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"SEAL":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a closure that must be broken to be opened and that thus reveals tampering":[],
": a dark brown":[],
": a device to prevent the passage or return of gas or air into a pipe or container":[],
": a device with a cut or raised emblem, symbol, or word used especially to certify a signature or authenticate a document":[],
": a seal that is a symbol or mark of office":[],
": a tight and perfect closure (as against the passage of gas or water)":[],
": an impression, device, or mark given the effect of a common-law seal by statute law or by American local custom recognized by judicial decision":[],
": leather made from the skin of a seal":[],
": something that confirms, ratifies, or makes secure : guarantee , assurance":[],
": something that secures (such as a wax seal on a document)":[],
": the pelt of a fur seal":[],
": to close or make secure against access, leakage, or passage by a fastening or coating":[],
": to confirm or make secure by or as if by a seal":[
"seal the deal"
],
": to determine irrevocably or indisputably":[
"that answer sealed our fate"
],
": to fasten with or as if with a seal to prevent tampering":[],
": to fix in position or close breaks in with a filling (as of plaster)":[],
": to hunt seals":[],
": to mark with a stamp or seal usually as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, weight, or capacity, or merchantable quality":[],
": to solemnize (something, such as a marriage) for eternity by a Mormon rite":[],
": with an authenticating seal affixed":[],
"sea, air, land (team)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1828, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sele , from Old English seolh ; akin to Old High German selah seal":"Noun",
"Middle English sele, seel , from Anglo-French seal, sel , from Latin sigillum seal, from diminutive of signum sign, seal \u2014 more at sign":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-201107",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"sea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a body of salt water of second rank more or less landlocked":[
"the Mediterranean sea"
],
": an inland body of water":[
"\u2014 used especially for names of such bodies the Caspian Sea"
],
": lost , bewildered":[],
": mare entry 2":[],
": ocean":[],
": something likened to the sea especially in vastness":[
"a sea of faces"
],
": the disturbance of the ocean or other body of water due to the wind":[],
": the seafaring life":[],
": to or on the open waters of the sea":[]
},
"examples":[
"the seas of the Southern Hemisphere",
"millions of plants and animals live in the sea",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Below in the sea , kayakers and paddle boarders floated by. \u2014 Margie Goldsmith, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"All the carbon dioxide helped kill off ocean dwellers by making the sea too acidic, as evidenced by chemical changes in shells and bones left behind by marine organisms. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 1 July 2022",
"Now living in Mazatl\u00e1n in a home overlooking the sea , the Texas native has written a vibrant and lively ode to the country of his heritage, inspired by his travels from the Pacific to the Atlantic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"At Fukushima, plant designers located the backup generators below sea level for a facility nestled against the sea in a country vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis like the one that inundated the plant in March 2011. \u2014 Audra J. Wolfe, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
"Towner, a senior biologist at the Dyer Island Conservation Trust off the southern tip of Africa, lives in Gansbaai and has witnessed firsthand how the two shark-hunting orcas have driven great whites out of the area and changed the sea 's ecosystem. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"Its glittering sea , forests, wildlife, rocky promontories, troves of ancient leavings and legacies \u2014 seep into human doings, as palpable and breathing as all its denizens. \u2014 Joan Frank, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"First to hit is the distinctive scent carried on the air every time the sea of flowers ripples. \u2014 Hafsa Khalil, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"In the big pink sea of breast cancer risk, Black women have little idea where along the pink gradient their risk falls. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 30 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English see , from Old English s\u01e3 ; akin to Old High German s\u0113 sea, Goth saiws":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blue",
"brine",
"deep",
"Neptune",
"ocean",
"seven seas"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193150",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"sea acorn":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": acorn barnacle":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202601",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea anchor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a drag typically of canvas thrown overboard to retard the drifting of a ship or seaplane and to keep its head to the wind":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If they weren\u2019t cut, the chutes would act as a sea anchor , drawing the crew down and drowning them. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 15 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202734",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea anemone":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of numerous usually solitary anthozoan polyps (order Actiniaria) whose form, bright and varied colors, and cluster of tentacles superficially resemble a flower":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Endurance rested upright on the seafloor; the ship\u2019s wheel was almost perfectly intact, and a pink-and-white sea anemone had fastened itself to the deck railing. \u2014 Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Or put a micro L.B.D. beneath a white ostrich feather hat by Philip Treacy, looking like the offspring of a jellyfish and a sea anemone , the tentacles floating eerily in the wind atop an attenuated silhouette. \u2014 New York Times , 16 July 2021",
"At some point Kaz appears at my side and gestures toward a sea anemone , the predatory underwater animal that resembles a flowering plant. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 21 Feb. 2021",
"The priestess owns a live sea anemone , an increasingly rare creature of immense value, and soon Acilde decides to steal it in order to pay for a dose of a magical elixir that will transform her into a man. \u2014 Daniel Alarc\u00f3n, The New Yorker , 19 Oct. 2020",
"The starlet sea anemone is a tiny invertebrate that lives in shallow, salty lagoons. \u2014 Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
"Look out for eels\u2019 eyes peeking out from coral castles, and watch the glowing green tentacles of a sea anemone wriggle in the tide. \u2014 Shannon Sims, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
"More parks to check out this time of year: Olympic National Park, WA, for towering sea stack rock formations and some of the best tide pools on earth, boasting neon pink and chartreuse sea anemones and bright orange seastars. \u2014 Kate Wertheimer, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"More parks to check out this time of year: Olympic National Park, WA, for towering sea stack rock formations and some of the best tide pools on earth, boasting neon pink and chartreuse sea anemones and bright orange seastars. \u2014 Kate Wertheimer, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1742, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193806",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"sea dog":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a veteran sailor":[]
},
"examples":[
"the tale of a grizzled old sea dog who sets out for one last voyage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Try the East Lothian seafood chowder and NB sea dog cocktail, made with gin. \u2014 Karen Gardiner, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"During the course of a military career that began at age 12, this indomitable sea dog had lost a leg, an eye and an arm, but gained incomparable understanding of how battles are fought and won. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Its rocky coves, secret anchorages and long winding creeks have historically been a haunting ground for seafaring scoundrels and salty sea dogs . \u2014 Alexander Turner, New York Times , 23 Mar. 2020",
"While even the saltiest of sea dogs are prone to bouts of illness aboard cruise ships, Maryland vacationers may take comfort in knowing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention closely monitors health standards on commercial ships. \u2014 Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com , 13 June 2019",
"Delaney emerged from prison an emaciated version of the sea dog who had entered the war. \u2014 Ray Locker, USA TODAY , 21 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"gob",
"hearty",
"jack",
"jack-tar",
"mariner",
"navigator",
"sailor",
"salt",
"seafarer",
"seaman",
"shipman",
"swab",
"swabbie",
"swabby",
"tar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045926",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea duck":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a diving duck (such as a scoter, merganser, or eider) that frequents the sea":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1999, about 110 king eiders, a type of large sea duck , were found dead on Baffin Island in Canada. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Unalaska Island reported 44 kinds of birds, including 623 black scoters, a large sea duck . \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Berlin started looking into the problem and built the sea duck program at the refuge from the ground up. \u2014 Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com , 20 May 2021",
"Marine birds also included mallards, common scoters (a large sea duck ), geese, cormorants, gannets, shags, auks, egrets and loons. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 Mar. 2020",
"The master of this art is the eider duck, a portly sea duck that is widespread in the Arctic and feeds by diving for mussels in frigid polar water. \u2014 Helen Czerski, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2020",
"In winter, tens of thousands of the threatened Steller's eider sea ducks stay in Izembek and molt. \u2014 Author: Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Jan. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085643",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea dust":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": fine and usually reddish dust blown to sea by winds from arid lands and when caught in falling raindrops giving rise to blood rain":[],
": salt":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103130",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea duty":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": duty in the U.S. Navy performed with a deployable unit (such as a ship or aircraft squadron)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"John Roosevelt is a lieutenant in the naval supply corps, now on sea duty . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Aug. 2019",
"His service was during the time of the Korean conflict, but his wife said his sea duty was in the Atlantic. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 8 Aug. 2019",
"After completing an internship and residency at the old South Baltimore General Hospital, now MedStar Harbor Hospital, he was assigned to active sea duty serving first on the battleship USS Texas. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 27 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193858",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea grape":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tree ( Coccoloba uvifera ) of the buckwheat family that inhabits sandy shores from Florida to South America, has rounded leaves, and bears clusters of purple to whitish edible berries":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Charlie and sea grape cascade down the walls, while lights twinkle like fireflies and a set of bookshelves peek through the greenery. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Some settled in the Champlain Towers, constructed in 1980 and fringed by palm and sea grape trees while boasting a heated swimming pool, valet parking, sauna and tennis courts. \u2014 Author: Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2021",
"Some settled in the Champlain Towers, constructed in 1980 and fringed by palm and sea grape trees while boasting a heated swimming pool, valet parking, sauna and tennis courts. \u2014 Author: Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2021",
"Some settled in the Champlain Towers, constructed in 1980 and fringed by palm and sea grape trees while boasting a heated swimming pool, valet parking, sauna and tennis courts. \u2014 Author: Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2021",
"Some settled in the Champlain Towers, constructed in 1980 and fringed by palm and sea grape trees while boasting a heated swimming pool, valet parking, sauna and tennis courts. \u2014 Author: Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2021",
"Some settled in the Champlain Towers, constructed in 1980 and fringed by palm and sea grape trees while boasting a heated swimming pool, valet parking, sauna and tennis courts. \u2014 Author: Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2021",
"Some settled in the Champlain Towers, constructed in 1980 and fringed by palm and sea grape trees while boasting a heated swimming pool, valet parking, sauna and tennis courts. \u2014 Author: Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2021",
"Some settled in the Champlain Towers, constructed in 1980 and fringed by palm and sea grape trees while boasting a heated swimming pool, valet parking, sauna and tennis courts. \u2014 Author: Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1806, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200612",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea green":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a moderate green or bluish green":[],
": a moderate yellow green":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The turquoise, sea green , navy blue and enamel elements are the result of masterful hands. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Throughout the gleaming white space are coral and sea green touches which are pulled directly from the oceanside villages of Greece itself, transporting guests to the Greek Isles. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Mediterranean vibes; open windows; stalactite-like white chandeliers; flowing curtains; coral and sea green accents; lemon trees and more create a unique, fun ambiance that plays up the Ornos Beach getaway inspiration. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The 11 pieces in gorgeous hues of sea green , sapphire and rust, include bikinis and bodysuits created locally in California in Vitamin A\u2019s signature sustainable fabric, EcoLux, made from recycled nylon. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
"Annette Gausney, 92, showed up in a sparkly sea green mask and sparkly purple dress. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 June 2021",
"The PicoMax will be available in three color options that include white coral, stone blue and sea green . \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"In the late 1800s, Syracuse wore light pink with sea green , and then turned to blue as an accent color before students rebelled to demand something bold. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Its palette goes beyond the gray, beige, and silver at the more decorous end of the Art Deco spectrum into an extravagant deep- sea green . \u2014 Christopher Bonanos, Curbed , 9 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105815",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea island cotton":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cotton ( Gossypium barbadense ) with especially long silky fiber":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sea Islands , chain of islands off the southeastern U.S. coast":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202239",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea laurel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a coarse American commercial sponge ( Euspongia dura )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195256",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea lavender":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Limonium ) of chiefly perennial herbs of the plumbago family with small flowers and basal leaves":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Glowscreen also features cocoa peptides for blue light protection and sea lavender for antioxidant protection. \u2014 Nicole Saunders, NBC News , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Among the virtual rainbow of plants are foxtail agave, sea lavender , society garlic, blue chalksticks, lantana, Texas sundrop, paddle plants, butterfly bush, cape plumbago, agapanthus and a small bougainvillea bush. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Sep. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185045",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea lily":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The work is a meditative visual poem about the passage of time set against a stone wall carved with sea lily fossils. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200740",
"type":[
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]
},
"sea mew":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195608",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea monkey":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a brine shrimp ( Artemia salina ) that hatches from dormant encysted eggs and is sometimes raised in aquariums":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Menze studies animals that can live in extreme environments, such as sea monkeys ' ability to survive desiccation, while Kopechek researches gene and drug delivery methods for treating illnesses such as cancer. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 12 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193904",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea mouse":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various large broad marine polychaete worms (especially genus Aphrodite ) covered with hairlike setae":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The sea mouse who helps whales find their way by parting the brows above their eyes. \u2014 Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The sea mouse who helps whales find their way by parting the brows above their eyes. \u2014 Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The sea mouse who helps whales find their way by parting the brows above their eyes. \u2014 Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The sea mouse who helps whales find their way by parting the brows above their eyes. \u2014 Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The sea mouse who helps whales find their way by parting the brows above their eyes. \u2014 Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The sea mouse who helps whales find their way by parting the brows above their eyes. \u2014 Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The sea mouse who helps whales find their way by parting the brows above their eyes. \u2014 Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The sea mouse who helps whales find their way by parting the brows above their eyes. \u2014 Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1520, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"type":[
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},
"sea mud":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105217",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea mugwort":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sea ragweed":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130331",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea onion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": squill sense 1a":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cc\u0259n-y\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193919",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea room":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": room for maneuver at sea":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their lack of sea room puts a premium on central bankers\u2019 demonstrated good judgment; an unforced error like that of the ECB in 2011 could have dire consequences. \u2014 The Economist , 12 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1554, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194555",
"type":[
"noun"
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"sea spider":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various small long-legged marine arthropods (class Pycnogonida) that superficially resemble spiders":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the study, scientists genetically sequenced all living sea spider families (spanning 89 species, all distantly related to land spiders) to create the first comprehensive family tree. \u2014 Raleigh Mcelvery, Science | AAAS , 15 Sep. 2020",
"On the Beagle\u2019s second voyage to Tierra del Fuego, in 1832, Charles Darwin was amazed at the variety of life found in the sea off the relatively barren archipelago: snails, starfish, sea spiders , and fish abounded in rafts of seaweed. \u2014 Lucy Jakub, Harper's magazine , 2 Mar. 2020",
"Looking at the genomic sequencing of 53 species of arachnids, horseshoe crabs and sea spiders , Ballesteros' team found overwhelming data putting Xiphosura within the anarchid family. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Feb. 2019",
"So the researchers concentrated on numerous pores that dot the legs of sea spiders . \u2014 James Gorman, New York Times , 28 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203046",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sea stores":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": supplies (as of foodstuffs) laid in before starting on a sea voyage":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1659, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202151",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"sea-green incorruptible":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one utterly, disinterestedly, and rigidly devoted to some ideal or objective especially in the world of political thought or action":[]
},
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ships and the intrepid seafarers who man them remain a vital part of the world economy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Typically, an early-career seafarer in India earns about 300,000 rupees ($3,900) annually. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 22 Mar. 2022",
"During the pandemic, seafarer happiness dropped sharply, according to survey results gathered by The Mission to Seafarers, a nonprofit that publishes a quarterly Seafarer Happiness Index. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Ege Tuluay, a 24-year-old student training to be a seafarer , walked into Caspicoin, a crypto shop in the Grand Bazaar, on Monday to check on the commission for buying tether with his U.S. dollar savings. \u2014 Jared Malsin, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
"With many of the world\u2019s 400,000 merchant mariners still struggling to take time off and go home, seafarer fatigue remains a problem heading into the second holiday season of the pandemic. \u2014 Brendan Murray, Fortune , 18 Oct. 2021",
"With a beam of 14 feet, the vessel offers a generous living area that can be outfitted in a range of materials and finishes to match each seafarer \u2019s personal taste. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 Sep. 2021",
"On the cliff top above, a statue of Captain James Cook, England\u2019s most famous seafarer , surveyed the harbor, grasping a compass and a scroll of charts. \u2014 Henry Wismayer, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The pragmatic seafarer is more reserved than a typical tour guide. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The rotors were on the starboard side: four columns painted in white, each 52 feet tall and seven feet in diameter \u2014 wide enough for a seafarer to crawl in and make repairs. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2021"
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"1513, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8s\u0113-\u02ccfer-\u0259r"
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"gob",
"hearty",
"jack",
"jack-tar",
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"navigator",
"sailor",
"salt",
"sea dog",
"seaman",
"shipman",
"swab",
"swabbie",
"swabby",
"tar"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": any of various submerged monocotyledonous plants (such as eelgrass, tape grass, and turtle grass) of tropical to temperate usually shallow coastal waters that have narrow grasslike leaves and often form dense underwater meadows":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tamworth says the creatures are ravaging the New England corridor of shellfisheries, destroying coastal seagrass beds and shifting entire ecosystems. \u2014 Jeff Kart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"In 2010 and 2011, a heatwave hit Western Australia, damaging Shark Bay\u2019s seagrass meadows. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"The seagrass meadow covered almost 200 square kilometers (77 square miles or 49,000 acres), Sinclair said -- bigger than Brooklyn. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Efforts are ongoing to restore the crucial seagrass beds but those are long-term projects. \u2014 Curt Anderson, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"The spa kit, meanwhile, can be bought at the Hendrick\u2019s Tiny Shop and all proceeds will go to Project Seagrass to help with the conservation of seagrass meadows. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 1 Mar. 2022",
"For example, peatlands, seagrass meadows and forests act as carbon sinks, keeping greenhouse gases out of the air. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Oct. 2021",
"The plant, the Posidonia australis, is a species of seagrass . \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 2 June 2022",
"Despite efforts to reduce pollution in the Indian River Lagoon, where record numbers of manatees died in the past two years, the sea cows are unlikely to find enough seagrass to get through next winter without help. \u2014 David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8s\u0113-\u02ccgras"
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"type":[
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]
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": to confirm or make secure by or as if by a seal":[
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],
": to determine irrevocably or indisputably":[
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": to fix in position or close breaks in with a filling (as of plaster)":[],
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": to mark with a stamp or seal usually as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, weight, or capacity, or merchantable quality":[],
": to solemnize (something, such as a marriage) for eternity by a Mormon rite":[],
": with an authenticating seal affixed":[],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1828, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English sele , from Old English seolh ; akin to Old High German selah seal":"Noun",
"Middle English sele, seel , from Anglo-French seal, sel , from Latin sigillum seal, from diminutive of signum sign, seal \u2014 more at sign":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8s\u0113l"
],
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to make the future that someone will have certain":[
"Their decision sealed her fate . Once they made their decision, her fate was sealed .",
"Her fate was sealed by the marriage arrangement made in her youth."
]
},
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"idiom"
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": a line, groove, or ridge formed by the abutment of edges":[],
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"found a seam in the zone defense"
],
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],
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": the space between adjacent planks or strakes of a ship":[],
": the stitching used in such a joining":[],
": to become fissured or ridgy":[],
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": to join by sewing":[],
": to mark with lines suggesting seams":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the seams of a dress",
"the seams of a boat",
"a rich seam of iron ore",
"Verb",
"in fencing circles it is a mark of honor to have one's face seamed with saber cuts",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The right-hander can throw up to six pitches but primarily features a four- seam fastball/slider combo. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"Ceiling material: standing seam metal roof in storm gray. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 9 June 2022",
"Details like the wide waistband and chafe-free seam placement made the Entourage so comfortable that testers wore them to sleep, as well as for hours after their toughest workouts. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 5 June 2022",
"In 2021, her mother was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer which inspired Khodara to make the album, which for her is a creative seam sewn between herself, her mother, and to the experience of being a mother. \u2014 Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The princess- seam swim dress is designed with two seams that run down the front of the torso to flatter the body and emphasize an hourglass shape, and the extra panel of fabric provides modesty. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Checks line up to each seam to prove its impeccable craftsmanship, while padded shoulders give it sharp Wall Street vibes. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 16 May 2022",
"Big, tall body that can get down the seam and box people out. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Ahead 0-1 in the count, Garc\u00eda offered a second-pitch four- seam fastball. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This machine includes different colored threads and bobbins, scissors, a measuring tape, seam ripper, needles and more to get started. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022",
"Many factors, like fabric choice and seam design, can affect a parachute\u2019s effectiveness. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Scoop about \u00bc cup of the tofu mixture into each tortilla, roll tightly and place seam side down into the baking dish. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Then, lightly flour the tops of the loaves and place them in the baskets to proof, seam -side facing up. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2021",
"The prospect of the next month without Davis could seam bleak, but there are worse outcomes, and with the Lakers\u2019 luck 31 games into this season, no one would\u2019ve been shocked. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Once all burritos have been filled and rolled, return to dry skillet, seam side down, to seal and toast to a golden brown color. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Roll up tortillas and place in a microwave-safe dish just big enough to hold them, seam side down. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Place the roll-up, seam side down, in the baking dish. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021"
],
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"1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English seem , from Old English s\u0113am ; akin to Old English s\u012bwian to sew \u2014 more at sew":"Noun"
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"\u02c8s\u0113m"
],
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"score",
"scribe"
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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": a face on a building stone formed by a natural seam in the rock":[]
},
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"type":[
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": any of the three ranks below petty officer in the navy or coast guard":[],
": sailor , mariner":[]
},
"examples":[
"a weathered old seaman who now captains a tour boat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His father, Fince, was a merchant seaman , and his mother, Rose, was a homemaker. \u2014 Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"Uh, Cleveland Siemens, second-class Albert, Raymond Kelly, and also a seaman and Juno Angelo, Anthony Sudano of nine. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"Prosecutors allege Mays was disgruntled working as a deck seaman on the ship. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
"After becoming a seaman in 2021, Kyle Mullen was training as a SEAL candidate. \u2014 Kiran Dhillon, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Both completed Hell Week several years ago, one as an enlisted seaman and the other as an officer. \u2014 Jerry Carino, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2014",
"Son of a successful dry goods merchant, Olmsted tried his hand as a seaman , farmer and writer before coming into park design amid the grime and sprawl of the industrial revolution. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The seaman was seen carrying a heavy bucket down into the ship\u2019s lower vehicle storage area just after 8 a.m., according to a sailor who was on watch who testified at Mays\u2019 preliminary Article 32 hearing in December. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Nevertheless, Shackleton pressed on, leaving two of the team on the shore and crossing the uncharted interior with two others, Worsley and Irish veteran seaman Tom Crean. \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8s\u0113-m\u0259n"
],
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"hearty",
"jack",
"jack-tar",
"mariner",
"navigator",
"sailor",
"salt",
"sea dog",
"seafarer",
"shipman",
"swab",
"swabbie",
"swabby",
"tar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215721",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"seamless":{
"antonyms":[
"amiss",
"bad",
"censurable",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect",
"reproachable"
],
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": having no awkward transitions, interruptions, or indications of disparity":[
"a seamless fusion of beauty and intelligence",
"\u2014 Jack Kroll et al."
],
": having no seams":[],
": perfect , flawless":[
"a seamless performance"
]
},
"examples":[
"The transitions from scene to scene were seamless .",
"a seamless transfer of power",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ensure the mobile experience is as seamless as the desktop experience for your customers, and take the time to ensure that all pages, including payment forms, are easy to read and navigate on any screen. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
"At its heart is a slippery engineering challenge: how to make unlocking as seamless as possible to its authorized user but as difficult as possible for everyone else",
"So transfers are more seamless and non degree seeking students find their place. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Liverpool, so seamless and so smooth in a 2-0 victory six days ago, struggled to complete a pass. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"As someone who has worked as a bra specialist, nothing could prepare me for how seamless and sufficient the process of finding the right size for me would be. \u2014 Venesa Coger, refinery29.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
"The department had a couple of tips to make a trip to the airport as seamless as possible. \u2014 Sylvia Goodman, chicagotribune.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Crossplay \u2013 This just launched this season, but at long last, Destiny 2 players can play with any friend, on any platform, due to Bungie\u2019s pretty seamless integration of crossplay in Season of the Lost. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"This calculation derives from data to make the latter stages of that procurement process more seamless , less labor-intensive, more efficient in terms of prospective waste, and customer-serving in terms of stock availability and fulfillment choice. \u2014 Michael Feindt, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8s\u0113m-l\u0259s"
],
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"synonyms":[
"absolute",
"faultless",
"flawless",
"ideal",
"immaculate",
"impeccable",
"indefectible",
"irreproachable",
"letter-perfect",
"perfect",
"picture-book",
"picture-perfect",
"unblemished"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205330",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"seamstress":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a woman whose occupation is sewing":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His father was a carpenter and his mother was a seamstress . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"His father was a carpenter and his mother was a seamstress . \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Carlo\u2019s mother, Angiolina, was a seamstress from Collodi. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"His father was a tailor from Kiev, his mother a seamstress from near Minsk. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 7 Oct. 2021",
"His father, Aniello, was a longshoreman; his mother, Lucy (Esposito) Pignatano, was a seamstress . \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Plus, this machine has a maximum sewing speed of 850 stitches per minute for the speedy seamstress . \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022",
"His father was reportedly denied the military draft because of a body weakened by alcoholism, while his mother was a seamstress . \u2014 Phil Davison, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"My dad worked as a beach warden, and my mom was a seamstress . \u2014 Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113m(p)-str\u0259s",
"\u02c8s\u0113m-str\u0259s",
"also \u02c8sem(p)-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104030",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": a mark or scar left by searing":[],
": being dried and withered":[],
": the catch that holds the hammer of a gun's lock at cock or half cock":[],
": threadbare":[],
": to burn, scorch, mark, or injure with or as if with sudden application of intense heat":[],
": to cause withering or drying":[],
": to cook the surface of quickly with intense heat":[
"sear a steak"
],
": to make withered and dry : parch":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The tree was seared by lightning.",
"The flames seared my skin.",
"The steak was seared over a hot grill."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1874, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English seren , from Old English s\u0113arian to become dry, from s\u0113ar sere":"Verb",
"probably from Middle French serre grasp, from serrer to press, grasp, from Old French, from Late Latin serare to bolt, latch, from Latin sera bar for fastening a door":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sir"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"char",
"scorch",
"singe"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185641",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"search":{
"antonyms":[
"hunt",
"quest"
],
"definitions":{
": a party that searches":[],
": an act of boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas in exercise of right of search":[],
": an act of searching":[
"a search for food",
"go in search of help"
],
": to examine for articles concealed on the person":[],
": to examine in seeking something":[
"searched the north field"
],
": to look at as if to discover or penetrate intention or nature":[],
": to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something: such as":[],
": to look or inquire carefully":[
"searched for the papers"
],
": to look through or explore by inspecting possible places of concealment or investigating suspicious circumstances":[],
": to make painstaking investigation or examination":[],
": to uncover, find, or come to know by inquiry or scrutiny":[
"\u2014 usually used with out"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They haven't found him yet, so they have to keep searching .",
"The police searched her for concealed weapons.",
"He was searched by the guard before he was allowed to enter the courtroom.",
"The software allows you to search thousands of sites at the same time.",
"She searched for information on the Web.",
"He searched her face, hoping to see some glimmer of emotion.",
"Noun",
"We will begin a search for a new manager this week.",
"I performed a search for the file.",
"I did a Web search for restaurants in that area.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ward's surprise outreach gave McLaughlin a new avenue to search . \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"There are many types of dehumidifiers, but these are the common terms to search for: Thermo-electric (or Peltier) models use electricity to create temperature changes within the systems' modules. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
"These modern satellites, though not intended to search for milky seas, are equipped with specialized day/night band instruments that, at their extreme low end of sensitivity, can pick up something as dim as bioluminescence from space. \u2014 Sam Keck Scott, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 June 2022",
"Moonbow is a seasonal program to search for rainbowlike phenomenon that occur at night when the light from the moon refracts in water droplets from the park\u2019s waterfalls. \u2014 Lisa Davis, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
"But even before that video started, Justesten was antagonizing and threatening people while digging through the trash to search for his phone, according to Robinson. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
"But thus far the Russians appear not to have put a high priority on arms interdiction, perhaps because their air force is leery of flying into Ukraine\u2019s air defenses to search out and attack supply convoys on the move. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Russians who have a working familiarity with V.P.N.s and an urge to search out the truth online can still learn what is happening in Ukraine. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Instead of waiting for candidates to come to them via traditional job postings, retailers are leaning on artificial intelligence software to search out people who would be good fits for jobs \u2014 before candidates even consider applying. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After a bewilderingly slow start, the Brazilian Army and Navy had finally mounted a search -and-rescue effort, sending in a handful of troops with a fast boat. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
"In the days since, search -and-rescue efforts have been hobbled by rain and landslides, closing off towns and villages to ambulances and aid. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Images of a first responder carrying Jonah on his shoulders offered hope to rescuers and the world as the search and rescue mission extended for 14 days. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Police then police executed a search and seizure warrant and found evidence linked to the crime, including the handgun displayed in the robbery. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"At least three fire departments and the county search and rescue team responded to the Rumpke landfill in Colerain Thursday after communication was lost with two contractors inspecting a stormwater pipe, company officials said. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"Terrell said a Coast Guard HC-130J plane conducted search and rescue flights over the area where the couple reported rough weather took place Monday and Tuesday, but no evidence of them or the boat was found. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"Hozaifa added that the death toll is likely to rise as search -and-rescue efforts continue. \u2014 Aditi Sangal, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The photos were accompanied by facts about William, such as his exact birth time and his earlier service as a search -and-rescue pilot, where he was known as Flight Lieutenant Wales. \u2014 Angie Orellana Hernandez, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English cerchen , from Anglo-French cercher, sercher to travel about, investigate, search, from Late Latin circare to go about, from Latin circum round about \u2014 more at circum-":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0259rch"
],
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"comb",
"dig (through)",
"dredge",
"hunt (through)",
"rake",
"ransack",
"rifle",
"rummage",
"scour",
"sort (through)",
"troll"
],
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"Toni Morrison\u2019s searing novel about slavery and family, as part of an AP English class. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Oct. 2021",
"In Asali Solomon\u2019s searing satirical novel, two middle-aged Black women who dated in college are thrown back into each other\u2019s orbits after losing touch for years. \u2014 Annabel Gutterman, Time , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had been begging the West for weeks to unleash the searing sanctions of which leaders in Washington, Ottawa, London and elsewhere had spoken about with blustering swagger. \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Heidi Schreck returns to her searing play on the Constitution. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Her story is just one part of \u00d6stlund\u2019s searing commentary on privilege, greed and power \u2014 but Abigail\u2019s power play, exquisitely brought to life by de Leon\u2019s deadpan delivery, is what audiences will remember. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"Hawke\u2019s conversations with Stephanie Newman, the youngest child of Newman and McDonald, are a searing reminder of the untold stories of famous men\u2019s first wives. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"The Woodwind with Sear Box model from Camp Chef can serve as both a smoker and a searing grill. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"The story of Jean Valjean's fight to begin a new life and to get redemption after enduring searing punishment is still one of the most popular musicals in the history of the genre. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2022"
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"Pink is in style this season .",
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"Garoppolo appeared in four more games for New England during that 2016 season , all in garbage time. \u2014 Cale Clinton, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Gaughan won once more that season and subsequently raced four more times at Road America with a top finish of second in 2016. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"In 21 regular- season appearances with Philly, Harden put up 21.0 points, 10.5 assists, 7.9 free throws, 7.1 rebounds and 2.2 threes per game to go with a 60.1 true shooting percentage. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Before last season\u2019s ending, Buchtel had won its league and handed Brecksville-Broadview Heights its only regular- season loss. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
"Chamberlain averaged 30 that season but was held to 23 by Rosenbluth in the championship final. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"No one ran on this defense, which gave up only 165 points in 16 games that season . \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"The franchise record for single- season home runs is within reach. \u2014 James Yasko, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"Faldo\u2019s last broadcast on CBS will take place on August 7 during the Wyndham Championship, the PGA Tour\u2019s regular- season finale. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Once the fish is completely pat dried, season it with salt and pepper and carefully put it in the pan, skin-side down. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Or make simple short grain sushi rice and lightly season it with your choice of sushi rice vinegar when cooked. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Place the pork tenderloins on the prepared pan, season them with salt and douse them with olive oil, massaging the salt and oil into the tenderloins. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Crack an egg into each nest and season it with salt. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Women bought heaps to season and sell, a trade Sene learned from her mother, who learned from her mother. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Then, season the agrodolce with a generous amount of black pepper, crushed chile flakes and more salt to taste. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022",
"For more bite, season the shrimp with a little more cayenne, or add a pinch or two to the tomato sauce. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"If the juices are nicely reduced and flavorful at this point, season them with the remaining \u00bc teaspoon of salt and \u215b teaspoon of pepper. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"High pressure will bring partly sunny skies and nearly seasonable temperatures on Wednesday with highs ranging from the mid-60s to the mid-70s. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"Temperatures will be rather seasonable , with lows in the low to mid-40s and just a light southeast wind. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Loads of sunshine and low humidity will team up with seasonable temperatures to deliver a winner. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"The Northeast will see some relief after a cold front comes through on Sunday, bringing temperatures back to more seasonable levels by Monday. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 21 May 2022",
"The first week of May should be close to seasonable levels. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Temperatures will be seasonable with highs in the upper 30s to the low and mid-40s. \u2014 courant.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The month of May got off to a sunny and seasonable start, but the next few days will feature clouds and showers with the showers mainly confined to Monday and Wednesday. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 1 May 2022",
"Temperatures won\u2019t be as cold as this current cold snap, just seasonable . \u2014 courant.com , 14 Feb. 2022"
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"The new restrictions are stressing an industry of watermen already beleaguered by strict visa requirements that have limited seasonal migrant workers at the region\u2019s crab houses and soaring prices on many supplies, including gasoline and paint. \u2014 Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"To give it a seasonal touch, switch out the ribbon depending on the holiday or time of year. \u2014 Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 June 2022",
"True, the Omicron variant appears to be less severe than the original one -- Shanghai registered a 0.1% Covid-19 fatality rate between April 1 and May 31, the same level as the seasonal influenza. \u2014 Yanzhong Huang, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"In early 2015, as delays arose during contract talks, Charlie Woo laid off more than 600 seasonal workers from his company, Megatoys. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Beyond the galleries, the exhibition also extends outside as the museum has incorporated its gardens to include seasonal displays inspired by the imagery found in impressionist artists' paintings such as Monet's infamous water lilies. \u2014 Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"The volatility has upended the traditional seasonal landscape. \u2014 Alina Dizik, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Warrior Restaurant & Bar features a seasonal menu that spans breakfast to bar snacks. \u2014 Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Tennessee Williams spent four productive summers there in the 1940s \u2014 Provincetown is now a seasonal playground for artists, actors, authors, and drag queens, who can find steady work at clubs along Commercial Street. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022"
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"He couldn't find his seat in the concert hall.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Palm Beach County School Board meetings have been packed for two years with parents and community members angry over such issues as masks and racial equity, and now some of them want a seat on the dais. \u2014 Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"After a stint in the press office, years as a programmer, and a seat on the selection committee, Walder has kept a foot in Neuchatel every year since 2008, witnessing NIFFF\u2019s growth in size and international stature. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"While in Ely, nab a seat on the Great Basin Stars & Champagne Train on the Nevada Northern Railway. \u2014 Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
"Arredondo, who recently won a seat on the city council, was sworn in during a private ceremony May 30 but had not appeared at the last two meetings. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Bachelder renders a scene many beleaguered parents will recognize: how, sometimes, something as simple as a vacant seat on the couch can feel like a throne. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
"Merriam\u2019s elevation opens another seat on the federal district court. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
"Witness SpaceX - the going rate for a seat on its orbital spacecraft is between $50 and $95 million. \u2014 Jim Clash, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Trump then turned to Steve Engel, the Justice Department\u2019s assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel, whom Trump reportedly had considered for a seat on the Supreme Court. \u2014 Michael Kranish, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"According to the company, the new SUV has the option to seat seven people and uses the modular architecture for premium and luxury class electric vehicles. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Given societal and regulatory pressure on companies to seat more women on boards and in C-suites, corporate stakeholders are starting to be more supportive of female leaders, but too often that support is fragile and fleeting. \u2014 Emily Rogers, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
"Designed in natural wood, the restaurant will seat 140 people and serve dishes like Yellow Tail Sashimi with Jalapeno, Black Cod Dry Miso and Wagyu Tacos plus a variety of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes as well. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The Defender 130 will seat eight passengers and is expected to be offered with six- and eight-cylinder engines. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 18 May 2022",
"Trash Pandas General Manager Garrett Fahrmann said the football configuration will seat up to 10,000, including UNA\u2019s Pride of Dixie band and Jacksonville State\u2019s Marching Southerners. \u2014 al , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The modern space, adjacent to a riverside park amid Vancouver\u2019s fresh and bustling development of restaurants, bars, condominiums and businesses, will seat about 40 inside plus 40 more on sidewalk tables outside. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The new 2200 square-foot eatery will seat 45 and will offer dine-in, take-out, delivery and catering. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Banquet and convention venue will seat up to 1,200 people for gatherings with tables and up to 2,000 for concerts. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"Teens sported Hollister\u2019s seagull and Jack Wills\u2019 pheasant on their chests as a point of pride. \u2014 Diyora Shadijanova, refinery29.com , 25 May 2022",
"Yet in comparison, a TikTok account of a British man feeding his pet seagull currently has 3.2 million. \u2014 Scott Bryan, Variety , 14 May 2022",
"Almost on cue, a bold seagull hopped up to a laminated photo of nurdles and hungrily pecked at it. \u2014 Clara Germani, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The Switchblade 300 is a drone the size of a seagull that takes two minutes to prepare for flight. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Some of them rely on the random silliness of, say, crew member Buttons (Ewan Bremner) basking naked in the moonlight while communing with his favorite seagull friend. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Mar. 2022",
"For Holland there's an appreciation for nature, even its monotone whiteness, where the only sounds are wind and an occasional seagull . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The Cratchits\u2019 Christmas feast won\u2019t be a small turkey but a seagull and driftwood. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Florida police are searching for a man who struck a seagull with a shovel last week on Marco Island. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 9 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tickets are priced at \u00a399 per person and include cocktails served by Hawksmoor bartenders and hands-on experience of cooking the perfect steak (from sourcing to seasoning ) alongside Hawksmoor chefs. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Now add a healthy amount of a dry rub seasoning of your choice onto both sides of the chicken. \u2014 Joe Difazio, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"Everything bagel seasoning breadcrumbs would work great on a crisp salad with crunchy greens like iceberg or Little Gem. \u2014 June Kim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 June 2022",
"Artisan Parmesan cheese crisps are combined with a non-GMO blend of almonds, cashews, pistachios, pecans and garlic-herb seasoning in this 100% crunchy mix. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
"Choose a four or eight pack, each with premium knuckle and claw meat, split-top buns, and Luke\u2019s secret seasoning for easy assembly at home. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"Following the form, each one is filled with ground beef, lettuce and a slice of American cheese and comes with a taco seasoning and hot sauce. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
"The Cinci-Chili empanada is stuffed with ground beef, onion, tomato, cheese and Cincinnati-style chili seasoning . \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"Missing from the picture is salt or other seasoning to tie the elements. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 3 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Somewhere was designed to hit three main points: luxury quality, seasonless style, and perfect fit. \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Nov. 2019",
"So far, Everlane's footwear selection has focused on those sophisticated, seasonless silhouettes people don't swap out every season\u2014the loafer, the boot, the low block heel. \u2014 Glamour , 18 Apr. 2019",
"While neutral tones and no-makeup-makeup are seasonless staples that continue to dominate street style and red carpets alike, head-turning pops of color are making a full-blown comeback. \u2014 Jenna Rennert, Vogue , 10 Oct. 2018",
"The collections are seasonless capsules and pieces ranging in price from $60 to $350. \u2014 Brooke Bobb, Vogue , 1 June 2018",
"That said, these muted, sophisticated versions speak a little softer and feel sufficiently seasonless in the fall. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 17 Aug. 2017",
"Last fall marked the beginning of a new era for Burberry, one of London\u2019s most iconic fashion houses: the start of buy-now-wear-now, seasonless dressing, and its first coed catwalk. \u2014 Monica Kim, Vogue , 16 Sep. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Others are more erratic, creating fleeting bursts of seaward -flowing water on smooth, open beaches. \u2014 Chloe Williams, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
"Reading the sound of the sea is no match for riding seaward on the waves. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Without a cohesive ice shelf holding it back, the ice sheet on land will accelerate its own seaward march, as well as that of its neighbors. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The place is a busy depot: Waves of chinook and coho salmon face upriver for their last brutal trip to spawn and die, meeting young salmon swimming seaward with new silver scales broadcasting a readiness for ocean life. \u2014 Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Oct. 2021",
"So even if wind blows water farther onto a beach, and foamy waves crash ashore, the average high tide can be, and often is, much farther seaward . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"The rich blues and aqueous textures of the many watery scenes suggest an islander\u2019s seaward outlook, while the fiery, liquid reds in other pictures evoke volcanoes. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 May 2021",
"The deed requires that once the bluff recedes to within 10 feet of the primary structure, any portions of the building that are seaward of the 40-foot setback must be removed, according to the staff report. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2021",
"The forecast track has shifted in the last few updates, jogging closer to the South Florida coast on Friday afternoon, then edging seaward late night. \u2014 Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Aug. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The hope was that the easterlies tumbling seaward from the dry lungs of California\u2019s San Bernardino Valley would slingshot her past Catalina Island and to 125 degrees west longitude, where the currents would shift in her favor. \u2014 Andrew Lewis, Outside Online , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Multiple sharks milled by the inlet, where sandbars are often packed with gray seals and their scent drifts seaward on dropping tides. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The Makai Makai means seaward in the Hawaiian language. \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Some species like Spanish mackerel may move seaward in lower Mobile Bay with the rains, though the lower salinity doesn\u2019t bother trout and reds much. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 2 July 2021",
"As the glacier below it began to shift, the entire camp moved with it, sliding 20 inches or more a day as the ice sheet drifted seaward . \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2020",
"However, that surge\u2019s size at New Orleans, more than 100 winding river miles up from the coast, would be reduced by the Big Muddy\u2019s push seaward . \u2014 Jeff Martin, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Aug. 2019",
"On the ground That grounding line migrates seaward or landward as the glacier advances or retreats\u2014processes that are controlled by water temperatures and currents, air temperatures, snowfall, and the topography of the bedrock beneath the ice. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2018",
"The contrast of the visual scar with the green, seaward open vistas and lagoons on the state wildlife preserve is visible to passersby on Warner Avenue and has been a source of aggravation to nearby residents for years. \u2014 Lauren Williams, Orange County Register , 13 Apr. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Any infrastructure that France built in Central Africa had to enable their seaward dispatch to the metropole. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 6 Aug. 2021",
"The seaward side of the still house has a huge picture window looking out over the Atlantic. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 20 June 2021",
"Recent measurements showed the most seaward portion of the house at 245 Pacific is just 22 feet from the edge of the cliff, the staff report states. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2021",
"The inland walls, some fairly small but others up to 13 feet high, would divide neighborhoods, leaving homes on the seaward side with less protection. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2021",
"Scaffolding lines the seaward side of the boxy concrete building, and there\u2019s more at the top of its distinctive 400-foot-tall smokestack. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Oct. 2020",
"At the fore-reef, the coral at the most seaward edge of the reef, there appeared to be no loss between historical coral observations and modern habitat maps. \u2014 Ben Guarino, chicagotribune.com , 6 Sep. 2017",
"Without it, riverbeds flatten out and the seaward current of the river slows, allowing saltwater to make its way upstream and spoiling rice fields. \u2014 Austin Meyer, Slate Magazine , 18 Apr. 2017"
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"I have season tickets for our team's games.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The finance recruiter and Yankees season ticket holder then turned to Twitter to reunite the youngster with his missing glove in a tweet that went viral, amassing more than 14,000 likes and 4,500 retweets since Sunday night. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 11 Apr. 2022",
"UConn donors and season ticket holders can purchase tickets now by logging on to their accounts. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"But season ticket holders are currently able to purchase tickets for the game. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"Seven-show packages range in price from $120-$336 and are available now for current season ticket holders and go on sale for new subscribers on June 1. \u2014 cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"The Packers this year reclaimed excess tickets from a handful of season ticket holders who the team said had a large number of tickets that were being used for commercial rather than personal purposes. \u2014 Richard Ryman, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"Ohio State previously adjusted its season ticket policy for football this season to encourage more direct giving to the football program. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"That number includes 1,141 spaces west of the stadium in the Tailgate Park, a grass area reserved for season ticket holders who paid a premium for the privilege. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"An additional marketing tool was released this week with an interactive 3D map of Snapdragon that enables prospective season ticket holders to get a virtual view of available seats. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gerardson Nicolas, 29, was on his way to work just before 9 a.m. June 15 when an officer on a motorcycle pulled him over in North Miami Beach for not wearing a seat belt . \u2014 Elliot Lewis, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"The juvenile was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, and was ejected. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
"The man was not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected, investigators said. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 20 June 2022",
"Rodriguez, who was not wearing a seat belt , was found nearby and pronounced dead at the scene. \u2014 Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"The driver was charged with OVI, driving under suspension, not wearing a seat belt , making an improper turn, and possession of drug paraphernalia. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"Stay in the vehicle with your seat belt buckled and wait for the storm to pass. \u2014 Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
"In September:Woman charged with assault after punching Southwest flight attendant on May flight During the flight\u2019s final descent, the attendant had asked Quinonez to buckle her seat belt , stow her tray table, and put on her facemask properly. \u2014 Julie Watson, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
"Voyles, who was not wearing his seat belt , was partially ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. \u2014 Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022"
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"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But as the sea otter population rebounded there in the early 2000s, so did the seagrass. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"If your partner asks you to turn back because a sea otter gave him a snarky look, do it. \u2014 Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020",
"Atolla reynoldsi was named for Jeff Reynolds, one of the first volunteers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium who helped with important initiatives like its sea otter pup rescue program. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Here, a sea otter is seen using a rock to shake an abalone shell loose for a quick snack. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The women got together last week to cut out the patterns and sew hats using seal and sea otter skins, a fleece lining and yarn for tassels. \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Mar. 2022",
"In the water in the distance, a sea otter floats in the kelp. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The new moms teach the pups how to do sea otter things\u2014like clean themselves, float on their backs, and use rocks to crack open sea urchins on their bellies. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 4 Nov. 2021",
"From the article: A sea otter is a ravenous ecosystem engineer of the highest order. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021"
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"1664, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tickets are priced at \u00a399 per person and include cocktails served by Hawksmoor bartenders and hands-on experience of cooking the perfect steak (from sourcing to seasoning ) alongside Hawksmoor chefs. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Now add a healthy amount of a dry rub seasoning of your choice onto both sides of the chicken. \u2014 Joe Difazio, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"Everything bagel seasoning breadcrumbs would work great on a crisp salad with crunchy greens like iceberg or Little Gem. \u2014 June Kim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 June 2022",
"Artisan Parmesan cheese crisps are combined with a non-GMO blend of almonds, cashews, pistachios, pecans and garlic-herb seasoning in this 100% crunchy mix. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
"Choose a four or eight pack, each with premium knuckle and claw meat, split-top buns, and Luke\u2019s secret seasoning for easy assembly at home. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"Following the form, each one is filled with ground beef, lettuce and a slice of American cheese and comes with a taco seasoning and hot sauce. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
"The Cinci-Chili empanada is stuffed with ground beef, onion, tomato, cheese and Cincinnati-style chili seasoning . \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"Missing from the picture is salt or other seasoning to tie the elements. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 3 June 2022"
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This includes general major depressive disorder, postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder and bipolar disorder. \u2014 Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Since seasonal affective disorder comes with the changing weather each year, Kadera said students can help notice the recurring symptoms of depression by being aware of their emotional wellbeing throughout the year. \u2014 Alexie Zollinger, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"For some people, seasonal affective disorder can make things worse. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
"If the negative feelings happen at the same time for consecutive years, there is a chance an individual has seasonal affective disorder . \u2014 Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Bupropion is approved for the treatment of adult depression and seasonal affective disorder , and to help people stop smoking. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"The senator noted that cases of SAD, or seasonal affective disorder , are much more common in the winter months than in summer. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Light therapy is one of the go-to treatments for seasonal affective disorder (SAD)\u2014a type of seasonal mood disorder that leaves people feeling lonely, depressed, or isolated and typically strikes during the cold, dark winter months. \u2014 Sarah Klein, Health.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Amy Kugler understands firsthand how running can help combat seasonal affective disorder (SAD). \u2014 Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2020"
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"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u2014 F. A. Christie"
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"\u2014 John Milton"
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"\u2014 Francis Hackett"
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"Noun",
"I enjoy watching the seasons change every year.",
"These plants have a short growing season .",
"Deer season starts next week.",
"Monsoon season is coming soon.",
"This season's fashions are very feminine.",
"Pink is in style this season .",
"The theater company will be putting on plays by Shakespeare this season .",
"one of the shows in the network's season lineup",
"Verb",
"You must season the firewood.",
"the chef seasoned the vegetables as soon as they came out of the oven",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Garoppolo appeared in four more games for New England during that 2016 season , all in garbage time. \u2014 Cale Clinton, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Gaughan won once more that season and subsequently raced four more times at Road America with a top finish of second in 2016. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"In 21 regular- season appearances with Philly, Harden put up 21.0 points, 10.5 assists, 7.9 free throws, 7.1 rebounds and 2.2 threes per game to go with a 60.1 true shooting percentage. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Before last season\u2019s ending, Buchtel had won its league and handed Brecksville-Broadview Heights its only regular- season loss. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
"Chamberlain averaged 30 that season but was held to 23 by Rosenbluth in the championship final. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"No one ran on this defense, which gave up only 165 points in 16 games that season . \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"The franchise record for single- season home runs is within reach. \u2014 James Yasko, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"Faldo\u2019s last broadcast on CBS will take place on August 7 during the Wyndham Championship, the PGA Tour\u2019s regular- season finale. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Once the fish is completely pat dried, season it with salt and pepper and carefully put it in the pan, skin-side down. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Or make simple short grain sushi rice and lightly season it with your choice of sushi rice vinegar when cooked. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Place the pork tenderloins on the prepared pan, season them with salt and douse them with olive oil, massaging the salt and oil into the tenderloins. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Crack an egg into each nest and season it with salt. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Women bought heaps to season and sell, a trade Sene learned from her mother, who learned from her mother. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Then, season the agrodolce with a generous amount of black pepper, crushed chile flakes and more salt to taste. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022",
"For more bite, season the shrimp with a little more cayenne, or add a pinch or two to the tomato sauce. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"If the juices are nicely reduced and flavorful at this point, season them with the remaining \u00bc teaspoon of salt and \u215b teaspoon of pepper. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English sesoun , from Anglo-French seison natural season, appropriate time, from Latin sation-, satio action of sowing, from serere to sow \u2014 more at sow":"Noun",
"Middle English sesounen , back-formation from sesounde flavored, from Anglo-French seison\u00e9 brought to a desired state, from seison":"Verb"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"Ward's surprise outreach gave McLaughlin a new avenue to search . \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"There are many types of dehumidifiers, but these are the common terms to search for: Thermo-electric (or Peltier) models use electricity to create temperature changes within the systems' modules. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
"These modern satellites, though not intended to search for milky seas, are equipped with specialized day/night band instruments that, at their extreme low end of sensitivity, can pick up something as dim as bioluminescence from space. \u2014 Sam Keck Scott, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 June 2022",
"Moonbow is a seasonal program to search for rainbowlike phenomenon that occur at night when the light from the moon refracts in water droplets from the park\u2019s waterfalls. \u2014 Lisa Davis, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
"But even before that video started, Justesten was antagonizing and threatening people while digging through the trash to search for his phone, according to Robinson. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
"But thus far the Russians appear not to have put a high priority on arms interdiction, perhaps because their air force is leery of flying into Ukraine\u2019s air defenses to search out and attack supply convoys on the move. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Russians who have a working familiarity with V.P.N.s and an urge to search out the truth online can still learn what is happening in Ukraine. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Instead of waiting for candidates to come to them via traditional job postings, retailers are leaning on artificial intelligence software to search out people who would be good fits for jobs \u2014 before candidates even consider applying. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After a bewilderingly slow start, the Brazilian Army and Navy had finally mounted a search -and-rescue effort, sending in a handful of troops with a fast boat. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
"In the days since, search -and-rescue efforts have been hobbled by rain and landslides, closing off towns and villages to ambulances and aid. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Images of a first responder carrying Jonah on his shoulders offered hope to rescuers and the world as the search and rescue mission extended for 14 days. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Police then police executed a search and seizure warrant and found evidence linked to the crime, including the handgun displayed in the robbery. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"At least three fire departments and the county search and rescue team responded to the Rumpke landfill in Colerain Thursday after communication was lost with two contractors inspecting a stormwater pipe, company officials said. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"Terrell said a Coast Guard HC-130J plane conducted search and rescue flights over the area where the couple reported rough weather took place Monday and Tuesday, but no evidence of them or the boat was found. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"Hozaifa added that the death toll is likely to rise as search -and-rescue efforts continue. \u2014 Aditi Sangal, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The photos were accompanied by facts about William, such as his exact birth time and his earlier service as a search -and-rescue pilot, where he was known as Flight Lieutenant Wales. \u2014 Angie Orellana Hernandez, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022"
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"The difference, while unnoticeable to the untrained eye, was a detail the seamster wanted to get right. \u2014 Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News , 2 Feb. 2021",
"Gilbert Baker is the seamster responsible for creating the most enduring symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement: the rainbow flag. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 3 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lake Michigan was barely recovering from an onslaught of invasive species, including the sea lamprey which had devastated the populations of the two top native predator fish, the lake trout and burbot. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2022",
"Like other invasive species such as the sea lamprey , the alewife swam into the Great Lakes after the Welland Canal was built to allow shipping transport around Niagara Falls. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"As native lake trout and burbot were decimated in Lake Michigan by overfishing, pollution and sea lamprey parasitism through the early and mid-1900s, alewife numbers soared. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"Controlling and eradicating invasive species in the Great Lakes \u2014 where vampiric sea lamprey once sucked the life out of fisheries and today zebra and quagga mussels reign in the hundreds of trillions \u2014 is an ongoing challenge. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Lake Superior\u2019s herring stocks fluctuate, but the lake trout have recovered nicely since a sea lamprey infestation almost decimated the fishery in the 1960s. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 23 May 2017",
"Controlling invasive species is among the great challenges in the Great Lakes, where the bloodsucking sea lamprey once devastated fisheries, and zebra and quagga mussels have blanketed entire lakes. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
"But the king of the lake was toppled by a nearly simultaneous invasion of the Atlantic Ocean sea lamprey , which also slithered into the lakes through the Welland Canal. \u2014 Dan Egan, jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"History: While these Great Lakes natives remain plentiful in certain parts of the lakes, whitefish populations were affected by the invasion of sea lamprey and commercial over-fishing. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021"
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"The British model of a liberal and pro-business society at home focused on global trade and sea power proved robust and durable. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Kaushal, an expert on sea power and maritime doctrine, said its absence from the Black Sea would mean Russia's entire naval force would be vulnerable to air attack. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Hitler never understood the primacy of the sea power that would allow the U.S. to fight in two theaters at once and supply its allies all the while. \u2014 Arthur Herman, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The airplane and aviation defined the 20th century, much like sea power defined the 19th century. \u2014 Charles Beames, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Japan, which mostly relies on the U.S. for its defense, has a front-row seat to this realignment in sea power . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Germany began a huge naval buildup, with the goal of supplanting the Royal Navy as the world\u2019s dominant sea power . \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 17 June 2021",
"The Shipyards Act is an outstanding first step on the path to revitalizing America\u2019s sea power . \u2014 Jim Talent, National Review , 3 May 2021",
"Stavridis might have sounded the alarm in another nonfiction book, an extension of his two professional memoirs and his authoritative history of sea power . \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In order to fully enjoy your deck or patio, seating is essential, and there are plenty of on-sale options to shop during the lead up to Prime Day. \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
"Reservations are required, and seating is general admission. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Club seating is $155 and includes upscale food and beverages. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Street seating is free along the parade route, which heads out of Veterans Memorial Coliseum via Northeast Broadway and onto Weidler streets, before turning south on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"Indoor seating , Wi-Fi and free parking are all available. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"While seating is limited, the public is encouraged to attend and may submit questions at the live event or prior to the forum by emailing them to rblubaugh@carrollmediacenter.org. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 6 June 2022",
"Reservations are recommended, but bar seating is first-come, first-serve. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"Reserved seating is $25, $5 for kids 11 and younger. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022"
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"Others form in cold ocean sediments as a byproduct of bacteria that break down organic matter on the seafloor . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 July 2022",
"The original goal of their study had been to find areas where oil naturally seeps from the seafloor . \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 16 June 2022",
"Since 2000, scientists have worked to map the canyon\u2019s sea floor, document the species that live within its steep slopes and investigate the seeps that release methane gas from the seafloor . \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Sargassum also grows without needing to be attached to the seafloor or some other structure and has a very high ratio of stored carbon to other nutrients. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"For example, the scientists found dolphins who live in regions with more seagrass have signature whistles that are higher in pitch and shorter in length when compared to those who live in areas where the seafloor is muddier. \u2014 Sarah Sloat, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
"The ghost fossils were created as seafloor sediment turned into rock. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Other studies show that permafrost under the ocean itself is thawing, reshaping the seafloor , forming craters the size of city blocks and elevating new pingos. \u2014 Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
"At some point\u2014the when and why remain a mystery\u2014the larvacean discards it, to the delight of scavengers waiting on the seafloor below. \u2014 The New Yorker , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under the glare of his copter\u2019s searchlight , the pilot could see the sub\u2019s hull was awash as the crew clung to the steel safety cable. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Upstairs are 418 rooms on 17 floors renovated with oak floors and a custom retro wallpaper scheme featuring a repeating pattern of a cable car, the Golden Gate Bridge and a searchlight on the Bay. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Soon after the wobbly dinghy finally drifted into the inky night, a fluorescent blue beam scanned the restaurant tables like a searchlight . \u2014 Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Stage pictures are mainly created by Thomas Dunn\u2019s lighting, which sometimes traps Davis in a long white triangle, a film noir heroine caught in a searchlight . \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Philip swung the battleship\u2019s searchlight rapidly, lighting up one enemy ship after another, and two Italian cruisers were sunk in five minutes. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2021",
"Philip participated in the clash, operating a searchlight . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
"The hotel was part of a complex that included a 40-room chalet, small zoo, an observatory and the searchlight from the Chicago World\u2019s Fair of 1893. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2021",
"On each of the three E\u2019s, the pandemic has acted as a combination of unforgiving stress test and high-powered searchlight . \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 Mar. 2021"
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"But with much of the Russian Black Sea Fleet rusting on the seabed , Odesa isn\u2019t in any immediate danger of a seaborne attack. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The exceptions are sea cucumbers and some species that live buried beneath the seabed . \u2014 Samuel Zamora, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Unlike dry-land slides, however, the most likely thing that can set off a seabed slide is an earthquake. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
"In shallow water channels, ships need to move slowly to avoid creating a low-pressure zone under the vessel that could cause the ship to ground on the seabed . \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In 2022 the swim fin was on the other foot\u2014and the importance of the technological treasure sitting on the seabed was gargantuan. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 May 2022",
"Lying dormant on the seabed , the hollow barriers are filled with water to weigh them down. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
"One has underwater survey and diving teams that can check on any changes to the seabed in shipping channels and assess the state of wharves. \u2014 Stephen Wright, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
"All the rams, seven of the helmets, and six complete amphorae have since been recovered (the rest are still on the seabed ). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 Jan. 2022"
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"Palm Beach County School Board meetings have been packed for two years with parents and community members angry over such issues as masks and racial equity, and now some of them want a seat on the dais. \u2014 Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"After a stint in the press office, years as a programmer, and a seat on the selection committee, Walder has kept a foot in Neuchatel every year since 2008, witnessing NIFFF\u2019s growth in size and international stature. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"Merriam\u2019s elevation opens another seat on the federal district court. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
"Witness SpaceX - the going rate for a seat on its orbital spacecraft is between $50 and $95 million. \u2014 Jim Clash, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Trump then turned to Steve Engel, the Justice Department\u2019s assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel, whom Trump reportedly had considered for a seat on the Supreme Court. \u2014 Michael Kranish, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
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"According to the company, the new SUV has the option to seat seven people and uses the modular architecture for premium and luxury class electric vehicles. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Given societal and regulatory pressure on companies to seat more women on boards and in C-suites, corporate stakeholders are starting to be more supportive of female leaders, but too often that support is fragile and fleeting. \u2014 Emily Rogers, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
"Designed in natural wood, the restaurant will seat 140 people and serve dishes like Yellow Tail Sashimi with Jalapeno, Black Cod Dry Miso and Wagyu Tacos plus a variety of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes as well. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The Defender 130 will seat eight passengers and is expected to be offered with six- and eight-cylinder engines. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 18 May 2022",
"Trash Pandas General Manager Garrett Fahrmann said the football configuration will seat up to 10,000, including UNA\u2019s Pride of Dixie band and Jacksonville State\u2019s Marching Southerners. \u2014 al , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The modern space, adjacent to a riverside park amid Vancouver\u2019s fresh and bustling development of restaurants, bars, condominiums and businesses, will seat about 40 inside plus 40 more on sidewalk tables outside. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The new 2200 square-foot eatery will seat 45 and will offer dine-in, take-out, delivery and catering. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Banquet and convention venue will seat up to 1,200 people for gatherings with tables and up to 2,000 for concerts. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"Bright green lettuce floats along cloudy gray waters, with sea cow humps breaking the surface as state and federal biologists pitch more heads of lettuce to appease the hungry manatee mob. \u2014 Jim Waymer, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The genome of Steller\u2019s sea cow was decoded, and plans were unveiled to create a seagrass nursery for the Indian River Lagoon\u2019s starving manatees. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Island outcroppings in estuaries up and down Florida have become sea cow mass graveyards as more manatees succumb to the ravages of hunger every day. \u2014 Jim Waymer, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Some of the items were labeled as being made from bones from the Steller\u2019s sea cow , a manatee-like animal that was hunted to extinction in the 1760s. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Manatees were chosen as the mascot for this year\u2019s Christmas in July; Save the Manatee Club will have a booth to raise awareness of Florida\u2019s beloved sea cow and collect donations amid a year of record manatee deaths. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 30 July 2021",
"An unofficial mascot of Florida sometimes called a sea cow , the rotund manatee is a large, slow-moving aquatic mammal. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2021",
"Walsh and De Freese do too, and Anderson is optimistic that his seagrass restoration will continue to pay off for Florida's sea cow . \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 30 May 2021",
"The emaciated remains, reported by waterfront residents or spotted by boaters, have been collected and dumped on the sandy outcroppings by state wildlife officers, turning these idyllic tropical settings into sea cow mass graveyards. \u2014 Jim Waymer, USA TODAY , 8 May 2021"
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"Painted in 1840 to coincide with a major antislavery conference in London, Turner\u2019s ultimate seascape imbued the sublime with the ferocity of colonialism and imperialism. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Homer is the most American of painters but drew from the English seascape tradition. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The perimeter of every condo incorporates floor-to-ceiling glass windows that offer an unobstructed, panoramic view of the seascape . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 7 Jan. 2022",
"And, most of all, there's the beauty of the Orkney land and seascape . \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022",
"And high above a rock formation in the French Riviera is the fortress known as Br\u00e9gan\u00e7on, which looks out onto a picturesque blue seascape dotted by olive and laurel trees. \u2014 Blue Carreon, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Head to the sandy shores of Manza Beach for a salty dip and glittering seascape views from nearby Cape Manzamo. \u2014 David Mcelhenney, CNN , 27 Dec. 2021",
"One of the most dramatic is Carreg Coetan Arthur, a tomb in a boulder field on St David's Head with spectacular seascape views. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Travel + Leisure , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Thirteen valuable works were stolen, including a Vermeer, three Rembrandts \u2014 including his only seascape \u2014 five Degas drawings, and a Manet. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That science included studying whales in Iceland, the formation of ice and glaciers in the fjords of Greenland, and sea scallop colonies in Novia Scotia. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The \u201890s brought a sharp decline in sea scallop stocks due to overfishing, which had regulators threatening to close key fishing waters. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"There are only a handful of sea scallop farms in the United States, and most are in Maine, run by fishing families who, like the Brewers, are looking for ways to diversify beyond lobster while still keeping their boats in the water. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
"According to Dana Morse, a sea scallop specialist at Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine, the United States imports about $300 million in scallops annually. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
"The aguachile is a glistening raw sea scallop in its shell dressed with cucumber, mint, and chile \u2014 like ceviche in a party dress. \u2014 Kim Westerman, Forbes , 7 July 2021",
"That pales in comparison to the Atlantic sea scallop fishery, the world\u2019s largest and most valuable. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2021",
"The research and data collected and analyzed by a team of women scientists has helped maintain specific breeds, like the sea scallop , and led to better management of fishing on the East Coast. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2021",
"Andrew Minkiewicz, an attorney for the Fisheries Survival Fund, which advocates for the sea scallop fishing industry, said the group has concerns about the abrupt shift in attitude from the Trump administration to Mr. Biden. \u2014 Matthew Daly And Patrick Whittle, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Mar. 2021"
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"But there\u2019s no denying that Google\u2019s cash cow search engine continues to evolve in ways destined to draw complaints\u2014and competition. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"One empowers the agencies enforcing antitrust laws to require the structural separation of large online platforms, such as Amazon\u2019s e-marketplace and Google\u2019s search engine , from other types of businesses. \u2014 Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 16 June 2021",
"Google\u2019s own version of the technology was now helping to power the company\u2019s search engine . \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 8 June 2021",
"The site\u2019s search engine also will scan event transcripts for even the briefest mention of a name and highlight where that person turned up in the conversation. \u2014 Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2021",
"Google is the most popular search engine ; YouTube is the second. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Google is reportedly paying Apple upward of fifteen billion dollars a year to remain the default search engine on iPhones. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
"After Google, YouTube is the second largest search engine on the web. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Google pays Apple an estimated $9 billion to $12 billion annually to be the default search engine on the iPhone. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 3 Sep. 2021"
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"While the seashore stays open year-round, the climate can vary widely between the four seasons. \u2014 Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
"The seashore is clean, quiet and offers visitors plenty of room to spread out. \u2014 Gabi De La Rosa, Chron , 6 May 2022",
"Dine at the on-site Waldo\u2019s Restaurant, enjoying seafood by the seashore . \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
"Backed by then-low interest rates and pandemic-era savings, many sought second homes, in the mountains, near the seashore , or the suburbs. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"When seashells are sold as souvenirs on the seashore , various kinds of marine life are forced to adapt and use other abundant materials along the ocean floor as shelter\u2014even human garbage. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In most of the U.S., property by the seashore comes at a premium, and home prices are out of reach for many retirees. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 3 Apr. 2022",
"In the distance, smoke billows from Soviet-era power and chemical plants, forming deep clouds above the chilly Baltic seashore . \u2014 Isabelle De Pommereau, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Along the beaches of Cornwall, England's southwestern peninsula, locals and tourists alike have been finding more than just seashells along the seashore . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sandor, a master-at-arms seaman recruit , was one of those who stayed. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Barthel also pointed out that Mays\u2019 rank as provided by the Navy in his biographical data sheet \u2014 seaman recruit , or E-1 \u2014 differed with the one on his charge sheet, which still reflected seaman apprentice, or E-2. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022"
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"Ward's surprise outreach gave McLaughlin a new avenue to search . \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"There are many types of dehumidifiers, but these are the common terms to search for: Thermo-electric (or Peltier) models use electricity to create temperature changes within the systems' modules. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
"These modern satellites, though not intended to search for milky seas, are equipped with specialized day/night band instruments that, at their extreme low end of sensitivity, can pick up something as dim as bioluminescence from space. \u2014 Sam Keck Scott, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 June 2022",
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"But even before that video started, Justesten was antagonizing and threatening people while digging through the trash to search for his phone, according to Robinson. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
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"But few of the ladies wafting in their enormous bonnets among the oleander on the garden terraces, or the gentlemen smoking cigars by the seawall , could see the shadows that were encroaching on their famous hosts. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"One of the only undamaged Ukrainian formations in the southern sector, the reserve 5th Tank Brigade, is part of the defensive garrison in Odesa, Ukraine\u2019s most important seaport , 75 miles west of Kherson. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pull up a chair at one of the restaurant\u2019s two bars and enjoy a Japanese whiskey flight with some basic skewers or tonkatsu sliced and served on a bed of purple cabbage, or try a bowl of spaghetti tossed in a shiso pesto and topped with sea urchin . \u2014 oregonlive , 1 July 2022",
"Kramer noted that very few black sea urchin populations recovered from the 1983 event that began in the Atlantic Ocean near the Panama Canal and spread northward and then eastward over the next 13 months. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 14 Apr. 2022",
"But fishers and divers are reluctant because the otters like to feast on valuable species like Dungeness crab, sea urchin and abalone. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"Although the menu changes often, other recent standouts included cuttlefish and Iberian pork jowl tartare (subbed out for sea urchin for the pescatarian at the table\u2014delicious) with almond milk and caviar, and steak tartare over bone marrow. \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But two other species have since been affected, including the rock boring sea urchin and the West Indian sea egg. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 14 Apr. 2022",
"But two other species have since been affected, including the rock boring sea urchin and the West Indian sea egg. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, Sun Sentinel , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Popular starters include the Cuscuz Paulista with corn polenta, quail eggs and Santa Barbara sea urchin ; Casquinha de siri with crab meat; and the Steak tartare Angus with black tucupi mayo and cured yolks. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In mid-March, the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba reported similar deaths, noting that 50% of the sea urchin population in its harbor was dead a week later. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then came the breakout of sea star wasting disease, which devastated the sunflower sea star, a primary predator of purple urchins. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"To help them along, some researchers have suggested seeding kelp spores in areas where forests once thrived; others are trying to learn more about the sea star wasting disease that continues to decimate the purple urchins\u2019 predator. \u2014 Sierra Garcia, Wired , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Global warming and coastal development threaten the sunflower sea star , which lives in tidal and sub-tidal areas along the West Coast. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Around the same time that sea star numbers began to plummet, West Coast purple urchin populations experienced two excellent breeding years. \u2014 Sierra Garcia, Wired , 18 Sep. 2021",
"One sea star was nicknamed after Vincent Van Gogh because its pattern was similar to the artist\u2019s paintings, while another was named after Prince because of its purple arms. \u2014 Lucy Sherriff, Anchorage Daily News , 6 July 2021",
"The sea star is known as a Chondraster and is characterized by its five arms covered with tiny suckers. \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 31 July 2021",
"After reviewing footage from the Retriever Seamount, starfish expert Christopher Mah spotted the sea sponge and sea star and quickly shared the image on Twitter. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 July 2021",
"The organization is also trying to find ways to revive the sea urchins\u2019 predator - the sea star . \u2014 Lucy Sherriff, Anchorage Daily News , 6 July 2021"
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"1569, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a small fleshy herb ( Glaux maritima ) that is common along northern seashores":[]
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"\u2014 F. A. Christie"
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"\u2014 John Milton"
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"\u2014 Francis Hackett"
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": to qualify by admixture : temper":[],
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"Noun",
"I enjoy watching the seasons change every year.",
"These plants have a short growing season .",
"Deer season starts next week.",
"Monsoon season is coming soon.",
"This season's fashions are very feminine.",
"Pink is in style this season .",
"The theater company will be putting on plays by Shakespeare this season .",
"one of the shows in the network's season lineup",
"Verb",
"You must season the firewood.",
"the chef seasoned the vegetables as soon as they came out of the oven",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Garoppolo appeared in four more games for New England during that 2016 season , all in garbage time. \u2014 Cale Clinton, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Gaughan won once more that season and subsequently raced four more times at Road America with a top finish of second in 2016. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"In 21 regular- season appearances with Philly, Harden put up 21.0 points, 10.5 assists, 7.9 free throws, 7.1 rebounds and 2.2 threes per game to go with a 60.1 true shooting percentage. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Before last season\u2019s ending, Buchtel had won its league and handed Brecksville-Broadview Heights its only regular- season loss. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
"Chamberlain averaged 30 that season but was held to 23 by Rosenbluth in the championship final. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"No one ran on this defense, which gave up only 165 points in 16 games that season . \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"The franchise record for single- season home runs is within reach. \u2014 James Yasko, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"Faldo\u2019s last broadcast on CBS will take place on August 7 during the Wyndham Championship, the PGA Tour\u2019s regular- season finale. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Once the fish is completely pat dried, season it with salt and pepper and carefully put it in the pan, skin-side down. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Or make simple short grain sushi rice and lightly season it with your choice of sushi rice vinegar when cooked. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Place the pork tenderloins on the prepared pan, season them with salt and douse them with olive oil, massaging the salt and oil into the tenderloins. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Crack an egg into each nest and season it with salt. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Women bought heaps to season and sell, a trade Sene learned from her mother, who learned from her mother. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Then, season the agrodolce with a generous amount of black pepper, crushed chile flakes and more salt to taste. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022",
"For more bite, season the shrimp with a little more cayenne, or add a pinch or two to the tomato sauce. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"If the juices are nicely reduced and flavorful at this point, season them with the remaining \u00bc teaspoon of salt and \u215b teaspoon of pepper. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Middle English sesoun , from Anglo-French seison natural season, appropriate time, from Latin sation-, satio action of sowing, from serere to sow \u2014 more at sow":"Noun",
"Middle English sesounen , back-formation from sesounde flavored, from Anglo-French seison\u00e9 brought to a desired state, from seison":"Verb"
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, at Naval Station Norfolk, in the Hampton Roads region\u2014a natural roadstead channel of deep water in Chesapeake Bay, fed by the James, Nansemond, and Elizabeth Rivers\u2014 seawater is now swelling up at an unprecedented rate. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Below, where massive wood or concrete structural pilings hold up the pier, a scene of roiling Pacific seawater , lazy waves or wet sand spreads out. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
"Colorfastness to different elements like seawater , chlorine, sweat and UV rays is considered, as well. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"The design can import resources through the building and mine the sodium chloride and ionic substances obtained by electrolyzing seawater (splitting it into its oxygen and hydrogen components). \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022",
"The project includes repairing the current link \u2014 110 years old and eroded by seawater \u2014 which is a major part of Amtrak\u2019s Northeast Corridor line, carrying more than 2,200 daily trains between Washington and Boston. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The salt produces a natural seawater solution due to the humidity. \u2014 Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Remote, sparsely populated Western Australia is a choice spot for green hydrogen development due to abundant sun, high winds and proximity to the ocean for shipping and seawater that developers say could be converted into hydrogen and ammonia. \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Carbon dioxide is in the air; it gets dissolved into seawater because the air is touching the ocean. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022"
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"definitions":{
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"\u02c8s\u0113-\u02ccg\u014d-i\u014b",
"-\u02ccg\u022f(-)i\u014b"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s why diesel is favored in big trucks, railroad locomotives, and seagoing ships. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Almost a billion seagoing containers travel the globe annually, Dr. Wasser says, yet only 1% or 2% get inspected, and corruption in ports and governments further reduces enforcement. \u2014 Dean Paton, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Lucas also hopes to use the simulator for his own research on seagoing robots that could potentially use ocean currents to power their own propulsion. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Dec. 2021",
"When wine tasters visited the ranch, Nyborg would throw in seagoing stories to any visitor who asked about the winery name or the nautical equipment everywhere. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Despite this trend, Spain predicted that seagoing ships will rely on human crews well into the future. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The partnership between Sea Machines and the AMO is aimed at ensuring that human sailors will still have roles to play even if seagoing craft become increasingly automated. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The Navy is probably out, though revelations of new Navy/UAP encounters could make the seagoing service a contender again. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 13 Aug. 2021",
"An Austal rendering shows a vessel with a seagoing prow that hinges upward, allowing a ramp to extend forward into shallow water. \u2014 al , 2 Aug. 2021"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050740"
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