusion she sketches the religious, cultural and political milieu in which gnosticism developed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This poem seems positioned as a prolusion \u2014 his word \u2014 or prelude to set a mood of contemplation, to encourage a softness or stillness, a long view, for entering what follows. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin prolusion-, prolusio , from proludere to play beforehand, from pro- before + ludere to play \u2014 more at ludicrous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8l\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "exordium",
      "foreword",
      "intro",
      "introduction",
      "preamble",
      "preface",
      "prelude",
      "proem",
      "prologue",
      "prolog"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235931",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prom":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a formal dance given by a high school or college class":[],
      ": promenade sense 2":[],
      "promontory":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Are you going to the prom ",
      "he resolved to ask her to the school prom at the first opportunity",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the spring of 2013, Mahomes and Matthews attended their school prom together. \u2014 Jacklyn Krol, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
      "But unlike previous classes who missed out on traditions like prom and in-person graduation ceremonies, this one was able to celebrate. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Teen rites of passage are often mined in pop culture: prom , a first kiss, and for some reason, food fights. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "And for those prom nights and other moments of pomp and circumstance, McAdoo\u2019s is shucking the city\u2019s freshest array of East Coast oysters and putting Chilean sea bass through a master class in pan-roasting. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
      "First, Renodo and sixteen classmates (the seniors were prepping for the prom ) put on hard hats and fluorescent safety vests; the building, which topped out at more than a thousand feet last year, is still a construction site. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Compared against other top sportsbook competitors, this FanDuel prom code bonus stacks up favorably. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "The new ad prompted the school to get a Homewood police officer to guard the door of the prom . \u2014 al , 16 May 2022",
      "Alex Hardcastle\u2019s directorial debut, the film stars Wilson as Stephanie Conway, a high school cheerleader in 2002 who falls off a cheer pyramid, gets a head injury and goes into a coma ahead of her senior prom . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for promenade entry 2":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ball",
      "cotillion",
      "cotillon",
      "dance",
      "formal",
      "hop"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001613",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prominence":{
    "antonyms":[
      "lowland"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mass of gas resembling a cloud that arises from the chromosphere of the sun":[],
      ": something prominent : projection":[
        "a rocky prominence"
      ],
      ": the quality, state, or fact of being prominent or conspicuous":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The company rose to prominence in the 1990s.",
      "The publicity has given him a prominence he doesn't deserve.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As a woman who has risen to a position of some prominence in this cruelly chauvinist town, Zeynep has potentially the most interesting backstory here, but is also underdeveloped as a character. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 29 June 2022",
      "Of lesser ratings prominence but growing youth appeal are properties such as soccer with the World Cup and the UK\u2019s Premier PINC -0.6% League. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Hancock, of course, rose to jazz prominence in large part because of his long association with Miles Davis. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "The use of uwhi is an example of the growing prominence in Western societies of Indigenous knowledge systems, accumulated and handed down over centuries. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The first of these led to a world tour that brought a live album, a documentary, and a legendary concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, that represented the pinnacle of the band\u2019s prominence . \u2014 Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s one reason for the prominence gap, however slight, between the two programs. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Each member of Baby Stone Gorillas has varying levels of BPS affiliation and tattoos of varying prominence and visibility. \u2014 Max Bell, SPIN , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s not a leap to suggest that the Musketeers will return to Big East prominence , probably as early as next year. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin pr\u014dminentia \"state of projecting or jutting out,\" noun derivative of pr\u014dminent-, pr\u014dminens \"projecting, standing out,\" from present participle of pr\u014dmin\u0113re \"to project beyond a surface, stick out, stick up\" \u2014 more at prominent":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4m(-\u0259)-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259ns",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4m-n\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "altitude(s)",
      "elevation",
      "eminence",
      "height",
      "highland",
      "hill",
      "hump",
      "mound",
      "rise",
      "upland"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105416",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prominency":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": prominence":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin prominentia":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n\u0259ns\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113851",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prominent":{
    "antonyms":[
      "inconspicuous",
      "unemphatic",
      "unflamboyant",
      "unnoticeable",
      "unobtrusive",
      "unremarkable",
      "unshowy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": readily noticeable : conspicuous":[],
      ": standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant":[],
      ": widely and popularly known : leading":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 and a small precise mouth he kept pursed over teeth a shade too prominent and yellow. \u2014 John Updike , The Afterlife , 1994",
      "When the easy way out seemed to be for a number of prominent men to support a petition to get Davis a pardon, which, if granted, would get the President and others off the hook, Davis was determined to let them hang there. \u2014 Robert Penn Warren , Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back , 1980",
      "His eyes, which tended to bulge when he was exercised, were not quite prominent . \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Ragtime , 1974",
      "I don't mind his calling me raw. He is reckoned raw himself and at the same time perhaps the most prominent of the younger poets here. \u2014 Robert Frost , letter , c. 16 June 1913",
      "He quickly became prominent in the music industry.",
      "He placed the award in a prominent position on his desk.",
      "He has a prominent nose.",
      "the most prominent peak in the mountain range",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kaiser has been playing tennis since she was handed a racket at 5 years old and has been a prominent figure in the sport almost as long. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
      "But Gardner-Fernandez, who\u2019s from a prominent and wealthy Mormon family, stopped going to church, then allegedly had an affair \u2014 triggering the acrimonious divorce. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 23 June 2022",
      "The prominent actor even returned to Austin in 2019 to become an instructor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film. \u2014 Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Jackson Holliday are the most prominent names on the list in part because of their bloodlines; Jones is the son of five-time All-Star center fielder Andruw Jones, Holliday the son of seven-time All-Star slugger Matt Holliday. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "Contrast this with the blunt opinion of Steven Benner, a prominent astrobiologist and founder of the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution in Alachua, Fla. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
      "As a criminal defense attorney, Ravenell has handled numerous prominent cases, including that of a West Baltimore gunman who shot and killed 7-year-old Taylor Hayes. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
      "As prominent Democratic officials seek to defend their records, Republicans see opportunities to make inroads in general election races. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s an all-music column today with a reminder about the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra\u2019s Summer Serenades and a new CD from a prominent local musician. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English promynent, borrowed from Latin pr\u014dminent-, pr\u014dminens \"projecting, standing out,\" from present participle of pr\u014dmin\u0113re \"to project beyond a surface, stick out, stick up,\" from pr\u014d- pro- entry 2 + -min\u0113re, taken to mean \"stand out, rise above\" (unattested without a prefix) \u2014 more at minatory":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4m-(\u0259-)n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4m-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prominent noticeable , remarkable , prominent , outstanding , conspicuous , salient , striking mean attracting notice or attention. noticeable applies to something unlikely to escape observation. a piano recital with no noticeable errors remarkable applies to something so extraordinary or exceptional as to invite comment. a film of remarkable intelligence and wit prominent applies to something commanding notice by standing out from its surroundings or background. a doctor who occupies a prominent position in the town outstanding applies to something that rises above and excels others of the same kind. honored for her outstanding contributions to science conspicuous applies to something that is obvious and unavoidable to the sight or mind. conspicuous bureaucratic waste salient applies to something of significance that merits the attention given it. the salient points of the speech striking applies to something that impresses itself powerfully and deeply upon the observer's mind or vision. the region's striking poverty",
    "synonyms":[
      "arresting",
      "bodacious",
      "bold",
      "brilliant",
      "catchy",
      "commanding",
      "conspicuous",
      "dramatic",
      "emphatic",
      "eye-catching",
      "flamboyant",
      "grabby",
      "kenspeckle",
      "marked",
      "noisy",
      "noticeable",
      "pronounced",
      "remarkable",
      "showy",
      "splashy",
      "striking"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212043",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "promiscuous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "homogeneous"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": casual , irregular":[
        "promiscuous eating habits"
      ],
      ": composed of all sorts of persons or things":[],
      ": having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners":[],
      ": not restricted to one class, sort, or person : indiscriminate":[
        "education \u2026 cheapened through the promiscuous distribution of diplomas",
        "\u2014 Norman Cousins"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a promiscuous selection of poems",
      "since I just collect stamps that I happen to like, my collection is pretty promiscuous",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Female creatures are just as promiscuous , competitive, aggressive and dynamic as their male counterparts and play an equal role in driving evolutionary change, according to author Lucy Cooke. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "Some praised Madonna for her response to the AIDS crisis, while others seized on allegations from a 1991 biography that claimed Nancy Reagan was notoriously promiscuous during her career as a Hollywood actress. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 14 June 2022",
      "Male animals are aggressively promiscuous , but their female counterparts are coy, choosy and chaste. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "This soft-voiced, promiscuous bird ekes out a living in tidal marshes. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
      "There's so much going on behind the surface and as to why Malva does become promiscuous and does meet with a lot of men, there's a very specific reason for it all. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "There are good reasons to be skeptical about the promiscuous use of military power. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Black women are routinely relegated to the role of servants; and depicted through stereotypes such as promiscuous , vulgar, dependent on state welfare, slaves, hypersexualized, less evolved, angry, or caretakers of white families. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The sheer aggression and promiscuous brutality of Mr. Putin, combined with the awe-inspiring courage of Mr. Zelensky, the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian people, have provided the U.S. a clarifying moment. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin promiscuus , from pro- forth + misc\u0113re to mix \u2014 more at pro- , mix":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8mi-sky\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8mis-ky\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "assorted",
      "eclectic",
      "heterogeneous",
      "indiscriminate",
      "kitchen-sink",
      "magpie",
      "miscellaneous",
      "mixed",
      "motley",
      "patchwork",
      "piebald",
      "raggle-taggle",
      "ragtag",
      "varied"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161956",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "promise":{
    "antonyms":[
      "covenant",
      "pledge",
      "swear",
      "vow"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified":[],
      ": a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act":[],
      ": betroth":[],
      ": something that is promised":[],
      ": to give ground for expectation : be imminent":[],
      ": to make a promise":[],
      ": to pledge to do, bring about, or provide":[
        "promise aid"
      ],
      ": to suggest beforehand : give promise of":[
        "dark clouds promise rain"
      ],
      ": warrant , assure":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She gave me her promise .",
      "She never made a promise that she didn't intend to keep.",
      "There is little promise of relief in the forecast.",
      "They were attracted by the promise of success.",
      "a sunny morning that gives every promise of a fine day",
      "There is a promise of better days ahead.",
      "Verb",
      "Promise me that you won't tell anyone.",
      "I can't promise you that I'll be able to go, but I'll do my best.",
      "The governor promised that the prisoners would receive a fair trial.",
      "She promised to announce the results tomorrow.",
      "International organizations have promised aid.",
      "I promise to be careful.",
      "You always promise , but you never do what you say you will.",
      "\u201cI won't tell anyone.\u201d \u201c Promise ",
      "Those gray skies promise rain.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Neither Gebbia nor Blecharczyk have foundations for their philanthropy, though both signed the Giving Pledge, a promise to donate the majority of their fortune to charitable causes. \u2014 Rachel Sandler, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "Esmeralda County Commission Chairman De Winsor and Vice-Chairman Timothy Hipp responded to constituents' complaints with a promise to recount the votes themselves before Friday's deadline. \u2014 CBS News , 24 June 2022",
      "League sources who spoke to the Free Press earlier this spring speculated the promise could fall between picks Nos. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
      "The effort to roll back that right was aided by President Donald Trump, who was elected in 2016 in part on a promise to name justices who would overturn Roe. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "Newsom joined leaders of the California Legislature last month with a promise to expedite at least a dozen gun-control bills one day after the shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Bears Ears, a sprawling southern Utah region rich in red rock canyons, cliff dwellings and numerous archaeological sites, was the focal point of protests, political battles and a broken promise in recent years. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "So dance music\u2019s promise of loosening people up is doomed from the start here. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "In the second episode of Southern Charm season 3, viewers watched as Conover hid a promise ring in a jewelry box and then presented it to Olindo. \u2014 Tamara Palmer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the past two months, businesses and investors have pledged roughly $2 billion to back emerging technologies that promise to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is seen as crucial to limiting climate change. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar And Ed Ballard, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "The Best Simple Recipes features 200 recipes that promise to keep ingredients and cooking time to a minimum, which is ideal for beginner and/or busy home cooks. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
      "Be leery of programs that promise you only a great network and better communication skills, Murphy said. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 23 May 2022",
      "Consumers might prefer to use apps or products that promise to protect patient privacy. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "When machine washing a baseball cap, skip those cage-like protectors that promise to keep a hat's shape and instead wash the hat alongside like items, or on its own. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
      "Media attention and lavish funding are still overwhelmingly aimed at businesses and exercise personalities that promise the kind of punishment that only a small portion of the population can take\u2014and that most people don\u2019t even want. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This was mostly a showcase for Madcap Moss, who has a lot of fire and shows promise even though the reactions were not there tonight. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "There are international deals like the Paris Agreement that promise change by 2050, but anything could happen in 28 years. \u2014 ABC News , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English promis , from Latin promissum , from neuter of promissus , past participle of promittere to send forth, promise, from pro- forth + mittere to send":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "oath",
      "pledge",
      "troth",
      "vow",
      "word"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221252",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "promise (someone) the stars/moon/earth/world":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to promise (someone) that one will do or give something great or wonderful even though it is not possible":[
        "He promised her the stars and the moon , so she married him.",
        "Politicians will promise the earth when they're trying to get elected."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065358",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "promised":{
    "antonyms":[
      "covenant",
      "pledge",
      "swear",
      "vow"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified":[],
      ": a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act":[],
      ": betroth":[],
      ": something that is promised":[],
      ": to give ground for expectation : be imminent":[],
      ": to make a promise":[],
      ": to pledge to do, bring about, or provide":[
        "promise aid"
      ],
      ": to suggest beforehand : give promise of":[
        "dark clouds promise rain"
      ],
      ": warrant , assure":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She gave me her promise .",
      "She never made a promise that she didn't intend to keep.",
      "There is little promise of relief in the forecast.",
      "They were attracted by the promise of success.",
      "a sunny morning that gives every promise of a fine day",
      "There is a promise of better days ahead.",
      "Verb",
      "Promise me that you won't tell anyone.",
      "I can't promise you that I'll be able to go, but I'll do my best.",
      "The governor promised that the prisoners would receive a fair trial.",
      "She promised to announce the results tomorrow.",
      "International organizations have promised aid.",
      "I promise to be careful.",
      "You always promise , but you never do what you say you will.",
      "\u201cI won't tell anyone.\u201d \u201c Promise ",
      "Those gray skies promise rain.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Neither Gebbia nor Blecharczyk have foundations for their philanthropy, though both signed the Giving Pledge, a promise to donate the majority of their fortune to charitable causes. \u2014 Rachel Sandler, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "Esmeralda County Commission Chairman De Winsor and Vice-Chairman Timothy Hipp responded to constituents' complaints with a promise to recount the votes themselves before Friday's deadline. \u2014 CBS News , 24 June 2022",
      "League sources who spoke to the Free Press earlier this spring speculated the promise could fall between picks Nos. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
      "The effort to roll back that right was aided by President Donald Trump, who was elected in 2016 in part on a promise to name justices who would overturn Roe. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "Newsom joined leaders of the California Legislature last month with a promise to expedite at least a dozen gun-control bills one day after the shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Bears Ears, a sprawling southern Utah region rich in red rock canyons, cliff dwellings and numerous archaeological sites, was the focal point of protests, political battles and a broken promise in recent years. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "So dance music\u2019s promise of loosening people up is doomed from the start here. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "In the second episode of Southern Charm season 3, viewers watched as Conover hid a promise ring in a jewelry box and then presented it to Olindo. \u2014 Tamara Palmer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the past two months, businesses and investors have pledged roughly $2 billion to back emerging technologies that promise to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is seen as crucial to limiting climate change. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar And Ed Ballard, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "The Best Simple Recipes features 200 recipes that promise to keep ingredients and cooking time to a minimum, which is ideal for beginner and/or busy home cooks. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
      "Be leery of programs that promise you only a great network and better communication skills, Murphy said. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 23 May 2022",
      "Consumers might prefer to use apps or products that promise to protect patient privacy. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "When machine washing a baseball cap, skip those cage-like protectors that promise to keep a hat's shape and instead wash the hat alongside like items, or on its own. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
      "Media attention and lavish funding are still overwhelmingly aimed at businesses and exercise personalities that promise the kind of punishment that only a small portion of the population can take\u2014and that most people don\u2019t even want. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This was mostly a showcase for Madcap Moss, who has a lot of fire and shows promise even though the reactions were not there tonight. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "There are international deals like the Paris Agreement that promise change by 2050, but anything could happen in 28 years. \u2014 ABC News , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English promis , from Latin promissum , from neuter of promissus , past participle of promittere to send forth, promise, from pro- forth + mittere to send":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "oath",
      "pledge",
      "troth",
      "vow",
      "word"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103650",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "promised land":{
    "antonyms":[
      "anti-utopia",
      "dystopia",
      "hell"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something and especially a place or condition believed to promise final satisfaction or realization of hopes":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "finally realized that the promised land doesn't exist",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stephen\u2019s acrid joke is that the Moses who was supposed to lead Ireland to its promised land \u2014Parnell\u2014is unremembered; meanwhile, despite the expansive view, no Irish future can be seen from the top of the very British monument to Nelson. \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
      "Schlossnagle, 51, is a savvy Omaha veteran thanks to routinely guiding the Horned Frogs to college baseball\u2019s promised land . \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 14 June 2022",
      "There are enough back who have the taste of not getting there, to Omaha, the promised land . \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
      "Even in the promised land of an Andrew Cuomo-free Albany with a veto-proof Democratic supermajority, Bell\u2019s New York colleagues are fighting battles of their own. \u2014 Raina Lipsitz, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
      "Bhushan Powar Design wants to take you to the promised land with its newest megayacht concept. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 4 May 2022",
      "But nobody sat through multiple Jerad Eickhoff starts last year to give up before Uncle Stevie gets us back to the promised land . \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Either retiring Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will have an opportunity to add a sixth championship to his list of accomplishments, or Hubert Davis will get a chance to lead the Tar Heels to the promised land in his first season helming the program. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Nightclub performers: \u2026 ready for the promised land . \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "Camelot",
      "Cockaigne",
      "Eden",
      "Elysium",
      "empyrean",
      "fantasyland",
      "heaven",
      "lotusland",
      "never-never land",
      "New Jerusalem",
      "nirvana",
      "paradise",
      "Shangri-la",
      "utopia",
      "Zion",
      "Sion"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083147",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "promiseful":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": promising : full of promise":[
        "promiseful of better times to come"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "promise entry 1 + -ful":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4m\u0259\u0307sf\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001404",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "promising":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bleak",
      "dark",
      "depressing",
      "desperate",
      "discouraging",
      "disheartening",
      "dismal",
      "downbeat",
      "dreary",
      "gloomy",
      "hopeless",
      "inauspicious",
      "pessimistic",
      "unencouraging",
      "unlikely",
      "unpromising",
      "unpropitious"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": full of promise : likely to succeed or to yield good results":[
        "a promising new medicine"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The neighborhood didn't look very promising .",
      "a promising writer who just may write the great American novel someday",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For an industry that has sought for years to achieve the highest level of trust, AI may have delivered the most promising achievement yet. \u2014 Gopi Sirineni, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "And that has some promising implications for motion capture in the entertainment industry. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "Another Cambridge biotech firm, Intellia Therapeutics, recently revealed promising data for its CRISPR therapy designed to treat a rare genetic liver disease by stopping a gene from producing a toxic protein. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "Sometimes, catastrophe strikes in places that looked promising . \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "Multiple promising antiviral medications are currently under study for individuals who may develop more severe disease. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
      "Unlike investors who gatecrash into later rounds, Phoenix Court has the advantage of spotting promising startups at the seed stage and supporting them through all subsequent stages. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
      "But Google is promising enhancements are on the way for its Chat app. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 27 June 2022",
      "The Oakland Athletics secured their first series win in a month Sunday, though a 5-3 victory over the Royals included a scary moment for one of their promising recent call-ups. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "auspicious",
      "bright",
      "encouraging",
      "fair",
      "golden",
      "heartening",
      "hopeful",
      "likely",
      "optimistic",
      "propitious",
      "rose-colored",
      "roseate",
      "rosy",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042738",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "promontory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bodily prominence":[],
      ": a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water":[],
      ": a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay",
      "Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some Piscataways and historians cite the bloody past, while others point to the region\u2019s geography \u2014 a promontory jutting into the Potomac River. \u2014 Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "Perched on a three-acre promontory , the boxy abode features five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, clean lines and panoramic views across 11,000 square feet. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "On Saturday evening, May 16, BASE jumpers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt died after attempting a wingsuit flight from Taft Point, a 7,500-foot promontory that overlooks Yosemite Valley and El Capitan. \u2014 Grayson Schaffer, Outside Online , 17 May 2015",
      "The family\u2019s ranch-style dwelling, high on a promontory in suburban Santa Monica, existed in a near-constant state of renovation. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "In Norway, Trolltunga, the famous promontory at the end of a grueling, 15-mile hike that soars thousands of feet above Lake Ringedalsvatnet, had 90,000 visitors in 2018, up from just 1,000 a decade ago. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "A few hundred yards away, on the promontory where Jews and Christians hold that Abraham tried to sacrifice his son Isaac, Professor Abu Sway, the Islamic theologian, was in his element. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Check in to Reid\u2019s Palace, a Belmond hotel located in Funchal on a mountainous promontory that stretches out into the Atlantic Ocean. \u2014 Leena Kim And Hannah Seligson, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "As Oregon\u2019s only offshore light, its inauguration was overshadowed by tragedy, coming three weeks after the British ship Lupata rammed into a nearby promontory in fog on Jan. 3, killing all aboard. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin promunturium, promonturium ; probably akin to promin\u0113re to jut forth \u2014 more at prominent":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4m-\u0259n-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "headland",
      "ness",
      "point"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211533",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "promote":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abase",
      "degrade",
      "demote",
      "downgrade",
      "lower",
      "reduce"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to advance (a student) from one grade to the next higher grade":[],
      ": to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise":[],
      ": to change (a pawn) into a piece in chess by moving to the eighth rank":[],
      ": to contribute to the growth or prosperity of : further":[
        "promote international understanding"
      ],
      ": to get possession of by doubtful means or by ingenuity":[],
      ": to help bring (something, such as an enterprise) into being : launch":[],
      ": to present (merchandise) for buyer acceptance through advertising, publicity, or discounting":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He was promoted to senior editor.",
      "The army major was promoted to lieutenant colonel.",
      "The team have been promoted to the First Division.",
      "Mediators were present to promote dialogue.",
      "Good soil promotes plant growth.",
      "The school distributed pamphlets promoting good dental hygiene.",
      "The marketing department is busy promoting the new line of men's clothes for fall.",
      "The island is being promoted as a destination for romantic getaways.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The stiff and soft bristles will detangle strands, while providing a light exfoliation to the scalp to promote hair health. \u2014 ELLE , 1 July 2022",
      "Attendees were there to promote their metaverses, games, ticketing platforms, pizza distribution models and every possible iteration of collectable art projects. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "The Mexican cash cow was there to promote his next fight \u2014 the too-long-in-the-making third clash with Gennadiy Golovkin \u2014 and brought his talking points. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
      "Kardashian was on Today to promote her new 9-step skincare line. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Keith has been on tour to promote his new album Peso in My Pocket and will postpone select dates, including a July 28 appearance at the Ohio State Fair. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Draped across a green velvet couch in her suite at the Carlyle Hotel, Minogue is in town for a whirlwind week of press to promote the US launch of her namesake wine brand. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "Synbiotics are a combination of prebiotics and probiotics that work together to promote gut health. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Harrison, however, said at the news conference that Northwestern has partnered with Bronzeville community organizations for decades to promote the health and wellness of South Side residents. \u2014 Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin promotus , past participle of promov\u0113re , literally, to move forward, from pro- forward + mov\u0113re to move":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for promote advance , promote , forward , further mean to help (someone or something) to move ahead. advance stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end. advance the cause of peace promote suggests an encouraging or fostering and may denote an increase in status or rank. a campaign to promote better health forward implies an impetus forcing something ahead. a wage increase would forward productivity further suggests a removing of obstacles in the way of a desired advance. used the marriage to further his career",
    "synonyms":[
      "advance",
      "elevate",
      "raise",
      "upgrade"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021234",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "promoter":{
    "antonyms":[
      "adversary",
      "antagonist",
      "opponent"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a binding site in a DNA chain at which RNA polymerase binds to initiate transcription of messenger RNA by one or more nearby structural genes":[],
      ": a substance that in very small amounts is able to increase the activity of a catalyst":[],
      ": prosecutor":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a promoter of greater understanding and cooperation among churches",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The concert, Joel\u2019s first in Melbourne in 14 years, is presented by Frontier in partnership with Always Live, a state-wide live music project initiated by the concert promoter \u2019s late chief Michael Gudinski. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
      "The initial plan by Morale Entertainment, the event promoter , was to erect a separate court and stands below deck in the hangar bay in case of wet weather. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "The same indefatigable promoter whose show-must-go-on mentality has only hardened since WWE began airing several hours of live and pre-taped content each week viewed the timing of tonight\u2019s primetime airing through one lens: opportunity. \u2014 Kenny Herzog, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Despite not working for or with Paul or Fury, promoter Eddie Hearn told talkSPORT that Paul will indeed take on Fury in August while taking jabs at both competitors. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "The Fyre Festival promoter pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in 2018 and was sentenced to six years in prison. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "The promoter rushed over to Brenda, telling her that the police were going to arrest the comedian. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "In December, Foo Fighters were forced to cancel a concert at the Abu Dhab Grand Prix, with the concert promoter saying at the time an unnamed band member was rushed to the hospital in Chicago. \u2014 al , 17 May 2022",
      "Fury and Arum cemented what British promoter Eddie Hearn said Tuesday \u2014 that Fury-Joshua, a fight that has lingered on boxing\u2019s landscape for years, would finally happen in August. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 16 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8m\u014dt-\u0259r",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "advocate",
      "advocator",
      "apostle",
      "backer",
      "booster",
      "champion",
      "espouser",
      "exponent",
      "expounder",
      "friend",
      "gospeler",
      "gospeller",
      "herald",
      "hierophant",
      "high priest",
      "paladin",
      "proponent",
      "protagonist",
      "supporter",
      "true believer",
      "tub-thumper",
      "white knight"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032241",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "promotion":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abasement",
      "comedown",
      "degradation",
      "demotion",
      "disrating",
      "downgrade",
      "reduction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or fact of being raised in position or rank : preferment":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "There was little chance for promotion within the company.",
      "She was given a well-deserved promotion .",
      "The company is offering a special promotion to increase sales.",
      "the promotion of better relations between neighboring countries",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But this Friday, the promotion that calls itself the Last Territory is ready to make its mark on Central Florida as well. \u2014 Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel , 4 July 2022",
      "While Saudis once flocked to Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, and Europe to beat the summer heat, the Saudi leadership\u2019s promotion of unheralded tourism gems in surprisingly diverse climates is encouraging local getaways. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
      "Daria Berenato, known by her stage name Sonya Deville, became WWE's first out lesbian wrestler in 2015 and is a firm believer that the promotion can be an inclusive space. \u2014 Matt Craig, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Spencer Torkelson said RIley Greene's promotion to the big leagues might be the spark the Detroit Tigers needed. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "For telecom companies that often face little competition, the most cost-effective promotion may be one that most people don\u2019t know about. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The gas promotion is available to travelers who are making a new reservation as well as those who have an existing one. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
      "While grateful for the opportunity to manage in the big leagues for the first time, Nevin acknowledged the promotion was bittersweet. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "This promotion is only available in-store on June 3rd while supplies last. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "advancement",
      "ascent",
      "creation",
      "elevation",
      "preference",
      "preferment",
      "rise",
      "upgrade",
      "upgrading"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120520",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prompt":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": being ready and quick to act as occasion demands":[],
      ": of or relating to prompting actors":[],
      ": performed readily or immediately":[
        "prompt assistance"
      ],
      ": something that prompts : reminder":[],
      ": to assist (one acting or reciting) by suggesting or saying the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned : cue":[],
      ": to move to action : incite":[],
      ": to serve as the inciting cause of":[
        "evidence prompting an investigation"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Curiosity prompted her to ask a few questions.",
      "Pride prompted his angry response.",
      "The evidence prompted a criminal investigation.",
      "\u201cDid you hear me",
      "The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.",
      "The computer prompted me to type in a number.",
      "Noun",
      "The actor was given a prompt by someone offstage."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1784, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "circa 1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin promptus ready, prompt, from past participle of promere to bring forth, from pro- forth + emere to take \u2014 more at redeem":"Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin promptare , from Latin promptus prompt":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4m(p)t",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4mpt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prompt Adjective (2) quick , prompt , ready , apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power. quick reflexes a keen quick mind prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response. prompt emergency medical care ready suggests facility or fluency in response. backed by a pair of ready assistants apt stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible. an apt student her answer was apt and to the point",
    "synonyms":[
      "beget",
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "produce",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005914",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "promptly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": exactly at a particular time or the correct time":[
        "She arrived promptly at 7:00 p.m. as we had agreed."
      ],
      ": in a prompt manner : without delay : very quickly or immediately":[
        "I'm going to speak French again, something I learned in school and promptly forgot.",
        "\u2014 Deanna Pai",
        "Treatment is promptly resumed until the virus is suppressed again, and then stopped to see if the patient's immune system is able to keep the viral levels in check.",
        "\u2014 Joan Stephenson"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4m(p)t-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4m-pl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230430",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "promulgate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim":[
        "\u2026 the huge meeting served primarily as the occasion on which to promulgate the official doctrine \u2026",
        "\u2014 Roger Shattuck",
        "From the beginning our objective has been to develop and promulgate new models for the calculus-based introductory course.",
        "\u2014 John S. Rigden et al."
      ],
      ": to make known or public the terms of (a proposed law)":[
        "The law was promulgated in February 1993."
      ],
      ": to put (a law or rule) into action or force":[
        "\u2026 more than 200 colleges and universities have promulgated behavioral codes that punish various forms of harassment \u2026",
        "\u2014 Ken Myers"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Her ideas have been widely promulgated on the Internet.",
      "The law was promulgated in April 1988.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The administration has been slow to promulgate driver-assist technology policy, and a leadership vacuum persists at the federal agency regulating commercial trucks. \u2014 Wiley Deck, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "In the process, informal, motivated networks of people can form to promote and promulgate winning approaches. \u2014 Joe Mckendrick, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "For those hopes to become a reality, the administration must move swiftly to promulgate the program rules, staff up, and expedite the process. \u2014 Steven Banks, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The bill would require the finance department to promulgate rules to implement the disbursement of the grants to the pregnancy resource centers. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Finding that the OSH Act gave OSHA broad authority to promulgate standards to keep workplaces safe, including the creation of the Vaccination and Testing ETS. \u2014 Tom Spiggle, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Some conservatives on the court, such as Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, have long opposed allowing federal agencies to promulgate regulations without specific authority from Congress. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "In 1616, six years after first announcing his astronomical discoveries, Galileo swore an oath before a Vatican official, agreeing not to promulgate the Copernican model. \u2014 Andrew Crumey, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "In 2000, over dinner at the Cosmos Club in Washington, Mr. Paller convened a group of cybersecurity luminaries who discussed the need to promulgate best practices. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin promulgatus , past participle of promulgare , from pro- forward + -mulgare (probably akin to mulg\u0113re to milk, extract) \u2014 more at emulsion":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259l-\u02ccg\u0101t, pr\u014d-\u02c8m\u0259l-",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8m\u0259l-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259l-",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)m\u0259l-",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259l-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for promulgate declare , announce , proclaim , promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known. the referee declared the contest a draw announce implies the declaration of something for the first time. announced their engagement at a party proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively. the president proclaimed a national day of mourning promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law. promulgated an edict of religious toleration",
    "synonyms":[
      "advertise",
      "announce",
      "annunciate",
      "blare",
      "blaze",
      "blazon",
      "broadcast",
      "declare",
      "enunciate",
      "flash",
      "give out",
      "herald",
      "placard",
      "post",
      "proclaim",
      "publicize",
      "publish",
      "release",
      "sound",
      "trumpet"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074622",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prone":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a tendency or inclination : being likely":[
        "\u2014 often used with to",
        "prone to forget names",
        "His relatives are prone to heart disease.",
        "Those batteries are prone to corrosion.",
        "a process that's prone to error",
        "\u2026 a great quarterback prone to the occasional, inevitable mistake.",
        "\u2014 John McGrath",
        "This means the results should be interpreted cautiously, as smaller sample sizes are prone to being influenced by chance.",
        "\u2014 nhs.uk",
        "\u2014 often used in combination accident- prone a drought- prone region"
      ],
      ": having the front or ventral surface of a body facing downward : lying with the chest and stomach positioned downward":[
        "a patient placed in a prone position",
        "The victim was lying prone in the street."
      ],
      ": lying flat or prostrate":[
        "prone stems"
      ],
      ": to cause or order (a person) to lie flat on the ground with the face and stomach facing downward":[
        "They were proned and handcuffed.",
        "He was ordered to prone himself.",
        "\u2014 often used with out \u2026 [Sergeant Jeremy] Glass said handcuffing in the prone position is the method that is taught under the state's Basic Law Enforcement Training standards. \u2026\"Subjects end up being proned out in about 60% of physical force encounters \u2026,\" Glass said. \u2014 John Henderson Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Lt. Steve Knight said deputies found the man \u2026. Two deputies drew their firearms and \" proned him out at gunpoint,\" Knight said \u2026 . \u2014 Luke Ramseth"
      ],
      ": to lie flat on one's stomach on the ground":[
        "\u2014 usually used with out He immediately proned out when told to do so."
      ],
      ": to place (oneself or another person) in a prone position with the chest and stomach facing downward especially to increase blood oxygenation":[
        "Ventilated patients are typically proned for 16 hours, but at Mass General, Dr. [C. Corey] Hardin said, some are proned for 24 or 48 hours.",
        "\u2014 Pam Belluck",
        "If patients are alert, they can turn, or prone , themselves every couple hours. If they're ventilated, it could take a team of up to half a dozen health care workers 20 minutes to carefully prone a patient, who might then stay on their stomach for up to 24 hours.",
        "\u2014 Mallory Moench"
      ],
      "\u2014 see also proning entry 1":[
        "Ventilated patients are typically proned for 16 hours, but at Mass General, Dr. [C. Corey] Hardin said, some are proned for 24 or 48 hours.",
        "\u2014 Pam Belluck",
        "If patients are alert, they can turn, or prone , themselves every couple hours. If they're ventilated, it could take a team of up to half a dozen health care workers 20 minutes to carefully prone a patient, who might then stay on their stomach for up to 24 hours.",
        "\u2014 Mallory Moench"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Hull then corralled the rebound and shoveled the puck past the left arm and leg of the prone Hasek with his forehand, touching off a wild on-ice celebration. \u2014 Michael Farber , Sports Illustrated , 28 June 1999",
      "I too have been prone on my couch this week, a victim of the common cold. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , letter , 20 Mar. 1961",
      "My almond tree lies prone across the court, blown down by a gale. \u2014 Conrad Aiken , letter , 3 Oct. 1930",
      "he was prone to emotional outbursts under stress",
      "quickly subdue the suspect and get him into a prone position",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This technique is gentler on hair that is prone to tangling. \u2014 Chiara Butler, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
      "For example, both nations are prone to natural disasters \u2014 tornadoes, hurricanes, and tsunamis as well as wildfires and earthquakes \u2014 and have developed strategies in prevention, mitigation and recovery. \u2014 Deborah Wince-smith, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "However, these spiders can also be prone to moving into your home. \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
      "After cleansing, make sure to apply the proper sunscreen since BHAs make your skin more prone to sun damage and irritation. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Water flowing through such channels could also make shelves more prone to forming estuaries. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Scientific American , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Fleetwide emergency inspections revealed about 20 other trains had the defect, which make trains more prone to slipping off tracks. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "In GH Textiles Lab testing, Slip's silk pillowcase had the highest smoothness rating, but was prone to wrinkling and more delicate than some other fabrics. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Users, meanwhile, complained that IE was slow, prone to crashing and vulnerable to hacks. \u2014 Richard Jacobsen, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1971, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, tending; akin to Latin pro forward \u2014 more at for":"Adjective",
      "derivative of prone entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prone Adjective prone , supine , prostrate , recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface. push-ups require a prone position supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness. lying supine on the couch prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse. a runner fell prostrate at the finish line recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting. a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed synonyms see in addition liable",
    "synonyms":[
      "apt",
      "given",
      "inclined",
      "tending"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112352",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prone float":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dead man's float":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122521",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proneness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a tendency or inclination : being likely":[
        "\u2014 often used with to",
        "prone to forget names",
        "His relatives are prone to heart disease.",
        "Those batteries are prone to corrosion.",
        "a process that's prone to error",
        "\u2026 a great quarterback prone to the occasional, inevitable mistake.",
        "\u2014 John McGrath",
        "This means the results should be interpreted cautiously, as smaller sample sizes are prone to being influenced by chance.",
        "\u2014 nhs.uk",
        "\u2014 often used in combination accident- prone a drought- prone region"
      ],
      ": having the front or ventral surface of a body facing downward : lying with the chest and stomach positioned downward":[
        "a patient placed in a prone position",
        "The victim was lying prone in the street."
      ],
      ": lying flat or prostrate":[
        "prone stems"
      ],
      ": to place (oneself or another person) in a prone position with the chest and stomach facing downward especially to increase blood oxygenation":[
        "Ventilated patients are typically proned for 16 hours, but at Mass General, Dr. [C. Corey] Hardin said, some are proned for 24 or 48 hours.",
        "\u2014 Pam Belluck",
        "If patients are alert, they can turn, or prone , themselves every couple hours. If they're ventilated, it could take a team of up to half a dozen health care workers 20 minutes to carefully prone a patient, who might then stay on their stomach for up to 24 hours.",
        "\u2014 Mallory Moench"
      ],
      "\u2014 see also proning entry 1":[
        "Ventilated patients are typically proned for 16 hours, but at Mass General, Dr. [C. Corey] Hardin said, some are proned for 24 or 48 hours.",
        "\u2014 Pam Belluck",
        "If patients are alert, they can turn, or prone , themselves every couple hours. If they're ventilated, it could take a team of up to half a dozen health care workers 20 minutes to carefully prone a patient, who might then stay on their stomach for up to 24 hours.",
        "\u2014 Mallory Moench"
      ],
      ": to cause or order (a person) to lie flat on the ground with the face and stomach facing downward":[
        "They were proned and handcuffed.",
        "He was ordered to prone himself.",
        "\u2014 often used with out \u2026 [Sergeant Jeremy] Glass said handcuffing in the prone position is the method that is taught under the state's Basic Law Enforcement Training standards. \u2026\"Subjects end up being proned out in about 60% of physical force encounters \u2026,\" Glass said. \u2014 John Henderson Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Lt. Steve Knight said deputies found the man \u2026. Two deputies drew their firearms and \" proned him out at gunpoint,\" Knight said \u2026 . \u2014 Luke Ramseth"
      ],
      ": to lie flat on one's stomach on the ground":[
        "\u2014 usually used with out He immediately proned out when told to do so."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apt",
      "given",
      "inclined",
      "tending"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prone Adjective prone , supine , prostrate , recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface. push-ups require a prone position supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness. lying supine on the couch prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse. a runner fell prostrate at the finish line recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting. a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed synonyms see in addition liable",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Hull then corralled the rebound and shoveled the puck past the left arm and leg of the prone Hasek with his forehand, touching off a wild on-ice celebration. \u2014 Michael Farber , Sports Illustrated , 28 June 1999",
      "I too have been prone on my couch this week, a victim of the common cold. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , letter , 20 Mar. 1961",
      "My almond tree lies prone across the court, blown down by a gale. \u2014 Conrad Aiken , letter , 3 Oct. 1930",
      "he was prone to emotional outbursts under stress",
      "quickly subdue the suspect and get him into a prone position",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This technique is gentler on hair that is prone to tangling. \u2014 Chiara Butler, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
      "For example, both nations are prone to natural disasters \u2014 tornadoes, hurricanes, and tsunamis as well as wildfires and earthquakes \u2014 and have developed strategies in prevention, mitigation and recovery. \u2014 Deborah Wince-smith, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "However, these spiders can also be prone to moving into your home. \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
      "After cleansing, make sure to apply the proper sunscreen since BHAs make your skin more prone to sun damage and irritation. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Water flowing through such channels could also make shelves more prone to forming estuaries. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Scientific American , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Fleetwide emergency inspections revealed about 20 other trains had the defect, which make trains more prone to slipping off tracks. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "In GH Textiles Lab testing, Slip's silk pillowcase had the highest smoothness rating, but was prone to wrinkling and more delicate than some other fabrics. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Users, meanwhile, complained that IE was slow, prone to crashing and vulnerable to hacks. \u2014 Richard Jacobsen, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, tending; akin to Latin pro forward \u2014 more at for":"Adjective",
      "derivative of prone entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1971, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222415"
  },
  "proning":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or practice of placing a patient and especially one in respiratory distress in the prone (see prone entry 1 sense 2a ) position with the chest and stomach facing downward to increase blood oxygenation":[
        "During the chaotic days of March and April, emergency room doctors were quick to intubate patients with dangerously low oxygen levels. They subsequently discovered other ways to improve outcomes, including placing patients on their stomachs, a protocol known as proning that helps improve lung function.",
        "\u2014 Andrew Jacobs",
        "\u2026 doctors and nurses also have more experience handling coronavirus patients than they did months earlier in the pandemic, with techniques like proning and better therapeutics at the ready for severe hospitalized cases.",
        "\u2014 Michael McGough"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1978, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122729",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pronominal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a pronoun":[],
      ": resembling a pronoun in identifying or specifying without describing":[
        "the pronominal adjective this in this dog"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the pronominal adjective \u201cthis\u201d in \u201cthis dog\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Through perspectival shifts, pronominal slippage and shout-outs to cinema, poetry and of course music, Mercier allows the duo\u2019s fears and displaced ambitions to turn into one another in revelatory, oneiric and, ultimately, disturbing ways. \u2014 Lisa Russ Spaar, New York Times , 5 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin pronominalis , from Latin pronomin-, pronomen":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "-\u02c8n\u00e4m-n\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123722",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "pronoun":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a small set of words (such as I , she , he , you , it , we , or they ) in a language that are used as substitutes for nouns or noun phrases and whose referents are named or understood in the context":[],
      ": the third person personal pronouns (such as he/him , she/her , and they/them ) that a person goes by":[
        "What are your pronouns ",
        "\"I'm Jo, my pronouns are she/her.\" \"I'm Jade, my pronouns are they/them.\"",
        "\u2026 many people with nonbinary genders use \"they\" and \"their\" pronouns , although language and gender expression vary widely.",
        "\u2014 Lucy Brisbane"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At issue: allegedly the boys used the wrong pronoun for a nonbinary classmate. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "The Virginian-Pilot reports the Moore Center announced last week that Walker, who uses the pronoun they, would be joining the center as a postdoctoral fellow. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "Republicans have also pushed to let teachers and school districts use the pronoun that a transgender student does not prefer, exempting teachers from facing employment punishment and protecting schools from civil liability. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Since 2015, Zzyym, who prefers a gender-neutral pronoun , has been in a legal battle with the State Department to obtain a passport that did not require Zzyym to lie about gender by picking either male or female. \u2014 Colleen Slevin, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The OpenAI machine uses the first-person pronoun , capturing\u2014or suggesting anyway\u2014its inner experience, and rendering that experience as dramatic, idiosyncratic, new. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Nasdaq will help boards find directors with the right skin tone or pronoun . \u2014 Kenin M. Spivak, National Review , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Since 2015, Zzyym, who prefers a gender-neutral pronoun , has been in a legal battle with the State Department to obtain a passport that did not require Zzyym to lie about gender by picking either male or female. \u2014 Colleen Slevin, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Dear Amy: Furthering your ongoing discussion about using gender-neutral pronouns, in Finnish, there is no gendered pronoun . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pronomin-, pronomen , from pro- for + nomin-, nomen name \u2014 more at pro- , name":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccnau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192120",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pronounced":{
    "antonyms":[
      "inconspicuous",
      "unemphatic",
      "unflamboyant",
      "unnoticeable",
      "unobtrusive",
      "unremarkable",
      "unshowy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": strongly marked : decided":[
        "a pronounced dislike"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He walked with a pronounced limp.",
      "The symptoms of the disease have become steadily more pronounced .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Changes to interior dimensions are more pronounced . \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
      "That shift is even more pronounced among Democrats, who shifted nearly 50 points in their perception of the economy after learning the facts. \u2014 Jesse Ferguson, Fortune , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The Panther keeps the Leopard 2\u2019s lines over the engine compartment, but with a pronounced bulge. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
      "The issue is due to become even more pronounced next week with the federal government expected to approve first doses for children ages 6 months to 4 years. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The pronounced vertical of the tall spindly tree at the left, which stretches from the top of the painting to almost the bottom, its dark roots rotting, further underscores the passage. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Production and shipping snarls tied to the pandemic have shown early signs of easing but remain pronounced , keeping products like cars and trucks in short supply. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Inside, the period details are even more pronounced with Renaissance friezes and window embellishments that recall the type of work done in the mid-1500s. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "On the plus side, the low wattage of the tentpole star turns the evening into a more pronounced ensemble affair that is always gently engaging, and through which one actor does wring a briefly shattering degree of pathos. \u2014 Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1728, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8nau\u0307n(t)st",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8nau\u0307nst"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arresting",
      "bodacious",
      "bold",
      "brilliant",
      "catchy",
      "commanding",
      "conspicuous",
      "dramatic",
      "emphatic",
      "eye-catching",
      "flamboyant",
      "grabby",
      "kenspeckle",
      "marked",
      "noisy",
      "noticeable",
      "prominent",
      "remarkable",
      "showy",
      "splashy",
      "striking"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115906",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "pronto":{
    "antonyms":[
      "slow",
      "slowly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": without delay":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "if they don't arrive pronto , we'll have to go to the movie without them",
      "the kind of boss who wants everything pronto"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1892, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish, from Latin promptus prompt":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4n-\u02cct\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "apace",
      "briskly",
      "chop-chop",
      "double-quick",
      "fast",
      "fleetly",
      "full tilt",
      "hastily",
      "hell-for-leather",
      "hot",
      "lickety-split",
      "posthaste",
      "presto",
      "quick",
      "quickly",
      "rapidly",
      "snappily",
      "soon",
      "speedily",
      "swift",
      "swiftly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030502",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "proof":{
    "antonyms":[
      "disproof"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a coin that is struck from a highly polished die on a polished planchet, is not intended for circulation, and sometimes differs in metallic content from coins of identical design struck for circulation":[],
      ": a copy (as of typeset text) made for examination or correction":[],
      ": a test applied to articles or substances to determine whether they are of standard or satisfactory quality":[],
      ": a test impression of an engraving, etching, or lithograph":[],
      ": a test photographic print made from a negative":[],
      ": able to resist or repel":[
        "boots that were \u2026 proof against cold and wet",
        "\u2014 Robertson Davies",
        "\u2014 often used in combination wind proof"
      ],
      ": evidence operating to determine the finding or judgment of a tribunal":[],
      ": experience":[],
      ": of standard strength or quality or alcoholic content":[],
      ": proofread":[],
      ": something that induces certainty or establishes validity":[],
      ": the cogency of evidence that compels acceptance by the mind of a truth or a fact":[],
      ": the minimum alcoholic strength of proof spirit":[],
      ": the process or an instance of establishing the validity of a statement especially by derivation from other statements in accordance with principles of reasoning":[],
      ": to activate (yeast) by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk":[],
      ": to give a resistant quality to":[],
      ": to make or take a proof or test of":[],
      ": used in proving or testing or as a standard of comparison":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The document was proof that her story was true.",
      "He claims that he was home when the murder was committed, but he has no proof .",
      "The proof shows that the theorem is true.",
      "Verb",
      "She proofed the story carefully.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The proof is in the stadiums and arenas where professional women\u2019s soccer and women\u2019s college basketball have thrived. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
      "The proof is in the stock market's behavior: A choppy, rising foundation-build. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Here is proof that something fun for the grill can come from pantry staples and a handful of fresh produce. \u2014 Claudia Catalano, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "The proof is in his long and impressive run at New Heights. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "The proof will be in the proverbial pudding, of course, but if USC can get through September unscathed, a winning record should be quite attainable. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The proof is in the perfect composition of their photos, from the unwaveringly sunny vistas to their unquestionably authentic smiles. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Java 15-18 ECDSA doesn\u2019t sanity check that the random x coordinate and signature proof are nonzero; a (0,0) signature validates any message. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Celebrities, in particular, lean heavily into festival fashion, as demonstrated by concerts veterans like Kendall Jenner and boho queen Vanessa Hudgens, and the proof is in the photos. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But facial recognition surveillance technology is not mistake- proof , researcher Clare Garvie warned the public in 2020. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Spill- proof edge-to-edge glass keeps messes from dripping down to lower levels and there\u2019s a handy half-height deli drawer for quickly accessing meats and cheese. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "But what if Musk isn\u2019t searching for a sure- proof legal case",
      "State law does not require county elections officials to run proof ballots through their machines before mailing them. \u2014 Gillian Flaccus And Sara Cline, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
      "If the jury, which didn\u2019t hear Gold\u2019s offer of proof testimony, finds in favor of Brenner against the NCAA, the former FAU players could file a similar lawsuit for punitive damages. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "These deodorants are dermatologist tested, never tested on animals, fit for any skin type, come in spill- proof packaging, are made from natural ingredients, and are travel TSA-friendly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Arguably, the seed stage should be the most recession- proof area of venture, because seed companies are 6-10 years away from a meaningful exit, the checks are smaller. \u2014 Kyle Westaway, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Consider a crate or small room in the most sound- proof area of your home. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Most importantly, leaders can use business design methods to future- proof their business. \u2014 Billy Seabrook, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
      "The nearest thing to proof that marine predators evolved extreme diving skills to exploit a rich but otherwise inaccessible source of food is coming from animals wearing tags with extra bells and whistles. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "This camera is a great way to future- proof your memories. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Liverpool has moved to future- proof its attack by signing three forwards over the last two years \u2014 Diogo Jota in August 2020, Luis Diaz in January and one for the long term in Fabio Carvalho from Fulham this week. \u2014 Steve Douglas, ajc , 25 May 2022",
      "Not proof that life came from outer space Because DNA and RNA contain the instructions to operate every living thing on Earth, this discovery is both exciting and intriguing. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Fast forward to 2022: Digital transformation is still the priority of executives looking to future- proof their businesses. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "An employee of a production company, who asked not to be named, said that his business relocated within Atlanta after a series of break-ins that were followed by a series of futile efforts to theft- proof the space, and then by the move. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "For now, the data is just a hint that there might be something interesting for future study, not proof one way or the other. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "circa 1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prof, prove , alteration of preve , from Anglo-French preove , from Late Latin proba , from Latin probare to prove \u2014 more at prove":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00fcf"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "attestation",
      "confirmation",
      "corroboration",
      "documentation",
      "evidence",
      "substantiation",
      "testament",
      "testimonial",
      "testimony",
      "validation",
      "voucher",
      "witness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102823",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prop":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": propeller":[],
      ": property sense 3":[
        "stage props"
      ],
      ": related to propionic acid":[
        "prop ane",
        "prop yl"
      ],
      ": something that props or sustains : support":[],
      ": something used in creating or enhancing a desired effect":[
        "buy books \u2026 as cultural props because they want to appear literate",
        "\u2014 John Powers"
      ],
      ": sustain , strengthen":[
        "\u2014 often used with up a government propped up by the military"
      ],
      ": to support by placing against something":[],
      ": to support by placing something under or against":[
        "\u2014 often used with up"
      ],
      "property":[],
      "proposition":[],
      "proprietor":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She propped the rake against a tree.",
      "We propped the shed's roof with poles.",
      "The window was propped open."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1507, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1914, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from propionic (acid)":"Combining form",
      "Middle English proppe , from Middle Dutch, stopper; akin to Middle Low German proppe stopper":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043447",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "combining form",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prop (up)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to give help, encouragement, or support to (someone)":[
        "His faith propped him up in times of crisis."
      ],
      ": to stop (something) from falling or slipping by placing something under or against it":[
        "We propped up the beams with long boards.",
        "propped the plant stems up"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211927",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "propagate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": increase , extend":[],
      ": to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction":[],
      ": to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : extend":[],
      ": to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of (something, such as an idea or belief) : publicize":[],
      ": to multiply sexually or asexually":[],
      ": to pass along to offspring":[],
      ": to transmit (something, such as sound or light) through a medium":[],
      ": to travel through space or a material":[
        "\u2014 used of wave energy (such as light, sound, or radio waves)"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We are discovering new ways to propagate plants without seeds.",
      "He propagated the apple tree by grafting.",
      "The plants failed to propagate .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In any nuclear reactor, the purpose is to maintain a nuclear fission chain reaction in the fuel that generates heat and also additional neutrons, which are used to propagate the chain reaction. \u2014 Andrea Thompson, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The initial push in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulted in populations that now propagate in the wild. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Some complaints, according to Gupta\u2019s emails accessed by WSJ, copied language from popular disinformation websites that propagate the idea that Hindus, a majority in India, are being marginalized. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 3 June 2022",
      "The concern is legitimate that AI could propagate inequity if its boundaries are set by data scientists looking for the most accurate model rather than the most fair and just. \u2014 Rick Newell, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Considered a sterile hybrid, plant experts did not think the tree would propagate out of control, but scientists developed smaller hybrids designed to compensate for the Bradford pear's weak branch structure. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Chinese officials have also helped propagate misinformation campaigns launched by the Kremlin about U.S.-supported biological labs in Ukraine, a claim used by the Kremlin as a reason to invade its neighbor. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "To help minimize the probability of fires spreading on your property, experts recommend removing plants that readily ignite or propagate fire, and abiding by plant siting guidelines based on home ignition zones. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Launching more sophisticated cyberattacks\u2014such as a worm, which can self- propagate from one system to the next\u2014would also risk spillover incidents, where the impact of a cyberattack goes well beyond its intended target. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin propagatus , past participle of propagare to set slips, propagate, from propages slip, offspring, from pro- before + pangere to fasten \u2014 more at pro- , pact":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4p-\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "breed",
      "multiply",
      "procreate",
      "reproduce"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090306",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "propel":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.",
      "The train is propelled by steam.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Resistance fighter Elaine Rousseau writes a secret message that will propel both women into a dangerous rescue mission. \u2014 Carol Memmott, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The Celestiq will be built on GM\u2019s Ultium platform, a proprietary battery system that will propel all of GM's future EVs. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "Electric bikes are powered by a motor and battery to provide varying levels of pedal assist that propel you forward and make biking an easier and faster experience. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
      "Northrop Grumman plans massive additions in western Salt Lake County that will propel Space Force, NASA and Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The London native discussed the diverse bits of culture \u2014 pop, online, and IRL \u2014 that propel her. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Marcus Smart\u2019s Game 7 performance helped propel the Boston Celtics past the Miami Heat and into the NBA Finals. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "The question at this point is whether the next round of fiscal stimulus will add enough speculative power to propel bitcoin past its previous high. \u2014 Oliver Renick, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "But with Nassib helping apply pressure, the Ravens superstar wasn\u2019t good enough to propel his team past the Raiders. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1558, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English propellen \"to drive away, expel,\" borrowed from Latin pr\u014dpellere \"to push or thrust forward, compel to go onward,\" from pr\u014d- \"before, in front\" + pellere \"to beat against, push, strike, rouse, expel\" \u2014 more at pro- entry 2 , pulse entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pel"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "drive",
      "push",
      "shove",
      "thrust"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191518",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "propense":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": leaning or inclining toward : disposed":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1528, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin pr\u014dpensus \"weighted down, inclined, having a disposition or tendency, ready, eager, favorably disposed,\" from past participle of pr\u014dpend\u0113re \"to hang down, (of a person) incline, dispose oneself (toward something)\" \u2014 more at propend":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8pen(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131450",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "propension":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": propensity":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin propension-, propensio , from propensus (past participle of propend\u0113re ) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-nch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180803",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "propensity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an often intense natural inclination or preference":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Other researches are exploring how the adolescent propensity for uninhibited risk taking propels teens to experiment with drugs and alcohol. \u2014 Claudia Wallis , Time , 10 May 2004",
      "On the other hand, a jury might be convinced that a meth dealer who had brazenly fired a pistol through his door had a propensity for violence. \u2014 John Cloud , Time , 14 July 2003",
      "A central tenet of this camp's proponents is that a considerable number of biological dispositions evolved during the Stone Age, including a male propensity for making war. \u2014 Bruce Bower , Science News , 27 Jan. 2001",
      "He had a propensity for crime.",
      "the criminal propensities of the family extended over several generations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is in addition to a separate NHTSA investigation into the propensity of newer Teslas\u2014which lack forward-looking radar\u2014to spontaneously brake. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
      "Schonbrun said that there is also a possible psychological reason for the propensity to add: humans\u2019 eagerness to avoid uncertainty. \u2014 Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "Numerous toolkits are in the market identifying the ideal buyer prospect and even knowing the propensity (density) of a buyer\u2019s interest in your solution. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "For example, even though Labs had the lowest propensity for howling, 8% still did. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Bands over 10 years old have the propensity to lose the plot. \u2014 Jason Pettigrew, SPIN , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The propensity of transposons to multiply means that all genomes have a tendency to expand over time. \u2014 Douglas Fox, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "There\u2019s some evidence that Trump\u2019s vocal opposition in 2020 to mail-in ballots actually cost him the election, given the greater propensity of elderly voters, who were likelier to support Trump, to mail in their ballots. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, Turing underestimated the propensity of humans to be fooled by machines. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin pr\u014dpensit\u0101t-, pr\u014dpensit\u0101s, from Latin pr\u014dpensus \"weighted down, inclined, having a disposition or tendency\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at propense":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pen-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pen(t)-s\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for propensity leaning , propensity , proclivity , penchant mean a strong instinct or liking for something. leaning suggests a liking or attraction not strong enough to be decisive or uncontrollable. a student with artistic leanings propensity implies a deeply ingrained and usually irresistible inclination. a propensity to offer advice proclivity suggests a strong natural proneness usually to something objectionable or evil. a proclivity for violence penchant implies a strongly marked taste in the person or an irresistible attraction in the object. a penchant for taking risks",
    "synonyms":[
      "aptness",
      "proneness",
      "tendency",
      "way"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123649",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proper":{
    "antonyms":[
      "improper",
      "inappropriate",
      "incorrect",
      "indecent",
      "indecorous",
      "indelicate",
      "unbecoming",
      "ungenteel",
      "unseemly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": appointed for the liturgy of a particular day":[],
      ": being a mathematical subset (such as a subgroup) that does not contain all the elements of the inclusive set from which it is derived":[],
      ": belonging characteristically to a species or individual : peculiar":[],
      ": belonging to one : own":[],
      ": good-looking , handsome":[],
      ": in a thorough manner : completely":[],
      ": marked by suitability, rightness, or appropriateness : fit":[],
      ": referring to one individual only":[],
      ": represented heraldically in natural color":[],
      ": strictly accurate : correct":[],
      ": strictly decorous : genteel":[],
      ": strictly limited to a specified thing, place, or idea":[
        "the city proper"
      ],
      ": the part of a missal or breviary containing the proper of the Mass and the offices proper to the holy days of the liturgical year":[],
      ": the parts of the Mass that vary according to the liturgical calendar":[],
      ": utter , absolute":[],
      ": very good : excellent":[],
      ": virtuous , respectable":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "It is not proper to speak that way.",
      "The children need to learn proper behavior.",
      "It would not be proper for you to borrow the ladder without asking first.",
      "She is a very prim and proper young lady.",
      "Is this the proper spelling of your name",
      "You need to eat a proper meal instead of junk food.",
      "Each step must be done in the proper order.",
      "Adverb",
      "They beat us good and proper .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "For further guidelines about proper etiquette when flying the American Flag visit oatesflag.com. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
      "Along with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Nash and Koch challenged the constitutionality of New York's prohibition on carrying handguns in public and the proper -cause requirement in 2018. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 24 June 2022",
      "State licensing officials decided what qualifies as proper cause. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
      "Focus first on proper form before adding weight, says Mr. Brewer. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Tap or click for the proper etiquette for including contacts in the CC or BCC field. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
      "If this happens to you, first ensure proper investment in the resources, software and systems needed to optimize the workflow. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Imani anticipates that there will be people at Fan Fusion who are new to attending fan conventions and not aware of proper etiquette for approaching and photographing cosplayers. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "The French and South Korean governments have contested the proper place for the book for years. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That fascination is playing out at the moment not only on a stage in Cambridge, but in Boston proper , too. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Afterward, head down to the Circle proper for the kickoff of the See You at the Circle concert series with the go-go sound of the Experience Band and Show and powerhouse neo-soul singer Deborah Bond. \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Note: This story originally reported that Baker's last show in Detroit proper was at the Fox Theatre. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
      "The chicken house proper should have five or six square feet per chicken. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Jefferson County, the most populous county in Alabama and home to Birmingham proper , is currently averaging 100 new cases per day. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
      "Google Maps has access to location data, historical information, and Street View images; Google proper has much of the internet as well as numerous AI projects at its disposal. \u2014 Nathaniel Mott, PCMAG , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Odaibia was built in the 19th century as a defense against naval attacks on Tokyo proper , but is now a shopping and entertainment destination. \u2014 Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "For those consumers, Apple continues to release security updates for older hardware, and the general view (although unconfirmed) is two further years of security updates are offered after hardware is unable to upgrade to the new OS proper . \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The Backpacker\u2019s Field Manual is a well-rounded and comprehensive primer on how to select a proper -fitting pack, select a campsite, lower your physical impact on the trail, plan a backcountry menu, and learn about dozens of other topics. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Another safety consideration has to do with injury risk: Wearing proper -fitting shoes can help prevent injury, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons says. \u2014 Cindy Kuzma, SELF , 25 Dec. 2020",
      "Just as there\u2019s something to be said for proper -fitting women\u2019s flannels, there\u2019s also something to be said for a good pair of men\u2019s camp pants. \u2014 Ben Romans, Outdoor Life , 26 Nov. 2020",
      "The port proper is connected to Market Three by a narrow cement path that wends between an overgrown empty lot known as the Mountain, a permanent black puddle the size of a swimming pool, and the port\u2019s 20-foot-high outside wall. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "The carriage house proper boasted a livery room and space for six large equipages. \u2014 John Freeman Gill, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2019",
      "Big red signs warn them of the danger to their lives at the checkpoints that divide Israel proper from the Palestinian territories. \u2014 Batya Ungar-sargon, The New York Review of Books , 17 June 2019",
      "Around the globe the Jetta will be a lot of somebodies\u2019 first proper , grown-up automobile\u2014a chapter-of-life choice, a fork in the road. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 10 Aug. 2018",
      "Additionally, families can opt for grander accommodations than the lodge proper by renting from Spruce Peaks\u2019 pool of private residences and mountain cabins. \u2014 Paul Rubio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English propre proper, own, from Anglo-French, from Latin proprius own":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proper Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase",
    "synonyms":[
      "befitting",
      "correct",
      "decent",
      "decorous",
      "de rigueur",
      "genteel",
      "nice",
      "polite",
      "respectable",
      "seemly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070701",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proper adjective":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an adjective that is formed from a proper noun and that is usually capitalized in English":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1905, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084737",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "properate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": hasten":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin properatus , past participle of properare , from properus speedy":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084852",
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "verb"
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  "properdin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a blood serum protein that participates in the activation of complement in a pathway which does not involve the presence of antibodies":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1954, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from pro- entry 1 + Latin perdere to destroy + English -in entry 1 \u2014 more at perdition":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8p\u0259r-d\u1d4an",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8p\u0259rd-\u1d4an"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085556",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  },
  "properness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "improper",
      "inappropriate",
      "incorrect",
      "indecent",
      "indecorous",
      "indelicate",
      "unbecoming",
      "ungenteel",
      "unseemly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": appointed for the liturgy of a particular day":[],
      ": being a mathematical subset (such as a subgroup) that does not contain all the elements of the inclusive set from which it is derived":[],
      ": belonging characteristically to a species or individual : peculiar":[],
      ": belonging to one : own":[],
      ": good-looking , handsome":[],
      ": in a thorough manner : completely":[],
      ": marked by suitability, rightness, or appropriateness : fit":[],
      ": referring to one individual only":[],
      ": represented heraldically in natural color":[],
      ": strictly accurate : correct":[],
      ": strictly decorous : genteel":[],
      ": strictly limited to a specified thing, place, or idea":[
        "the city proper"
      ],
      ": the part of a missal or breviary containing the proper of the Mass and the offices proper to the holy days of the liturgical year":[],
      ": the parts of the Mass that vary according to the liturgical calendar":[],
      ": utter , absolute":[],
      ": very good : excellent":[],
      ": virtuous , respectable":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "It is not proper to speak that way.",
      "The children need to learn proper behavior.",
      "It would not be proper for you to borrow the ladder without asking first.",
      "She is a very prim and proper young lady.",
      "Is this the proper spelling of your name",
      "You need to eat a proper meal instead of junk food.",
      "Each step must be done in the proper order.",
      "Adverb",
      "They beat us good and proper .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "For further guidelines about proper etiquette when flying the American Flag visit oatesflag.com. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
      "Along with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Nash and Koch challenged the constitutionality of New York's prohibition on carrying handguns in public and the proper -cause requirement in 2018. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 24 June 2022",
      "State licensing officials decided what qualifies as proper cause. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
      "Focus first on proper form before adding weight, says Mr. Brewer. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Tap or click for the proper etiquette for including contacts in the CC or BCC field. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
      "If this happens to you, first ensure proper investment in the resources, software and systems needed to optimize the workflow. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Imani anticipates that there will be people at Fan Fusion who are new to attending fan conventions and not aware of proper etiquette for approaching and photographing cosplayers. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "The French and South Korean governments have contested the proper place for the book for years. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That fascination is playing out at the moment not only on a stage in Cambridge, but in Boston proper , too. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Afterward, head down to the Circle proper for the kickoff of the See You at the Circle concert series with the go-go sound of the Experience Band and Show and powerhouse neo-soul singer Deborah Bond. \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Note: This story originally reported that Baker's last show in Detroit proper was at the Fox Theatre. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
      "The chicken house proper should have five or six square feet per chicken. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Jefferson County, the most populous county in Alabama and home to Birmingham proper , is currently averaging 100 new cases per day. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
      "Google Maps has access to location data, historical information, and Street View images; Google proper has much of the internet as well as numerous AI projects at its disposal. \u2014 Nathaniel Mott, PCMAG , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Odaibia was built in the 19th century as a defense against naval attacks on Tokyo proper , but is now a shopping and entertainment destination. \u2014 Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "For those consumers, Apple continues to release security updates for older hardware, and the general view (although unconfirmed) is two further years of security updates are offered after hardware is unable to upgrade to the new OS proper . \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The Backpacker\u2019s Field Manual is a well-rounded and comprehensive primer on how to select a proper -fitting pack, select a campsite, lower your physical impact on the trail, plan a backcountry menu, and learn about dozens of other topics. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Another safety consideration has to do with injury risk: Wearing proper -fitting shoes can help prevent injury, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons says. \u2014 Cindy Kuzma, SELF , 25 Dec. 2020",
      "Just as there\u2019s something to be said for proper -fitting women\u2019s flannels, there\u2019s also something to be said for a good pair of men\u2019s camp pants. \u2014 Ben Romans, Outdoor Life , 26 Nov. 2020",
      "The port proper is connected to Market Three by a narrow cement path that wends between an overgrown empty lot known as the Mountain, a permanent black puddle the size of a swimming pool, and the port\u2019s 20-foot-high outside wall. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "The carriage house proper boasted a livery room and space for six large equipages. \u2014 John Freeman Gill, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2019",
      "Big red signs warn them of the danger to their lives at the checkpoints that divide Israel proper from the Palestinian territories. \u2014 Batya Ungar-sargon, The New York Review of Books , 17 June 2019",
      "Around the globe the Jetta will be a lot of somebodies\u2019 first proper , grown-up automobile\u2014a chapter-of-life choice, a fork in the road. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 10 Aug. 2018",
      "Additionally, families can opt for grander accommodations than the lodge proper by renting from Spruce Peaks\u2019 pool of private residences and mountain cabins. \u2014 Paul Rubio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English propre proper, own, from Anglo-French, from Latin proprius own":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proper Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase",
    "synonyms":[
      "befitting",
      "correct",
      "decent",
      "decorous",
      "de rigueur",
      "genteel",
      "nice",
      "polite",
      "respectable",
      "seemly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233616",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "property":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a book or script purchased for publication or production":[],
      ": a quality or trait belonging and especially peculiar to an individual or thing":[],
      ": an article or object used in a play or motion picture except painted scenery and costumes":[],
      ": an attribute common to all members of a class":[],
      ": an effect that an object has on another object or on the senses":[],
      ": one (such as a performer) who is under contract and whose work is especially valuable":[],
      ": something to which a person or business has a legal title":[],
      ": the exclusive right to possess, enjoy, and dispose of a thing : ownership":[],
      ": virtue sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We are not responsible for the loss of personal property .",
      "He was trying to sell stolen property .",
      "He was caught trespassing on private property .",
      "She owns all sorts of property around town.",
      "The students were caught smoking on school property .",
      "He owns several valuable properties in the area.",
      "a developer of commercial properties",
      "One of the properties of helium is its lightness.",
      "A unique property of garlic is its strong odor.",
      "The two plants have similar physical properties .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its previous owner, Ramdat Saroop sold the property to the developer in January for $835,000. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Christensen also discovered that a distiller named Hugh Moon once owned the property . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Neighbors of the Clyde Street property have recently noticed a flurry of activity at the residence as contractors\u2019 vans filled the driveway daily for what is clearly a moneyed restoration project. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The hotel would be set back from A1A, with its highest point on the property \u2019s west side to keep shadows away from the beach. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "As explained in the post, the property holds special importance to Jeremy and Audrey's road to romance. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "The property gained prominence in the U.S. thanks to the 1980s Hanna-Barbera Productions cartoon. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Before finalizing the deal, Liberty will have 180 days -- or six months -- to investigate and review the property . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Now, the three-bedroom property overlooking the East River is for sale once again, this time for $7.25 million. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proprete , from Anglo-French propret\u00e9 , from Latin proprietat-, proprietas , from proprius own":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259r-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for property quality , property , character , attribute mean an intelligible feature by which a thing may be identified. quality is a general term applicable to any trait or characteristic whether individual or generic. material with a silky quality property implies a characteristic that belongs to a thing's essential nature and may be used to describe a type or species. the property of not conducting heat character applies to a peculiar and distinctive quality of a thing or a class. remarks of an unseemly character attribute implies a quality ascribed to a thing or a being. the attributes of a military hero",
    "synonyms":[
      "lot",
      "parcel",
      "plat",
      "plot",
      "tract"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103037",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prophecy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a prediction of something to come":[],
      ": an inspired utterance of a prophet":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The prophecies of the author have all come true.",
      "She has the gift of prophecy .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The second installment, released in 2002, sees Harry, Ron and Hermione investigating a magical prophecy when a dark evil begins haunting the school. \u2014 Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "These expectations can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy . \u2014 Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s a signal that investors believe the Fed will quell inflation before expectations of future price increases harden into a self-fulfilling prophecy . \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
      "Ball and Enjeti are not alone in their reanimation of Kelly\u2019s prophecy . \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
      "As inventory rises, even those who can still buy are choosing not to, creating somewhat of a self-fulfilling slowdown prophecy . \u2014 Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Against this backdrop, Jerusalem felt to me less like a play than a prophecy . \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "Ravenlok From the creators of Echo Generation comes Ravenlok, a fairytale action RPG in which a young girl has to fulfill a dangerous prophecy . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 13 June 2022",
      "Self-sabotaging talk can be a dream killer and a self-fulfilling prophecy . \u2014 Amy Blaschka, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prophecie, prophesie, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin proph\u0113t\u012ba, borrowed from Greek proph\u0113te\u00eda \"gift of interpreting the will of the gods, interpretation of a god's will,\" (New Testament) \"gift of speaking, preaching and expounding scripture under the Holy Spirit's influence,\" from proph\u1e17t\u0113s prophet + -ia -ia entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-f\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "auguring",
      "augury",
      "bodement",
      "cast",
      "forecast",
      "forecasting",
      "foretelling",
      "predicting",
      "prediction",
      "presaging",
      "prognosis",
      "prognostic",
      "prognosticating",
      "prognostication",
      "soothsaying",
      "vaticination"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212211",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prophesier":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": prefigure":[],
      ": to give instruction in religious matters : preach":[],
      ": to make a prediction":[],
      ": to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge":[],
      ": to speak as if divinely inspired":[],
      ": to utter by or as if by divine inspiration":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The book claims that modern events were prophesied in ancient times.",
      "holy men were prophesying the coming of a new messiah",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Paul suspects that Xan is named after Xanthus, an immortal horse in Greek mythology who was able to speak and prophesy \u2014and actually prophesied the death of his owner, Achilles. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "One, by Donatello, seems to prophesy the other, by Michelangelo. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Similar slight improvements are the most that even its advocates are able to prophesy for the dirigible. \u2014 Victor Lougheed, Popular Mechanics , 13 Aug. 2020",
      "In the years before the virus, critics began to prophesy that a handful of tech companies would soon grow more powerful than the government. \u2014 Franklin Foer, The Atlantic , 12 June 2020",
      "Kierkegaard was the youngest of seven children; his father had prophesied that none of his children would survive past 33, Jesus\u2019 age at crucifixion, and all but Kierkegaard and one brother were to die young. \u2014 Parul Sehgal, New York Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "In 2002 futurist Jeremy Rifkin\u2019s book The Hydrogen Economy prophesied that the gas would catalyze a new industrial revolution. \u2014 Peter Fairley, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "The dominant push toward proper clothes was clearest at Louis Vuitton, which has become a catalyst for trends under its hype-maker/men\u2019s artistic director Virgil Abloh, who recently prophesied streetwear\u2019s decline. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "Early in the Gospel of John, the soon-to-be apostle Philip searches out one Nathanael to share momentous news: The Christ prophesied in the Scriptures has been found, a man named Jesus from Nazareth. \u2014 Stephen Mirarchi, National Review , 28 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prophecien, prophesien, borrowed from Middle French prophecier, verbal derivative of phophecie, prophesie prophecy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-f\u0259-\u02ccs\u012b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prophesy foretell , predict , forecast , prophesy , prognosticate mean to tell beforehand. foretell applies to the telling of the coming of a future event by any procedure or any source of information. seers foretold the calamity predict commonly implies inference from facts or accepted laws of nature. astronomers predicted an eclipse forecast adds the implication of anticipating eventualities and differs from predict in being usually concerned with probabilities rather than certainties. forecast snow prophesy connotes inspired or mystic knowledge of the future especially as the fulfilling of divine threats or promises. prophesying a new messiah prognosticate is used less often than the other words; it may suggest learned or skilled interpretation, but more often it is simply a colorful substitute for predict or prophesy . prognosticating the future",
    "synonyms":[
      "augur",
      "call",
      "forecast",
      "foretell",
      "predict",
      "presage",
      "prognosticate",
      "read",
      "vaticinate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163210",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prophesize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": prophesy":[
        "Others say he could prophesize the future \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jerome R. Corsi",
        "Female spiritual leaders \u2026 have prophesized the dawning of a new religion \u2026",
        "\u2014 Women's Realities, Women's Choices",
        "The gurus of those times prophesized the coming of a god-man who was loving, forgiving, and merciful, and who had powers of the mind hitherto unknown to men \u2026",
        "\u2014 Walter Prytulak",
        "He dares not prophesize or hypothesize on heaven and hell.",
        "\u2014 Greg Barrett",
        "\u2026 he started prophesizing to me about things that would happen in my life, and I was blown away.",
        "\u2014 Neil Cavuto",
        "\"I think they're going to kick their butts \u2026\" she prophesized an hour before kick-off.",
        "\u2014 Gene O'Donnell"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And on his first album in four years, the Virginia native continues to prophesize the perils of coke rap with impeccable precision. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
      "Sometimes the oracle had to come from Delphi to come into the center of town to prophesize . \u2014 Jason Parham, WIRED , 19 June 2018",
      "For a time, only that passage, appearing to prophesize his death, could be found. \u2014 Paul Stekler, OrlandoSentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "Moshe on the other hand, suggests that Eldad and Medad and all others be given the chance to prophesize . \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal , 10 July 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1816, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prophecy + -ize , with s after prophesy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-f\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020243",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prophesy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": prefigure":[],
      ": to give instruction in religious matters : preach":[],
      ": to make a prediction":[],
      ": to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge":[],
      ": to speak as if divinely inspired":[],
      ": to utter by or as if by divine inspiration":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The book claims that modern events were prophesied in ancient times.",
      "holy men were prophesying the coming of a new messiah",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Paul suspects that Xan is named after Xanthus, an immortal horse in Greek mythology who was able to speak and prophesy \u2014and actually prophesied the death of his owner, Achilles. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "One, by Donatello, seems to prophesy the other, by Michelangelo. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Similar slight improvements are the most that even its advocates are able to prophesy for the dirigible. \u2014 Victor Lougheed, Popular Mechanics , 13 Aug. 2020",
      "In the years before the virus, critics began to prophesy that a handful of tech companies would soon grow more powerful than the government. \u2014 Franklin Foer, The Atlantic , 12 June 2020",
      "Kierkegaard was the youngest of seven children; his father had prophesied that none of his children would survive past 33, Jesus\u2019 age at crucifixion, and all but Kierkegaard and one brother were to die young. \u2014 Parul Sehgal, New York Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "In 2002 futurist Jeremy Rifkin\u2019s book The Hydrogen Economy prophesied that the gas would catalyze a new industrial revolution. \u2014 Peter Fairley, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "The dominant push toward proper clothes was clearest at Louis Vuitton, which has become a catalyst for trends under its hype-maker/men\u2019s artistic director Virgil Abloh, who recently prophesied streetwear\u2019s decline. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "Early in the Gospel of John, the soon-to-be apostle Philip searches out one Nathanael to share momentous news: The Christ prophesied in the Scriptures has been found, a man named Jesus from Nazareth. \u2014 Stephen Mirarchi, National Review , 28 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prophecien, prophesien, borrowed from Middle French prophecier, verbal derivative of phophecie, prophesie prophecy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-f\u0259-\u02ccs\u012b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prophesy foretell , predict , forecast , prophesy , prognosticate mean to tell beforehand. foretell applies to the telling of the coming of a future event by any procedure or any source of information. seers foretold the calamity predict commonly implies inference from facts or accepted laws of nature. astronomers predicted an eclipse forecast adds the implication of anticipating eventualities and differs from predict in being usually concerned with probabilities rather than certainties. forecast snow prophesy connotes inspired or mystic knowledge of the future especially as the fulfilling of divine threats or promises. prophesying a new messiah prognosticate is used less often than the other words; it may suggest learned or skilled interpretation, but more often it is simply a colorful substitute for predict or prophesy . prognosticating the future",
    "synonyms":[
      "augur",
      "call",
      "forecast",
      "foretell",
      "predict",
      "presage",
      "prognosticate",
      "read",
      "vaticinate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113031",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prophet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a spiritual seer":[],
      ": an effective or leading spokesman for a cause, doctrine, or group":[],
      ": disappearance of material sense before the conscious facts of spiritual Truth":[],
      ": one regarded by a group of followers as the final authoritative revealer of God's will":[
        "Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah"
      ],
      ": one who foretells future events : predictor":[],
      ": one who utters divinely inspired revelations: such as":[],
      ": the writer of one of the prophetic books of the Bible":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the words of the prophet",
      "an economist who is regarded by many as a reliable prophet of future developments in the global economy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Over recent decades, Brand has become less a prophet than a consultant. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "The church accompanies nearly every policy change with assertions that the changes come direct from God\u2019s mouth to the prophet \u2019s ear. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The problem\u2019s latest incarnation: disparaging comments BJP officeholders recently made about the prophet Muhammad. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Telling the story of Fatima, the daughter of the prophet Muhammad who lived in the 7th century, The Lady in Heaven also makes links between the Islamic State militant group and various historical figures in Islam. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Who should be working for Dodgson, but Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), part of the original trio with Ellie and Alan, and now a kind of low-rent prophet (and bestselling author",
      "The tyrant cleric had seen in it only blasphemous portrayals of the prophet Muhammad. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which honors when Allah revealed the first verses of the Qur\u2019an to the prophet Muhammad, also follows the moon. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "For Prophet Abraham, being a prophet , his dreams (or true visions) were a part of his Revelation. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prophete, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin proph\u0113ta \"spokesman or interpreter of a god\" (Late Latin also proph\u0113t\u0113s \"revealer of God's will, foreteller of future events\"), borrowed from Greek proph\u1e17t\u0113s \"one who interprets the will of a god to humans, interpreter,\" (Septuagint) \"revealer of God's will,\" (New Testament) \"inspired preacher and teacher, foreteller of future events,\" from pro- pro- entry 1 + ph\u0113-, stem of ph\u0113m\u00ed, ph\u00e1nai \"to speak, say\" + -t\u0113s, agent suffix \u2014 more at ban entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-f\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "augur",
      "diviner",
      "forecaster",
      "foreseer",
      "foreteller",
      "fortune-teller",
      "futurist",
      "prognosticator",
      "prophesier",
      "seer",
      "soothsayer",
      "visionary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172215",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "propitiate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "anger",
      "enrage",
      "incense",
      "inflame",
      "enflame",
      "infuriate",
      "ire",
      "madden",
      "outrage"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He made an offering to propitiate the angry gods.",
      "the temple was once the site of sacrifices\u2014both to honor the gods in times of plenty and to propitiate them in times of trouble",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These mace heads, more commonly made from antler, are often dredged from rivers; they were probably placed there to propitiate the water spirits. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Sarah Burton\u2019s poetic debut collection for Alexander McQueen for spring 2011 took inspiration from the corn-husk dollies that in ancient Britain were traditionally used to propitiate the agricultural field gods. \u2014 Alex Harrington, Vogue , 28 Oct. 2020",
      "Norman\u2019s description of a crisis over which deity to propitiate , a crisis that began with the thirteenth and continues to the present day, is impressive in its clarity. \u2014 Donald S. Lopez, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "These ghosts have been stalking the premises since the Great Famine, when a local man committed a sickening murder in an attempt to propitiate the ancient gods. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 18 May 2018",
      "Soon after Kuchibhotla\u2019s murder, a commentator in India a grave irony: in the run-up to the 2016 election, a number of right-leaning American Hindus , not only with donations but also with elaborate prayer ceremonies to propitiate the gods. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2017",
      "In interviews, the inhabitants complained that rocks being blasted off the mountains were falling on their homes and angering the local neak ta, who had to be propitiated with offerings of roast pigs. \u2014 Julia Wallace, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin propitiatus , past participle of propitiare , from propitius propitious":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8pi-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for propitiate pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
    "synonyms":[
      "appease",
      "assuage",
      "conciliate",
      "disarm",
      "gentle",
      "mollify",
      "pacify",
      "placate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221947",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "propitiates":{
    "antonyms":[
      "anger",
      "enrage",
      "incense",
      "inflame",
      "enflame",
      "infuriate",
      "ire",
      "madden",
      "outrage"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He made an offering to propitiate the angry gods.",
      "the temple was once the site of sacrifices\u2014both to honor the gods in times of plenty and to propitiate them in times of trouble",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These mace heads, more commonly made from antler, are often dredged from rivers; they were probably placed there to propitiate the water spirits. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Sarah Burton\u2019s poetic debut collection for Alexander McQueen for spring 2011 took inspiration from the corn-husk dollies that in ancient Britain were traditionally used to propitiate the agricultural field gods. \u2014 Alex Harrington, Vogue , 28 Oct. 2020",
      "Norman\u2019s description of a crisis over which deity to propitiate , a crisis that began with the thirteenth and continues to the present day, is impressive in its clarity. \u2014 Donald S. Lopez, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "These ghosts have been stalking the premises since the Great Famine, when a local man committed a sickening murder in an attempt to propitiate the ancient gods. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 18 May 2018",
      "Soon after Kuchibhotla\u2019s murder, a commentator in India a grave irony: in the run-up to the 2016 election, a number of right-leaning American Hindus , not only with donations but also with elaborate prayer ceremonies to propitiate the gods. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2017",
      "In interviews, the inhabitants complained that rocks being blasted off the mountains were falling on their homes and angering the local neak ta, who had to be propitiated with offerings of roast pigs. \u2014 Julia Wallace, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin propitiatus , past participle of propitiare , from propitius propitious":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8pi-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for propitiate pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
    "synonyms":[
      "appease",
      "assuage",
      "conciliate",
      "disarm",
      "gentle",
      "mollify",
      "pacify",
      "placate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194038",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "propitiatingly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a propitiating manner : so as to appease or conciliate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133128",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "propitiation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of gaining or regaining the favor or goodwill of someone or something : the act of propitiating : appeasement":[
        "a sacrifice in propitiation of the gods",
        "\u2026 she showed every possible desire to conciliate him, and there was an air of humble propitiation in all she did, such as I have seen pervade the bearing of a child towards a hard master.",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
      "Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
      "Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
      "Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
      "Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
      "Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
      "Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
      "Many customs and beliefs, rooted in ancient practices of affecting reality and averting danger by acts of propitiation and protection, are being reinvented\u2014including wayside shrines on the sites of fatal accidents. \u2014 Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02ccpi-sh\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195042",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "propitiative":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": tending to propitiate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101t|",
      "|\u0113v also |\u0259v"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110211",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "propitiatorily":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": by way of propiation":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u00a6-",
      "-t\u022fr-",
      "pr\u0259\u00a6pish\u0113\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0259l\u0113",
      "-li sometimes -is\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185218",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "propitiatory":{
    "antonyms":[
      "antagonizing"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": intended to propitiate : expiatory":[],
      ": of or relating to propitiation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "sent his girlfriend flowers as a propitiatory gesture for a date gone sour"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8pi-sh(\u0113-)\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "appeasing",
      "conciliating",
      "conciliatory",
      "disarming",
      "mollifying",
      "pacific",
      "pacifying",
      "peacemaking",
      "placating",
      "placatory"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181043",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "propitious":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bleak",
      "dark",
      "depressing",
      "desperate",
      "discouraging",
      "disheartening",
      "dismal",
      "downbeat",
      "dreary",
      "gloomy",
      "hopeless",
      "inauspicious",
      "pessimistic",
      "unencouraging",
      "unlikely",
      "unpromising",
      "unpropitious"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being a good omen : auspicious":[
        "propitious sign"
      ],
      ": favorably disposed : benevolent":[],
      ": tending to favor : advantageous":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Now is a propitious time to start a business.",
      "the success of the first big movie in May was a propitious start for the summer season of blockbusters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All of which argues for international monetary reform, even though the timing might seem less than propitious . \u2014 WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "That long-running installation parades feats by American adepts\u2014Edward Hopper, Alexander Calder, Jacob Lawrence, Willem de Kooning\u2014along various routes, with propitious detours toward world-beating Abstract Expressionism, Pop art, and Minimalism. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Now seems like a propitious time to begin jettisoning reliance on Russia for any such technology, since the national defense strategy identifies Moscow as a major threat for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Chamberlain has sometimes been defended for buying time until conditions were more propitious for Great Britain to fight, something implied at the end of Munich. \u2014 Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "This might be a propitious moment for President Biden to visit the kingdom and seek forgiveness for a growing list of Saudi grievances that have badly damaged relations between Washington and Riyadh. \u2014 Karen Elliott House, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "With any luck, our descendants will see the past from a more propitious perspective than our own. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The vehicle is hitting U.S. markets at a propitious moment. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Most of it should be attributed to propitious timing considering that Van de Zandschulp qualified for Wimbledon as a lucky loser when Dominic Thiem withdrew from the singles draw at the last minute. \u2014 Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English propycyous , from Anglo-French propicius , from Latin propitius , probably from pro- for + petere to seek \u2014 more at pro- , feather":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pi-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for propitious favorable , auspicious , propitious mean pointing toward a happy outcome. favorable implies that the persons involved are approving or helpful or that the circumstances are advantageous. favorable weather conditions auspicious applies to something taken as a sign or omen promising success before or at the start of an event. an auspicious beginning propitious may also apply to beginnings but often implies a continuing favorable condition. a propitious time for starting a business",
    "synonyms":[
      "auspicious",
      "bright",
      "encouraging",
      "fair",
      "golden",
      "heartening",
      "hopeful",
      "likely",
      "optimistic",
      "promising",
      "rose-colored",
      "roseate",
      "rosy",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193222",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proponent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who argues in favor of something : advocate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccp\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advocate",
      "advocator",
      "apostle",
      "backer",
      "booster",
      "champion",
      "espouser",
      "exponent",
      "expounder",
      "friend",
      "gospeler",
      "gospeller",
      "herald",
      "hierophant",
      "high priest",
      "paladin",
      "promoter",
      "protagonist",
      "supporter",
      "true believer",
      "tub-thumper",
      "white knight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adversary",
      "antagonist",
      "opponent"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a vocal proponent of the use of electric-powered cars",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mejia, known for his eye-catching graphics and billboards featuring his pet corgi, is a longtime proponent of reducing police budgets. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Cruise, a longtime proponent of theatrical experience, ensured that the movie made it to the multiplexes as many studio films were jettisoned to streaming over the two years-worth of theatrical tumult. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "Day, a longtime proponent of mental health care, said that help will be provided to those in the OSU program. \u2014 Bill Rabinowitz, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Fan footage of the nuptials is in short supply, since White is a longtime, proud proponent of requiring fans to have their phones locked in pouches at his concerts. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The White House said there would be fewer environmental obstacles, though one apparent motive was to reward Rep. Jim Costa (D., San Joaquin Valley), a longtime project proponent , for his ObamaCare vote. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Warren has been a longtime proponent of a wealth tax, which would impose taxes not just on the wealthiest Americans\u2019 income, but also their assets. \u2014 Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Thistlewood and other followers of Thomas Spence\u2014a radical proponent of redistributing land\u2014seized the moment to lead a violent crowd against a gunshop and other targets in the capital. \u2014 William Anthony Hay, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, a proponent of providing Americans a universal basic income, said stimulus funds made up only about 17% of the money approved through the CARES Act package and was not to blame for rising prices. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin proponent-, proponens , present participle of proponere":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1588, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041624"
  },
  "proportion":{
    "antonyms":[
      "asymmetry",
      "discordance",
      "disproportion",
      "disunity",
      "imbalance",
      "incoherence",
      "violence"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a statement of equality between two ratios in which the first of the four terms divided by the second equals the third divided by the fourth (as in 4/2=10/5) \u2014 compare extreme sense 1b , mean sense 1c":[],
      ": apportion , allot":[],
      ": harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole : balance , symmetry":[],
      ": proper or equal share":[
        "each did her proportion of the work"
      ],
      ": proportional sense 1":[],
      ": quota , percentage":[],
      ": size entry 1 , dimension":[],
      ": the relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree : ratio":[],
      ": to adjust (a part or thing) in size relative to other parts or things":[],
      ": to make the parts of harmonious or symmetrical":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "His ears were drawn out of proportion with his head.",
      "The size of the window seems out of proportion with the height of the wall.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Black youth, like Ma\u2019Khia and her sister, account for 23% of those placed in the foster care system\u2014nearly double their proportion in the national child population. \u2014 Essence , 31 May 2022",
      "As many as 23% of European businesses are considering moving their operations out of China, the highest proportion in a decade, according to a survey released by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China in early May. \u2014 Brian Spegele, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Rhode Island is the state with the highest proportion of nursing homes in danger of closing, a national group reported Wednesday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "Moreover, Wiemann says the proportion of children 5 and younger in foster care has increased dramatically since the pandemic, from 40 to 50 percent. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "European businesses warn China As many as 23% of European businesses are considering shifting investments out of China \u2014 the highest proportion in a decade\u2014 according to a flash survey released by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China late last week. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "Texas has the highest rate of women receiving no prenatal care during their first trimester and ranks second worst for the proportion of children in poverty who are uninsured, the data show. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, Camille Fassett, Jasen Lo, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the increase in BA.2's proportion in the U.S. comes as the CDC has continued to track a nationwide slowdown in the pace of new COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The ABC News/Ipsos poll oversampled people who identify as LGBTQ, with their responses then weighted to match their correct proportion in the general population. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But Rolls doesn't build a torpedo as svelte and as classically proportioned as the DB7 and probably never will. \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 20 May 2020",
      "Like a great restaurant dish, the ingredients are of an unattainable-to-regular-folks quality and proportioned with the ideal balance of flavors and textures. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Dvir originally focused on making sure the triptychs were correctly proportioned . \u2014 Michael Hardy, Wired , 23 Feb. 2020",
      "Why would any animal be so ridiculously proportioned ",
      "The colors were bright, the texture was soft, the Bavarian cream filling was properly proportioned and evenly distributed. \u2014 al , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "At mile eighty-one of the New York State Thruway, the gray silhouettes of the Catskills come into view, perfectly framed and proportioned . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 16 Dec. 2019",
      "Mashburn educated herself on portion sizes during her first few months of the diet, paying attention to the serving size on labels and making sure to proportion her snacks and meals accordingly. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Nov. 2019",
      "With the ability to power each wheel individually, electric trucks like this one promise to surpass the capability of four-wheel drive by actively proportioning power to the wheels with the most grip. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 22 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proporcion , from Anglo-French, from Latin proportion-, proportio , from pro for + portion-, portio portion \u2014 more at for":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "coherence",
      "concinnity",
      "consonance",
      "consonancy",
      "harmony",
      "orchestration",
      "symmetry",
      "symphony",
      "unity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110543",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "proportionment":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a state of being proportioned : proportioning":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-nm\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131132",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proposal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act of putting forward or stating something for consideration":[],
      ": something proposed : suggestion":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Everyone thought the proposal made sense.",
      "The committee is reviewing the proposal for the new restaurant.",
      "They put forth a proposal to sell the company.",
      "These problems have led to the proposal of a new law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Baltimore City Council approved a $4 billion spending plan Thursday, leaving Mayor Brandon Scott\u2019s budget proposal largely intact despite intense questioning by the council and threats to delay its passage. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
      "While Fischer's budget proposal includes $22 million to pave roads and repair sidewalks, some Metro Council members felt that was not enough. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
      "That includes one gubernatorial proposal last year that supported higher payments with a one-time, $3 billion withdrawal from the fund beyond the sustainable limit previously set by lawmakers. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "One proposal pending in Congress would provide additional security measures for the justices, and another would offer more privacy and protection for all federal judges. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "One proposal would require a public relations campaign about street harassment, casting it as a public health threat. \u2014 Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Until this year, the council could only approve or deny the mayor\u2019s overall budget proposal and could not move money between line items unless the mayor requested it. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Newsom\u2019s current budget proposal includes $125 million earmarked to expand access to abortions and to prepare for more women traveling to California for reproductive care. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Appearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen talked about President Joe Biden\u2019s fiscal 2023 budget proposal and his plans to raise taxes on businesses and individuals. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 7 June 2022"
    ],
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      "circa 1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u014d-z\u0259l"
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      "offer",
      "proffer",
      "proposition",
      "suggestion"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181720",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": bid bond":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190437",
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      "noun"
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      ": one who proposes himself as a candidate (as for the ministry)":[]
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      "French, candidate for the Protestant ministry, from proposant , present participle of proposer to propose":""
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      "-z\u1d4ant"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175659",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to engage in talk or discussion":[],
      ": to form or put forward a plan or intention":[
        "man proposes , but God disposes"
      ],
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      ": to offer as a toast":[
        "propose the happiness of the couple"
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      ": to recommend to fill a place or vacancy : nominate":[
        "propose them for membership"
      ],
      ": to set before someone and especially oneself as an aim or intent":[
        "proposed to spend the summer in Italy"
      ],
      ": to set before the mind (as for discussion, imitation, or action)":[
        "propose a plan for settling the dispute"
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      ": to set forth for acceptance or rejection":[
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        "propose a topic for debate"
      ]
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      "The scientists proposed a new theory.",
      "The mayor proposed a plan for a new bridge.",
      "Several senators have proposed raising the tax.",
      "I propose that we revise the bylaws.",
      "They propose to buy a new house.",
      "How do you propose solving this problem",
      "The chairman proposed the young executive as a candidate for promotion.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Committees thus often propose legislative recommendations at the end of investigations. \u2014 Claire Leavitt, The Conversation , 28 June 2022",
      "While the governor can propose a budget, the General Assembly has the power to levy taxes. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will spend coming months studying the fees and then propose changes to federal rules to reduce them, Rohit Chopra, the bureau\u2019s director, said Wednesday. \u2014 Josh Mitchell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Look at your schedule and propose a few firm dates to meet up with this woman. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "Look at your schedule and propose a few firm dates to meet up with this woman. \u2014 cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "The lovebirds planned a trip to London where Fitzner wanted to propose on the ice rink. \u2014 Akira Olivia Kumamoto, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Due to their isolation, the polar bears are so genetically distinct that the researchers propose that the southeastern Greenland polar bears should be considered the 20th subpopulation of the species. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "He is also expected to announce more than $300 million in assistance to address food insecurity in the region and propose changes to the Inter-American Development Bank. \u2014 Tarini Parti, WSJ , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French purposer, proposer , from Latin proponere (perfect indicative proposui ) \u2014 more at propound":""
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      "pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u014dz"
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      "advance",
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      "offer",
      "pose",
      "proffer",
      "propound",
      "suggest",
      "vote"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023825",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to wish a person future health, happiness, and success and ask others to raise their glasses and join in a drink":[
        "I would like to propose a toast to the bride and groom."
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123406",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a request for sexual intercourse":[],
      ": a theorem or problem to be demonstrated or performed":[],
      ": an expression in language or signs of something that can be believed, doubted, or denied or is either true or false":[],
      ": something of an indicated kind to be dealt with":[
        "the farm was never a paying proposition"
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      ": something offered for consideration or acceptance : proposal":[],
      ": the objective meaning of a proposition":[],
      ": the point to be discussed or maintained in argument usually stated in sentence form near the outset":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He made an attractive business proposition .",
      "The other company rejected their proposition .",
      "Her theory rejects the basic proposition that humans evolved from apes.",
      "If we accept proposition \u201cA\u201d as true, then we must accept proposition \u201cB\u201d as false.",
      "The election will be a tough proposition for the mayor.",
      "Verb",
      "He was propositioned by a prostitute.",
      "He got drunk and propositioned a woman sitting next to him in the bar.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Examples of value drivers include the company\u2019s unique selling proposition , client concentration risk, profit margins, experience of the senior management team and growth. \u2014 David Tobin, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The proposition , which voters approved in 1996, says gender or racial preferences are only allowed if they are narrowly tailored and there is a compelling government interest in having such preferences. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "That world-changing proposition -- declared in Philadelphia, enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and reaffirmed in the poetry of the Gettysburg Address -- must still guide us nearly two and ... \u2014 Ben Sasse, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Five years ago, Macron was an untested proposition \u2014 a young, charismatic, and articulate neoliberal leading a new party. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "As well as attracting a significant number of new Discovery+ subscribers, sports broadens its appeal throughout the whole household and provides consumers an even greater, more retentive value proposition . \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The existentialist philosopher argued that the commandment offers a far more radical proposition , one that requires us to surrender our commitment to justice, fairness, and private property. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "In April 2021, ShemarooMe relaunched with a new consumer proposition where subscribers would get one new piece of content every week \u2013 a series, play or film. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "This may seem like a win-win proposition \u2013reporters exposing crimes and prosecutors prosecuting them. \u2014 Andrey Spektor, Fortune , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The letters described a constellation of abuses of power and influence, including being propositioned after class and on yoga retreats, forcibly kissed during private meditation sessions and assaulted on post-yoga massage tables. \u2014 Katherine Rosman, New York Times , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "And in 2015, an Uber manager was accused of propositioning Susan Fowler, a young site reliability engineer, on her first day on the job. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "The story, which featured Judd publicly accusing Weinstein of propositioning her in 1997, sparked an avalanche of accusations from women who came forward with similar accounts and ultimately numbered 80. \u2014 Chris Francescani, ABC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
      "Warren did not accuse Reinhardt of ever touching or propositioning her. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 21 Feb. 2020",
      "Dugan alleges that prior to her hiring, Katz propositioned her and tried to kiss her at a dinner. \u2014 Time , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "In 2017, Agrawal was cast out of Thinx just as a former employee filed a complaint claiming that Agrawal groped a staff member\u2019s breasts, exposed herself in the office and propositioned an employee. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "Johnson denied harassing, groping or propositioning any court colleagues or employees and noted that his chief accuser, Justice Victoria Chaney, had recommended him to then-Gov. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 6 Jan. 2020",
      "Fowler says her boss propositioned her and higher-ups ignored her complaints. \u2014 Fortune , 24 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "hypothesis",
      "supposition",
      "theory",
      "thesis"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212305",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "propound":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to offer for discussion or consideration":[]
    },
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      "Her new book expands upon the theory propounded in her first book.",
      "let us propound the question whether mercy killing should ever be an option",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gewen has every right to propound that view in his own books and essays. \u2014 Jim Sleeper, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2020",
      "The minority view, propounded by Dr. Hoyle and subscribed to in part by the Burbidges, is known as steady-state theory. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "Before Albert Einstein propounded his theory of relativity in the early 20th century, it was assumed that matter could ultimately be broken down into indivisible indestructible parts. \u2014 Harish Pullanoor, Quartz India , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "But while millions have read unsupported theories propounded in dark corners of the internet, some have been prompted to act violently. \u2014 Ali Watkins, New York Times , 6 Dec. 2019",
      "But the late-nineteenth-century American upper class largely delighted in the philosophy propounded by the Englishman Herbert Spencer: that the millionaire was not a conniving brute but a product of natural selection. \u2014 Doug Henwood, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "This equation of divine and political power runs counter to the American principle of the separation of church and state, and propounds an elitist, even totalitarian view of politics. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 14 Aug. 2019",
      "In the case of reparations, this would mean Democrats propounding an idea even more unpopular than Mr Trump\u2019s policy of tearing migrant children from their parents. \u2014 The Economist , 29 June 2019",
      "In it, Socrates propounds his theory of love, introducing the concept of Platonic love, which formed the basis of his theory of ideal forms. \u2014 Jamie James, WSJ , 17 May 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1531, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of earlier propone , from Middle English (Scots) proponen , from Latin proponere to display, propound, from pro- before + ponere to put, place \u2014 more at pro- , position":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pau\u0307nd"
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      "bounce",
      "offer",
      "pose",
      "proffer",
      "propose",
      "suggest",
      "vote"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112056",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "impropriety",
      "indecency",
      "indecorum"
    ],
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      ": a special characteristic : peculiarity":[],
      ": conformity to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech":[],
      ": fear of offending against conventional rules of behavior especially between the sexes":[],
      ": the customs and manners of polite society":[],
      ": the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness":[],
      ": true nature":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "If Madison felt the same annoyance with the dissenters, his prim sense of political propriety forbade him from stooping to personal attacks. \u2014 Jack N. Rakove , Original Meanings \u2026 , 1996",
      "His austere and basically humble personality imposes a curious damp propriety upon his memorial. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 1 July 1991",
      "In contemporary America the appearance of prosperity is all too often taken as a sign of propriety . \u2014 Jack Beatty , Atlantic , December 1989",
      "She conducted herself with propriety .",
      "They debated the propriety of the punishment that he was given.",
      "When attending a wedding, there are certain proprieties that must be observed.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At that time, old rules about suitability and propriety were being jettisoned, replaced by personal expression and a stylistic free-for-all. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "That may be true, but public courses don\u2019t prioritize propriety as emphatically as The Country Club does. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "The judge \u2014 unlike the jury \u2014 found Bauman did not abuse his First Amendment privilege of free speech by engaging in public discussion about the safety and propriety of West Samaria's operation. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "Instead of spurring widespread disgust, Trump's unapologetic bigotry sent the left reeling and created a culture of permissiveness on the right -- the filters of propriety and politeness came down, the fa\u00e7ade of decency was roughed off. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The propriety of all this and what to do about it can be debated. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 21 May 2022",
      "Plenty of outlets followed the Times\u2019 lead, letting the thrill of writing about UFOs with a big wink overtake their normal sense of propriety . \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
      "And any line of civility, propriety or humanity was crossed decades ago by antiabortion protesters. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "What\u2019s most apt about Bullough\u2019s butler analogy is the appearance of gray-flannel propriety , which can impart an aura of respectability to even the most disreputable fortune. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English propriete , from Anglo-French propriet\u00e9, propret\u00e9 property, quality of a person or thing \u2014 more at property":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pr\u012b-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "decency",
      "decorum",
      "form"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224223",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "proprietor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who has the legal right or exclusive title to something : owner":[],
      ": one granted ownership of a colony (such as one of the original American colonies) and full prerogatives of establishing a government and distributing land":[],
      ": one having an interest (such as control or present use) less than absolute and exclusive right":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She is the proprietor of the store.",
      "the proprietor of a used-car dealership",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sarah Bezdelovs, 19, a 2021 graduate of Rocky Hill High School, bought Ferry Park Grill, located on the banks of the Rocky Hill Glastonbury Ferry, from its previous proprietor . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
      "As the takeover drama played out, its new proprietor publicly criticized the platform, took aim at senior Twitter executives who oversee speech rules on the service and needled Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mr. Gates on the site. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "The locksmith shop of Melee Island and its proprietor . \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Burt is an entrepreneur with deep roots in Avondale, the owner of the Parkside building and the former proprietor of a home and garden shop in that location. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Then Sylvia Beach, proprietor of the Left Bank bookshop Shakespeare and Company, who published him. \u2014 James Campbell, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Tubbs was among the 25 graduates, as was Jacques Sarr, proprietor of Jacques International Language Academy in Rogers Park. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Rachel Martin, proprietor of Oceano wines, is looking forward to putting the new AVA on her outstanding chardonnay and pinot noir, which until now have carried the San Luis Obispo County designation. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "In 1951, Bruce Kendall, proprietor of Anchorage\u2019s Parsons Hotel, refused to let a room to a Black man with a reservation. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1537, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of proprietary entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pr\u012b-\u0259-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "holder",
      "owner",
      "possessor"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132240",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "impropriety",
      "indecency",
      "indecorum"
    ],
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      ": a special characteristic : peculiarity":[],
      ": conformity to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech":[],
      ": fear of offending against conventional rules of behavior especially between the sexes":[],
      ": the customs and manners of polite society":[],
      ": the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness":[],
      ": true nature":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "If Madison felt the same annoyance with the dissenters, his prim sense of political propriety forbade him from stooping to personal attacks. \u2014 Jack N. Rakove , Original Meanings \u2026 , 1996",
      "His austere and basically humble personality imposes a curious damp propriety upon his memorial. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 1 July 1991",
      "In contemporary America the appearance of prosperity is all too often taken as a sign of propriety . \u2014 Jack Beatty , Atlantic , December 1989",
      "She conducted herself with propriety .",
      "They debated the propriety of the punishment that he was given.",
      "When attending a wedding, there are certain proprieties that must be observed.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At that time, old rules about suitability and propriety were being jettisoned, replaced by personal expression and a stylistic free-for-all. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "That may be true, but public courses don\u2019t prioritize propriety as emphatically as The Country Club does. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "The judge \u2014 unlike the jury \u2014 found Bauman did not abuse his First Amendment privilege of free speech by engaging in public discussion about the safety and propriety of West Samaria's operation. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "Instead of spurring widespread disgust, Trump's unapologetic bigotry sent the left reeling and created a culture of permissiveness on the right -- the filters of propriety and politeness came down, the fa\u00e7ade of decency was roughed off. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The propriety of all this and what to do about it can be debated. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 21 May 2022",
      "Plenty of outlets followed the Times\u2019 lead, letting the thrill of writing about UFOs with a big wink overtake their normal sense of propriety . \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
      "And any line of civility, propriety or humanity was crossed decades ago by antiabortion protesters. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "What\u2019s most apt about Bullough\u2019s butler analogy is the appearance of gray-flannel propriety , which can impart an aura of respectability to even the most disreputable fortune. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English propriete , from Anglo-French propriet\u00e9, propret\u00e9 property, quality of a person or thing \u2014 more at property":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pr\u012b-\u0259-t\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "decency",
      "decorum",
      "form"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232024",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": credit sense 6b":[
        "at least deserves props for writing a song about something that rings true",
        "\u2014 Jim Abbott"
      ],
      ": due sense a":[
        "takes pains to give the man his props",
        "\u2014 Dan Epstein"
      ],
      ": respect":[
        "teachers have to earn their props just like everybody else",
        "\u2014 Greg Donaldson"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1990, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for proper dues":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
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    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034819",
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction"
    ]
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  "propulsion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": something that propels":[],
      ": the action or process of propelling":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Sailboats use wind as their source of propulsion .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The spacecraft also has a number of innovations, like ion propulsion rather than traditional rocket fuel. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "As for power, the Ferretti 860 offers two propulsion packages. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
      "Up until Japan launched the Shinkansen (a.k.a. the bullet train), train propulsion was centralized at the front from a single engine. \u2014 Bill Hall, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The station began nearly a decade ago, and it was created primarily because of the propulsion shortcomings of the Orion spacecraft's service module. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 20 June 2022",
      "In April, Purdue also announced plans for a $73 million, 55,000-square-foot propulsion laboratory for hypersonic technologies in Purdue\u2019s Discovery Park District. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "Already, advances in solar sails and other unconventional propulsion technologies offer the possibility of expediting the requisite journey to the solar system\u2019s outermost reaches. \u2014 Allison Gasparini, Scientific American , 25 May 2022",
      "As for grunt, the studio says Beach Explorer will be powered by a diesel-electric propulsion system, which is both quieter and more energy-efficient than pure diesel. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
      "The incidents acknowledged publicly typically involve strange objects zooming at high speeds across vast distances, with no apparent propulsion system. \u2014 Stefan Becket, CBS News , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin pr\u014dpulsi\u014dn-, pr\u014dpulsi\u014d \"action of driving out or urging on,\" derivative, with the suffix of verbal action -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, of Latin propellere \"to push or thrust forward, compel to go onward\" (with -s- from past participle and verbal noun pr\u014dpulsus ) \u2014 more at propel":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u0259l-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123605",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": tending or having power to propel":[
        "propulsive force"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This propulsive thriller will keep you up long after lights out. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "Maybe some of those stories will become more propulsive as the season nears its end. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "In the song, Puth just can\u2019t shake a love that keeps him hanging over a propulsive beat. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Great Circle is a big novel but not a daunting one: an impressive array of historical research is integrated seamlessly, and the story is propulsive . \u2014 Eva Holland, Outside Online , 9 May 2021",
      "That\u2019s a mild disappointment, too; some of the character beats, like one involving a major betrayal that results in the jettisoning of a key character, feel shockingly rushed, so propulsive is the forward momentum. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "This propulsive track, an homage to one of the greatest rock showmen of all time, reached No. 1 in September 2011 and logged four weeks on top. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "But what\u2019s lost in all that emphasis on work and action and propulsive momentum is the internal life of the protagonist: his emotional well-being, his thoughts and worries, his psychological suffering. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "As such, a large portion of your propulsive energy actually comes from the energy stored in your legs from impact previously made with the ground. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 28 Jan. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1648, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin pr\u014dpulsus, past participle of pr\u014dpellere \"to push or thrust forward, compel to go onward\" + -ive \u2014 more at propel":""
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      "The player's annual salary was prorated because he only played for the last three months of the season.",
      "shares in the company's profits were prorated according to the workers' length of service",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many major trucking companies don\u2019t prorate their charges, meaning a driver who leaves on Day 1 after training would owe the same amount as one let go the day before fulfilling the contract. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Some couples elect to have the same stipend, while others prorate based on incomes or needs. \u2014 Erin Lowry, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2020",
      "Next year, the Cowboys could restructure his contract, converting part of his 2022 base salary into even more bonus money that would prorate through the 2026 season. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 8 July 2021",
      "Adding another dummy year would allow the $16 million to prorate across five years instead of four, freeing up $12.8 million rather than $12 million. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "The bonus money will prorate against the cap across four seasons, producing $7.5 million in cap space for the Cowboys in 2021. \u2014 Michael Gehlken, Dallas News , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "The village will prorate the annual liquor and gaming license fees to help restaurants and bars that were closed under state mandates. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 29 Oct. 2020",
      "If the program was prorated , and state employees received only $120 (one-fifth of $600), the weekly cost would be $3.7 million, or nearly $15 million less. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2020",
      "But revenue of local TV contracts, even if prorated , and the windfall from the national TV deal, especially the postseason piece, remain as revenue streams. \u2014 Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com , 26 May 2020"
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      "the legislative session was prorogued for the summer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Decency would have driven a leader to bow out after the very first COVID fine, so would lying to the Queen to prorogue parliament, or accepting Tory donor cash to refurbish his No.10 apartment. \u2014 Marina Purkiss, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "In a separate legal challenge brought by lawyers of 75 anti-Brexit lawmakers, a judge temporarily rejected calls to to block Johnson\u2019s decision of proroguing parliament on Friday. \u2014 Julia Webster, Time , 30 Aug. 2019",
      "What was unprecedented about this case was that the courts had never before been called upon to review the Crown\u2019s power to prorogue parliament. \u2014 James Grant, Time , 25 Sep. 2019",
      "On Tuesday, Britain\u2019s Supreme Court will consider whether Johnson\u2019s decision to prorogue \u2014 or suspend \u2014 the British Parliament for five weeks was lawful, after conflicting judgments in lower courts. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "Bercow who has openly criticized the prime minister\u2019s decision to prorogue Parliament, approved their request, which led to a vote Tuesday night. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "In August, the Queen prorogued Parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister, which she is historically bound to take. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "When a monarch prorogues Parliament, the current parliamentary session ends, meaning that all motions that have yet to be addressed, voted on, or passed are also suspended. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Aug. 2019",
      "The working assumption among constitutional experts is that, because Parliament was formally prorogued , the government would be obliged to put forward its legislative agenda for the new session in the form of a Queen's Speech. \u2014 Luke Mcgee, CNN , 11 Sep. 2019"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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      "Middle English prorogen , from Anglo-French proroger , from Latin prorogare , from pro- before + rogare to ask \u2014 more at pro- , right":""
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      "For the most part, the descriptions of the books listed in the \"Catalog,\" though informative, are relentlessly prosaic , even hackneyed. \u2014 Mordecai Richler , New York Times Book Review , 8 Oct. 1989",
      "In addition to the prosaic essentials of life\u2014wheat, rice, and salt\u2014the Portuguese found exotic stores of pepper, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and other spices. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
      "There is, of course, an ordinary medicine, an everyday medicine, humdrum, prosaic , a medicine for stubbed toes, quinsies, bunions, and boils \u2026 \u2014 Oliver Sacks , Awakenings , 1973",
      "\u2026 where did he get his money",
      "He has a prosaic writing style.",
      "the prosaic life of a hardworking farmer",
      "She believes the noises are made by ghosts, but I think there's a more prosaic explanation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many of their wildfire preparedness challenges are more prosaic and have common sense solutions \u2013 such as the ability to promptly get permits from the Forest Service to remove hazard trees. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
      "Susan Burling Ward\u2019s character is vivified and illuminated by Foote\u2019s own writing; long passages taken from her memoir and letters provide a graceful counterpoint to Stegner\u2019s often prosaic prose. \u2014 Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
      "Photographs of most of the items are included in the estate sale\u2019s listing, and while most of the pieces for sale are part of the Thompson family collection, there are also more prosaic items like a Peloton exercise bike and a Samsung TV available. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "And with energy costs showing no signs of abating there might never be a better time to interest buyers in the prosaic task of reducing consumption. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "More prosaic memories may color perceptions of Russia, said Karl Schl\u00f6gel, a German historian of Eastern Europe. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Indeed, the emotional fallout is proving harder to deal with than the rather more prosaic but necessary task of getting their companies back on a sound financial footing. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Amid roiling political storms, Magic City Acceptance Academy also faces the more prosaic challenge of preparing students academically as the school\u2019s first year comes to an end this month. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
      "The park\u2019s finest hours were in the 1920s, \u201830s and \u201840s, when its lush tropical foliage and prosaic rosebushes invited downtown workers to lunch al fresco. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022"
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      "1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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      "acts that are proscribed by law",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then his opinion takes particular aim at Roe\u2019s core holding, that fetal viability\u2014the ability to survive outside the womb, currently at about the 23rd week of pregnancy\u2014is the decisive boundary, only after which states can proscribe abortions. \u2014 David J. Garrow, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Democrats championed the rights of business owners and employers all week, while Republicans sought ways to proscribe how employers can run their businesses during a pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Also vulnerable: artists, musicians, filmmakers, academics and other cultural workers, who now find themselves the targets of Taliban orthodoxies that typically proscribe music, the representation of the human figure and the free movement of women. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 3 in a continued effort to proscribe education on racial inequality in K-12 education. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 23 July 2021",
      "New Deal agenda; its logic would proscribe almost all forms of government intervention in private transactions. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "In fact, the doughnut model doesn\u2019t proscribe all economic growth or development. \u2014 Ciara Nugent, Time , 22 Jan. 2021",
      "Five years ago, Britons celebrated with much fanfare the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, a document that began the long process of proscribing the powers of the monarch. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "The political terrain became otherworldly, with rallies, conventions, canvassing, caucuses\u2014handshakes\u2014 proscribed or constricted. \u2014 John A. Farrell, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2020"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro- before + scribere to write \u2014 more at scribe":""
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      "acts that are proscribed by law",
      "regulations proscribe the use of electronic devices on board a plane while it is landing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then his opinion takes particular aim at Roe\u2019s core holding, that fetal viability\u2014the ability to survive outside the womb, currently at about the 23rd week of pregnancy\u2014is the decisive boundary, only after which states can proscribe abortions. \u2014 David J. Garrow, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Democrats championed the rights of business owners and employers all week, while Republicans sought ways to proscribe how employers can run their businesses during a pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Also vulnerable: artists, musicians, filmmakers, academics and other cultural workers, who now find themselves the targets of Taliban orthodoxies that typically proscribe music, the representation of the human figure and the free movement of women. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 3 in a continued effort to proscribe education on racial inequality in K-12 education. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 23 July 2021",
      "New Deal agenda; its logic would proscribe almost all forms of government intervention in private transactions. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "In fact, the doughnut model doesn\u2019t proscribe all economic growth or development. \u2014 Ciara Nugent, Time , 22 Jan. 2021",
      "Five years ago, Britons celebrated with much fanfare the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, a document that began the long process of proscribing the powers of the monarch. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "The political terrain became otherworldly, with rallies, conventions, canvassing, caucuses\u2014handshakes\u2014 proscribed or constricted. \u2014 John A. Farrell, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2020"
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      "Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro- before + scribere to write \u2014 more at scribe":""
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      "regulations proscribe the use of electronic devices on board a plane while it is landing",
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      "Then his opinion takes particular aim at Roe\u2019s core holding, that fetal viability\u2014the ability to survive outside the womb, currently at about the 23rd week of pregnancy\u2014is the decisive boundary, only after which states can proscribe abortions. \u2014 David J. Garrow, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Democrats championed the rights of business owners and employers all week, while Republicans sought ways to proscribe how employers can run their businesses during a pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Also vulnerable: artists, musicians, filmmakers, academics and other cultural workers, who now find themselves the targets of Taliban orthodoxies that typically proscribe music, the representation of the human figure and the free movement of women. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 3 in a continued effort to proscribe education on racial inequality in K-12 education. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 23 July 2021",
      "New Deal agenda; its logic would proscribe almost all forms of government intervention in private transactions. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "In fact, the doughnut model doesn\u2019t proscribe all economic growth or development. \u2014 Ciara Nugent, Time , 22 Jan. 2021",
      "Five years ago, Britons celebrated with much fanfare the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, a document that began the long process of proscribing the powers of the monarch. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "The political terrain became otherworldly, with rallies, conventions, canvassing, caucuses\u2014handshakes\u2014 proscribed or constricted. \u2014 John A. Farrell, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2020"
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      "Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro- before + scribere to write \u2014 more at scribe":""
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      "the proscription against bicycles and skateboards is intended to make the plaza a more pedestrian-friendly place",
      "a strongly worded proscription against smoking indoors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That\u2019s to maximize choices, Norris said, rather than any proscription away from building smaller. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "The legal assertion that life begins at conception has implications for IVF, and pro-life groups in this country and abroad have argued for a proscription not only of embryo research but also of the freezing and disposal of embryos. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Such a proscription wouldn\u2019t significantly lower domestic gasoline prices because many U.S. refiners are built to process heavier crudes different from the lighter grades extracted domestically. \u2014 WSJ , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "But the defense successfully made a technical argument that the length of the barrel on Mr. Rittenhouse\u2019s Smith & Wesson M&P 15 put it outside the law\u2019s proscription . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Never mind that the dossier to back this most recent proscription , reportedly based on intelligence gathered by Israel\u2019s domestic security agency Shin Bet, has been debunked. \u2014 Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Jonathan approves the proscription of Boko Haram and splinter group Ansaru as terrorist organizations. \u2014 CNN , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Whatever its claims to intimacy or revelation, the book is really an extended tribute to the comforts of Amis\u2019s favorite forms of armored thinking\u2014dichotomy, taxonomy, generalization, definition, prescription, and proscription . \u2014 Leo Robson, Harper's Magazine , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "According to the High Board of Religious Affairs, interest on home loans doesn\u2019t violate Islam\u2019s proscriptions against usury as long as the loan comes from a Turkish state bank and goes to buy a home in a government housing project. \u2014 Cagan Koc, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Middle English proscripcion , from Latin proscription-, proscriptio , from proscribere":""
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      "pr\u014d-\u02c8skrip-sh\u0259n"
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      "The store's owner agreed not to prosecute if the boy returned the stolen goods.",
      "The case is being prosecuted by the assistant district attorney.",
      "She criticized the government for the way it has prosecuted the war.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even as corruption scandals continued to surface, Mr. Kibaki\u2019s government failed to properly prosecute those involved. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "International courts and tribunals can also find ways to prosecute those who have not ratified international statutes. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Henry also has promised to hold general elections this year as the country struggles to prosecute those accused in the July 7 slaying of President Jovenel Mo\u00efse, with two judges stepping down from the case out of fear for their lives. \u2014 Danica Cotto And Freida Frisara, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Henry also has promised to hold general elections this year as the country struggles to prosecute those accused in the July 7 slaying of President Jovenel Mo\u00efse, with two judges stepping down from the case out of fear for their lives. \u2014 Danica Coto, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But many still worry about future threats and efforts to prosecute those responsible. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But many still worry about future threats and efforts to prosecute those responsible. \u2014 Cheyanne Mumphrey And Jeff Martin, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But many still worry about future threats and efforts to prosecute those responsible. \u2014 Jeff Martin, chicagotribune.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The federal government has many tools to prosecute those who broke into the Capitol, assaulted approximately 140 police officers, and interfered with a joint congressional session. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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      "Middle English, from Latin prosecutus , past participle of prosequi to pursue \u2014 more at pursue":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once the state police investigation is completed, the file will be given to the Polk County prosecuting attorney , who will decide whether the use of deadly force was consistent with Arkansas law. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 20 May 2022",
      "Before Morrison\u2019s case could go before a grand jury, the St. Louis County assistant prosecuting attorney dropped all the charges. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist and Democratic donor, is putting money behind Alicia Walton's race for prosecuting attorney in the state's 6th Judicial Circuit, which includes Pulaski and Perry counties. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "A few weeks later, the prosecuting attorney decided not to press charges against Lovelace, either, citing a lack of evidence. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Judy Greer's prosecuting attorney would love to see Russ behind bars. \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Arkansas State Police agents were tasked with investigating his use of force and whether Humphrey complied with state law, and submitted the case file to the prosecuting attorney 's office for a final determination. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Christopher Becker, the prosecuting attorney in Kent County, which includes Grand Rapids, last week urged the police to hold off on releasing the video until the State Police investigation was completed. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The investigative case file prepared by the state police will be submitted to the Miller County prosecuting attorney , who will determine whether the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer in the incident was consistent with Arkansas laws. \u2014 Lori Dunn, Arkansas Online , 23 Mar. 2022"
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      "1820, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": the party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or conducted":[],
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      "There has been an increase in prosecutions for gun-related crimes.",
      "The defendant is awaiting prosecution .",
      "The prosecution called their first witness.",
      "The prosecution rests, Your Honor.",
      "The defense told the jury that the prosecution had not proved its case.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Tuesday, Harris County Judge Christine Weems (D) granted a temporary restraining order to allow clinics to offer abortions for at least two weeks without criminal prosecution . \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "Nearly 90% of Democrats and 60% of independents who think Trump worked to overturn the presidential outcome believe his behavior warrants criminal prosecution . \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "The sentencing in New York City is the culmination of a prosecution that detailed how the power couple flaunted their riches and prominent connections to lure vulnerable girls as young as 14, and then exploit them. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "Mitchell said no one has yet submitted a potential case for prosecution to her on any of the state's existing laws. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 28 June 2022",
      "The culmination of the FBI\u2019s belated disclosure of new evidence about the two calls, along with a prior appeals court loss that had forced prosecutors to retry the case, weighed against further prosecution , prosecutors said Monday. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "His attorney on Monday argued for a sentence of time served during a virtual hearing in Washington, D.C., where the massive federal prosecution is based. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Legal scholars are already debating issues surrounding a possible prosecution : Can prosecutors persuade a jury to convict a former president",
      "What has been a common medical procedure is now, in various states around the country, a crime, subject to surveillance and prosecution like other crimes. \u2014 Carol Sanger, CBS News , 26 June 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065831"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The woman was taken to the hospital and the case has been referred to the prosecutor for additional charges. \u2014 cleveland , 29 June 2022",
      "White became more aggressive and approached the group, who did not engage him, the prosecutor wrote. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
      "Strikingly, the prosecutor in that proceeding, Steven Ohmer, the same one who tried Dunn, did not object. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "The same Milwaukee prosecutor , Deputy District Attorney Matthew Torbenson, is handling that case. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "Representatives for the rapper, whose given name is Tione Jayden Merritt, and for the prosecutor \u2019s office did not immediately respond Wednesday to The Times\u2019 requests for comment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "The high court's decision also prevented the prosecutor from refiling the criminal charges. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The charge was later dropped, though, and the Missouri Supreme Court is now looking at claims that the prosecutor in the case, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, withheld evidence. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The prosecutor \u2019s rule of thumb is to under-promise and over-deliver; the other way round can get guilty people acquitted. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-si-\u02ccky\u00fc-t\u0259r"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": of, relating to, or being a prosecutor or prosecution":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her prosecutorial record and tough-on-crime proposals are likely to attract Republicans and Democrats, said Rob Stutzman, her campaign strategist. \u2014 Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "This account of the investigation\u2019s unraveling, drawn from interviews with more than a dozen people knowledgeable about the events, pulls back a curtain on one of the most consequential prosecutorial decisions in U.S. history. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "While the court did not address the felony murder issue, the court did find major violations of prosecutorial duty to share exculpatory evidence with the defense before trial. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The Baltimore Sun published a story Monday that found Mosby\u2019s felony prosecutorial units have been consistently understaffed, the level of experience for attorneys in her office has dropped off substantially, and morale is depleted. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 6 June 2022",
      "The Labour leader\u2019s decision looks to be in keeping with his background as a lawyer and Britain\u2019s director of public prosecutions, one of the country\u2019s top prosecutorial jobs. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
      "Both sides are still waiting for rulings on some major motions surrounding allegations of prosecutorial conduct that could affect the outcome of the case. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Chandler\u2019s convictions were later overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
      "Using rappers\u2019 own music against them in a court of law is an increasingly common prosecutorial tactic that critics say steps on First Amendment protections and smacks of racial stereotyping within the criminal justice system. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 13 May 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-si-ky\u00fc-\u02c8t\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259l",
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-si-ky\u00fc-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181008",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": a female prosecutor":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from prosecutor , after such pairs as English executor : executrix":""
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      "\u02ccpr\u00e4s\u0259\u02c8ky\u00fc\u2027triks"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130738",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "convert",
      "proselytize"
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      ": a new convert (as to a faith or cause)":[],
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      "Noun",
      "an adult proselyte who had only recently been baptized",
      "Verb",
      "she's been trying to proselyte everyone in the office ever since she joined that church",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Seneca went on to become a proselyte for the Stoic path, extolling its benefits in a long run of prose essays while also serving\u2014in some eyes, dishonorably\u2014as an adviser to Nero. \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Rashi concludes that the text, therefore, must refer to a ger, a proselyte , who has died leaving no next of kin among the Jewish People. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 17 May 2021",
      "The law of gezel hager (stealing from a proselyte ) reminds us that the Torah was given to all Jews \u2013 including converts. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 17 May 2021",
      "In order to understand this idea, the special relationship between God and the proselyte must be examined. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 17 May 2021",
      "Kitselman also became a proselyte for the history of Waterford, helping to create educational programming at the town\u2019s Second Street School. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "Christian Angermayer is an unlikely proselyte of psychedelia: The German financier didn\u2019t drink so much as a sip of beer for the first three decades of his life. \u2014 Meghana Keshavan, Scientific American , 9 July 2019",
      "Enter proselytes in acetate eyeglasses and Rosie Pope workwear, drawn by listservs like Brooklynitos and Fort Greene Kids and BoCoCa Moms (BoCoCa being an acronym for three adjacent Brooklyn neighborhoods). \u2014 Sonja Sharp, latimes.com , 27 June 2018",
      "Rashi concludes that the text, therefore, must refer to a ger, a proselyte , who has died leaving no next of kin among the Jewish people. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal , 30 May 2017"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1624, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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      "Middle English proselite , from Anglo-French prosilite , from Late Latin proselytus proselyte, alien resident, from Greek pros\u0113lytos , from pros near + -\u0113lytos (akin to \u0113lythe he went) \u2014 more at pros- , elastic":"Noun"
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      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
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      "neophyte"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214646",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": the act of becoming or condition of being a proselyte : conversion":[],
      ": the act or process of proselytizing":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Actually, proselytism itself is somewhat of a foreign concept to Orthodox Jews, as they are commanded to push away newcomers. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 17 Nov. 2020",
      "Whether the converts are repulsed by the violent forms Islam has taken in places like Syria and Afghanistan or are backing up their claims for asylum, the conversions occur quietly and rarely as a result of proselytism . \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, The Atlantic , 22 Sep. 2017"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224955",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to induce someone to convert to one's faith":[],
      ": to recruit or convert especially to a new faith, institution, or cause":[],
      ": to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or cause":[]
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      "They are a sport-shirted, discomforted lot, pacing, puffing feverishly on cigarettes, perspiring freely and proselytizing furiously. \u2014 Nicholas Dawidoff , Sports Illustrated , 19 Aug. 1991",
      "His prodigious correspondence with twenty-five hundred scientists, politicians, and men of letters \u2026 proselytized for his new science of statistics. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
      "He uses his position to proselytize for the causes that he supports.",
      "the efforts of early missionaries to proselytize the Native Americans of Minnesota were largely unproductive",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For some Christians, the path ahead is simple: Pray, proselytize and prepare your hearts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Why did Carson feel so strongly the need to proselytize the wonders of wonder",
      "Thus their only apparent interactions with non-Mormon Finns are the awkward ones of trying to proselytize to total strangers, whether on the street or going door-to-door. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Friends were getting tired of his attempts to proselytize with YouTube videos and cryptic messages about children allegedly being trafficked in expensive cabinets. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "A few months ago, just a few feet away from the place where Oswald shot JFK, several dozen demonstrators began to gather to proselytize another conspiracy theory that sprang from QAnon message boards. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Mayahuel swiftly became one of the best mezcal bars in the country, and Ward would do as much as anyone to proselytize for it. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "But the five-piece \u2014 rounded out by drummer John Merikoski, bassist John Williams and banjoist Travis Kowalsky \u2014 aren\u2019t out to proselytize . \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Latter-day Saint missionaries proselytize in person before the pandemic. \u2014 Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1679, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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      "see proselyte entry 1":""
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      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-s(\u0259-)l\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
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      "proselyte"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202739",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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      ": a prose writer":[
        "\u2014 opposed to poet",
        "our 18th century prosemen whom some uphold as our greatest",
        "\u2014 H. E. Cory"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dzm\u0259n"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042435",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a course of study like a graduate seminar but often open to advanced undergraduates":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8se-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u00e4r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190034",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": forebrain":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4s-\u02ccen-\u02c8se-f\u0259-\u02ccl\u00e4n",
      "-l\u0259n",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115559",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
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      ": to make prosaic":[
        "his summary prosifies the poem"
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      ": to write prose":[
        "prosifies as well as versifies"
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prose entry 1 + -ify":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dz\u0259\u02ccf\u012b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184633",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a particular system, theory, or style of versification":[],
      ": the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Indeed, Allen Ginsberg, no less, saw a connection between the Skeltonic tradition and rap prosody almost upon rap\u2019s earliest crossover appearances, around 1980. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "No prosody can immunize poetry against the test of experience. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody . \u2014 Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
      "Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody . \u2014 Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
      "What happens next is trickier to nail down: Higher cortical regions are thought to tease out features specifically relevant to speech \u2014 from phonemes to prosody \u2014 in a hierarchical sequence. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody . \u2014 Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
      "Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody . \u2014 Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
      "Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody . \u2014 Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin prosodia accent of a syllable, from Greek pros\u014didia song sung to instrumental music, accent, from pros in addition to + \u014did\u0113 song \u2014 more at pros- , ode":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130528",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the aperture between incurrent and radial canals in some sponges":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "proso- + -pyle":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125200",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the initial thallus cell that produces a vesicle in which the sporangia are formed in some Chytridiales":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + sorus":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174146",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a worm of the order Prosostomata":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Prosostomata":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020845",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "prospect":{
    "antonyms":[
      "explore",
      "hunt",
      "probe",
      "search",
      "skirr"
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      ": a likely candidate for a job or position":[],
      ": a mental consideration : survey":[],
      ": a mental picture of something to come : vision":[],
      ": a place showing signs of containing a mineral deposit":[],
      ": a place that commands an extensive view : lookout":[],
      ": a potential buyer or customer":[],
      ": a sketch or picture of a scene":[],
      ": an extensive view":[],
      ": aspect":[],
      ": chances":[],
      ": exposure sense 3b":[],
      ": financial expectations":[],
      ": possible or likely for the future":[],
      ": something extended to the view : scene":[],
      ": something that is awaited or expected : possibility":[],
      ": the act of looking forward : anticipation":[],
      ": to explore an area especially for mineral deposits":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the frightening prospect of going to war",
      "She is excited by the prospect of returning to school.",
      "Bankruptcy is an unlikely prospect for the company.",
      "There was no prospect that the two parties would reach an agreement anytime soon.",
      "a young baseball player who's considered a top prospect",
      "We haven't decided which car to buy yet. We're still looking at a few prospects .",
      "Verb",
      "soon all manner of people had arrived in the valley to prospect it for gold",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the 24-year-old prospect isn\u2019t alone with his troubles at the plate, especially Friday. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
      "In a country distracted by and despairing over gas prices, inflation, and the epidemic of gun violence, the prospect of watching Steph Curry and Jayson Tatum trade 3-pointers like heavyweight punches is a welcome distraction. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "But the prospect of sleepaway camp can also be stressful for parents who are weighing the benefits of such settings with potential risks, including abuse at the hands of an adult or another child. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "For most companies, the prospect of hurting revenue and frustrating customers is a dealbreaker. \u2014 Julia Anas, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "But with experts musing that $200 per barrel might be on the horizon barring a deep recession, that prospect isn\u2019t so appetizing either. \u2014 Hank Tucker, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "For the developed world, the prospect of a severe recession is deeply worrisome. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "The prospect of performing their grief publicly was brutal. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "And while the prospect of starting the process all over again is stressful, Maria Pike told the Tribune, her outlook on justice and mercy has not changed. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This sales process and cost must include everything from lead generation to prospect qualification, to meetings, to negotiation and close. \u2014 Pradeep Aradhya, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "About two weeks ago, Detroit Tigers prospect Ryan Kreidler returned to competition in Triple-A Toledo. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "Two weeks ago, Detroit Tigers prospect Wilmer Flores sprinted to first base during pitchers fielding practice. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "This is an important scientific mission tasked with searching for ice at the south pole and using a one-meter drill to prospect for subsurface samples. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Hayes bounces back and prospect Oneil Cruz brings some excitement. \u2014 Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Detroit Tigers prospect Ryan Kreidler has been sidelined indefinitely with a fractured right hand. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The options behind Rojas at third are less enticing, with the unproven Drew Ellis and veteran Matt Davidson looking like possibilities, and prospect Buddy Kennedy coming up behind them. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "His first pitch sailed to the backstop, nearly taking Phillies prospect Mickey Moniak\u2019s head along with it. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1834, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin prospectus view, prospect, from prospicere to look forward, exercise foresight, from pro- forward + specere to look \u2014 more at pro- , spy":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "chiefly British pr\u0259-\u02c8spekt",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccspekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prospect Noun prospect , outlook , anticipation , foretaste mean an advance realization of something to come. prospect implies expectation of a particular event, condition, or development of definite interest or concern. the prospect of a quiet weekend outlook suggests a forecasting of the future. a favorable outlook for the economy anticipation implies a prospect or outlook that involves advance suffering or enjoyment of what is foreseen. the anticipation of her arrival foretaste implies an actual though brief or partial experience of something forthcoming. the frost was a foretaste of winter",
    "synonyms":[
      "command",
      "lookout",
      "outlook",
      "panorama",
      "perspective",
      "view",
      "vista"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191632",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": telescope":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041518",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prospection":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of anticipating : foresight":[],
      ": the act of exploring (as for gold)":[],
      ": the act of viewing":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin prospection-, prospectio , from Latin prospectus (past participle of prospicere ) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02c8speksh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112843",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prospective":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": likely to be or become":[
        "a prospective mother"
      ],
      ": likely to come about : expected":[
        "the prospective benefits of this law"
      ],
      ": relating to or effective in the future":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "In 2005 [Jerry] Colangelo arranged face-to-face sit-downs with every prospective national team player, to hear in their own words why they wanted to represent their country. \u2014 Alexander Wolff , Sports Illustrated , 28 July 2008",
      "All too often in the post-Vietnam past\u2014the first Gulf War, for example\u2014the default position of the Democratic Party has been to assume that any prospective use of U.S. military power would be immoral. \u2014 Joe Klein , Time , 21 Aug. 2006",
      "All of these arguments were prospective , all anticipated the role that public opinion would play in future constitutional disputes. \u2014 Jack N. Rakove , Original Meanings \u2026 , 1996",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Training and identifying prospective board members addresses the supply problem. \u2014 Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
      "Players who reported clicking with their game partners had more similar body odor chemistry, additional evidence that such odor plays a role in how humans identify prospective pals. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
      "In the presence of artificial light, fireflies are forced to expend more energy in trying to flash brighter and have their signals noticed by prospective mates, although the effects vary among species which are receptive to different wavelengths. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
      "While President Joe Biden is set to travel to Saudi Arabia next month, a prospective oil deal likely won\u2019t help the U.S. in the short term. \u2014 ABC News , 23 June 2022",
      "Low wages can make the job unattractive to prospective aides. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "In May 2019, Davis\u2019s name was added to the national list of prospective organ recipients, managed by the United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit organization that runs the country\u2019s transplant system. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Both Groups require prospective members to undergo a screening process. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
      "But the construction of new homes are key to improving the situation for both renters and prospective owners. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see prospect entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccspek-",
      "also \u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccspek-",
      "pr\u00e4-\u02c8spek-",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8spek-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8spek-tiv, \u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccspek-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8spek-tiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035927",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "prospective glass":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystal or mirror used to predict the future":[
        "in Time's long and dark prospective glass , foresaw what future days should bring to pass",
        "\u2014 John Milton"
      ],
      ": a small portable telescope":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181107",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prospectless":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no prospect":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4\u02ccspektl\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120401",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "prospectus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a preliminary printed statement that describes an enterprise (such as a business or publication) and that is distributed to prospective buyers, investors, or participants":[],
      ": something (such as a statement or situation) that forecasts the course or nature of something":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "United Imaging has signed an agreement for STAR board IPO guidance, and the size of the fundraising and timing of the IPO will be available in its prospectus , the representative said. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 21 May 2021",
      "The prospectus shows that Tencent Video has been a significant client and a corporate investor. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The proceeds from the issue will be used to pay back some loans and to open new stores, the company said in a draft prospectus . \u2014 Swansy Afonso, Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange does not currently show a listing prospectus for the company. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "In August, China Mobile filed a preliminary prospectus outlining an intent to raise 560 billion yuan ($8.8 billion) for 5G, cloud infrastructure and smart home projects. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "The fund manager backtracked two days after, and later amended its prospectus to say the fund wasn\u2019t suitable for U.S. investors and wouldn\u2019t be offered in the U.S., but the episode angered officials and lawmakers in the Asian financial hub. \u2014 Clarence Leong, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "China International Capital Corporation, one of the three investment banks listed in the prospectus alongside Citi and BofA Securities, didn\u2019t respond to requests for comment. \u2014 Yue Wang, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The approval for the draft prospectus of Oyo\u2019s planned $1.2 billion IPO has been pending for almost five months. \u2014 Saritha Rai, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, prospect":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u00e4-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8spek-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200421",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prosper":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become strong and flourishing":[],
      ": to cause to succeed or thrive":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She prospered as a real estate agent.",
      "He hopes his business will prosper .",
      "No crop can prosper in this heat.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When these cities prosper , cities such as Youngstown, Ohio, or Beckley, West Virginia, don\u2019t share in the benefit. \u2014 Ro Khanna, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Telstra Ventures is not only using AI to help make investment decisions, but also to help the companies in its portfolio grow and prosper . \u2014 Tom Davenport, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "To live long and prosper , therefore, ULA needs a healthy Vulcan flying relatively soon. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "For people who do get credit for their brilliance, and whose social identities largely afford them opportunities to progress and prosper , there is a chance to use their privilege for good. \u2014 Ruchika Tulshyan, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Ultimately, a company that does not factor in the costs of dealing appropriately with climate change will not prosper , Ms. Grancio said. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Those who do not prosper so well tend to be more skeptical of the system, instead choosing to accept their own experiences or those of others known to them. \u2014 Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "And that\u2019s if the money had simply remained in the Haitian economy, circulating among its farmers, laborers and merchants, without being invested in bridges, schools or factories, the sort of projects that help nations prosper . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "For example, ours is to create the world's first global sustainable marketplace and a world where profit and the planet both prosper . \u2014 Sheldon Miller, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French prosperer , from Latin prosperare to cause to succeed, from prosperus favorable":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-sp\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "burgeon",
      "bourgeon",
      "flourish",
      "thrive"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132601",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prospering":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become strong and flourishing":[],
      ": to cause to succeed or thrive":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She prospered as a real estate agent.",
      "He hopes his business will prosper .",
      "No crop can prosper in this heat.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When these cities prosper , cities such as Youngstown, Ohio, or Beckley, West Virginia, don\u2019t share in the benefit. \u2014 Ro Khanna, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Telstra Ventures is not only using AI to help make investment decisions, but also to help the companies in its portfolio grow and prosper . \u2014 Tom Davenport, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "To live long and prosper , therefore, ULA needs a healthy Vulcan flying relatively soon. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "For people who do get credit for their brilliance, and whose social identities largely afford them opportunities to progress and prosper , there is a chance to use their privilege for good. \u2014 Ruchika Tulshyan, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Ultimately, a company that does not factor in the costs of dealing appropriately with climate change will not prosper , Ms. Grancio said. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Those who do not prosper so well tend to be more skeptical of the system, instead choosing to accept their own experiences or those of others known to them. \u2014 Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "And that\u2019s if the money had simply remained in the Haitian economy, circulating among its farmers, laborers and merchants, without being invested in bridges, schools or factories, the sort of projects that help nations prosper . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "For example, ours is to create the world's first global sustainable marketplace and a world where profit and the planet both prosper . \u2014 Sheldon Miller, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French prosperer , from Latin prosperare to cause to succeed, from prosperus favorable":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-sp\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "burgeon",
      "bourgeon",
      "flourish",
      "thrive"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085002",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prosperity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "a period of prosperity for our nation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Opportunity fueled by leadership that cares, shares and gives is the only road to life\u2019s happiness and prosperity . \u2014 Peter Weedfald, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "No fears of nuclear war, a sense that permanent prosperity was at hand, and a smug feeling that the world was about to enter into its second American Century. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
      "The tribe's forestry management also has contributed to the forest industry's current prosperity , Moore said. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 26 June 2022",
      "But prosperity came during his presidency only because Mr. Clinton capitulated to Ronald Reagan\u2019s common-sense conservatism. \u2014 WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "The possibility of membership in the EU, created to safeguard peace on the continent and serve as a model for the rule of law and prosperity , fulfills a wish of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Western-looking citizens. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "The possibility of membership in the EU, created to safeguard peace on the continent and serve as a model for the rule of law and prosperity , fulfills a wish of Zelenskyy and his Western-looking citizens. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "The possibility of membership in the EU, created to safeguard peace on the continent and serve as a model for the rule of law and prosperity , fulfills a wish of Zelenskyy and his Western-looking citizens. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Efrem Lukatsky, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
      "Originally developed in 1891 as a storage site for the Southern Pacific Railroad, Mendota was incorporated in 1942, and its prosperity hinges on the production of almonds, pistachios, melons, tomatoes and corn. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u00e4-\u02c8sper-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013430",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prosperous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "depressed",
      "unprosperous",
      "unsuccessful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": auspicious , favorable":[],
      ": enjoying vigorous and healthy growth : flourishing":[],
      ": marked by success or economic well-being":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The company had a prosperous year.",
      "He predicted a prosperous future.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Conversational AI is considered by enterprises as a profitable technology that can help businesses to be prosperous . \u2014 Alexey Posternak, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Neighborhoods north of the river, including Kralingen, Hillegersberg and Schiebroek, are typically more prosperous . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "But in reality, organizations that set realistic goals with this framework and seek truly sustainable solutions are the ones that will help create a more prosperous future for themselves and others. \u2014 Kate Vitasek, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Since the invasion, the most prosperous country in Europe has been reluctant to use any of its economic and military muscle to try to end the war. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "President Xi Jinping\u2019s vision of making a more powerful, prosperous country by reviving revolutionary ideals, with more economic equality and tighter party control over society and entrepreneurs. \u2014 Joe Mcdonald, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "President Xi Jinping\u2019s vision of making a more powerful, prosperous country by reviving revolutionary ideals, with more economic equality and tighter party control over society and entrepreneurs. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "President Xi Jinping\u2019s vision of making a more powerful, prosperous country by reviving revolutionary ideals, with more economic equality and tighter party control over society and entrepreneurs. \u2014 Joe Mcdonald, ajc , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "My sentiments echoed those of millions of Afghans: that the Taliban had left and there was an opening for a better future -- for a more stable, more prosperous , more peaceful country moving forward. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 21 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin prosperosus , from Latin prosperus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-sp\u0259-r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "booming",
      "boomy",
      "flourishing",
      "golden",
      "halcyon",
      "healthy",
      "lush",
      "palmy",
      "prospering",
      "roaring",
      "successful",
      "thriving"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051457",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prosphora":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of several loaves of bread each with special seals on the upper side used in the Eastern Church in the preparation of the Eucharistic elements":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Greek, from Greek, offering, from prospherein to present, offer, from pros- + pherein to carry":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u00e4sf\u0259\u00a6r\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132754",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prostitute":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bawd",
      "call girl",
      "cocotte",
      "courtesan",
      "drab",
      "hooker",
      "hustler",
      "sex worker",
      "streetwalker",
      "tart",
      "whore"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person (such as a writer or painter) who deliberately debases his or her talents (as for money)":[],
      ": a person who engages in sexual intercourse in exchange for pay":[],
      ": devoted to corrupt purposes : prostituted":[],
      ": to act as a prostitute : to prostitute oneself":[
        "When she prostituted , she worked as a call girl \u2026",
        "\u2014 Joanne Meyerowitz"
      ],
      ": to devote to corrupt or unworthy purposes : debase":[
        "prostitute one's talents"
      ],
      ": to offer for sexual intercourse in exchange for pay":[
        "prostitute oneself"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a writer who prostituted his talents by writing commercials",
      "a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money",
      "Noun",
      "the town was horrified to discover that she had once been a prostitute",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Gormican and co-writer Kevin Etten don\u2019t account for filmgoers\u2019 ironic awareness that actors can prostitute themselves and occasionally redeem lousy assignments with exemplary work. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Prosecutors said Price met the two underage girls from Texas through Instagram and encouraged both to prostitute themselves. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Sep. 2020",
      "But over the years, like in Venice and Barcelona, floods of visitors have overwhelmed local lives -- from puking stoners to prostitute stalkers. \u2014 Ruben Munsterman, Fortune , 9 June 2020",
      "The victim told police that Veasley spoke to her about prostituting herself and provided her with a pack of condoms. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2020",
      "Celia now takes refuge in a ravine beneath a highway overpass with other homeless children who dumpster dive for food and prostitute themselves for a few dollars or the promise of a hot meal or drugs. \u2014 Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "The woman testified that Tawfeeq talked to her about how to prostitute herself to make extra money. \u2014 Amanda Marrazzo, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "His mother, who could not read or write, sometimes prostituted herself to keep food on the table. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Court documents suggested that the girl had a falling out with Horenstein and allegedly ended up being prostituted by another woman, 27-year-old Souprina Blanc. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Police are thinking differently about the undetermined death of a woman previously thought to have been killed in a rash of prostitute murders on Long Island, New York. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 13 May 2022",
      "But the record suggests that Comey might have had another reason for taking the unverified story of the prostitute video to Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2017",
      "Now Julianna cobbles together a living as a cocktail waitress, part-time exotic dancer and quasi- prostitute . \u2014 Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Aug. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The host then paired each up with a prostitute , and hand-in-hand the couples left for private rooms, Shedd testified. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022",
      "Zaremba faces one count of solicitation of a prostitute and one count of engaging in prostitution. \u2014 al , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "As far as equal rights, the court said, authorities cannot separate a child from its mother based solely on the woman\u2019s being a prostitute . \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "So Kruzan was just considered a child prostitute , and a murderess who robbed and killed her trafficker. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "That, and sheltering the prostitute Roslyn with whom he's fallen madly in love. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "Howard is tossing a prostitute out of his car in full view of Cliff Main. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
      "In this modern update on Cinderella, a prostitute and a wealthy businessman fall hard for one another, forming an unlikely pair. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Philip Baker Hall plays surly gambling pro Sydney; Gweneth Paltrow plays waitress/ prostitute Clementine; John C. Reilly plays gullible loser John Finnegan; Samuel L Jackson plays slick-talking, no-nonsense casino security personnel Jimmy. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1563, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin prostitutus , past participle of prostituere , from pro- before + statuere to station \u2014 more at pro- , statute":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fct",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4s-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct, -\u02ccty\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abase",
      "bastardize",
      "canker",
      "cheapen",
      "corrupt",
      "debase",
      "debauch",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "demoralize",
      "deprave",
      "deteriorate",
      "lessen",
      "pervert",
      "poison",
      "profane",
      "subvert",
      "vitiate",
      "warp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005246",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prostitute oneself":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to do something that is below one's level of skill or ability in order to make money":[
        "a writer who prostituted himself by writing commercials"
      ],
      ": to work as a prostitute : to offer oneself for sex in exchange for money":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081029",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "prostitution":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money":[],
      ": the state of being prostituted : debasement":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She was arrested for prostitution .",
      "Writing commercials was a prostitution of his talents.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the telephone numbers the girl had provided was associated with several postings on the prostitution website listcrawler.com. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Ben Morris, a spokesperson for Fagan, said one of the refiled initiatives Fagan referenced is a proposal to legalize prostitution in Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Four Disney employees were arrested in a massive undercover operation targeting human traffickers, child predators and prostitution . \u2014 NBC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Nash faces multiple felonies, including human trafficking, cocaine possession and earning money from prostitution . \u2014 Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Pina and Lindsay then arranged prostitution appointments involving the minor victim. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The novel\u2019s crucial and most deftly handled scene comes early when Mottley first explores the slippery continuum between rape and prostitution . \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Opinions can differ on the topics addressed at Gene Epstein\u2019s Soho Forum, i.e., legalizing prostitution and abolishing all patent and copyright laws. \u2014 Martin Fridson, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "According to the new rule, people who are under threat of family violence, including stalking, or forced prostitution , can submit a request for a gun license. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4s-t\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n, -\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
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      "harlotry",
      "vice",
      "whoredom"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102229",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a prostomium":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prostomi um + -ate":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094931",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "prostomium":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": the portion of the head of an annelid worm (such as an earthworm) that is situated in front of the mouth":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek pro- + stoma mouth \u2014 more at stomach entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8st\u014d-m\u0113-\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063509",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      "enfeeble",
      "etiolate",
      "sap",
      "soften",
      "tire",
      "waste",
      "weaken"
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      ": completely overcome and lacking vitality, will, or power to rise":[
        "was prostrate from the heat"
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      ": to put (oneself) in a humble and submissive posture or state":[
        "the whole town had to prostrate itself in official apology",
        "\u2014 Claudia Cassidy"
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      ]
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      "Adjective",
      "The police found the body in a prostrate position.",
      "She was lying prostrate on the bed.",
      "They were prostrate from the heat.",
      "Verb",
      "an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia",
      "the huge increase in gas prices really prostrated the nation's economic engine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Johnson then stood over the prostrate Davis and fired two more times into his head, prosecutors said. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "As a prostrate Johnson held his head in both hands in disbelief, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chose to hold his head high. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Environmentalists have long pushed for prostrate milkweed protection under the Endangered Species Act. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Most were silently prostrate on their backs, their paws limp in the air, passed out in the nearly 100-degree heat. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Thomas Hayer, a twenty-two-year-old member of the Newark Mosque, fired insurance rounds at the prostrate Malcolm, hitting him in his left ankle. \u2014 Les Payne, The New Yorker , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "The question is never just a question; the subject is helpless to her storytelling, a rigorous empathy that was like refuge to the Duke and Duchess, who have long been prostrate to the narratives of the tabloids. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "The doctor leaves his dead son and prostrate wife to go with the excited young man. \u2014 Kurt Vonnegut, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020",
      "The technique is deft and the maneuver swift as the instructor first levers his pupil onto one side, then pivots to leave him prostrate and immobilized on the dark blue mat. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "His father merely wanted Mugur to prostrate himself with repentance and patriotic vows. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Local officials across hard-knock America prostrate themselves for a chance to host it. \u2014 Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic , 12 Feb. 2021",
      "Such actions are unprecedented in Thailand, where those waiting for a royal motorcade regularly sit on the ground or prostrate themselves. \u2014 Grant Peck And Chris Blake, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Oct. 2020",
      "Naird\u2019s situation is of a man with ramrod-straight posture prostrated and disarrayed at many odd angles. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 28 May 2020",
      "That same confidence is also what led Minlend to prostrate on the court, dejected, after USF\u2019s season came to a close with a narrow loss to juggernaut Gonzaga on March 9. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "During that service, in a sign of humble obedience, Francis prostrated himself for a few minutes on the basilica floor. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "But my resolution wasn\u2019t a self-righteous, self- prostrating chore. \u2014 Max De Haldevang, Quartz , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "One protester crawled part of the route prostrated on her hands and knees, dragging bricks and empty soda cans behind her. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prostrat , from Anglo-French, from Latin prostratus , past participle of prosternere , from pro- before + sternere to spread out, throw down \u2014 more at strew":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "especially British pr\u00e4-\u02c8str\u0101t",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4s-\u02cctr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccstr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prostrate Adjective prone , supine , prostrate , recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface. push-ups require a prone position supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness. lying supine on the couch prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse. a runner fell prostrate at the finish line recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting. a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed",
    "synonyms":[
      "all in",
      "aweary",
      "beat",
      "beaten",
      "bleary",
      "burned-out",
      "burnt-out",
      "bushed",
      "dead",
      "done",
      "drained",
      "exhausted",
      "fatigued",
      "jaded",
      "knackered",
      "limp",
      "logy",
      "loggy",
      "played out",
      "pooped",
      "spent",
      "tapped out",
      "tired",
      "tuckered (out)",
      "washed-out",
      "wearied",
      "weary",
      "wiped out",
      "worn",
      "worn-out"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193021",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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  "prostrate juniper":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dwarf juniper sense b":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173453",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "prostrate oneself":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to lie down with one's face turned toward the ground":[
        "The worshippers prostrated themselves before the shrine."
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132940",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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  "prostrated":{
    "antonyms":[
      "debilitate",
      "devitalize",
      "enervate",
      "enfeeble",
      "etiolate",
      "sap",
      "soften",
      "tire",
      "waste",
      "weaken"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": completely overcome and lacking vitality, will, or power to rise":[
        "was prostrate from the heat"
      ],
      ": to put (oneself) in a humble and submissive posture or state":[
        "the whole town had to prostrate itself in official apology",
        "\u2014 Claudia Cassidy"
      ],
      ": to reduce to submission, helplessness, or exhaustion":[
        "was prostrated with grief"
      ],
      ": to throw or put into a prostrate position":[],
      ": trailing on the ground : procumbent":[
        "prostrate shrubs"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The police found the body in a prostrate position.",
      "She was lying prostrate on the bed.",
      "They were prostrate from the heat.",
      "Verb",
      "an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia",
      "the huge increase in gas prices really prostrated the nation's economic engine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Johnson then stood over the prostrate Davis and fired two more times into his head, prosecutors said. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "As a prostrate Johnson held his head in both hands in disbelief, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chose to hold his head high. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Environmentalists have long pushed for prostrate milkweed protection under the Endangered Species Act. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Most were silently prostrate on their backs, their paws limp in the air, passed out in the nearly 100-degree heat. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Thomas Hayer, a twenty-two-year-old member of the Newark Mosque, fired insurance rounds at the prostrate Malcolm, hitting him in his left ankle. \u2014 Les Payne, The New Yorker , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "The question is never just a question; the subject is helpless to her storytelling, a rigorous empathy that was like refuge to the Duke and Duchess, who have long been prostrate to the narratives of the tabloids. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "The doctor leaves his dead son and prostrate wife to go with the excited young man. \u2014 Kurt Vonnegut, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020",
      "The technique is deft and the maneuver swift as the instructor first levers his pupil onto one side, then pivots to leave him prostrate and immobilized on the dark blue mat. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "His father merely wanted Mugur to prostrate himself with repentance and patriotic vows. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Local officials across hard-knock America prostrate themselves for a chance to host it. \u2014 Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic , 12 Feb. 2021",
      "Such actions are unprecedented in Thailand, where those waiting for a royal motorcade regularly sit on the ground or prostrate themselves. \u2014 Grant Peck And Chris Blake, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Oct. 2020",
      "Naird\u2019s situation is of a man with ramrod-straight posture prostrated and disarrayed at many odd angles. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 28 May 2020",
      "That same confidence is also what led Minlend to prostrate on the court, dejected, after USF\u2019s season came to a close with a narrow loss to juggernaut Gonzaga on March 9. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "During that service, in a sign of humble obedience, Francis prostrated himself for a few minutes on the basilica floor. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "But my resolution wasn\u2019t a self-righteous, self- prostrating chore. \u2014 Max De Haldevang, Quartz , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "One protester crawled part of the route prostrated on her hands and knees, dragging bricks and empty soda cans behind her. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prostrat , from Anglo-French, from Latin prostratus , past participle of prosternere , from pro- before + sternere to spread out, throw down \u2014 more at strew":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "especially British pr\u00e4-\u02c8str\u0101t",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4s-\u02cctr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccstr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prostrate Adjective prone , supine , prostrate , recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface. push-ups require a prone position supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness. lying supine on the couch prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse. a runner fell prostrate at the finish line recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting. a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed",
    "synonyms":[
      "all in",
      "aweary",
      "beat",
      "beaten",
      "bleary",
      "burned-out",
      "burnt-out",
      "bushed",
      "dead",
      "done",
      "drained",
      "exhausted",
      "fatigued",
      "jaded",
      "knackered",
      "limp",
      "logy",
      "loggy",
      "played out",
      "pooped",
      "spent",
      "tapped out",
      "tired",
      "tuckered (out)",
      "washed-out",
      "wearied",
      "weary",
      "wiped out",
      "worn",
      "worn-out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173837",
    "type":[
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      "transitive verb",
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  "prostration":{
    "antonyms":[
      "refreshment",
      "rejuvenation",
      "rejuvenescence",
      "revitalization"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": complete physical or mental exhaustion : collapse":[],
      ": the act of assuming a prostrate position":[],
      ": the process of being made powerless or the condition of powerlessness":[
        "the country suffered economic prostration after the war"
      ],
      ": the state of being in a prostrate position : abasement":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "an outpatient suffering from fever, prostration , and nausea",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Negotiators claim that a deal could be days away from finalization, perhaps explaining the bizarre prostration to the rogue regime. \u2014 Carine Hajjar, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "President Johnson, it should be noted, had recently made Boutwell\u2019s question about Congress\u2019 prostration before spreading executive tyranny slightly less hypothetical. \u2014 Alex Pareene, The New Republic , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "After celebrating and embracing his teammates, Salah performs sujood, the Islamic act of prostration . \u2014 Charlene Gubash, NBC News , 10 June 2018",
      "The prostration upon the sequined altar of Dancing With the Stars. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 26 Apr. 2018",
      "That bending was an act of prostration to the Buddha, said Pema Chujen, a Tibetan woman who was leading a group of ethnic Han visitors around the monastery. \u2014 Edward Wong, Orange County Register , 22 Mar. 2017",
      "That bending was an act of prostration to the Buddha, said Pema Chujen, a Tibetan woman who was leading a group of ethnic Han visitors around the monastery. \u2014 Edward Wong, Orange County Register , 22 Mar. 2017",
      "That bending was an act of prostration to the Buddha, said Pema Chujen, a Tibetan woman who was leading a group of ethnic Han visitors around the monastery. \u2014 Edward Wong, Orange County Register , 22 Mar. 2017",
      "That bending was an act of prostration to the Buddha, said Pema Chujen, a Tibetan woman who was leading a group of ethnic Han visitors around the monastery. \u2014 Edward Wong, Orange County Register , 22 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u00e4-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "burnout",
      "collapse",
      "exhaustion",
      "fatigue",
      "frazzle",
      "lassitude",
      "tiredness",
      "weariness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192909",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prot-":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Protestant":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182214",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "protactinium":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a shiny radioactive metallic element of relatively short life \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These natural uranium isotopes decay into the element thorium, which in turn decays into protactinium , and each has its own isotopes. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1918, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-\u02cctak-\u02c8ti-n\u0113-\u0259m",
      "\u02ccpr\u014dt-\u02ccak-\u02c8tin-\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191008",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protagon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a white crystalline powder consisting of a mixture of lipides obtained from the brain":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German, from prot- + Greek ag\u014dn gathering, assembly":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt\u0259\u02ccg\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192934",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protagonist":{
    "antonyms":[
      "adversary",
      "antagonist",
      "opponent"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a leader, proponent , or supporter of a cause : champion":[],
      ": an active participant in an event":[],
      ": the leading actor or principal character in a television show, movie, book, etc.":[],
      ": the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Badlands has two protagonists and Days of Heaven four (though both movies are rich in colorful minor roles). \u2014 Richard Alleva , Commonweal , 12 Mar. 1999",
      "The protagonists of Gordon's fiction are children who have been saddled with their parents' emotional bad debts. \u2014 Judith Thurman , New Yorker , 12 Mar. 1990",
      "The most adamant opposition to my argument is likely to come from protagonists of secular reason \u2026 \u2014 Glenn Finder , Atlantic , December 1989",
      "She was a leading protagonist in the civil rights movement.",
      "Milton Friedman is usually cited as the leading American protagonist of monetarism.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The protagonist , that of Suletta Mercury (shown above left), comes from a colony on Mercury and will pilot the Gundam Aerial (shown above right). \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "This protagonist , Reza (Reza Akhlaghirad), is about thirty. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
      "As for the Mordor comparison, the protagonist of Tolkien's series, Frodo, eventually comes back from his trip to the land of evil, but not without making a huge sacrifice. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "The narrative quickly introduces the protagonist , who, exhibiting a tempered wisdom, performs the role of a sensible, charismatic leader with ease. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Mottley, whose upbringing was stable and loving, shares little history with her novel\u2019s 17-year-old protagonist , Kiara, whose family has been torn apart by death and prison. \u2014 Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The gray-haired, cloak-wearing protagonist of David Cronenberg\u2019s new science-fiction film, Crimes of the Future, is a very particular sort of conceptual artist. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
      "More Than Ever opens with the protagonist , H\u00e9l\u00e8ne (Vicky Krieps), staring at herself in a mirror. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "The plucky protagonist of 2021's best-selling Shady Baby (by actress Gabrielle Union and her husband, basketball star Dwyane Wade), returns in an adorable board book that teaches toddlers all about their feelings. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek pr\u014dtag\u014dnist\u0113s , from pr\u014dt- prot- + ag\u014dnist\u0113s competitor at games, actor, from ag\u014dnizesthai to compete, from ag\u014dn contest, competition at games \u2014 more at agony":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8ta-g\u0259-nist"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "advocate",
      "advocator",
      "apostle",
      "backer",
      "booster",
      "champion",
      "espouser",
      "exponent",
      "expounder",
      "friend",
      "gospeler",
      "gospeller",
      "herald",
      "hierophant",
      "high priest",
      "paladin",
      "promoter",
      "proponent",
      "supporter",
      "true believer",
      "tub-thumper",
      "white knight"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172637",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protean":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": displaying great diversity or variety : versatile":[],
      ": of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a protean actor who is equally comfortable with light comedy and serious drama",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Sun is dying and a bomb the size of Manhattan is all that can save it in this thrill ride from protean filmmaker Danny Boyle. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "When a protean hermeneutic rules, confusion inevitably results. \u2014 WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Making decisions about what is or isn\u2019t safe in a protean pandemic is a mental workout, essentially asking your brain to do burpees in a funhouse of distorted logic. \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
      "English is a big, big language \u2014 a sprawling, protean language \u2014 adopting and assimilating words and phrases from all over the world. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "This month, de Lucchi revisits the dining table and chair for Stellar Works, a furniture maker that shares his protean outlook. \u2014 WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Over the last several decades, Schnabel has taken his protean creativity into a wide variety of forums and mediums, including architecture and interior design, real estate development, furniture, and most notably film. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "English, that blessed, flexible, protean language, accommodates both. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Chris Burden\u2019s death in 2015, at only 69, ended one of the most protean and captivating art careers of the past half-century. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259n, pr\u014d-\u02c8t\u0113-",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8t\u0113-",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adaptable",
      "all-around",
      "all-round",
      "universal",
      "versatile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000823",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protease inhibitor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But a protease is an enzyme that is involved in copying a virus\u2019 genetic material, which meant that testing a protease inhibitor would involve using live viruses. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Another protease inhibitor , which needed to be given intravenously, had been put into the clinic in 2020, but its development would be discontinued in February 2022. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Viracept\u2019s approval thrusts Agouron, a company with 540 employees and no sales to date, into competition with Merck, which markets Crixivan, now the best-selling protease inhibitor . \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Viracept became the best-selling drug in its class, called a protease inhibitor . \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Founded in February 2020 specifically to fight the pandemic, the company is pursuing a protease inhibitor antiviral compound called PBI-0451. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Merck scientists haven\u2019t looked at whether molnupiravir could work safely with Paxlovid, although the drugmaker is also developing its own protease inhibitor , Dr. Hazuda said. \u2014 Felicia Schwartz, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Pfizer\u2019s oral treatment, Paxlovid, also is a protease inhibitor . \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Enlarge / Scenes like this might become less common if a new SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitor becomes widely available. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1943, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112613",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protect":{
    "antonyms":[
      "assail",
      "assault",
      "attack"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": defend sense 1c":[
        "protect the goal"
      ],
      ": defend sense 5":[
        "protect a lead"
      ],
      ": to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard":[],
      ": to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as":[],
      ": to provide a guard or shield":[
        "protects against tooth decay"
      ],
      ": to save from contingent financial loss":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He had no raincoat to protect himself from the rain.",
      "She keeps her jewelry protected in a safe.",
      "You have to protect your business against fraud.",
      "New laws have been passed to protect your privacy.",
      "The forest is protected by federal law.",
      "The high taxes on imported goods are intended to protect domestic producers.",
      "Sunscreen helps to protect against sunburn.",
      "The insurance protects you against flooding.",
      "The insurance does not protect against damage caused by earthquakes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Timing had been the determining factor for both women, who agreed to speak with CNN on the condition of anonymity to protect their privacy. \u2014 Randi Kaye, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "Attending online classes helped protect teenagers\u2019 mental health when schools closed during the pandemic, according to a new study. \u2014 Nick Morrison, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Cameroon troops are being deployed to protect civilians in Akwaya, said a local government worker who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation by separatists. \u2014 Edwin Kindzeka Moki, ajc , 28 June 2022",
      "Targeting Omicron alone would protect people against the strain of viruses that is actually circulating, Marks said. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
      "How well vaccines based on them will protect against the future iterations of the virus won't be fully known until they're being used. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The patient, 31, who asked for anonymity to protect her privacy, had five children at home, the youngest not yet 2. \u2014 Bracey Harris, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
      "Public notifications should carry into civil commitments to protect victim safety, Harris said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
      "Even as the field professionalized, pockets of people with no official qualifications repeatedly stepped up to protect their communities\u2019 health. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin protectus , past participle of protegere , from pro- in front + tegere to cover \u2014 more at pro- , thatch":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8tekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protect defend , protect , shield , guard , safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack. defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack. defend the country protect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure. a hard hat to protect your head shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger. White House entrances are well guarded safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger. our civil liberties must be safeguarded",
    "synonyms":[
      "bulwark",
      "cover",
      "defend",
      "fence",
      "fend",
      "forfend",
      "guard",
      "keep",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "secure",
      "shield",
      "ward"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222055",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "protect one's ass":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to protect one's life":[
        "I've got to thank the soldiers who protected my ass during the war."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183633",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "protected":{
    "antonyms":[
      "assail",
      "assault",
      "attack"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": defend sense 1c":[
        "protect the goal"
      ],
      ": defend sense 5":[
        "protect a lead"
      ],
      ": to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard":[],
      ": to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as":[],
      ": to provide a guard or shield":[
        "protects against tooth decay"
      ],
      ": to save from contingent financial loss":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He had no raincoat to protect himself from the rain.",
      "She keeps her jewelry protected in a safe.",
      "You have to protect your business against fraud.",
      "New laws have been passed to protect your privacy.",
      "The forest is protected by federal law.",
      "The high taxes on imported goods are intended to protect domestic producers.",
      "Sunscreen helps to protect against sunburn.",
      "The insurance protects you against flooding.",
      "The insurance does not protect against damage caused by earthquakes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Timing had been the determining factor for both women, who agreed to speak with CNN on the condition of anonymity to protect their privacy. \u2014 Randi Kaye, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "Attending online classes helped protect teenagers\u2019 mental health when schools closed during the pandemic, according to a new study. \u2014 Nick Morrison, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Cameroon troops are being deployed to protect civilians in Akwaya, said a local government worker who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation by separatists. \u2014 Edwin Kindzeka Moki, ajc , 28 June 2022",
      "Targeting Omicron alone would protect people against the strain of viruses that is actually circulating, Marks said. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
      "How well vaccines based on them will protect against the future iterations of the virus won't be fully known until they're being used. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The patient, 31, who asked for anonymity to protect her privacy, had five children at home, the youngest not yet 2. \u2014 Bracey Harris, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
      "Public notifications should carry into civil commitments to protect victim safety, Harris said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
      "Even as the field professionalized, pockets of people with no official qualifications repeatedly stepped up to protect their communities\u2019 health. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin protectus , past participle of protegere , from pro- in front + tegere to cover \u2014 more at pro- , thatch":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8tekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protect defend , protect , shield , guard , safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack. defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack. defend the country protect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure. a hard hat to protect your head shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger. White House entrances are well guarded safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger. our civil liberties must be safeguarded",
    "synonyms":[
      "bulwark",
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      "defend",
      "fence",
      "fend",
      "forfend",
      "guard",
      "keep",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "secure",
      "shield",
      "ward"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062952",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
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      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "protection":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
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      ": anchoring equipment placed in cracks for safety while rock climbing":[],
      ": coverage sense 1a":[],
      ": immunity from prosecution purchased by criminals through bribery":[],
      ": money extorted by racketeers posing as a protective association":[],
      ": one that protects":[],
      ": supervision or support of one that is smaller and weaker":[],
      ": the act of protecting : the state of being protected":[],
      ": the freeing of the producers of a country from foreign competition in their home market by restrictions (such as high duties) on foreign competitive goods":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He fights for the protection of the environment.",
      "Hard hats provide protection for the workers' heads.",
      "The witness was placed under police protection .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Walmart includes fraud alerts on its website, which includes possible scams such as impersonation calls and self- protection resources. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "The Stinger protection is a healthy reminder that the Tochkas can fly only so far\u2014between 44 and 75 miles, depending on the model\u2014and thus are vulnerable to detection and counterbattery fire by enemy forces that might be just a few miles away. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Waning protection could be due to the vaccines themselves or due to the emergence of coronavirus variants evading the vaccines. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 27 June 2022",
      "Knox said his client had the gun for self- protection . \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
      "The protection of children has always been a top priority for me. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
      "LeBaron was accused of assault and arrested in April, but during a brief hearing Tuesday her husband said a court\u2019s protection was no longer necessary. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation says the protection is critical to keep the bees from going extinct. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Sun protection is increasingly important for all of us. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8tek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aegis",
      "egis",
      "ammunition",
      "armor",
      "buckler",
      "cover",
      "defense",
      "guard",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "security",
      "shield",
      "wall",
      "ward"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204835",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protector":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device used to prevent injury : guard":[],
      ": one having the care of a kingdom during the king's minority : regent":[],
      ": one that protects : guardian":[],
      ": the executive head of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 to 1659":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She sees her older brother as her protector .",
      "a protector of free speech",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Andrew Moran, a skills coach who works with Williams, sees him as more than a dunker and rim protector and said that N.B.A. teams would be surprised by the fluidity and accuracy of his outside shot. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "An animal lover and a protector of the natural world. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "The box, paper cooler and food protector are all curbside recyclable. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "According to ancient myth, when Zeus, the king of all gods and humans was born, his mother, Rhea, sent a protector to keep her son and his nurse, a goat, safe. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
      "An obsessive protector of rock\u2019s past could hold the key to its future. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "Made from breathable terry cloth, the top-selling soft mattress protector helps sleepers feel cool through the night. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Last year Brown played closer to 365 while serving as Patrick Mahomes\u2019 blind-side protector on the Kansas City Chiefs. \u2014 Jeff Fedotin, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The 150 statues discovered were modeled after pharaonic gods -- including the protector of graves, Anubis; the god of creation of day, Nefertem; and the god of the sun and air, Amun. \u2014 Mostafa Salem, CNN , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8tek-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "custodian",
      "defender",
      "guard",
      "guardian",
      "guardian angel",
      "protection"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112604",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protest":{
    "antonyms":[
      "affirm",
      "allege",
      "assert",
      "aver",
      "avouch",
      "avow",
      "claim",
      "contend",
      "declare",
      "insist",
      "maintain",
      "profess",
      "purport",
      "warrant"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a complaint, objection, or display of unwillingness usually to an idea or a course of action":[
        "went under protest"
      ],
      ": a declaration made especially before or while paying that a tax is illegal and that payment is not voluntary":[],
      ": a solemn declaration of opinion and usually of dissent: such as":[],
      ": a sworn declaration that payment of a note or bill has been refused and that all responsible signers or debtors are liable for resulting loss or damage":[],
      ": an objection made to an official or a governing body of a sport":[],
      ": to execute or have executed a formal protest against (something, such as a bill or note)":[],
      ": to make a protestation":[],
      ": to make a statement or gesture in objection to":[
        "protested the abuses of human rights"
      ],
      ": to make or enter a protest":[],
      ": to make solemn declaration or affirmation of":[
        "protest my innocence"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He heard protests from the crowd.",
      "She told him to go to bed despite his protests that he wasn't tired.",
      "There were cries of protest when the verdict was announced.",
      "The suspect surrendered his gun without protest .",
      "She was so upset by their decision that she resigned in protest .",
      "The students launched a protest against the tuition increase.",
      "Verb",
      "The victim's family protested at the judge's sentence.",
      "There is no use protesting . I will not change my mind.",
      "The coach protested the referee's call.",
      "The decision was protested by dozens of people.",
      "Students protested at the civil rights rally.",
      "They were protesting against the death penalty.",
      "Peace activists protested the war.",
      "She protested that the law was unfair.",
      "\u201cBut I'm innocent!\u201d he protested .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Just days earlier, a group of young and prominent pro-democracy activists, including Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, had staged a sit-in protest by climbing into a giant, gilded bauhinia sculpture, a monument symbolizing the handover. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "Officials in the Chinese province of Henan have apparently misused their public health surveillance technology to stop a protest by ordinary citizens upset about bank fraud and financial impropriety. \u2014 Paul Hsieh, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "One viral video -- which has since been removed from Chinese social media -- captured a recent protest at a Shanghai compound. \u2014 Tara John, CNN , 29 June 2022",
      "And while the NYC Pride March has been critiqued in the past for its corporate floats and heavy police presence, this year, the roots of Pride as protest felt more palpable than ever. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 28 June 2022",
      "And the middle of it, Faith Mikolajczyk, who\u2019d never organized a protest about anything prior to Monday evening \u2014 never mind a woman\u2019s right to choose \u2014 stood there for a minute and cried. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Craig Greenberg, the Democratic mayoral candidate, also spoke on the topic at a protest in Louisville on Friday. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
      "In Mobile, 19-year-old Madison Flowers had organized a separate protest . \u2014 al , 26 June 2022",
      "At a protest at City Hall in Portland, Maine, much of the crowd\u2019s anger was directed at their own representative: Senator Susan Collins. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Students at Swanson Middle School in Arlington Public Schools also walked out of class to protest for 15 minutes around lunchtime. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "The year after, dozens of workers at Riot Games walked out to protest the company\u2019s handling of lawsuits accusing it of having a sexist and toxic culture. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Thousands of food-delivery drivers walked off the job in Dubai over the weekend to protest low pay and poor working conditions, a rare act of defiance in the Middle East business hub where labor actions are criminalized. \u2014 Stephen Kalin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
      "A couple days later, Chapek did apologize and eventually condemned the legislation, but employees still walked out to protest the company's initial response. \u2014 Sean Griffin For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Pine Bluff High School students walked out of class last Thursday to protest the lack of safety on their campus and around the city, given recent acts of violence that claimed student Tristian Harris, 17, and other local teens. \u2014 I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Last week, students at dozens of Florida schools walked out their classes to protest the legislation. \u2014 Tim Craig, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Young Chicano activists walked out of schools to protest inadequacies in education. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The shooting unfolded hours after half a dozen camera crew workers were replaced by nonunion workers who had walked off set to protest unsafe working conditions, the Los Angeles Times reported. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French protester , from Latin protestari , from pro- forth + testari to call to witness \u2014 more at pro- , testament":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from protester":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8test",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cctest",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8test"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protest Verb assert , declare , affirm , protest , avow mean to state positively usually in anticipation of denial or objection. assert implies stating confidently without need for proof or regard for evidence. asserted that modern music is just noise declare stresses open or public statement. declared her support for the candidate affirm implies conviction based on evidence, experience, or faith. affirmed the existence of an afterlife protest emphasizes affirming in the face of denial or doubt. protested that he really had been misquoted avow stresses frank declaration and acknowledgment of personal responsibility for what is declared. avowed that all investors would be repaid in full",
    "synonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "complaint",
      "demur",
      "demurral",
      "demurrer",
      "difficulty",
      "exception",
      "expostulation",
      "fuss",
      "kick",
      "objection",
      "question",
      "remonstrance",
      "stink"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001240",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "protestantish":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": inclined to Protestant Christianity":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "protestant entry 1 + -ish":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4t\u0259-",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4t\u0259st\u0259ntish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132316",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb,"
    ]
  },
  "protestantize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make Protestant : convert to Protestantism":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "protestant entry 1 + -ize":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n\u2027\u02cct\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041719",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "protestation":{
    "antonyms":[
      "disavowal"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of protesting : a solemn declaration or avowal":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Despite his protestations to the contrary, he appears to be guilty.",
      "the governor went on television to make a passionate protestation of his innocence in the bribery scandal",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This was a strange protestation for an author whose subjects include overbearing Jewish parents and rebellious sons, circumcision, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and the diasporic condition (as well as unexpected uses for kosher liver). \u2014 The Economist , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "But at least Maria can enjoy some acrobatic lovemaking with him in between his pouty protestations . \u2014 Glenn Kenny, New York Times , 7 May 2020",
      "His protestations may well hold the answer on striking the right balance. \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartz , 12 May 2020",
      "Both the participants and audience have come to realize looking foolish is an acceptable tradeoff for the most obvious reward -- not love, protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, but achieving those coveted 15 minutes of fame. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "Chanel Rion of One America News Network, a Trump-friendly outlet, and Brian Karem of Playboy, a vocal detractor of the president, share similar frustrations with the WHCA, which is refusing to budge despite their protestations . \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "For all these protestations , the market has treated it as a turning point. \u2014 John Authers | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "The Justice Department denied McCabe's appeal to avoid criminal charges, but the case still appears to be in limbo despite a judge's protestation . \u2014 Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner , 14 Feb. 2020",
      "Howell also found that despite public protestations from the Trump administration that House Democrats have not actually launched a formal impeachment inquiry, one is underway. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-t\u0259-\u02c8st\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccte-",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "affirmation",
      "assertion",
      "asseveration",
      "avouchment",
      "avowal",
      "claim",
      "declaration",
      "insistence",
      "profession"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073622",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protesting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "affirm",
      "allege",
      "assert",
      "aver",
      "avouch",
      "avow",
      "claim",
      "contend",
      "declare",
      "insist",
      "maintain",
      "profess",
      "purport",
      "warrant"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a complaint, objection, or display of unwillingness usually to an idea or a course of action":[
        "went under protest"
      ],
      ": a declaration made especially before or while paying that a tax is illegal and that payment is not voluntary":[],
      ": a solemn declaration of opinion and usually of dissent: such as":[],
      ": a sworn declaration that payment of a note or bill has been refused and that all responsible signers or debtors are liable for resulting loss or damage":[],
      ": an objection made to an official or a governing body of a sport":[],
      ": to execute or have executed a formal protest against (something, such as a bill or note)":[],
      ": to make a protestation":[],
      ": to make a statement or gesture in objection to":[
        "protested the abuses of human rights"
      ],
      ": to make or enter a protest":[],
      ": to make solemn declaration or affirmation of":[
        "protest my innocence"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He heard protests from the crowd.",
      "She told him to go to bed despite his protests that he wasn't tired.",
      "There were cries of protest when the verdict was announced.",
      "The suspect surrendered his gun without protest .",
      "She was so upset by their decision that she resigned in protest .",
      "The students launched a protest against the tuition increase.",
      "Verb",
      "The victim's family protested at the judge's sentence.",
      "There is no use protesting . I will not change my mind.",
      "The coach protested the referee's call.",
      "The decision was protested by dozens of people.",
      "Students protested at the civil rights rally.",
      "They were protesting against the death penalty.",
      "Peace activists protested the war.",
      "She protested that the law was unfair.",
      "\u201cBut I'm innocent!\u201d he protested .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Just days earlier, a group of young and prominent pro-democracy activists, including Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, had staged a sit-in protest by climbing into a giant, gilded bauhinia sculpture, a monument symbolizing the handover. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "Officials in the Chinese province of Henan have apparently misused their public health surveillance technology to stop a protest by ordinary citizens upset about bank fraud and financial impropriety. \u2014 Paul Hsieh, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "One viral video -- which has since been removed from Chinese social media -- captured a recent protest at a Shanghai compound. \u2014 Tara John, CNN , 29 June 2022",
      "And while the NYC Pride March has been critiqued in the past for its corporate floats and heavy police presence, this year, the roots of Pride as protest felt more palpable than ever. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 28 June 2022",
      "And the middle of it, Faith Mikolajczyk, who\u2019d never organized a protest about anything prior to Monday evening \u2014 never mind a woman\u2019s right to choose \u2014 stood there for a minute and cried. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Craig Greenberg, the Democratic mayoral candidate, also spoke on the topic at a protest in Louisville on Friday. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
      "In Mobile, 19-year-old Madison Flowers had organized a separate protest . \u2014 al , 26 June 2022",
      "At a protest at City Hall in Portland, Maine, much of the crowd\u2019s anger was directed at their own representative: Senator Susan Collins. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Students at Swanson Middle School in Arlington Public Schools also walked out of class to protest for 15 minutes around lunchtime. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "The year after, dozens of workers at Riot Games walked out to protest the company\u2019s handling of lawsuits accusing it of having a sexist and toxic culture. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Thousands of food-delivery drivers walked off the job in Dubai over the weekend to protest low pay and poor working conditions, a rare act of defiance in the Middle East business hub where labor actions are criminalized. \u2014 Stephen Kalin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
      "A couple days later, Chapek did apologize and eventually condemned the legislation, but employees still walked out to protest the company's initial response. \u2014 Sean Griffin For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Pine Bluff High School students walked out of class last Thursday to protest the lack of safety on their campus and around the city, given recent acts of violence that claimed student Tristian Harris, 17, and other local teens. \u2014 I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Last week, students at dozens of Florida schools walked out their classes to protest the legislation. \u2014 Tim Craig, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Young Chicano activists walked out of schools to protest inadequacies in education. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The shooting unfolded hours after half a dozen camera crew workers were replaced by nonunion workers who had walked off set to protest unsafe working conditions, the Los Angeles Times reported. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French protester , from Latin protestari , from pro- forth + testari to call to witness \u2014 more at pro- , testament":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from protester":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8test",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cctest",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8test"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protest Verb assert , declare , affirm , protest , avow mean to state positively usually in anticipation of denial or objection. assert implies stating confidently without need for proof or regard for evidence. asserted that modern music is just noise declare stresses open or public statement. declared her support for the candidate affirm implies conviction based on evidence, experience, or faith. affirmed the existence of an afterlife protest emphasizes affirming in the face of denial or doubt. protested that he really had been misquoted avow stresses frank declaration and acknowledgment of personal responsibility for what is declared. avowed that all investors would be repaid in full",
    "synonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "complaint",
      "demur",
      "demurral",
      "demurrer",
      "difficulty",
      "exception",
      "expostulation",
      "fuss",
      "kick",
      "objection",
      "question",
      "remonstrance",
      "stink"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194717",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "proteus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Greek sea god capable of assuming different forms":[],
      ": any of a genus ( Proteus ) of aerobic usually motile enterobacteria that include saprophytes in decaying organic matter and a common causative agent ( P. mirabilis ) of urinary tract infections":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1896, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek Pr\u014dteus":"Noun",
      "New Latin, from Latin, Proteus":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0113-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccty\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259s",
      "-\u02cct\u00fcs",
      "-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031035",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proton":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an elementary particle that is identical with the nucleus of the hydrogen atom, that along with the neutron is a constituent of all other atomic nuclei, that carries a positive charge numerically equal to the charge of an electron, and that has a mass of 1.673 \u00d7 10 \u221227 kilogram":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The more sophisticated option, which the Marie device and others use, is a high-energy proton beam. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "The first element on the periodic table, hydrogen is just a single proton and electron. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Normal hydrogen has one proton and no neutrons in its nucleus. \u2014 David Donovan, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The positive pen interacts with both the negative electron and the positive proton . \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Instead, Helion\u2019s approach is to make their own 3He by creating deuterium-deuterium fusion that creates 3He + a neutron and 3H + a proton . \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Pressure is also generated when hydrogen nuclei, which each have one proton , fuse with other hydrogen nuclei to form helium, which has two protons. \u2014 Priyamvada Natarajan, The New York Review of Books , 15 June 2021",
      "For the nuclear processes involved in both creating and burning deuterium, that\u2019s where deuterium fuses with a proton to form helium-3, an uncommon, light, but stable isotope of the element helium. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "Inside an atom\u2019s core, those forces \u2014 between protons and neutrons and even inside a proton itself \u2014 are all vectors. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1920, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek pr\u014dton , neuter of pr\u014dtos first \u2014 more at proto-":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cct\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125705",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "prototype":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design of a construction (such as an airplane)":[],
      ": a standard or typical example":[],
      ": an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later type":[],
      ": an original model on which something is patterned : archetype":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They tested the prototype of the car.",
      "He is developing a prototype for his invention.",
      "He is the prototype of a conservative businessman.",
      "The Sherlock Holmes stories are the prototypes of modern detective stories.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Apricale on show at Goodwood does not appear to be fully functional, with the first XP1 prototype due later in 2022. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "The prototype the marque brought to the English event was covered in an intricate camouflage pattern that serves to hide many details. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
      "At first glance, the AIX prototype looks similar to a regular business class airplane seat. \u2014 CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "The prototype cost Demond $6 to produce and about a year to bring to market. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022",
      "To be fair, N\u00fa\u00f1ez Vicente knows this prototype isn\u2019t the final version and hopes to continue getting feedback on his design. \u2014 Matthew Kitchen, Chron , 16 June 2022",
      "The new prototype will be on display at Goodwood along with Polestar\u2019s electric roadster concept and the Polestar 2 BST Edition 270. \u2014 Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
      "The auction started at $450, but there were no bids for the 128GB prototype . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 31 May 2022",
      "The original Marble Man prototype of Marble Madness II featured some over-the-top animations. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Greek pr\u014dtotypon , from neuter of pr\u014dtotypos archetypal, from pr\u014dt- + typos type":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0259-\u02cct\u012bp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "case",
      "example",
      "exemplar",
      "exemplification",
      "illustration",
      "instance",
      "representative",
      "sample",
      "specimen"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185604",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protract":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abbreviate",
      "abridge",
      "curtail",
      "cut",
      "cut back",
      "shorten"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": delay , defer":[],
      ": to extend forward or outward \u2014 compare retract sense 1":[],
      ": to prolong in time or space : continue":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the highway project was protracted by years of litigation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That could take some time, that could really protract things. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Epidemics can be short-lived or protracted , or, like the Justinianic plague, recurrent. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "The process of making sourdough is protracted , but Petrarca and Richardson said the crusty, tangy result is worth the effort. \u2014 David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Ammon Bundy is the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who in 2014 engaged in a protracted battled with the federal Bureau of Land Management over grazing rights for his cattle. \u2014 Anna-maja Rappard, CNN , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "Some of these regions have protracted and incredibly violent conflicts. \u2014 John D'anna, azcentral , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "Instead of yielding an emphatic victory for one side and, conversely, an incontrovertible defeat for the other, modern armed conflicts are prone to descend into protracted , drawn out endgames. \u2014 Cian O'driscoll, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "But the road to the referendum was protracted and bloody. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Nov. 2019",
      "In his speech, Johnson delivered what amounted to a breezy dismissal of May\u2019s protracted and ultimately unsuccessful efforts to win lawmakers\u2019 approval for a divorce agreement with the EU. \u2014 Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin protractus , past participle of protrahere , literally, to draw forward, from pro- forward + trahere to draw \u2014 more at pro-":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8trakt",
      "pr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protract extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
    "synonyms":[
      "drag (out)",
      "draw out",
      "elongate",
      "extend",
      "lengthen",
      "outstretch",
      "prolong",
      "stretch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214443",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "protracter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": protractor":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by alteration":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130957",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protractible":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being protracted":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190833",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "protractile":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being thrust out":[
        "protractile jaws"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1828, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin protractus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8trak-t\u1d4al",
      "pr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034529",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "protraction":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of protracting : the state of being protracted":[],
      ": the drawing to scale of an area of land":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The sculpture had become, after all these years, about the protraction of the human foot and the celestial head. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The White House is preparing for President Trump\u2019s impeachment trial to drag into next week amid fears that Senate rules and Democratic protractions will delay his acquittal. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 31 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin protraction-, protractio act of drawing out, from protrahere":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8trak-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02c8trak-sh\u0259n",
      "pr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182034",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protractor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a muscle that extends a part":[],
      ": an instrument for laying down and measuring angles in drawing and plotting":[],
      ": one that protracts":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But apologies, forgiveness, and reconciliation are not points on a protractor . \u2014 cleveland , 10 May 2022",
      "But apologies, forgiveness, and reconciliation are not points on a protractor . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
      "Guns lay on the coffee table, beside a protractor and a jar of beet juice. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The defense trumpeted this revelation, but the D.A. called it flawed and stuck by the original protractor -and-eyeball results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021",
      "The fixture's arm is clipped to some nearby object to anchor the protractor dial, which must be returned to zero after the initial torque is applied. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2021",
      "The fixture's arm is clipped to some nearby object to anchor the protractor dial, which must be returned to zero after the initial torque is applied. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2021",
      "The fixture's arm is clipped to some nearby object to anchor the protractor dial, which must be returned to zero after the initial torque is applied. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2021",
      "The fixture's arm is clipped to some nearby object to anchor the protractor dial, which must be returned to zero after the initial torque is applied. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8trak-t\u0259r",
      "-t\u0259r",
      "pr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044741",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protreptic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an utterance (such as a speech) designed to instruct and persuade":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1678, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin protrepticus hortatory, encouraging, from Greek protreptikos , from protrepein to turn forward, urge on, from pro- + trepein to turn":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8trep-tik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114933",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protriaene":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a triaene in which the cladi point in a direction opposite to that of the shaft":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 1 + triaene":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d\u2027+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115158",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protrochula":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hypothetical free-swimming primitive organism resembling a simple trochophore and regarded as indicating the way of transition from radial to bilateral symmetry":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + troch- + -ula (feminine of -ulus -ule)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u2027\u02c8tr\u00e4ky\u0259l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003852",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protrudable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": protrusible":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u2027\u02c8tr\u00fcd\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054226",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "protrude":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to project":[],
      ": to jut out from the surrounding surface or context":[
        "a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket"
      ],
      ": to thrust forward":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "His lower jaw protrudes slightly.",
      "A handkerchief protruded from his shirt pocket.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other dash and windshield mounts often use longer (four- or five-inch) arms that protrude from a base. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020",
      "In the intervening months there have been lots of rumors, many pointing to a radically different design without the distinctive stalks that protrude from the ears. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "After a cut, two officers hold closed the rear door of a hatchback police car, trapping the man\u2019s thrashing legs, which protrude from the trunk as a whitish gas pours out around them. \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "That the women are solitary \u2014 save for one whose foot stretches across a diptych to protrude slightly into another\u2019s territory \u2014 reflects pandemic-era isolation. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "There are also reports that the camera bump will protrude a bit more than on the iPhone 13 Pro models. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Six arms protrude from the top, hoisting giant blocks into the sky. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The latter has a screen with curved edges, rectangular corners, flat top and bottom sides, and rear cameras that protrude independently on the back. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside the lobby, larger-than-life renditions of Tupac\u2019s various tattoos protrude from the walls, giving museum-goers a deeper understanding of the art that decorated his body. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin protrudere , from pro- + trudere to thrust \u2014 more at threat":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8tr\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bag",
      "balloon",
      "beetle",
      "belly",
      "billow",
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "poke",
      "pooch",
      "pouch",
      "pout",
      "project",
      "stand out",
      "start",
      "stick out",
      "swell"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081425",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "protrudent":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": protruding , projecting , bulging":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin protrudent-, protrudens , present participle of protrudere to protrude":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u1d4ant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060319",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "protruding":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to project":[],
      ": to jut out from the surrounding surface or context":[
        "a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket"
      ],
      ": to thrust forward":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "His lower jaw protrudes slightly.",
      "A handkerchief protruded from his shirt pocket.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other dash and windshield mounts often use longer (four- or five-inch) arms that protrude from a base. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020",
      "In the intervening months there have been lots of rumors, many pointing to a radically different design without the distinctive stalks that protrude from the ears. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "After a cut, two officers hold closed the rear door of a hatchback police car, trapping the man\u2019s thrashing legs, which protrude from the trunk as a whitish gas pours out around them. \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "That the women are solitary \u2014 save for one whose foot stretches across a diptych to protrude slightly into another\u2019s territory \u2014 reflects pandemic-era isolation. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "There are also reports that the camera bump will protrude a bit more than on the iPhone 13 Pro models. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Six arms protrude from the top, hoisting giant blocks into the sky. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The latter has a screen with curved edges, rectangular corners, flat top and bottom sides, and rear cameras that protrude independently on the back. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside the lobby, larger-than-life renditions of Tupac\u2019s various tattoos protrude from the walls, giving museum-goers a deeper understanding of the art that decorated his body. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin protrudere , from pro- + trudere to thrust \u2014 more at threat":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8tr\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bag",
      "balloon",
      "beetle",
      "belly",
      "billow",
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "poke",
      "pooch",
      "pouch",
      "pout",
      "project",
      "stand out",
      "start",
      "stick out",
      "swell"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185953",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "protrusile":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": so made that it can be protruded":[
        "a protrusile proboscis"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "protrus ion + -ile":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "|z|",
      "-(\u02cc)|s|il",
      "pr\u014d\u2027\u02c8tr\u00fc\u02cc|s|\u012bl",
      "-|s|\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221627",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
    ]
  },
  "protrusion":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cavity",
      "concave",
      "concavity",
      "dent",
      "depression",
      "dint",
      "hollow",
      "indent",
      "indentation",
      "indenture",
      "pit",
      "recess"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something (such as an anatomical part or excrescence) that protrudes":[],
      ": the act of protruding : the state of being protruded":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "bony protrusions on the outside of the elbow",
      "a roof with many protrusions",
      "The pain was caused by a protrusion of a disc in his lower back.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For those who received a nipple graft following their breast reconstruction surgeries, which leaves a small bump to mimic the protrusion of the original nipple, 4D repigmentation is an option. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "In a 13th-century portrait attributed to the Chinese monk Hu Zhifu, for example, a man displays the marks of enlightenment: the small circle on his forehead, hair in tight curls, the protrusion at the apex of the skull. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Not so with the latest Navigator, which has LINCOLN plastered across its stern and the brand's crosshair emblem set as a nearly foot-tall protrusion within its gently redrawn grille. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "In girls transitioning to boys, testosterone generally leads to permanent voice-lowering, facial hair and protrusion of the Adam\u2019s apple, said Dr. Stephanie Roberts, a specialist at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s Gender Management Service. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "To get plant cuttings, look for the node\u2014a small protrusion that will turn into roots\u2014between each leaf or set of leaves. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "There also appears to be a small protrusion on the front of the roof that could be a Lidar sensor like on the new Lotus Eletre. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "And the protrusion is there to stay for one more year. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Enlarge / Fire ants form a protrusion from an ant raft. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin protrudere":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8tr\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protrusion projection , protrusion , protuberance , bulge mean an extension beyond the normal line or surface. projection implies a jutting out especially at a sharp angle. those projections along the wall are safety hazards protrusion suggests a thrusting out so that the extension seems a deformity. the bizarre protrusions of a coral reef protuberance implies a growing or swelling out in rounded form. a skin disease marked by warty protuberances bulge suggests an expansion caused by internal pressure. bulges in the tile floor",
    "synonyms":[
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "convexity",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "projection",
      "protuberance",
      "swell"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013056",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protrusive":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unobtrusive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": obtrusive , pushing":[
        "a coarse protrusive manner"
      ],
      ": prominent , protuberant":[
        "a protrusive jaw"
      ],
      ": thrusting forward":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "his protrusive way of helping his coworkers usually provokes resentment, not gratitude",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lumbar support on the mesh back is very good and the curve is well-placed and protrusive enough to support my slightly more pronounced back curvature perfectly. \u2014 Corey Gaskin And Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 11 Sep. 2020",
      "Her sweetheart gown is sleeveless, secured by a strip of organza encircling each arm; her chest bereft of jewelry, only her protrusive collarbones accessorize her d\u00e9colletage. \u2014 Hannah Seidlitz, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ziv",
      "-\u02c8tr\u00fc-siv, -ziv",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8tr\u00fc-siv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "busy",
      "interfering",
      "intruding",
      "intrusive",
      "meddlesome",
      "meddling",
      "nosy",
      "nosey",
      "obtrusive",
      "officious",
      "presuming",
      "presumptuous",
      "prying",
      "pushing",
      "pushy",
      "snoopy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111904",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protuberance":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cavity",
      "concave",
      "concavity",
      "dent",
      "depression",
      "dint",
      "hollow",
      "indent",
      "indentation",
      "indenture",
      "pit",
      "recess"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something that is protuberant":[],
      ": the quality or state of being protuberant":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the tree trunk had several mossy protuberances where branches had once grown",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One particularly exciting aspect of the Wyoming fossil is a bony protuberance over its eye sockets, which is not a feature seen in nocturnal birds. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022",
      "When an untitled 6\u00bd-foot piece \u2014 a looping, lobed protuberance that dangles from the ceiling \u2014 was auctioned at Christie\u2019s in 2020, bidding climbed to $5.4 million, which was above the high estimate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Tourists speeding toward Grand Canyon National Park rarely notice the rocky protuberance that juts above the flat expanse of Arizona's Coconino Plateau. \u2014 USA Today , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Tourists speeding north on Arizona State Route 64 toward Grand Canyon National Park rarely notice the rocky protuberance that juts above the flat expanse of the Coconino Plateau about 2 miles to the east. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "That explained the protuberance on its snout, which resembled a tiny battering ram. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 24 July 2021",
      "Per Live Science, other species of female mantises are also known to call in nearby suitors with pheromones released from a less showy gland located in roughly the same part of their exoskeleton as the dragon mantis\u2019 protuberance . \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2021",
      "The presence of this protuberance encouraged the wind to pass around it, reinforcing its tendency to dig more deeply closer to the rim, hollowing out a doughnut trench. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "Henry VIII remains the poster boy for codpieces, those profane protuberances that drew eyes crotchward in the sixteenth century. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 23 May 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8t\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8t(y)\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protuberance projection , protrusion , protuberance , bulge mean an extension beyond the normal line or surface. projection implies a jutting out especially at a sharp angle. those projections along the wall are safety hazards protrusion suggests a thrusting out so that the extension seems a deformity. the bizarre protrusions of a coral reef protuberance implies a growing or swelling out in rounded form. a skin disease marked by warty protuberances bulge suggests an expansion caused by internal pressure. bulges in the tile floor",
    "synonyms":[
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "convexity",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "projection",
      "protrusion",
      "swell"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031307",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protuberant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface often as a rounded mass : prominent":[
        "protuberant eyes"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tourists were free to go to Gibraltar, which is literally a bright spot\u2014an anomalous British territory on a headland on the sunny southern coast of Spain, just over a tenth of the area of Manhattan, most of which is protuberant rock. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 26 May 2021",
      "Bevelled edges flirt with object-ness, making the works seem fat material presentations, protuberant from walls, rather than pictures. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, Angela is carrying on with protuberant tennis pro Tony Parker (Andrew Carter), who becomes the object of lust to both Edith and Angela's gay son, Lance (Tom DeTrinis). \u2014 F. Kathleen Foley, latimes.com , 17 May 2018",
      "If, for instance, a weak bladder leads a child to perform poorly in timed exams or protuberant ears means bullying blighted their education, genetic variants for these traits will show up as disadvantageous. \u2014 The Economist , 26 Mar. 2018",
      "Remember the beefy Mitch (David Hasselhoff back then, now the ever-affable Dwayne Johnson) a smirking beach god with protuberant pectorals",
      "Hoopskirts like armor, frilly materials made knife-sharp, curlers or a heeled pump worn as a protuberant helmet: this is female attire that makes a statement, at once protective and aggressive. \u2014 The New Yorker , 12 May 2013",
      "Her exceptionally protuberant breasts and derri\u00e8re, which rendered her an object not only of curiosity but also of lust. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 15 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin protuberant-, protuberans , present participle of protuberare to bulge out, from Latin pro- forward + tuber excrescence, swelling; perhaps akin to Latin tum\u0113re to swell \u2014 more at thumb entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8t\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "-b(\u0259-)r\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035233",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "protutor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who acts as tutor without legal appointment or one who marries a tutoress and is equally responsible with her":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin protut ela vice-tutelage (from Latin pro- pro- entry 1 + tutela tutelage) + English -or (as in tutor )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125634",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protutory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the office or tenure of office of a protutor":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "protutor + -y":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u00fct\u0259r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192501",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "protype":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the first intact described specimen of a fossil species previously known only from an incomplete type":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 1 + type":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d+\u02cc-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113113",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proud":{
    "antonyms":[
      "humble",
      "lowly",
      "modest"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": feeling or showing pride: such as":[],
      ": giving reason for pride : glorious":[
        "the proudest moment in her life"
      ],
      ": having or displaying excessive self-esteem":[],
      ": having proper self-respect":[],
      ": marked by stateliness : magnificent":[],
      ": much pleased : exultant":[],
      ": raised above a surrounding area":[
        "a proud design on a stamp"
      ],
      ": vigorous , spirited":[
        "a proud steed"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They are the proud parents of a hero.",
      "I was proud that I never gave in.",
      "She's the proud owner of a new car.",
      "Her proudest accomplishment was to finish school.",
      "He has a proud manner.",
      "a proud and opinionated person",
      "She's too proud to accept their charity.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scherr said the Uganda lacrosse program should be proud of reaching this stage. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
      "The team is proud of its lagers and German styles in particular. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 27 June 2022",
      "Zauner likes to think that her mother would be proud of her. \u2014 Ken Olshansky, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Your success is directly tied to your customers, so be proud of them. \u2014 Rachel Carpenter, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The place is proud of its beer choices and onsite mixologist. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Jackson said that Dred and Harriet Scott would be proud of the work that was done. \u2014 CBS News , 20 June 2022",
      "Nonetheless, Twyman was proud of everyone's accomplishments across the board. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "The actress is proud of her trans status but acknowledges the prickly nuances of being someone expected to bear the weight of representation on their shoulders. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English pr\u016bd , probably from Old French prod, prud, prou advantageous, just, wise, bold, from Late Latin prode advantage, advantageous, back-formation from Latin prodesse to be advantageous, from pro-, prod- for, in favor + esse to be \u2014 more at pro- , is":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8prau\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proud proud , arrogant , haughty , lordly , insolent , overbearing , supercilious , disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors. proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness. too proud to take charity arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted. a conceited and arrogant executive haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position. a haughty aristocrat lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power. a lordly condescension insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness. ignored by an insolent waiter overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence. an overbearing supervisor supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness. an aloof and supercilious manner disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness. disdainful of their social inferiors",
    "synonyms":[
      "disdainful",
      "haughty",
      "highfalutin",
      "hifalutin",
      "lofty",
      "lordly",
      "prideful",
      "superior"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035835",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "proud flesh":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an excessive growth of granulation tissue":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230128",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proudful":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by or full of pride":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So companies seeking young professionals are crafting benefits to help employees be purposeful, proudful and personal. \u2014 Rick Montgomery, kansascity , 27 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8prau\u0307d-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235911",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "proudhearted":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": proud in spirit : haughty":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8prau\u0307d-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164732",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "proudish":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": somewhat proud":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8prau\u0307dish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192419",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "proudly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "humble",
      "lowly",
      "modest"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": feeling or showing pride: such as":[],
      ": giving reason for pride : glorious":[
        "the proudest moment in her life"
      ],
      ": having or displaying excessive self-esteem":[],
      ": having proper self-respect":[],
      ": marked by stateliness : magnificent":[],
      ": much pleased : exultant":[],
      ": raised above a surrounding area":[
        "a proud design on a stamp"
      ],
      ": vigorous , spirited":[
        "a proud steed"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They are the proud parents of a hero.",
      "I was proud that I never gave in.",
      "She's the proud owner of a new car.",
      "Her proudest accomplishment was to finish school.",
      "He has a proud manner.",
      "a proud and opinionated person",
      "She's too proud to accept their charity.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scherr said the Uganda lacrosse program should be proud of reaching this stage. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
      "The team is proud of its lagers and German styles in particular. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 27 June 2022",
      "Zauner likes to think that her mother would be proud of her. \u2014 Ken Olshansky, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Your success is directly tied to your customers, so be proud of them. \u2014 Rachel Carpenter, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The place is proud of its beer choices and onsite mixologist. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Jackson said that Dred and Harriet Scott would be proud of the work that was done. \u2014 CBS News , 20 June 2022",
      "Nonetheless, Twyman was proud of everyone's accomplishments across the board. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "The actress is proud of her trans status but acknowledges the prickly nuances of being someone expected to bear the weight of representation on their shoulders. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English pr\u016bd , probably from Old French prod, prud, prou advantageous, just, wise, bold, from Late Latin prode advantage, advantageous, back-formation from Latin prodesse to be advantageous, from pro-, prod- for, in favor + esse to be \u2014 more at pro- , is":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8prau\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proud proud , arrogant , haughty , lordly , insolent , overbearing , supercilious , disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors. proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness. too proud to take charity arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted. a conceited and arrogant executive haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position. a haughty aristocrat lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power. a lordly condescension insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness. ignored by an insolent waiter overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence. an overbearing supervisor supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness. an aloof and supercilious manner disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness. disdainful of their social inferiors",
    "synonyms":[
      "disdainful",
      "haughty",
      "highfalutin",
      "hifalutin",
      "lofty",
      "lordly",
      "prideful",
      "superior"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113807",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "prove":{
    "antonyms":[
      "disprove",
      "rebut",
      "refute"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to check the correctness of (something, such as an arithmetic result)":[],
      ": to demonstrate as having a particular quality or worth":[
        "proved herself a great actress",
        "the vaccine has been proven effective after years of tests"
      ],
      ": to establish the existence, truth, or validity of (as by evidence or logic)":[
        "prove a theorem",
        "the charges were never proved in court"
      ],
      ": to learn or find out by experience":[],
      ": to show (oneself) to be worthy or capable":[
        "eager to prove myself in the new job"
      ],
      ": to test the truth, validity, or genuineness of":[
        "the exception proves the rule",
        "prove a will at probate"
      ],
      ": to turn out especially after trial or test":[
        "the new drug proved effective"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The charges against him were never proved in court.",
      "The government failed to prove its case.",
      "It could not be proven that the suspect stole the money.",
      "A person who is charged with a crime is considered innocent until proved guilty.",
      "mathematicians trying to prove a theorem",
      "To prove her point , she got out the old research.",
      "The tests proved the vaccine to be effective.",
      "Her second album was a hit that proved her critics wrong.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This helps owners prove the provenance and authenticity of their digital items, protecting those that create the files from theft and unauthorized reproduction. \u2014 Kj Dhaliwal, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Keith Chrestman, the prosecuting attorney for the 2nd Judicial District of Arkansas, argued in a court document that finding someone else's DNA on the evidence would not prove Echols innocent given other evidence shown in trial. \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Using digital models, Krahl virtually reproduced a simulation of the functional loads, saying the models could indirectly prove the flipper-twisting potential of the Plesiosaurs. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "Severino, a right-handed hitter, has decent pop and should prove valuable against left-handed pitching, one of Milwaukee's weaknesses so far this season. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
      "Maatman says that the majors\u2019 role could prove a central issue in the case. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
      "Some of the participants, like Misba Khan, a jovial Pakistani-British mother and Muslim chaplain, have zero experience in such endeavors; but her compassion and sense of humor prove a key to the mission\u2019s success. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The unexpected finding, published Thursday in the journal Science, suggests that the species\u2014which typically depends on sea ice for hunting seals\u2014may prove surprisingly resilient in the face of the continuing loss of sea ice as the climate warms. \u2014 Eric Niiler, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "This crude invective, from a Russian politician once seen as milder and more pro-European than his master, Mr. Putin, indicated how harsh the confrontation between Russia and the West has become and how elusive peace may prove . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French prover, pruver , from Latin probare to test, prove, from probus good, honest, from pro- for, in favor + -bus (akin to Old English b\u0113on to be) \u2014 more at pro- , be":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00fcv"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "demonstrate",
      "document",
      "establish",
      "substantiate",
      "validate"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102004",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to prove that one is a strong or brave man":[
        "Boxing was a way for him to prove his manhood ."
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183429",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to prove how tough one is":[
        "He proved his mettle as a fighter tonight."
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180653",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to show that one is able to do something or to succeed":[
        "She was eager to prove herself in her new job.",
        "She has proven herself (to be) capable of excellent work."
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205450",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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  "prove out":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to turn out to be satisfactory or as expected":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190918",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  "provender":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dry food for domestic animals : feed":[],
      ": food , victuals":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a chef who prides himself on creating all of his dishes from local provender",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The outdoor market is a repository of Normandy foods with all the region\u2019s seasonal provender , right now teeming with wild mushrooms. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "No matter, the paucity of provender assured that no one would miss the arrival of King Jayme and Queen Jason. \u2014 al , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "This, combined with a burgeoning demand for local provender on the part of city restaurants, fertilized a revival of small-scale agriculture in the region. \u2014 Bryan Miller, Town & Country , 8 Sep. 2013"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French provende, provendre , from Medieval Latin provenda , alteration of praebenda prebend":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bread",
      "chow",
      "chuck",
      "comestibles",
      "eatables",
      "eats",
      "edibles",
      "fare",
      "food",
      "foodstuffs",
      "grub",
      "meat",
      "provisions",
      "table",
      "tucker",
      "viands",
      "victuals",
      "vittles"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013415",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "provenience":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": origin , source":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As my most recent work pulls inspiration from my Italian provenience , so does this album. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 5 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1882, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of provenance":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0113-ny\u0259n(t)s",
      "-n\u0113-\u0259n(t)s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185002",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "provenly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": demonstrably as stated : without doubt or uncertainty":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "British also \u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "\u02c8pr\u00fc-v\u0259n-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061502",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to a proventriculus":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin proventricul us + English -ar":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014dven\u2027\u00a6triky\u0259l\u0259(r)"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091259",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "proventriculus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a muscular dilatation of the foregut in most mandibulate insects that is armed internally with chitinous teeth or plates for grinding food":[],
      ": the glandular or true stomach of a bird that is situated between the crop and gizzard":[],
      ": the thin-walled sac in front of the gizzard of an earthworm":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-ven-\u02c8trik-y\u0259-l\u0259s",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-ven-\u02c8tri-ky\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235116",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "proverb":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage":[],
      ": a form of the verb do used to avoid repetition of a verb (such as do in \"act as I do\")":[],
      ": byword sense 4":[],
      ": to provide with a proverb":[],
      ": to speak of proverbially":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "her grandfather has a proverb for every occasion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "An old English proverb says there\u2019s no substitute for experience, and racing drivers tend to agree. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Co-author Heiko Pr\u00fcmers, of the German Archaeological Institute, references an old Spanish proverb asserting no one is so blind as the one who doesn\u2019t want to see. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "As the proverb goes, one swallow does not a summer make. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Even during talks with some truly noxious rivals throughout history, Washington would adopt a Russian proverb doveryai, no proveryai\u2014or as Americans came to know it via Ronald Reagan, trust but verify. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "His productivity mentality, as evidenced in his influential Poor Richard\u2019s Almanack from which the above proverb is taken, extends a line of thinking on making the most of your day going back hundreds of years, if not more. \u2014 Dorian Rolston, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "As the old proverb goes: There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. \u2014 Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "There's an old proverb that says tragedy comes in threes, and the Daniels family of New Berlin is all too familiar. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "As the proverb goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 22 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proverbe , from Anglo-French, from Latin proverbium , from pro- + verbum word \u2014 more at word":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccv\u0259rb",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccv\u0259rb",
      "-\u02c8v\u0259rb"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adage",
      "aphorism",
      "apothegm",
      "byword",
      "epigram",
      "maxim",
      "saw",
      "saying",
      "sententia",
      "word"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075514",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "provide":{
    "antonyms":[
      "hold (back)",
      "keep (back)",
      "reserve",
      "retain",
      "withhold"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to have as a condition : stipulate":[
        "the contract provides that certain deadlines will be met"
      ],
      ": to make a proviso or stipulation":[
        "the Constitution \u2026 provides for an elected two-chamber legislature",
        "\u2014 Current Biography"
      ],
      ": to make something available to":[
        "provide the children with free balloons"
      ],
      ": to prepare in advance":[],
      ": to take precautionary measures":[
        "provide for the common defense",
        "\u2014 U.S. Constitution"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The website provides information about local activities.",
      "The curtains on the windows provide privacy.",
      "The school provided new uniforms for the band.",
      "The goal is to provide health care to as many people as possible.",
      "Coffee and doughnuts will be provided at the meeting.",
      "The website provides users with information about local activities.",
      "The school provided the band with new uniforms.",
      "The store provides its customers with excellent service.",
      "Workers were provided with gloves for protection.",
      "The contract provides that certain deadlines will be met.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Such remote stations provide a further challenge with just getting power to them. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "Plein Air artists, musicians and craftsmen will provide additional entertainment in the gardens. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "The bill would provide funding for states to create programs that could keep weapons away from people who are dangers to themselves or others, often called red flag laws. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 24 June 2022",
      "The spacecraft can provide more data about power and propulsion requirements for the Gateway. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Vines also can provide colorful blooms, nectar for pollinators and wildlife cover. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2022",
      "Once again, human psychology might provide the answer. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
      "One funding decision that would aim to end HIV \u2014 and that goal can be achieved \u2014 would also provide long-term benefits for the entire health care system. \u2014 Carl Schmid, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "And so that would even provide a bigger relief for drivers. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin provid\u0113re , literally, to see ahead, from pro- forward + vid\u0113re to see \u2014 more at pro- , wit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "deliver",
      "feed",
      "furnish",
      "give",
      "hand",
      "hand over",
      "supply"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112645",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "provide (for)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause (something) to be available or to happen in the future":[
        "The contract provides for 10 paid holidays.",
        "The law provides for the appointment of a new official."
      ],
      ": to supply what is needed for (something or someone)":[
        "It's hard to make enough money to provide for such a large family.",
        "They agreed to provide for the child's education."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204944",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "providence":{
    "antonyms":[
      "diseconomy",
      "wastefulness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "(a northern arm of Narragansett Bay) population 178,042":[
        "Providence River"
      ],
      ": God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny":[],
      ": divine guidance or care":[],
      ": the quality or state of being provident":[],
      "city in northern Rhode Island that is the state capital and a port at the head of the":[
        "Providence River"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "practicing its customary providence , the snowbound family was able to make the meager stores last until help arrived",
      "had the providence to lay in supplies before the storm hit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So it\u2019s an accident\u2014maybe an accident caused by providence . \u2014 Dennis Lim, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
      "Directing the classic Russian play, which deals with the loss of one\u2019s home and motherland, is another bit of providence . \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Nevertheless, the fleeting encounter of the emperor and the philosopher was the stuff of providence \u2014as if the arc of history had intersected with the designs of history\u2019s philosopher-architect. \u2014 Jeffrey Collins, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "In the familiar European lore vampires can be repelled with a crucifix, scalded with holy water or burned by sunlight, a longstanding symbol of providence . \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "To him, there\u2019s providence behind the symmetry of the circumstances of his first starts at LSU and Auburn. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "The church\u2019s piano was supposed to be dedicated with a virtual recital on Feb. 21, but again providence \u2014 in the form of a hellacious deep freeze on Valentine\u2019s Day \u2014 had other ideas. \u2014 Cheryl Hall, Dallas News , 13 June 2021",
      "The show felt almost like providence , as Farahani views all her past roles. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "But by 1994, when I.O.E.\u2019s president presented Moon with a golden trophy during a celebration of Moon\u2019s ocean providence at a church estate in the Hudson Valley, the direction of what Moon put in motion was increasingly clear. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin providentia , from provident-, providens":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccden(t)s",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259-d\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "economy",
      "frugality",
      "husbandry",
      "parsimony",
      "penny-pinching",
      "scrimping",
      "skimping",
      "thrift"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205618",
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "provident":{
    "antonyms":[
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spendthrift",
      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty",
      "wasteful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": frugal , saving":[],
      ": making provision for the future : prudent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "it is possible to be provident without being miserly",
      "her provident measures kept us safe while we waited out the hurricane",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The deficits, however, demand a more provident approach to the ballooning defense budget (now larger than everything else in the federal discretionary budget combined). \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "Social Security would likely be replaced also with a provident -fund system, basically a private retirement account with mandatory contributions, with backup provisions if this proves to be insufficient in old age. \u2014 Nathan Lewis, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "That led to another announcement this spring, which prevented people from using BN(O) passports for the early withdrawal of mandatory provident funds (MPFs). \u2014 Michelle Toh And Kristie Lu Stout, CNN , 26 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin provident-, providens , from present participle of provid\u0113re":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccdent",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-v\u0259-d\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "economical",
      "economizing",
      "frugal",
      "scrimping",
      "sparing",
      "thrifty"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082357",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "providential":{
    "antonyms":[
      "hapless",
      "ill-fated",
      "ill-starred",
      "luckless",
      "star-crossed",
      "unfortunate",
      "unhappy",
      "unlucky"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by foresight : prudent":[],
      ": occurring by or as if by an intervention of Providence":[
        "a providential escape"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or determined by Providence":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We had made a providential escape.",
      "It seemed providential that he should arrive at just that moment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this providential outlook, all events, even seemingly evil ones, ultimately forward a story of progress, and the great must at times rise above ordinary mortality with the promise of vindication by history. \u2014 Priya Satia, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "Over the decades since Fleming\u2019s death, his followers have persisted with this providential view of things. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Evening advances, and the sky turns a providential pink. \u2014 Andrew Kay, Longreads , 17 July 2021",
      "His competitive breakthrough, however, was as providential and unexpected as the broken board that introduced him to surfing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2021",
      "For Menendez and his wife, who plays piano for the church, the move to Anchorage seems providential , just like the rest of the story. \u2014 Author: Lex Treinen, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2021",
      "But it's been especially so since 1989, when the collapse of our superpower rival inspired providential reveries of a unipolar world led, largely unimpeded, by the U.S. and its allies. \u2014 Damon Linker, TheWeek , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "By January, you may be showered with rewards for a job well done and could find your life greatly improved by a providential stroke of good luck. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 June 2020",
      "Do believers truly plead with God to alleviate some of the suffering, to be an instrument of His love and providential care in the midst of it"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-v\u0259-\u02c8den(t)-sh\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for providential lucky , fortunate , happy , providential mean meeting with unforeseen success. lucky stresses the agency of chance in bringing about a favorable result. won because of a lucky bounce fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond one's deserts. fortunate in my investments happy combines the implications of lucky and fortunate with stress on being blessed. a series of happy accidents providential more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power. a providential change in the weather",
    "synonyms":[
      "fluky",
      "flukey",
      "fortuitous",
      "fortunate",
      "happy",
      "heaven-sent",
      "lucky"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190806",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "province":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a biogeographic division of less rank than a region":[],
      ": a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government":[],
      ": a department of knowledge or activity":[],
      ": a division of a country forming the jurisdiction of an archbishop or metropolitan":[],
      ": a territorial unit of a religious order":[],
      ": all of a country except the metropolises":[],
      ": an administrative district or division of a country":[],
      ": proper or appropriate function or scope : sphere":[
        "that question is outside my province"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They left the city for life in the provinces .",
      "a legal question outside the doctor's province",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ukraine\u2019s presidential office said a series of Russian strikes in the past 24 hours also killed civilians in eastern Ukraine \u2014 four in the northeastern Kharkiv region and another four in Donetsk province . \u2014 Francesca Ebel, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "Officers were called to the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, a suburb on the edge of East London in Eastern Cape province , on Sunday morning at around 4 a.m. local time, according to police. \u2014 Liezl Thom, ABC News , 30 June 2022",
      "Small details, perhaps, but respect for province matters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Hainan is building a name for luxury whisky Also beginning to carve out a similar niche is the duty-free island province of Hainan in China. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Athlenda Mathe said the investigation into the deaths at the Enyobeni Tavern in the city of East London in Eastern Cape province was ongoing and no cause of the deaths had yet been established. \u2014 Gerald Imray, ajc , 27 June 2022",
      "Rantjie says the owner of the tavern has not been arrested but the province \u2019s Liquor Board will shut down the pub Monday to allow for investigations to be completed. \u2014 Larry Madowo, CNN , 27 June 2022",
      "The Russians and separatists control about half of Donetsk, the second province in the Donbas. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
      "Nayib Khan lost 16 members of his family when their homes collapsed on top of them in Gayan, in Paktika province near the border with Pakistan, when the quake struck at around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday. \u2014 Esmatullah Kohsar, WSJ , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin provincia":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005041",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "picayune",
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      ": the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order":[]
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      "Noun",
      "the confidence man figured that fleecing these provincials would be easy",
      "Adjective",
      "She speaks with a provincial accent.",
      "an artist who has been criticized for being provincial and old-fashioned",
      "His provincial attitude was a source of irritation for her.",
      "She is too provincial to try foreign foods.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Canada\u2019s capital is under two states of emergency, one local and another provincial . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "After the couple petitioned the authorities in the provincial and the national capitals, Ms. Li said, the local police told them last summer that the body of an unidentified young man was their son\u2019s. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "In Heaney, the inarticulate, the mumblers, the provincial found a powerful well source of description to draw from. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The China Daily newspaper said in 2016 that the party has a total of 2,900 training centers nationwide at different levels of government, ranging from county to provincial . \u2014 Emily Wang Fujiyama, Star Tribune , 1 July 2021",
      "The fans won on Tuesday, an indication of how their sense of ownership over clubs and their traditions can be mobilized in ways that might seem quaint and provincial in the American context. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "For provincials like my mother and me, Moscow meant a small break from the daily vicissitudes of late-period Soviet life. \u2014 Anastasia Edel, The New York Review of Books , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "Tacitus wrote of the barbarous treatment of the townspeople by the Britons, remarking that it had been reckoned that a total of 70,000 Romans and provincials were killed at Camulodunum, Londinium, and Verulamium. \u2014 Richard Hingley, National Geographic , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "Many of the new ministers are provincials with little experience of Delhi. \u2014 The Economist , 14 June 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "That all but derailed plans for Liu, who had come to Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan province, to seek redress from a bank that has frozen his deposits. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "The Ukrainian army reported heavy fighting around Donetsk, the provincial capital, as well as Lyman to the north, a small city that serves as a key rail hub in the Donetsk region. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "The Ukrainian army reported heavy fighting around Donetsk, the provincial capital, as well as Lyman to the north, a small city that serves as a key rail hub in the Donetsk region. \u2014 Ricardo Mazalan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
      "The Ukrainian army reported heavy fighting around Donetsk, the provincial capital, as well as Lyman to the north. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "The Ukrainian army said that heavy fighting was ongoing around Donetsk, the provincial capital. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Ricardo Mazalan, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
      "The legislature sits in Vladivostok, the provincial capital, which borders the Pacific Ocean \u2014 across the country from the border and the war with Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Clashes continued at the Rumangabo base in the Rutshuru area of North Kivu province about 25 miles from the provincial capital, Goma. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Ma is Han Chinese, but growing up in the provincial capital of Urumqi, the vibrant colors of her friends\u2019 traditional dress captured her imagination. \u2014 Vogue , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
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      "in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin provincialis , from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin provincialis , from provincia province":"Noun"
    },
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010052",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
    ]
  },
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      ": a small usually hand-operated press for pulling printer's proofs":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113509",
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      "noun"
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      ": an elastic-shell ring used to calibrate testing machines by means of change in diameter undergone upon application of force along the diameter":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082533",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a form of a virus that is integrated into the genetic material of a host cell and by replicating with it can be transmitted from one cell generation to the next without causing lysis":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8v\u012b-r\u0259s",
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8v\u012b-r\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055317",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      "accoutre",
      "accouter",
      "equip",
      "fit (out)",
      "furnish",
      "gird",
      "kit (up ",
      "outfit",
      "rig",
      "supply"
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      ],
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      ": the fact or state of being prepared beforehand":[],
      ": to supply with needed materials (such as food) : to supply with provisions":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The President, of all people, should know how difficult it is to take care of basic things like, say, prescription drugs for the elderly or shelter from the storm\u2014especially if your government places a low priority on the efficient provision of public services and a high priority on the care and feeding of cronies \u2026 \u2014 Joe Klein , Time , 6 Feb. 2006",
      "Nothing was overlooked. There was a fallback position, a fail-safe provision , for any contingency. \u2014 Gary Wills , New York Times Book Review , 1 Apr. 2001",
      "They wheedled the American Congress into awarding entry terms more favorable than those enjoyed by any other state, including two unique provisions : Texas and not the federal government would own all public lands, and the state would retain forever the right to divide into five smaller states if that proved attractive, each one to have two senators and a proportionate number of representatives. \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
      "Provisions should be made for regular inspections.",
      "He made provisions to donate part of his fortune to charity after he died.",
      "You should make provision for emergencies.",
      "I carried my provisions in one large backpack.",
      "We brought enough provisions to last the entire trip.",
      "Verb",
      "Few modern eaters consume such a wide range of plants, fruits, and animals, even when provisioned by a vast international or multi-ethnic marketplace. \u2014 Donna R. Gabaccia , We Are What We Eat , 1998",
      "But biographies, like translations, are rarely provisioned to last forever, for they reflect the world of their authors as much as their subjects. \u2014 Morris Dickstein , New York Times Book Review , 1 Feb. 1998",
      "As the cubs began to feed more regularly on meat, she provisioned them with hares, hyraxes, an Egyptian mongoose, and guinea fowl. \u2014 John A. Cavallo , Natural History , February 1990",
      "They stopped to provision the ship.",
      "the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tucked away in the gun law President Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. \u2014 Bruce Chapman, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
      "Ukraine's wartime martial laws include a provision allowing Ukrainians, both soldiers and civilians, to apply and marry on the same day. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, ajc , 26 June 2022",
      "Further, the firm reduced its provision for credit losses from $5.1 billion to $218 million. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Alternatively, the memo said, the matter would be thrown to the U.S. House where, under a provision also outlined in the 12th Amendment, each state would receive one vote for president. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "But the path to include an education provision seemed politically difficult. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Another provision sparking debate would require the federal government to screen and at times prohibit certain U.S. investment in China. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "The new spending is offset through a one-year delay of a Medicare drug-rebate provision . \u2014 Mike Debonis, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
      "The hospitals in question are nonprofit hospitals that serve lower-income and rural communities that fall under a provision known as Section 340B. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The modern enterprise likely uses hundreds of different applications across its tech stack, presenting a significant burden for IT, HR and security teams to quickly onboard and provision new hires. \u2014 Rich Waldron, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "This enables customers to easily provision a cluster with predefined configurations, policies, and workloads. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "VMware has built Tanzu Mission Control to provision and manage external Kubernetes clusters, including those running on Azure. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Its pleas were usually unheeded, leaving the Confederation badly in arrears and unable to provision the army. \u2014 Jay Cost, WSJ , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "However, for production environments, customers need VMware vSphere 7.0 or above to provision and manage clusters. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Civo claims to provision a Kubernetes cluster within 90 seconds. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
      "The launch of the Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, module is the first of 11 missions to build and provision the station and send up a three-person crew by the end of next year. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 14 May 2021",
      "Unlike IaaS, where only administrators and operators were expected to build and provision virtual machines, Containerization brought the responsibility of packaging the code and building the container images to developers. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1809, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin provision-, provisio act of providing, from Latin, foresight, from provid\u0113re to see ahead \u2014 more at provide":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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      "if",
      "proviso",
      "qualification",
      "reservation",
      "stipulation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003815",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "provision account":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": reserve account sense 1":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215406",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "provisional":{
    "antonyms":[
      "long-term",
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    "definitions":{
      ": a postage stamp for use until a regular issue appears \u2014 compare definitive":[],
      ": serving for the time being : temporary":[
        "a provisional government"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The government has given provisional approval for the use of the new drug.",
      "will form a provisional government until a new leader can be elected",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Voters who requested a mail-in ballot but have changed their mind and attempt to vote in-person will be asked to submit a provisional ballot to be reviewed. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
      "For any eligible voters who missed the deadline to registrar, the vote centers offer same day conditional registration, which allows voters to complete the registration form and enter a provisional ballot on the spot, Paes said. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Those voters previously could give sworn statements when casting a provisional ballot to ensure their votes were counted. \u2014 Nyssa Kruse, Arkansas Online , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "These voters were still able to cast a provisional ballot on Election Day and had 26 months to correct their information before it was canceled, according to NBC News. \u2014 Hanna Panreck, Fox News , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t forget that there is an existing mechanism already in place if there is any uncertainty about the registration status of someone who shows up at the polls: That individual can cast a provisional ballot. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "He's been able to build on his lead after mail and provisional ballots were counted in strongholds for him such as Webb and Starr County. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
      "Armies of lawyers for the candidates challenged small batches of provisional ballots in front of county election boards, sought hand recounts in certain precincts and went to court, scrapping over every vote. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Hovey, a member of the Auburn City Council, had initially led by four votes, according to unofficial returns, but his lead shrank to a single vote after eligible provisional ballots were counted. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Instead, the board of elections will determine which outstanding provisional and absentee ballots are valid at the Sept. 27 board meeting, Perlatti said. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Correll read the official election results, which have been certified following Election Day Nov. 5 and the Nov. 7 canvass of absentee and provisional ballots; 1,782 ballots were cast, including 10 absentee and 12 provisionals . \u2014 David Anderson, baltimoresun.com , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "His provisional sailed left, too, into the deep rough. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 July 2019",
      "Election Day in this year\u2019s statewide Democratic and Republican primary election was June 26, followed by an absentee ballot canvass June 28, a provisional ballot canvass Thursday and the final count of absentee and provisionals Friday. \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 6 July 2018",
      "The Board of Elections, sitting as the Board of Canvassers, accepted 313, including 274 absentees and 39 provisionals . \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 6 July 2018",
      "There\u2019s going to be a paper recount of all the votes from early voting, election day, absentees and provisionals . \u2014 Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com , 10 July 2018",
      "McComas picked up five more votes in the Republican race for District 34B, while Tilley earned six provisionals . \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 5 July 2018",
      "Welcomed were 2018 spring provisionals Jennifer Bankston, Maggie Bopp, Megan Butler, Lauren Duncan, Jillian Gutierrez, Misty Jenkins, Danielle Looper and Amanda Toombs-Couvillon. \u2014 Elizabeth Moore, NOLA.com , 27 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1886, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8vizh-n\u0259l",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259-n\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "ad interim",
      "impermanent",
      "interim",
      "provisionary",
      "provisory",
      "short-term",
      "temporary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013353",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "provisionary":{
    "antonyms":[
      "long-term",
      "permanent"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": provisional":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "provisionary decrees that were issued by the junta following the coup",
      "the provisionary ambassador to the United Nations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Under the provisionary settlement, Toyota agreed to pay $278.5 million, BMW $131 million, Mazda $75.8 million and Subaru $68.3 million. \u2014 Neal E. Boudette, New York Times , 18 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1617, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "provisory",
      "short-term",
      "temporary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210638",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "accoutre",
      "accouter",
      "equip",
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      "furnish",
      "gird",
      "kit (up ",
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      "rig",
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The President, of all people, should know how difficult it is to take care of basic things like, say, prescription drugs for the elderly or shelter from the storm\u2014especially if your government places a low priority on the efficient provision of public services and a high priority on the care and feeding of cronies \u2026 \u2014 Joe Klein , Time , 6 Feb. 2006",
      "Nothing was overlooked. There was a fallback position, a fail-safe provision , for any contingency. \u2014 Gary Wills , New York Times Book Review , 1 Apr. 2001",
      "They wheedled the American Congress into awarding entry terms more favorable than those enjoyed by any other state, including two unique provisions : Texas and not the federal government would own all public lands, and the state would retain forever the right to divide into five smaller states if that proved attractive, each one to have two senators and a proportionate number of representatives. \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
      "Provisions should be made for regular inspections.",
      "He made provisions to donate part of his fortune to charity after he died.",
      "You should make provision for emergencies.",
      "I carried my provisions in one large backpack.",
      "We brought enough provisions to last the entire trip.",
      "Verb",
      "Few modern eaters consume such a wide range of plants, fruits, and animals, even when provisioned by a vast international or multi-ethnic marketplace. \u2014 Donna R. Gabaccia , We Are What We Eat , 1998",
      "But biographies, like translations, are rarely provisioned to last forever, for they reflect the world of their authors as much as their subjects. \u2014 Morris Dickstein , New York Times Book Review , 1 Feb. 1998",
      "As the cubs began to feed more regularly on meat, she provisioned them with hares, hyraxes, an Egyptian mongoose, and guinea fowl. \u2014 John A. Cavallo , Natural History , February 1990",
      "They stopped to provision the ship.",
      "the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tucked away in the gun law President Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. \u2014 Bruce Chapman, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
      "Ukraine's wartime martial laws include a provision allowing Ukrainians, both soldiers and civilians, to apply and marry on the same day. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, ajc , 26 June 2022",
      "Further, the firm reduced its provision for credit losses from $5.1 billion to $218 million. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Alternatively, the memo said, the matter would be thrown to the U.S. House where, under a provision also outlined in the 12th Amendment, each state would receive one vote for president. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "But the path to include an education provision seemed politically difficult. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Another provision sparking debate would require the federal government to screen and at times prohibit certain U.S. investment in China. \u2014 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "The new spending is offset through a one-year delay of a Medicare drug-rebate provision . \u2014 Mike Debonis, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
      "The hospitals in question are nonprofit hospitals that serve lower-income and rural communities that fall under a provision known as Section 340B. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The modern enterprise likely uses hundreds of different applications across its tech stack, presenting a significant burden for IT, HR and security teams to quickly onboard and provision new hires. \u2014 Rich Waldron, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "This enables customers to easily provision a cluster with predefined configurations, policies, and workloads. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "VMware has built Tanzu Mission Control to provision and manage external Kubernetes clusters, including those running on Azure. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Its pleas were usually unheeded, leaving the Confederation badly in arrears and unable to provision the army. \u2014 Jay Cost, WSJ , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "However, for production environments, customers need VMware vSphere 7.0 or above to provision and manage clusters. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Civo claims to provision a Kubernetes cluster within 90 seconds. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
      "The launch of the Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, module is the first of 11 missions to build and provision the station and send up a three-person crew by the end of next year. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 14 May 2021",
      "Unlike IaaS, where only administrators and operators were expected to build and provision virtual machines, Containerization brought the responsibility of packaging the code and building the container images to developers. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1809, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin provision-, provisio act of providing, from Latin, foresight, from provid\u0113re to see ahead \u2014 more at provide":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "if",
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      "stipulation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171359",
    "type":[
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  },
  "proviso":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a conditional stipulation":[],
      ": an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He accepted the job with one proviso : he would work alone.",
      "released the drunken revelers with the proviso that they behave for the remainder of the Mardi Gras",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Based on that proviso , a more prudent way of gauging the worth of someone who qualifies as an expert would be to establish guidelines or criteria. \u2014 Jon Michail, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Hoylman said earlier versions of the legislation had included specific language stating the law would only apply to future cases, but that such a proviso was not included in the 2020 bill. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "There is a special proviso in the new DH mandate that allows teams who let pitchers hit for themselves remain as the DH once they are finished pitching. \u2014 Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The decision included a proviso that any employees who take a payout from the fund have to waive their right to receive whatever damages come out of the state-level DFEH suit. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "With the proviso that an accident, another giant Putin miscalculation or a catastrophic success by Ukrainian forces on the battlefield might always upset the dynamic, the answer seems to be yes. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Stettheimer is, in this way, more Goopist than avant-gardist, with the proviso that Goopism was a kind of American avant-garde. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Members of the public wishing to submit their images can do so online with the proviso that they were taken during an official appearance, entrants are 18 or over, and either took the image or have the express permission of the photographer. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Sawiris agreed, on the proviso that the authorities would grant permission to sell apartments to foreigners, something unusual in Switzerland, and offer almost 250 acres for development. \u2014 Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin proviso quod provided that":""
    },
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      "pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-(\u02cc)z\u014d",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-z\u014d"
    ],
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      "condition",
      "contingency",
      "if",
      "provision",
      "qualification",
      "reservation",
      "stipulation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015441",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "provisory":{
    "antonyms":[
      "long-term",
      "permanent"
    ],
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      ": containing or subject to a proviso : conditional":[],
      ": provisional":[]
    },
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      "a provisory permit to block off the street while movie scenes were being shot",
      "a provisory legal adviser who will be replaced by a court-appointed public defender"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8v\u012bz-r\u0113",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-z\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
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      "ad interim",
      "impermanent",
      "interim",
      "provisional",
      "provisionary",
      "short-term",
      "temporary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084851",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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  "provocateur":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": agent provocateur":[],
      ": one who provokes":[
        "a political provocateur"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The winner of this year\u2019s Palme d\u2019Or\u2014claimed in the past by Parasite and Titane\u2014was a blunt and scathing dissection of the Insta-influencer and the upper classes, directed by Swedish provocateur Ruben \u00d6stlund. \u2014 Douglas Greenwood, Vogue , 30 May 2022",
      "Whereas Martha is the booziest broad, her consumption pushing her from provocateur to needy, vindictive child. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Shortly after the MindPong video, Blackrock announced a $10 million venture round, its first, including an infusion from the venture-capital provocateur Peter Thiel. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Evgeniy Volnov, a Ukrainian media provocateur who fancies himself an information warrior against Russia, posed as an emergency services official to prank call the Kemerovo morgue. \u2014 Stanislav Budnitsky, The Conversation , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Eighteen films will vie for the Palme d'Or, including new works by former winners of the top prize, such as the Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda, the Swedish provocateur Ruben \u00d6stlund and the humanist Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "And the company\u2019s founder and chief executive, Marty Daniel, has fashioned himself as a provocateur who ridicules gun control proposals and uses publicity stunts to drum up sales. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "The Norm established Sorokin as a provocateur , a shock jock of late Soviet letters. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "There are four reporters at the heart of my book, plus one agitator and provocateur . \u2014 Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02ccv\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259r"
    ],
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      "agitator",
      "demagogue",
      "demagog",
      "exciter",
      "firebrand",
      "fomenter",
      "incendiary",
      "inciter",
      "instigator",
      "kindler",
      "rabble-rouser"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141044",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "provocation":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": something that provokes , arouses, or stimulates":[],
      ": the act of provoking : incitement":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He can turn violent at the least provocation .",
      "Her calmness in the face of repeated provocations impressed her friends.",
      "With hardly any provocation , the crowd began to chant.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Witnesses reported that a person who had been pacing the train car pulled out a gun and shot Enriquez, even though there appeared to have been no provocation . \u2014 Jonathan Dienst, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
      "In most any other profession, dressing outside of convention would be a provocation . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "The government of Moldovan President Maia Sandu said Tuesday that the explosions were a provocation aimed at creating tension between the enclave and the rest of Moldova. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Our poll finds these respondents don\u2019t buy the Russian propaganda that Ukraine provoked the attack: just 14% say Ukraine provoked the invasion, while 74% said there was no provocation . \u2014 David Paleologos, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Palestinians see the event, which passes through the heart of the Muslim Quarter, as a provocation . \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 29 May 2022",
      "Such a move could be seen as a provocation by Moscow. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Palestinians view any large deployment of police at Al-Aqsa as a provocation . \u2014 Joseph Krauss, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The latest provocation was an attack Thursday night in the Arabian Sea on a commercial oil tanker that killed two crew members. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 1 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English provocacioun , from Anglo-French provocacion , from Latin provocation-, provocatio , from provocare":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4v-\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-v\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "excitement",
      "incitation",
      "incitement",
      "instigation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112422",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to arouse to a feeling or action":[],
      ": to call forth (a feeling, an action, etc.) : evoke":[
        "provoke laughter"
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      ": to incite to anger":[],
      ": to provide the needed stimulus for":[
        "will provoke a lot of discussion"
      ],
      ": to stir up purposely":[
        "provoke a fight"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "His remarks provoked both tears and laughter.",
      "He just says those things because he's trying to provoke you.",
      "The animal will not attack unless it is provoked .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Youngkin has introduced a few new issues that are sure to provoke debate among lawmakers. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "This film is going to provoke emotions and feelings. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Mabiland wanted the album to provoke conversations about LGBTQ and gender-expansive youth in Colombia and their experiences of unbelonging. \u2014 Al\u00e1n Pelaez Lopez, refinery29.com , 12 June 2022",
      "The deliberations over the vaccine for the youngest children are not expected to provoke the same kind of dissent. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
      "The deliberations over the vaccine for the youngest children are not expected to provoke the same kind of dissent. \u2014 Noah Weiland, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Sometimes, their creations are meant to provoke political or cultural conversation. \u2014 Tyler Bey, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
      "It's clearly designed to provoke and outrage even more than the level of Gervais' usual standards for provocation and outrageousness. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "The mischievous block of wood manages to provoke a violent fight between the two men, who are both irascible and probably based on the craftsmen whose workshops Collodi passed on the Castello street. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French *provoker, provocher , from Latin provocare , from pro- forth + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice \u2014 more at pro- , voice":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for provoke provoke , excite , stimulate , pique , quicken mean to arouse as if by pricking. provoke directs attention to the response called forth. my stories usually provoke laughter excite implies a stirring up or moving profoundly. news that excited anger and frustration stimulate suggests a rousing out of lethargy, quiescence, or indifference. stimulating conversation pique suggests stimulating by mild irritation or challenge. that remark piqued my interest quicken implies beneficially stimulating and making active or lively. the high salary quickened her desire to have the job synonyms see in addition irritate",
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      "instigate",
      "move",
      "pique",
      "rev (up)",
      "spark",
      "stimulate",
      "stir"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013203",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "prowess":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cowardice",
      "cowardliness",
      "cravenness",
      "dastardliness",
      "poltroonery",
      "spinelessness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extraordinary ability":[
        "his prowess on the football field"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He is known for his prowess on the football field.",
      "their naval and military prowess",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Henry Mancini arranged and produced three additional albums spotlighting Kane\u2019s keyboard prowess in the early 1970s. \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "The two then move on to skincare to see if Jen can match Hailey's skincare prowess with a showing of what products Atkin uses. \u2014 Seventeen , 22 June 2022",
      "Along with being a track-and-field athlete, Lohalith has a four-year-old son, Jayden Luis Monutore, who has already shown some athletic prowess . \u2014 Toyloy Brown Iii, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
      "This engineering prowess has been augmented by R&D institutions, including Aalto University and the Technological Research Centre of Finland VTT, which have developed ample intellectual property to build companies around. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "While Armstead\u2019s prowess in net is well-documented, his athleticism and field awareness represent underappreciated aspects of his game. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
      "Dog stories revolved around displays of hunting prowess by these beloved partners and the friendly and amusing banter that involves grandiose accomplishments told with tongue in cheek. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "With the impressive new facility, which took eight years to build, Norwegian leaders hope to elevate the country\u2019s arts and culture prowess , especially when compared to its Scandinavian neighbors. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
      "The one constant in a season of unpredictability and a remarkable sea change in fortune has been the Green\u2019s defensive prowess . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prouesse , from Anglo-French pruesse, prowesse , from prou":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also \u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "\u02c8prau\u0307-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bottle",
      "bravery",
      "courage",
      "courageousness",
      "daring",
      "daringness",
      "dauntlessness",
      "doughtiness",
      "fearlessness",
      "gallantry",
      "greatheartedness",
      "guts",
      "gutsiness",
      "hardihood",
      "heart",
      "heroism",
      "intestinal fortitude",
      "intrepidity",
      "intrepidness",
      "moxie",
      "nerve",
      "pecker",
      "stoutness",
      "valor",
      "virtue"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010149",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "proximate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "late",
      "recent"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": immediately preceding or following (as in a chain of events, causes, or effects)":[
        "proximate , rather than ultimate, goals",
        "\u2014 Reinhold Niebuhr"
      ],
      ": soon forthcoming : imminent":[],
      ": very near : close":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the proximate cause of the fire",
      "the proximate publication of his first novel",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The existence of horror is inevitably proximate to the existence of wondrous possibility. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "So all of these kind of enablers, the logistics, all of these things that are kind of proximate indicators. \u2014 CBS News , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "For many years, they were bumped to the back of the line, their applications rejected in favor of refugees from more urgent and proximate conflicts, like that in Syria. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Silo off parts of your home where your phone is not physically proximate , such as the dinner table and the bedroom. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "The fact that Taiwan is so physically proximate to the PRC only emphasizes how different their political systems are, and how much more closely aligned Taiwan is with the US on a number of these core values. \u2014 Lanhee J. Chen, CNN , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "The proximate cause of the unrest being police violence and the underlying issues that have fueled the protests, which are continued racial equality and discrimination and socioeconomic exclusion, are really at the heart of both. \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 2 June 2020",
      "The proximate cause was the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed, handcuffed African-American man, by a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
      "Of course, the proximate cause of the protests this time is the coronavirus lockdowns rather than Obamacare, although the feel of the demonstrations \u2014 expressing populist anger at government overreach \u2014 is the ... \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 25 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin proximatus , past participle of proximare to approach, from proximus nearest, next, superlative of prope near \u2014 more at approach":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4k-s\u0259-m\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "approaching",
      "coming",
      "forthcoming",
      "imminent",
      "impending",
      "nearing",
      "oncoming",
      "pending",
      "upcoming"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031322",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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  "proxy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person authorized to act for another : procurator":[],
      ": authority or power to act for another":[],
      ": the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Since I wouldn't be available to vote, I nominated him to act as my proxy .",
      "sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gitcoin grants are a proxy for how many people in the Web3 ecosystem respect your project. \u2014 Kyle Westaway, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The researchers also float some simpler options, like your subjective sense of effort or your breathing rate (which is a good proxy for subjective effort) at the end of the session. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
      "Cheney says her fight is a proxy for a crisis in her party. \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "That same year, a new record was set for background checks\u2014a proxy for gun sales\u2014every month. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "Gentill, who based her research on an on-the-ground proxy , copious Google Maps searches, and photos, plans to come to Boston in the fall to see if the real city matches the one in her imagination. \u2014 Gina Tomaine, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "One of the best documents to start with is a health care proxy , otherwise known as a power of attorney for health care. \u2014 Renee Fry, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "One issue, Valley said, is that race is an imperfect proxy for skin color. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "The question \u2013 essentially a proxy for Americans\u2019 views about Vietnam \u2013 was whether sending U.S. troops there had been a mistake. \u2014 W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proxi, procucie , contraction of procuracie , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin procuratia , alteration of Latin procuratio procuration":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4k-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agent",
      "assignee",
      "attorney",
      "commissary",
      "delegate",
      "deputy",
      "envoy",
      "factor",
      "minister",
      "procurator",
      "rep",
      "representative"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201757",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "profiteer":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who makes what is considered an unreasonable profit especially on the sale of essential goods during times of emergency":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-f\u0259-\u02c8tir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Oil still drives a boom-and-bust economy, making the state a kind of war profiteer and a staging ground for climate change. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The unlikely hero was Oskar Schindler, the Nazi intelligence officer and war profiteer who ran an enamelware factory near Krakow. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Someone who has spent decades as a profiteer of woo might fare well on the campaign trail. \u2014 Timothy Caulfield, Scientific American , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "This synergistic response to a war profiteer \u2019s effort to launder his reputation with philanthropic efforts felt galvanizing. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Schools have scrubbed the past from their history books, and their major commercial business, run by war-mongering profiteer Phyllis Cloverleaf (Elizabeth Perkins), is built solely on stoking fear of winged or horned ponykind. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Neighbors objected and called him a profiteer , zoning laws stood in his way, and pro-housing politicians balked at stepping in. \u2014 Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Over the next 40 years, Meehan proved to be a skilled shapeshifter and profiteer . \u2014 Longreads , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "The new crown prince, though, has continued to press his case in court, painting Al Jabri as a profiteer in a corrupt prior regime who simply plowed government money into his own investments, including the Boston condos. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1912, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141759"
  },
  "processor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": one that processes":[
        "scrap processor",
        "agricultural processor"
      ],
      ": computer":[],
      ": a computer program (such as a compiler) that puts another program into a form acceptable to the computer":[],
      ": food processor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccse-s\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the largest seafood processor in the country",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For a crystal-clear upgrade in your home office (while saving $100), get Apple\u2019s 27-inch iMac with a 5K Retina display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD storage, and an Intel Core i5 processor for $1,899. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
      "Johnson was born in Mankato, Minnesota, as one of four children to Jean, a film processor , and Dale, a corporate and church treasurer. \u2014 Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "Macbook Pro with an M2 processor later on in the year. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Apple's latest MacBook Air (9/10, WIRED Recommends) uses its very own M1 chip instead of an Intel processor , and the result is excellent. \u2014 Medea Giordan, Wired , 4 July 2021",
      "Joining the rest of the Apple lineup, the iMac is now powered with an M1 processor . \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
      "Meat processor Tyson Foods provided its executives with a supplemental restricted stock award during the 2021 fiscal year, the company said in a December proxy filing. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Tyson Foods, the nation's biggest meat processor , posted more than $1 billion in profit in the first quarter of 2022, up 48% from the year-earlier period. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Plus Gen 1 processor , paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB/512GB of storage. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142433"
  },
  "profit sharing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a system or process under which employees receive a part of the profits of an industrial or commercial enterprise":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Plus, everyone\u2019s eligible for profit sharing and company stock. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
      "Costs per available seat mile, excluding fuel and oil expenses, profit sharing and special items, came in 18% higher than 2019 levels, driven by higher airport costs and labor rates, including $127 million in incentive pay. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "So, between profit sharing , employee deferral, and company match, the maximum that could go into a 401(k) for one person in 2022 is $61,000. \u2014 David Rae, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Employers pay profit sharing bonuses the next year. \u2014 James Brewer, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "In the National Agreement GM has with the UAW, temporary employees are not eligible for profit sharing . \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Questions about revenue remain McClure told the council more than $115 million in royalties could come from these developments, with 1% of profit sharing going to the community. \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The company's profitability will mean that 42,500 members of the United Auto Workers at GM will get profit sharing payments of up to $10,250. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Still, there is profit sharing , which is the basis for its culture of accountability. \u2014 Doug Gollan, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1872, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142531"
  },
  "profit margin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the difference between the cost of buying or making something and the price at which it is sold":[
        "The company has one of the highest/lowest profit margins in the industry."
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143054"
  },
  "propose marriage":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to asked someone to marry one":[
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      "French, literally, verbal trial":""
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      "1635, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": a military court usually for the trial of minor offenses within an occupied hostile territory":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Current clinical practice guidelines recommend the administration of a standard dose of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) for eight weeks as an initial GERD treatment. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Alternative histamine blockers like famotidine (Pepcid) and cimetidine (Tagamet) have so far not been found to contain NDMA, Dr. Smith said, and neither has Prilosec nor other proton pump inhibitors . \u2014 Christina Caron, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "These include popular drugs called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). \u2014 Serena Gordon, chicagotribune.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "These include proton pump inhibitors to improve heartburn symptoms, steroids, NSAIDs, and blood pressure medications. \u2014 Lambeth Hochwald, Health.com , 21 June 2019",
      "Sufferers of frequent, recurring heartburn (several times a week) should consider that Zegerid OTC is in the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) class; Pepsid and Zantac, on the other hand, are H2 antagonists. \u2014 Barbara Brody, Woman's Day , 2 Apr. 2010",
      "The types of medications include hormonal birth control medications, blood pressure and heart medications, proton pump inhibitors , antacids and painkillers. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 13 June 2018",
      "Of these, 131,708 received antibiotics, 60,209 got histamine-2 receptor antagonists and 13,687 were given proton pump inhibitors . \u2014 Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2018",
      "Researchers pooled data from eight observational studies and concluded that the risk of asthma in childhood increased by 34 percent when the mother used proton pump inhibitors and by 57 percent with the use of histamine-2 receptor antagonists. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2018"
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      "1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "The features of the face in the drawing are proportional .",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "One tenet of Title IX states that the number of male and female athletes must be proportional to the number of male and female undergraduate students. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
      "Your productivity and success will be proportional to your ability to strategically use your teams and resources. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The switch to the fee-for-service approach came about because advertisers decided that agency income was excessive and needs to be more proportional . \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Given the close national divide between the parties, a more proportional House will probably be a more volatile one, with fewer stable majorities and even sharper partisan differences. \u2014 David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Some thought that Smith was vindicated and proportional in his response to the joke, following the instinct to protect Pinkett, while others opined that violence is never the answer. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Because power is proportional to voltage, this means the entire system has lower power requirements. \u2014 Saugat Bolakhe, Scientific American , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Everything in the room looks proportional to Carter's small stature, but both Bidens tower over the furniture and the former presidential couple. \u2014 Lydia Wang, refinery29.com , 5 May 2021",
      "The pharmacies also will argue that their share should be proportional and offset by the other settlement money. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 9 May 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145122"
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      "noun"
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      "Latin prolation-, prolatio , from prolatus + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145512"
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      "adjective"
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      ": of or relating to the ancient Propontis or modern Sea of Marmara":[]
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      "Propont is, sea in northwest Turkey between Europe and Asia + English -ic":""
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite senior leaders\u2019 expectations, failure to use promotive input in the context of a dialogue about equality and inclusion may not be authority-defying but reflect the dynamics of the change at stake. \u2014 Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes , 24 June 2021"
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      "1523, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Carl Goodman, the provost and vice president of academic affairs at Bowie State, said the university did feasibility studies when beginning to think about new academic programs and saw a large demand for tech jobs. \u2014 Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "Falbo earlier this spring named UW-Milwaukee provost Johannes Britz as the UW System's interim senior vice president for academic and student affairs, one of four cabinet-level positions that report directly to the UW System president. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "Aswani Volety, serving as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Elon University, was elected unanimously by the UNC Board of Governors during its meeting in Chapel Hill. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "The sale was effective Dec. 23, 2021, and signed in early February by Ian Moe, Paradise Media\u2019s CEO; Jennifer Keene, dean of UNLV\u2019s College of Liberal Arts; and Chris Heavey, the university\u2019s provost and executive vice president. \u2014 Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Jianping Zhu, the former provost and senior vice president for academic affairs of six years, stepped down to rejoin the faculty in fall 2021. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Teri VonHandorf, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Gateway Community and Technical College, says about half of Gateway students chose online classes this semester. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "As provost and vice president for academic affairs, O\u2019Brien oversaw the recruitment, hiring and retention of faculty, including the implementation of faculty policies. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Katherine Fleming, the provost of New York University, will succeed Jim Cuno, who\u2019s retiring after heading the world\u2019s richest arts organization for eleven years. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022"
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      "Middle English, from Old English profost & Anglo-French provost , from Medieval Latin propositus , alteration of praepositus , from Latin, one in charge, director, from past participle of praeponere to place at the head \u2014 more at preposition":""
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": causing mild anger : annoying":[]
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      "the host's provoking opinions are the reason why people tune in to his radio talk show in the first place",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Contributing to thought provoking and inspiring stories is such an honor. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "In the aftermath of the deadliest school shooting in a decade, many have asked what more could have been done - how an 18-year-old who\u2019d spewed so much hate to so many on the Web could do so without provoking punishment or raising alarm. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "In the aftermath of the deadliest school shooting in a decade, many have asked what more could have been done \u2014 how an 18-year-old who\u2019d spewed so much hate to so many on the Web could do so without provoking punishment or raising alarm. \u2014 Drew Harwell, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "Enforcing those policies quickly proved tricky, and airlines weighed how best to avoid provoking confrontations. \u2014 Alison Sider, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "But there are some steps that the Biden administration still deems too risky in terms of provoking conflict with Russia, Yousif said, including facilitating the transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, there are hundreds of women directing projects that are thought provoking , entertaining, and deserving of space, even if they\u2019re not being recognized by the Academy or grossing millions. \u2014 Valentina Valentini, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Michigan had a chance to expand the lead in the third when Minnesota forward Jaxon Nelson was given a five-minute major for a hit from behind on Pastujov, again, and ejected, provoking boos and items thrown onto the ice by the Mariucci Arena crowd. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "After hearing their stories all week, Francis told the Indigenous that the colonial project ripped children from their families, cutting off roots, traditions and culture and provoking inter-generational trauma that is still being felt today. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 1 Apr. 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150524"
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      "noun"
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      ": a corporation organized by one or more licensed individuals (such as a doctor or lawyer) especially for the purpose of providing professional services and obtaining tax advantages":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is why the business really needs to be run as a professional corporation in order to grow. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Manhattan Gastroenterology is registered as a professional corporation with the state of New York, which means it is owned by doctors. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 25 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1970, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151120"
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      "noun"
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      ": a unit of measurement that indicates the normal level of performance for an industrial operation and that is expressible as time per unit or units per hour or day":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151448"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "verb"
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      ": proportional sense 1":[],
      ": to make proportionate : proportion":[]
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      "pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259t",
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      "proportional"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Each investor will receive a proportionate share of the profits.",
      "expect financial returns proportionate to your efforts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In the formal study, Ms. Blackburn also observed that the concentration of resources threatened the network\u2019s security, with a miner\u2019s computational resources being directly proportionate to his or her mining income. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "But the increase wasn\u2019t proportionate across the different cities within the county. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 May 2022",
      "Moore\u2019s lawyers also wanted time to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether Moore\u2019s sentence was proportionate to his crime. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Moore\u2019s lawyers also wanted time to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether Moore\u2019s sentence was proportionate to his crime. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Moore's lawyers also wanted time to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether Moore's sentence was proportionate to his crime. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Moore\u2019s lawyers also wanted time to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether Moore\u2019s sentence was proportionate to his crime. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Whether a more proportionate House is a fairer House is a harder question. \u2014 David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "If all or part of your work days are predominantly outside Detroit, for example, tax experts say that a proportionate amount of wages may be excluded from taxation in the city. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "France\u2019s two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "The two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 12 June 2022",
      "France's two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 June 2022",
      "The French system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 11 June 2022",
      "For all the many colorful balls of powers whizzing through the sky, the action still felt relatively grounded and proportionate for what the show has been up to this point. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "So far, China\u2019s officials have kept their responses to the U.S. actions proportionate , for instance closing the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu when the Chinese Consulate in Houston was shut. \u2014 Bob Davis, WSJ , 16 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1570, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151957"
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      "noun"
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      ": a firm partly muscular partly glandular body that is situated about the base of the mammalian male urethra and that secretes an alkaline viscid fluid which is a major constituent of the semen":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another major concern is stimulating growth of the prostate gland . \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
      "Enlargement of the prostate gland , which is right below the bladder and surrounds the top of the urethra, can lead to urinary incontinence, especially in older men. \u2014 Jessica Migala, Health.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Prostate cancer, one of the most common types of cancer, often grows slowly and stays confined to the prostate gland , according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Alex Sundby, CBS News , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "February 12, 2003 - Has surgery to remove a cancerous tumor on his prostate gland . \u2014 CNN , 25 Nov. 2020",
      "Schaeffer performed a radical prostatectomy to remove Ford\u2019s entire prostate gland . \u2014 Melba Newsome, Scientific American , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Treatment methods include radiation therapy, freezing prostate tissue and removing the prostate gland . \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "These can be things like kidney stones, or an enlarged prostate gland in men, says Dr. Kovach. \u2014 Hallie Levine, Health.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Prostate cancer, one of the most common types of cancer, often grows slowly and stays confined to the prostate gland , according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Alex Sundby, CBS News , 25 Oct. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1752, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152208"
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      "verb"
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      ": the summons, mandate, or writ used by a court to compel the appearance of the defendant in a legal action or compliance with its orders":[],
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      ": to subject to or handle through an established usually routine set of procedures":[
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      ": to integrate sensory information received so that an action or response is generated":[
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      ": of or involving illusory effects usually introduced during processing of the film":[],
      ": to move in a procession":[]
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      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccses, \u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccses",
      "-s\u0259s",
      "-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8ses",
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      "Noun",
      "How does the election process work",
      "Learning a foreign language can be a long process .",
      "We're remodeling our house. The whole process is expected to take a few months.",
      "Breathing and the circulation of blood are life processes .",
      "a bony process on the foot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With that being said, over 68% of consumers are abandoning fintech applications during the onboarding process . \u2014 Dmitry Dolgorukov, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Accommodations during the hiring process , Gibson said, could be as easy as having a quieter space in a job fair to talk with candidates, or training hiring managers about unconscious bias that could affect their perception of disabled people. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
      "This model\u2019s layout was of particular import to Numarine during the design process , as onboard comfort was a necessity. \u2014 Kevin Koenig, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
      "There's no avoiding it: Your brows will go through an awkward phase during the grow-out process , and makeup is going to come in handy. \u2014 Paige Stables, Allure , 30 June 2022",
      "After the online series was nominated for an Emmy, the 32-year-old actress took another risk by telling the creators of Starz's dramedy Vida how much the project meant to her during the audition process . \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
      "Fantasia added that the Navy was instrumental during the scouting process to see how filming of the jets would translate to the big screen. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
      "During the development process , Raiff and the production also consulted with RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization that advocates for people with disabilities. \u2014 Clark Hodgin, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Utah\u2019s congressional districts were redrawn this past year during the decennial restricting process . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Exploring that grief, and understanding that there\u2019s no one right way to process it, are some of the game\u2019s central themes. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "How agents answer and process phone calls have evolved. \u2014 Richard Rosen, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "In these cases, KAP can help a new mother process her trauma by providing the space and distance necessary to cease re-experiencing the frightening triggers. \u2014 Melissa Whippo, Glamour , 23 June 2022",
      "Such abilities stem from their compound eyes, which take in a lot of information simultaneously, and from the neurons that process that information\u2014which turn out to be extremely good at separating relevant signals from meaningless noise. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "During his pauses, his audiences have time to process unfamiliar pronunciations and absorb the meaning. \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Donations can take time to process , so contributors should donate sooner rather than later to ensure their donation counts. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
      "For those ordering through a third-party delivery partner, drivers will be able to process orders with the goal of providing an even faster delivery time in getting tacos straight to fans. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "The new facility will be able to process double the amount of blood, a capacity that is expected to suffice for at least the next 30 years. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This may have positioned several large cities that chose to pre- process ballots to deliver election results earlier than expected. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2020",
      "State Democrats and Republicans both agree that local election workers should be allowed to pre- process ballots early. \u2014 Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "The state can\u2019t yet process unemployment claims from independent contractors and the self-employed, even though the federal government has temporarily extended benefits to those workers, St. Louis Public Radio reported. \u2014 USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "The recent rise of memes seeming to make light of the Wuhan virus or international tensions offers a glimpse into how teenagers learn about and process world events. \u2014 Nicole Daniels, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "Knowing that people process things differently and that's OK. \u2014 Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "The Google Assistant, for example, can already now process multiple requests at once. \u2014 Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY , 2 Jan. 2018",
      "People process things differently and at different rates. \u2014 Richard Asa, chicagotribune.com , 31 Aug. 2017",
      "Around 80% of people process language on the left, or the analytical, side of the brain, Dr. Pantelyat says, and everyone processes music on both sides of the brain. \u2014 Heidi Mitchell, WSJ , 26 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Any present liver conditions can harm your ability to handle alcohol and process it. \u2014 Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "Exploring that grief, and understanding that there\u2019s no one right way to process it, are some of the game\u2019s central themes. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "The more knowledge, the better leaders are able to process it. \u2014 Hussein Cholkamy, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Perkovich said Atwood proposed the use of nitrogen through an administrative grievance procedure sent on May 1, but the state refused to process it. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "High hydrocarbon levels in the sludge have raised fire hazard concerns, and forced the city\u2019s contractor to process it more slowly \u2014 without the use of an air dryer \u2014 for more than six months. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Ceilings too low and Border Patrol staff too few, though the volume of travelers (and the staff needed to process us) could've been precisely determined in advance. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Yes, and to find partners to co- process it with is just one of the blessings of this kind of work. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Cutting off Russian oil would force many refineries that normally process it to find other sources. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 Mar. 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kevin and Hunter Seefried, of Delaware, are accused of obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Beatrice Peterson, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
      "After three hours of deliberations, a federal jury found Reffitt guilty on all five counts, including entering a restricted area with a firearm and obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Andrea Bernstein, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Joshua Pruitt, appearing virtually at a hearing Friday in federal district court in Washington, pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "The four men, along with a fifth man named Edward George, are charged with multiple counts, including obstructing an official proceeding ; aiding and abetting; disorderly conduct inside the Capitol building; and obstructing a law enforcement officer. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Nordean, Biggs, Rehl and Donohoe were indicted in March on charges including conspiracy and obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 NBC News , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Nordean, Biggs, Rehl and Donohoe were indicted in March on charges including conspiracy and obstructing an official proceeding . \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, ajc , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The defamation case isn't the only legal proceeding that Chyna and her attorney are currently battling against the Kardashians. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "The inquest was a court proceeding to re-examine the medical examiner\u2019s original finding that Kuhnla had been choked to death by hand. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 June 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mindhunter stars Jonathan Groff, Anna Torv, and Holt McCallany as characters who work in the FBI's Behavorial Science Unit to popularize criminal profiling in the agency. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s when Quincy Bufkin said things got ugly at the DoubleTree in the Lloyd District, the same hotel where another racial profiling encounter four years ago involving another Black man spurred a $10 million lawsuit. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
      "This type of behavior profiling , threat intelligence and analytics in a SIEM can significantly improve detection success by freeing up time and resources to hone in on complex, credible threats. \u2014 Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The wide net cast by criminalization\u2014 profiling , surveillance, arrests, and incarceration, along with the cascade of consequences that follow\u2014has already snared hundreds of people, even with the protections of Roe in place. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
      "Mindhunter portrays the early days of the FBI\u2019s Behavioral Science Unit, back when criminal profiling was in its infancy. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Blood could not be accurately matched to an individual until DNA profiling was created in 1984 and first used forensically in 1986. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "At one point, Kelly stood up and threatened to leave, upset over a comment made by an Arab-American leader on racial profiling . \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Later, as transportation secretary heading up security efforts after 9/11, Mr. Mineta fiercely resisted racial profiling in baggage screening lines. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022"
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      "Honey is produced by bees.",
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      "Noun",
      "a book that was the produce of a lifetime of study on the subject",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The goal of education system is to produce people who are qualified workers and citizens, not just qualified workers. \u2014 Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al , 4 July 2022",
      "Ivan Van Norman and Christopher De La Rosa will co- produce the film. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
      "Paul Brooks and Scott Neimeyer of Gold Circle Films will also produce the series, which has tapped The Good Place's Megan Amram as showrunner. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
      "The Arizona factory will produce chips with transistors sized at five nanometers, a high-tech type of semiconductor used in consumer electronics but not in today\u2019s autos. \u2014 Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "Others insist that the only plausible path to Level 5 will be to also produce AGI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Shawn Gee with Live Nation Urban will produce the 2022 Juneteenth Celebration at Hollywood Bowl on Sunday (June 19). \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
      "For now the Silver Nova will produce limited amounts of hydrogen onboard from LNG. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "While the coast will see highs in the upper 80s and low 90s, inland temperatures could climb into the mid-90s, but humidity will again produce heat indices ranging from 100 to 105 degrees for much of the area. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The ultra-wealthy and politically connected produce most of the rest \u2014 favoritism that has kept foreign investment at bay. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
      "Poehler and the Scullys executive produce with Dave Becky. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
      "Melina Matsoukas and Jonathan Van Tulleken will direct and executive produce . \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 30 June 2022",
      "Kevin Tancharoen will direct and executive produce , with Mikkel Bondesen executive producing. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "As expected, there were produce vendors from local farms, as well as crafters, artisans, and local community organizations. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "Poco Poco, one of the coast's oldest produce sellers, chatted with customers amid boxes of prickly pear and green chicory stacked shoulder-high and spilling out into the street. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "Look for it in the produce section of most grocery stores. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "Some supermarkets offer a limited selection of edible flowers in the produce section, as well. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 17 June 2022"
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      "Middle English (Scots), from Latin producere , from pro- forward + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1":"Verb"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Schaeffer performed a radical prostatectomy to remove Ford\u2019s entire prostate gland. \u2014 Melba Newsome, Scientific American , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Black men were significantly less likely than white men to have a prostatectomy . \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 22 July 2021",
      "Options for treatments include a robotic prostatectomy , which Libby said can be a better solution for younger men who develop prostate cancer. \u2014 Jeff Forward, Chron , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "From radiation seed therapy and external radiation therapy to a radical prostatectomy and pioneering new techniques such as the AuroLase Therapy. \u2014 Jeff Forward, Chron , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "Advocates of robotically assisted prostatectomy argue that the procedure brings a number of advantages. \u2014 WSJ , 24 June 2018",
      "Largely because of aggressive marketing, most prostatectomies are performed robotically. \u2014 WSJ , 24 June 2018",
      "Simply put, robotic prostatectomy advocates rely on studies with poor methodologies. \u2014 WSJ , 24 June 2018",
      "Glenford Turner, 61, underwent a radical prostatectomy in 2013 \u2014 performed by a trainee surgeon \u2014 at VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus, the lawsuit stated. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 24 Jan. 2018"
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      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for provoke provoke , excite , stimulate , pique , quicken mean to arouse as if by pricking. provoke directs attention to the response called forth. my stories usually provoke laughter excite implies a stirring up or moving profoundly. news that excited anger and frustration stimulate suggests a rousing out of lethargy, quiescence, or indifference. stimulating conversation pique suggests stimulating by mild irritation or challenge. that remark piqued my interest quicken implies beneficially stimulating and making active or lively. the high salary quickened her desire to have the job synonyms see in addition irritate",
    "examples":[
      "His remarks provoked both tears and laughter.",
      "He just says those things because he's trying to provoke you.",
      "The animal will not attack unless it is provoked .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Youngkin has introduced a few new issues that are sure to provoke debate among lawmakers. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "This film is going to provoke emotions and feelings. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Mabiland wanted the album to provoke conversations about LGBTQ and gender-expansive youth in Colombia and their experiences of unbelonging. \u2014 Al\u00e1n Pelaez Lopez, refinery29.com , 12 June 2022",
      "The deliberations over the vaccine for the youngest children are not expected to provoke the same kind of dissent. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
      "The deliberations over the vaccine for the youngest children are not expected to provoke the same kind of dissent. \u2014 Noah Weiland, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Sometimes, their creations are meant to provoke political or cultural conversation. \u2014 Tyler Bey, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
      "It's clearly designed to provoke and outrage even more than the level of Gervais' usual standards for provocation and outrageousness. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "The mischievous block of wood manages to provoke a violent fight between the two men, who are both irascible and probably based on the craftsmen whose workshops Collodi passed on the Castello street. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022"
    ],
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French *provoker, provocher , from Latin provocare , from pro- forth + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice \u2014 more at pro- , voice":""
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":""
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": a plasma protein produced in the liver in the presence of vitamin K and converted into thrombin in the clotting of blood":[]
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      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8thr\u00e4m-b\u0259n",
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8thr\u00e4m-b\u0259n"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among the 20 or so known genetic risk factors, the most common include the factor V Leiden mutation, prothrombin gene mutations and deficiencies in protein C, protein S and antithrombin. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 1 Nov. 2021"
    ],
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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      "1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163445"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One prong is a digital banking app designed specifically for creators. \u2014 Jeff Kauflin, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "One prong of the attack was advancing on the capital, and missiles had already started landing there. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "The first prong of Biden\u2019s order promotes accountability for police, in part by creating a new national database of police misconduct. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "So this is sort of a two- prong thing coming at them with this new way of approaching them on the streets with law enforcement and then also hitting them with this, these tougher penalties. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "Starlink requires a normal 110-volt, three- prong household power outlet to operate. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "One prong involves the agency\u2019s decision to issue the permit without setting specific effluent limits on mercury and other pollutants. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The soft-on-crime narrative presented during Jackson's confirmation hearings is likely to be one prong in Republicans' broader campaign to portray themselves to voters as the party that can reduce crime. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Now Cuellar appears to be at the center of yet another illicit lobbying campaign linked back to the government in Azerbaijan\u2014and another prong in Azerbaijan\u2019s years-long campaign of subterfuge in Washington. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The chat reportedly suggested the members had strong ties to the police force, which then brought police corruption into the multi- pronged scandal. \u2014 Caitlin Kelley, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2019",
      "Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it. \u2014 Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire , 2 Aug. 2019",
      "The solutions, according to the Bay Area Equity Atlas report and Price\u2019s work, have to be multi- pronged in order to really tackle the problems of housing affordability. \u2014 Bay City News Service, The Mercury News , 13 Aug. 2019",
      "Few hardware manufacturers have convinced other game makers that their strange, proprietary chips\u2014full of multi- pronged , work-in-tandem processors or cores\u2014are worth those system-specific headaches. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 19 Sep. 2018",
      "There\u2019s no definitive diagnostic test for schizophrenia, so doctors will typically take a multi- pronged approach. \u2014 Nina Bahadur, SELF , 15 Sep. 2018",
      "Google, which has been under fire for being one of the biggest enablers of fake news, is now fighting back with a new multi- pronged , $300 million plan to elevate quality journalism. \u2014 Alyssa Newcomb /, NBC News , 20 Mar. 2018",
      "To answer these questions, the researchers launched a multi- pronged analysis. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2018",
      "The indictments of the 13 Russians relate to just one prong of a multi- pronged investigation. \u2014 Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com , 20 Feb. 2018"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English pronge":"Noun"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164044"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an electronic device that detonates a projectile within effective range of the target by means of the radio waves sent out from a tiny radio set in the nose of the projectile and reflected back to the set from the target":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164735"
  },
  "prochoos":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tall slender ancient Greek jug used especially to hold water for washing the hands":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u00e4k-",
      "\u02c8pr\u014dk\u0259\u02ccw\u00e4s"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek prochoos, prochous , from prochein to pour forth, from pro- pro- entry 1 + chein to pour":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164759"
  },
  "processual":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to a legal process":[
        "a processual code"
      ],
      ": functional , operational":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u014d\u00a6s-",
      "(\u02c8)pr\u00e4\u00a6sesh\u0259w\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin processus legal process + English -al":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165149"
  },
  "prolate spheroid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an ellipsoid of revolution generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prolate entry 2":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165555"
  },
  "proportionable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": proportional , proportionate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170353"
  },
  "prolate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That has a physical difference when gripping an object shaped like a prolate spheroid. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin prolatus (past participle of proferre to bring forward, extend) from pro- forward + latus , past participle of ferre to carry \u2014 more at bear , tolerate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1715, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171052"
  },
  "probate court":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a court that has jurisdiction chiefly over the probate of wills and administration of deceased persons' estates":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The inheritance remains tied up in probate court in Connecticut, where his mother\u2019s three sisters are seeking to bar Carman from receiving any money from his grandfather\u2019s estate. \u2014 Fox News , 26 May 2022",
      "The inheritance remains tied up in probate court in Connecticut, where his mother\u2019s three sisters are seeking to bar Carman from receiving any money from his grandfather\u2019s estate. \u2014 Dave Collins And Denise Lavoie, Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
      "Missing were her late husband\u2019s death certificate, a receipt from probate court , her living will, two doctors\u2019 referrals and the deed to her house. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "In less severe cases, the city can petition probate court to appoint a public guardian to oversee a person\u2019s health, shelter and welfare. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Hensley died during the administration of the estate, and on August 14, 1961, Charles Meyers petitioned the probate court for the appointment of a new administrator, according to the brief. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 27 May 2022",
      "The case had begun when a probate court named Annie the administrator of Charles\u2019s estate. \u2014 April White, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Remember, probate is a formal legal process during which a probate court validates your will, authorizes your executor to distribute your estate to your beneficiaries, and pays any taxes your estate may owe. \u2014 Paco De Leon, refinery29.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Chakalos\u2019 three surviving daughters sued Carman in New Hampshire probate court , seeking to bar him from receiving any money from Chakalos\u2019 estate. \u2014 Lisa Rathke, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1726, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171238"
  },
  "prodrug":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pharmacologically inactive substance that is converted in the body (as by enzymatic action) into a pharmacologically active drug":[
        "\u2026 an enzyme that transforms an inactive drug molecule, or prodrug , into an active anticancer agent.",
        "\u2014 Scientific American Cancer Smart",
        "One source of the variability is the metabolism of clopidogrel, which is a prodrug requiring biotransformation to generate its active metabolite.",
        "\u2014 Jessica L. Mega",
        "\u2026 an orally administered prodrug of ganciclovir that provides improved bioavailability.",
        "\u2014 Bernard A. Schwetz"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccdr\u0259g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1968, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172445"
  },
  "prodigiousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing amazement or wonder":[],
      ": extraordinary in bulk , quantity, or degree : enormous":[],
      ": resembling or befitting a prodigy : strange , unusual":[],
      ": being an omen : portentous":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8di-j\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amazing",
      "astonishing",
      "astounding",
      "awesome",
      "awful",
      "eye-opening",
      "fabulous",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "miraculous",
      "portentous",
      "staggering",
      "stunning",
      "stupendous",
      "sublime",
      "surprising",
      "wonderful",
      "wondrous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for prodigious monstrous , prodigious , tremendous , stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. the monstrous waste of the project prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size). made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe. the tremendous roar of the cataract stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description. a stupendous volcanic eruption",
    "examples":[
      "Graceful afield and afoot in his youth, he bullied into a prodigious slugger in his final years. \u2014 Tom Verducci , Sports Illustrated , 28 July 2003",
      "She had what was known in those days as a hollow leg, meaning she was able to drink prodigious amounts of liquor without getting drunk, or so she thought. \u2014 Vanity Fair , July 2000",
      "\u2026 Isaac [Newton] was allowed to resume at Grantham and go on to Cambridge, where \u2026 he was to remain for nearly thirty-five secluded, prodigious years. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 30 Mar. 1998",
      "stage magicians performing prodigious feats for rapt audiences",
      "a prodigious supply of canned food kept in the basement for emergencies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lizzo has sometimes struggled to create songs worthy of her prodigious star power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "DeChambeau has seen his prodigious drives find unusual landing spots around Augusta National. \u2014 Jim Souhan, Star Tribune , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "As Washington\u2019s archbishop, Mr. McCarrick was one of the most powerful leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, a media darling and prodigious fund-raiser with deep connections in the Vatican. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "Alec Bohm won\u2019t make fans forget Mike Schmidt at third base and Rhys Hoskins, at the opposite corner, has not produced his usual prodigious power. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Before Russia\u2019s invasion, around 98% of Ukraine\u2019s prodigious grain exports would flow from ports on the Black Sea. \u2014 Will Horner, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "And Forrester continued his prodigious postseason, finishing 2 for 4 with a two-run home run, three RBIs and two runs scored. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
      "With his prodigious gifts, Jackman deserves a production that will challenge rather than indulge him. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "The admiration is reciprocal, notes Fraser, whose prodigious talents are heard on innumerable Jamaican artists\u2019 albums as a musician, arranger, producer, even back-up vocalist. \u2014 Patricia Meschino, Billboard , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see prodigy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172513"
  },
  "prolation canon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": mensuration canon":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173002"
  },
  "proportions":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole : balance , symmetry":[],
      ": proper or equal share":[
        "each did her proportion of the work"
      ],
      ": quota , percentage":[],
      ": the relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree : ratio":[],
      ": size entry 1 , dimension":[],
      ": a statement of equality between two ratios in which the first of the four terms divided by the second equals the third divided by the fourth (as in 4/2=10/5) \u2014 compare extreme sense 1b , mean sense 1c":[],
      ": proportional sense 1":[],
      ": to adjust (a part or thing) in size relative to other parts or things":[],
      ": to make the parts of harmonious or symmetrical":[],
      ": apportion , allot":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "coherence",
      "concinnity",
      "consonance",
      "consonancy",
      "harmony",
      "orchestration",
      "symmetry",
      "symphony",
      "unity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asymmetry",
      "discordance",
      "disproportion",
      "disunity",
      "imbalance",
      "incoherence",
      "violence"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "His ears were drawn out of proportion with his head.",
      "The size of the window seems out of proportion with the height of the wall.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Black youth, like Ma\u2019Khia and her sister, account for 23% of those placed in the foster care system\u2014nearly double their proportion in the national child population. \u2014 Essence , 31 May 2022",
      "As many as 23% of European businesses are considering moving their operations out of China, the highest proportion in a decade, according to a survey released by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China in early May. \u2014 Brian Spegele, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Rhode Island is the state with the highest proportion of nursing homes in danger of closing, a national group reported Wednesday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "Moreover, Wiemann says the proportion of children 5 and younger in foster care has increased dramatically since the pandemic, from 40 to 50 percent. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "European businesses warn China As many as 23% of European businesses are considering shifting investments out of China \u2014 the highest proportion in a decade\u2014 according to a flash survey released by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China late last week. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "Texas has the highest rate of women receiving no prenatal care during their first trimester and ranks second worst for the proportion of children in poverty who are uninsured, the data show. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, Camille Fassett, Jasen Lo, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the increase in BA.2's proportion in the U.S. comes as the CDC has continued to track a nationwide slowdown in the pace of new COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The ABC News/Ipsos poll oversampled people who identify as LGBTQ, with their responses then weighted to match their correct proportion in the general population. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But Rolls doesn't build a torpedo as svelte and as classically proportioned as the DB7 and probably never will. \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 20 May 2020",
      "Like a great restaurant dish, the ingredients are of an unattainable-to-regular-folks quality and proportioned with the ideal balance of flavors and textures. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Dvir originally focused on making sure the triptychs were correctly proportioned . \u2014 Michael Hardy, Wired , 23 Feb. 2020",
      "Why would any animal be so ridiculously proportioned ",
      "The colors were bright, the texture was soft, the Bavarian cream filling was properly proportioned and evenly distributed. \u2014 al , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "At mile eighty-one of the New York State Thruway, the gray silhouettes of the Catskills come into view, perfectly framed and proportioned . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 16 Dec. 2019",
      "Mashburn educated herself on portion sizes during her first few months of the diet, paying attention to the serving size on labels and making sure to proportion her snacks and meals accordingly. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Nov. 2019",
      "With the ability to power each wheel individually, electric trucks like this one promise to surpass the capability of four-wheel drive by actively proportioning power to the wheels with the most grip. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 22 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proporcion , from Anglo-French, from Latin proportion-, proportio , from pro for + portion-, portio portion \u2014 more at for":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173224"
  },
  "prolative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": serving to extend or complete the predication":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8l\u0101tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin prolat us + English -ive":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173416"
  },
  "prothorax":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the anterior segment of the thorax of an insect \u2014 see insect illustration":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8th\u022fr-\u02ccaks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin prothorac-, prothorax , from pro- entry 1 + thorax":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1826, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173522"
  },
  "propons":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ponticulus sense 2":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d\u02ccp\u00e4nz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin propont-, propons , from pro- entry 1 + pont-, pons pons":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173703"
  },
  "proton synchrotron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a synchrotron in which protons are accelerated by means of frequency modulation of the radio-frequency accelerating voltage so that they have energies of billions of electron volts":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174148"
  },
  "proportional counter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a counting tube operated at voltages below the threshold voltage whose discharge pulses are proportional to the amount of ionization produced by the ionizing particles":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174312"
  },
  "process theology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": neonaturalism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174611"
  },
  "provocative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": serving or tending to provoke , excite, or stimulate":[
        "a provocative question"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u00e4-k\u0259-tiv",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u00e4k-\u0259t-iv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charged",
      "edgy",
      "exciting",
      "inciting",
      "instigating",
      "instigative",
      "piquing",
      "provoking",
      "stimulating"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noninflammatory"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a thoughtful and provocative book",
      "It was one of his more provocative suggestions.",
      "She was wearing a very provocative outfit.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And the concept is quite provocative , since Demna has been such a keystone of the hype machine, with his Triple S sneakers and zillion-layer jackets and LOL-ish T-shirts. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 May 2022",
      "All of the above might have been very provocative in a film focused solely on Lewis\u2019 gospel work. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "That's why Tucker Carlson's demand for the release of Ketanji Brown Jackson's LSAT scores was so provocative . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 6 May 2022",
      "The Space Command letter was provocative enough to be noted by NASA officials who shared it throughout the agency\u2019s Science Mission Directorate and with its Small Bodies Assessment Group. \u2014 Joey Roulette, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The sight of the tuxedo-wearing star on screen in Morocco in 1930 was not only provocative . \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Russia may take unspecified new measures to ensure its security if the U.S. and its allies continue to take provocative action and ignore Moscow's demand for guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine, a senior diplomat said Saturday. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "The dress code applies to both sexes, but the most provocative sections deal with female attire. \u2014 D. Kwas, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "Taking up Poe\u2019s challenge, Baudelaire\u2019s jottings are bluntly honest, usually provocative , frequently ugly and misogynistic. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180540"
  },
  "pronator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a muscle that produces pronation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101t-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Right-hander Luke Weaver has a mild flexor pronator strain, Lovullo said, framing the diagnosis as relatively good news. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "McCullers said the flexor pronator muscle strain in his right arm usually means six to eight weeks before even picking up a ball. \u2014 Stephen Hawkins, ajc , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The Astros did not provide much new information on the health of ace Lance McCullers Jr., who was left off the ALCS roster because of a flexor pronator muscle strain in his right arm. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Houston is without ace Lance McCullers Jr. for this series because of a flexor pronator muscle strain in his right arm. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, Chron , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Houston is also without starter Lance McCullers Jr., who was left off the ALCS roster because of a flexor pronator muscle strain in his right arm. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "The Sox also have a decision to make soon regarding Marshall, who has been on the IL since June 30 with a strained right flexor pronator . \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "The right-hander has been on the IL since June 30 with a strained right flexor pronator . \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 29 July 2021",
      "Medical tests revealed a pronator teres strain, which is a forearm injury near his elbow. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 23 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180851"
  },
  "provolone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually firm pliant often smoked cheese of Italian origin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-v\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-v\u0259-\u02ccl\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Island Burger features Morningstar Farms Chipotle Black Bean Burger, topped with provolone cheese, a jerk mayo and roasted pineapple. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
      "Try the Fall River omelet, featuring linguica, saut\u00e9ed peppers, onions, tomatoes and cheddar jack cheese, or the Federal Hill, with sliced Italian sausage, roasted red peppers, saut\u00e9ed onions and provolone cheese, both priced at $9.59. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Cheese At least one soft or semi-soft: fresh mozzarella, shredded, low-moisture mozzarella, feta, goat cheese, ricotta, taleggio, gouda, provolone , fontina, raclette, blue, havarti and more. \u2014 USA Today , 29 May 2022",
      "In a large mixing bowl, toss together the rice, salami, provolone , green onions, capers, arugula, and half the herbs. \u2014 Colu Henry, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
      "Sink your teeth into Maceo's popular muffalettas, a cold cut sandwich with Italian salami, provolone cheese, ham and the family\u2019s secret olive dressing. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 12 May 2022",
      "According to the team at Imo\u2019s, Provel cheese is made from a blend of cheddar, Swiss, and provolone \u2014alongside some preservatives, flavorings, and liquid smoke. \u2014 Asonta Benetti, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "American, blue, cheddar, mozzarella, Swiss, pepper jack or provolone . \u2014 Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The pie crust is filled with ricotta, Parmesan, coppa, calabrese salami, mortadella, egg, mozzarella, sharp provolone and lemon zest. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, augmentative of provola , a kind of cheese":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1912, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181622"
  },
  "pros-":{
    "type":[
      "prefix"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in front":[
        "pros encephalon"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin, from Greek, from proti, pros face to face with, toward, in addition to, near; akin to Sanskrit prati- near, toward, against, in return, Greek pro before \u2014 more at for":"Prefix"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182131"
  },
  "procedures":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a particular way of accomplishing something or of acting":[],
      ": a step in a procedure":[],
      ": a series of steps followed in a regular definite order":[
        "legal procedure",
        "a surgical procedure"
      ],
      ": a set of instructions for a computer that has a name by which it can be called into action":[],
      ": a traditional or established way of doing things":[],
      ": protocol sense 3a":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-j\u0259r"
    ],
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      "course",
      "operation",
      "proceeding",
      "process"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Installing a car battery is a simple procedure .",
      "What is the procedure for applying for a loan",
      "New employees are taught the proper safety procedures .",
      "We must follow proper court procedure .",
      "An identity check is standard police procedure .",
      "the procedure for treating a burn",
      "The procedure will take two hours.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And, chances are, their insurance plans cover the procedure . \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "In Tennessee, Nashville's Democratic District Attorney Glenn Funk promised not to prosecute doctors who perform abortions nor any pregnant women seeking the procedure . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 June 2022",
      "Ministers, sometimes in small groups, would counsel roomfuls of patients, while non-clergy counselors would describe the procedure and detail its safety. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
      "Especially in the nine states that had banned the procedure by Sunday, women appeared to fear a tightening of access to family planning resources and some were stockpiling options. \u2014 Amanda Holpuch, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
      "Mississippi will ban the procedure except for pregnancies that endanger the woman\u2019s life or those caused by rape reported to law enforcement. \u2014 Leah Willingham, Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
      "However, Moreno began bleeding during the procedure . \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
      "The Supreme Court's 6-to-3 ruling reverses nearly 50 years of precedent and will completely change the landscape of women's reproductive rights by giving individual states the power to decide whether to allow the procedure . \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 25 June 2022",
      "Two of the leading Democratic senators in the reproductive rights space are urging President Joe Biden to declare a public health emergency as nearly two dozen states move to ban the procedure following Roe v. Wade\u2019s official repeal Friday. \u2014 Ali Vitali, NBC News , 25 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French proc\u00e9dure , from Middle French, from proceder":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182243"
  },
  "proportional representation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an electoral system in which the number of seats held by a political group or party in a legislative body is determined by the number of popular votes received":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The exact number of seats won by each party in the 90-member assembly has yet to be decided under a system of proportional representation in which votes can be transferred from weaker candidates. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "The full results of Northern Ireland\u2019s local election, which uses a system of proportional representation , were expected later Saturday. \u2014 Sylvia Hui And Peter Morrison, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 May 2022",
      "The full results of Thursday\u2019s local election, which uses a system of proportional representation , were expected later in the weekend. \u2014 Sylvia Hui And Peter Morrison, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "Full results of the election, which uses a system of proportional representation , are not expected until the weekend at the earliest. \u2014 Jill Lawless And Peter Morrison, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
      "This middle ground recommends modest forms of proportional representation \u2014 enough to ensure that all groups can gain some power and share in coalitions, but not so much to lead to excessive fracture or many ethnic parties. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The practical challenges of establishing proportional representation in the Senate pale in relation to the political and governance hazards of making the Senate a mere reflection of the House. \u2014 James Huffman, WSJ , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "By contrast, since 1994, only five of the 14 House elections have produced a double-digit variance in seats from the national two-party vote, while seven of the 14 have come within five seats of exactly proportional representation . \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Assuming that each state would have at least one senator, proportional representation , strictly implemented, would give California 68 senators, and the Senate would consist of 575 members. \u2014 James Huffman, WSJ , 26 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182414"
  },
  "proportional dividers":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dividers having two legs pointed at both ends and joined by an adjustable pivot so that distances measured between the points at one end can be laid off in the same proportion by the points at the opposite end":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183024"
  },
  "procathedral":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a parish church used as a cathedral":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-k\u0259-\u02c8th\u0113-dr\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183434"
  },
  "proficuous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": profitable , useful":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin proficuus , from Latin proficere":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183513"
  },
  "professional foul":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a foul that is made on purpose especially to prevent the other team from scoring a goal":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184130"
  },
  "protonotary apostolic":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113-",
      "pr\u014d-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-t\u0259-r\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1682, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184432"
  },
  "proneur":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": flatterer , eulogist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8n\u0259r(\u2027)"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French pr\u00f4neur , from pr\u00f4ner to exhort, praise to excess (from pr\u00f4ne religious instruction) + -eur -or":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185318"
  },
  "prothoracic gland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of a pair of thoracic endocrine organs in some insects that control molting":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185635"
  },
  "proclamation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action of proclaiming : the state of being proclaimed":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-kl\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the proclamation of martial law",
      "The President issued a proclamation which freed the slaves.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Wednesday, Governor Eric Holcomb signed a proclamation calling for a special session to return $1 billion \u2014 $225 per taxpayer \u2014 through the state\u2019s automatic taxpayer refund. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Mayor Dan Devine signed a proclamation declaring June 7 to be Benno\u2019s Genuine Bar & Grill Day in the city of West Allis, and presented a plaque to the Weigels at the June 7 Common Council meeting. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation for the national observance of Flag Day on the 14th of June. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation for the national observance of Flag Day on the 14th of June. \u2014 Leada Gore, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
      "Last year, President Joe Biden issued the first presidential proclamation for Black Maternal Health Week, acknowledging the importance of addressing the Black maternal mortality crisis. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The White House in April issued a presidential proclamation for Black maternal health week to address the crisis and Harris held a roundtable featuring women impacted. \u2014 Jasmine Wright And Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The governor also signed a proclamation for a Dec. 6 special session of the General Assembly to approve new districts for the state\u2019s eight congressional seats. \u2014 Brian Witte, baltimoresun.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "More than 100 hundred years later in 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed the first presidential proclamation for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 3 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proclamacion , from Anglo-French, from Latin proclamation-, proclamatio , from proclamare":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190404"
  },
  "protease":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of numerous enzymes that hydrolyze proteins and are classified according to the most prominent functional group (such as serine or cysteine) at the active site":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0113-\u02cc\u0101s",
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101s, -\u02cc\u0101z",
      "-\u02cc\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Paxlovid is a made up of two protease inhibitors, including one used in treating HIV as a booster medicine. \u2014 Patrick Jackson, The Conversation , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s one reason that, from the start, the team planned to combine their medicine with ritonavir, which is commonly used with protease inhibitors to treat HIV to increase blood levels of drug. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The early Pfizer laboratory tests showed that Paxlovid blocked the protease enzyme in Omicron, as well as other variants of concern, Dr. Dolsten said. \u2014 Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "While drugs that initially seemed promising fell short, by the mid-90s, protease inhibitors slashed virus levels and delivered a medical miracle. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The drugs, called protease inhibitors, block the replication of the AIDS-causing virus by chemically binding a key enzyme. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "This processing is needed before the virus is able to copy its own genome, so inhibiting the protease should block viral reproduction. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The drug, originally called PF-00835231, lodged in the protease like a piece of gum crammed between scissor blades. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The nirmatrelvir in the pill blocks the activity of SARS-CoV-2-3CL protease , a particular enzyme the virus needs in order to replicate, Pfizer explains. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 14 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French prot\u00e9ase, from prot\u00e9 ine protein + -ase -ase":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190454"
  },
  "protestant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a group of German princes and cities presenting a defense of freedom of conscience against an edict of the Diet of Speyer in 1529 intended to suppress the Lutheran movement":[],
      ": one who makes or enters a protest":[],
      ": of or relating to Protestants, their churches, or their religion":[],
      ": making or sounding a protest":[
        "the two protestant ladies up and marched out",
        "\u2014 Time"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8tes-t\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-t\u0259-st\u0259nt",
      "sense 2 is also pr\u0259-\u02c8te-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When Baroness Scotland entered the legal profession - which at the time was 93% male, white and protestant - the odds were already heavily stacked against her. \u2014 Mandeep Rai, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Fundamentalist protestants , a powerful political force in South Korea, are particularly distrustful of fringe Christian sects -- especially Shincheonji, which has been accused of poaching members of other churches. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, CNN , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "About a quarter of all American adults identify as evangelical protestants , according to a 2014 poll by the Pew Research Center. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Dec. 2019",
      "On July 24, the protestants testified about their concerns before an administrative judge in Oakland. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "Anand, Schenker and the other protestants did not respond to requests for comment. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "As a protestant who overthrew a Catholic, William III has become a hero to Northern Ireland's 20th century unionists, a political constituency that wished to remain a part of the U.K., rather than join the rest of Catholic Ireland. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 22 Feb. 2019",
      "In David Ireland\u2019s play, directed by Vicky Featherstone, Eric, a protestant and lifelong Orangeman, gets a nasty surprise: His baby granddaughter looks like I.R.A. bigwig Gerry Adams. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 21 June 2018",
      "This comes as the Presbyterians, like other mainline protestants churches, have faced rapidly declining memberships and an identity crisis that has allowed the more radical elements within the church to hijack the movement, observers say. \u2014 Sean Savage, Jewish Journal , 26 June 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The church also voted Tuesday, during its national meeting in Anaheim, to support a new task force to oversee additional changes within the protestant church, following a report that showed leaders routinely mishandled abuse cases. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
      "Brown was born into a family of protestant clergy in 1945 in central Iowa. \u2014 James E. Causey, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "Southern Baptists are the country\u2019s largest protestant denomination. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
      "Some 40% of Americans now identify as protestant , compared with 43% in 2019 and 52% in 2007. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Horace Mann\u2019s vision was a structured, uniform system of education that muted all diversity of culture and thought into one, homogeneous (and protestant ) world view. \u2014 Jeanne Allen, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s a glass and steel rectangle, while Wright\u2019s building, which sits proudly on Fifth Avenue, right up the street from that protestant monstrosity the Metropolitan, is unlike any other in the city. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Most evangelical protestant churches teach that salvation is permanent, so Long\u2019s decision to be rebaptized is unusual. \u2014 Jeremy Redmon, ajc , 20 Mar. 2021",
      "But the legalization movement still faces fierce opposition from the Roman Catholic Church and evangelical protestant churches. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French, from Latin protestant-, protestans , present participle of protestari":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190713"
  },
  "proteins":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various naturally occurring extremely complex substances that consist of amino-acid residues joined by peptide bonds, contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, usually sulfur, and occasionally other elements (such as phosphorus or iron), and include many essential biological compounds (such as enzymes, hormones, or antibodies)":[],
      ": the total nitrogenous material in plant or animal substances":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259n",
      "also \u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0113-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cct\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "You need more protein in your diet.",
      "These foods are an excellent source of protein .",
      "These foods have all of the essential proteins .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This could be important because the monkeypox B21 protein is what antibodies generated by your immune system may recognize. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "This synthetic protein is the tool CAR-T cells use to recognize and destroy cells that may be cancerous. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022",
      "Chicken sandwiches come in many forms, whether the protein is breaded and fried, grilled or chopped. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "Hill says that the rice water protein and algae combo are perfect complements to each other and make for A+ strengthening for both the scalp and hair in this weekly treatment. \u2014 Health.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Extra protein is just one of the many benefits that the yogurt in this dish provides. \u2014 Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "If protein is a higher priority for you right now, Boucl\u00e8me, Anomaly, and Climaplex are all bringing new strengthening treatments to the table. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Adequate calcium, vitamin D, vitamin K, and several trace minerals are all important, as is enough protein and alkaline minerals like magnesium. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Researchers also will want to know whether the drug affected amyloid markers such as plaques that build up in the brain or tau, another protein found in Alzheimer's patients. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French prot\u00e9ine, from Late Greek pr\u014dte\u00eeos \"of the first quality\" (from Greek pr\u00f4tos \"first, foremost\" + -eios, adjective suffix, originally from s-stems) + -ine -ine entry 1 \u2014 more at proto-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190816"
  },
  "pronation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces backwards or downwards":[],
      ": rotation of the medial bones in the midtarsal region of the foot inward and downward so that in walking the foot tends to come down on its inner margin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But research shows little correlation between arch height and pronation or the need for support. \u2014 Susan Lacke, Outside Online , 29 Apr. 2019",
      "Cavaliere also includes the Zottman curl in this category, as the first portion of the movement recruits the biceps before moving into pronation . \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
      "Diagnosing one\u2019s level of pronation quickly became a primary preoccupation for runners. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 26 May 2022",
      "That puts the hand closer to a handshake position with less forearm pronation but not nearly as much as with a vertical mouse. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
      "Vertical mice, for example, make the palm face more sideways, resulting in less forearm pronation and accommodating a 90-degree angle with the rest of the arm. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The Kayano Lite 2 provides a stable ride by way of a wide midsole that flares out through the outsole, creating a stable platform to keep pronation in check. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "However, there is research confirming that vertical mice successfully fight forearm pronation . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The Minimus and Medius serve to help rotate the hip outward (abduct) and are much better controllers of pronation of the leg and foot than the smaller tendons within the lower leg and foot. \u2014 Brian Fullem, Outside Online , 29 Apr. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pronate , from Late Latin pronatus , past participle of pronare to bend forward, from Latin pronus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191614"
  },
  "propertyless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a quality or trait belonging and especially peculiar to an individual or thing":[],
      ": an effect that an object has on another object or on the senses":[],
      ": virtue sense 2":[],
      ": an attribute common to all members of a class":[],
      ": the exclusive right to possess, enjoy, and dispose of a thing : ownership":[],
      ": something to which a person or business has a legal title":[],
      ": one (such as a performer) who is under contract and whose work is especially valuable":[],
      ": a book or script purchased for publication or production":[],
      ": an article or object used in a play or motion picture except painted scenery and costumes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259r-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "lot",
      "parcel",
      "plat",
      "plot",
      "tract"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for property quality , property , character , attribute mean an intelligible feature by which a thing may be identified. quality is a general term applicable to any trait or characteristic whether individual or generic. material with a silky quality property implies a characteristic that belongs to a thing's essential nature and may be used to describe a type or species. the property of not conducting heat character applies to a peculiar and distinctive quality of a thing or a class. remarks of an unseemly character attribute implies a quality ascribed to a thing or a being. the attributes of a military hero",
    "examples":[
      "We are not responsible for the loss of personal property .",
      "He was trying to sell stolen property .",
      "He was caught trespassing on private property .",
      "She owns all sorts of property around town.",
      "The students were caught smoking on school property .",
      "He owns several valuable properties in the area.",
      "a developer of commercial properties",
      "One of the properties of helium is its lightness.",
      "A unique property of garlic is its strong odor.",
      "The two plants have similar physical properties .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its previous owner, Ramdat Saroop sold the property to the developer in January for $835,000. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Christensen also discovered that a distiller named Hugh Moon once owned the property . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Neighbors of the Clyde Street property have recently noticed a flurry of activity at the residence as contractors\u2019 vans filled the driveway daily for what is clearly a moneyed restoration project. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The hotel would be set back from A1A, with its highest point on the property \u2019s west side to keep shadows away from the beach. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "As explained in the post, the property holds special importance to Jeremy and Audrey's road to romance. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "The property gained prominence in the U.S. thanks to the 1980s Hanna-Barbera Productions cartoon. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Before finalizing the deal, Liberty will have 180 days -- or six months -- to investigate and review the property . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Now, the three-bedroom property overlooking the East River is for sale once again, this time for $7.25 million. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proprete , from Anglo-French propret\u00e9 , from Latin proprietat-, proprietas , from proprius own":""
    },
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192324"
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  "prongbuck":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193751"
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  "protonymph":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of various acarids in their first development stage \u2014 compare deutonymph":[]
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      "\u02c8pr\u014dt\u0259+\u02cc-"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193927"
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  "progressive tense":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a verb tense that is used to refer to an action or a state that is continuing to happen":[
        "In English, a verb form in the progressive tense consists of a form of the verb \"be\" followed by the main verb's present participle."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194304"
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  "professionalism":{
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      "noun"
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      ": the conduct , aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person":[],
      ": the following of a profession (such as athletics) for gain or livelihood":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccli-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fesh-n\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
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    "examples":[
      "For writers such as Alexander Pope and Samuel Johnson, struggling in the transition from the age of patronage to that of Grub Street professionalism , Shakespeare offered not only a body of poetic invention but also an inspirational career trajectory. \u2014 Jonathan Bate , Harper's , April 2007",
      "In Washington, careerism has so trumped professionalism among political journalists as to render Alterman's ethical concerns almost quaint. \u2014 Gene Lyons , Harper's , October 2003",
      "It is difficult not to contrast the professionalism of modestly paid firefighters and police doing their duty on September 11 with the secretive \u2026 behavior of six- and seven-figure accountants, lawyers, CEOs, bankers, and financial analysts who failed at their duty with Enron. \u2014 Bruce Nussbaum , Business Week , 28 Jan. 2002",
      "A high level of professionalism is expected when working with clients.",
      "She is highly respected for her professionalism .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still, Kwenders felt beholden to the expectations of straight-laced professionalism common to many immigrant families. \u2014 Jonathan Zwickel, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
      "According to Williams, the more comprehensive training stresses compliance of the community and professionalism of officers. \u2014 Briana Alvarado, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
      "The law, signed on June 10, is being touted as monumental in the design space, giving interior designers what some believe is a new level of respect and professionalism in the industry. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "The Lake County Election and Voter Registration Board voted 3-0 Tuesday to dismiss the complaint because there was no election law violation, but the board asked staff to plan for poll worker training on professionalism in the workplace. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Call it professionalism at its steadiest and most consummate. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "This hindered the growth of specialized expertise and professionalism in every position. \u2014 Karen Chu, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "And to the Colts who were here when Manning directed the ship, that professionalism feels awfully familiar. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "The scrubs\u2019 design provides nurses with a sense of fashion, functionality and professionalism . \u2014 Cheryl Robinson, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194634"
  },
  "propelling":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pel"
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      "drive",
      "push",
      "shove",
      "thrust"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.",
      "The train is propelled by steam.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Resistance fighter Elaine Rousseau writes a secret message that will propel both women into a dangerous rescue mission. \u2014 Carol Memmott, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The Celestiq will be built on GM\u2019s Ultium platform, a proprietary battery system that will propel all of GM's future EVs. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "Electric bikes are powered by a motor and battery to provide varying levels of pedal assist that propel you forward and make biking an easier and faster experience. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
      "Northrop Grumman plans massive additions in western Salt Lake County that will propel Space Force, NASA and Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The London native discussed the diverse bits of culture \u2014 pop, online, and IRL \u2014 that propel her. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Marcus Smart\u2019s Game 7 performance helped propel the Boston Celtics past the Miami Heat and into the NBA Finals. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "The question at this point is whether the next round of fiscal stimulus will add enough speculative power to propel bitcoin past its previous high. \u2014 Oliver Renick, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "But with Nassib helping apply pressure, the Ravens superstar wasn\u2019t good enough to propel his team past the Raiders. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English propellen \"to drive away, expel,\" borrowed from Latin pr\u014dpellere \"to push or thrust forward, compel to go onward,\" from pr\u014d- \"before, in front\" + pellere \"to beat against, push, strike, rouse, expel\" \u2014 more at pro- entry 2 , pulse entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1558, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195037"
  },
  "prostate-specific antigen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a protease secreted by epithelial cells of the prostate gland that is used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer since its concentration in blood serum tends to be proportional to the clinical stage of the disease":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation PSA"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cancer is absent in about 70% of patients who show elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen and 7% to 12% those with suspicious mammograms. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The ratio is even worse for PSA ( prostate-specific antigen ) tests for prostate cancer in men. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Their tumors were more likely to shrink, their prostate-specific antigen levels were more likely to fall, and the risk of their cancer progressing was reduced by 60 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2021",
      "Tyler said his cancer was first detected during a routine physical exam at age 56, when his doctor ordered a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 21 June 2021",
      "For instance, knowing that prostate cancer is more common in Black men than in white men, a urologist might have a lower threshold for doing a prostate biopsy based on a borderline elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level in a Black man. \u2014 Scientific American , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "For prostate cancer, the screening may include a digital rectal exam (DRE) or a blood test that tests for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. \u2014 Alice Oglethorpe, Country Living , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Within six months, his prostate-specific antigen , the protein secreted by cancer cells that oncologists use to measure a patient\u2019s cancer, went down to zero, his bone lesions mostly disappeared, and Olson started to feel like his old self again. \u2014 Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Wired , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "Al's diagnosis came about after a routine physical yielded an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in his bloodwork. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 7 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1979, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195637"
  },
  "prosimian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a suborder (Prosimii) of lower primates (such as lemurs and lorises)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8si-m\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lemurs represent an evolutionary path not taken, prosimians that never evolved into anything else. \u2014 Tom Downey, WSJ , 18 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Prosimii , from pro- entry 1 + Latin simia ape \u2014 more at simian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195650"
  },
  "process of elimination":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of considering and rejecting each possible choice until only one is left":[
        "She figured out who he was by (the) process of elimination ."
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195806"
  },
  "procatarctic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": that is the immediately antecedent cause of some indicated effect":[],
      ": that is the primary cause of some indicated effect":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014d\u02cckat\u00a6\u00e4rktik",
      "-\u014dk\u0259\u00a6t\u00e4-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek prokatarktikos , from (assumed) prokatarktos (verbal of prokatarchein to begin first, from pro- pro- entry 1 + katarchein to make a beginning, from kat- cata- + archein to begin) + -ikos -ic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200022"
  },
  "prothoracic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the prothorax":[]
    },
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      "\u02ccpr\u014d-th\u0259-\u02c8ra-sik"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1826, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200207"
  },
  "proportional tax":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tax in which the tax rate remains constant regardless of the amount of the tax base":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1943, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200642"
  },
  "pronatalist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": encouraging an increased birthrate":[
        "pronatalist policies"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d\u00a6n\u0101t\u1d4al\u0259\u0307st"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 1 + Latin nat us (past participle of nasci to be born) + English -al + -ist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200949"
  },
  "proximity fuse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fuse for a projectile that uses the principle of radar to detect the presence of a target within the projectile's effective range":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And finally if the missile got too close, the system\u2019s last line of defense would attempt to defeat its proximity fuse . \u2014 David Hambling, Popular Mechanics , 28 Oct. 2020",
      "New ammunition with proximity fuses is being developed to counter swarms of small armed boats, exploding in the air and peppering hostile, speedboat-sized ships with lethal shrapnel. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 19 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201020"
  },
  "progress report":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a report about how much work has been done on something":[]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201651"
  },
  "proportional rate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a freight rate for use only as a factor in making a combination through rate":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202409"
  },
  "progressive system":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": d'alembert":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202616"
  },
  "Prosimii":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a suborder of Primates that includes the less progressive primates (as the tarsiers and lemurs) and is coextensive with Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea of other classifications":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0113\u02cc\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + -simii (from Latin simia ape)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203509"
  },
  "proteinaceous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, containing, resembling, or being protein":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-\u02cct\u0113n-",
      "\u02ccpr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259n-",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-\u02cct\u0113(-\u0259)-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02ccpr\u014dt-\u1d4an-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With the aid of a high-resolution microscope, the researchers pieced together how the proteinaceous pair defend against bacteria. \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 July 2021",
      "As Fulton explains, the layers of proteinaceous glue and paint that lend the models an aura of authenticity can shrink, delaminate and even pull away from the glass when subjected to dry conditions. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 29 Aug. 2019",
      "Bitter, salty, and the proteinaceous flavor umami all set off their own neural cascades. \u2014 Adam Rogers, WIRED , 16 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "protein + -aceous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1844, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204311"
  },
  "property right":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a legal right or interest in or against specific property":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dear Lizzy, The neighbors have a strip of property right next to our front yard that is maybe 2 feet wide. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "The property right next to the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park was hotly contested, drawing a total of 15 bids. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Within the agreement, the MSCA approved the transfer of a property right , which allows Enbridge to construct the new tunnel in bedrock beneath the Straits of Mackinac. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Courts have deemed that irrigators have a usufructuary right \u2014 a type of property right that allows use of something in the public domain \u2014 to the top six feet of water in the lake. \u2014 Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2021",
      "What are some of the elements that make a property right for Smarter",
      "In the Cedar Point case, the union can only enter their property right before and right after working hours and during lunch break, and only during certain times of the year. \u2014 Evan Gerstmann, Forbes , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "Boston Harbor Hotel is a five-star property right on the water with 232 rooms and suites. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "Depending on your state\u2019s regulations and season lengths, there\u2019s a fantastic opportunity to hunt multiple species on the same piece of property right now. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 12 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204602"
  },
  "prothonotary warbler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large eastern North American warbler ( Protonotaria citrea of the family Parulidae) of wooded swamps that has a golden-yellow head and breast and bluish-gray wings":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At Marblehead Neck Sanctuary, a prothonotary warbler was discovered. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "Birds including the prothonotary warbler may adjust well to climate change \u2014 with an earlier spring season the birds may be able to produce two broods of chicks. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "While typing the above, a tiny prothonotary warbler landed on a cypress right by the boat. \u2014 Ben Raines, AL.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "Scarlet tanagers and prothonotary warblers were plentiful. \u2014 Ben Raines, AL.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "Trackers the size of a paper clip are seen being attached to the wings of prothonotary warblers , whose population has dropped 40 percent since the 1960s because of the disappearance of its breeding habitats of swamps and forested wetlands. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian , 12 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1783, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204927"
  },
  "prophet of doom":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": someone who says that bad things will happen":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205002"
  },
  "processable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": suitable for processing : capable of being processed":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccse-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1954, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205432"
  },
  "profile":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an outline seen or represented in sharp relief : contour":[],
      ": a side or sectional elevation: such as":[],
      ": a drawing showing a vertical section of the ground":[],
      ": a vertical section of a soil from the ground surface to the underlying unweathered material":[],
      ": a concise biographical sketch":[],
      ": degree or level of public exposure":[
        "trying to keep a low profile",
        "a job with a high profile"
      ],
      ": to represent in profile or by a profile : produce (as by drawing, writing, or graphing) a profile of":[],
      ": to shape the outline of by passing a cutter around":[],
      ": to subject to profiling":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccf\u012bl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for profile Noun outline , contour , profile , silhouette mean the line that bounds and gives form to something. outline applies to a line marking the outer limits or edges of a body or mass. traced the outline of his hand contour stresses the quality of an outline or a bounding surface as being smooth, jagged, curving, or sharply angled. a car with flowing contours profile suggests a varied and sharply defined outline against a lighter background. a portrait of her face in profile silhouette suggests a shape especially of a head or figure with all detail blacked out in shadow leaving only the outline clearly defined. photograph in silhouette against a bright sky",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "His profile is very unusual.",
      "An image of the President's profile appears on the coin.",
      "I read a profile of her in a magazine.",
      "Verb",
      "The mayor was profiled in the magazine last month.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Skeptics might point to the collaboration between the politicians and the panelists as a reason to dismiss the proceedings, except that the highest- profile witnesses to date have been Republicans. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "Tuesday is runoff day for voters in Georgia -- though notably not for the two highest- profile races where former President Donald Trump tried and failed to defeat incumbents. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
      "But two other meetings of rising importance that coincide on the calendar this year with the advertising industry\u2019s highest- profile annual conference have divided the attention of some. \u2014 Ann-marie Alc\u00e1ntara, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "The PGA Tour coverage on CBS is among the highest- profile golf broadcasts in the world, owing to its coverage of The Masters and the PGA Championship. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
      "The highest profile race in the Democratic primary pits Yolanda Flowers against Sen. Malika Sanders Fortier for governor. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 21 June 2022",
      "They were joined by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the highest- profile delegation to visit Ukraine since Russia attacked at the end of February. \u2014 Jorge Valero, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "The deal is one of Little Caesars' highest- profile partnerships to date. \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "The deal is one of Little Caesars' highest- profile partnerships to date. \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Here\u2019s an example: How to enable the new kids profile feature",
      "However, Vivaldi vowed years ago not to track or profile customers. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 9 June 2022",
      "The nonprofit advocacy group warns the new ordinances could be used to profile certain individuals. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "There is an additional setting that will allow that person to download a backup of your Facebook data, including photos and profile information but not your messages. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "The delicately imbalanced dynamic introduced by Melissa\u2019s decision to profile the girls helps to set that tone. \u2014 Keely Weiss, ELLE , 16 May 2022",
      "Each account will guarantee the additional member their own personalized account, login and profile with recommendations. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Another method to optimize feedback collection is to profile your employees. \u2014 Ross Wainwright, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Black women, who are in positions to profile Black artists. \u2014 Emily Lordi, The New Yorker , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian profilo , from profilare to draw in outline, from pro- forward (from Latin) + filare to spin, from Late Latin \u2014 more at file":"Noun"
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      "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210811"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": one that proportions : a device for securing proportions in a mixture":[
        "pumping liquid foam through a proportioner and smothering the fire in the gasoline hatch",
        "\u2014 K. M. Dodson"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh(\u0259)n\u0259(r)"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211508"
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  "prodigal son/daughter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a son/daughter who leaves his or her parents to do things that they do not approve of but then feels sorry and returns home":[
        "\u2014 often used figuratively He left the company several years ago, but now the prodigal son has returned."
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211718"
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  "prostaticovesical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or adjoining the prostate and the bladder":[
        "the prostaticovesical venous plexus about the base of the bladder and prostate"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u00e4\u00a6statk\u014d+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "prostaticovesical from prostatic + -o- + vesical; prostatovesical from prostat- + vesical":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211855"
  },
  "process steam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": steam used for heat and moisture rather than for power":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212236"
  },
  "proportional parts":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": fractional parts of the difference between successive entries in a table for use in linear interpolation":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1728, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213148"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection":[],
      ": tending to prevent or ward off : preventive":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8lak-tik, \u02ccpr\u00e4-",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8lak-tik also \u02ccpr\u00e4f-\u0259-",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8lak-tik",
      "also \u02ccpr\u00e4-"
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      "precautionary",
      "preventative",
      "preventive"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the prophylactic use of antibiotics",
      "the many prophylactic measures that city officials could have taken to reduce the scope of the disaster",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some experts will consider prophylactic surgery if the woman needs surgery anyway, such as removing the ovaries as well during a hysterectomy for fibroids. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
      "Those at high risk are typically considered for post-exposure or prophylactic vaccination with one of two vaccines that can prevent monkeypox. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
      "The bill also mandates coverage for MRIs, biopsies, prophylactic (preventative) mastectomies and breast reconstruction surgery, as well as routine ovarian cancer screenings. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
      "Immunocompromised people require additional vaccine doses, and in many cases other tools such as prophylactic monoclonal antibody therapies, to prevent Covid-19. \u2014 John P. Moore And Luciana L. Borio, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In 2021, public health officials recommended a prophylactic vaccine for 11 exposures in humans and recorded no subsequent deaths. \u2014 Julie Luchetta, The Arizona Republic , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Approved to treat infections caused by worms, ivermectin has gained popularity in some circles as a prophylactic treatment against COVID-19. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The World Health Organization recommends at least prophylactic doses of blood thinners in critically ill patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "At iCare Mobile Medicine, on the other hand, the criteria for this prophylactic treatment are less stringent than those at Duke and other similar centers. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "An aversion to reality is, indeed, a poor prophylactic as Mr. O\u2019Toole\u2019s survey of six decades\u20141958 to 2018\u2014demonstrates. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Consuming crime as entertainment, then, can feel like a prophylactic against disaster. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The constant machinations and heartless power struggles are fun to watch, but also serve as a kind of moral prophylactic , a way of investing in the competitions onscreen without being in danger of investing in the characters. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "They are currently authorized by the FDA to be used post-exposure but not as a prophylactic . \u2014 Susannah Cullinane, CNN , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "It has also been widely promoted as a coronavirus prophylactic and treatment. \u2014 James Heathers, The Atlantic , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "According to one estimate, tens of millions of patients worldwide may have taken ivermectin as either a prophylactic , a treatment, or both over the course of the pandemic. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "The Science Immunology studies mostly focused on diABZI as a potential prophylactic \u2014a drug administered prior to infection, with the aim of prevention. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
      "Looking to the future, knowing the origins this pandemic provides a mental prophylactic against the looming uncertainty of the unavoidable next one. \u2014 Marion Renault, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin prophylacticus, borrowed from Greek prophylaktik\u00f3s, from prophylakt-, stem in nominal derivation of prophyl\u00e1ssein \"to keep guard before a place, be on guard, (middle voice) to be on one's guard against, take precautions against\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at prophylaxis":"Adjective",
      "borrowed from Late Latin prophylacticon \"protective measure against disease,\" borrowed from Late Greek prophylaktik\u00f3n, noun derivative from neuter of Greek prophylaktik\u00f3s prophylactic entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "circa 1641, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213340"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": provocative":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin provocatorius , from provocatus + -orius -ory":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213833"
  },
  "process of Tomes":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the fine fibrils of the ameloblasts that project from the pulp of a tooth into the dentine":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8t\u014dmz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Sir John Tomes \u20201895 English dental surgeon":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214307"
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  "proscenium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater":[],
      ": the part of a modern stage in front of the curtain":[],
      ": the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium and provides the arch that frames it":[],
      ": foreground sense 1":[],
      ": foreground sense 2":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The host walked onto the proscenium .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Under a proscenium arch in the foyer, a marble staircase is inlaid with colorful mosaics. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "And Minnelli is clearly aware of the force of her performance, creating long takes that serve as a sort of proscenium as well as urgent closeups that burst with her tremulous power. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
      "Electronic auras seem to swirl around the audience, aided by the two antiphonal groups in the balcony boxes on either side of the proscenium \u2014 each with a percussionist, clarinetist and trumpeter. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "Freedom feels ever more tangible when there are no walls around you, the artists have escaped the proscenium frame, and set design is left up to the sun, sky and birds. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Perhaps Hartford Stage is the wrong space for it, with a thrust stage that doesn\u2019t neatly accommodate old-fashioned proscenium -style living room sets. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "In both films, Jewison\u2019s widescreen visions owe nothing to the usual practice of flat, proscenium composition. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 13 May 2022",
      "Lighting designer Jacob Snodgrass follows suit, incorporating striking beams of light coming from the proscenium and a free-standing light tree at the back of the stage. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The Wilbur crowd was buzzing even before Rock entered the proscenium a little after 8 p.m. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek prosk\u0113nion front of the building forming the background for a dramatic performance, stage, from pro- + sk\u0113n\u0113 building forming the background for a dramatic performance \u2014 more at scene":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215158"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or occurring in the next month after the present":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin proximo mense in the next month":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1855, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215251"
  },
  "pronatoflexor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of a group of muscles on the volar aspect of the forearm acting both as pronator and flexor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u00a6n\u0101t\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pronat or + -o- + flexor":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215829"
  },
  "profit system":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": free enterprise":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220230"
  },
  "proscapula":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the clavicle of a teleost fish":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8skapy\u0259l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + Latin scapula":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221435"
  },
  "prothonotaryship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the office of a prothonotary":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222030"
  },
  "procuring":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to get possession of (something) : to obtain (something) by particular care and effort":[
        "procure a loan",
        "She had managed to procure a hat shaped like a life-size lion's head, which was perched precariously on her head.",
        "\u2014 J. K. Rowling"
      ],
      ": to bring about or achieve (something) by care and effort":[
        "was unable to procure the prisoner's release"
      ],
      ": to obtain (someone) to be employed for sex (as for an individual or in a house of prostitution)":[
        "\u2026 accused of acting as a \"madam\" and \" procuring girls\" for wealthy sex offender Epstein\u2014claims that she strongly denies.",
        "\u2014 The New York Post",
        "No one has been prosecuted \u2026 for pimping or procuring \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jacqueline Martis"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8kyu\u0307r"
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      "attain",
      "bag",
      "bring in",
      "capture",
      "carry",
      "come by",
      "draw",
      "earn",
      "gain",
      "garner",
      "get",
      "knock down",
      "land",
      "make",
      "obtain",
      "pull down",
      "realize",
      "reap",
      "secure",
      "win"
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    "antonyms":[
      "forfeit",
      "lose"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "It was at that encounter in Pakistan that Faris was put in charge of procuring acetylene torches to slice suspension cables, as well as torque tools to bend portions of train track. \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 30 June 2003",
      "He was stationed down in South Carolina about a year when he became engaged to an Irish Catholic girl whose father, a marine major and a one-time Purdue football coach, had procured him the cushy job as drill instructor in order to keep him at Parris Island to play ball. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
      "Unlike an agent, whose chief task is to procure acting roles and handle the legal negotiations of an actor's contract, a personal manager's influence is more pervasive \u2026 \u2014 Nikki Grimes , Essence , March 1995",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though Ventura County is rich in farming and fishing traditions, some Ojai bistros don\u2019t typically procure raw ingredients from local purveyors. \u2014 Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Trinity perished en route to the machine city, and Neo went out like Jesus to procure a truce with the machines). \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Pfizer\u2019s ambitious production objective ultimately forced the company to accept government help to procure vital supplies, defeating its earlier efforts to avoid a closer partnership with federal health authorities. \u2014 Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2021",
      "Hawk, for his part, says that seeing all of the interviews of skaters from the early days and the footage that Jones was able to procure surprised him. \u2014 Kristen O'brien, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The county has been able to procure nursing help from the state and federal government, redeploying nurses in outpatient areas into the hospital, accelerating hiring and hiring temporary nurses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The five countries that are expected to have met the 40% target are high-income and lower-middle income countries that have been able to procure vaccines directly from manufacturers, besides getting them from Covax. \u2014 Carlos Mureithi, Quartz , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Memphis was able to procure a second-round pick and will agree to a buyout for Gasol. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Dear Thomas, My last name may be Pulley, but sadly my knowledge and ability to procure them ends there. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French procurer , from Late Latin procurare , from Latin, to take care of, from pro- for + cura care":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222124"
  },
  "provost marshal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an officer who supervises the military police of a command":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Zane Kortum, 91, an Army colonel who retired in 1975 as acting provost marshal at the Pentagon and then spent 18 years as a regional manager at what is now AXA Equitable Life Insurance, died Aug. 11 at a hospital in the District. \u2014 Staff Reports, Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1535, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222136"
  },
  "proteolytic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or producing proteolysis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-t\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8li-tik",
      "\u02ccpr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8lit-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this formula, papain, the proteolytic enzyme sourced from raw papaya, is combined with bromelain, the same type of enzyme found in pineapple. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Two proteolytic cleavage events release the fusion peptide, forming a membrane bridge between the virus and the cell. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Subsequent studies report three drugs, boceprevir, narlaprevir, and telaprevir, inhibit NSP5 protease proteolytic activity and bind into its active site. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 4 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "proteo- + -lytic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223115"
  },
  "profit and loss":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a summary account used at the end of an accounting period to collect the balances of the nominal accounts so that the net profit or loss may be shown":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the most critical assets to a successful business in any industry is an accurate profit and loss (P&L) spreadsheet. \u2014 Kale Goodman, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Ensure the team is well integrated and not working in isolation away from the business management stakeholders who are directly responsible for profit and loss . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Each major department, whether ABC Entertainment or ESPN or Walt Disney Pictures or Hulu, had its own top leader and its own profit and loss statement to manage. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Build out a new profit and loss statement from a zero base. \u2014 Pankaj Kulshreshtha, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Operational oversight of a company's profit and loss , commonly referred to as P&L, is a key benchmark for C-suite potential. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "One of the key changes is the elevation of Kareem Daniel, who has profit and loss oversight over Disney's media and entertainment businesses. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The company operates with a single profit and loss account to limit infighting. \u2014 Nick Kostov, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "On Wednesday, investors cheered after Ford CEO Jim Farley made the reorganization official, creating two separate business lines, each reporting its own profit and loss . \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1553, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223428"
  },
  "proximity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being proximate : closeness":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u00e4k-\u02c8si-m\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adjacency",
      "closeness",
      "contiguity",
      "immediacy",
      "nearness",
      "propinquity",
      "vicinity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "distance",
      "remoteness"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the proximity of the curtains to the fireplace was a cause of concern for the safety inspector",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this case, there is visibility of the tag only at the location AND moment in time when it got excited due to proximity to the exicter. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "The severity of survivors' post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms is related to their proximity to the mass shooting. \u2014 Rinad S. Beidas, CNN , 29 May 2022",
      "Take, for instance, the Best Western New Oregon, beloved by track fans due largely to its close proximity to Hayward Field. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
      "Valenti said the bank has been robbed numerous times before likely due to its proximity to the state line. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "San Diego is known for its tacos, thanks to its proximity to the Mexican border and Pacific Ocean. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Thanks to its proximity to beaches, mountains, a few famed national parks, and even the Mexico border, Los Angeles is a prime hub for road tripping adventures. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home was evacuated due to its proximity to the fire. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The chalky soil with its high pH levels, paired with the most significant day-to-night temperature swing of any California wine region (thanks to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean), has long helped the fruit fully mature. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French proximit\u00e9 , from Latin proximitat-, proximitas , from proximus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223852"
  },
  "prosbul":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rabbinical enactment circumventing the biblical law remitting debts during the sabbatical year by transferring a creditor's claims to the court":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4z\u02ccbu\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Mishnaic Hebrew p\u0115r\u014dzb\u014dl, p\u0115r\u014dsb\u014dl , probably from Greek prosbol\u0113 application, approach, from prosballein to strike against, apply, from pros- + ballein to throw":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223934"
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    "examples":[],
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      "Latin propuls us (past participle of propellere ) + English -or":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224035"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224104"
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      "noun"
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      ": cobia":[],
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    "examples":[],
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      "after the Prodigal Son of the Biblical parable (Luke 15:11\u201332), who squandered his father's money":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224506"
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      "noun"
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      ": shield budding in which a bud-bearing prong or spur is used instead of a simple bud":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224814"
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      "plural noun"
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      ": the second part of the Hebrew Bible \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225704"
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      "noun"
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      ": a swift horned ruminant mammal ( Antilocapra americana ) chiefly of grasslands and deserts of western North America that resembles an antelope":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Between an abundance of whitetails and mule deer, elk in the rugged Black Hills, plenty of pronghorn and some bruiser bighorn sheep, South Dakota is far more than a pheasant hunter\u2019s paradise. \u2014 Chris Dorsey, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "The Sonoran pronghorn was first listed in 1967 under the Endangered Species Preservation Act, a precursor to the Endangered Species Act. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "An investigation determined that the pronghorn was shot with a rifle during the opening weekend of Utah\u2019s big game archery hunts Aug. 21. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Custer is truly a national-caliber state park, thanks to its high-winding scenic drives and a safari-like Wildlife Loop starring pronghorn , bighorn sheep, prairie dogs, burros, the elusive mountain goat, and around 1,400 bison. \u2014 Simon Peter Groebner, Star Tribune , 23 July 2021",
      "Nonriders\u2014or those who prefer less time in the saddle and more time at leisure\u2014can book an Eco-Ranch or Glamping package and spend their time fly-fishing, hiking, watching for pronghorn and elk, or helping out with land restoration projects. \u2014 Brigid Mander, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
      "And in Wyoming, the Biden administration defended 440 oil and gas leases issued by the Trump administration on federal land that is also the critical habitat of the sage grouse, mule deer and pronghorn . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2021",
      "A few days later, the Biden administration defended 440 oil and gas leases issued by the Trump administration on federal land in Wyoming that is also the critical habitat of the sage grouse, mule deer and pronghorn . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2021",
      "Wyoming is a great state for pronghorn , and has a number of outfitters to choose from. \u2014 Jordan Budd, Outdoor Life , 9 Dec. 2020"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225722"
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230801"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to add a proton to":[],
      ": to acquire an additional proton":[]
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      "\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231207"
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      "noun"
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      ": one of the 12 primary mesenteries recognizable in an actinozoan":[]
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      "\u02c8pr\u014d\u02cct\u00e4k\u02ccn\u0113m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from prot- + Greek kn\u0113m\u0113 shin":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231622"
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  "propellable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": capable of being propelled":[
        "propellable by oars or sail"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232000"
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  "property damage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": damage or destruction to houses, cars, etc.":[
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232002"
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  "prophylaxis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": measures designed to preserve health (as of an individual or of society) and prevent the spread of disease":[]
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      "-\u02c8lak-s\u0259s",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8lak-s\u0259s",
      "also \u02ccpr\u00e4-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This process is known as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), and the WHO recommends it for anyone exposed to monkeypox four to 14 days after first exposure. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 10 June 2022",
      "The studies of prophylaxis with monoclonals were done before the Omicron strain was prevalent, and Omicron is more infectious. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 4 May 2022",
      "Public health officials now promote routine testing, condom use, and preexposure prophylaxis to prevent infections. \u2014 Sarah Varney, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The therapeutic, made by AstraZeneca, is a monoclonal antibody treatment called Evusheld that is given to patients as a prophylaxis , unlike other similar treatments that infuse people with antibodies after they are diagnosed with COVID. \u2014 Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Testing a bat can help determine if a treatment known as post-exposure prophylaxis , or PEP, is necessary. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The doctors gave the man eight doses of snake venom antiserum, tetanus prophylaxis , and antibiotics. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "So far, the FDA has authorized Regenron\u2019s REGEN-COV monoclonal antibody therapy for post-exposure prophylaxis for Covid-19. \u2014 Aayushi Pratap, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Public health officials in Nebraska recommended all campers who stayed at the zoo overnight June 29, June 30, July 2 and July 3 receive prophylaxis . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, from Greek prophylak-, stem of prophyl\u00e1ssein \"to keep guard before a place, be on guard, (middle voice) to be on one's guard against, take precautions against\" (from pro- pro- entry 1 + phyl\u00e1ssein \"to keep watch on, guard, preserve,\" derivative of phylak-, ph\u00fdlax \"guard, guardian, protector\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at phylactery":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1683, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232301"
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      "noun"
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      ": a metrical foot used especially in ancient quantitative verse and consisting of four short syllables":[],
      ": of, relating to, or marked by the use of proceleusmatics":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u00fc\u02c8sm-",
      "\u02ccpr\u014ds\u0259\u0307\u02ccl\u00fcz\u02c8matik"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "Late Latin proceleusmaticus , from Greek prokeleusmatikos , adjective & noun, from (assumed) prokeleusmat-, prokeleusma incitement (from prokeleuein to urge on, give orders to, from pro- pro- entry 1 + keleuein to urge, drive on, command) + -ikos -ic; probably from the use of proceleusmatics in ancient Greek rowing songs; akin to Greek kellein to beach a ship":"Noun",
      "Greek prokeleusmatikos":"Adjective"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232706"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a subdivision of Arctoidea coextensive with Procyonidae":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Procyon + Latin -iformia , neuter plural of -iformis -iform":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233326"
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  "protective tariff":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tariff intended primarily to protect domestic producers rather than to yield revenue":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nations around the world \u2014 but particularly in the motor economies of Europe \u2014 began throwing up their own protective tariff shields. \u2014 David A. Andelman For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 30 Aug. 2019",
      "The researchers found that protective tariffs helped American producers, such as Rust Belt steel companies, gain $23 billion in new revenue. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 31 July 2019",
      "After the war, President Madison acceded to a Second Bank of the United States and a system of protective tariffs . \u2014 Jay Cost, WSJ , 8 June 2018",
      "Dwight Eisenhower was far and away the leader, issuing 35 protective tariffs during his two terms. \u2014 Kenneth Lowande, Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2018",
      "Looking to Alexander Hamilton, not Jefferson, for inspiration, this plan consisted of protective tariffs , a central bank and federal funding for internal improvements. \u2014 Jon Talton, The Seattle Times , 17 Feb. 2018",
      "The primary tool for this task was the protective tariff , intended to stimulate domestic industry by shielding it from competition abroad, particularly Great Britain. \u2014 Jay Cost, National Review , 2 Oct. 2017",
      "White\u2019s book ends in 1896, with the debacle of the agrarian Populist movement and reconsolidation of a Republican Party that now worshiped the gold standard and protective tariffs . \u2014 Sean Wilentz, New York Times , 19 Sep. 2017",
      "The Journal\u2019s free-market principles were violated when Hoover bowed to heavy lobbying by farmers and industry and signed the notorious Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of 1930, one of the greatest protective tariff increases in American history. \u2014 George Melloan, WSJ , 14 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233950"
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      "noun"
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      ": flame cell":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin pro- entry 1 + nephridi um + -o- + English -stome":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235141"
  },
  "proteinase":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": protease":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cct\u0113n-",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101s",
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259n-",
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101s",
      "-\u0101z",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cct\u0113(-\u0259)-\u02ccn\u0101s",
      "-\u02ccn\u0101z"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "protein + -ase":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235707"
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  "propellant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of propelling":[],
      ": something that propels : such as":[],
      ": an explosive for propelling projectiles":[],
      ": fuel plus oxidizer used by a rocket engine":[],
      ": a gas kept under pressure in a bottle or can for expelling the contents when the pressure is released":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pe-l\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Of the main propellant types in use today, only hydrogen fueled rockets do not emit black carbon, says Maloney. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle, seen here during propellant loading tests, stands 400 feet tall and measures 30 feet wide. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 13 June 2022",
      "In 2012 several billionaire entrepreneurs founded a company called Planetary Resources with the goal of harvesting water from asteroids and selling it as propellant at in-space fuel depots. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 31 May 2022",
      "The technology would allow a craft to travel farther with less propellant than today\u2019s chemical rocket systems. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
      "Now, teams of NASA employees and contractors will be called to their stations again on Tuesday evening to prepare the vehicle and ground systems for propellant loading for the third time. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Originally scheduled for February, the rehearsal was delayed once for further testing and then again for issues involving propellant loading. \u2014 Zoe Sottile And Ross Levitt, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "This would provide a huge mass and propellant savings on each spacecraft. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "That manufacturing partner identified an issue with their propellant supply and is implementing additional measures to address the issue identified in the investigation. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When this happens, the propellant briefly forms a cloud in space. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 June 2022",
      "Novelty was a propellant , a reason to reach the end of each day faster. \u2014 Gloria Liu, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "After days of trying to fix the problem, Boeing rolled the spacecraft back into the factory and discovered that propellant seeping through a valve mixed with moisture in the air to create nitric acid. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "At this point, the process is similar to other rockets, in which gas propellant expands and shoots through a nozzle, thrusting the aircraft away. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
      "Long-simmering hostility toward Moscow and its historical subjugation of Eastern Europe is the propellant that has driven the continent\u2019s most successful energy-independence movements. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "However, because of the propellant spent during these activities, Starliner was unable to complete its primary objective, demonstrating a safe docking with the International Space Station. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
      "The test was originally scheduled to be completed on Sunday but was put on hold before the propellant was loaded. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The rocket is traveling to the launchpad in preparation for a wet dress rehearsal\u2014where NASA will fill it with fuel and propellant and let \u2019er rip\u2014which is currently set for April 3. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin pr\u014dpellent-, pr\u014dpellens, present participle of pr\u014dpellere \"to push or thrust forward, compel to go onward\" \u2014 more at propel":"Adjective",
      "in part noun derivative of propellant entry 1 , in part from propel + -ant entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1644, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1654, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235822"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": protein sense 2":[
        "\u2014 used of a subdivision of protides"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113\u0259\u0307d",
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt\u0113\u02cc\u012bd"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary prote- + -ide ; originally formed as German proteid":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235855"
  },
  "process shot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a shot made with a trick camera incorporating in the completed film matter not present in the actual scene photographed \u2014 compare process photography sense 2":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000944"
  },
  "prong key":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a key or spanner having two projecting pins to fit holes in the face of a circular nut : face spanner":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prong entry 1":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001254"
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  "produced":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to offer to view or notice":[],
      ": to give birth or rise to : yield":[],
      ": to extend in length, area, or volume":[
        "produce a side of a triangle"
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      ": to make available for public exhibition or dissemination: such as":[],
      ": to provide funding for":[
        "search for backers to produce the film"
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      ": to oversee the making of":[
        "will produce their new album"
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      ": to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about":[],
      ": to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort":[],
      ": to cause to accrue":[],
      ": to bear, make, or yield something":[],
      ": something produced":[],
      ": the amount produced : yield":[],
      ": agricultural products and especially fresh fruits and vegetables as distinguished from grain and other staple crops":[],
      ": the progeny usually of a female animal":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fcs",
      "-\u02ccdy\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccd\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)d\u00fcs",
      "also \u02c8pr\u00e4-",
      "-(\u02cc)dy\u00fcs",
      "pr\u014d-"
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      "beget",
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
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    "antonyms":[
      "affair",
      "fruit",
      "handiwork",
      "labor",
      "output",
      "product",
      "production",
      "thing",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Thousands of cars are produced here each year.",
      "The tree produces good fruit.",
      "Honey is produced by bees.",
      "twins produced from a single egg",
      "The insect bite produced a rash.",
      "His suggestion produced the desired results.",
      "The region produces large amounts of cotton and tobacco.",
      "The college has produced some well-known scientists.",
      "Noun",
      "a book that was the produce of a lifetime of study on the subject",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The goal of education system is to produce people who are qualified workers and citizens, not just qualified workers. \u2014 Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al , 4 July 2022",
      "Ivan Van Norman and Christopher De La Rosa will co- produce the film. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
      "Paul Brooks and Scott Neimeyer of Gold Circle Films will also produce the series, which has tapped The Good Place's Megan Amram as showrunner. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
      "The Arizona factory will produce chips with transistors sized at five nanometers, a high-tech type of semiconductor used in consumer electronics but not in today\u2019s autos. \u2014 Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "Others insist that the only plausible path to Level 5 will be to also produce AGI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Shawn Gee with Live Nation Urban will produce the 2022 Juneteenth Celebration at Hollywood Bowl on Sunday (June 19). \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
      "For now the Silver Nova will produce limited amounts of hydrogen onboard from LNG. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "While the coast will see highs in the upper 80s and low 90s, inland temperatures could climb into the mid-90s, but humidity will again produce heat indices ranging from 100 to 105 degrees for much of the area. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The ultra-wealthy and politically connected produce most of the rest \u2014 favoritism that has kept foreign investment at bay. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
      "Poehler and the Scullys executive produce with Dave Becky. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
      "Melina Matsoukas and Jonathan Van Tulleken will direct and executive produce . \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 30 June 2022",
      "Kevin Tancharoen will direct and executive produce , with Mikkel Bondesen executive producing. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "As expected, there were produce vendors from local farms, as well as crafters, artisans, and local community organizations. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "Poco Poco, one of the coast's oldest produce sellers, chatted with customers amid boxes of prickly pear and green chicory stacked shoulder-high and spilling out into the street. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "Look for it in the produce section of most grocery stores. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "Some supermarkets offer a limited selection of edible flowers in the produce section, as well. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English (Scots), from Latin producere , from pro- forward + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001341"
  },
  "progress payment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a partial payment made under a construction contract as the project goes forward":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001554"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy":[],
      ": foretelling events : predictive":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fe-tik"
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      "predictive"
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    "examples":[
      "the prophetic books of the Old Testament",
      "in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those words turned out to be prophetic , since a key reason for the revival is that pop punk is a language that pop girls have claimed to express themselves, making the music more diverse and inclusive than ever. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
      "Zelensky himself starred in 2015 in some comedy sketches that now seem prophetic . \u2014 Itxu D\u00edaz, National Review , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "And so, when Mormonism is functioning properly, all of these things should provide a check on the worst impulses or most extreme impulses and, vice versa, personal revelation should provide a check on prophetic authority. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "The legend perhaps began to feel prophetic as Ukraine slowly turned the tide of the war. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "In the dense confines of Jerusalem\u2019s Old City, where Jews, Christians and Muslims must share their holiest sites \u2014 no matter how reluctantly \u2014 even small changes can cause prophetic angst. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The Writer\u2019s nationalist interrogator, meanwhile, longs for when Russia, Ukraine and Belarus were united \u2014 one of many lines written some time ago that now ring as eerily prophetic . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Oddly, the album\u2019s center has come to be its most prophetic . \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "With the story of Savitsky and Beloguzov, everyday news coverage slipped into prophetic mode. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prophetyk, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French prophetique, borrowed from Late Latin proph\u0113ticus, borrowed from Greek proph\u0113tik\u00f3s, from proph\u1e17t\u0113s prophet + -ikos -ic entry 1":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002051"
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  "process annealing":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the process of softening steel by heating it to a temperature near but below the transformation range and then cooling slowly":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002407"
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  "provostry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the office or authority of a provost of a cathedral or collegiate church":[],
      ": an ecclesiastical foundation (as a cathedral or collegiate church)":[],
      ": the revenue from such a foundation":[]
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      "\u02c8pr\u00e4v\u0259\u0307str\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English provostrie , from provost, provest provost + -rie -ry":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002607"
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  "provost guard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a police detail of soldiers under the authority of the provost marshal":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1809, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002942"
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  "prongy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": forked , divided":[
        "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4\u014b\u0113",
      "\u02c8pr\u022f\u014b\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prong entry 1 + -y":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003148"
  },
  "prodigalize":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to expend extravagantly":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4d\u0259\u0307g\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004216"
  },
  "production line":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": line sense 6j":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He works on the production line at the local factory.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Women were called to join the ranks of the production line as their husbands, brothers, and fathers were drafted into the war. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Just before new year, the first battery cell came off the production line at Northvolt Ett\u2019s gigafactory in northern Sweden - the first to be completely designed and manufactured by a homegrown European battery company. \u2014 Heather Farmbrough, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "To do this yourself, ask yourself what manufacturing strategy will enable you to make 20, 50 or 100 products on the same production line using less than a tenth of materials from competitive products. \u2014 Pooja Pathak, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Manischewitz demonstrated the mechanized bakery\u2019s adherence to the halakhah, the laws of Jewish life, as overseen by rabbis along the production line . \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The partners recently purchased a 500-gallon steam kettle, essentially a giant double boiler, and plan to add it to the production line within the next six months. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "At about 5:30, a half-hour into her shift, sirens blared over the production line . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "For the first time in its 71 year history, the production line for Junior's Cheesecake sputtered and came to a halt on Friday, Dec. 3. \u2014 Taylor Avery, USA TODAY , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Now Jalisco aims for a second strong production line , in genre. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1905, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010013"
  },
  "prokaryote":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of the typically unicellular microorganisms that lack a distinct nucleus and membrane-bound organelles and that are classified as a kingdom (Prokaryotae synonym Monera) or into two domains (Bacteria and Archaea) \u2014 compare archaea , bacterium , eukaryote":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8ker-\u0113-\u02cc\u014dt",
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8ka-r\u0113-\u02cc\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Up until then, viral factories appeared to be exclusive to the viruses that infect eukaryotes, so finding one in a prokaryote bolstered the idea that something similar could have happened long ago to initiate the formation of a nucleus. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 Nov. 2020",
      "But some researchers suspect there are many more species of prokaryotes in the world \u2014 which would mean many more species of viruses. \u2014 Carl Zimmer, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "In a paper published on March 4 in Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, Dr. Kuhn and his colleagues argued that there are, at minimum, 100 million species of viruses that infect prokaryotes . \u2014 Carl Zimmer, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Eukaryotes are thought to have first evolved when a host cell swallowed up a prokaryote , or bacteria. \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "There weren\u2019t just two\u2014there were five, and some were eukaryotes (with nucleuses), and some were prokaryotes (without). \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "The first endosymbiosis occurred when a prokaryote \u2014a single-cell organism without a nucleus\u2014engulfed a bacterium, producing the first eukaryotic cell about 1.7 billion years ago. \u2014 Viviane Callier, Smithsonian , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "Far from being rare alternatives to the lone microbe swimming in a flask or sprawled in a Petri dish, 99.9 percent of the simple cells called prokaryotes default to living in close quarters among millions of their compatriots. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine , 25 July 2017",
      "But that wasn\u2019t complete either, and scientists made a third domain in addition to eukaryotes and prokaryotes : the archaea. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 15 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Prokaryotes , proposed subdivision of protists, from pro- entry 1 + kary- + -otes , plural noun suffix, from Greek -\u014dtos \u2014 more at -otic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1963, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010850"
  },
  "proportional limit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": elastic limit sense 2":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011238"
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  "propinquity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": nearness of blood : kinship":[],
      ": nearness in place or time : proximity":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pi\u014b-kw\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
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      "adjacency",
      "closeness",
      "contiguity",
      "immediacy",
      "nearness",
      "proximity",
      "vicinity"
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    "antonyms":[
      "distance",
      "remoteness"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "local housing prices, thanks to the propinquity of an especially picturesque beach, are out of the reach of many would-be buyers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The ragged labor agitator becomes the shop steward, then the union boss, and the propinquity of the bargaining table supplies the fellow with new best friends. \u2014 David Mamet, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "For such profound propinquity , move from the free-flowing oceans to the more structured world of soil, where potential self-sacrificers can nestle next to each other. \u2014 The Economist , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "Being a young creator of any kind is all about cheap rent and propinquity . \u2014 Mary Kaye Schilling, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2017",
      "Now, a small New Jersey township is bracing for its own looming propinquity to the president. \u2014 Emily Jane Fox, The Hive , 19 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English propinquite , from Latin propinquitat-, propinquitas kinship, proximity, from propinquus near, akin, from prope near \u2014 more at approach":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012113"
  },
  "protein kinase C":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a protein kinase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of specific serine or threonine amino acid residues":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8s\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1981, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012301"
  },
  "protein S":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a vitamin K-dependent, anticoagulant glycoprotein that acts chiefly in enhancing the ability of protein C to inactivate factor V and factor VIII":[],
      "\u2014 compare s protein":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from S eattle, Washington, location of the University of Washington, where the protein was first isolated and characterized":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1977, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012522"
  },
  "processive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": moving forward : progressive":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8s-",
      "pr\u0259\u02c8sesiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin process us (past participle of procedere to proceed) + English -ive":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012937"
  },
  "prolactin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a protein hormone of the anterior lobe of the pituitary that induces lactation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8lak-t\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Additional ingredients include Chinese ku gua, an herb renowned for raising the firmness of erections, and zinc gluconate, which could increase testosterone and prolactin levels. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Some studies have showed evidence that ingredients in beer can increase prolactin , a hormone necessary for milk production; others have showed the opposite. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Some studies have showed evidence that ingredients in beer can increase prolactin , a hormone necessary for milk production; others have showed the opposite. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Some studies have showed evidence that ingredients in beer can increase prolactin , a hormone necessary for milk production; others have showed the opposite. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Some studies have showed evidence that ingredients in beer can increase prolactin , a hormone necessary for milk production; others have showed the opposite. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Some studies have showed evidence that ingredients in beer can increase prolactin , a hormone necessary for milk production; others have showed the opposite. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "And of course there\u2019s prolactin , the breastfeeding hormone, and stress hormones to boot. \u2014 Dina Litovsky, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "In men, orgasm increases production of a hormone called prolactin that promotes deep wave sleep -- the type the body needs to repair and restore itself. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 2 + lact- + -in entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013238"
  },
  "propels":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drive",
      "push",
      "shove",
      "thrust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.",
      "The train is propelled by steam.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Resistance fighter Elaine Rousseau writes a secret message that will propel both women into a dangerous rescue mission. \u2014 Carol Memmott, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The Celestiq will be built on GM\u2019s Ultium platform, a proprietary battery system that will propel all of GM's future EVs. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "Electric bikes are powered by a motor and battery to provide varying levels of pedal assist that propel you forward and make biking an easier and faster experience. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
      "Northrop Grumman plans massive additions in western Salt Lake County that will propel Space Force, NASA and Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The London native discussed the diverse bits of culture \u2014 pop, online, and IRL \u2014 that propel her. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Marcus Smart\u2019s Game 7 performance helped propel the Boston Celtics past the Miami Heat and into the NBA Finals. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "The question at this point is whether the next round of fiscal stimulus will add enough speculative power to propel bitcoin past its previous high. \u2014 Oliver Renick, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "But with Nassib helping apply pressure, the Ravens superstar wasn\u2019t good enough to propel his team past the Raiders. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English propellen \"to drive away, expel,\" borrowed from Latin pr\u014dpellere \"to push or thrust forward, compel to go onward,\" from pr\u014d- \"before, in front\" + pellere \"to beat against, push, strike, rouse, expel\" \u2014 more at pro- entry 2 , pulse entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1558, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013401"
  },
  "procerity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": height , tallness":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8ser\u0259t\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin proceritas , from procerus high, tall (from pro- forward + -cerus , from the stem of crescere to grow) + -itas -ity":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014142"
  },
  "protestancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": protestantism":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4t\u0259st\u0259ns\u0113"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "protestan(t) + -cy":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014923"
  },
  "prophet flower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "translation of Persian guli paigh\u0101mbar flower of the Prophet (Muhammad \u2020 a.d. 632 Arabian prophet and founder of Islam)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015332"
  },
  "progressivity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being a progressive tax":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-(\u02cc)gre-\u02c8si-v\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The measure will generate a fair degree of progressivity in the water tariff policy for domestic consumers along with sensitising them on their consumption quantum. \u2014 Niyati Seth, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "To measure political ideology, The Chronicle used a metric called the Progressive Voter Index (PVI), which estimates the progressivity of voters in each San Francisco precinct based on how the electorate voted on recent ballot measures. \u2014 Nami Sumida, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Brie Flora, 30, a jeweler and metalsmith who came from Boston, is the face of such progressivity . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "That doesn\u2019t mean each tax measure that flunks the progressivity test will be scrapped \u2014 far from it. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
      "That progressivity ratio of 1.35 is far higher than in any other country. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "On the more ambitious side, the IMF suggests developed countries closely consider increasing their reliance on inheritance and gift taxes and increase the progressivity of their income tax regimes. \u2014 Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
      "The increase in the credit\u2019s value and eligibility changes for households with very low incomes also marked an increase in the progressivity of the tax system. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
      "Democratic tax policy is wedded to an understanding of progressivity that doesn\u2019t bode well for Americans abroad. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 7 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015414"
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  "protective":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard":[],
      ": defend sense 1c":[
        "protect the goal"
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      ": to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as":[],
      ": to save from contingent financial loss":[],
      ": defend sense 5":[
        "protect a lead"
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      ": to provide a guard or shield":[
        "protects against tooth decay"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8tekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bulwark",
      "cover",
      "defend",
      "fence",
      "fend",
      "forfend",
      "guard",
      "keep",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "secure",
      "shield",
      "ward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assail",
      "assault",
      "attack"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protect defend , protect , shield , guard , safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack. defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack. defend the country protect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure. a hard hat to protect your head shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger. White House entrances are well guarded safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger. our civil liberties must be safeguarded",
    "examples":[
      "He had no raincoat to protect himself from the rain.",
      "She keeps her jewelry protected in a safe.",
      "You have to protect your business against fraud.",
      "New laws have been passed to protect your privacy.",
      "The forest is protected by federal law.",
      "The high taxes on imported goods are intended to protect domestic producers.",
      "Sunscreen helps to protect against sunburn.",
      "The insurance protects you against flooding.",
      "The insurance does not protect against damage caused by earthquakes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Timing had been the determining factor for both women, who agreed to speak with CNN on the condition of anonymity to protect their privacy. \u2014 Randi Kaye, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "Attending online classes helped protect teenagers\u2019 mental health when schools closed during the pandemic, according to a new study. \u2014 Nick Morrison, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Cameroon troops are being deployed to protect civilians in Akwaya, said a local government worker who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation by separatists. \u2014 Edwin Kindzeka Moki, ajc , 28 June 2022",
      "Targeting Omicron alone would protect people against the strain of viruses that is actually circulating, Marks said. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
      "How well vaccines based on them will protect against the future iterations of the virus won't be fully known until they're being used. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The patient, 31, who asked for anonymity to protect her privacy, had five children at home, the youngest not yet 2. \u2014 Bracey Harris, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
      "Public notifications should carry into civil commitments to protect victim safety, Harris said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
      "Even as the field professionalized, pockets of people with no official qualifications repeatedly stepped up to protect their communities\u2019 health. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin protectus , past participle of protegere , from pro- in front + tegere to cover \u2014 more at pro- , thatch":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015501"
  },
  "proteome":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the complement of proteins expressed in a cell, tissue, or organism by a genome":[]
    },
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      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u02cc\u014dm",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0113-\u02cc\u014dm"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their algorithm gobbled up the entire human proteome and spat out a preliminary list of about 43,000 peptides. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Nautilus is developing a protein analysis platform with the goal to identify more than 95% of the proteome . \u2014 John Cumbers, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
      "Across the board, AlphaFold2 predicted 58% of amino acids in the human proteome \u2014 all the proteins expressed by the human body \u2014 with confidence, and 35.7% with a very high degree of confidence. \u2014 Katie Palmer, STAT , 22 July 2021",
      "Until recently, studying the proteome was extremely challenging. \u2014 John Cumbers, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
      "Their effort centers on building a proteome \u2014 the complete collection of proteins that LECA was probably capable of making. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Apr. 2019",
      "Moses\u2019 lab, which receives support from the NIH, foundations, and philanthropic organizations, looks at how cancer affects an individual\u2019s protein profile, or proteome , and compares the presence of these proteins in urine samples. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "In 2012, Keith Dunker of Indiana University and his colleagues looked for these telltale stretches of amino acids in databases of eukaryotic and prokaryotic proteomes . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 Jan. 2017",
      "Instead of identifying them one protein at a time, as has classically been done, Cravatt develops rules that apply to wide swathes of the universe of proteins, or the proteome . \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 16 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prote(in) + -ome (in genome )":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1995, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020355"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d+"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek, from pronaos situated in front of a temple, from pro- pro- entry 1 + naos temple":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021151"
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  "prokaryotic":{
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      "adjective"
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      ": of, relating to, or being a typically unicellular organism (as of the domains Bacteria and Archaea) lacking a distinct nucleus and membrane-bound organelles : being or characteristic of a prokaryote":[
        "prokaryotic genes",
        "prokaryotic microorganisms"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02ccker-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-tik",
      "-\u02ccka-r\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-tik"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1957, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021613"
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  "property damage insurance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": insurance protecting against all or part of an individual's legal liability for damage done (as by his or her automobile) to the property of another":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s an assumption that property owners take all the risk because a tenant may default on the rent or cause property damage insurance would cover the damage and the concentration is on tenant screening. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022413"
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  "propheticality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": prophetical quality":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02ccfet\u0259\u02c8kal\u0259t\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022632"
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  "propositio":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": proposition sense 3":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014dp\u0259\u02c8sit\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin proposition-, propositio":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022949"
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  "pronged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": having a usually specified number of prongs":[
        "\u2014 usually used in combination a 3- pronged fork"
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      ": having a usually specified number of parts or approaches":[
        "a 2- pronged strategy"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u022f\u014bd",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4\u014bd"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Fund has been working with Team NEO, ConxusNEO, PolicyBridge and the Summit & Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments on the project, which has a multi- pronged approach. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 1 July 2022",
      "Fundamental and wide-reaching changes are needed and will require a multi- pronged approach. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "The belated and awkward actions of the tech giant further damaged the company\u2019s profile at time when China\u2019s regulators were mounting a multi- pronged assault on the activities and business practices of the country\u2019s leading tech firms. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "The base of the bath should be either heavy enough to avoid instability or designed with a pronged metal stake that can go into the ground. \u2014 Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
      "Then, the vaccinator mixed in a sterile liquid and scratched the live virus vaccine into the skin with a specialized two- pronged needle shaped like a tiny pitchfork. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Those attacks and a Russian stab from north of Severodonetsk form a three- pronged offensive to take the city. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Scissor-jaw traps are recommended for moles, while two- pronged pincher traps are effective for gophers, according to Sanchez. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
      "The two- pronged pact among more than 130 countries that was reached last October aimed to eliminate corporate tax havens by enacting a 15 percent global minimum tax. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023539"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": one who is in charge of the procuring and handling of theater or motion-picture stage properties":[],
      ": one who is in charge of equipment used at a coal mine":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024012"
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  "progestin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8je-st\u0259n",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8jest-\u0259n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the case of uterine cancer, giving estrogen alone (without a progestin ) absolutely increases the risk of developing abnormalities. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "As with hormonal IUDs, the progestin in this contraceptive works to thicken your cervical mucus, cut back on your uterine lining, and possibly suppress ovulation. \u2014 Sara Lindberg, SELF , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "People who take the progestin -only pill may also notice their periods are lighter or non-existent (but breakthrough bleeding can still occur). \u2014 Sara Lindberg, SELF , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "But a progestin -only pill, a.k.a. the minipill, sometimes makes acne worse, so one of these is probably not your best bet if blemishes are already the bane of your existence. \u2014 Juno Demelo, Glamour , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Makena, sold by AMAG Pharmaceuticals, is a progestin hormone that gets delivered to a patient as an injection. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "Some meds to treat high blood pressure contain diuretics, and some birth control pills like Yaz have drospirenone, a kind of progestin related to the diuretic spironolactone. 3. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "As a byproduct of the progestin 's effect on your uterine lining, your period might diminish or disappear. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 16 Jan. 2019",
      "Some modes of birth control have both estrogen and progestin , making use of all of these mechanisms. \u2014 Natasha Lavender, SELF , 1 Apr. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- + gest ation + -in entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024151"
  },
  "process butter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": butter that has been melted, refined, and reworked":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025119"
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  "proceritic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to a procerite":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025421"
  },
  "proper to":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": belonging to or suited to (something)":[
        "Are such violent emotions proper to poetry"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030002"
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  "projectiles":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a self-propelling weapon (such as a rocket)":[],
      ": projecting or impelling forward":[
        "a projectile force"
      ],
      ": capable of being thrust forward":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jek-t\u0259l",
      "chiefly British \u02c8pr\u00e4-jik-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jek-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The cannon fires a ten-pound projectile .",
      "Someone threw a projectile at her car.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Alan Castellanos\u2019 shooting was at least the eighth in the last two years in which groups of officers fired guns and weapons meant to avoid killing, such as projectile launchers or Tasers, at the same time. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Archaeologists uncovered more than 15,000 artifacts at the Avon camp, named for former state Archaeologist Brian D. Jones, who led the effort to dig deeper at the site, exposing the treasure trove of stone tools and projectile points. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Archaeologists recognize this stone tool culture based on its makers\u2019 apparent fondness for small, very standardized projectile points. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "For centuries, the area was used by different Native American groups who employed the flint for knives, projectile points, scrapers, and other contraptions. \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "That corresponds to a 76-millimeter Parrott rifle, which fired a ten-pound projectile . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The projectile was detected, the Israeli military said, but did not trigger air raid sirens. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The projectile was fired from an airfield outside the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Blank rounds have a distinct appearance \u2013 with a crimped or plugged tip where the bullet would go and no projectile . \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Along with the drone, police used an armored personnel carrier to approach the suspect, and then brandished both a military-style assault rifle and a projectile launcher that fires nonlethal rounds of hardened sponge. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "Great Glintstone Shard has had its projectile speed and range increased. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Unverified footage that circulated on social media appeared to show moving lights from anti- projectile defenses being fired into the pre-dawn sky over the UAE capital that day. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "In physics, this would be a projectile motion problem. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Blank cartridges don\u2019t contain a projectile bullet; instead cartridges are loaded only with gunpowder to create a bang and a fiery flash at the end of the gun\u2019s barrel, all meant to heighten the effect for viewers. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "The legislation requires law enforcement officers to be trained on the safe use of kinetic projectiles and chemical agents and other de-escalation techniques before using projectile weapons. \u2014 Patrick Mcgreevy, Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "The officer appears to be using a projectile shotgun that fires beanbag rounds. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "The key to any projectile motion problem is that the horizontal and vertical motions are independent, except for the time. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 13 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030018"
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  "producent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": producing":[],
      ": one that produces (as a witness or a document)":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02c8d(y)\u00fcs\u1d4ant",
      "\""
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin producent- producens , present participle of producere to produce":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030100"
  },
  "proclaimed":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing : announce":[],
      ": to give outward indication of : show":[
        "his manner proclaimed his genteel upbringing"
      ],
      ": to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally":[
        "proclaim an amnesty",
        "proclaim the country a republic"
      ],
      ": to praise or glorify openly or publicly : extol":[
        "proclaimed the rescue workers' efforts"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8kl\u0101m"
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      "advertise",
      "announce",
      "annunciate",
      "blare",
      "blaze",
      "blazon",
      "broadcast",
      "declare",
      "enunciate",
      "flash",
      "give out",
      "herald",
      "placard",
      "post",
      "promulgate",
      "publicize",
      "publish",
      "release",
      "sound",
      "trumpet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proclaim declare , announce , proclaim , promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known. the referee declared the contest a draw announce implies the declaration of something for the first time. announced their engagement at a party proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively. the president proclaimed a national day of mourning promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law. promulgated an edict of religious toleration",
    "examples":[
      "She proclaimed that she will run for governor.",
      "The President proclaimed a national day of mourning.",
      "He took command of the government and proclaimed himself emperor.",
      "The magazine proclaimed him to be the best player in baseball.",
      "He proclaimed his love for her in a poem.",
      "His behavior proclaimed his good upbringing.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If patience is a virtue, then business jet makers are the most virtuous of all, having waited some 13 years until now to proclaim that business is booming once again. \u2014 Brian Foley, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "During a speaking engagement this spring Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher used colorful language to proclaim his team would beat Alabama during coach Nick Saban\u2019s career. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Nov. 2019",
      "Analysts say the Kremlin is eager to proclaim victory in Mariupol, in the southeast, before Monday, when Russia commemorates its role in defeating Nazi Germany during World War II. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Today Scientific American has fallen in lockstep with those who proclaim guns to be a public-health menace, believing, in short, that people don\u2019t kill people, guns do. \u2014 Mark Yost, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "After all, when business leaders proclaim to know a customer, what exactly is this belief based on",
      "Russian analysts have said Mr. Putin could use the celebration to proclaim a military victory in Ukraine. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Neither Ertel nor Jackson was hesitant in admitting defeat but made sure to proclaim their immense dedication by leaving it all out on the court. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Ye has objected to Kardashian\u2019s requests for a divorce and has used Instagram to proclaim his devotion to her, criticize her parenting and threaten her current boyfriend Pete Davidson. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proclamen , from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French proclamer , from Latin proclamare , from pro- before + clamare to cry out \u2014 more at pro- , claim":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030608"
  },
  "prophetical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy":[],
      ": foretelling events : predictive":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fe-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "predictive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the prophetic books of the Old Testament",
      "in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those words turned out to be prophetic , since a key reason for the revival is that pop punk is a language that pop girls have claimed to express themselves, making the music more diverse and inclusive than ever. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
      "Zelensky himself starred in 2015 in some comedy sketches that now seem prophetic . \u2014 Itxu D\u00edaz, National Review , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "And so, when Mormonism is functioning properly, all of these things should provide a check on the worst impulses or most extreme impulses and, vice versa, personal revelation should provide a check on prophetic authority. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "The legend perhaps began to feel prophetic as Ukraine slowly turned the tide of the war. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "In the dense confines of Jerusalem\u2019s Old City, where Jews, Christians and Muslims must share their holiest sites \u2014 no matter how reluctantly \u2014 even small changes can cause prophetic angst. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The Writer\u2019s nationalist interrogator, meanwhile, longs for when Russia, Ukraine and Belarus were united \u2014 one of many lines written some time ago that now ring as eerily prophetic . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Oddly, the album\u2019s center has come to be its most prophetic . \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "With the story of Savitsky and Beloguzov, everyday news coverage slipped into prophetic mode. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prophetyk, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French prophetique, borrowed from Late Latin proph\u0113ticus, borrowed from Greek proph\u0113tik\u00f3s, from proph\u1e17t\u0113s prophet + -ikos -ic entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030826"
  },
  "processed cheese":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a smooth, uniform cheese that is made by blending and melting together one or more cheeses of different maturity or composition along with an emulsifying salt (such as disodium phosphate) and typically other ingredients (such as coloring, cream, water, or whey)":[
        "Processed cheeses are more uniform, melt faster and generally stay fresh longer.",
        "\u2014 Marty Meitus",
        "The attractions of process cheese for the consumer include the familiar appeal of any branded product\u2014the assurance of sameness time after time.",
        "\u2014 Consumer Reports"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Coincidentally, your correspondent noticed last month that Egyptair no longer serves processed cheese with its in-flight meals. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Aug. 2019",
      "Kraft first marketed Velveeta on its nutritional benefits, which is ironic given that, decades later, the U.S. government would inform Kraft that its product does not meet the definition of process cheese food. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "This movie neither celebrates nor interrogates the kind of guy who prefers processed cheese and American whiskey to Brie and Scotch. \u2014 Noel Murray, latimes.com , 5 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1918, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031659"
  },
  "prolarva":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a newly hatched fish in which the mouth parts are undeveloped and nutrition is from the yolk sac":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 1 + larva":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033159"
  },
  "prophylaxy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": prophylaxis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035008"
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      "New Latin, from Proteus (genus of olms) + -idae":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035237"
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  "progressive sorites":{
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      "noun"
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      ": a sorites arranged so that the predicate of each proposition that precedes forms the subject of each one that follows and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last proposition \u2014 compare goclenian sorites":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035246"
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, the study also saw substantially lower rates of colorectal, prostate , and breast cancers. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "These toxins now have been found in the water and blood of nearly every American, and are linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as well as kidney, breast, prostate , liver and ovarian cancers. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
      "Treatment is to shrink the prostate , which may require medication or sometimes a surgical procedure. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The study's researchers estimated that new diagnoses for prostate , lung, colorectal and bladder cancers among the veterans whose data was analyzed also plummeted by 13%, in 2020. \u2014 Dr. Adela Wu, ABC News , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Now the organization also offers cancer genetic testing, including a comprehensive panel of more than 60 cancer susceptibility genes associated with hereditary risks for breast, ovarian, prostate , colorectal, skin and many other cancers. \u2014 Renee Ghert-zand, sun-sentinel.com , 20 May 2021",
      "Several cancers, including breast, ovarian, fallopian tube, peritoneal (abdominal cavity), prostate , and pancreatic, have been linked to harmful BRCA gene mutations. \u2014 Korin Miller, Good Housekeeping , 9 Feb. 2021",
      "Overall, the incidence of cancer is on the rise, though, driven by more diagnoses of breast, prostate , thyroid, kidney, and melanoma skin cancers. \u2014 Teresa Carr/undark, Popular Science , 13 Aug. 2020",
      "So when Richard died in 2002 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, Yvonne said Charlotte took it particularly hard. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 19 June 2022"
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      "New Latin prostata prostate gland, from Greek prostat\u0113s , from pro\u00efstanai to put in front, from pro- before + histanai to cause to stand \u2014 more at pro- , stand":""
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      "1638, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035903"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040313"
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  "promotor":{
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      ": a muscle connected anteriorly to the base of each locomotor appendage in an onychophoran":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Medieval Latin, one that advances":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040449"
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  "proscenium box":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a box in or near the proscenium : stage box":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040603"
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      "Middle English propugnatoure , from Latin propugnator , from propugnatus (past participle of propugnare ) + -or":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040851"
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      ": a genus of petrels that includes the white-chinned petrels and related forms and in some classifications the shearwaters and that is the type of the family Procellariidae":[]
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      "New Latin, from Latin procella storm (from procellere to throw down, from pro- forward, forth, down + -cellere to rise, project) + -aria ; from the association of the petrels with storms at sea":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041533"
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      "Sextus circa 50\u2013 circa 15 b.c. Roman poet":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042414"
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      "Latin propinquus":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043254"
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  "profile of equilibrium":{
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      ": the slope away from shore of a sea floor or lake bottom having a gradient such that waves and currents neither erode it downward nor deposit sediment upon it":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043848"
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      "Greek pr\u014dt-, pr\u014dto- , from pr\u014dtos ; akin to Greek pro before \u2014 more at for":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043949"
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  "prop boy":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045622"
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      ": a definitely formulated piece of research":[],
      ": a large usually government-supported undertaking":[],
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      ": to devise in the mind : design":[],
      ": to plan, figure, or estimate for the future":[],
      ": to throw or cast forward : thrust":[],
      ": to put or set forth : present for consideration":[],
      ": to cause to jut out":[],
      ": to cause (light or shadow) to fall into space or (an image) to fall on a surface":[],
      ": to reproduce (something, such as a point, line, or area) on a surface by motion in a prescribed direction":[],
      ": to display outwardly especially to an audience":[],
      ": to attribute (one's own ideas, feelings, or characteristics) to other people or to objects":[
        "a nation is an entity on which one can project many of the worst of one's instincts",
        "\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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      ": to jut out : protrude":[],
      ": to come across vividly : give an impression":[],
      ": to make oneself heard clearly":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "also \u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jekt",
      "-jikt",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccjekt"
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      "arrangement",
      "blueprint",
      "design",
      "game",
      "game plan",
      "ground plan",
      "master plan",
      "plan",
      "program",
      "road map",
      "scheme",
      "strategy",
      "system"
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      "bag",
      "balloon",
      "beetle",
      "belly",
      "billow",
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "poke",
      "pooch",
      "pouch",
      "pout",
      "protrude",
      "stand out",
      "start",
      "stick out",
      "swell"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for project Noun plan , design , plot , scheme , project mean a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end. plan always implies mental formulation and sometimes graphic representation. plans for a house design often suggests a particular pattern and some degree of achieved order or harmony. a design for a new dress plot implies a laying out in clearly distinguished sections with attention to their relations and proportions. the plot of the play scheme stresses calculation of the end in view and may apply to a plan motivated by craftiness and self-interest. a scheme to defraud the government project often stresses imaginative scope and vision. a project to develop the waterfront",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "an ambitious project to develop the city's waterfront",
      "Verb",
      "He projected next year's costs as being slightly higher than this year's.",
      "It's difficult to project funding needs so far into the future.",
      "an athlete who projects a positive image to young people",
      "We need an actor who projects a tough-guy image.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Water suppliers relying on project water must figure out how to cut use accordingly. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
      "Known as Iron Beam, the laser-defense system has recently shown new promise in its ability to take down drones, rockets and mortars, fueling optimism in Israel that the project could provide the country with a new level of protection. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "This, of course, is the goal of every agile project in any industry. \u2014 Jeff Shupack, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "The project is looking for additional financing to finish shooting, as well as post-production support. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
      "For the Scottish project , Carbon Engineering will team with Storegga, another startup trying to crack the DAC market. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "Drake has shattered longstanding chart records over the past several years, reaching new highs with each new project . \u2014 Xander Zellner, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
      "Cox submitted the lowest of five bids for the construction project . \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "With funding from the European Union, the pilot project is set to run two to three more years; if successful, the model could expand to other locations. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The certification process, while lengthy, helps ensure the scientific validity of the sequestration method and make the credits generated by the Seafields project more valuable and attractive to corporate buyers. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The projections paint a grim outlook for the Biden administration just months from a politically contentious midterm election and as the administration tries to project a welcoming message to refugees amid the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "These guys had much more one-dimensional skill sets, and didn\u2019t project to age as gracefully. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The goals should be to keep space free from conflict and project the strength needed to deter conflict on Earth. \u2014 Frank Kendall And John W. Raymond, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "As for the possibility that Trust, which began by tracing Rask\u2019s ancestry, might project into the future as a generational saga, or even end up in our present day\u2014this is belied by the fact that Benjamin and Helen have no children. \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Now that the NBA Draft order is set, here\u2019s a look at where leading draft analysts project Smith and Kessler to be selected next month. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
      "Biden's remarks from the White House come after the Treasury Department updated estimates this week to project that the U.S. deficit will fall by over $1.5 trillion this year, a revision from the $1.3 trillion projected in Biden's budget. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 4 May 2022",
      "The frustration here is not with Gordon and Brisker, who project as above-average starters for a secondary that desperately needs help. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English projecte , from Medieval Latin projectum , from Latin, neuter of projectus , past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Noun",
      "Anglo-French projecter , from Latin projectus , past participle":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045859"
  },
  "proteo-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
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    "definitions":{
      ": protein":[
        "proteo lysis"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prote(in) + -o-":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050549"
  },
  "prog rock":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": progressive rock":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4g-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by shortening":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1971, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051318"
  },
  "pronunciation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or manner of pronouncing something":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also nonstandard -\u02ccnau\u0307n(t)-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02ccn\u0259n-s\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "pr\u0259-\u02ccn\u0259n(t)-s\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "What is the correct pronunciation of his name",
      "I haven't learned proper pronunciation of French words.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Day Translations can translate, help with pronunciation and, if necessary, connect you to an interpreter. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Also, even if the voice AI is good, the conversation can be hampered by poor pronunciation , background noise, interruptions, repetition and counterintuitive conversation designs. \u2014 Sourabh Gupta, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "When Tove Lo appeared as a guest judge on an episode of Ru Paul's Drag Race last week, fans lost it when she was introduced using the correct pronunciation of her name. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
      "After drawing up a seed list of cities, the team then looked at how many times each place had been listened to in order to learn the correct pronunciation . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2022",
      "Police, however, were immediately suspicious, in part because the caller butchered the pronunciation of a common last name, Windsor Locks Det. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
      "Is there a city in the United States with a stranger pronunciation , in light of the spelling",
      "Lets hope their shooting is as bad as their pronunciation !!!!!! \u2014 Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Neither pronunciation is necessarily false, Armand d\u2019Angour, a professor of classical languages at Oxford, told The Telegraph. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 29 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English pronunciacion , from Anglo-French pronunciation , from Latin pronuntiation-, pronuntiatio , from pronuntiare":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052143"
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  "projection booth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a booth in a theater or hall for housing and operating a projector and especially a motion-picture projector":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Snyder was among a pool of photographers from various news outlets who were covering the show from the projection booth in the back of the Dolby Theatre. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "But Tampa Theatre\u2019s most dramatic spot for paranormal activity, Witecki said, is the projection booth . \u2014 Kelly A. Stefani, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Among its many highlights are a 500-square-foot movie theater with a 35-millimeter projection booth and a chic pool house designed by Paul Williams \u2014 the star architect who built homes for Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Soon after his passing, strange things started happening in and around the projection booth . \u2014 Kelly A. Stefani, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "The third floor once had a balcony and projection booth opening into the second floor auditorium. \u2014 Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Among its many highlights are a 500-square-foot movie theater with a 35-millimeter projection booth and a chic pool house designed by Paul Williams \u2014 the star architect who built homes for Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Among its many highlights are a 500-square-foot movie theater with a 35-millimeter projection booth and a chic pool house designed by Paul Williams \u2014 the star architect who built homes for Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Among its many highlights are a 500-square-foot movie theater with a 35-millimeter projection booth and a chic pool house designed by Paul Williams \u2014 the star architect who built homes for Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052913"
  },
  "protective system":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": protection sense 4b":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053342"
  },
  "prolamin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various simple proteins (such as zein) that are found especially in grass seeds and are soluble in alcohol":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccm\u0113n",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-l\u0259-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary prol ine + am monia + -in entry 1 , -ine entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053524"
  },
  "propertied":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": possessing property":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259r-t\u0113d"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sepulveda Boulevard And the longest street in L.A. County, Sepulveda Boulevard, 40 miles from Mission Hills to Long Beach, named for Francisco Xavier Sepulveda, the propertied pioneer rancher and paterfamilias to the influential founding family. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Consider the ways that, by the 1960s, the rise of a propertied middle class had put each man in his castle, each drinker in his saloon, each employee in his own office. \u2014 Tim Wu, The New York Review of Books , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "But there is another liberalism that has been bound up since the 19th century with the fate of capitalist expansion, concerned with advancing the individual interests of the propertied and the shareholder. \u2014 Pankaj Mishra, Twin Cities , 11 July 2019",
      "Both Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln knew a propertied populace was required to give political support to the Constitution. \u2014 WSJ , 2 Apr. 2018",
      "Seeking to strengthen the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in 1865, Congress passed the Peonage Act of 1867 after learning of propertied New Mexicans owning hundreds and perhaps thousands of Indian slaves, mainly Navajo women and children. \u2014 Simon Romero, New York Times , 28 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1760, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053938"
  },
  "propone":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": propose , propound":[],
      ": to put forward (a defense)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u014dn"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 44-inch-wide, propeller -style fan operates via remote control and reverses direction, featuring a powerful DC motor inside a metal body and three hard plastic blades. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
      "And his team was piloting the old F-47 against teams in the propeller class flying newer F-51s and the even newer F-82s. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "The alloy, however, is favored in the maritime world, where it is used for everything from screws to propeller shafts because of its ability to resist corrosion. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The director flew solo in a tiny propeller plane to get there. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Complications include a flying tourbillon equipped with a cage that looks like a propeller , a 3-D moon phase and a mechanism that displays the local tidal height in real time. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The Cessna 208 is a single-engine propeller plane measuring nearly 38 feet long and 15 feet tall, with a 52-foot wingspan, according to its manufacturer. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "The Cessna 208 is a single-engine propeller plane measuring nearly 38 feet long and 15 feet tall, with a 52-foot wingspan, according to its manufacturer. \u2014 Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2022",
      "The fighter planes were propeller -driven and had been assembled using German parts and plans left over when World War II ended. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022"
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      "propel + -er entry 2":""
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      "1780, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inside a rec room at the downstate Logan Correctional Center, a projector screen leaned slightly forward but was upright enough as an audience gathered in front of it to watch a film. \u2014 Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Students waited there for their parents, sitting on the ground and talking, or watching the Mickey Mouse cartoon playing on a projector screen. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Observatory Park programs: Make a simple sun projector 7-9 p.m. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Shine a projector against a blank wall and pick one of dad's favorite movies to watch as a family. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Not everyone needs a cinema-quality home theater projector . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The Amazon Glow is a projector and video calling device that allows loved ones far away to do everything from read books, play games, create art projects and have digital adventures together. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "One neighbor bought a projector and began hosting an outdoor movie night. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The psychic equivalent of a film projector , capable of showing one person Bambi and another Godzilla"
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      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      ": a branch of biotechnology concerned with applying the techniques of molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics to analyzing the structure, function, and interactions of the proteins produced by the genes of a particular cell, tissue, or organism, with organizing the information in databases, and with applications of the data \u2014 compare genomics":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Single-cell analysis has blossomed to include a range of fields, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics , epigenomics and metabolomics, each of which provides unique and crucial insights into the inner workings of human cells. \u2014 Yan Zhang, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Cowen published Ahead of The Curve Series research on proteomics and cell and gene therapy tools and has hosted investor conferences, including the Liquid Biopsy Summit, according to Delfi Diagnostics. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "But on the other side of the fence, things were still challenging for proteomics and required very specialized expertise. \u2014 John Cumbers, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
      "Scientists have long known about proteomics \u2019 potential. \u2014 Stephen Mcbride, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
      "The biological processes responsible for the changes aren\u2019t understood, says Paul Skipp, a proteomics researcher at the University of Southampton. \u2014 Jop De Vrieze, Science | AAAS , 17 May 2021",
      "SomaLogic, a Boulder, Colo.-based proteomics life-sciences platform, plans to go public via merger with CM Life Science II, a SPAC. \u2014 Lucinda Shen, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2021",
      "Procopio's prior work on using proteomics to estimate postmortem interval and the age of death involved pigs, the closest to the human body's composition. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 26 Dec. 2020",
      "At the time of her PhD, there was little to no research that had been on the proteomics of bone in forensic science, and the subfield is still somewhat in its infancy. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 26 Dec. 2020"
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      "prote(in) + -omics (in genomics ), after proteome":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1997, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      "Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from prover \"to prove \" + -able -able":""
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064238"
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      ": being in propinquity : nearby":[]
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      "Latin propinquant-, propinquans , present participle of propinquare to draw near, approach, from propinquus near, neighboring":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065546"
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      "pr\u014d\u02ccn\u00e4m\u0259n\u0259l\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n",
      "pr\u0259\u02cc-"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pronominal + -ization":""
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      "from Procion , a trademark":""
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      ": of or relating to the Proteocephalidae":[],
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      "\u00a6pr\u014dt\u0113(\u02cc)\u014d\u00a6sef\u0259l\u0259\u0307d",
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      "New Latin Proteocephalidae":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074207"
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      ": a family of oceanic birds (order Procellariiformes ) comprising the fulmars, shearwaters, and related birds":[]
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      "New Latin, from Procellaria , type genus + -idae":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075123"
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      "noun"
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      "pr\u014d-\u02c8jes-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dn"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mifepristone is a drug that blocks progesterone , which is needed for a pregnancy to continue. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s largely thanks to a hormone that helps prep your body for pregnancy called progesterone . \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 18 May 2022",
      "Mifepristone blocks progesterone , a hormone required for a pregnancy to continue. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 12 May 2022",
      "The first pill in the regimen, mifepristone, blocks progesterone , a hormone that supports pregnancy. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
      "Mifepristone is taken first to block the effects of progesterone , a hormone needed to sustain a pregnancy. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Existing birth control pills \u2014 based on the hormones estrogen and progesterone \u2014 prevent ovulation, the final stage in a follicle\u2019s life cycle where an egg is released from the ovary to potentially become fertilized. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "The first pill, mifepristone, acts to block the body's ability to absorb progesterone , a hormone that allows the pregnancy to grow. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
      "Amaon, a family doctor, started conducting telehealth appointments and arranging for pharmacies to send the pills\u2014mifepristone, to block progesterone , and misoprostol, to cause contractions\u2014by mail. \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 7 May 2022"
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      "proge stin + -sterone":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075655"
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      ": the primary usually filamentous thalloid stage of the gametophyte in mosses and in some liverworts comparable to the prothallus in ferns":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin protonemat-, protonema , from prot- + Greek n\u0113ma thread \u2014 more at nemat-":""
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      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080105"
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      ": a small round or pear-shaped cheese of stringy texture hung in a net to cure":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080433"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a division of Saurischia comprising bipedal Triassic reptiles ancestral to the sauropod dinosaurs":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + Sauropoda":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080838"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": insurance against direct loss or damage, consequential loss, loss due to liability for damages, or loss due to dishonesty or failure of others to perform their duty":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081029"
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      ": dry-cured salted Italian ham usually sliced thin":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s salty umami from the crispy prosciutto , succulent cantaloupe brings fruity sweetness, the arugula lends a vegetable bite, and it all gets tossed in a simple white balsamic vinaigrette. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Where\u2019s the prosciutto or smoked salmon or spicy-herby slather",
      "Its neutral flavor works well with the salty prosciutto and smoky, sweet grilled peaches. \u2014 Meredith Deeds Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 30 June 2021",
      "Tender beef slathered in Dijon mustard with mushroom duxelles and either p\u00e2t\u00e9 or prosciutto , all wrapped up first in a crepe and then in puff pastry, it is cooked in the oven until golden-brown. \u2014 Gordon Hamersley, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Appetizers are lobster bisque, oysters, field greens, beets and goat cheese, shrimp cocktail, prosciutto and melon, tomato caprese and Arctic char. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Try them with Goat cheese, honey, and prosciutto , or in a Fresh Fig Crostata. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The recipes, like orange and radish salad or herby rice salad with peas and prosciutto , only sometimes include lettuce. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Horvath says many people will hang prosciutto in their attics, open windows on both sides and leave them to dry very efficiently in the bora. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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      "Italian, alteration of presciutto , from pre- (from Latin prae- pre-) + asciutto dried out, from Latin exsuctus , from past participle of exsugere to suck out, from ex- + sugere to suck \u2014 more at suck":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081435"
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      "Latin phrase"
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      ": for one's country":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8p\u00e4-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081520"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a self-propelling weapon (such as a rocket)":[],
      ": projecting or impelling forward":[
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      ": capable of being thrust forward":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jek-t\u0259l",
      "chiefly British \u02c8pr\u00e4-jik-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jek-t\u1d4al"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The cannon fires a ten-pound projectile .",
      "Someone threw a projectile at her car.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Alan Castellanos\u2019 shooting was at least the eighth in the last two years in which groups of officers fired guns and weapons meant to avoid killing, such as projectile launchers or Tasers, at the same time. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Archaeologists uncovered more than 15,000 artifacts at the Avon camp, named for former state Archaeologist Brian D. Jones, who led the effort to dig deeper at the site, exposing the treasure trove of stone tools and projectile points. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Archaeologists recognize this stone tool culture based on its makers\u2019 apparent fondness for small, very standardized projectile points. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "For centuries, the area was used by different Native American groups who employed the flint for knives, projectile points, scrapers, and other contraptions. \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "That corresponds to a 76-millimeter Parrott rifle, which fired a ten-pound projectile . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The projectile was detected, the Israeli military said, but did not trigger air raid sirens. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The projectile was fired from an airfield outside the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Blank rounds have a distinct appearance \u2013 with a crimped or plugged tip where the bullet would go and no projectile . \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Along with the drone, police used an armored personnel carrier to approach the suspect, and then brandished both a military-style assault rifle and a projectile launcher that fires nonlethal rounds of hardened sponge. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "Great Glintstone Shard has had its projectile speed and range increased. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Unverified footage that circulated on social media appeared to show moving lights from anti- projectile defenses being fired into the pre-dawn sky over the UAE capital that day. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "In physics, this would be a projectile motion problem. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Blank cartridges don\u2019t contain a projectile bullet; instead cartridges are loaded only with gunpowder to create a bang and a fiery flash at the end of the gun\u2019s barrel, all meant to heighten the effect for viewers. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "The legislation requires law enforcement officers to be trained on the safe use of kinetic projectiles and chemical agents and other de-escalation techniques before using projectile weapons. \u2014 Patrick Mcgreevy, Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "The officer appears to be using a projectile shotgun that fires beanbag rounds. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "The key to any projectile motion problem is that the horizontal and vertical motions are independent, except for the time. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 13 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084440"
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      ": a specific plan or design : scheme":[],
      ": idea":[],
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      ": a large usually government-supported undertaking":[],
      ": a task or problem engaged in usually by a group of students to supplement and apply classroom studies":[],
      ": a usually public housing development consisting of houses or apartments built and arranged according to a single plan":[],
      ": to devise in the mind : design":[],
      ": to plan, figure, or estimate for the future":[],
      ": to throw or cast forward : thrust":[],
      ": to put or set forth : present for consideration":[],
      ": to cause to jut out":[],
      ": to cause (light or shadow) to fall into space or (an image) to fall on a surface":[],
      ": to reproduce (something, such as a point, line, or area) on a surface by motion in a prescribed direction":[],
      ": to display outwardly especially to an audience":[],
      ": to attribute (one's own ideas, feelings, or characteristics) to other people or to objects":[
        "a nation is an entity on which one can project many of the worst of one's instincts",
        "\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
      ],
      ": to jut out : protrude":[],
      ": to come across vividly : give an impression":[],
      ": to make oneself heard clearly":[]
    },
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      "also \u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jekt",
      "-jikt",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccjekt"
    ],
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      "arrangement",
      "blueprint",
      "design",
      "game",
      "game plan",
      "ground plan",
      "master plan",
      "plan",
      "program",
      "road map",
      "scheme",
      "strategy",
      "system"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bag",
      "balloon",
      "beetle",
      "belly",
      "billow",
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "poke",
      "pooch",
      "pouch",
      "pout",
      "protrude",
      "stand out",
      "start",
      "stick out",
      "swell"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for project Noun plan , design , plot , scheme , project mean a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end. plan always implies mental formulation and sometimes graphic representation. plans for a house design often suggests a particular pattern and some degree of achieved order or harmony. a design for a new dress plot implies a laying out in clearly distinguished sections with attention to their relations and proportions. the plot of the play scheme stresses calculation of the end in view and may apply to a plan motivated by craftiness and self-interest. a scheme to defraud the government project often stresses imaginative scope and vision. a project to develop the waterfront",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "an ambitious project to develop the city's waterfront",
      "Verb",
      "He projected next year's costs as being slightly higher than this year's.",
      "It's difficult to project funding needs so far into the future.",
      "an athlete who projects a positive image to young people",
      "We need an actor who projects a tough-guy image.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Water suppliers relying on project water must figure out how to cut use accordingly. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
      "Known as Iron Beam, the laser-defense system has recently shown new promise in its ability to take down drones, rockets and mortars, fueling optimism in Israel that the project could provide the country with a new level of protection. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "This, of course, is the goal of every agile project in any industry. \u2014 Jeff Shupack, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "The project is looking for additional financing to finish shooting, as well as post-production support. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
      "For the Scottish project , Carbon Engineering will team with Storegga, another startup trying to crack the DAC market. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "Drake has shattered longstanding chart records over the past several years, reaching new highs with each new project . \u2014 Xander Zellner, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
      "Cox submitted the lowest of five bids for the construction project . \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "With funding from the European Union, the pilot project is set to run two to three more years; if successful, the model could expand to other locations. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The certification process, while lengthy, helps ensure the scientific validity of the sequestration method and make the credits generated by the Seafields project more valuable and attractive to corporate buyers. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The projections paint a grim outlook for the Biden administration just months from a politically contentious midterm election and as the administration tries to project a welcoming message to refugees amid the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "These guys had much more one-dimensional skill sets, and didn\u2019t project to age as gracefully. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The goals should be to keep space free from conflict and project the strength needed to deter conflict on Earth. \u2014 Frank Kendall And John W. Raymond, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "As for the possibility that Trust, which began by tracing Rask\u2019s ancestry, might project into the future as a generational saga, or even end up in our present day\u2014this is belied by the fact that Benjamin and Helen have no children. \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Now that the NBA Draft order is set, here\u2019s a look at where leading draft analysts project Smith and Kessler to be selected next month. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
      "Biden's remarks from the White House come after the Treasury Department updated estimates this week to project that the U.S. deficit will fall by over $1.5 trillion this year, a revision from the $1.3 trillion projected in Biden's budget. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 4 May 2022",
      "The frustration here is not with Gordon and Brisker, who project as above-average starters for a secondary that desperately needs help. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English projecte , from Medieval Latin projectum , from Latin, neuter of projectus , past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Noun",
      "Anglo-French projecter , from Latin projectus , past participle":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084509"
  },
  "prodromus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something that alerts or forewarns":[],
      ": a preliminary publication or introductory work":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4dr\u0259m\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek prodromos precursor":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084834"
  },
  "projective":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to, produced by, or involving geometric projection":[],
      ": of, relating to, or being a technique, device, or test (such as the Rorschach test ) that presents unstructured or ambiguous material (such as inkblots or sentence elements) to elicit interpretive responses revealing personality structure":[
        "The Rorschach came to be known as a projective technique\u2014the subject projects his or her anxieties and desires onto ambiguous images \u2026",
        "\u2014 Sally Satel"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jek-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another projective test, TAT consists of a series of cards with a variety of scenes on them. \u2014 Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine , 15 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085107"
  },
  "profiterole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a miniature cream puff with a sweet or savory filling":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8fi-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ten main courses follow, under Plats Principaux, and then come a dozen desserts that more or less describe themselves: profiteroles , chocolate pot de cr\u00e8me, a cheerfully sour lemon tart. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
      "There are six varieties of gin-and-tonic, and no fewer than twelve desserts: profiteroles and madeleines, flourless chocolate cake and chocolate pot de cr\u00e8me, tarte au citron and tarte tatin. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2020",
      "Rochambeau, a French brasserie offering fare ranging from coq au vin to profiteroles , is officially opening this week in the Back Bay, according to restaurant representatives. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Desserts like profiteroles and brownie sundaes are well executed: good chocolate sauce here, Toscanini's ice cream there. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "Housemade desserts were subtle instead of sugary, including tiramisu ($10) and airy, creamy profiteroles ($12). \u2014 Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "Save room for after dinner, when foie gras also makes another appearance, this one on the dessert menu: foie gras profiteroles served with caramel sauce and sea salt. \u2014 Mike Morris, Los Angeles Times , 27 July 2019",
      "Midweek, Sevilla and his staff begin their work: emulsifying ganaches, piping profiteroles , baking and decorating cakes. \u2014 Simran Sethi, Washington Post , 24 July 2019",
      "Desserts included Baked Alaska and Turkish-style profiteroles . \u2014 Julie Jordan, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, perhaps from profit profit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085233"
  },
  "projection welding":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a resistance welding made by joining embossments on one or both of the parts being welded":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090050"
  },
  "protonephridium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the duct of a flame cell":[],
      ": a nephridium equipped with a solenocyte \u2014 compare metanephridium":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from prot- + nephridium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090512"
  },
  "profile cutter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a knife or machine cutter with an edge shaped to cut a definite form":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091002"
  },
  "prothallus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the gametophyte of a pteridophyte (such as a fern) that is typically a small flat green thallus attached to the soil by rhizoids":[],
      ": a greatly reduced structure of a seed plant corresponding to the pteridophyte prothallus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8tha-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092321"
  },
  "protophloem":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the first-formed phloem that develops from procambium, consists of narrow thin-walled cells, and is usually associated with a region of rapid growth":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-t\u0259-\u02c8fl\u014d-\u02ccem"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092711"
  },
  "producer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who supervises or finances a work (such as a staged or recorded performance) for exhibition or dissemination to the public":[],
      ": an autotrophic organism (such as a green plant) viewed as a source of biomass that can be consumed by other organisms \u2014 compare consumer":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fc-s\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the producer of the play",
      "He is the director and producer .",
      "The country is the world's leading oil producer .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Chernin has managed to succeed as a producer , putting him in a club with former studio heads such as Sony alum Amy Pascal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2022",
      "That August, Blue Wire hired its first employee besides Jones, bringing aboard Peter Moses, who had worked as a producer in the Los Angeles area for about a decade. \u2014 Tim Casey, Forbes , 6 July 2022",
      "The series is created and co-executive produced by Holden Miller, while Daniel C. Connolly serves as executive producer and showrunner. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 5 July 2022",
      "Amazing Stories has Steven Spielberg as an executive producer \u2014 and features today's most imaginative filmmakers, directors and writers in an exciting sci-fi/fantasy anthology. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
      "This is an overview to help make the film distribution journey less arduous from my background as a producer . \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 1 July 2022",
      "Wallace serves as an executive producer on the special. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
      "You are also listed as an executive producer on the feature. \u2014 Kimberly Truong, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
      "Franklin is written and executive produced by Kirk Ellis, and directed by Tim Van Patten, who will also serve as executive producer alongside Douglas, Richard Plepler, and Tony Krantz. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 30 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092753"
  },
  "protective resemblance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resemblance of an animal to its environment (as by coloration) that causes it to blend with the substrate and become hidden from its enemies":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092919"
  },
  "property-increment tax":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tax on increase in the value of the principal of an estate as distinct from income actually realized":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093246"
  },
  "protestantism":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a group of German princes and cities presenting a defense of freedom of conscience against an edict of the Diet of Speyer in 1529 intended to suppress the Lutheran movement":[],
      ": one who makes or enters a protest":[],
      ": of or relating to Protestants, their churches, or their religion":[],
      ": making or sounding a protest":[
        "the two protestant ladies up and marched out",
        "\u2014 Time"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8tes-t\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-t\u0259-st\u0259nt",
      "sense 2 is also pr\u0259-\u02c8te-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When Baroness Scotland entered the legal profession - which at the time was 93% male, white and protestant - the odds were already heavily stacked against her. \u2014 Mandeep Rai, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Fundamentalist protestants , a powerful political force in South Korea, are particularly distrustful of fringe Christian sects -- especially Shincheonji, which has been accused of poaching members of other churches. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, CNN , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "About a quarter of all American adults identify as evangelical protestants , according to a 2014 poll by the Pew Research Center. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Dec. 2019",
      "On July 24, the protestants testified about their concerns before an administrative judge in Oakland. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "Anand, Schenker and the other protestants did not respond to requests for comment. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "As a protestant who overthrew a Catholic, William III has become a hero to Northern Ireland's 20th century unionists, a political constituency that wished to remain a part of the U.K., rather than join the rest of Catholic Ireland. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 22 Feb. 2019",
      "In David Ireland\u2019s play, directed by Vicky Featherstone, Eric, a protestant and lifelong Orangeman, gets a nasty surprise: His baby granddaughter looks like I.R.A. bigwig Gerry Adams. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 21 June 2018",
      "This comes as the Presbyterians, like other mainline protestants churches, have faced rapidly declining memberships and an identity crisis that has allowed the more radical elements within the church to hijack the movement, observers say. \u2014 Sean Savage, Jewish Journal , 26 June 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The church also voted Tuesday, during its national meeting in Anaheim, to support a new task force to oversee additional changes within the protestant church, following a report that showed leaders routinely mishandled abuse cases. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
      "Brown was born into a family of protestant clergy in 1945 in central Iowa. \u2014 James E. Causey, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "Southern Baptists are the country\u2019s largest protestant denomination. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
      "Some 40% of Americans now identify as protestant , compared with 43% in 2019 and 52% in 2007. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Horace Mann\u2019s vision was a structured, uniform system of education that muted all diversity of culture and thought into one, homogeneous (and protestant ) world view. \u2014 Jeanne Allen, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s a glass and steel rectangle, while Wright\u2019s building, which sits proudly on Fifth Avenue, right up the street from that protestant monstrosity the Metropolitan, is unlike any other in the city. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Most evangelical protestant churches teach that salvation is permanent, so Long\u2019s decision to be rebaptized is unusual. \u2014 Jeremy Redmon, ajc , 20 Mar. 2021",
      "But the legalization movement still faces fierce opposition from the Roman Catholic Church and evangelical protestant churches. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French, from Latin protestant-, protestans , present participle of protestari":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093401"
  },
  "prolapsis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": prolapse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8laps\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of New Latin prolapsus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094930"
  },
  "proper fraction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fraction in which the numerator is less or of lower degree than the denominator":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1630, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095500"
  },
  "Proteida":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a suborder of Caudata comprising aquatic salamanders with persistent gills and two pairs of weak limbs and usually regarded as including the single family Proteidae and consisting of the European olms and the American mud puppies":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8t\u0113\u0259d\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Proteus (genus of olms) + -ida":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095750"
  },
  "propine":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to present or give especially as a token of friendship":[],
      ": a gift in return for a favor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8p\u012bn",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French propiner , from Latin propinare to present, drink to someone's health, from Greek propinein literally, to drink first, from pro- + pinein to drink \u2014 more at potable":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102447"
  },
  "procuress":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a female procurer":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-u\u0307r\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English procuresse , modification of Middle French procureresse , from procureur + -esse -ess":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102915"
  },
  "prostaglandin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various oxygenated unsaturated cyclic fatty acids of animals that are formed chiefly by the action of cyclooxygenase on arachidonic acid and perform a variety of hormonelike actions (as in controlling blood pressure or smooth muscle contraction)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4s-t\u0259-\u02c8glan-d\u0259n",
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-st\u0259-\u02c8glan-d\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The lash-growth treatment, Latisse, for example, contains a prostaglandin analog called bimatoprost. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In return, osteocytes make prostaglandin E2, which promotes muscle growth, on a regular basis. \u2014 Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "But as the uterine lining is shed (and bleeding continues), the prostaglandin level drops, which is why pain tends to become less intense after the first few days of menstruation. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, Health.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "What's new in eyelashes is a synthetic prostaglandin analog called bimatoprost. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The uterus produces prostaglandin during your period. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Seven days after, the researchers injected prostaglandin to initiate a new run and get her into heat. \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "In an article in The New York Times, Jen Gunter, MD, OB/GYN, said that taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as ibuprofen shortly before your period is about to start, can reduce diarrhea; the meds block prostaglandin production. \u2014 Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "Specifically, NSAIDs blocks two enzymes, COX-1 and COX-2, that are necessary for prostaglandins to form. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 24 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "prosta te gland + -in entry 1 ; from its occurrence in the seminal fluid of animals":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103126"
  },
  "prove (to be) useful":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be eventually found to be helpful":[
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104145"
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      "noun"
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      ": the flagellum of the antenna of a crustacean":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4s\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary pro- entry 1 + Greek keras horn + International Scientific Vocabulary -ite":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104754"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      ": goods (such as tools and raw materials) used to produce other goods and satisfy human wants only indirectly":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mining, raw materials, and manufacturing producer goods saw prices rise +24.9%, +15.2%, and +5.4% respectively year-over-year. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
      "What has changed is the search for cheap labor, because the rise of middle classes in China, India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa has increased wages everywhere, giving producers good reason to automate production. \u2014 Time , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "What: Local boys turned international DJs and producers Good Things Ahead (aka GTA) return home on the strength of a recent label launch, ready to rock the crowd with house, funk, bass and Latin beats. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 5 Dec. 2019"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110853"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral that consists of a red sulfide of silver and arsenic and occurs in crystals or massively":[]
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      "\u02c8pr\u00fc-\u02ccst\u012bt"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Joseph L. Proust \u20201826 French chemist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111855"
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      "verb"
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      ": poke , stir":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dk"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English proken ; akin to Low German proken to prod, poke":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112550"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the state or fact of projecting or jutting out : projection":[]
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      "pr\u0259\u02c8jekch\u0259(r)"
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      "project entry 2 + -ure":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112610"
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      "noun"
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      ": intellectual depth":[],
      ": something profound or abstruse":[],
      ": the quality or state of being profound or deep":[]
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      "pr\u0259-\u02c8f\u0259n-d\u0259-t\u0113"
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      "deepness",
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      "profoundness"
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    "examples":[
      "the profundity of his thoughts",
      "Her books are a mixture of playfulness and profundity .",
      "the depth and profundity of her feelings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other stories here similarly strain for profundity . \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
      "For all the profundity that one experiences when becoming a parent\u2014the primordial love; the humbling wonder\u2014there\u2019s also a lot of dullness and mundanity. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
      "Eventually, the diagetic noise coming from the stage gets swapped out for soundtracky filler \u2014 a shimmering, rocklike ambiance that glows with an aura of profundity . \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "His talent for profundity was always there but previously untapped to this extent. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Campion\u2019s incongruous plot twists can pass for profundity in an era ignorant of both American history and film history. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Stay open to them: There is a deep sense of excitement and profundity when that happens. \u2014 Brian Freedman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The primary reaction of first-year law students encountering criminal and constitutional law is horror at the profundity of injustice. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "But Gray is no Hong, a virtuoso of low-key tales and scenes one tentatively eavesdrops, only to be mesmerized by their quiet profundity . \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
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      "Middle English profundite , from Latin profunditat-, profunditas depth, from profundus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113216"
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  "proteolysis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the hydrolysis of proteins or peptides with formation of simpler and soluble products":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014dt-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4l-\u0259-s\u0259s",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-t\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259-s\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This action of protein breakdown ( proteolysis ) determines the structure and sensory properties of Parmigiano Reggiano and its high digestibility. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 13 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "proteo- + -lysis":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113423"
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  "Proverbs":{
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a collection of moral sayings and counsels forming a book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccv\u0259rbz"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113847"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
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      ": to follow to the end : pursue until finished":[
        "prosecute a war"
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      ": to engage in : perform":[],
      ": to bring legal action against for redress or punishment of a crime or violation of law":[],
      ": to institute legal proceedings with reference to":[
        "prosecute a claim"
      ],
      ": to institute and carry on a legal suit or prosecution":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-si-\u02ccky\u00fct"
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      "bring off",
      "carry off",
      "carry out",
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      "compass",
      "do",
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      "follow through (with)",
      "fulfill",
      "fulfil",
      "make",
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      "perform",
      "perpetrate",
      "pull off",
      "put through"
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    "examples":[
      "The store's owner agreed not to prosecute if the boy returned the stolen goods.",
      "The case is being prosecuted by the assistant district attorney.",
      "She criticized the government for the way it has prosecuted the war.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even as corruption scandals continued to surface, Mr. Kibaki\u2019s government failed to properly prosecute those involved. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "International courts and tribunals can also find ways to prosecute those who have not ratified international statutes. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Henry also has promised to hold general elections this year as the country struggles to prosecute those accused in the July 7 slaying of President Jovenel Mo\u00efse, with two judges stepping down from the case out of fear for their lives. \u2014 Danica Cotto And Freida Frisara, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Henry also has promised to hold general elections this year as the country struggles to prosecute those accused in the July 7 slaying of President Jovenel Mo\u00efse, with two judges stepping down from the case out of fear for their lives. \u2014 Danica Coto, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But many still worry about future threats and efforts to prosecute those responsible. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But many still worry about future threats and efforts to prosecute those responsible. \u2014 Cheyanne Mumphrey And Jeff Martin, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But many still worry about future threats and efforts to prosecute those responsible. \u2014 Jeff Martin, chicagotribune.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The federal government has many tools to prosecute those who broke into the Capitol, assaulted approximately 140 police officers, and interfered with a joint congressional session. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin prosecutus , past participle of prosequi to pursue \u2014 more at pursue":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114251"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a perspective formula projected so as to represent it in two dimensions \u2014 compare structural formula":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115048"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a protecting agent":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8tek-t\u0259nt"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Consistency is key\u2014use the shampoo as instructed for a few weeks and follow it up with a routine of quality conditioner, heat protectant , and other hair health products. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Oatmeal is a skin protectant that helps the skin retain its moisture, keep away germs and prevent dry and irritated skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Coming in first is Blu Atlas Moisturizing Cream, which is not only ultra hydrating, but is also anti-aging and a protectant from environmental stressors. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "Though slugging is a new name for it, the act of applying petroleum jelly as a skin protectant is nothing new. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Rounding it out is a leave-in that actually doubles as a heat protectant . \u2014 Essence , 5 June 2017",
      "For super soft and touchable hair, this heat protectant will shield your strands from getting scorched while also perfecting your style. \u2014 Tatjana Freund, ELLE , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "In short, your protectant should care for your strands too. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Coconut Oil & Cocoa Butter Miracle Frizz Tamer multitasks as a leave-in frizz cream and heat protectant . \u2014 Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1876, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115148"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": one that makes projections : such as":[],
      ": cartographer":[],
      ": a person who operates a motion-picture projector or television equipment":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jek-sh(\u0259-)nist"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Growing up in England, Mr. Ferry was a regular at a nearby movie theater thanks to his mother, who made tea and sandwiches for the projectionist . \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "Prior to joining the union staff, Dayan worked as a projectionist , assistant editor and, finally, location manager on films like Edtv, City of Angels and The Cable Guy. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The venue\u2019s projectionist , a punk rocker named Anna whom Ethan caught spray-painting anarchy symbols on the theater entrance, does double duty as his assistant. \u2014 Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "On a recent afternoon, Somerville Theatre projectionist David Kornfeld was waiting for his cue. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Did the Cleveland international film festival back down from its plan to banish the Playhouse square projectionist from the festival, which for the first time is at Playhouse square. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s only the unionized projectionist that are not going to be doing the same work. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Dayan broke in to entertainment as a studio projectionist with IATSE Local 165 in 1977. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "One sudden case of amnesia later, Arquette is journeying through a post-punk Lower East Side wonderland and romancing hunky Bleecker Street projectionist Aidan Quinn, while Madonna relaxes in a foofy cocoon of bourgeois suburban splendor. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1919, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115742"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": therapeutic injection of protein (as casein or a bacterial vaccine)":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120347"
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  "profunditude":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": profundity":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin profundi- (from profundus deep) + English -tude":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120454"
  },
  "projectile lathe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lathe for turning and pointing projectiles":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120520"
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  "proximate principles":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": compounds occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues and separable by analytical methods":[
        "the proximate principles of food are proteins, fats, carbohydrates, mineral salts, and water"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120556"
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  "prosauropod":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a group (Prosauropoda) of chiefly herbivorous Triassic dinosaurs that are probably ancestral to sauropods":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Prosauropoda , from pro- entry 1 + Sauropoda \u2014 more at sauropod":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121604"
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  "prosectorship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the position of prosector":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8sekt\u0259(r)\u02ccship"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123159"
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  "Proustian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, suggestive of, or associated with Marcel Proust or his writings: such as":[],
      ": marked by a complex, highly detailed style":[
        "In spite of its Proustian sentences and its surrealist feints, Krasznahorkai's novel is in fact a rather elementary tale.",
        "\u2014 Robert Boyers",
        "\u2026 as she described the mid-20th-century Schenectady city-parks tennis scene in Proustian detail, the hours flew by like anvils.",
        "\u2014 Charles Leerhsen"
      ],
      ": relating to or evoking the recall of a forgotten memory":[
        "\u2026 there is something Proustian about the tea sandwich. For some people, it evokes warm memories of church socials, showers, Mom's bridge-club luncheons, and similar white-glove occasions.",
        "\u2014 Evelyn Battaglia",
        "\u2026 Terry had already started a fire using several cords of dried hickory, whose smell can induce Proustian reveries in southerners everywhere.",
        "\u2014 Pat Conroy"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00fc-st\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1923, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123450"
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  "propaganda":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a congregation of the Roman curia having jurisdiction over missionary territories and related institutions":[],
      ": the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8gan-d\u0259",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She didn't buy into the propaganda of her day that women had to be soft and submissive. \u2014 Maria Shriver , Time , 26 Oct. 2009",
      "They see all clear thinking, all sense of reality, and all fineness of living, threatened on every side by propaganda , by advertisement, by film and television. \u2014 C. S. Lewis , An Experiment in Criticism , (1961) 2009",
      "We've so bought into the mass delusion, the nutty propaganda , that now the ideal American family is one that's on steroids \u2026 \u2014 Anna Quindlen , Newsweek , 27 Apr. 2009",
      "\u2026 just propaganda for a mode of life no one could live without access to the very impulse-suppressing, nostalgia-provoking drugs they don't want you to have \u2026 \u2014 Richard Ford , Independence Day , 1995",
      "He was accused of spreading propaganda .",
      "The report was nothing but lies and propaganda .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its propaganda efforts were most active, the ADL said, in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Texas, and Maryland. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
      "Declassified documents and Mahl\u2019s research showed how Sanford Griffith, on behalf of the British government, used fake public opinion polls and other deceptive propaganda to push Congress to join the war against Adolf Hitler. \u2014 Mary Jordan, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
      "But opponents in Hong Kong say the Hong Kong Palace Museum is also a propaganda tool, designed to counter the localist streak inherent to Hong Kong identity and instill Hong Kongers with a sense of Chinese national pride. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
      "Yet since its inception, it has been dogged by propaganda that paints it as diabolical sorcery\u2014the perpetrators of chattel slavery led the earliest campaigns to portray Vodou as sinister. \u2014 Nadege Green, The Atlantic , 29 June 2022",
      "Steel makers put sinews of war into the propaganda chest and pronounced it good for business. \u2014 Charles Austin Beard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "As a result, Microsoft is urging the international community to develop a comprehensive strategy that\u2019s designed to counter Russia\u2019s operations across the covert espionage and propaganda realms. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
      "Too many business websites have a combination of poor typography burying even worse sales propaganda . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Russian state television daily depicts a West in disarray and decline, a propaganda effort helped along by gruesome real-life events such as mass shootings in the United States and the drumbeat of revelations over the Capitol insurrection in 2021. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Congregatio de propaganda fide Congregation for propagating the faith, organization established by Pope Gregory XV \u20201623":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124620"
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  "provostship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the office or jurisdiction of a provost (as of the provost of an ecclesiastical or educational college or of a Scottish burgh)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pronunciation at provost +\u02ccship"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125543"
  },
  "pronounce":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to declare officially or ceremoniously":[
        "the minister pronounced them husband and wife"
      ],
      ": to declare authoritatively or as an opinion":[
        "doctors pronounced him fit to resume duties"
      ],
      ": to represent in printed characters the spoken counterpart of (an orthographic representation)":[
        "both dictionaries pronounce clique the same"
      ],
      ": recite":[
        "speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": to pass judgment":[],
      ": to produce the components of spoken language":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8nau\u0307ns",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8nau\u0307n(t)s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She practices pronouncing foreign words.",
      "I'm sorry. I can't pronounce your name.",
      "The priest pronounced a blessing on their home.",
      "The doctors pronounced him fit to go back to work.",
      "He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.",
      "Many senators are pronouncing in favor of the bill.",
      "The judge pronounced for the defendant.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And, with 7,000,000 listens on Forvo, the team found that Rio De Janeiro was the most difficult to pronounce city in the world. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2022",
      "There are thousands of strange new words to know, along with how to pronounce them and use them correctly in a sentence. \u2014 Marylou Tousignant, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "Vic does, however, bristle that Melinda gravitates to dimwits like Joel Dash ( Brendan Miller ), who when trying to ask if Vic feels emasculated can\u2019t even pronounce the word. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "People couldn't pronounce the genus Chaenomeles, so many called it japonica. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Winfrey\u2019s first name is spelled Orpah on her birth certificate but there was confusion over how to pronounce the name, so the spelling was changed to Oprah. \u2014 CNN , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The whole altercation lasted less than a minute and ended with a wounded Craig running into a nearby aisle and leaving a trail of blood before collapsing in the same spot where medics would pronounce him dead minutes later. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "But there's still debate about it, how the right way to pronounce it. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "In fact, leaders such as Frederiks embraced Protestant Christianity early on and used Christian names in their interactions with whites because the latter found Khoekhoegowab names difficult to pronounce . \u2014 Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French pronuncier , from Latin pronuntiare , from pro- forth + nuntiare to report, from nuntius messenger \u2014 more at pro-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125601"
  },
  "proportionalist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a believer in or advocate of proportional representation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-shn\u0259l\u0259\u0307-",
      "-sh\u0259n\u1d4al\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130556"
  },
  "prout's brown":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": brown sugar sense 2":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8prau\u0307ts-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Samuel Prout \u20201852 English artist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131310"
  },
  "profile drag":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the portion of the wing drag that is due to friction and turbulence in the fluid and that would be absent if it were nonviscous":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131537"
  },
  "projections":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a systematic presentation of intersecting coordinate lines on a flat surface upon which features from a curved surface (as of the earth or the celestial sphere) may be mapped":[
        "an equal-area map projection"
      ],
      ": a transforming change":[],
      ": the act of throwing or thrusting forward":[],
      ": the forming of a plan : scheming":[],
      ": a jutting out":[],
      ": a part that juts out":[],
      ": a view of a building or architectural element":[],
      ": the display of motion pictures by projecting an image from them upon a screen":[],
      ": the act of projecting especially to an audience":[],
      ": control of the volume, clarity, and distinctness of a voice to gain greater audibility":[],
      ": an estimate of future possibilities based on a current trend":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8jek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "convexity",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "protrusion",
      "protuberance",
      "swell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cavity",
      "concave",
      "concavity",
      "dent",
      "depression",
      "dint",
      "hollow",
      "indent",
      "indentation",
      "indenture",
      "pit",
      "recess"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for projection projection , protrusion , protuberance , bulge mean an extension beyond the normal line or surface. projection implies a jutting out especially at a sharp angle. those projections along the wall are safety hazards protrusion suggests a thrusting out so that the extension seems a deformity. the bizarre protrusions of a coral reef protuberance implies a growing or swelling out in rounded form. a skin disease marked by warty protuberances bulge suggests an expansion caused by internal pressure. bulges in the tile floor",
    "examples":[
      "He gave a projection of future expenses.",
      "projections on the rock wall",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The white projection screen measures 12.6 x 7.1 feet, with an aspect ratio of 16:9. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2022",
      "Reflecting on Arizona high school sports year Kyler Murray contract projection would make Arizona Cardinals QB among highest paid in NFL Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
      "Jamaica Plain garage, where anybody is invited to bring a chair and watch a free movie on a small projection screen. \u2014 Dana Gerber, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "Something snaps, the sound system emits a painful squeal and the rear- projection screen flashes like crazy, while Gainsbourg writhes on cue in her designer shades and daring red mini dress. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
      "Epson manages to pack its fantastic 3LCD projection system into the EpiqVision Mini EF12\u2014an ultra-portable laser projector that measures just 7 x 7 x 5 inches. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "This is not obvious at first glance, and neither is the fact that in both images the photo on the projection screen was edited in after the fact. \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In May 2018, Wilder was taking part in a rehearsal with the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University when a large projection screen fell from the ceiling, striking him on the head and back. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Features of the home include large-plank hardwood floors, an elevator, a gym, a movie theater with 11 leather recliners and a 132-inch projection screen, an additional second-floor family/media room and a waterfront recreation room. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131720"
  },
  "Protonemertini":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of unarmed nemertine worms in which the brain and lateral nerves lie outside the musculature":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014dt(\u02cc)\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from prot- + Nemertini":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131807"
  },
  "project oneself":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to act so as to make people see one in a certain way":[
        "He tried to project himself as a strong leader."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134218"
  },
  "profundal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, being, or living in the part of a thermally stratified lake that extends downward from the upper part of the hypolimnion to the bottom of the lake or in very deep lakes to 600 meters":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02c8f\u0259nd\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin profund us deep + English -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134838"
  },
  "profiter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that profits":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4f\u0259\u0307t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134921"
  },
  "Procellariiformes":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of predominantly pelagic birds comprising the petrels, shearwaters, albatrosses, and diving petrels":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014ds\u0259\u02ccla(a)r\u0113\u0259\u02c8f\u022fr(\u02cc)m\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Procellaria + -iformes":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135900"
  },
  "processionize":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to move along in a procession : go in procession":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh\u0259\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140144"
  },
  "protecting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard":[],
      ": defend sense 1c":[
        "protect the goal"
      ],
      ": to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as":[],
      ": to save from contingent financial loss":[],
      ": defend sense 5":[
        "protect a lead"
      ],
      ": to provide a guard or shield":[
        "protects against tooth decay"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8tekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bulwark",
      "cover",
      "defend",
      "fence",
      "fend",
      "forfend",
      "guard",
      "keep",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "secure",
      "shield",
      "ward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assail",
      "assault",
      "attack"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for protect defend , protect , shield , guard , safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack. defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack. defend the country protect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure. a hard hat to protect your head shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger. White House entrances are well guarded safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger. our civil liberties must be safeguarded",
    "examples":[
      "He had no raincoat to protect himself from the rain.",
      "She keeps her jewelry protected in a safe.",
      "You have to protect your business against fraud.",
      "New laws have been passed to protect your privacy.",
      "The forest is protected by federal law.",
      "The high taxes on imported goods are intended to protect domestic producers.",
      "Sunscreen helps to protect against sunburn.",
      "The insurance protects you against flooding.",
      "The insurance does not protect against damage caused by earthquakes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Timing had been the determining factor for both women, who agreed to speak with CNN on the condition of anonymity to protect their privacy. \u2014 Randi Kaye, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "Attending online classes helped protect teenagers\u2019 mental health when schools closed during the pandemic, according to a new study. \u2014 Nick Morrison, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Cameroon troops are being deployed to protect civilians in Akwaya, said a local government worker who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation by separatists. \u2014 Edwin Kindzeka Moki, ajc , 28 June 2022",
      "Targeting Omicron alone would protect people against the strain of viruses that is actually circulating, Marks said. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
      "How well vaccines based on them will protect against the future iterations of the virus won't be fully known until they're being used. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The patient, 31, who asked for anonymity to protect her privacy, had five children at home, the youngest not yet 2. \u2014 Bracey Harris, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
      "Public notifications should carry into civil commitments to protect victim safety, Harris said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
      "Even as the field professionalized, pockets of people with no official qualifications repeatedly stepped up to protect their communities\u2019 health. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin protectus , past participle of protegere , from pro- in front + tegere to cover \u2014 more at pro- , thatch":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141638"
  },
  "producer's surplus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the payment received by a producer or seller in excess of the least sum he would have been willing to accept to make the sale \u2014 compare consumer's surplus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143946"
  },
  "progressive rock":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": rock music characterized by relatively complex phrasings and improvisations and intended for a musically sophisticated audience":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1967, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144042"
  },
  "process chart":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a chart on which are graphically shown in sequence the separate details that make up a complete process (as of a particular job operation)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144335"
  },
  "Protococcaceae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of unicellular green algae that is coextensive with the genus Protococcus and is now usually placed in the order Ulotrichales but is sometimes isolated in a separate order or especially formerly included in Chlorococcales or Chaetophorales":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014dt(\u02cc)\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Protococcus , type genus + -aceae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145230"
  },
  "proteoglycan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found especially in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8gl\u012b-\u02cckan",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-t\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8gl\u012b-\u02cckan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "proteo- + glycan":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1967, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145316"
  },
  "promycelium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a short usually 4-celled hyphal filament that constitutes the basidium of various heterobasidiomycetous fungi, is formed by germination of a teliospore in rusts or of a chlamydospore in smuts, and bears sporidia":[
        "\u2014 compare autobasidium"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)pr\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + mycelium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145501"
  },
  "projection print":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a photographic print made by projecting the image of the negative upon light-sensitive paper \u2014 compare contact print":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150436"
  },
  "protein C":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a vitamin K-dependent glycoprotein that in its activated form is involved in preventing blood clot formation through the proteolytic inactivation of factors V and VIII and that plays a role in inhibiting inflammation, promoting endothelial cell apoptosis , and maintaining permeability of blood vessel walls":[
        "The activated protein C system is one of the hemostatic checks and balances that inhibit coagulation.",
        "\u2014 Jan P. Vandenbroucke et al."
      ],
      "\u2014 see protein s":[
        "The activated protein C system is one of the hemostatic checks and balances that inhibit coagulation.",
        "\u2014 Jan P. Vandenbroucke et al."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so named because it was third (\"Pool C\") in a group of four proteins eluted from bovine plasma by means of a chromatograph":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1976, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150535"
  },
  "protococcal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the genus Protococcus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014dt\u0259\u00a6k\u00e4k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Protococcus + English -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151339"
  },
  "Proust":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Marcel (Valentin Louis Georges Eug\u00e8ne) 1871\u20131922 French novelist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00fcst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153747"
  },
  "productive labor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": direct labor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154128"
  },
  "proper noun":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a noun that designates a particular being or thing, does not take a limiting modifier, and is usually capitalized in English":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not like, a proper noun place, but a place all the same. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
      "Or another Columbine, Virginia Tech, Gabby Giffords, Aurora \u2014 one more proper noun added to an ever-growing list",
      "Norris immediately protested to the judges: Nemesis, the goddess of divine retribution and revenge, was technically a proper noun and not an eligible word. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 July 2021",
      "Next month will mark 100 years since one of the most unusual team names in college sports--the Wonder Boys--first appeared as a proper noun in print. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 31 Oct. 2020",
      "Edward and Annie liked inventing proper nouns for their world. \u2014 Hilary Leichter, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020",
      "And the characters in a proper noun like Boston (\u6ce2\u58eb\u987f, b\u014dsh\u00ecd\u00f9n) or the US (\u7f8e\u56fd, m\u011bigu\u00f3) do not mean the same thing once split apart. \u2014 John Keefe, Quartz , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "The hearings leading to the articles of impeachment introduced a few proper nouns that cannot be found in the dictionary. \u2014 Mary Norris, The New Yorker , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "These speeches operate in the shadow of proper nouns : the Military-Industrial Complex Speech, the Berlin Speech, the Malaise Speech. \u2014 Charles Homans, New York Times , 9 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154144"
  },
  "profiteering":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or activity of making an unreasonable profit on the sale of essential goods especially during times of emergency":[
        "\u2026 investigations unearthed information about industrial profiteering during the First World War \u2026",
        "\u2014 Thomas E. Ricks",
        "The real estate culture in Florida had pushed profiteering to new levels, in large part because of its condominium economy.",
        "\u2014 Paul Reyes"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-f\u0259-\u02c8tir-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Three months later the government introduced measures to control food prices and prevent profiteering during Ramadan and Hari Raya festival celebrations. \u2014 Rainer Michael Preiss, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "My windfall-profit tax, proposed with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, will go after corporate profiteering and give an inflation rebate to Americans to help with gas bills. \u2014 WSJ , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The intended impact of some of those ideas \u2014 involving militarism, class, profiteering and Big Pharma \u2014 grows muddled, though, as the film shifts into a second half driven by action set pieces. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Price gouging and corporate profiteering are always elements of the American economy that should be studied and scrutinized. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Congressional Democrats have held hearings on supply bottlenecks and corporate profiteering related to inflation. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Everyone knew that what Ukrainian politicians were really receiving was a blind eye turned toward their profiteering . \u2014 WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The latest TransDigm audit and hearing followed a 2019 Pentagon report that alleged similar profiteering by TransDigm. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "And in doing so, her worldview rooted in precision, fidelity, and destiny for the betterment of society was confronted with arbitrary practices, bad luck, and chaotic profiteering . \u2014 Prem Ramkumar, Forbes , 14 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1814, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155220"
  },
  "progressive rummy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a variety of contract rummy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155346"
  },
  "progestogen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a naturally occurring or synthetic progestational steroid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8je-st\u0259-j\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Take, for example, menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), which is estrogen (and the addition of a progestogen for women with a uterus to prevent the estrogen from causing endometrial cancer). \u2014 Dr. Jennifer Gunter, Glamour , 19 Oct. 2020",
      "My options reduced, the progestogen -only pill (POP) was all that was left. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 8 Sep. 2020",
      "For example, for women who took treatments involving estrogen plus daily progestogen for five years, the rate of breast cancer was 8.3 per every 100 women. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 19 Sep. 2019",
      "For Thornton\u2019s lab, this means the estrogen receptor and a related receptor that handles other steroid hormones like androgens, progestogens , and corticosteroids. \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 20 Sep. 2017"
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      "Middle English prochein amy , from Anglo-French prochein ami , literally, near friend":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155859"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Park is known for having a sanctuary shaped like the prow of a ship, with a massive copper dome on top that gives the building a distinctive silhouette. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
      "As the prow of a five-film Disney blockbuster franchise, he will never be cast out of the citadel of extreme fame and wealth. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "The Haida, whose land encompassed cedar forests, probably shaped it and decorated the prow and stern with designs of an eagle and killer whale. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Getler hadn\u2019t known what to make of those horizontal lines that converged upward into a prow . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "Nose out over mask, like the prow of a sailing ship",
      "The platform seems to jut out over the Atlantic like the prow of a ship. \u2014 Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The Mendelsohn building is known for its massive copper dome and sanctuary with a triangular chapel extending from its north side like the prow of a ship cutting through waves. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "People were attracted to an industry where the only job qualification was a willingness to stand eye-to-eye with a whale from the prow of a rowboat. \u2014 Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Nov. 2021"
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French pru, prou \u2014 more at proud":"Adjective",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160055"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160625"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161223"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161802"
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      "noun"
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      "\u02ccpr\u014d-\u02cct\u0113n-",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are many other health conditions that can cause frequent proteinuria , according to the Mayo Clinic, like pregnancy, preeclampsia, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, heart disease, and sickle cell anemia. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 4 Oct. 2018"
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      "borrowed from French prot\u00e9inurie, from prot\u00e9ine protein + -urie -uria":""
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      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162618"
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Maddy\u2019s ex-boyfriend Nate and projectile vomiting in a hot tub to storming the stage during her sister\u2019s bombshell of a play, Sydney Sweeney\u2019s character Cassie had no shortage of head-turning scenes on Euphoria\u2019s second season. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "This gull-like bird is capable of projectile vomiting a foul-smelling substance to ward off predators. \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The ballooning dogs expelled air from their bowels; this led frequently\u2014and simultaneously\u2014to defecation, urination, and projectile vomiting . \u2014 Anna Russel, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "At any moment, his head might have spun around, snot bubbles forming, attendant with projectile vomiting . \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "High in the Russian Arctic, in the chilly waters straddling the Kara and Laptev, an 84-billion-ton island ice cap is projectile vomiting into the sea. \u2014 Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American , 23 Dec. 2019",
      "Two favorite examples: Paula Radcliffe in 2005 demonstrating that Porta-Potties are for suckers, and Bob Kempainen projectile vomiting at mile 22 of the 1996 Olympic Marathon Trials while hardly breaking his stride. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 12 Apr. 2018",
      "There\u2019s projectile vomit that leads to a car accident and some slinking in and out of hotel rooms and a bit of breakdancing, and in the end, everyone learns a valuable lesson about loving yourself and growing up. \u2014 Alissa Wilkinson, Vox , 5 Apr. 2018",
      "In 2010, police arrested a Phillies fan for purposefully projectile vomiting on an 11-year-old girl and her father during a game. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 21 Jan. 2018"
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      "1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162754"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163705"
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      "New Latin prostalia (plural) prostals, from pro- entry 1 + -stalia (from Latin stare to stand + -alia , neuter plural of -alis -al)":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164702"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164847"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1764, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165702"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite the obstacles, Schroeder sees the war in Ukraine as an important proving ground for the potential of mobility data to save lives. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
      "Parris Island has an outsized role in military lore and American pop culture as a proving ground for Marines who have served in every major conflict since World War I. \u2014 Michelle Liu, ajc , 21 May 2022",
      "The first few rounds of 2022 primaries have doubled as a proving ground for Trump's ability to bend the Republican Party to his will. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "The pandemic turned out to be a proving ground for technology in health care, as medicine was forced to adapt quickly to a changing world. \u2014 STAT , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "For decades, the kitchen\u2014a riot of psychedelic, \u201970s-era colors, technologies, and silhouettes\u2014was the proving ground and showcase for recipes presented to Black readers across the United States. \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Running out of room on the proving ground 's roughly 1.2-mile straight quickly becomes a concern, despite the strength of the giant carbon-ceramic brakes. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Tenured teachers who lost their jobs on the proving ground area lost their tenure. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "With persisting personnel deficits, FC Cincinnati will look to its next match \u2013 a Saturday night date at Minnesota United FC\u2019s Allianz Field (8 p.m. ET) \u2013 as another proving ground in a 2022 season that\u2019s surpassed expectations so far. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 6 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170006"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The prodrome phase can happen about 24 to 48 hours before the headache starts. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "The second stage is the prodrome phase, where the person shows early symptoms and could be contagious. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "While not everyone experiences a prodrome with a seizure, those who do may be able to identify an oncoming seizure to better treat it. \u2014 Patti Greco, Health.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Postdrome is more common than prodrome , with roughly 80% of people who deal with migraine getting to this stage. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Migraines can progress through four stages\u2014 prodrome , aura, attack, and post-drome\u2014though not everyone feels symptoms at each stage. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "There is the prodrome stage, which happens a few days before the onset of pain and can include constipation, yawning, food cravings and neck stiffness, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "Migraines can follow a pattern that moves through four stages: prodrome , aura, headache, and post-drome (also called the migraine hangover), the Mayo Clinic says. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 12 July 2018",
      "First up is the prodrome phase, which happens a day or two before the pain strikes, sounding the alarm that a migraine is coming. \u2014 Zahra Barnes, SELF , 13 Jan. 2018"
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      "French, literally, precursor, from Greek prodromos , from pro- before + dromos act of running, racecourse \u2014 more at pro- , dromedary":""
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      "1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171019"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171156"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171217"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171749"
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": difficult to fathom or understand":[],
      ": extending far below the surface":[],
      ": coming from, reaching to, or situated at a depth : deep-seated":[
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "Adjective",
      "Here, for the first time, a journalist gains access to the archive of one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies in history. Its contents, as much literature as science, offer profound insight into the human condition\u2014and into the brilliant, complex mind of the study's longtime director, George Vaillant. \u2014 Joshua Wolf Shenk , Atlantic , June 2009",
      "This isn't escapism, or denial of grief; it is acceptance of the facts of life, the map of profound relationship to the grief that is part of life \u2026 \u2014 Tom Piazza , Why New Orleans Matters , 2005",
      "The status of women, though probably the most profound single difference between the two civilizations, attracted far less attention than such matters as guns, factories and parliaments. \u2014 Bernard Lewis , What Went Wrong",
      "Despite all the respect, it was hard not to feel a twinge of schadenfreude at O'Hara's fall from esteem, which had caused him profound bitterness. \u2014 Kingsley Amis , Memoirs , 1991",
      "His knowledge of history is profound .",
      "Her books offer profound insights into the true nature of courage.",
      "the profound mysteries of outer space",
      "a profound sense of loss",
      "His paintings have had a profound effect on her own work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But this kind of rapidly progressive and profound sensory loss combined with weakness was a red flag. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "This problem has its roots in profound decisions made about device architecture decades ago. \u2014 Gopi Sirineni, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Come for the romance and humor and late-millennial angst; stay for the profound emotional transcendence of its final scenes. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
      "Just profound gratitude for the gift of living in this country. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
      "Some of his observations sound profound but on closer inspection actually say very little. \u2014 Eric Weiner, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "For Jenna, who asked to use a pseudonym, her time in Thailand felt, at times, profound . \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "No matter how profound a parent\u2019s love, moving a family across the country and changing jobs are still a lot of chips to put on a chasing a child\u2019s dream. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
      "The tragedies of the past two weeks have been profound , heartbreaking and entirely unacceptable \u2014 from the mass shooting in the Deer District in Milwaukee, to the shootings in Buffalo, New York; Laguna Woods, Calif.; and now in Uvalde, Texas. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French parfunt, profond deep, from Latin profundus , from pro- before + fundus bottom \u2014 more at pro- , bottom":"Adjective and Noun"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171829"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173252"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "Latin propuls us (past participle of propellere ) + English -ory":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174054"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to one or more amino acids in the side chain of a protein resulting in a conformational change affecting protein function":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The team at Stamford has previously determined the role of homeodomain-interacting protein kinase 4 (HIPK4) in the later stages of spermatogenesis, and it is thought that a drug targeting this kinase could be used as a contraceptive. \u2014 Hannah Flynn, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2018",
      "Hall was honored for his work in discovering how a large family of nutrient-dependent protein kinases , called the TOR proteins, play a central role in controlling the cell growth. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 6 Sep. 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174118"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174436"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175337"
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  "provability":{
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00fcv\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180336"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": stormy":[
        "the dangers of that procellous sea",
        "\u2014 Rafael Sabatini"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8sel\u0259s"
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin procellosus , from procella + -osus -ous":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181753"
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  "proverbialist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that makes, collects, or uses proverbs":[]
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      "-l\u0259\u0307st"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181800"
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    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a collection of moral sayings and counsels forming a book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccv\u0259rbz"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182325"
  },
  "prothalloid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": resembling a prothallium":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin prothall ium + -oid":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182609"
  },
  "prosateur":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a writer of prose":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-z\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259r"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Italian prosatore , from Medieval Latin prosator , from Latin prosa":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183601"
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  "procurved":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": curved forward":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d+\u00a6-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin pro- forward + English curved":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183638"
  },
  "Protococcus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of unicellular globose chiefly terrestrial green algae (family Protococcaceae ) that in former classifications included most such aerial algae but is now usually restricted to forms with a single large peripheral cloroplast that divide in two planes to form thin filmy colonies (as on damp rocks or the bark of trees) \u2014 compare chlorococcum":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from prot- + -coccus":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184706"
  },
  "prophetess":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a woman who is a prophet":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-f\u0259-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hecuba, the queen, goes to the wily Odysseus; her daughter-in-law Andromache, Hector\u2019s widow, to Achilles\u2019 son, Pyrrhus; and her daughter Cassandra, a prophetess doomed never to be believed, to the victorious general Agamemnon. \u2014 Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "The [ prophetess Deborah], for example, accompanies an army into battle. \u2014 Jennifer Wollock, The Conversation , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "Toren, with nearly 400 titles to her name and several awards for narration, can sound like prophetess of trees. \u2014 Jenni Laidman, chicagotribune.com , 7 May 2018",
      "Classical mythology brings us the tale of the Sibyl of Cumae, a prophetess who bargains with Apollo for endless life, and centuries later comes to yearn for death. \u2014 Joshua Max Feldman, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2018",
      "Florence Houteff, considered a prophetess by the Branch Davidians, predicted April 22, 1959, as the rollout date of the Book of Revelation\u2019s fire and brimstone. \u2014 Kimberly Winston, USA TODAY , 20 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prophetesse, prophetisse, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin proph\u0113tissa, from proph\u0113ta, proph\u0113t\u0113s prophet + -issa -ess":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184910"
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  "procerebral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the forebrain":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)pr\u014d+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin procerebr um forebrain (from pro- entry 1 + Latin cerebrum ) + English -al":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185858"
  },
  "prolapse":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the falling down or slipping of a body part from its usual position or relations":[],
      ": to undergo prolapse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cclaps",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8laps",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cc"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Pelvic-organ prolapse affects nearly 20 percent of pregnant people, and the prevalence of postpartum incontinence occurs in 33 percent of women. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 20 May 2021",
      "Ethicon, which had sold the mesh products since the late 1990s, stopped most of its sales for organ prolapse after receiving FDA warnings in 2012. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Generally, surgery is necessary to repair the prolapse . \u2014 Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "In some people, problems can lead to pelvic organ prolapse , which is when your organs drop out of their normal position because the pelvic floor can no longer support them. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2021",
      "Sometimes, splinting is needed in cases of pelvic organ prolapse . \u2014 Colleen Murphy, Health.com , 19 Feb. 2021",
      "Act funnels $20 million via the National Institutes of Health into researching conditions like mitral valve prolapse , a condition affecting around 2% of the population, including Carol Barr. \u2014 Evie Fordham, Fox News , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Barr, 39, died of natural causes from a heart condition known as mitral valve prolapse , according to a preliminary autopsy report from the Fayette County Coroner's Office. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 20 June 2020",
      "Sensations like these could mean a pelvic organ prolapse , when an organ (uterus, bladder or urethra) shifts from its original position or presses against the vaginal wall. \u2014 Anna Nowogrodzki, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Regular pelvic floor exercises, says Crouch, are a great way to fend off leaking and prolapse . \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "About one in eight women has surgery to repair their pelvic organ prolapse during their lifetime, with a portion of those surgeries completed transvaginally using surgical mesh, according to the FDA. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "My 64-year-old patient ended up having a cystocele, otherwise known as a fallen or prolapsed bladder. \u2014 Marcos Del Rosario-santiago, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Women can also have pelvic organ prolapsed that prevents complete bladder emptying. \u2014 Christina Oehler, Health.com , 31 July 2019",
      "The lack of core strength can also lead to prolapse issues later. \u2014 Melissa Dahl, The Cut , 30 May 2018",
      "Victoria\u2019s umbilical cord prolapsed and the baby was stillborn on Feb. 1, 2017. \u2014 Char Adams, PEOPLE.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "Sometimes, internal hemorrhoids can prolapse outside the anus, collecting minute particles of feces or other materials and leading to intense itching known as pruritus ani. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 4 July 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin prolapsus , from Late Latin, fall, from Latin prolabi to fall or slide forward, from pro- forward + labi to slide \u2014 more at pro- , sleep":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1676, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1698, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191553"
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  "propinquous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": propinquant":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-w\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin propinquus":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191713"
  },
  "procinct":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": precinct":[],
      ": readiness":[
        "war he perceived, war in procinct",
        "\u2014 John Milton"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English procincte , from Medieval Latin procinctum , alteration of praecinctum":"Noun",
      "Latin procinctus , from pro- before, in front + cinctus , past participle of cingere to gird":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192121"
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  "prostasis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the space between the antas of a portico in antis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d\u02c8st\u0101s\u0259\u0307s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek, portico, from pro\u00efstanai to put in front, from pro- pro- entry 1 + histanai to cause to stand":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193108"
  },
  "Protoperlaria":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of extinct insects related to the Plecoptera, known only from the Permian, and characterized by primitive plecopterid features and a pair of prothoracic lobes resembling small wings":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from prot- + Perlaria":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193347"
  },
  "pronouncement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a usually formal declaration of opinion":[],
      ": an authoritative announcement":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8nau\u0307n(t)s-m\u0259nt",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8nau\u0307ns-m\u0259nt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He made some important pronouncements on government policy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That pronouncement comes six weeks after two prosecutors left the investigation -- a development that led Trump's legal team to declare what now looks like a preemptive victory in the case. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The pronouncement that the only unenumerated rights that present-day American women possess are those that existed in the deep roots of our history leaves modern women as perpetually second-class citizens. \u2014 Annette Gordon-reed, The New York Review of Books , 9 May 2022",
      "To those of you that are seriously immersed in the AI field, none of this foregoing pronouncement is surprising or raises any eyebrows. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "In the four months since Assembly Speaker Robin Vos' pronouncement , the party's base has come disillusioned with its leaders, fracturing over party priorities and how to find the best candidates to put forward. \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "But last month, the finance ministry said the conditions this year were not suitable for expanding the pilot property tax plan, a pronouncement seen as an effort to spur home buying. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Sometimes a performance from a young up-and-comer feels like such a pronouncement of a major talent that the Academy simply has to recognize it. \u2014 Brian Tallerico, Rolling Stone , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The Florida Department of Health declined to comment immediately on Ladapo's pronouncement but said the agency would make a more complete statement later Monday. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Within hours of the pronouncement , Goldman Sachs revised lower its outlook for 2022 U.S. economic growth. \u2014 Fortune , 20 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193525"
  },
  "pronephros":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": either member of the first and most anterior pair of the three successive paired vertebrate renal organs that functions in the adults of amphioxus and some lampreys, functions temporarily in larval fishes and amphibians, and is present but nonfunctional in embryos of reptiles, birds, and mammals \u2014 compare mesonephros , metanephros":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8ne-fr\u0259s",
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8nef-r\u0259s, -\u02ccr\u00e4s",
      "-\u02ccfr\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek pro- + nephros kidney \u2014 more at nephritis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193932"
  },
  "protoclastic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting the texture of an igneous rock whose earlier crystals show deformation and granulation produced before the complete solidification of the magma":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014dt\u0259\u00a6klastik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German protoklastisch , from prot- + -klastisch -clastic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194456"
  },
  "promycelial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being a promycelium":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin promyceli um + English -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200144"
  },
  "producer gas":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fuel gas made by circulating air or a mixture of air and steam through a layer of incandescent fuel and consisting chiefly of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and nitrogen":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The technology breakthroughs are in the design of a mobile modular gasifier unit that is fully automated and a genset that can run automatically on the producer gas from the gasifier while meeting emission standards. \u2014 Robert Reiss, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1883, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200322"
  },
  "protonephridial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling a protonephridium in nature or function":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin protonephrid ium + English -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201215"
  },
  "propheticalness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": prophetic quality":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201432"
  },
  "propatagium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + patagium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202229"
  },
  "programmer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that programs : such as":[],
      ": a person who prepares and tests programs for devices (such as computers)":[],
      ": one that programs a mechanism":[],
      ": one that prepares an instructional program":[],
      ": a person who plans or prepares entertainment programs":[
        "a television programmer"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccgra-m\u0259r",
      "-gr\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This background gives Oliva, who Cronin referred to as a high-end programmer and coder, a nice mix of skills in roster-building and game strategy. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 June 2022",
      "In The Offer, the chief protagonist is Al Ruddy (played by Miles Teller), a one-time computer programmer for the Rand Corporation who sold a series, Hogan's Heroes, to CBS and then walked away to pursue a career as a Hollywood producer. \u2014 John Baldoni, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Lee along with Kelly Boutsalis, associate international programmer of Canadian features, and Ravi Srinivasan, senior manager of festival programming, will take the lead on TIFF\u2019s Canadian film programming. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
      "The most prominent among us was Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a blogger, a computer programmer , and an activist who is currently imprisoned in Cairo\u2019s notorious Tora Prison. \u2014 Yasmine El Rashidi, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
      "Man is also an artist, programmer , and dancer, and came up with the idea after graduating college and getting her first full-time job. \u2014 Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Since her launch in 1959, Barbie has been at the forefront of practically every trend, with stints as an astronaut, photojournalist, rockstar, computer programmer , and even presidential candidate. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "In a small town in western Ukraine, another Bordio programmer , Aleksandr Pashkov, is living in a hostel with seven other people in his room. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The computer programmer and his wife, who does medical research, have\u200b three children, one in college. \u2014 Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202240"
  },
  "projection television":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a television picture that is picked up from a picture tube of relatively small size and that by means of an optical system is greatly magnified and projected on a large screen":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202645"
  },
  "protoplasm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the organized colloidal complex of organic and inorganic substances (such as proteins and water) that constitutes the living nucleus, cytoplasm, plastids, and mitochondria of the cell":[],
      ": cytoplasm":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0259-\u02ccplaz-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0259-\u02ccpla-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On a computer screen that shows the display from the microscope, Trichoplax looks like a glowing, pulsing orb surrounded by cosmic protoplasm . \u2014 Emily Underwood, The Atlantic , 8 June 2020",
      "Altmann believed that cells themselves came into existence when these granules assembled into colonies and built a shelter of protoplasm around themselves. \u2014 Carl Zimmer, STAT , 30 May 2018",
      "Responding to a moldy sack of protoplasm who writes for the Daily Caller, CNN editor Chris Cillizza leapt to Jacobs\u2019s defense. \u2014 Brian Beutler, New Republic , 26 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German Protoplasma , from prot- + New Latin plasma":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203201"
  },
  "protheca":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the basal and first-formed part of the calyculus of a coral":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + theca":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203517"
  },
  "prose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or adverb",
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing":[],
      ": a literary medium distinguished from poetry especially by its greater irregularity and variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the patterns of everyday speech":[],
      ": a dull or ordinary style, quality, or condition":[],
      ": of, relating to, or written in prose":[],
      ": prosaic":[],
      ": to write prose":[],
      ": to write or speak in a dull or ordinary manner":[],
      ": on one's own behalf : without an attorney":[
        "a pro se action",
        "a defendant's right to proceed pro se"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0101, -\u02c8s\u0113",
      "\u02c8pr\u014dz",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0101",
      "-\u02c8s\u0113"
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      "\u2026 the esteemed critic James Wood reaches out to assure \"the common reader\" \u2026 that his prose is as free as he can make it of what James Joyce termed \"the true scholastic stink\" of so much academic writing. \u2014 Walter Kirn , New York Times Book Review , 17 Aug. 2008",
      "Like many two-person writing teams, this one produces its share of three-legged prose and redundancy. \u2014 James McManus , New York Times Book Review , 15 Apr. 2001",
      "In my own work I felt a need to hurry from climax as in film montage, or even in Joycean prose with its strings of firecracker words \u2026 \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
      "She writes in very clear prose .",
      "Verb",
      "'In the meantime,' said Traddles, coming back to his chair; 'and this is the end of my prosing about myself, I get on as well as I can. I don't make much, but I don't spend much \u2026 ' \u2014 Charles Dickens , David Copperfield , 1850",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Still, his prose , translated from the German by Michael Hofmann, marches to his distinct cadences\u2014anyone who knows his voice will find it in these pages. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
      "Hickam\u2019s straightforward prose , dry wit, and ability to transition between fiction and non-fiction at will channel the best works of Asimov. \u2014 Greg Autry, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Sally Rooney, probably the most commercially successful representative of the current era in literature, writes a flat, impersonal prose . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 23 May 2022",
      "In making Onoda the subject of his first novel\u2014a slender chronicle rendered in efficient, idiosyncratic English prose by the poet and translator Michael Hofmann\u2014Herzog declines to treat him as a joke. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "There is an awkward, halting quality to Craig McNamara\u2019s prose , which gives it credibility and power. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "The prose , much of it flat or clich\u00e9d, only underscores the desultory effect. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "His speakers span many stages of life and states of mind, flexibly captured in the salty, speedy English prose of Sean Gasper Bye. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Nobody writes like Jamaica Kincaid\u2014fierce, angry, magnificent, utterly hypnotic prose . \u2014 Riza Cruz, ELLE , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The biblical texts of these four are more prose than poetry, and Burton and Garritson shaped them into an expressive arc from chaos and despair to acceptance and peace, landing in the purpose of a life lived with love. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "Striking prose and unforgettable characters\u2014including a young Black woman in relentless pursuit of justice\u2014make for a shocking page-turner and timely reflection. \u2014 V\u00e9ronique Hyland, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "In the second half of his career, Auden patiently worked out, in both prose and masterful verse, the implications of his homemade anthropology\u2014his own account of what his friend Hannah Arendt would later call, in a 1958 book, The Human Condition. \u2014 Alan Jacobs, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In an evening filled with prose and literary imagination, a monthly community reading series in New York City's Chinatown became an outlet for Asian women writers to share their voices. \u2014 Jean Song, CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Many reviewers took this idea literally, treating the book less as literature than as a prose equivalent of a TV show. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a family saga that combines the denseness of prose fiction with the specific advantages of television. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Her new novel is a genre bender: a murder story whose prose sings and snickers and soars as engagingly as Chang\u2019s literary fiction. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Seneca went on to become a proselyte for the Stoic path, extolling its benefits in a long run of prose essays while also serving\u2014in some eyes, dishonorably\u2014as an adviser to Nero. \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Youngson\u2019s gentle tone, prose packed with British witticisms, and terrifically realized characters delighted me. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "But his spare, precise, deceivingly matter of fact prose often invites readers to join the dots, considering the elliptical concatenation of events, or finding resonance in seemingly casual dialog. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Etiwanda stands out Hearts pumping, blood rushing through their veins in the pregame locker room before a game, the Etiwanda girls\u2019 basketball players turns to prose . \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "With these searching long poems and prose sketches, Sebald was reaching for a different kind of writing\u2014an antidote to the silence in German life, and to the hypocrisy in German literature, that drove him to the margins of his discipline. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Yet Sebald also published crepuscular poems and prose in the student newspaper. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "According to his report, written in tortured prose even by his dismal standards, Irving wasn\u2019t being held captive by misinformation or a fear of needles. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Intentionally emulating Shange, Scott divides poetry and prose monologues among seven actors. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "We are brought up understanding the iambic form and how that works; how when Shakespeare moves from verse to prose there is a process \u2014 horrible word again! \u2014 going on. \u2014 David Marchesephotograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
      "Navarro was previously pro se and representing himself. \u2014 Ali Dukakis, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
      "The lawsuits were filed pro se , meaning that the plaintiffs represented themselves without the help of attorneys. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Using pro se , activists speak freely in ways that might get a real lawyer professionally reprimanded. \u2014 Carole Sargent, The Conversation , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Recently, representing herself pro se , Ms. Hettara tried to use Ms. Ratajkowski\u2019s allegations to have her custody restored. \u2014 Jessica Testa, New York Times , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "The proportion of civil cases wherein one party is unrepresented, or pro se , has grown massively since the 1970s. \u2014 Kathryn Joyce, The New Republic , 22 June 2020",
      "Represent yourself in court pro se , or on your own behalf, with caution. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "By 2012 Judge Norko was instrumental in Limited Scope Representation becoming a reality, that is participation by lawyers on parts of pro se cases to unclog the court system. \u2014 courant.com , 1 Sep. 2019",
      "On his own, with no legal training, Kameny wrote and filed a pro se appeal to the Supreme Court \u2014 the first time the rights of gays, or lack thereof, were taken to the nation\u2019s highest court. \u2014 Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post , 9 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin prosa , from feminine of prorsus, prosus , straightforward, being in prose, contraction of proversus , past participle of provertere to turn forward, from pro- forward + vertere to turn \u2014 more at pro- , worth":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
      "Latin":"Adjective or adverb"
    },
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1861, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective or adverb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203736"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between Bowman's capsule and the loop of Henle and functions especially in the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride ions, and water from the glomerular filtrate":[]
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      "circa 1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": devil's advocate sense 1":[]
    },
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      "-\u02c8f\u012bd\u0113\u02cc\u012b"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, literally, promoter of the faith":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203910"
  },
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      "adjective or adverb",
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      "verb"
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      ": a literary medium distinguished from poetry especially by its greater irregularity and variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the patterns of everyday speech":[],
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      ": prosaic":[],
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      ": to write or speak in a dull or ordinary manner":[],
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        "a defendant's right to proceed pro se"
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      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0101, -\u02c8s\u0113",
      "\u02c8pr\u014dz",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0101",
      "-\u02c8s\u0113"
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      "Noun",
      "\u2026 the esteemed critic James Wood reaches out to assure \"the common reader\" \u2026 that his prose is as free as he can make it of what James Joyce termed \"the true scholastic stink\" of so much academic writing. \u2014 Walter Kirn , New York Times Book Review , 17 Aug. 2008",
      "Like many two-person writing teams, this one produces its share of three-legged prose and redundancy. \u2014 James McManus , New York Times Book Review , 15 Apr. 2001",
      "In my own work I felt a need to hurry from climax as in film montage, or even in Joycean prose with its strings of firecracker words \u2026 \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
      "She writes in very clear prose .",
      "Verb",
      "'In the meantime,' said Traddles, coming back to his chair; 'and this is the end of my prosing about myself, I get on as well as I can. I don't make much, but I don't spend much \u2026 ' \u2014 Charles Dickens , David Copperfield , 1850",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Still, his prose , translated from the German by Michael Hofmann, marches to his distinct cadences\u2014anyone who knows his voice will find it in these pages. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
      "Hickam\u2019s straightforward prose , dry wit, and ability to transition between fiction and non-fiction at will channel the best works of Asimov. \u2014 Greg Autry, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Sally Rooney, probably the most commercially successful representative of the current era in literature, writes a flat, impersonal prose . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 23 May 2022",
      "In making Onoda the subject of his first novel\u2014a slender chronicle rendered in efficient, idiosyncratic English prose by the poet and translator Michael Hofmann\u2014Herzog declines to treat him as a joke. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "There is an awkward, halting quality to Craig McNamara\u2019s prose , which gives it credibility and power. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "The prose , much of it flat or clich\u00e9d, only underscores the desultory effect. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "His speakers span many stages of life and states of mind, flexibly captured in the salty, speedy English prose of Sean Gasper Bye. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Nobody writes like Jamaica Kincaid\u2014fierce, angry, magnificent, utterly hypnotic prose . \u2014 Riza Cruz, ELLE , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The biblical texts of these four are more prose than poetry, and Burton and Garritson shaped them into an expressive arc from chaos and despair to acceptance and peace, landing in the purpose of a life lived with love. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "Striking prose and unforgettable characters\u2014including a young Black woman in relentless pursuit of justice\u2014make for a shocking page-turner and timely reflection. \u2014 V\u00e9ronique Hyland, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "In the second half of his career, Auden patiently worked out, in both prose and masterful verse, the implications of his homemade anthropology\u2014his own account of what his friend Hannah Arendt would later call, in a 1958 book, The Human Condition. \u2014 Alan Jacobs, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In an evening filled with prose and literary imagination, a monthly community reading series in New York City's Chinatown became an outlet for Asian women writers to share their voices. \u2014 Jean Song, CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Many reviewers took this idea literally, treating the book less as literature than as a prose equivalent of a TV show. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a family saga that combines the denseness of prose fiction with the specific advantages of television. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Her new novel is a genre bender: a murder story whose prose sings and snickers and soars as engagingly as Chang\u2019s literary fiction. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Seneca went on to become a proselyte for the Stoic path, extolling its benefits in a long run of prose essays while also serving\u2014in some eyes, dishonorably\u2014as an adviser to Nero. \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Youngson\u2019s gentle tone, prose packed with British witticisms, and terrifically realized characters delighted me. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "But his spare, precise, deceivingly matter of fact prose often invites readers to join the dots, considering the elliptical concatenation of events, or finding resonance in seemingly casual dialog. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Etiwanda stands out Hearts pumping, blood rushing through their veins in the pregame locker room before a game, the Etiwanda girls\u2019 basketball players turns to prose . \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "With these searching long poems and prose sketches, Sebald was reaching for a different kind of writing\u2014an antidote to the silence in German life, and to the hypocrisy in German literature, that drove him to the margins of his discipline. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Yet Sebald also published crepuscular poems and prose in the student newspaper. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "According to his report, written in tortured prose even by his dismal standards, Irving wasn\u2019t being held captive by misinformation or a fear of needles. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Intentionally emulating Shange, Scott divides poetry and prose monologues among seven actors. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "We are brought up understanding the iambic form and how that works; how when Shakespeare moves from verse to prose there is a process \u2014 horrible word again! \u2014 going on. \u2014 David Marchesephotograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
      "Navarro was previously pro se and representing himself. \u2014 Ali Dukakis, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
      "The lawsuits were filed pro se , meaning that the plaintiffs represented themselves without the help of attorneys. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Using pro se , activists speak freely in ways that might get a real lawyer professionally reprimanded. \u2014 Carole Sargent, The Conversation , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Recently, representing herself pro se , Ms. Hettara tried to use Ms. Ratajkowski\u2019s allegations to have her custody restored. \u2014 Jessica Testa, New York Times , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "The proportion of civil cases wherein one party is unrepresented, or pro se , has grown massively since the 1970s. \u2014 Kathryn Joyce, The New Republic , 22 June 2020",
      "Represent yourself in court pro se , or on your own behalf, with caution. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "By 2012 Judge Norko was instrumental in Limited Scope Representation becoming a reality, that is participation by lawyers on parts of pro se cases to unclog the court system. \u2014 courant.com , 1 Sep. 2019",
      "On his own, with no legal training, Kameny wrote and filed a pro se appeal to the Supreme Court \u2014 the first time the rights of gays, or lack thereof, were taken to the nation\u2019s highest court. \u2014 Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post , 9 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin prosa , from feminine of prorsus, prosus , straightforward, being in prose, contraction of proversus , past participle of provertere to turn forward, from pro- forward + vertere to turn \u2014 more at pro- , worth":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
      "Latin":"Adjective or adverb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1861, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective or adverb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205125"
  },
  "producibility":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the character, state, or fact of being producible":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02ccd(y)\u00fcs\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210554"
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  "propelled":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drive",
      "push",
      "shove",
      "thrust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.",
      "The train is propelled by steam.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Resistance fighter Elaine Rousseau writes a secret message that will propel both women into a dangerous rescue mission. \u2014 Carol Memmott, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The Celestiq will be built on GM\u2019s Ultium platform, a proprietary battery system that will propel all of GM's future EVs. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "Electric bikes are powered by a motor and battery to provide varying levels of pedal assist that propel you forward and make biking an easier and faster experience. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
      "Northrop Grumman plans massive additions in western Salt Lake County that will propel Space Force, NASA and Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The London native discussed the diverse bits of culture \u2014 pop, online, and IRL \u2014 that propel her. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Marcus Smart\u2019s Game 7 performance helped propel the Boston Celtics past the Miami Heat and into the NBA Finals. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "The question at this point is whether the next round of fiscal stimulus will add enough speculative power to propel bitcoin past its previous high. \u2014 Oliver Renick, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "But with Nassib helping apply pressure, the Ravens superstar wasn\u2019t good enough to propel his team past the Raiders. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English propellen \"to drive away, expel,\" borrowed from Latin pr\u014dpellere \"to push or thrust forward, compel to go onward,\" from pr\u014d- \"before, in front\" + pellere \"to beat against, push, strike, rouse, expel\" \u2014 more at pro- entry 2 , pulse entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1558, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210748"
  },
  "prop up":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to stop (something) from falling or slipping by placing something under or against it":[
        "We propped up the beams with long boards.",
        "propped the plant stems up"
      ],
      ": to give help, encouragement, or support to (someone)":[
        "His faith propped him up in times of crisis."
      ]
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212114"
  },
  "Protoascales":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of fungi coextensive with the subclass Hemiascomycetes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014dt(\u02cc)\u014d\u0259\u02c8sk\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from prot- + asc- + -ales":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212436"
  },
  "prothallium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": prothallus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8tha-l\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- + thallus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1858, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212610"
  },
  "protist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a diverse taxonomic group and especially a kingdom (Protista synonym Protoctista) of eukaryotic organisms that are unicellular and sometimes colonial or less often multicellular and that typically include the protozoans , most algae, and often some fungi (such as slime molds)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0259st, \u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cctist",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-tist",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)tist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Viral genes were detected alongside 51 percent of protist cells from the gulf and 35 percent from the sea. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 11 Nov. 2020",
      "However, as only 22 out of 1,698 protist genomes detected belonged to these two groups, these results are certainly suggestive but by no means definitive. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 11 Nov. 2020",
      "Any genetic material that differed from a protist \u2019s, the team reasoned, was probably the signature of something the microbes had eaten. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu New York Times, Star Tribune , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "Dicty, the prodigy protist , not only solved this maze but also managed to use its self-generating gradient skills to find a shortcut. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 28 Aug. 2020",
      "Instead, malaria is a protist , an organism that in some cases dramatically changes form depending on its life cycle. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Jan. 2020",
      "Their emergence more than one billion years ago was a foundational event in the development of eukaryotes, which include plants, animals, protists and fungi. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 June 2013",
      "Until fairly recently, myxosporeans were considered to be protists , offshoots of the eukaryotic line that are neither plants, animals nor fungi. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "In his first book are jellyfish that look like flowers, protists that resemble Faberg\u00e9 eggs, presented like crown jewels on black velvet, the seeming cosmic vastness of the images belying their actual, microscopic size. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 16 Dec. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Protista , from Greek, neuter plural of pr\u014dtistos very first, primal, from superlative of pr\u014dtos first \u2014 more at proto-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212633"
  },
  "profunda":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various deep-seated arteries or veins: such as":[],
      ": the largest branch of the brachial artery in the upper part of the arm":[],
      ": the deep femoral artery":[],
      ": a tributary of the femoral vein a short distance below Poupart's ligament":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259\u02c8f\u0259nd\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, feminine of profundus deep":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212858"
  },
  "Procyonidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family (order Carnivora ) of small to medium-sized, plantigrade American mammals consisting of the raccoons, coatis, olingos , kinkajou, ringtail, and cacomistle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014ds\u0113\u02c8\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Procyon , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213524"
  },
  "propagation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or action of propagating : such as":[],
      ": increase (as of a kind of organism) in numbers":[],
      ": the spreading of something (such as a belief) abroad or into new regions":[],
      ": enlargement or extension (as of a crack) in a solid body":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4p-\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The researchers\u2019 model takes into account the propagation of the shock waves and other factors. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "These grasslands and how they\u2019re managed by the tribes with traditional ecological knowledge will help in the propagation , protection, and enhancement of the buffalo herds that are within the park system. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 16 June 2022",
      "These witnesses have very relevant testimony to offer in terms of what went into the violence of January 6, the propagation of the big lie, and the idea that witnesses could simply fail to show up. \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "In addition to this curated ocean excursion, my wife and I got to custom-caption a plaque that will be permanently affixed to the coral propagation unit in commemoration of our daughter's mini coral colony. \u2014 Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
      "Notably, this kind of clonal propagation has made for even older organisms, like a turtlegrass estimated to be about 6000 years old. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "These eight monitored populations are supported by more than 30 artificial propagation programs along the Columbia River and its tributaries. \u2014 ProPublica , 24 May 2022",
      "Plant Kween, or Christopher Griffin, has collaborated with the home furnishings retailer on a new 12-piece capsule collection filled with planters and propagation systems. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 16 May 2022",
      "The theory was once prevalent on the fringes of Western politics, but now has moved to the right-wing mainstream, thanks to the incessant fearmongering of people like Carlson as well as its propagation by politicians on both sides of the Atlantic. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213638"
  },
  "proverbial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a proverb":[],
      ": that has become a proverb or byword : commonly spoken of":[
        "the proverbial smoking gun"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-b\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Insanity roamed through her large midwestern tribe, cloistered in proverbial dark closets in gabled houses in areas of the country where no one else lived for miles and miles \u2026 \u2014 Lynne Tillman , Motion Sickness , 1991",
      "I keep running across people who speak fondly about what they imagine to be the comforts of autocracy, who long for the assurances of the proverbial man on the white horse likely to do something hard and puritanical about the moral relativism that has made a mess of the cities, the schools, and prime-time television. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , November 1990",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s a hilarious camera pirouette around the proverbial ghetto sneakers hanging on telephone wires. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 July 2022",
      "That sort of proverbial cunning isn\u2019t pure deception but a strategy of protection against an aggressor. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022",
      "Still, the transformations seen outside Portland proper continued decades of suburban expansion, signaling that demand for the proverbial cul-de-sac remains. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
      "After recently losing its parliamentary majority, and no longer able to pass basic legislation, the coalition led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid is hanging on by the proverbial thread. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Biden clearly hopes that ushering the Saudis back into the proverbial family of nations will loosen the spigots. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "Taking home gold was the gilded icing atop the proverbial cake. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "And the fact that they're being worn by Tiger during his own injury recovery is the proverbial cherry on top as far as co-signs go. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 23 June 2022",
      "With over 30 years under its proverbial belt, the space telescope has delivered a lot of data to astronomers. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see proverb entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213832"
  },
  "pro and con":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": both for and against":[
        "A lot has been written pro and con about the new law."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214052"
  },
  "propeller cuff":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fairing of suitable airfoil shape used to cover the shanks of propeller blades in order to reduce the aerodynamic losses":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214245"
  },
  "profit taking":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the selling of commodities or securities at prices in excess of cost to realize profits":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214415"
  },
  "produces":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to offer to view or notice":[],
      ": to give birth or rise to : yield":[],
      ": to extend in length, area, or volume":[
        "produce a side of a triangle"
      ],
      ": to make available for public exhibition or dissemination: such as":[],
      ": to provide funding for":[
        "search for backers to produce the film"
      ],
      ": to oversee the making of":[
        "will produce their new album"
      ],
      ": to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about":[],
      ": to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort":[],
      ": to cause to accrue":[],
      ": to bear, make, or yield something":[],
      ": something produced":[],
      ": the amount produced : yield":[],
      ": agricultural products and especially fresh fruits and vegetables as distinguished from grain and other staple crops":[],
      ": the progeny usually of a female animal":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-(\u02cc)dy\u00fcs",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccd\u00fcs",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "also \u02c8pr\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)d\u00fcs",
      "-\u02ccdy\u00fcs",
      "pr\u014d-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "beget",
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affair",
      "fruit",
      "handiwork",
      "labor",
      "output",
      "product",
      "production",
      "thing",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Thousands of cars are produced here each year.",
      "The tree produces good fruit.",
      "Honey is produced by bees.",
      "twins produced from a single egg",
      "The insect bite produced a rash.",
      "His suggestion produced the desired results.",
      "The region produces large amounts of cotton and tobacco.",
      "The college has produced some well-known scientists.",
      "Noun",
      "a book that was the produce of a lifetime of study on the subject",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The goal of education system is to produce people who are qualified workers and citizens, not just qualified workers. \u2014 Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al , 4 July 2022",
      "Ivan Van Norman and Christopher De La Rosa will co- produce the film. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
      "Paul Brooks and Scott Neimeyer of Gold Circle Films will also produce the series, which has tapped The Good Place's Megan Amram as showrunner. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
      "The Arizona factory will produce chips with transistors sized at five nanometers, a high-tech type of semiconductor used in consumer electronics but not in today\u2019s autos. \u2014 Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "Others insist that the only plausible path to Level 5 will be to also produce AGI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Shawn Gee with Live Nation Urban will produce the 2022 Juneteenth Celebration at Hollywood Bowl on Sunday (June 19). \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
      "For now the Silver Nova will produce limited amounts of hydrogen onboard from LNG. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "While the coast will see highs in the upper 80s and low 90s, inland temperatures could climb into the mid-90s, but humidity will again produce heat indices ranging from 100 to 105 degrees for much of the area. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The ultra-wealthy and politically connected produce most of the rest \u2014 favoritism that has kept foreign investment at bay. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
      "Poehler and the Scullys executive produce with Dave Becky. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
      "Melina Matsoukas and Jonathan Van Tulleken will direct and executive produce . \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 30 June 2022",
      "Kevin Tancharoen will direct and executive produce , with Mikkel Bondesen executive producing. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "As expected, there were produce vendors from local farms, as well as crafters, artisans, and local community organizations. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "Poco Poco, one of the coast's oldest produce sellers, chatted with customers amid boxes of prickly pear and green chicory stacked shoulder-high and spilling out into the street. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "Look for it in the produce section of most grocery stores. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "Some supermarkets offer a limited selection of edible flowers in the produce section, as well. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English (Scots), from Latin producere , from pro- forward + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214809"
  },
  "prophetic lesson":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": prophecy sense 5":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215316"
  },
  "projectile point":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a point that constitutes a projectile or projectile head (as a dart or arrowhead)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220319"
  },
  "Proteles":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of mammals (family Hyaenidae) consisting of the aardwolf \u2014 compare protelidae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4t\u0259\u02ccl\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + -teles (from Greek telos completion, maturity, end); from the degree of development of the forefeet":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221102"
  },
  "propagandize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to carry on propaganda":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8gan-\u02ccd\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "They were propagandized into believing what the government wanted them to believe.",
      "He uses his movies to propagandize for the state.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The issue \u2014which was flagged by its own researchers \u2014 is particularly harmful for teenage girls who compare themselves to influencers who propagandize popularity and physical perfection. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "This is especially true in certain foreign markets like Sri Lanka, India, and Myanmar, where Facebook been manipulated by illiberal and authoritarian governments to spy on dissidents, propagandize , and provoke real violence. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 5 May 2021",
      "Saudi Twitter has since become a place for the government to propagandize , track dissident thought, and identify victims for MBS\u2019s personal team of enforcers. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "In such a world, a university can exist only to propagandize . \u2014 WSJ , 9 Aug. 2020",
      "Yes, Cuba has high rates of literacy, but the state wanted readers in order to propagandize them. \u2014 Mona Charen, National Review , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "These efforts are so widespread, they have already been propagandized , in promotional videos wherein drones disperse groups of people playing newly dangerous sidewalk games of mah-jongg. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "But the illumination clearly shows how art can be used to propagandize hate. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland.com , 1 Sep. 2019",
      "Meanwhile the Chinese government is constantly propagandizing against the United States within China and beyond its borders. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 16 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1844, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221447"
  },
  "proglacial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in front of, at, or immediately beyond the margin of a glacier or ice sheet":[
        "a proglacial lake"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 1 + glacial":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222205"
  },
  "proscopinous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having supraorbital ridges":[
        "most primitive hominids are proscopinous"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u00e4\u00a6sk\u00e4p\u0259n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "proscopin- (irregular from Greek proskopion visor) + -ous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222341"
  },
  "procercoid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the solid first parasitic larva of some tapeworms that develops usually in the body cavity of a copepod":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0259r-\u02cck\u022fid",
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8s\u0259r-\u02cck\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- + Greek kerkos tail":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1918, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223731"
  },
  "procyonid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mammal of the family Procyonidae":[
        "Ringtails in fact are not cats or, taxonomically, much like them. Rather, they are procyonids , closely related to raccoons and coatis, more distantly to pandas.",
        "\u2014 Bil Gilbert , Smithsonian , August 2000"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-s\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224007"
  },
  "programmed instruction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": instruction through information given in small steps with each requiring a correct response by the learner before going on to the next step":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224219"
  },
  "prosector":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who makes dissections for anatomic demonstrations":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8sek-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from French prosecteur , from Late Latin prosector anatomist, from Latin prosecare to cut away, from pro- forth + secare to cut \u2014 more at pro- , saw":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1801, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224414"
  },
  "Protociliata":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subclass of Ciliata comprising endozoic forms that have two to many similar nuclei and that reproduce sexually through fusion of gametes \u2014 compare euciliata":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from prot- + Ciliata":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224458"
  },
  "prol":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "prologue":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224953"
  },
  "protozoan":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a phylum or subkingdom (Protozoa) of chiefly motile and heterotrophic unicellular protists (such as amoebas, trypanosomes, sporozoans, and paramecia) that are represented in almost every kind of habitat and include some pathogenic parasites of humans and domestic animals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8z\u014d-\u0259n",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-t\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This small but mighty tube makes just about any body of water drinkable thanks to its ability to remove over 99% of waterborne bacteria and protozoan parasites. \u2014 Jaimie Potters, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
      "Readers\u2019 favorite item of the year was the ingenious LifeStraw portable water filter, which removes 99.9% of waterborne bacteria and protozoan parasites \u2014 sans iodine tablets or unwieldy purifiers. \u2014 Julianne Ross, CNN Underscored , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "The ultra-portable LifeStraw removes 99.9% of waterborne bacteria and protozoan parasites, no icky iodine taste or bulky contraptions required. \u2014 Julianne Ross, CNN Underscored , 6 Nov. 2020",
      "In vitro studies have shown that the drug\u2014used primarily to treat helminth and protozoan infections\u2014slows replication of SARS-CoV-2. \u2014 Herton Escobar, Science | AAAS , 28 Oct. 2020",
      "With claims to remove 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria and 99.9% of waterborne protozoan parasites and filter up to 0.2 microns, this little tool is super handy to have when on a hike, camping adventure or RV-trip. \u2014 Nicole Briese, USA TODAY , 20 Oct. 2020",
      "The portable filter removes 99.9% of waterborne bacteria and protozoan parasites \u2014 no bulky contraptions or icky iodine tablet taste required. \u2014 Julianne Ross, CNN Underscored , 10 Sep. 2020",
      "According to the company, this filter can decontaminate up to 1,000 gallons of water and remove up to 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria and 99.9% of waterborne protozoan parasites, plus nix up to .02 microns. \u2014 Nicole Briese, USA TODAY , 3 Sep. 2020",
      "The protozoan parasite is transmitted through the bite of a female mosquito. \u2014 Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com , 9 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Protozoa , from prot- + -zoa":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225820"
  },
  "proclaiming":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing : announce":[],
      ": to give outward indication of : show":[
        "his manner proclaimed his genteel upbringing"
      ],
      ": to declare or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally":[
        "proclaim an amnesty",
        "proclaim the country a republic"
      ],
      ": to praise or glorify openly or publicly : extol":[
        "proclaimed the rescue workers' efforts"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8kl\u0101m",
      "pr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advertise",
      "announce",
      "annunciate",
      "blare",
      "blaze",
      "blazon",
      "broadcast",
      "declare",
      "enunciate",
      "flash",
      "give out",
      "herald",
      "placard",
      "post",
      "promulgate",
      "publicize",
      "publish",
      "release",
      "sound",
      "trumpet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for proclaim declare , announce , proclaim , promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known. the referee declared the contest a draw announce implies the declaration of something for the first time. announced their engagement at a party proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively. the president proclaimed a national day of mourning promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law. promulgated an edict of religious toleration",
    "examples":[
      "She proclaimed that she will run for governor.",
      "The President proclaimed a national day of mourning.",
      "He took command of the government and proclaimed himself emperor.",
      "The magazine proclaimed him to be the best player in baseball.",
      "He proclaimed his love for her in a poem.",
      "His behavior proclaimed his good upbringing.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If patience is a virtue, then business jet makers are the most virtuous of all, having waited some 13 years until now to proclaim that business is booming once again. \u2014 Brian Foley, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "During a speaking engagement this spring Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher used colorful language to proclaim his team would beat Alabama during coach Nick Saban\u2019s career. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Nov. 2019",
      "Analysts say the Kremlin is eager to proclaim victory in Mariupol, in the southeast, before Monday, when Russia commemorates its role in defeating Nazi Germany during World War II. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Today Scientific American has fallen in lockstep with those who proclaim guns to be a public-health menace, believing, in short, that people don\u2019t kill people, guns do. \u2014 Mark Yost, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "After all, when business leaders proclaim to know a customer, what exactly is this belief based on",
      "Russian analysts have said Mr. Putin could use the celebration to proclaim a military victory in Ukraine. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Neither Ertel nor Jackson was hesitant in admitting defeat but made sure to proclaim their immense dedication by leaving it all out on the court. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Ye has objected to Kardashian\u2019s requests for a divorce and has used Instagram to proclaim his devotion to her, criticize her parenting and threaten her current boyfriend Pete Davidson. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022"
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      "Middle English proclamen , from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French proclamer , from Latin proclamare , from pro- before + clamare to cry out \u2014 more at pro- , claim":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225955"
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      "noun"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The researchers were surprised to find that, compared with mammals and fruit flies, the lobster has few genes that activate programmed cell death . \u2014 R.m. Davis, Science | AAAS , 23 June 2021",
      "Examples of such groups of genes are those involved in regulating the cell cycle and programmed cell death , and pathways for immune function and DNA repair. \u2014 Amanda Kowalczyk, The Conversation , 1 July 2020",
      "The result was that the cells became less likely to destroy themselves through a process called apoptosis ( programmed cell death ), which organisms often use as a kind of quality control system for eliminating defective tissue. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 Nov. 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230011"
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      "noun"
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      ": the part of the liturgy of the Eastern Church preceding the anaphora":[]
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    "examples":[],
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      "Middle Greek, from Greek pro- pro- entry 1 + Late Greek anaphora":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231424"
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232324"
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      ": propagable":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232341"
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      "noun"
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      ": of, relating to, or being the eon of geologic time or the corresponding segment of rocks that includes the interval between the Archean and Phanerozoic eons, exceeds in length all of subsequent geologic time, and is marked by rocks that contain fossils indicating the first appearance of eukaryotic organisms (such as algae) \u2014 see Geologic Time Table":[]
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      "Greek proteros former, earlier (from pro before) + -zoic entry 2 \u2014 more at for":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin protensus , past participle of protendere":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232811"
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      "adjective"
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      ": relating to, forming, or situated on or near the front of the head":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233016"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": one that takes part in a procession":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234504"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the embryonic shell of a brachiopod that is biconvex and smooth and has a wide posterior gape":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + Latin tegulum covering, from tegere to cover + -ulum (neuter of -ulus -ule)":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234608"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      ": a family of tapeworms that are parasites of fishes, have scolices resembling those of members of the Cyclophyllidae and reproductive organs like those of members of the Tetraphyllidea, and are sometimes placed in either of these orders but now more usually isolated in a separate order":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Proteocephalus , type genus + -idae":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234704"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the quality or state of being propagable":[]
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      "\u02ccpr\u00e4p\u0259\u0307g\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235230"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": background projection":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000052"
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      "noun"
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      ": a genus of blackflies":[]
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      "\u02ccpr\u014d+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pro- entry 1 + Simulium":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001626"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an excavation often covered with a glass frame used for the protection of plants in cold weather or for forwarding early growth":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003444"
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  "probability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the chance that a given event will occur":[],
      ": the ratio of the number of outcomes in an exhaustive set of equally likely outcomes that produce a given event to the total number of possible outcomes":[],
      ": a branch of mathematics concerned with the study of probabilities":[],
      ": something (such as an event or circumstance) that is probable":[],
      ": the quality or state of being probable":[],
      ": a logical relation between statements such that evidence confirming one confirms the other to some degree":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "liability",
      "likelihood"
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    "antonyms":[
      "improbability",
      "unlikelihood",
      "unlikeliness"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "There is a low probability that you will be chosen.",
      "There is some probability of rain tomorrow.",
      "With the dark clouds moving in, rain seems more like a probability than a possibility.",
      "The probability of a coin coming up heads is one out of every two tries.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cotrell advises anyone visiting the area to check the weather forecast for rain as well as the probability of a flash flood. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 July 2022",
      "Based on where Ty\u2019s possessions had been found, Koester helped the team analyze the mountainous terrain to create rings of probability for where the teen might be. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "The highest probability for rain will be in the East Cloud coverage and storms will bring cooler temperatures for many, which is a big relief for those still recovering from June's massive heat wave. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "His collected works fill 7,000 pages and include the first serious investigations of probability theory. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 30 June 2022",
      "Education focused on the psychology of money fundamentally changes the probability of poor financial management in trying times. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Economists have been raising the probability that the U.S. economy is about to go into recession, and a shrinking economy is more in keeping with the scale of market decline that Mr. Reid expects. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "The broader economy shows signs of losing steam as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to combat high inflation, and some economists see a rising probability of recession. \u2014 Rina Torchinsky, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "The hurricane center noted that surface pressures have fallen over the last 24 hours and raised the probability of a tropical depression forming from 20 percent to 40 percent. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 28 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003501"
  },
  "proterotype":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a primary type":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "proter- + type":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003946"
  },
  "proximate matter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": matter ready for the reception of a form \u2014 compare matter sense 3b":[],
      ": matter of a syllogism sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004510"
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  "probability density function":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": probability function":[],
      ": a function of a continuous random variable whose integral over an interval gives the probability that its value will fall within the interval":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004618"
  },
  "propeller-head":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an enthusiast of technology and especially of computers : technophile":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8pe-l\u0259r-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from cartoon images of science fiction fans wearing caps with a propeller protruding from the top":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1982, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004622"
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  "protein":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various naturally occurring extremely complex substances that consist of amino-acid residues joined by peptide bonds, contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, usually sulfur, and occasionally other elements (such as phosphorus or iron), and include many essential biological compounds (such as enzymes, hormones, or antibodies)":[],
      ": the total nitrogenous material in plant or animal substances":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259n",
      "also \u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0113-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cct\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "You need more protein in your diet.",
      "These foods are an excellent source of protein .",
      "These foods have all of the essential proteins .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This could be important because the monkeypox B21 protein is what antibodies generated by your immune system may recognize. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "This synthetic protein is the tool CAR-T cells use to recognize and destroy cells that may be cancerous. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022",
      "Chicken sandwiches come in many forms, whether the protein is breaded and fried, grilled or chopped. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "Hill says that the rice water protein and algae combo are perfect complements to each other and make for A+ strengthening for both the scalp and hair in this weekly treatment. \u2014 Health.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Extra protein is just one of the many benefits that the yogurt in this dish provides. \u2014 Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "If protein is a higher priority for you right now, Boucl\u00e8me, Anomaly, and Climaplex are all bringing new strengthening treatments to the table. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Adequate calcium, vitamin D, vitamin K, and several trace minerals are all important, as is enough protein and alkaline minerals like magnesium. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Researchers also will want to know whether the drug affected amyloid markers such as plaques that build up in the brain or tau, another protein found in Alzheimer's patients. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French prot\u00e9ine, from Late Greek pr\u014dte\u00eeos \"of the first quality\" (from Greek pr\u00f4tos \"first, foremost\" + -eios, adjective suffix, originally from s-stems) + -ine -ine entry 1 \u2014 more at proto-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005101"
  },
  "propyne":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": methylacetylene":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary prop- + -yne or -ine":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005247"
  },
  "probability density":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1931, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005935"
  },
  "propaedeutic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": preparatory study or instruction":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-pi-\u02c8d\u00fc-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek propaideuein to teach beforehand, from pro- before + paideuein to teach, from paid-, pais child \u2014 more at pro- , few":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1798, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010603"
  },
  "protoplast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that is formed first : prototype":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0259-\u02ccplast",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0259-\u02ccplast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Moisturize with Shiseido Waso Clear Mega-Hydrating Cream, made with whole carrot protoplasts (what's left of the cell when its wall dissolves). \u2014 Maya Mcdowell, Seventeen , 21 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French protoplaste , from Late Latin protoplastus first human, from Greek pr\u014dtoplastos first formed, from pr\u014dt- prot- + plastos formed, from plassein to mold \u2014 more at plaster":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010651"
  },
  "protists":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a diverse taxonomic group and especially a kingdom (Protista synonym Protoctista) of eukaryotic organisms that are unicellular and sometimes colonial or less often multicellular and that typically include the protozoans , most algae, and often some fungi (such as slime molds)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0259st, \u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cctist",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-(\u02cc)tist",
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-tist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Viral genes were detected alongside 51 percent of protist cells from the gulf and 35 percent from the sea. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 11 Nov. 2020",
      "However, as only 22 out of 1,698 protist genomes detected belonged to these two groups, these results are certainly suggestive but by no means definitive. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 11 Nov. 2020",
      "Any genetic material that differed from a protist \u2019s, the team reasoned, was probably the signature of something the microbes had eaten. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu New York Times, Star Tribune , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "Dicty, the prodigy protist , not only solved this maze but also managed to use its self-generating gradient skills to find a shortcut. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 28 Aug. 2020",
      "Instead, malaria is a protist , an organism that in some cases dramatically changes form depending on its life cycle. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Jan. 2020",
      "Their emergence more than one billion years ago was a foundational event in the development of eukaryotes, which include plants, animals, protists and fungi. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 June 2013",
      "Until fairly recently, myxosporeans were considered to be protists , offshoots of the eukaryotic line that are neither plants, animals nor fungi. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "In his first book are jellyfish that look like flowers, protists that resemble Faberg\u00e9 eggs, presented like crown jewels on black velvet, the seeming cosmic vastness of the images belying their actual, microscopic size. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 16 Dec. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Protista , from Greek, neuter plural of pr\u014dtistos very first, primal, from superlative of pr\u014dtos first \u2014 more at proto-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010814"
  },
  "propalinal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": effected by forward and backward motion \u2014 compare orthal , palinal , proal":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d\u00a6pal\u0259n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek pro before, forward + palin back + English -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012410"
  },
  "prophets of doom":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": people who predict that bad things will happen":[
        "The prophets of doom say that the Internet will kill off print newspapers."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012603"
  },
  "propagative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction":[],
      ": to pass along to offspring":[],
      ": to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : extend":[],
      ": to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of (something, such as an idea or belief) : publicize":[],
      ": to transmit (something, such as sound or light) through a medium":[],
      ": to multiply sexually or asexually":[],
      ": increase , extend":[],
      ": to travel through space or a material":[
        "\u2014 used of wave energy (such as light, sound, or radio waves)"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4p-\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breed",
      "multiply",
      "procreate",
      "reproduce"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "We are discovering new ways to propagate plants without seeds.",
      "He propagated the apple tree by grafting.",
      "The plants failed to propagate .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In any nuclear reactor, the purpose is to maintain a nuclear fission chain reaction in the fuel that generates heat and also additional neutrons, which are used to propagate the chain reaction. \u2014 Andrea Thompson, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The initial push in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulted in populations that now propagate in the wild. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Some complaints, according to Gupta\u2019s emails accessed by WSJ, copied language from popular disinformation websites that propagate the idea that Hindus, a majority in India, are being marginalized. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 3 June 2022",
      "The concern is legitimate that AI could propagate inequity if its boundaries are set by data scientists looking for the most accurate model rather than the most fair and just. \u2014 Rick Newell, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Considered a sterile hybrid, plant experts did not think the tree would propagate out of control, but scientists developed smaller hybrids designed to compensate for the Bradford pear's weak branch structure. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Chinese officials have also helped propagate misinformation campaigns launched by the Kremlin about U.S.-supported biological labs in Ukraine, a claim used by the Kremlin as a reason to invade its neighbor. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "To help minimize the probability of fires spreading on your property, experts recommend removing plants that readily ignite or propagate fire, and abiding by plant siting guidelines based on home ignition zones. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Launching more sophisticated cyberattacks\u2014such as a worm, which can self- propagate from one system to the next\u2014would also risk spillover incidents, where the impact of a cyberattack goes well beyond its intended target. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin propagatus , past participle of propagare to set slips, propagate, from propages slip, offspring, from pro- before + pangere to fasten \u2014 more at pro- , pact":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012936"
  },
  "propagule":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a structure (such as a cutting, a seed, or a spore) that propagates a plant":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccgy\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin propagulum , from Latin propages slip":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1858, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013254"
  },
  "propeller race":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": slipstream":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013623"
  },
  "procuticle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the chitinized part of the cuticle of an insect":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pro- entry 1 + cuticle":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014946"
  },
  "protozoea":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a larval stage preceding the zoea in some decapod Crustacea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6pr\u014dt\u0259+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from prot- + zoea":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015113"
  },
  "propagates":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction":[],
      ": to pass along to offspring":[],
      ": to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : extend":[],
      ": to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of (something, such as an idea or belief) : publicize":[],
      ": to transmit (something, such as sound or light) through a medium":[],
      ": to multiply sexually or asexually":[],
      ": increase , extend":[],
      ": to travel through space or a material":[
        "\u2014 used of wave energy (such as light, sound, or radio waves)"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4p-\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8pr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breed",
      "multiply",
      "procreate",
      "reproduce"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "We are discovering new ways to propagate plants without seeds.",
      "He propagated the apple tree by grafting.",
      "The plants failed to propagate .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In any nuclear reactor, the purpose is to maintain a nuclear fission chain reaction in the fuel that generates heat and also additional neutrons, which are used to propagate the chain reaction. \u2014 Andrea Thompson, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The initial push in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulted in populations that now propagate in the wild. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Some complaints, according to Gupta\u2019s emails accessed by WSJ, copied language from popular disinformation websites that propagate the idea that Hindus, a majority in India, are being marginalized. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 3 June 2022",
      "The concern is legitimate that AI could propagate inequity if its boundaries are set by data scientists looking for the most accurate model rather than the most fair and just. \u2014 Rick Newell, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Considered a sterile hybrid, plant experts did not think the tree would propagate out of control, but scientists developed smaller hybrids designed to compensate for the Bradford pear's weak branch structure. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Chinese officials have also helped propagate misinformation campaigns launched by the Kremlin about U.S.-supported biological labs in Ukraine, a claim used by the Kremlin as a reason to invade its neighbor. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "To help minimize the probability of fires spreading on your property, experts recommend removing plants that readily ignite or propagate fire, and abiding by plant siting guidelines based on home ignition zones. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Launching more sophisticated cyberattacks\u2014such as a worm, which can self- propagate from one system to the next\u2014would also risk spillover incidents, where the impact of a cyberattack goes well beyond its intended target. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin propagatus , past participle of propagare to set slips, propagate, from propages slip, offspring, from pro- before + pangere to fasten \u2014 more at pro- , pact":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022622"
  },
  "prosopopoeia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a figure of speech in which an imaginary or absent person is represented as speaking or acting":[],
      ": personification":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u00e4-s\u0259-p\u0259-",
      "pr\u0259-\u02ccs\u014d-p\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin pros\u014dpopoeia , borrowed from Greek pros\u014dpopoi\u00eda , from pr\u00f3s\u014dpon \"face, mask, role, person\" (from pros- \"facing, opposite\" + -\u014dp- \"eye, sight,\" hence, \"the eyes, or sight, opposite own's own\") + -poiia \"making,\" from poi- , base of poie\u00een \"to make\" + -ia -ia \u2014 more at pros- , eye entry 1 , poet":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023210"
  },
  "prothonotary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a chief clerk of any of various courts of law":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpr\u014d-th\u0259-\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8th\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
      "pr\u0259-\u02c8th\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113, \u02ccpr\u014d-th\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-t\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Blew is tasked with facilitating naturalization ceremonies in York County, Pennsylvania, as the county's prothonotary -- a clerk who handles civil matters. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 4 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English prothonotarie , from Late Latin protonotarius , from prot- + Latin notarius stenographer \u2014 more at notary public":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024516"
  },
  "propugnation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": means of defense : defense":[
        "what propugnation is in one man's valor",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin propugnation-, propugnatio , from propugnatus (past participle of propugnare to fight for, defend, from pro before, for + pugnare to fight) + -ion, -io -ion":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024808"
  },
  "procatalepsis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": prolepsis sense 2b":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)pr\u014d\u02cckat\u1d4al\u02c8eps\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin, from Greek prokatal\u0113psis , literally, art of seizing beforehand, from prokatalambanein to seize beforehand, from pro- pro- entry 1 + katalambanein to seize":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024915"
  },
  "protected state":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024956"
  },
  "pronunciamento":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": proclamation , pronouncement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02ccn\u0259n(t)-s\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8men-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "modification of Spanish pronunciamiento , from pronunciar to pronounce, from Latin pronuntiare":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1832, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025053"
  },
  "prothallic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": prothalloid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin prothall ium + English -ic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044334"
  },
  "proptosis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": forward projection or displacement especially of the eyeball":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pr\u014d-\u02c8t\u014d-",
      "pr\u00e4p-\u02c8t\u014d-",
      "(\u02c8)pr\u014d-\u02c8t\u014d-s\u0259s",
      "pr\u00e4p-\u02c8t\u014d-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bulging or protruding eyes ( proptosis or exophthalmos) can be a sign of Graves disease, a disorder causing overactivity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism). \u2014 Claire Gillespie, SELF , 19 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Late Latin, falling forward, from Greek propt\u014dsis , from propiptein to fall forward, from pro- forward + piptein to fall \u2014 more at pro- , feather":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1676, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045035"
  },
  "procreation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to beget or bring forth (offspring) : propagate":[],
      ": to beget or bring forth offspring : reproduce":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pr\u014d-kr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breed",
      "multiply",
      "propagate",
      "reproduce"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Animals have a natural instinct to procreate .",
      "the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Today, around a third of attempts to procreate via IVF are successful, a rate that varies based on your condition. \u2014 Halle Tecco, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "All this will help bring you back to the idea that your body belongs to you and is not just there to procreate . \u2014 refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In their offseason, the goats get to rest, recreate and procreate . \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The characters mustn\u2019t just live and breathe but bicker and brood, create and procreate . \u2014 Thelma Adams, Variety , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "The Czech Republic started giving parents cash to procreate in the 2000s, and has seen more births over time. \u2014 Jessica Hullinger, The Week , 13 July 2021",
      "Single women, husbands, gay couples, as well as people found on any point of the gender spectrum, all have the choice to procreate \u2014 and the choice not to. \u2014 Alex Williams, New York Times , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Lasansky depicted the base instincts of human behavior\u2014aggression, dominance, hunger, and a ruthless drive to procreate and survive. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "In addition to controlling the precious right to procreate , this flawed, outdated statute empowers a guardian to end life-sustaining medical treatment over the objection of an individual. \u2014 Michael Longley, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin procreatus , past participle of procreare , from pro- forth + creare to create \u2014 more at pro- , create":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045728"
  },
  "proteocephaloid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling or related to Proteocephalus or to the Proteocephalidae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Proteocephalus + English -oid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050025"
  }
}