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{
"Timonism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": misanthropy":[
"expressive of a period of Timonism and despair in the author's life",
"\u2014 Times Literary Supplement"
]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Timon , 5th century b.c. Athenian misanthrope + English -ism":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bm\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183826",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Timor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"island of southeastern Asia in the Lesser Sunda Islands area 13,094 square miles (34,044 square kilometers), population 3,000,000 \u2014 see east timor":[],
"sea between Timor Island and Australia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0113-\u02ccm\u022fr",
"t\u0113-\u02c8"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053640",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Timoshenko":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Konstantinovich 1895\u20131970 Soviet marshal":[
"Sem*yon \\ s\u0259m-\u200b\u02c8y\u022fn \\"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccti-m\u0259-\u02c8she\u014b-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093041",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Timote":{
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"definitions":{
": a member of such people":[],
": an Indian people or peoples of western Venezuela":[],
": the language of the Timote people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u0259\u0307\u02c8m\u014dt\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231111",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"Timothy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a European perennial grass ( Phleum pratense ) that has long cylindrical spikes and is widely grown for hay in the U.S.":[],
": a disciple of the apostle Paul":[],
": either of two letters written with regard to pastoral care in the early church and included as books in the New Testament \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1747, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin Timotheus , from Greek Timotheos":"Noun",
"probably after Timothy Hanson, 18th century American farmer said to have introduced it from New England to the southern states":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-m\u0259-th\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011916",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"timber":{
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"definitions":{
": a curving frame branching outward from the keel of a ship and bending upward in a vertical direction that is usually composed of several pieces united : rib":[],
": a large squared or dressed piece of wood ready for use or forming part of a structure":[],
": growing trees or their wood":[],
": lumber sense 2a":[],
": to frame, cover, or support with timbers":[],
": wood suitable for building or for carpentry":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"upon our approach the deer disappeared back into the timber from whence it had come",
"needed a new load of timber to finish building the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Summer beams, large horizontal beams in the ceilings of early American timber -framed houses, supported the floor above while acting as binding beams running in a transverse direction, connecting one post to another. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Over his career, the elder Mr. Stuckey\u2019s 100 ideas a day begot a billboard company, a timber business, a trucking business and a car dealership, among others. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"The timber -frame building known as the Intro Project on West 25th Street near West Side Market, has a green roof, Scharver said. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"The floating dock will be anchored to an old timber loading dock that today sees only a handful of ships a year through a private logging company, project officials said. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"The Ascent, a 25-story, 259-unit high rise, will be the tallest mass timber structure in the world and is expected to be completed this summer. \u2014 Jennifer Sawhney, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Nestled among trees behind a slalom course of barriers, the school\u2019s warm timber facade resembles undulating waves. \u2014 Elizabeth Williamson, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
"According to a brief history supplied by the palace, it originally was walled with timber . \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Main structural elements are to be large, prefabricated wood panels known as cross-laminated timber , as well as beams and columns made with Southern yellow pine. \u2014 Jaime Adame, Arkansas Online , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Brick and timber low-rise buildings with ample natural light, garden space, high ceilings, ease of ingress and egress and amenities including gyms and dog parks are in. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"As the trees grew, the family leased the land to timber companies, generating enough money to pay property taxes and cover some college costs. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"Unlike the previous government, the Taliban have not supplied engineers to monitor toxic gas, or timber to support tunnels that stretch for hundreds of yards. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Since then, the groups have overseen restoration work and timber harvesting there with the goal of building trails that would tie into an in-progress network at the neighboring Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument to the south. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Will timber harvested from lands under Conservation Fund care be milled in the region",
"When Russia faced sanctions following the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014, Mr. Putin turned to China to soften the blow, stepping up trade across the border from energy to timber . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Decades later, portions with same-age trees would be harvested at once \u2014 essentially clear-cut, a major shift away from their efforts to steward timber to more closely resemble natural forest ecosystems. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Court documents show the plaintiffs requested relief in excess of $75,000 plus legal costs, interest and damages due to negligence, negligent misrepresentation, trespass, unjust destruction of property, and wrongful injuries to timber . \u2014 Wulf James-roby, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English, building, wood; akin to Old High German zimbar wood, room, Greek demein to build, domos course of stones or bricks":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tim-b\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"forest",
"forestland",
"timberland",
"wood(s)",
"woodland"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072025",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"timberland":{
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"definitions":{
": wooded land especially with marketable timber":[]
},
"examples":[
"the wildfire burned through a large swath of timberland",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So Cornell was granted 500,000 acres of timberland in Wisconsin's Chippewa River valley. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
"Ironically, these forest giants, some of which stood during William Penn's days, were saved from the axe by the Cook lumber family, early conservationists who deeded 7,200 acres of timberland to the Commonwealth in 1927. \u2014 Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Passamaquoddy tribe raised more than $30 million by selling such credits tied to almost 98,500 acres of timberland , The Wall Street Journal has reported. \u2014 Luis Garcia, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in the two irrigation projects that are important for conservation, and saving water and timberland , the governor said. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The timberland , the group claims, is among the quality native forests left in the state. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 9 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s not necessarily a lot of moneymaking from a commercial timberland perspective, but really important habitat and for protecting the river corridor. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Among his philanthropic activities, Buck held over 1.2 million acres of timberland under the Tall Timbers Trust, according to Subway. \u2014 Alain Sherter, CBS News , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The timberland is between Stillwater and The Lakes subdivisions. \u2014 Kathy Jumper, al , 24 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1654, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tim-b\u0259r-\u02ccland"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"forest",
"forestland",
"timber",
"wood(s)",
"woodland"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013502",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"timberless":{
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"definitions":{
": having no timber : not wooded":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u0307s"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104221",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"timberline":{
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"definitions":{
": the upper limit of arboreal growth in mountains or high latitudes":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hike it to the top of Mount Abe, one of the state\u2019s five 4,000-foot peaks; the rocky summit pokes above the timberline and offers stunning 360-degree views that span from the Adirondacks in the west to New Hampshire\u2019s White Mountains in the east. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 18 Aug. 2020",
"The trail wanders up and down above timberline for several miles before dropping back into black spruce thickets on its way to the lonesome outpost at Mile 101 on the Steese Highway. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Oct. 2020",
"The calving grounds habitually used are located above timberline . \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 9 May 2020",
"The trailhead is at 11,500 feet near timberline and the trail tops out at 12,800 feet. \u2014 John Meyer, The Denver Post , 17 July 2019",
"The east end of the Denali Highway is above timberline immediately out of Paxson. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Dec. 2019",
"The easier higher slopes gave way below the timberline to defiles lined with tree roots and narrow ravines. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 27 Nov. 2019",
"Boreal toads live in Rocky Mountain wetlands above 8,000 feet up to timberline . \u2014 Bruce Finley, The Denver Post , 13 July 2019",
"In the mountains, windy especially above timberline with isolated thunderstorms. \u2014 Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post , 19 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tim-b\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103840",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"timbre":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as":[],
": the quality of tone distinctive of a particular singing voice or musical instrument":[],
": the resonance by which the ear recognizes and identifies a voiced speech sound":[]
},
"examples":[
"the timbre of his voice",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dean Fleischer Camp realized as much in the summer of 2010, when the first audience was introduced to the stop-motion character\u2019s trembling timbre and infectious positivity. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"There\u2019s all of these different aspects \u2013 the timbre , the rhythm, they\u2019re getting processed in different parts. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Hopkin: These molecular properties were then mapped to musical qualities, like pitch and tone, duration and timbre , even reverberation. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Her rich, arcing voice poured like molasses and intertwined with Plant\u2019s reserved timbre as the band\u2019s surrounding passages swelled and decayed. \u2014 Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"In these works, Debussy elevated timbre and texture to new importance. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Knowing a body in space, the parabolas of certain gestures, the side angles of expressions, the timbre of a wisecrack, the mood of a certain strut lend an illusion of kinship. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"This smaller band seemed paradoxically louder, more powerful, as each player\u2019s precise control of their own timbre , bow weight, and articulation was striking in this smaller hall. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"With that unmistakable guitar singing in symphony with a colorful palette of musical styles and voices, from Branch\u2019s sweet timbre to the dramatic rumble of tenor Pl\u00e1cido Domingo, Shaman is the kind of pop album only Carlos Santana could make. \u2014 Yasmine Shemesh, Billboard , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Middle French, bell struck by a hammer, from Old French, drum, from Middle Greek tymbanon kettledrum, from Greek tympanon \u2014 more at tympanum":""
},
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"\u02c8tam(br\u1d4a)",
"\u02c8tim-",
"\u02c8tam-b\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195040",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"time":{
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": a division of geologic chronology":[],
": a historical period : age":[],
": a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar":[
"what time is it"
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": a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future":[],
": a period during which something is used or available for use":[
"computer time"
],
": a period of apprenticeship":[],
": a person's experience during a specified period or on a particular occasion":[
"a good time",
"a hard time"
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": a prison sentence":[],
": a term of military service":[],
": added or accumulated quantities or instances":[
"five times greater"
],
": an appointed, fixed, or customary moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end":[
"arrived ahead of time"
],
": an hourly pay rate":[
"straight time"
],
": an opportune or suitable moment":[
"decided it was time to retire",
"\u2014 often used in the phrase about time about time for a change"
],
": any of various systems (such as a sidereal or solar system) of reckoning time":[],
": at intervals : occasionally":[],
": at the appointed time":[],
": based on installment payments":[
"a time sale"
],
": conditions at present or at some specified period":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural times are hard move with the times"
],
": equal fractional parts of which an indicated number equal a comparatively greater quantity":[
"seven times smaller",
"three times closer"
],
": eventually":[],
": finite as contrasted with infinite duration":[],
": for the present":[],
": frequently , repeatedly":[],
": in correct tempo":[
"learn to play in time"
],
": leisure":[
"time for reading"
],
": lifetime":[],
": nevertheless , yet":[
"slick and at the same time strangely unprofessional",
"\u2014 Gerald Weaks"
],
": of or relating to time":[],
": on schedule":[],
": on the installment plan":[],
": once in a while : occasionally":[],
": one of a series of recurring instances or repeated actions":[
"you've been told many times"
],
": payable on a specified future day or a certain length of time after presentation for acceptance":[
"a time draft",
"time deposits"
],
": rate of speed : tempo":[],
": recording time":[],
": season":[
"very hot for this time of year"
],
": sufficiently early":[],
": the grouping of the beats of music : rhythm":[],
": the hours or days required to be occupied by one's work":[
"make up time",
"on company time"
],
": the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration":[],
": the playing time of a game":[],
": the point or period when something occurs : occasion":[],
": the present time":[
"issues of the time"
],
": time-out sense 1":[],
": timed to ignite or explode at a specific moment":[
"a time charge"
],
": to arrange or set the time of : schedule":[],
": to cause to keep time with something":[],
": to determine or record the time, duration, or rate of":[
"time a horse"
],
": to dispose (something, such as a mechanical part) so that an action occurs at a desired instant or in a desired way":[],
": to keep or beat time":[],
": to regulate (a watch) to keep correct time":[],
": to set the tempo, speed, or duration of":[
"timed his leap perfectly",
"\u2014 Neil Amdur"
],
": turn":[
"three times at bat"
],
": very quickly or soon":[],
": wages paid at discharge or resignation":[
"pick up your time and get out"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The two events were separated by time and space.",
"The poem is a reflection on the passage of time .",
"What was happening at that particular moment in time ",
"It has been that way since the beginning of time .",
"If only I could travel back in time and do things differently.",
"They were given a relatively short amount of time to finish the job.",
"The situation has been getting more complicated as time goes by .",
"happening for an extended period of time",
"Would you prefer the meeting to be at an earlier time ",
"Feel free to call me at any time , day or night.",
"Verb",
"They timed their vacation to coincide with the jazz festival.",
"He timed it so that he made the shot just before the clock ran out.",
"She timed the shot perfectly.",
"The runners are timed with special watches.",
"He timed the students as they completed their tests.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As the two looked dapper in their respective ensembles, the Gray Man actor decided to give a little background into his time in Italy. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"If Tagovailoa doesn\u2019t move into the top third of NFL starting quarterbacks in the next season or two, the Miami Dolphins will have wasted their time on yet another average starting quarterback. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"As Rom pointed out, however, women also are more likely to have childcare put constraints on their time and mobility. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Additionally, people that require an autopsy or suffer traumatic bodily injury at their time of death may also be disqualified, since the bodies need to be intact for medical students to study them. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
"His time finally arrived Wednesday night at PNC Park in the Cubs\u2019 14-5 blowout win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"This was his first time running for political office. \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
"Mank, directed by David Fincher, is a biographical drama about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, focusing on his time finishing Citizen Kane. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Ridley-Thomas, elected in 2020, was indicted on bribery, conspiracy and fraud charges in October, in a case stemming from his time serving on the five-member county Board of Supervisors. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"So, breeders try and time the birth to as early in the year as possible, but never in December. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Students of Burton Malkiel would rather let blindfolded monkeys pick stocks by throwing darts at a board than try to time the market peak, buy the dip, or put it all into some crypto scheme. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"The last\u2014and only\u2014 time an entry in this franchise launched with 16 traditional multiplayer maps was Modern Warfare III. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"One answer may be to do nothing, and just try and ride out the volatility without trying to time the market. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Trying to time the stock market is a fool's journey to the poor house. \u2014 David Rae, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"So for the investors who neither want to time the markets nor bank on sheer sentiment alone, Q.ai is here to help. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Timing a hike to find it \u2014 and other spring ephemerals that only bloom for a short period \u2014 is like trying to time prime fall colors. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Most Americans aren\u2019t trying to time their next booster for an overseas vacation, and many people in low-wage jobs and crowded multigenerational households are far more exposed than the Weissingers are. \u2014 Joel Achenbach And Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Maybe the real romance would be two people doing what us non- time -traveler normies do every day: choosing someone to love, and choosing every day to continue loving them with no guarantee that any of it is written in the stars. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2022",
"Since the current points system used to determine Derby qualifiers started in 2013, post- time favorites have landed in the superfecta payout all nine years \u2013 six wins, one second and two fourths. \u2014 Jason Frakes, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"The chances of the balance of the field are rated from 20-1 to 50-1 and the likelihood is at post- time their odds will be higher. \u2014 Tom Jicha, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier Tuesday, the Sacramento Kings added multi- time all-star Domantas Sabonis. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Having zero centers available against a team that starts three 7-footers and has a 6-10, multi- time All-Star coming off the bench",
"Now, with a new three-point threat, Booker can become a multi- time scoring champion throughout his career. \u2014 Evan Sidery, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Willis, Young and Watters are multi- time semifinalists. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Dunning was named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super All-State team a year ago and is a multi- time first-team All-State selection. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"circa 1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English t\u012bma ; akin to Old Norse t\u012bmi time, Old English t\u012bd \u2014 more at tide entry 3":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012bm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"moment",
"occasion"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201603",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"time after time":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": on many occasions : very often or frequently":[
"Time after time , we see this happen with our patients."
]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113814",
"type":[
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]
},
"time allowance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": allowed time sense 2":[],
": an allowance of time usually in seconds per mile that is given a yacht in competition with one of a higher rating":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115732",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"time bomb":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bomb so made as to explode at a predetermined time":[],
": something with a potentially dangerous or detrimental delayed reaction":[]
},
"examples":[
"He's a time bomb getting ready to explode.",
"If we don't do something about the pollution problem, we'll be sitting on a ticking time bomb .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So although businesses are in solid shape right now, corporate debt could be a ticking time bomb if interest rates move dramatically higher. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Unfortunately for these characters but fortunately for us, the season two finale planted a ticking time bomb in the form of Victoria\u2019s secret head-exploding superpower. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"Iran is facing a ticking time bomb : its aging air force. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
"And then there was Uncut Gems, which remains in a league of its own and managed to synthesize so much of what\u2019s great and grating about Sandler\u2019s screen persona into one brilliant, twitchy time bomb of a character. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
"However, the ticking time bomb is the race to drastically reduce global greenhouse gas emissions within the next decade, the experts said. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
"An oily time bomb floats off the west coast of Yemen. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022",
"Thanks to Bennett's big- time bomb , the senior was selected as The Courier Journal's athlete of the week. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Who decided Trevor Bauer was not a $100-million toxic ticking time bomb "
],
"first_known_use":{
"1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"flash point",
"powder keg",
"tinderbox",
"volcano"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180411",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"time heals all wounds":{
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124730",
"type":[
"idiom"
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"Hawkins would spend the next 25 years as the Foos\u2019 timekeeper , also occasionally contributing guitar and piano to their recordings. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
"These nonvisual cells are also the primary timekeeper for our biological clocks\u2014our circadian rhythms\u2014located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei, a region of the hypothalamus in the brain. \u2014 Steven Lockley, Scientific American , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"Omega, the official timekeeper of the Games, has launched a new watch marking the Beijing Olympics; an Omega store in Beijing in 2020. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Because Tag Heuer is the sponsor and official timekeeper for the biannual event. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"There were instances of timeless Italian collectible design, evidenced by Federika Longinotti Buitoni\u2019s Collecto tableware collection, and technological milestones, like the Silente noise canceling chair. \u2014 David Graver, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
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"The design, built on an archival boot last dating to WWII, is clean and timeless , at home with jeans and tailoring alike. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Scrolling them feels oddly timeless , like looking on as a merchant and shopper haggle at a market. \u2014 Glamour , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s not to say that their oldies aren\u2019t timeless \u2014 but their latest tracks include collaborations with a new generation of artists that grew up listening to their cumbia anthems. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The company offers bespoke services and design proposals that are romantic, timeless , and above all, approachable. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Spring usually calls for lighter wear and brighter colors, but Gigi Hadid is proving why an all-black outfit is simply timeless . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"She always responds to my requests in a timely fashion .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Most Americans were required to file their 2021 taxes in April, and many looked forward to receiving their refunds in a timely manner. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Their conversation eventually led to the Texas school shooting and the failures of the police to act in a timely manner. \u2014 Lindsay Kornick, Fox News , 21 June 2022",
"Everything about it was difficult and interesting, and very, very timely . \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"While Smith\u2019s and Rock\u2019s encounter circulated as the number one topic in the digital world yesterday, Fashion Nova entered the chat with a timely , yet insensitive promotional message. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The clearest path to a fair and timely agreement is to get back to the table. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The clearest path to a fair and timely agreement is to get back to the table. \u2014 Ronald Blum, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Each of the Miami of Ohio commit\u2019s points were as timely as ever \u2014 a dunk to close the first quarter, his three devastating 3s and his eight third-quarter points all were highlights of his 20-point outing. \u2014 Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The emergency response team could not locate the patient to initiate timely resuscitation, and the patient died. \u2014 Ruth Ann Dorrill, STAT , 18 June 2022"
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"circa 1520, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u012b-m\u0259s"
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"the only timepiece she used at the cabin was a garden sundial",
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"The idea for the collaborative timepiece came from Eric Cheng, one of Undefeated\u2019s co-owners and an avid H. Moser & Cie collector who contacted the watch brand\u2019s CEO, Edouard Meylan, himself. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 19 June 2022",
"Also visible from the back are many of the 51 jewels used in the movement of the timepiece . \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"And in a genuinely unique act of customization, the instruments and the owner\u2019s personal timepiece are ornamented with mother-of-pearl inserts from his own collection. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
"Epure Tourbillon Ama timepiece is the perfect embodiment of Very Peri. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The timepiece \u2014fitted with a transparent back, blue dial, luminous hands and brown calfskin strap\u2014is also the brand\u2019s first Big Pilot watch with a chronograph (timer) function. \u2014 Bernd Fischer, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"Garner wore the watch for years afterwards, as an everyday timepiece , including on the golf course (one of his favorite haunts), as well as on The Rockford Files. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Even for the era, the timepiece \u2014known only as the Ref. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Fit 2, which moves away from the traditional timepiece design of the Watch GT 3 Pro and instead looks a bit like an Apple Watch, but the 1.7-inch OLED screen is more rectangular. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 19 May 2022"
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"1765, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccp\u0113s"
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"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccpl\u0113-z\u0259r"
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"He was the official timer for the race.",
"She set the timer on the oven for one hour.",
"The timer is set to go off in 15 minutes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On a power play, Fedorov\u2019s one- timer from the point whizzed past Roy\u2019s glove, dinged off the post and landed in the net. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
"Rybinski forces a turnover from Clay Hanus behind the Portland net and gets it in front to Svejkovsky, who skates left of the slot and hits Schaefer skating down the middle wide open for a one- timer . \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
"Later, after DeBrusk had beaten Raanta from the top of the crease, Teravainen whipped a pass to Domi for a one- timer that blasted the puck past Swayman at 10:33 of the second for the 3-1 lead. \u2014 Aaron Beard, Hartford Courant , 14 May 2022",
"Hurricanes rookie Seth Jarvis imposed himself Tuesday night with two goals, eight shots on goal, four hits, and a one- timer that rang the pipe moments before DeAngelo\u2019s goal. \u2014 Mike Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"Set the timer on your watch or phone for 60 seconds. \u2014 Fred Bowen, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Ruettimann encourages listeners to set a timer and outline all the potential failures or issues that could arise. \u2014 Kwame Christian, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The heat settings range from 350\u00b0F to 450\u00b0F, with a timer that goes up to 15 minutes. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 8 Apr. 2022",
"What's more romantic than being locked in a themed puzzle room looking for clues to get out with a ticking timer "
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"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u012b-m\u0259r"
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"Two times two is four."
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u012bmz"
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": an arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute duration or antiquity of a period of history or geologic or cosmic time":[]
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"When considered on the 4.6 billion year timescale of the Earth, our lives can seem insignificant.",
"What is the timescale for completion of the work",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vacation days are nice\u2014and Americans should get more of them\u2014but truly helping people to be more than just their job would mean thinking on a bigger timescale . \u2014 Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
"This is a sensible timescale and fits with the CBDC agenda because the Bank of England have already said that the introduction of retail CBDC will be sometime beyond 2025 (and the Federal Reserve exhibit similar caution). \u2014 David G.w. Birch, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"We\u2019ve not been give a timescale for that (other than \u2018soon\u2019), but please keep a look out for upcoming software updates. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Although methane emissions are relatively low compared to CO2 emissions, each ton has a whopping 30 to 80 times the relative warming potential (depending on the timescale of interest). \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 2 Mar. 2022",
"But by the 1970s, scientists were finding evidence that Darwin might be wrong\u2014at least about the timescale . \u2014 Amit Katwala, Wired , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The timescale for a catastrophic comet impact is short, perhaps as short as six months, more likely a few years. \u2014 Rebecca Oppenheimer, Scientific American , 30 Dec. 2021",
"What is possible for a high income country like the UK might not be possible for Egypt, at least not in the same timescale . \u2014 Sverre Alvik, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The Doomsday Clock\u2014arguably the most deliberate attempt to keep our focus on these threats\u2014is currently perched at 100 seconds to midnight, putting us at roughly a minute and a half, in the timescale of existential risk, from our final demise. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccsk\u0101l"
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": a person whose behavior is adjusted to the pattern of the times or to please superiors : temporizer":[]
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"a classic timeserver , she switched her position on the war the instant it began losing public support"
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"1584, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccs\u0259r-v\u0259r"
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"1621, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccs\u0259r-vi\u014b"
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"checked the timetable of events to see if I'd be able to get something to eat beforehand",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Deby\u2019s son Mahamat Idriss is leading the military transition which is yet to timetable a return to constitutional rule. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"This week\u2019s filing sets that timetable back one more year. \u2014 Eva Dou, WSJ , 26 Sep. 2017",
"Republicans are hoping the enact a tax cut plan by the end of the year, an ambitious timetable given the complexity of a thousand-page-plus bill whose details have been largely under wraps until now. \u2014 Kevin Diaz, Houston Chronicle , 2 Nov. 2017",
"While there\u2019s no timetable for Woodley\u2019s return, the champion defended his title less than three months ago and an interim title would be preposterous. \u2014 Mike Dyce, SI.com , 26 Oct. 2017",
"The Kings will be without a major cog in their lineup, and there\u2019s no timetable for his return. \u2014 Curtis Zupke, latimes.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
"The invasion timetable , as posted by the Free Beacon, anticipates a pre-invasion bombardment lasting anywhere from one to fifteen days. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2017",
"Unless a new timetable is agreed upon, Britain is scheduled to leave the EU on March 29, 2019 \u2013 deal or no deal. \u2014 Nicola Slawson, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 Nov. 2017",
"They are set to discuss the bilateral defense alliance, including a timetable for returning wartime operational control to Seoul from Washington. \u2014 Kanga Kong, Bloomberg.com , 27 Oct. 2017"
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"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02cct\u0101-b\u0259l"
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"a timeworn sweater with holes in the sleeves",
"The houses on the street are all timeworn and badly in need of repair.",
"He gave us the same timeworn speech about the need to work hard.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Better still, his longtime band avoided falling into the trap of offering moribund versions of timeworn chestnuts with a sense of grim obligation. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"The chair was a phenomenologist named Marvin Philips, a plump man of collared shirts and timeworn corduroy who, it was rumored, had run aground in philosophy and now spent his days writing haiku. \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Top Ukrainian designers are reviving the tradition, inspired by those who\u2019ve kept the timeworn methods alive, especially in rural areas. \u2014 Max Bearak, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Like tourism ads, these arguments push New York\u2019s timeworn brand of hustle and bustle, lights and crowds. \u2014 Jamie Fisher, New York Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The resulting pad manages to marry timeworn flourishes with exciting moments of experimentation, like a cocktail bar chiseled entirely from bubble-gum pink marble. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The second season of Euphoria is preoccupied with a timeworn moral sentiment. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Like the aging movie star played by Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, Trump kept on admiring himself in the mirror without noticing that his makeup concealed a timeworn face and a diminishing audience. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"One of the stories that recalls Rabbi Moshe Tendler\u2019s charming candor starts out like a timeworn Jewish joke. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Oct. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1729, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8t\u012bm-\u02ccw\u022frn"
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"beat-up",
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"She's very timid and shy when meeting strangers.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That job had unfortunately been entrusted to a more timid two-star, Maj. \u2014 Daniel Ford, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"While the pace of balance-sheet-reduction is more timid than expected, stocks sold off yesterday, as did bonds. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Meet the experts: The copper trend lets some live on the wilder side, taking chances with shades of orange, while still allowing the more timid to keep their training wheels on with more auburn tones. \u2014 Amina Ayoud, Allure , 23 Mar. 2022",
"For some of the smaller, faster and more timid species, getting a good amount of data from males and even more from females can be a challenge. \u2014 Andrew Wight, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Those aren\u2019t excuses for Williams to remain timid the rest of the series. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Since mice and foxes are mortal enemies, Whizzy expresses immediate dislike for Whitebelly, who turns out to be more shy and timid than a sly predator. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Salazar describes Dixie as an energetic, curious, terrier-like pup, while Diego is more aloof and timid . \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"On the faces of a child, a vicar, a cop; sometimes threatening, other times more timid , but with a clear sense of ulterior motives. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin timidus , from tim\u0113re to fear":""
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"\u02c8ti-m\u0259d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050918",
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": a beta-blocker C 13 H 24 N 4 O 3 S used in the form of its maleate salt to treat glaucoma and hypertension and to reduce the risk of second heart attacks":[]
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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"tim- (of unknown origin) + -olol (as in propranolol )":""
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"\u02c8t\u012b-m\u0259-\u02ccl\u014dl",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141317",
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"\u2014 W. S. Gilbert"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French timonier , from Middle French, from timon tiller, helm (from\u2014assumed\u2014Vulgar Latin timon-, timo , alteration of Latin temon-, temo shaft of a wagon, beam of a plow, pole) + -ier -ary":""
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from Medieval Latin timorosus":""
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"\u02cctim\u0259\u02c8r\u014d(\u02cc)s\u014d",
"-r\u014d(\u02cc)z\u014d",
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"bold",
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"\u2014 Edward Gibbon"
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"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
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},
"examples":[
"a shy and timorous teenager",
"He spoke with a timorous voice.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hospital industry has been timorous about transparency since the first large-scale quality survey was conducted by the American College of Surgeons back in 1919. \u2014 Michael L. Millenson And J. Matthew Austin, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"Abetted by the timorous LeFou (a funny John Sygar), Gaston schemes to bend Belle to his will. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
"All artists, even those who appear to be timorous , quavering messes, have a core of steel. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 17 Dec. 2020",
"All artists, even those who appear to be timorous , quavering messes, have a core of steel. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 17 Dec. 2020",
"All artists, even those who appear to be timorous , quavering messes, have a core of steel. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 17 Dec. 2020",
"Orange County\u2019s chief health officer quit after receiving death threats and little backing from a timorous Board of Supervisors. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2021",
"There will always be a name to erase or a symbol to obliterate, and there will always be timorous functionaries willing to accommodate the ideological enforcers demanding it. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 June 2021",
"The former Indiana governor excoriated the timorous , risk-averse mindset that captured much of the elite in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 31 May 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin timorosus , from Latin timor fear, from tim\u0113re to fear":""
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"from timorous , after such pairs as English cumbrous : cumbersome":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024524",
"type":[
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1747, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"Latin Timotheus , from Greek Timotheos":"Noun",
"probably after Timothy Hanson, 18th century American farmer said to have introduced it from New England to the southern states":"Noun"
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"Stagehands scurried around packing up cellos, basses, timpani , pianos and other equipment. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Despite intriguing instrumentation \u2014 two harps, timpani , celeste and two clear oboes among a more typical amount of strings, horns and flutes \u2014 the overall effect is not deep, but a rich tapestry is not what Shankar is going for here. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 7 May 2022",
"Then the music darts and lunges here and there, incorporating electric guitars, keyboards, timpani and shifting time signatures and tempos. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Larghetto, for instance, was a marvel of technical and emotional craftsmanship, and by dipping so low in the Allegro, Tetzlaff left ample room for contrast and beautifully set up a fresh cadenza with timpani . \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Then, as if out of nowhere, a big double chorus, accompanied by an orchestra with timpani thumping, announces a grand Hosanna that lasts no more than 45 seconds for a dazzling but startlingly perfunctory blessing. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The pedal-less timpani , smaller than modern drums and struck with wooden mallets, thundered in the hall when played by Maury Baker. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The timpani were the rock stars of the fourth movement, hammering out vigorous counter-punches, but the woodwinds had been no less compelling earlier in their delicate evocations of birds and folk music. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"From 1969 to 1972, Kraft served as the orchestra\u2019s assistant conductor as well as its principal timpanist . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"The strings around him, under Franz Welser-Most, support him in kind, and principal timpanist Paul Yancich contributes vitally to a resplendent performance. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Anderson has operated as the principal timpanist for the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra and is a music teacher at Northern Lights ABC. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2020",
"The finale, with timpanists Jauvon Gilliam and Scott Christian volleying thunder from opposite sides of the stage, led to less a unified resolution than a heterogeneous catharsis. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2020",
"The first movement\u2019s long cadenza included a dialogue between Kavakos and timpanist Tim Genis, which sounded almost like a Renaissance dance in its open harmonies and hearty rhythm. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Madonna, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Baltimore Symphony Orchestra timpanist James Wyman fears that the unexpected loss of his salary this summer will delay scheduled surgery that could improve the hearing of his 7-year-old son. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 5 June 2019",
"The first movement cadenza, which Kopatchinsakaja patterned after one Beethoven wrote for a piano transcription of the concerto, had her in riotous dialogue with the timpanist and other members of the ensemble. \u2014 Mark Swed, latimes.com , 8 June 2018"
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"Farmers will have to pay time and a half to workers who work over 55 hours a week beginning in 2023. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Nurses also earn time and a half on their base pay over 40 hours a week. \u2014 Kris Maher, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
"San Francisco sheriff\u2019s deputies can soon get paid time and a half by private retailers to guard against shoplifting while off duty, similar to police officers, amid a push to combat retail theft in the city. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The union fought many years ago for workers to have that eligibility of that time and a half after eight hours. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Correctional officers make time and a half after one shift, and double time after two. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Employees said they haven\u2019t been getting paid time and a half , or given 1 1/2 hours compensation time for overtime work, as required under federal law. \u2014 Karen Caffarini, chicagotribune.com , 2 July 2021",
"Starbucks said salaried employees who had to work would receive a day off in return, and hourly employees would get time and a half . \u2014 NBC News , 17 June 2021",
"Target stores are open, but the company decided all employees working will be paid time and a half last year, and all eligible Target team members have the option to take the day off with full pay. \u2014 Alexis Oatman, cleveland , 18 June 2021"
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"On March 8, an investigator inspected the premises of the market and took a photo of the time clock and timecards. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"When there is no time clock marking the start and end of the workday, no clear frontier between home and office, each hour becomes subject to negotiation, each task a battleground of the will. \u2014 Meghan O\u2019gieblyn, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"In this scenario, N\u2019Gannou would\u2019ve been on his champion extension time clock when offered a chance to defend his title on August 7. \u2014 Paul Gift, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"There's reason to be optimistic about the fate of some planets in our solar system in spite of the sun's ticking time clock , said Joshua Blackman, a researcher at the University of Tasmania in Australia and lead author of the study. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 18 Oct. 2021",
"There's reason to be optimistic about the fate of some planets in our solar system in spite of the sun's ticking time clock , said Joshua Blackman, a researcher at the University of Tasmania in Australia and lead author of the study. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 18 Oct. 2021",
"There's reason to be optimistic about the fate of some planets in our solar system in spite of the sun's ticking time clock , said Joshua Blackman, a researcher at the University of Tasmania in Australia and lead author of the study. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 18 Oct. 2021",
"There's reason to be optimistic about the fate of some planets in our solar system in spite of the sun's ticking time clock , said Joshua Blackman, a researcher at the University of Tasmania in Australia and lead author of the study. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 18 Oct. 2021",
"There's reason to be optimistic about the fate of some planets in our solar system in spite of the sun's ticking time clock , said Joshua Blackman, a researcher at the University of Tasmania in Australia and lead author of the study. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 18 Oct. 2021"
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"The 19th century tale's protagonist, Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson), is a timberman who's left behind the excess of the forest for the solitude of the ocean as a lighthouse keeper's apprentice. \u2014 Garrett Mitchell, azcentral , 24 Oct. 2019"
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"The pop-up event will offer a time frame for a meet-and-greet with Kygo. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The bill defines the legal time frame as 15 weeks from the first day of a person\u2019s last normal menstrual period. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"But inflation and surging real estate prices also fueled the increase, forcing officials to consider cutting costs or lengthening the time frame for completing the project. \u2014 Michael Casey, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"But Cruise's Lindow is not confirming a time frame for when its autonomous taxi service will hit Detroit. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
"Miley didn\u2019t want to speculate on a time frame for his return. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The motel was unable to provide police with a list of people who checked in within the time frame . \u2014 cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"The pledge commits a city\u2019s leaders to policies aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries within a certain time frame \u2014in New York City, by 2024. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Moreover, observers need to assess as much feedback as possible within the session\u2019s time frame , and this can be best achieved by conducting research sessions in small groups and, if possible, on an individual observer-participant level. \u2014 Goran Paun, Forbes , 13 May 2022"
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"And of those six, experts say snakebites from only three \u2014 the timber rattlesnake , Eastern diamondback and cottonmouth \u2014 are realistically threatening. \u2014 Mandi Albright, ajc , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The canebrake or timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is a big, heavy-bodied snake that can grow to 6 feet in length. \u2014 Mandi Albright, ajc , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Some encounters were with potential deadly snakes, like when a Mississippi woman saw the very rare blond timber rattlesnake . \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Now, the blond timber rattlesnake is safe in captivity, and soon the public will be able to see it. \u2014 Brian Broom, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
"In an interview Wednesday, Bender identified the reptile as a timber rattlesnake , one of two types of venomous snakes in Massachusetts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
"There\u2019s no good way to be surprised by a timber rattlesnake , but one of the worst might be finding one on the door handle of your vehicle. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Getting mauled by a bear, bitten by a timber rattlesnake , or attacked by a shark is something entirely different. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 14 Apr. 2020",
"Two New Jersey herpetologists exploring an area known for its timber rattlesnakes stumbled across a rare find: a newborn two-headed rattlesnake slithering across the ground. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Sep. 2019"
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"In his Facebook post announcing Whitburn\u2019s death, Haney grouped his mentor with household name and late legendary longtime American Top 40 host Casey Kasem, in terms of his all- time chart idols. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
"The single has now spent 47 weeks in the Top 10, an all- time chart record. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 3 Feb. 2021",
"For a cooking table and thawing time chart go to the CDC\u2019s Food Safety site. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2019",
"The 6-5 senior is entering his fourth season at CU and ranks third on the Buffs\u2019 all- time chart in total offense (7,648 yards), fourth in passing yards (6,841) and third in touchdown throws (46). \u2014 Sean Keeler, The Denver Post , 3 Aug. 2019",
"It\u2019s lowered to depth on a cable, where the sensors electronically transmit measurements to computers on board the ship, and researchers can view real- time charts of the results. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 July 2019",
"That gave him 1,389 in his 16-season career, passing David Robinson\u2019s 1,388 for tops on the franchise\u2019s all- time chart . \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Mar. 2018",
"Ahead on the all- time chart is Burmeister (11,512) and Grossmont\u2019s Anthony Lawrence (9,079). \u2014 John Maffei, sandiegouniontribune.com , 21 Oct. 2017"
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"Later, Trujillo, a journalist, uses park-service reports to reconstruct a time line of her mother\u2019s final journey. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Just a week prior, Ryan got a full- time line job stringing powerlines from pole to pole. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Purdue provided no time line on when its first SMR might arrive on campus. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The time line for the subsequent mission launches depends on the results of the Artemis I mission. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, the city didn\u2019t fully fund the new department charged with managing licensing, and the time line for allowing social equity stores kept getting delayed. \u2014 Amanda Chicago Lewis, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"That time line is typical of city projects, Lynch says, which require funding; coordination among landowners, community groups and multiple agencies; and assessments of social justice and equality. \u2014 Erica Gies, Scientific American , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The mission was originally scheduled to launch in November 2021, but the pandemic, storms like Hurricane Ida and other factors have drawn out the mission time line . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Exxon did not specify a time line for withdrawing from its Russia operations. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"Like every other team across the league, the Indianapolis Colts wasted no time signing free agent prospects following the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2020",
"On April 16, that order was extended to May 26, this time signed by Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm. \u2014 Eric Litke, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Manfred said that after 2017, MLB put protective measures in place to prevent real- time sign -stealing, including putting monitors in video rooms, recording dugout phones and regulating cameras in ballparks. \u2014 Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com , 18 Feb. 2020",
"And despite this, the Cowboys saw enough of Smith to take another chance on him again, this time signing him to a contract extension. \u2014 Calvin Watkins, Dallas News , 25 Jan. 2020",
"The coaches have the aid of a full- time sign language interpreter, who occasionally has to remind Kunitz, in a moment of excitement, to slow down his speech. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 27 Nov. 2019",
"Republicans aren\u2019t wasting any time signing up to replace Cook. \u2014 John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com , 24 Sep. 2019",
"Nikole Lewis, an astronomer at Cornell University, who was not involved in either paper, notes that this is not the first time signs of water vapor, clouds and perhaps even rain have been seen on worlds outside the solar system. \u2014 Lee Billings, Scientific American , 11 Sep. 2019",
"Cost is $105 per quarter, plus a $25 one- time sign -up fee. \u2014 Andre Meunier, oregonlive.com , 9 Aug. 2019"
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"To determine the creativity of songs, Berg used an algorithm to measure features such as key, tempo, time signature and danceability. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, adding to the sense of crisis, albeit on a different time signature , Venice continues to sink as sea levels rise. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The filmmakers reflected on how those musicians in the small mountain town of Barichara strummed guitars and the region\u2019s 12-string tiple in a waltz time signature . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2021",
"According to the lawsuit -- which was filed Sept. 17 -- the two tracks have the same time signature and similar tempos. \u2014 Kristin Robinson, Billboard , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Watts begins gently but instantly ramps up the intensity with a couple of snare cracks, shifting the time signature to lead up into the vocals. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Lage took his new music to Chicago, where Jeff Tweedy suggested tweaks \u2014 a chord alteration here, a change of time signature there. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2021",
"Roeder decided to test Lage by abruptly altering the time signature in a standard to one from his native Peru. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2021",
"The tricky 5-4 time signature provided an exciting extra kick. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Feb. 2021"
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"Be sure to check your local listings for your time zone . \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 1 July 2022",
"Getting Oregon or Washington would give the Big 12 a stake in every time zone of the country. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"The first eclipse of the year, interested parties can see the celestial event on May 15-16, depending on their time zone . \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"As Einstein taught us, time is relative, so maybe San Francisco should establish its own time zone \u2014 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Although the online world never truly quiets, nighttime can still feel calmer\u2014most people in your time zone are asleep, not posting or responding or expecting communication. \u2014 Faith Hill, The Atlantic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Players around the world get the same secret word to solve at midnight in their time zone . \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The astronauts make calls down to each mission control as the New Year arrives in their time zone . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The moon sets around 2 a.m. on Tuesday morning, so the best chance to see the shower in all its glory is between then and sunrise, regardless of your time zone . \u2014 Adam Mann, New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021"
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"\u2014 Sean Gregory",
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"\u2014 Kyle Hyatt",
"Adversity can inspire great art, but it can also be a time suck . For more than twenty years, Matthew Covey has been helping musicians and other artists deal with government paperwork.",
"\u2014 Betsy Morais"
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"Don't forget to punch your time card on your way out.",
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"Customers will receive a virtual, one- time card to fund their purchase either in-store or online. \u2014 Katie Wedell, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"The Postal Service will acknowledge the unlawful time card changes and agree to pay back workers. \u2014 Alexia Fernandez Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The Postal Service will acknowledge the unlawful time card changes and agree to pay back workers. \u2014 Alexia Fernandez Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The Postal Service will acknowledge the unlawful time card changes and agree to pay back workers. \u2014 Alexia Fernandez Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The Postal Service will acknowledge the unlawful time card changes and agree to pay back workers. \u2014 Alexia Fernandez Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The Postal Service will acknowledge the unlawful time card changes and agree to pay back workers. \u2014 Alexia Fernandez Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The Postal Service will acknowledge the unlawful time card changes and agree to pay back workers. \u2014 Alexia Fernandez Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The Postal Service will acknowledge the unlawful time card changes and agree to pay back workers. \u2014 Alexia Fernandez Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
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": ownership of standing timber without ownership of the land":[]
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"As Myles sees it, the park is also a downtown time capsule , a green urban ruin that preserves a city that has all but perished. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"This silent movie \u2014 albeit incredibly silly to the modern entertainment palate \u2014 was a unique, century-old time capsule for both the Kentucky Derby and the early film industry. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The search for the 1887 time capsule resumed Monday. \u2014 CBS News , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The search for the 1887 time capsule resumed Monday. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, ajc , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Workers removing chunks of granite that had once supported this city\u2019s Robert E. Lee monument finally found what appears to be an elusive 1887 time capsule shortly before noon on Monday. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The search for the 1887 time capsule resumed Monday. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Virginia officials on Wednesday opened an 1887 time capsule that workers found in the pedestal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Below, Annan speaks with ELLE.com about P-Valley season 2 as a time capsule for the pandemic, the generational history of the Pynk, and Uncle Clifford\u2019s inventive style. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, ELLE , 14 June 2022"
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": the accumulated time during which a wrestler is in a position of advantage over his opponent used as a limited basis of scoring in amateur bouts":[]
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": a person employed by an advertising agency to select and arrange radio and television coverage for clients":[]
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": a chain that connects the camshaft and the crankshaft in a vehicle engine (such as in an automobile) and coordinates the opening and closing of the engine's valves":[
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"\u2014 Melissa Thompson",
"\u2026 a timing chain is that part of a vehicle's internal combustion engine that drives the cams and operates the valves that feed fuel into the combustion chambers and extracts spent gases from them.",
"\u2014 Joey Bernardez"
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"\u2014 Melissa Thompson",
"\u2026 a timing chain is that part of a vehicle's internal combustion engine that drives the cams and operates the valves that feed fuel into the combustion chambers and extracts spent gases from them.",
"\u2014 Joey Bernardez"
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"ancient Roman city whose extensive ruins are in northeastern Algeria":[]
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": a crowbar having a working end that has a square section and ends in a right pyramid":[]
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"definitions":{
": a belt that connects the camshaft and the crankshaft in a vehicle engine (as in an automobile) and coordinates the opening and closing of the engine's valves":[
"Honda recommends that the timing belt be replaced at 105,000 miles.",
"\u2014 John Paul",
"The timing belt is a lot smaller and cheaper than a transmission or an engine, but it is an essential car part nonetheless.",
"\u2014 Melissa Thompson"
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"\u2014 compare timing chain":[
"Honda recommends that the timing belt be replaced at 105,000 miles.",
"\u2014 John Paul",
"The timing belt is a lot smaller and cheaper than a transmission or an engine, but it is an essential car part nonetheless.",
"\u2014 Melissa Thompson"
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": a book in which hours spent on a job by workers are recorded":[]
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"noun"
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": time and motion study":[]
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": a stamping device used for recording the date and time of day on a document, envelope, etc. (as to indicate when it was received or sent out)":[],
": an indication of the date and time stamped on a document, envelope, etc.":[
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"\u2014 Thanassis Cambanis"
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": an indication of the date and time recorded as part of a digital signal or file (such as an email, digital photograph, radio broadcast, or text message) indicating the time of creation, transmission, etc.":[
"When you share that viral video, it carries a time stamp .",
"\u2014 Cosmopolitan",
"\u2026 highlighted a seeming discrepancy between the timestamps of the phone records and surveillance video, with the surveillance video suggesting the shooting happened a moment or two earlier than the phone records.",
"\u2014 Patrick Kernan"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the upper right corner of the screen was a time stamp : 5:07 P.M., March 21, 2020. \u2014 Stephanie May Joyce, Outside Online , 27 Apr. 2021",
"The video then returns with the time stamp about a minute later with the deputy advancing toward a residence. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
"The time stamp on the video shows her leaving just before 5:30 a.m. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 7 May 2022",
"With the launch of its latest fragrance, ATLAS [00:00 GMT], TUMI is turning back the clock for a fresh start in the world, as the time stamp in its name suggests. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Dairan Adams sunk a three at the 12:31 time stamp giving the Gamecocks a 14-11 advantage. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2022",
"At one point in the same video, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal holds up his phone toward the camera to display its lock screen\u2019s time stamp . \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The monologue has no time stamp , no constraints of pace or length imposed by the rest of the novel. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Assuming the time stamp of 7:42 p.m. local time on the video is accurate, the birds were likely leaving their nocturnal roost nearby, said Andrew Farnsworth, senior research associate at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 18 Feb. 2022"
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