1934 lines
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1934 lines
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{
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"push":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bandwagon",
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"blitz",
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"campaign",
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"cause",
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"crusade",
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"drive",
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"juggernaut",
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"movement"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a campaign to promote a product":[],
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": a decisive moment comes":[
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"backed down when push came to shove"
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],
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": a military assault or offensive":[],
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": a nonphysical pressure : influence , urge":[],
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": a physical force steadily applied in a direction away from the body exerting it":[],
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": a time for action : emergency":[],
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": a vigorous effort to attain an end : drive :":[],
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": an act of pushing : shove":[],
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": an advance that overcomes obstacles":[],
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": an exertion of influence to promote another's interests":[],
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": stimulation to activity : impetus":[],
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": to approach in age or number":[
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"grandmother must be pushing 75"
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],
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": to bear hard upon so as to involve in difficulty":[
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"poverty pushed them to the breaking point"
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],
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": to cause to increase : raise":[
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"push prices to record levels"
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],
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": to engage in the illicit sale of (narcotics)":[],
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": to exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end":[
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"pushing for higher wages"
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],
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": to hit (a ball) toward the right from a right-handed swing or toward the left from a left-handed swing \u2014 compare pull":[],
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": to move or endeavor to move away or ahead by steady pressure without striking":[],
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": to press against something with steady force in or as if in order to impel":[],
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": to press against with force in order to drive or impel":[],
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": to press forward energetically against opposition":[],
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": to press or urge forward to completion":[],
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": to take an increasing risk":[],
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": to thrust forward, downward, or outward":[],
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": to try to move beyond or expand":[
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"push one's limits"
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],
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": vigorous enterprise or energy":[],
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"People United to Serve Humanity":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Do you want to push the shopping cart",
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"He slowly pushed the door open.",
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"She pushed back her chair and stood up.",
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"She pushed him aside and marched into the boss's office.",
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"He pushed her out of the way.",
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"He pushed me into the table.",
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"He was pushed off the sidewalk into the street.",
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"She pushed her wet hair back from her face.",
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"The bulldozer pushed the rubble over the edge of the pit.",
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"No matter how hard I pushed , I couldn't move the boulder.",
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"Noun",
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"an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"All this represents a serious challenge to a long-standing tenet of elite conventional wisdom \u2014 namely, that the growing Hispanic share of the American electorate would invariably push the country leftward. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 16 June 2022",
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"The site predicts that Tampa Bay will win Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday and that the total will push . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
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"Walton told the story of the local owner of the restaurant Scotch \u2019N Sirloin routinely begging the superstar to do a commercial, reasoning that the connection would push his business over the top. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
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"Most stocks dipped Tuesday in their first trading after tumbling into a bear market Monday on worries that high inflation would push central banks to clamp the brakes too hard on the economy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
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"Compounding investors\u2019 jitters is concern that the Federal Reserve\u2019s efforts to fight inflation will push the U.S. economy into a recession. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
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"The concern is that higher inflation will push the Federal Reserve to be more aggressive in hiking interest rates. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"But others worry that gentrification will push out longtime residents. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 13 June 2022",
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"The big concerns on Wall Street remain rising inflation and whether the Federal Reserve's shift to aggressively raise interest rates will help temper its impact \u2014 or push the economy into a recession. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Wolf\u2019s push for tolling comes as states increasingly look to user fees to make up for declining gas tax revenue that is not keeping up with the demands of fixing highways and bridges. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
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"The push comes as the city is seeing declines at all points in the housing production cycle. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
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"The push comes as Democrats face strong headwinds to hold on to power of Congress during the November elections amid rising inflation. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
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"The push for equal access to sports for boys and girls in high schools comes as overall participation for girls has exploded since the law took hold. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
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"The truth, when push comes to shove, is what Teddy was really lacking was love, real human interaction. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"But the push for constant swabbing comes with its own heavy costs. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
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"The push for tougher gun legislation comes in the aftermath of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 students and two teachers dead. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
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"The push comes as federal policymakers and semiconductor executives warn that the U.S. has become too dependent on Asian countries for chip manufacturing, which represents an economic and national security threat. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English possen, pusshen , probably from Old French pousser to exert pressure, from Latin pulsare , frequentative of pellere to drive, strike \u2014 more at felt":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"drive",
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"propel",
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"shove",
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"thrust"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063014",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"push (something) to the back of one's mind":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to try not to think about (something)":[
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"She pushed her doubts to the back of her mind ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192449",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"push bicycle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bicycle":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh-\u02ccb\u012bk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bicycle",
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"bike",
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"cycle",
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"two-wheeler",
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"velocipede"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093352",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"push money":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a commission paid (as by a manufacturer) to a sales person to push the sale of a particular item or line of merchandise":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133630",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"push moraine":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a moraine pushed by a glacier into a ridge at its front":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082153",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"push net":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small triangular fishing net with a rigid frame that is pushed along the bottom in shallow waters and is used in parts of the southwestern Pacific for taking shrimps and small bottom-dwelling fishes":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182319",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"push off":{
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"antonyms":[
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"arrive",
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"come",
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"show up",
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"turn up"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": set out":[
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"we pushed off for home"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1740, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bail",
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"bail out",
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"begone",
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"book",
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"bug off",
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"bug out",
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"bugger off",
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"buzz (off)",
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"clear off",
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"clear out",
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"cut out",
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"depart",
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"dig out",
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"exit",
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"get",
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"get off",
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"go",
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"go off",
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"move",
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"pack (up ",
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"part",
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"peel off",
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"pike (out ",
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"pull out",
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"push on",
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"quit",
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"run along",
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"sally (forth)",
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"scarper",
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"shove (off)",
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"step (along)",
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"take off",
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"vamoose",
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"walk out"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085034",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"push on":{
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"antonyms":[
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"arrive",
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"come",
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"show up",
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"turn up"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to continue on one's way : proceed":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bail",
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"bail out",
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"begone",
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"book",
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"bug off",
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"bug out",
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"bugger off",
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"buzz (off)",
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"clear off",
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"clear out",
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"cut out",
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"depart",
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"dig out",
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"exit",
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"get",
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"get off",
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"go",
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"go off",
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"move",
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"pack (up ",
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"part",
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"peel off",
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"pike (out ",
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"pull out",
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"push off",
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"quit",
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"run along",
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"sally (forth)",
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"scarper",
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"shove (off)",
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"step (along)",
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"take off",
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"vamoose",
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"walk out"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030345",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"push-bike":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bicycle":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh-\u02ccb\u012bk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bicycle",
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"bike",
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"cycle",
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"two-wheeler",
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"velocipede"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210228",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"push-off sweep rake":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tractor-mounted power sweep rake with a frame that pushes the hay from the teeth instead of merely allowing it to slide off from the force of gravity":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044607",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"push/hit/press the panic button":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become extremely afraid or nervous when something bad happens or might happen":[
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"Medical officials says there is no need to push the panic button over two isolated cases of the disease."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183614",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"pushing":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ambitionless",
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"unambitious"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by ambition, energy, enterprise, and initiative":[],
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": marked by tactless forwardness or officious intrusiveness":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"among the young associates at the law firm, he was unmistakably the most pushing",
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"the sort of sycophantic, pushing man on the make that everyone loves to hate"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307-shi\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ambitious",
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"aspiring",
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"go-getting",
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"hard-driving",
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"self-seeking"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061644",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"pushover":{
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"antonyms":[
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"stalwart"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an opponent who is easy to defeat or a victim who is capable of no effective resistance":[],
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": someone unable to resist an attraction or appeal : sucker":[],
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": something accomplished without difficulty : snap":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They thought the first team they played would be a pushover .",
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"The exam was a pushover .",
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"Dad's a pushover . He'll let me do anything I want.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"If new coach Nathaniel Hackett can help turn around the defense, the Broncos won\u2019t remain an AFC West pushover . \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
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"Iran, ranked the No. 21 team in the men's game, won't be a pushover , though. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"But the 28th Mechanized Brigade, one of the Ukrainian army\u2019s 20 active combat brigades, is no pushover . \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"If Xavier treats Cleveland State like a pushover , the Musketeers will have their hands full on their home floor. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"What better cure than a homecoming visit from SEC pushover Vanderbilt, a five-touchdown underdog under a first-year coach",
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"But don\u2019t get the impression that Cass was a pushover . \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Ole Miss is sure to be no pushover for Auburn, as the Rebels have won nine of their 13 matchups with the Tigers since Bruce Pearl took over on the Plains. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"The Mustangs are 5-0 with wins over Butler and CAL to show for it since and Seneca's no pushover as well. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 15 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"doormat",
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"jellyfish",
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"namby-pamby",
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"reed",
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"weakling",
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"wimp"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061810",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"pushy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ambitionless",
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"low-pressure",
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"nonassertive",
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"unaggressive",
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"unambitious",
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"unassertive",
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"unenterprising"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects",
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"the pushy cocktail waiter kept asking me if I wanted another drink, even though I hadn't finished the first one",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The marine mammal has gotten a bit pushy in the water off the island about 20 miles east of Corpus Christi, according to a press release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"Adam Daniel\u2019s performance as pushy TV director Gary is detailed in its creation, but his delivery style feels too contemporary for the play\u2019s 1989 setting. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
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"It\u2019s saturated and rich color without being energetic or pushy . \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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"In particular, Halim\u2019s elaborate work on a splendid blue caftan for the pushy wife of a town official fascinates Youssef. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
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"Is Lorraine his mother, an angel, a pushy stranger, or none of the above",
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"Visitors are still coming to the UAE despite the vaccine and testing requirements \u2014 and the pushy robots. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
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"It\u2019s emotionally pushy , often corny, but also a casually smart showcase of Hollywood craft and tradition. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Sandra Bullock plays a pushy boss who forces her young assistant (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307-sh\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aggressive",
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"ambitious",
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"assertive",
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"enterprising",
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"fierce",
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"go-getting",
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"high-pressure",
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"in-your-face",
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"militant",
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"self-asserting",
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"self-assertive"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170136",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"pusillanimity":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bravery",
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"courage",
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"courageousness",
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"daring",
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"dauntlessness",
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"doughtiness",
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"fearlessness",
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"gallantry",
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"greatheartedness",
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"guts",
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"hardihood",
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"heart",
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"heroism",
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"intrepidity",
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"intrepidness",
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"nerve",
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"stoutness",
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"valiance",
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"valor",
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"virtue"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being pusillanimous : cowardliness":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the pusillanimity shown by the press on this issue after the administration began applying pressure",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Even the turbulent Vietnam era didn\u2019t inspire such pusillanimity . \u2014 Matthew Hennessey, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"The pusillanimity of American corporations on this subject continues to astound. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"First civil-rights groups accused it of pusillanimity . \u2014 The Economist , 14 Apr. 2021",
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"It is often said that, given the rank pusillanimity of most politicians, such backsliding is inevitable. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 26 Mar. 2021",
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"On the Republican side, strategic calculations ahead of the Georgia runoffs are reinforcing the pusillanimity that many officials are displaying. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 8 Dec. 2020",
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"But confusing markets with might is exactly the sort of pusillanimity that drives Macron crazy, and amuses Russian President Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2019",
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"Normally Mr Glasenberg would not tolerate such pusillanimity . \u2014 The Economist , 5 July 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"also \u02ccpy\u00fc-z\u0259-",
|
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"\u02ccpy\u00fc-s\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8ni-m\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cowardice",
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"cowardliness",
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"cravenness",
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"dastardliness",
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"gutlessness",
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"poltroonery",
|
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"spinelessness"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051342",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pusillanimous":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"brave",
|
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"courageous",
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"daring",
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"dauntless",
|
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"doughty",
|
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"fearless",
|
|
"gallant",
|
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"greathearted",
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"gutsy",
|
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"hardy",
|
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"intrepid",
|
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"lionhearted",
|
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"stalwart",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stouthearted",
|
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"valiant",
|
|
"valorous"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"pusillanimous politicians who vote according to whichever way the political wind is blowing",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Where the president should be direct and full-throated, Biden has been, at best, indirect and pusillanimous . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Rifkin\u2019s story should rage against the pusillanimous like Roth and the hero of Look Back in Anger. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The English were led by the exemplary Admiral Edward Vernon \u2014 after whom the Washington family home, Mount Vernon, would be named \u2014 and the incompetent, pusillanimous General Thomas Wentworth. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Goldwater\u2019s presidential run gave voice to those who yearned for a real conservative, rejecting Dwight Eisenhower as a pusillanimous moderate. \u2014 Patrick Iber, The New Republic , 11 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"American politicians, the pusillanimous and the mountebanks and even their opposites, used to be as highfalutin as Foghorn Leghorn with their gibes, which made politics fun for fans of Shakespeare, the Bible or obscure history. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The pusillanimous , corporate-speak testimony of several corporate executives is quoted at length \u2014 perhaps at too great a length. \u2014 Douglas Preston, New York Times , 1 May 2018",
|
|
"Her predicament parallels Attila\u2019s growing sense that much of his own work is pusillanimous and dangerously indulgent. \u2014 Melanie Finn, New York Times , 20 Apr. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin pusillanimis , from Latin pusillus very small (diminutive of pusus boy) + animus spirit; perhaps akin to Latin puer child \u2014 more at puerile , animate":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccpy\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02c8la-n\u0259-m\u0259s",
|
|
"also \u02ccpy\u00fc-z\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pusillanimous cowardly , pusillanimous , craven , dastardly mean having or showing a lack of courage. cowardly implies a weak or ignoble lack of courage. a cowardly failure to stand up for principle pusillanimous suggests a contemptible lack of courage. the pusillanimous fear of a future full of possibility craven suggests extreme defeatism and complete lack of resistance. secretly despised her own craven yes-men dastardly often implies behavior that is both cowardly and treacherous or skulking or outrageous. a dastardly attack on unarmed civilians",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"chicken-livered",
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"chickenhearted",
|
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"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"spineless",
|
|
"unheroic",
|
|
"yellow"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081009",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"puss":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": cat":[],
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": face":[],
|
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": girl":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1844, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Irish pus mouth":"Noun",
|
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pu\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185832",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"pussy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a catkin of the pussy willow":[],
|
|
": a weak or cowardly man or boy : wimp , sissy":[],
|
|
": cat":[],
|
|
": full of or resembling pus":[
|
|
"a pussy wound"
|
|
],
|
|
": sexual intercourse":[],
|
|
": the female partner in sexual intercourse":[],
|
|
": vulva":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1888, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1942, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps of Low German or Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse p\u016bss pocket, pouch, Low German p\u016bse vulva, Old English pusa bag":"Noun",
|
|
"puss entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"short for pussycat":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pu\u0307-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0259-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0259s-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230345",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pussycat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cat":[],
|
|
": one that is weak, compliant, or amiable : softy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He looks tough, but he's really a pussycat .",
|
|
"oh, look at the cute little pussycat , kids",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Grace always wore that pussycat -bow shirt under those fawny beige little sweaters. \u2014 Vogue , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"There is also Maya\u2019s big pet jaguar, Chiapa, who is a pussycat . \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"When playing Tony, though, Gandolfini underwent an awe-inspiring facial and bodily transformation; the lovable pussycat turned into a ruthless and philandering gangster. \u2014 James Andrew Miller, Vulture , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And the flexibility of the imperturbable Audi mill allows a fifth-gear drive from near idle to redline, a trait reminiscent of the early Lamborghini GTs and one which makes the Spyker a pussycat to drive around town. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"An oversized bow once affixed to a bustle would be moved to the neck, pussycat style. \u2014 Piczo, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Competition chief Margrethe Vestager, lionised for confronting Apple and Google, was a pussycat with Gazprom. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Alas, in the urban jungle, this baby proved to be a pussycat , not a tiger. \u2014 G. Gordon Liddy, Car and Driver , 30 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"That is where Winslow the piano-playing pussycat tickles the ivories. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pu\u0307-s\u0113-\u02cckat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cat",
|
|
"feline",
|
|
"house cat",
|
|
"kitty",
|
|
"moggy",
|
|
"moggie",
|
|
"puss",
|
|
"pussy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003652",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pussyfoot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to refrain from committing oneself":[],
|
|
": to tread or move warily or stealthily":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He should stop pussyfooting and tell us what he wants to do.",
|
|
"politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What a crazy, zany coincidence that Harden pussyfooted around the controversy set off by Morey\u2019s tweet. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 12 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is gonna be mad at this short-ass lede, but today there\u2019s no need to pussyfoot around. \u2014 Michael Harriot, The Root , 15 June 2018",
|
|
"No pussyfooting around here: Sell-offs are painful. \u2014 Anna-louise Jackson, latimes.com , 9 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pu\u0307-s\u0113-\u02ccfu\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"equivocate",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"tergiversate",
|
|
"waffle",
|
|
"weasel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172846",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pustulation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pustule":[],
|
|
": the act of producing pustules : the state of having pustules":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-t\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02ccp\u0259s-ch\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02ccp\u0259s-ty\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124636",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pustulatous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pustular sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"pustulate entry 2 + -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174020",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pustule":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small circumscribed elevation of the skin containing pus and having an inflamed base":[],
|
|
": a small often distinctively colored elevation or spot resembling a blister or pimple":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"smallpox's characteristic pustules typically resulted in permanent scarring for survivors of the dreaded disease",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"A few days after the fever begins, patients develop distinctive pustule -like lesions that usually start on the face and spread across the body before scabbing over and falling away. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Each pustule contains live virus, and a ruptured blister can contaminate bed linens and other items, putting close contacts at risk. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Without further ado, here's the scoop straight from dermatologists on some of the best acne treatments for every type of zit, cyst, and pustule threatening to implode on your skin. \u2014 Michelle Rostamian, Allure , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But something even more terrifying was revealed when Sherman removed the ribbon: a large, dangling pustule that was dancing and singing a nonsensical song. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dermatologists suggest that the patches work their best magic when the lesion is a pustule (a pimple with pus at the tip). \u2014 SELF , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Dimsdale harvested the contents of a smallpox pustule from the young son of a sergeant-major and used it to inoculate Catherine. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Its sting produces first a burning sensation\u2014hence the name\u2014and then a smallpox-like pustule . \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"People who evacuated during the storm often had what looked like full body rashes, in which each large pustule was a single ant bite. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 11 Sep. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin pustula ; akin to Lithuanian pusti to blow, Greek physa breath":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-(\u02cc)ty\u00fcl",
|
|
"-(\u02cc)t\u00fcl",
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0259s-(\u02cc)ch\u00fc(\u0259)l",
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0259s-(\u02cc)ch\u00fcl",
|
|
"-(\u02cc)t(y)\u00fc(\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boil",
|
|
"fester",
|
|
"hickey",
|
|
"papule",
|
|
"pimple",
|
|
"pock",
|
|
"whelk",
|
|
"zit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035335",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pustuliform":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the form of a pustule":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin pustuliformis , from Latin pustula + -iformis -iform":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0259sch\u0259l\u0259\u0307\u02ccf\u022frm",
|
|
"-st(y)\u0259l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020957",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pustulose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pustular":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin pustulosus , from pustula + -osus -ose":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185453",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pustulous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling, covered with, or characterized by pustules : pustulate , pustular":[
|
|
"pustulous skin",
|
|
"a pustulous disease"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin pustulosus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085532",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"puszta":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a treeless plain in Hungary : steppe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hungarian, from puszta deserted, bare, bleak":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307\u02ccst\u022f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081852",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"pus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a thick, opaque, usually yellowish-white, fluid matter that is formed as part of an inflammatory response typically associated with an infection and is composed of exudate chiefly containing dead white blood cells (such as neutrophils), tissue debris, and pathogenic microorganisms (such as bacteria)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Pus oozed from the cat's injured ear.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The dressing does not have any active ingredient, but rather helps pull out pus and inflammation from the pimples themselves. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
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"The inflammatory response is to send a surge of protectors, a type of immune cell called neutrophils, that rush into the area to fight the infection, producing pus . \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Abscesses are infected pockets of tissue containing pus in the abdominal, pelvic, or anal area. \u2014 SELF , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Lesions start out as dark spots on the skin before progressing to bumps that fill with fluid and/or pus . \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 28 May 2022",
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"Monkeypox creates a rash that starts with flat red marks that become raised and filled with pus . \u2014 Russell Goldman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
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"These sores and lumps often burst open and release pus and blood, according to the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD). \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"One order is $15 pus tax, with $12.95 for shipping. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Therefore, doctors need to drain such a pocket of pus as soon as possible. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin pur-, pus \u2014 more at foul entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143513"
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},
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"puschkinia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus of Asiatic spring-blooming bulbous herbs (family Liliaceae) having solitary or racemose flowers with a 6-parted blue-veined white perianth and connate filaments":[],
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": any plant of the genus Puschkinia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"pu\u0307sh\u02c8kin\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from A.A.Mussin- Puschkin \u20201805":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144110"
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},
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"pussytoes":{
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"type":[
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a genus ( Antennaria ) of woolly or hoary chiefly temperate perennial composite herbs that have small usually whitish discoid flower heads and a pappus formed of club-shaped bristles":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307-s\u0113-\u02cct\u014dz"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193424"
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},
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"push one's buttons":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to do or say something just to make someone angry or upset":[
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"Don't pay any attention to her. She's just trying to push your buttons .",
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"Even though they're both adults now, Rita's brother still knows how to push her buttons ."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201910"
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},
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"push button":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": operated or done by means of push buttons":[
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"a push-button phone"
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],
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": using or dependent on complex and more or less self-operating mechanisms that are put in operation by a simple act comparable to pushing a button":[
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"push-button warfare"
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],
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": a small button or knob that when pushed operates something especially by closing an electric circuit":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh-\u02ccb\u0259-t\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Some companies\u2019 models have LED screens that can display messages and emoji (like shocking pink heart eyes); some are able to talk to pedestrians to offer free samples or ask for help pressing a traffic signal\u2019s push button , for instance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The dust cup is easily emptied thanks to a push button that opens up the bottom door and releases the contents right into the trash. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 4 Oct. 2021",
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"From refrigeration monitoring to push button alert systems, sensors can be your eyes, ears, and even hands in all kinds of helpful places. \u2014 Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"Each table has a hot water dispenser for tea and a push button to call the server. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
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"All the push button controls are on the front panel of the CD11 and the LCD is clear but a tad basic. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 29 June 2021",
|
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"Rather than using a strap buckle to adjust the band, these have a push button adjustment that make moving the strap simple and quick. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 18 May 2021",
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"It is equipped with push button ignition and variable-heat control knob. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Sep. 2020",
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"JPMorgan might station attendants outside elevators to help push buttons , so fewer workers need to touch keypads. \u2014 Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com , 15 May 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"circa 1874, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204156"
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},
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"push-pull":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to or being an arrangement of two electronic circuit elements (such as transistors) such that an alternating input causes them to send current through a load alternately":[
|
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"a push-pull circuit"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh-\u02c8pu\u0307l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220928"
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},
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"push-button":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": operated or done by means of push buttons":[
|
|
"a push-button phone"
|
|
],
|
|
": using or dependent on complex and more or less self-operating mechanisms that are put in operation by a simple act comparable to pushing a button":[
|
|
"push-button warfare"
|
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],
|
|
": a small button or knob that when pushed operates something especially by closing an electric circuit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh-\u02ccb\u0259-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Some companies\u2019 models have LED screens that can display messages and emoji (like shocking pink heart eyes); some are able to talk to pedestrians to offer free samples or ask for help pressing a traffic signal\u2019s push button , for instance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The dust cup is easily emptied thanks to a push button that opens up the bottom door and releases the contents right into the trash. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"From refrigeration monitoring to push button alert systems, sensors can be your eyes, ears, and even hands in all kinds of helpful places. \u2014 Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Each table has a hot water dispenser for tea and a push button to call the server. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"All the push button controls are on the front panel of the CD11 and the LCD is clear but a tad basic. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"Rather than using a strap buckle to adjust the band, these have a push button adjustment that make moving the strap simple and quick. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"It is equipped with push button ignition and variable-heat control knob. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"JPMorgan might station attendants outside elevators to help push buttons , so fewer workers need to touch keypads. \u2014 Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com , 15 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1874, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222134"
|
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},
|
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"push broom":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a long-handled wide brush that is designed to be pushed and is used for sweeping":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The officer found a push broom and started using it untangle the leash from the shrub. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"This 24-inch push broom from Quickie is a great choice for cleaning up large amounts of dirt and dust in a variety of high-square-footage areas, from the garage to the backyard. \u2014 Popular Science , 17 June 2020",
|
|
"Start by using a push broom or leaf blower to remove all loose debris from the surface of the patio. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 1 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Video taken by witnesses showed crews using push brooms to round up the rolling fruits. \u2014 USA TODAY , 16 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"That's the same push broom that was used to clean Frank's blood off the porch. \u2014 Peter Van Sant, CBS News , 16 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Maintenance crews worked the area for about 15 minutes with push brooms and wheelbarrows filled until it was dried back out and play resumed. \u2014 Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post , 16 June 2019",
|
|
"But that doesn\u2019t happen with an industrial push broom . \u2014 Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics , 12 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"The 24-inch brush head of a push broom bulldozes leaves. \u2014 Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics , 12 Nov. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224559"
|
|
},
|
|
"pushrod":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rod actuated by a cam to open or close a valve of an internal combustion engine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pu\u0307sh-\u02ccr\u00e4d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Because the hybrid system is essentially a plug-and-play module, it could be added to the base C8 as well, which comes with the 490-hp 6.2-liter LT2 small block pushrod V-8. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Motivating this new model is General Motors' sweetheart of a 6.2-liter pushrod V-8. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Harvey made contact at the 5-second mark in the video, and with Ilott trying desperately to slow down from more than 200 mph, the pushrod comes into the picture, tumbling end-over-end, at the 7-second mark. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Nicknamed Godzilla, the all-new pushrod V-8 is an enormous 430-hp 7.3-liter with 475 pound-feet of torque with a 10-speed automatic transmission. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The too-cool fork caps, the black spoked wheels, the two rear frame hoops, the black forks, the polished pushrod tubes atop the cylinders, even the turn signals have panache. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In this case, Tarver was standing near the pipeline using a pushrod to manually move the pig. \u2014 Tom Steele, Dallas News , 20 July 2021",
|
|
"Under the hood, the pushrod V-8 engines from Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota will still be limited to 358 cubic inches and capped at 550 horsepower for restrictor plate racing and 670 hp for all other tracks. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 5 May 2021",
|
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"This is a pushrod unit, a configuration well known to Hennessey's tuning operations, chosen for its compact dimensions and lower center of gravity. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 Dec. 2020"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010030"
|
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},
|
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"push plate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hand plate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010131"
|
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},
|
|
"Pusey":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Edward Bouverie 1800\u20131882 English theologian":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8py\u00fc-z\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015731"
|
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},
|
|
"pushout":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who is dismissed (as from a school or job)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"push out , verb":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032407"
|
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},
|
|
"pussytoe":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051125"
|
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},
|
|
"push bolt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a door bolt moved by pushing with the hand instead of with a key":[],
|
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": a cylinder lock (as on a filing cabinet) that locks by pushing but must be unlocked with a key":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071003"
|
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},
|
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"Puseyism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tractarianism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-s\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02c8py\u00fc-z\u0113-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Edward Bouverie Pusey":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072524"
|
|
},
|
|
"push boat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a powerboat used especially for pushing a tow of barges":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083722"
|
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},
|
|
"pushcart":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cart or barrow pushed by hand":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh-\u02cck\u00e4rt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As the Greek Delta was close to Chicago\u2019s wholesale markets, the first Greek immigrants could buy foodstuff and become pushcart peddlers, even before learning English. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Gomez, who researched pushcart eating back to the Roman era for his design, says aesthetics are key. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Bruce Reichelt went to high school in Grants Pass, hometown of the Dutch Bros drive-thru coffee chain and remembers when the business consisted of a single pushcart . \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Sep. 2021",
|
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"On his third hole of Tuesday\u2019s round, the 12th hole at Alamance Country Club, Smith was stung by hornets after inadvertently running over a nest with his pushcart when searching for his ball in the pine straw. \u2014 David Kehrli, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Among the people who connected with Hope through Propeller was Kirby Jones, a coffee shop owner who had grown her business, La Vie en Rose Caf\u00e9, from a pushcart to a brick-and-mortar storefront shortly before the pandemic. \u2014 Victor Luckerson, Wired , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The chain of coffee stands that started with a single pushcart in tiny Grants Pass now numbers more than 480 stores, stretching from Washington state to Texas. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Walking with a pushcart produced roughly the same caloric output and being accompanied by a caddie burned 621 calories. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The firm was started by two brothers who quit the dairy industry to sell coffee from a pushcart (equipped with a single espresso machine and a stereo) in the small city of Grants Pass in 1992. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021"
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|
],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105244"
|
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},
|
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"pusher":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307-sh\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This vibrant detail emulates the team\u2019s car for the season and appears on the chronograph second hand, the chronograph minute hand and the top right pusher . \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
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"The action can swing from one side of the map to the other quickly as teams escort TWO (the pusher robot) to their opponents\u2019 barrier to gain progress. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The new release features a single complication with a sliding pusher that triggers a chiming mechanism indicating the hours, quarter-hours and minutes in succession. \u2014 Michael Clerizo, WSJ , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The diamonds are dramatically juxtaposed next to black colored chronograph subdials on the round-brilliant versions, lending brilliant new take on the sporty panda dial, and even the crown and pusher guards are set with diamonds. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"The Monopusher, as its name suggests, has a single pusher that\u2019s incorporated into the crown. \u2014 Bernd Fischer, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
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"Once the dip loosens and begins to flake, take the metal pusher or orangewood stick and lightly scrape off the polish, starting from the cuticle area to the end of your nail. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Allure , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"For the metal bracelets, OMEGA\u2019s patented extendable foldover rack-and- pusher has been included, with a complementary length adjustment and an extra diver extension to fit around a wetsuit. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Team USA pilot Elana Meyers Taylor and her pusher , Sylvia Hoffman, secured the bronze. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Feb. 2022"
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"1591, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
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": a Californian herb ( Calyptridium umbellatum ) of the family Portulacaceae with a scapose spike of pink or white flowers rising from a dense rosette of leaves":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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"definitions":{
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": punchboard":[
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"an order prohibiting the interstate sale of \u2026 pushcards and other lottery devices",
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"\u2014 Federal Trade Commission Releases"
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": to press against with force in order to drive or impel":[],
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": to thrust forward, downward, or outward":[],
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": to cause to increase : raise":[
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": to try to move beyond or expand":[
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": to engage in the illicit sale of (narcotics)":[],
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": to bear hard upon so as to involve in difficulty":[
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"grandmother must be pushing 75"
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": an exertion of influence to promote another's interests":[],
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": stimulation to activity : impetus":[],
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|
": a decisive moment comes":[
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"backed down when push came to shove"
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],
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"People United to Serve Humanity":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh"
|
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],
|
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"drive",
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"propel",
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"shove",
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"thrust"
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],
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"antonyms":[
|
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"bandwagon",
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"blitz",
|
|
"campaign",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"crusade",
|
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"drive",
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"juggernaut",
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|
"movement"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
|
"Do you want to push the shopping cart",
|
|
"He slowly pushed the door open.",
|
|
"She pushed back her chair and stood up.",
|
|
"She pushed him aside and marched into the boss's office.",
|
|
"He pushed her out of the way.",
|
|
"He pushed me into the table.",
|
|
"He was pushed off the sidewalk into the street.",
|
|
"She pushed her wet hair back from her face.",
|
|
"The bulldozer pushed the rubble over the edge of the pit.",
|
|
"No matter how hard I pushed , I couldn't move the boulder.",
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"Noun",
|
|
"an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"All this represents a serious challenge to a long-standing tenet of elite conventional wisdom \u2014 namely, that the growing Hispanic share of the American electorate would invariably push the country leftward. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The site predicts that Tampa Bay will win Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday and that the total will push . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Walton told the story of the local owner of the restaurant Scotch \u2019N Sirloin routinely begging the superstar to do a commercial, reasoning that the connection would push his business over the top. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Most stocks dipped Tuesday in their first trading after tumbling into a bear market Monday on worries that high inflation would push central banks to clamp the brakes too hard on the economy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Compounding investors\u2019 jitters is concern that the Federal Reserve\u2019s efforts to fight inflation will push the U.S. economy into a recession. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The concern is that higher inflation will push the Federal Reserve to be more aggressive in hiking interest rates. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But others worry that gentrification will push out longtime residents. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The big concerns on Wall Street remain rising inflation and whether the Federal Reserve's shift to aggressively raise interest rates will help temper its impact \u2014 or push the economy into a recession. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Wolf\u2019s push for tolling comes as states increasingly look to user fees to make up for declining gas tax revenue that is not keeping up with the demands of fixing highways and bridges. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The push comes as the city is seeing declines at all points in the housing production cycle. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The push comes as Democrats face strong headwinds to hold on to power of Congress during the November elections amid rising inflation. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The push for equal access to sports for boys and girls in high schools comes as overall participation for girls has exploded since the law took hold. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The truth, when push comes to shove, is what Teddy was really lacking was love, real human interaction. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But the push for constant swabbing comes with its own heavy costs. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The push for tougher gun legislation comes in the aftermath of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 students and two teachers dead. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The push comes as federal policymakers and semiconductor executives warn that the U.S. has become too dependent on Asian countries for chip manufacturing, which represents an economic and national security threat. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 June 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
|
"Middle English possen, pusshen , probably from Old French pousser to exert pressure, from Latin pulsare , frequentative of pellere to drive, strike \u2014 more at felt":"Verb"
|
|
},
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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|
"circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161118"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Do you want to push the shopping cart",
|
|
"He slowly pushed the door open.",
|
|
"She pushed back her chair and stood up.",
|
|
"She pushed him aside and marched into the boss's office.",
|
|
"He pushed her out of the way.",
|
|
"He pushed me into the table.",
|
|
"He was pushed off the sidewalk into the street.",
|
|
"She pushed her wet hair back from her face.",
|
|
"The bulldozer pushed the rubble over the edge of the pit.",
|
|
"No matter how hard I pushed , I couldn't move the boulder.",
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|
"Noun",
|
|
"an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"All this represents a serious challenge to a long-standing tenet of elite conventional wisdom \u2014 namely, that the growing Hispanic share of the American electorate would invariably push the country leftward. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The site predicts that Tampa Bay will win Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday and that the total will push . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Walton told the story of the local owner of the restaurant Scotch \u2019N Sirloin routinely begging the superstar to do a commercial, reasoning that the connection would push his business over the top. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Most stocks dipped Tuesday in their first trading after tumbling into a bear market Monday on worries that high inflation would push central banks to clamp the brakes too hard on the economy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Compounding investors\u2019 jitters is concern that the Federal Reserve\u2019s efforts to fight inflation will push the U.S. economy into a recession. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The concern is that higher inflation will push the Federal Reserve to be more aggressive in hiking interest rates. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But others worry that gentrification will push out longtime residents. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The big concerns on Wall Street remain rising inflation and whether the Federal Reserve's shift to aggressively raise interest rates will help temper its impact \u2014 or push the economy into a recession. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Wolf\u2019s push for tolling comes as states increasingly look to user fees to make up for declining gas tax revenue that is not keeping up with the demands of fixing highways and bridges. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The push comes as the city is seeing declines at all points in the housing production cycle. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The push comes as Democrats face strong headwinds to hold on to power of Congress during the November elections amid rising inflation. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The push for equal access to sports for boys and girls in high schools comes as overall participation for girls has exploded since the law took hold. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The truth, when push comes to shove, is what Teddy was really lacking was love, real human interaction. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But the push for constant swabbing comes with its own heavy costs. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The push for tougher gun legislation comes in the aftermath of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 students and two teachers dead. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The push comes as federal policymakers and semiconductor executives warn that the U.S. has become too dependent on Asian countries for chip manufacturing, which represents an economic and national security threat. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 June 2022"
|
|
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"Middle English possen, pusshen , probably from Old French pousser to exert pressure, from Latin pulsare , frequentative of pellere to drive, strike \u2014 more at felt":"Verb"
|
|
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|
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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|
"circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162401"
|
|
},
|
|
"pushchair":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stroller":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pu\u0307sh-\u02cccher"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby buggy",
|
|
"baby carriage",
|
|
"buggy",
|
|
"perambulator",
|
|
"pram",
|
|
"stroller"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fun festival that appeals to adults as well as tots in pushchairs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Finding a travel-friendly buggy only adds to the pushchair pressure. \u2014 Stirling Kelso, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 3 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Finding a travel-friendly buggy only adds to the pushchair pressure. \u2014 Stirling Kelso, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 June 2017"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170257"
|
|
},
|
|
"push the boat out":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to spend a lot of money : to be extravagant":[
|
|
"We're going to push the boat out and throw a big party to celebrate his recovery."
|
|
]
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175202"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to continue to do or to try to do something when one should stop":[
|
|
"If your mom already said \"no\" two times, don't push it .",
|
|
"You've won a lot of money, but don't push it or you could lose it all."
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183458"
|
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},
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"push the right buttons":{
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to do the things that are needed to produce a desired effect or result":[
|
|
"The coach knows how to push all the right buttons to get his players ready for the game."
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
": to go beyond the usual or normal limits by doing something new, dangerous, etc.":[
|
|
"a director who has pushed the envelope in his recent films",
|
|
"a new airplane design that pushes the envelope"
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210128"
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": a nonphysical pressure : influence , urge":[],
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": vigorous enterprise or energy":[],
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": an exertion of influence to promote another's interests":[],
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": stimulation to activity : impetus":[],
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": a decisive moment comes":[
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"backed down when push came to shove"
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],
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"People United to Serve Humanity":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"drive",
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"propel",
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"shove",
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"thrust"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bandwagon",
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"blitz",
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"campaign",
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"cause",
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"crusade",
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"drive",
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"juggernaut",
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"movement"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Do you want to push the shopping cart",
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"He slowly pushed the door open.",
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"She pushed back her chair and stood up.",
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"She pushed him aside and marched into the boss's office.",
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"He pushed her out of the way.",
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"He pushed me into the table.",
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"He was pushed off the sidewalk into the street.",
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"She pushed her wet hair back from her face.",
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"The bulldozer pushed the rubble over the edge of the pit.",
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"No matter how hard I pushed , I couldn't move the boulder.",
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"Noun",
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"an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"All this represents a serious challenge to a long-standing tenet of elite conventional wisdom \u2014 namely, that the growing Hispanic share of the American electorate would invariably push the country leftward. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 16 June 2022",
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"The site predicts that Tampa Bay will win Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday and that the total will push . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
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"Walton told the story of the local owner of the restaurant Scotch \u2019N Sirloin routinely begging the superstar to do a commercial, reasoning that the connection would push his business over the top. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
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"Most stocks dipped Tuesday in their first trading after tumbling into a bear market Monday on worries that high inflation would push central banks to clamp the brakes too hard on the economy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
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"Compounding investors\u2019 jitters is concern that the Federal Reserve\u2019s efforts to fight inflation will push the U.S. economy into a recession. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
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"The concern is that higher inflation will push the Federal Reserve to be more aggressive in hiking interest rates. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"But others worry that gentrification will push out longtime residents. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 13 June 2022",
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"The big concerns on Wall Street remain rising inflation and whether the Federal Reserve's shift to aggressively raise interest rates will help temper its impact \u2014 or push the economy into a recession. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Wolf\u2019s push for tolling comes as states increasingly look to user fees to make up for declining gas tax revenue that is not keeping up with the demands of fixing highways and bridges. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
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"The push comes as the city is seeing declines at all points in the housing production cycle. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
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"The push comes as Democrats face strong headwinds to hold on to power of Congress during the November elections amid rising inflation. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
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"The push for equal access to sports for boys and girls in high schools comes as overall participation for girls has exploded since the law took hold. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
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"The truth, when push comes to shove, is what Teddy was really lacking was love, real human interaction. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"But the push for constant swabbing comes with its own heavy costs. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
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"The push for tougher gun legislation comes in the aftermath of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 students and two teachers dead. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
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"The push comes as federal policymakers and semiconductor executives warn that the U.S. has become too dependent on Asian countries for chip manufacturing, which represents an economic and national security threat. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English possen, pusshen , probably from Old French pousser to exert pressure, from Latin pulsare , frequentative of pellere to drive, strike \u2014 more at felt":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210825"
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},
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"push-up":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a conditioning exercise performed in a prone position by raising and lowering the body with the straightening and bending of the arms while keeping the back straight and supporting the body on the hands and toes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pu\u0307sh-\u02cc\u0259p"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214331"
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},
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"push around":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to impose on contemptuously : bully":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215101"
|
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},
|
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"push wave":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a seismic disturbance consisting of longitudinal vibrations of the earth's crust":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225643"
|
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},
|
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"push things":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to continue to do or to try to do something when one should stop":[
|
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"She pushed things too far and lost all her winnings."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000102"
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}
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} |